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Yes i would have loved an even trilogy to the same standard as CR.
Considering that CR was to follow on in the next film, I have no idea why Campbell was not the director of it. I can only imagine Campbell was brought in to help Craig's acceptance in the role as he did do a fine job of getting Brosnan accepted. Plus he was seen as safe hands.
But the Batman franchise went for the reboot with completely fresh everything. No baggage of the past whatsoever. The box office returns going way over the $1 billion mark with TDK and TDKR must have made Sony change strategy for the third Bond film of the Craig era.
Because when you spend $200 million plus on a film, the return must be substantially greater than $600 million. Why? Because you need to make profit but also have enough money leftover for the budget of the next film.
Blofeld's scheme is understated excellence and Telly Savalas plays him better perhaps than Pleasance or Gray as he seems to rival Bond with a strange charisma/sex appeal.
For all the problems with Lazenby he excels in the action sequences better than any actor other until Dalton and finally the ending is the best of all the Bond films.
This is probably why it is a firm fan's favourite ...In my opinion.