Yeah, the “James Bond isn’t great” opinion has popped up quite a bit. I personally find Bond a very standard spy series, which is likely why I never really liked it, at least compared to Batman/Star Wars/Spider-Man/Superheroes in general, as they were unique.
I only really interacted with James Bond twice. Once was before or just when I joined this site, I was just watching YouTube compilations on the villain deaths.
Twice was after I hit my teen years and had an unused DVD of Dr. No lying around. You can probably guess why I watched it.