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Dolly left him?
My analogy for seeing the latest Bond film is listening to the latest song by my favorite band. I'll have a first impression, sure, but before I really can judge it there will be multiple re-listens to get a sense of it and compare to what came before. That's a joy with every new OO7 movie, no less the last four.
So I think all four or however many they make of Craig's Bond will be more and more appreciated over time. Quite a body of work. CASINO ROYALE as the standout, then folks will gravitate to the others based on personal tastes. QUANTUM OF SOLACE without so much of the shock to the system for following CR, or its intense opening and the editing. SKYFALL without the hype or knowledge of how successful it was at the box office.
And SPECTRE for the smooth, self-assured and fun ride it is. Really a great one.
And for the general public, QoS has risen to 6.6 on IMDB in recent years, whereas SP sits at 6.8 at the conclusion of its opening year. History suggests SP will fall at least a couple pegs from that "new release" rating, whereas QoS may continue to rise upon further reevaluation. I wouldn't be surprised to find QoS finally settling with a higher rating than SP.
Yes, not sure if that list is meant to reflect the mindset of the general public or the Bond fan community. If the former, you may as well put The Living Daylights down there, too. If the latter, Licence to Kill is indeed pretty highly regarded.
The only thing I know is if I don't like a movie first time round, I won't like it anymore the second.
Parts of SP remind me very much of those Brosnan PlayStation games. I had EoN too back in the day and completed it.
OP is one of my top ten.
excellent movie
There's a parallel or sorts with the post MR Bonds as Moore had made it publicly known that MR would be his last Bond. Only difference here is that the producers are taking forever to deliver the next adventure, unlike after MR, and Craig has been flip-flopping in his desire to continue. As a paying customer and cinemagoer in Moore's reign as Bond, the post MR Bonds were always tainted by the knowledge that Moore should've hung up his holster and let a younger fresher actor take over the role in FYEO. I'm getting the same feeling now with Craig, in that SPECTRE should've been his last and Bond 25 should be pushing forward with a new actor. Time's a wasting and none of us are getting any younger, Craig included.
I also saw part of a "Best Bond" debate on Sky News the other day (to mark Craig being the second longest-serving Bond). The general consensus was that Craig was very good but SP was "underwhelming" (one person on the debate said Craig had "lost his way" in SP). I think the jury is still out on the film tbh.
I think that's why there are all these rich scenes, but as a whole, they really don't lead anywhere (and I think that's why many find it boring).