John Cleese thinks the latest 'James Bond' films have a "fundamental flaw".
The 'Monty Python' star - who played gadget maker Q in 1999's 'The World Is Not Enough' and 2002's 'Die Another Day' - thinks the directors of more recent Bond films have compromised tradition in favour of attracting wider audiences.
He said: "I did two James Bond movies and then I believe that they decided that the tone they needed was that of the 'Bourne' action movies, which are very gritty and humourless.
"Also the big money was coming from Asia, from the Philippines, Vietnam, Indonesia, where the audiences go to watch the action sequences, and that's why in my opinion the action sequences go on for too long, and it's a fundamental flaw."
The 74-year-old funny-man - who was replaced by 33-year-old Ben Whishaw as Q in 2012's 'Skyfall' - is glad that Bond filmmakers have maintained the comedy undertones of the films, however, despite them not attracting the Asian market.
Cleese told the Radio Times magazine: "The audiences in Asia are not going [to see the movies] for the subtle British humour or the class jokes."

Harrison Ford's injury will reportedly delay the release of 'Star Wars: Episode VII'.
The 71-year-old actor - who plays Han Solo in the Disney sci-fi franchise - was airlifted to hospital last week after he was crushed by a hydraulic door at the Pinewood Studios in Buckinghamshire, south east England during filming.
Although it was initially reported that he'd broken his ankle it was later confirmed that he had In fact broken his leg but had undergone successful surgery and was set to begin eight weeks of rehabilitation treatment.
And despite Disney claiming they are still on track to release the film - which also stars Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Oscar Isaac and Lupita Nyong'o - on time, it's rumoured the severity of Ford's injury has forced filmmakers to discuss pushing back production by a significant amount of time, Jedi News reports.
A meeting is said to have taken place at Pinewood yesterday (23.06.14) but no announcement has so far been made by Lucasfilm, Bad Robot or Disney and therefore the scheduled release date for 'Star Wars: Episode VII' remains to be in December 2015.
Meanwhile, Tom Cruise is said to be in talks with the film's director J.J. Abrams - who directed him in the 'Mission Impossible' movies - about a cameo .
A source told The Sun newspaper: "Tom has been in London for over a week and met up with J.J. and some other people from 'Star Wars' at the weekend.
"On Saturday evening five of them met up for dinner and drinks at the Belgravia Hotel. J.J loves working with Tom whenever he gets the chance."

Sir Cliff Richard has vowed to break America - aged 73.
The music icon - who has sold more than 250 million records around the globe - admits he still dreams of topping the US charts, which is one of the few things he has yet to achieve in an illustrious career spanning six decades.
He said: "It's still feasible that at my age, I could find a niche in America. Not only am I still alive, I can still do it."
He added of missing out on a US number one: "How did I miss this?"
Meanwhile, Cliff would love to collaborate with top British boy band One Direction, who have cracked America with three number one albums.
Appearing on ITV's 'Good Morning Britain', he said: "If they get through, if they're still here in 10 years' time, and want to work, they're good singers!"
The 'Living Doll' singer staged a free concert in New York over the weekend for his US fans after Irish star Morrissey cancelled their joint gig due to poor health.
A note posted on his website said: "Cliff and the CRO (Cliff Richard Organisation) are very disappointed to confirm that Morrissey has just cancelled the remaining dates on his tour, including the Barclay Center, Brooklyn, NYC on 21st June 2014 where Cliff was to perform as Morrissey's Special Guest.
"The CRO apologies for the inconvenience to fans and wishes Morrissey a full and speedy recovery."

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Simon Cowell has splashed out over $10 million on a New York apartment.
The music mogul and girlfriend Lauren Silverman - who have four-month-old son Eric together - have closed a deal on a luxury three-bedroom apartment on East 78th Street, close to the Upper East Side neighbourhood where the socialite's other son Adam, seven, lives with his father Andrew Silverman.
It is unclear which apartment in the building the couple bought, but a three-bedroom property was recently listed at $10.8 million.
A source told the New York Post newspaper's Page Six column: "They wanted to be on the Upper East Side, and they love modern and new."
The couple have been househunting for several months and the property they have bought is said to be very similar to the $25,000-a-month home Simon rented for Lauren, 37, when she was pregnant.
With the 54-year-old star recently returning to the judging panel on the UK's 'X Factor', it is expected the couple plan to divide their time between New York and London.
Simon recently admitted he intends for his young son to follow in his business footsteps and run his empire when he is older.
He said: "In all seriousness, he's going to do what I do. In time he's going to inherit my business. That's certainly the plan."

Gary Oldman has spoken out to defend Mel Gibson over his anti-Semitic behaviour.
The 'Dark Knight Rises' actor has blasted the "political correctness" which has seen the 'Lethal Weapon' actor shunned from the movie world over racist and anti-Jewish slurs he is alleged to have made in recent years.
Gary said: "I just think political correctness is crap. That's what I think about it.
"I think it's like, take a f***ing joke. Get over it."
Mel is said to have made anti-Jewish slurs while being arrested for drink-driving in Malibu, California in 2006 with police reporting that he told his arresting police officer: "F***ing Jews ... the Jews are responsible for all the wars in the world."
However, Gary insists it is unfair to treat Mel - who has since apologised for his behaviour calling it a moment of "insanity" - "like an outcast, a leper" and make an example out of him just because he's a celebrity.
He told Playboy magazine: "We're all f***ing hypocrites. The policeman who arrested him has never used the word, 'n****r', or, 'that f***ing Jew'?
"I'm being brutally honest here, it's the hypocrisy of it that drives me crazy."
The British star also jumped to the defence of '30 Rock' star Alec Baldwin, who has been criticised for his use of homophobic language.
He added: "Alec called someone a F.A.G in the street while he's p***ed off coming out of his building because they won't leave him alone.
"I don't blame him."

