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I respect Mendes for the what he tried to do with both movies. I just happen to feel he failed on both counts. But when it come down to it Spectre is the least disappointing, may be because it doesn't aim as high.
Either way I'm happy to see the back of Mendes.
I don't even know why I'm responding to this. Had it ever occurred to you that I had mistakenly posted my comment twice?
But you are forgetting that for many fans TB is the low point of the Connery era. I personally would rather watch DAF any day.
For the fun factor, SP
Hmm...
I'll vote for Skyfall despite counting myself as a SP ferocious fan.
I personally find SF one of the most disappointing films in the series precisely becuase I actually really like so many of the ideas. I just think Mendes executes it really badly / crudely.
The final act should be a tribute to John Buchan and Hitchcock but as so many have said before, comes across as a low grade Home Alone. Just a missed opportunity IMO. Could have been great but fell well short.
SP is a much less ambitious movie but actually works much better on its own terms than SF.
I kinda agree with your last statment. The other one I marked in bold made me laugh quite a lot because... Yes, indeed, in a parodic sense the climax of SF really resembles a hardcore version of Home Alone! =))
=D>
Sorry :-)
Skyfall is a top 10 Bond film for me.
:-O
Fine, each to their own. Except... that SF isn't actually a Bond film, though, is it.
In any case we're seeing the trend that those who loved SF generally dislike SP, and vice versa.
I respect Mendes for having tried to make two quite different films. Shame Thomas Newman didn't get the memo and just rehashed his SF score for SP.
I agree on Mendes - he should be given credit for taking this in a different direction this time, even though it is having a 'shock' effect (at least initially) on some.
I don't agree on Newman though. I think his score was perfect for this film and worked very well with what was up on screen. The pretitles work is one of the best pieces since the Barry era (top 2 or 3 for me). The film has far more essential problems than Newman's score imho.
The only issue was the recycling of the SF Moors track in the finale (which went on and on) and that it was played too darn loud.
I actually felt that with a better score and perhaps a shorter running time this could have really improved SP a lot. I am not a massive fan of David Arnold, but once again Newman managed to make Arnold look very good.
SF has a better theme song, and better cinematography, though.
2. SF
Very close though. Although I'll agree, very different films.
I love both :( It's just that SF came very much as a novelty, while SP is classic Bond at its best and worst, and I feel many people was too used to the "new formula". SP is the funniest Craig movie IMHO, and it's now the one I would recommend to newbies in the series.
Skyfall
That's like watchimg DAF after FRWL.