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1. Mexico PTS - Pretty much flawless (minor niggles about CGI in building collapse). Even managed to get away with a penny-whistle in the helicopter barrel-roll. All future Bonds will be judged by this.
2. Rome SPECTRE meeting Not as good IMO as the one in TB but still incredibly atmospheric and menacing.
3. London - Q meeting/Bond steals the DB10 Wishaw was great in this, love his interaction with Craig and the way this scene ends with the champagne bucket and "oh shit..."
Unlike some others, not that crazy on the torture scene. Blofeld's motivation for it didn't really make sense to me and have issues with how he looked (you can't be menaced by a man with no socks). The cat seemed unnecessary too. Not to mention the fact, that Bond wasn't affected in the slightest afterwards by having holes drilled in his head.
2. SPECTRE meeting. The 'I'm Mickey Mouse" line Craig delivered was hilarious. But the dark scene that followed was anything but. Very tension and I felt as nervous as the other SPECTRE members there when Blofeld made his entrance. Thats not a meeting I'd like to attend in the office..lol
3. It was either the train fight with Hinx or the torture scene. I'd have to go with the torture scene. Simple but executed perfectly. I was cringing when 007's head was being drilled. It was a "wtf" and "ouch" moment for me..haha.. Then came the Omega watch being a bomb... So cool! There goes a US$6000 watch...lol.. And the whole explosion of the complex was spectacular that finishes up the sequence nicely.
Now if you had said 30 :))
1. gun barrel to Rome
2. Austria to the Volcano
3. Meeting Oberhauser to Bond going to Q's at the end.
Spectre meeting.
Q, Scene
Torture scene.
2. SPECTRE meeting
3. Bond-Hinx fight on the train
Also the torture scene. These 4 were great scenes and I like them in no particular order
Volcano? It's a meteor impact crater which is suppose to remind you of Blofeld's volcano lair (pinky to mouth) just another visual clue to who Oberhauser really is.
Yes of course :)
2.) The PTS, especially the first five minutes. The score, the tracking shot, how absolutely cool Bond and Sciarra look in their costumes. I loved it.
3.) The car chase in Rome OR the Morocco base attack/torture sequence. The former was stated as 'underwhelming' by a lot of people, but I loved it and found it to be very thrilling with some nice interjected humor. The latter scenes were simply intense and so OTT Bondian, I loved the whole makeup of it, especially that final shot of Bond and Madeleine standing there (I think he says something to her, can't recall what) followed by that massive, record-breaking explosion.
2. The Clinic: two great lines here, one regarding the nutrition shake (cut out the middle man) and the other telling the security guard to stay put.
3. The Tangier hotel room, including the mouse.
Regarding #2, I like that he just points at him like a dog and says "No!" or "Stay!" or something. Made me laugh.
That mouse scene was great, as well.
2. Torture scene (Brutal. Couldn't even look some of the time. Love the escape as well.).
3. Destruction of Mi6 building. (Bond saves Swann. Clinched the deal for me. Love the conclusion).
Wish I could have watched it with one of you guys. No one in the audience said a thing after Franz revealed himself. I settled for the fist pump as well. Was some pumped about this film … almost passed out during the PTS.
2. Bond and White's reunion - I was looking forward to seeing White again ever since 2008, and I thought they did a great job with this scene. I almost pitied White, and it was well-done how they gave his character humanity by showing his love for his daughter.
3. SPECTRE Meeting - a great, chilling scene with a lot of creepy pauses. I just really enjoyed the whole sequence, from Bond getting in to being found out.
I also really like the scenes in Austria (particularly the action sequence), the train fight, and the last 25 minutes. I know many felt disappointed, but I really liked the finale - especially when Bond talks to Blofeld before the explosion.
I was actually thinking FRWL with the chess scene. Good observation on your part about the Smythe reference.
2. Middle
3. Last third. :D
Absolutely.
And I wish there was a fourth third :))
Snap........i was just about to post exactly the same thing you did.............that's the second time you have beaten me recently here, to posting a smart ass comment! :))
@mepal1
@mcdonbb
I was first tee-hee :))
if in a more subtle way
:)
Do you mean the actual PTS in CR or, as so many people seem to think, the post-PTS free running action beat? Hope you mean the actual PTS which I like too, great intro to DC's Bond.
Yeah the actual PTS is what I mean.
There´s so much to like in Spectre!
Still my absolute favorite is the Spectre meeting. You can´t beat that atmosphere and mood.
Great minds run on the same track. :D
(Conversely I guess the other minds are on the other track. I'm not sure which track I'm on so you're welcome to jump carriages.)
The Dead are Alive
This sequence is worth the price of admission alone. The long tracking shot evokes Hitchcock's movie Rope and creates an immediacy and involvement that more traditional narration techniques lack. It's almost like found footage, but doesn't quite go this far.
Welcome James...
This SPECTRE board meeting is truly spooky and with all the gothic stops pulled out it almost literally makes your flesh crawl at the sheer power and fear that Oberhauser/Blofeld wields. All that's missing is the calm implacable face of the Persian cat as Hinx brutally blinds then murders the hapless minion with his bare hands.
A kite flying in a hurricane
A brilliantly written scene with plenty of character conflict and dialogue that oozes portent. In the hands of inferior actors, this scene could easily have fallen on its face, but Craig and Christensen pull it off masterfully.
2. LAmericaine - the only time the film slowed down to breathe and it was welcome. A nice moment that they should have done more with.
3. Sciarra funeral - the way Bond talks to Lucia, and her reaction. This is when I knew we were getting a real Bond film this time, finally...
Train Fight
The climax in london, suprised? I was actually quite pumped through it, this may change on my next viewing though...
1- Mexico Opening Credits.
2- Spectre Meeting in Rome.
3- Oberhauser Revelation in HQ Spectre.
2. The mouse!
3. The fight on the train.
2. Snowplane
3. Vivaldi and Sciarra