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I really don't think this is the case. I think this is partly what makes this fight so great, is that it explodes out of absolutely nowhere, the music stops, and for that reason it's really edge-of-your-seat tense for me.
I don't think every fight scene needs to follow the same formula of tension-building to be good.
That fight is the highlight of the movie for me.
I concur.
Agreed!
Actually, if you remove Bautista & the PTS, the movie is kinda, well, lame...
I love Spectre, but the list of missed opportunities in the film is tragically long.
Personally I'd still really enjoy Rome, Altaussee, L'Americain, and Blofeld's Lair.
But Rome was mainly Bautista... L'Americain WAS good, but Blofeld's lair was not too well thought out I felt... still, it's my 2nd favourite Craig Bond after QOS.
Nah, to me Rome was the funeral, Monica Belucci’s home, and the meeting… granted Hinx was a big part of the meeting but I loved everything about the meeting that wasn’t Hinx too.
Whaaaaaattt?
Okay, yeah, Monica added a LOT to the film in her brief time in it. SP had a lot going for it, indeed.
When did he get on the train?
Why did he choose that time to attack?
Why didn’t he have a gun and just shoot Bond?
How did he know Bond was on that train?
Why is he trying to kill Bond since later we find out that wasn’t Blofelds plan?
Where the hell is everyone on the train?
Where was security?
I like to think that Bond and Madeline didn’t get off the train the next morning.They were booted off in the middle of the desert for all that carnage they caused😉
Bond vs Slate is a 30-second epic.
Yes, and so brutally realistic. Shockingly so for Bond IMO. Not all that necessary. But Bourne pushed EON's copy buttons....
I feel like if I was worried about this sort of thing, I wouldn't enjoy any of the Bond films at all. :))
"Why is he trying to kill Bond since later we find out that wasn’t Blofelds plan?"
I have put some thought into this concept, and for me, it's like Blofeld is putting Bond through these "trials" on his way to Blofeld; if he passes them, then he is worth Blofeld's time and they will meet, if not, then, I guess they won't. ;)
This. Absolutely.
Would have loved for him to show up with some big weird neck brace, would have given him the physical deformity classic of Bond villainry.
Yes I agree. The serious aspect I'm more in favour of than Brozza/Moore quips. My biggest gripe with the Craig era is not the serious tone, but that it didn't adapt any more Fleming after CR.
Instead it went for Fleming re-imagined, bringing us awful retcon crap in the process - Brofeld, Bond having a daughter, Bond dying, Safin instead of Shatterhand/Blofeld, etc.
Regarding the actual writing of the film, I found this video, which I think explains the issues some of us have with NTTD very well:
Excellent video.What it all boils down to is just poor writing.Iv said this before but the film has fantastic production values, and a talented cast but it’s the writing that lets it down.
The editing on that video is super on point by the way!
No matter how much I love SP, I absolutely agree with this. Hinx was established early on as the toughest and most brutal killer ever. We get two chase scenes with him and one fight that is over too soon. It would have made sense to have Hinx confront Bond at the MI6 building one last time. Then Bond wouldn't have had to just look for Madeleine. He could've known where she was but had to get past Hinx first, a bit like Bond facing Oddjob at Ford Knox. Hinx would have had to know the building was going to explode; his absolute loyalty to Blofeld would have been even more frightening that way.
They should have established that he survived the train scene from SP in NTTD.He goes after Bond again only for Hinx to fall in love with a little blonde woman who wears glasses.After Bond sacrifices himself on Safins island,Hinx and his new girlfriend escape on a raft,pop open a bottle of champagne and Hinx says “ Well,here’s to us! “.
That would have been awesome. 😄😄