Welp, looks like you've got two equally viable designs here, Avery. I really like your second one, but the first one is quite good as well.
The first one looks like a Monaco casino website, which is entirely in keeping with the subject matter, I would say. I like the use of the gold pillars as a content framing device. The logo is large and easy to see. The navigation is easy to use and maintains consistency with the type in the rest of the design. I also like the subtlety of the tuxedo fabric background. It adds a nice little detail that really boosts the design of the website. The photo collage on the front page is fun as well. Very much in keeping with Bond and all that he stands for.
I only have two real bones to pick with it. One, the gold accent pillars shouldn't be glowing. I think a black outer glow to give them some depth off the tuxedo texture would look much more "classy". In fact, loose the glows elsewhere on the website as well. Two, remove the gold box from behind the bodycopy on your inner page. I think the type would show on the tuxedo fabric just fine all on it's own.
This second one, though. This second one. You've absolutely nailed the opening credits of a bond movie. Very evocative of the simple sixties style the early ones had. The barrel rifling is awesome and moved the eye through the design. It doesn't hurt that the visual center on your homepage is the silhouette of bond in the barrel of a gun. The logos are large and easy to read. The navigation is easy to read and follow. The branding carries over very well from page to page. This one is absolutely my favorite. Perhaps that's just because I'm a sucker for contrast, but I like the simplicity and the callback to oldschool Bond. I can hear the
James Bond theme in my head when I look at it. Awesome!
My only issue on this one is the white type box on your inner page. Make the type container transparent and reverse the type out white against the black background.
You've got two really excellent designs here. And while I personally prefer your rifled design, both would look very good as websites. Excellent work!