Originally Posted by
Asura
Big fan of espionage films, not just the Bond ones. You're right, Bond-esque espionage films featuring a debonair government spy might be a little old fashioned (although doesn't M say something about that in Skyfall?), but I'd say since around Goldeneye the series lost a lot of its 'suit and tie' identity.
Espionage as a genre is still going strong. The Bourne series is massively successful.