Sir Paul McCartney is "getting fit" following his recent illness, according to Ringo Starr.
The 72-year-old music icon was hospitalised in Tokyo, Japan, for six nights due to a virus last month and had plenty of moral support from his former Beatles bandmate.
Ringo is quoted by the Daily Mirror newspaper as saying: "I spoke to him while he was in hospital. He said he was doing OK. Now he is getting fight and getting ready to rock."
Paul was forced to cancel several concerts in Asia after coming down ill, but he is now recuperating on holiday in Ibiza with his wife Nancy Shevell, 53.
A source previously said: "Paul has really been through the mill. He was desperately sad he had to cancel those shows but he was really poorly. But he is on the mend which is great news."
Paul, who celebrated his 72nd birthday last week, has also postponed some of his 'Out There!' tour shows in the US but is expected to be back on stage on July 5 when he kicks off the North American leg of the worldwide jaunt.
Writing on his official website, Sir Paul said: "I'm sorry but it's going to be a few more weeks before we get rocking in America again. I'm feeling great but my docs' advice to take it easy for just a few more days. Look forward to seeing you all soon."

Simon Cowell wants more oddball singers on 'The X Factor' this year.
The talent show boss has requested producers find him several 'joke' acts to rival past fan favourites like Brazilian crooner Wagner and wacky twins Jedward in a bid to boost the ITV programme's ratings for series 11.
Simon, who is returning to the show after a three-year absence, didn't agree with his replacement head judge Gary Barlow's quest for serious singers and believes it has hurt the contest's fun factor.
An insider told The Sun newspaper: " 'The X Factor' has always thrived on its mix of good and wacky singers. But last year it got far too serious and, in turn, ratings suffered.
"Cowell has said the fun needs to be brought back into the show -- and producers have been serving up a constant stream of oddballs that viewers are going to love."
And Simon - who is joined by his loyal sidekick Louis Walsh, returning diva Cheryl Cole and new judge Mel B on this year's panel - hasn't been disappointed with the calibre of eccentric acts turning up to the auditions so far.
Highlights have included twins described as the female Jedward, a Myleene Klass lookalike and a Chinese woman who served the judges a three-course banquet.

Bobby Norris is "completely" heartbroken following his split from Harry Derbidge.
'The Only Way is Essex' couple hit the rocks while filming in Marbella, Spain, earlier this month and Harry - who is rumoured to have cheated on his boyfriend - flew home two days earlier than Bobby, leaving him devastated by the overseas events.
He said: "We flew to Marbella while we were in the honeymoon period but sadly, not so much now. I'm so emosh about it. I've been going, 'There's a TOWIE curse but I can beat it.' I didn't expect to be coming home 10 days later on separate flights."
Addressing the cheating rumours, Bobby added: "Rumours are rife. I've got a lot of thinking to do. I'm such a loyal boyfriend, if I don't get the same back 100 per cent, I can't hang around."
Bobby, 27, also revealed that his best friend Gemma Collins was aware of Harry's secret but kept it from him, leading to a massive argument between them.
He told new! magazine: "That was the start of everything. It got heated. She was in the middle. She basically knew more than I did.
"It looks like I'm about to throw my vodka and orange over her, but I don't throw alcohol around. I'll save that for the others. I'd much rather drink mine!"

Holly Willoughby hasn't found out the sex of her baby.
The 'This Morning' presenter is expecting her third child with TV producer husband Dan Baldwin and she admits she has avoided temptation to find out the gender and wants to keep it a surprise.
The mum-of-two, who already has son Harry, five, and three-year-old daughter Belle, said: "I really have no idea. It's weird with your third. Having had one of each and both pregnancies having been pretty much the same, hand on heart, I really don't mind if I have a boy or girl. I'm lucky to have one of each, anyway. They're both wonderful. What will be will be."
The 33-year-old beauty, who says she's been lucky as she's not experienced any morning sickness during her latest pregnancy, is due to give birth at the end of the summer and looks forward to having a six-week break from 'This Morning' to spend time with her family.
She added: "I always have a big chunk of time off over the summer, which I guard with my life. We'll always go away somewhere for a bit but it's mainly about being at home with the kids, doing nothing and being a mum - I love it!"
In addition to welcoming their third child, Holly and Dan will celebrate their seventh wedding anniversary in August and the blonde star is grateful to have met her husband at a young age.
She added to Britain's HELLO! magazine: "I met him when I started in children's television and I'm glad I met him early on, mainly because it means I'll have longer with him."

Prince's new album features a duet with Rita Ora.
The 'Purple Rain' hitmaker gave one lucky reporter from the Minneapolis Star Tribune a preview of his as yet untitled upcoming album, which is expected to be released later this year and includes a "rare rap song" he recorded with the British pop sensation.
Prince went on to reveal he wants to release the track, described as "aggressive and menacing", as soon as possible for it to stay current because "time is money" for celebrities like Rita who could make cash "walking out of the house wearing a certain kind of makeup or sunglasses".
The record - which is a separate project from his new 3rdEyeGirl collaboration, 'Plectrum Electrum' - will begin with an electro-funk song called 'The Gold Standard', followed by a "complex electronic discourse" tune.
It also features a "joyful" ballad named 'This Could Be Us', which was inspired by a meme of him riding on a motorcycle with his 1984 movie 'Purple Rain' co-star Apollonia Kotero.
The legendary singer lamented the delay between making music and singles being released by record companies.
He said: "Every number one song, every Top 10 song, every song in the Top 40 is at least six months old. We should be able to make music and put it out now."