Die Another Day was a (very bad) live-action cartoon, basically, and the epitomé of why Bond needed a 'reboot' - At that point the series had become self-mockery and a collection of post-modern inside jokes... That's why I was very surprised by the hostile reaction to Daniel Craig and Casino Royale. People claimed it moved away from what made a Bond movie, yet Die Another Day has all of those ingredients and was an absolute stinker... Some people seem to prefer 'traditional' cr@p to innovative quality.
Fair's fair..he is a British hero...