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It sold way more tickets than any other Bond movie in the last 40 years (except Skyfall).
Especially the newer ones like GE to QOS.
Box office wise, Spectre is going down in history as the 4th most successful Bond movie of all time (inflation adjusted!) after Skyfall, Thunderball and Goldfinger, whereas Goldfinger could even be debated as it depends on the way you adjust the figures. It could also be No 4 and Spectre No 3.
That much of a success Spectre is!!!
Now we get probably more of the same half-arsed script with way too expensive action-scenes that pack no excitement at all.
And what's the big deal with NRA? Their biggest claim is the right to protect yourself. Grant it I'm not sure militarized weapons should be civilized but I don't see NRA members attacking Paris or Boston and eyeing London next.
I'm not really into guns but c'mon what a narrow view of a vast diverse country.
@Germanlady you usually have my respect but I really don't agree this time.
By the way I work in a nursing home and I employ two Germans and a Brit. Texas has a somewhat large German population. My point being you can't just lump us all as one group.
No one country has a clean history. Not Canada (my home land where there's undeniable abuse of original Native children); not the US (slavery); Asia (totalitarianism that "cleansed" many millions); not Europe (whether the socialist part of Germany (Nazis), or the communism behind the Iron Curtain); not England's Imperialism of the past).
We all come from dirty pasts since our collective cultures conveyed our worst. However, the best of humanity is that we adapt, and most of us look towards a progressive future where less lines are drawn in the sand. Or so I naively hope.
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There's no such thing as "too much success". Spectre did as well as it did because people like it. As others have alluded to on this thread, the ones who did not like this movie are the ones who are touting it as a "failure". It may not be a perfect film, but it's still a pretty darn good one, and the NA and worldwide box office reflect that.
the Swiss have dark secrets in their closet. During World War II, while they claimed neutrality and sat back and rode out the war, thousands of people deposited their money into it’s banks. Thousands of these account holders were killed in the carnage of the Nazi War machine. Yet when the relatives tried to claim the money, they were denied access to the funds, funds that the banks continued to make interest off. Not only did the Swiss screw over the Nazi victims but they were also the main bankers of the Nazis, funnelling hundreds of millions of dollars into the German war effort
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/35938.stm
If there are humans, we can do very evil things; but we can also do genuine acts of kindness. None of us are "sin-free".
I didn't say we are sin-free, we are nice. And what you stated is soon freaking 70 years ago.
And we still have the best cheese and chocolate >:P
:))
but we are home to the FIFA so I guess we are bad after all :))
...and to stay on topic and to rub it into some faces...
Spectre is going down in history as the 4th most successful Bond movie of all time (inflation adjusted!) after Skyfall, Thunderball and Goldfinger.
Take that! >:) :))
Ok, little epic and my last words on this. At least here. Someone said, there is a political thread?
SP got stacks of good reviews, and many great ones.
And it has made close to $900 million at the International BO, that's more than "fine". £95 million in the UK, making it number 3 in the all time UK BO.
But yes, it did a lot better then I feared after mentioned downward spiral.
That's fine, but which ones are the "correct" ones? The 4 and 5 star reviews or the others?
Again, solid box office numbers worldwide which suggests many people liked the movie even if it wasn't that great in your eyes.
Before joining this site I never cared at all for such ratings and found them highly questionable. Last Autumn I got nervous because of those ratings and the not so few bad critics for Spectre.
A mistake. I became close to hysterical, what a waste of my nerves.
Because in the end, it is the audience at the cinema hall who decides with ticket sales.
And the audience did decide hugely in favour of Spectre.
That goes both ways though. Some critics that gave the movie bad reviews may not be worth paying attention to either. That said though, who cares? Every critic has a right to their opinion even if they are not well known.
By that token, the often derided Quantum of Solace did just fine as well, with a 65% on RT and 58/100 on Metacritic.
Just playing devil's advocate here, since I think that QoS is the best of the Craig films, but the venom that's often directed at it by a very large segment of the viewing and critic population would suggest that it wasn't well received.
At the end of the day, it hasn't been as negative a reaction as QoS, but I notice that it also hasn't been as positive (from those who like it) either. The people who like QoS really like that film and are ardent supporters of it. I have not seen such passionate response for SP among the general public at all. Just from a few members of this board, which is to be expected among the faithful.
Regarding its box office - it has been great no doubt and that is not open to question. However, it came off of the biggest Bond film in 40+ yrs, and so should have been expected. What should be analyzed is its 'drop off' after the first week opening. E.g. the multiplier in relation to SF. Particularly in large markets like UK & US. That's relevant.
Gotcha. That's a good point.
You are correct. Absolutely what I have been saying.
I know quite a few people who felt similar back then.
QOS could have been another CR. If I had one wish for the franchise, it would be that QOS had been directed by Martin Campbell. Imagine that.
65% and below is not good. Consensus on faults was pretty uniform everywhere so compared to well received films it bombed.
Mendes is a well trained award winning director ...he shouldn't give us films like that.
Yea it bombed.
And @Reaper don't be a baby. It's not "infantile" it's my opinion based on whom was involved. I don't have to like your movie don't whine about or constantly be insulting.
Ok it didn't bomb. It was a media darling. Not worth the fight to respond to your pretense and insults.
To paraphrase Bond from SP "oh that sounds delightful, sir."
If you read my original quote I used the word bomb I believe to make a point that no Bond didn't bomb at the BO but did perform less well critically.