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The problem is they followed up with nothing for 5 years.
This is why Spectre gets a bit more hate than it deserves. It’s the latest entry and has been so for too long
Gotta appreciate quite how stunning the DB10 was....it's a work of art and the bloke who designed it is basically a child.
Even Jay Leno reviewed it.....
It's so photogenic. It looks like a bullet or a shark:
Also, found this cool photo of Hinx. Still feels like a missed opportunity of a character.
I'd agree with this, but in the movie there are moments sprinkled in with the good that are just plainly bad. Hamfisting all the previous Bond villains (and Patrice... just so they had a face for every arm) onto the ring/Spectre logo on the computer, the Blofeld lair escape as mentioned above.
I would say, it could have been great but it ended up being just good, sometimes very good, as well as at times terrible. I say this as a person who at the end of the day really enjoys Spectre.
Yep, I totally agree.
100%. They should have really flushed out a harrowing escape for Bond requiring Madeleine's help, have them escape on the chopper while the lair explodes. They should also have put a scene in there making it more clear someone activated a self-destruct on the lair. Cut out all the London business afterwards. I'd have loved if then they did a stinger showing some Spectre henchmen go back into the burning facility to retrieve Blofeld, who survived, and take him away.
Indeed...Sadly, with every review the missed opportunity in SP shows.
As everyone says, the elements are all there, and its supremely frustrating that, with two or three decent script revisions, it couldve been something great.
Very true, but everything in Rome up to but not including the car chase, L’American, the train, and Blofeld’s lair up to but not including the escape keep me coming back.
Yeah, true....I think that's why the Bond Franchise is unique....even the critically unsuccessful ones still have Something Special.
Well SP wasn’t a universally acclaimed film, in the US received lot of mixed and bad reviews but in Europe it was received better. Some prominent critics loved it or found it a fine entry. In Italy for example critics generally considered it inferior to SF but still a good ride. Outside this community the most unsuccessful Craig film is QoS, generally speaking.
Yeah, A Fair Assessment.
In recent memory I would say this is my rating on the entertainment value of the films:
GE YES
TND YES
TWINE NO
DAD YES
CR YES
QOS NO
SF YES
SP NO
SP was such a disappointment to me. I was not feeling it when I left the theatre. I remember thinking of the squandered opportunity. Craig's films have been uneven in my book. I was hoping that NTTD would have kept the pattern and made me excited exiting the theatre. Now time will tell.
Too bad Bautista was wasted on this film - a really cool Oddjob-alike Henchman. Overall the movie is a waste of talent, money and my time watching it (and most likely I will never watch it again besides those scenes mentioned above). To me the low point of the whole film series - all due to the bad writing and imho it‘s director never wanted to really do it anyway. The script and director did not deserve the cast and crew besides their paycheck.
This is a fascinating interview between Sam Mendes and Roger Deakins (what a brilliant combination for a podcast no less!). Mendes is always so very articulate and massively charming. However, the most interesting revelations come from Mendes opening up about SP.
He openly admits that he went into SP thinking that he had a great story and hook. However, realised late in the process that he didn't have a third act. By which point, it was simply too late. In fact, Mendes says verbatim that he 'failed with Spectre.' He essentially acknowledges that the script wasn't what he thought it was. He's very humble and frank in this regard.
Mind you, he isn't afraid to pat himself on the back when he wants to. He does go as far as saying that for him American Beauty, Skyfall and 1917 are his strongest films. Mainly, as the final acts are, in his opinion, strong.
Very good listen! It's made me want to watch 1917 again. Surprised that @MI6 have yet to run an article on this.
A very fair, balanced and interesting review @Pierce2Daniel.
My main issue with SPECTRE is the anti-Fleming Step Brother angle and the disappointing (bungled) attempt at bringing back the iconic organisation. For me it’s also Craig’s weakest film in terms of script.
I agree with many of your points. But I believe that the Craig era started off with perfection and diminished with each film. SP being entertaining, but poor compared with CR.
The best part of SP for me....the Gunbarrel is back where it belongs and it’s a cracker!!
I'm intrigued. :)
For me SP has myriad problems but chief among them are the shoehorning of the romance-worth-leaving-the-Service-for (again) and of course Brofeld. There are many missteps along the way, such as the endless Spectre meeting which does not even have the iconic Blofeld-kills-a-Spectre-member trope.
It's as if John Logan never actually watched a classic SPECTRE movie.
It's not done by remote, still it's the classic SPECTRE ethos to use an overt execution to put their workforce on notice. They must perform and with absolute loyalty.
To me that was clearly orchestrated by Blofeld.
Exactly. It was Blofeld that interrupts the proceedings and has the "challenger" come into the meeting. Hopefully one can see this wasn't random.
Perhaps it's a fear thing? Once you're in you are in forever and under his control
It's not as effective when Blofeld himself doesn't push the button. Compare Stromberg (né Blofeld) in TSWLM.
And separately yes, I took Guerra as at fault for some punishable offense. Public declarations not needed.
I see your point. It doesn't convey the same feeling in the scene, I grant you.
But dang this shot is so very sexy...
Also (besides the blue dress which I'm not a fan of honestly), I love both of Madeleine's main looks in Morocco. The white dress and her other white outfit are great and Seydoux looks absolutely beautiful in both.