After recently watching Quantum. Yes Spectre is Craig's worst, with the boring padded plot, boring action sequences, all of the recons of Craig's previous movies, the ending and the worst Blofeld's being Bond's foster brother was unforgivable!
I agree with you. When I first watched Quantum of Solace, I would always rage and call it the worst of the Craig Era. But when Spectre came out, it made me change my mind about Quantum of Solace. I re-watch Quantum, and I was like “okay I might’ve been too harsh on Quantum and I thought it was the worst. But seeing this, is gotta be the WORST of the Craig 007 movies”
@@joerperez290 I still don't think Quantum is good movie, with the unfinished messy script, poor villain and the awful editing which ruined the action sequences. But it has an awesome soundtrack, Craig is great. It just has more individual badass moments than Spectre.
William Southall I know it still not a good movie. But I still enjoy elements of Quantum. Like the foot chase sequence in Siena, Italy regardless of the editing as you mentioned. Yea I understand the movie has some flaws with a messy unfinished script, weak villain, and terrible editing. I even have the soundtrack of it and listen to it while I go jogging and sprinting as I’m chasing a terrorist. But other than that I still enjoyed the movie
The main issue with Spectre is that it's boring. Put a score of the quality of Quantum of Solace and better editing and I think it would be a better movie.
This film was essentially the studio going "oh, oh, oh WE HAVE THE SPECTRE RIGHTS! Quick, let's make a movie. What's that? Take time? No, do something with spectre. Anything!!"
I thought it was Craig’s worst by far. The relationship with Blofeld, wasted DB10/Jag in a mundane “chase”, wasted a potentially great henchman in Hinx. Drilled in the head made him the perfect shot at a base made out of nitroglycerin and a finale with the Scooby gang blowing up the riverhouse (which is still there last time I looked) and driving away to retirement in the DB5 which was blown up in Skyfall to get away from doing this for a bit. Makes Diamonds look like a classic. Not a fan.
What makes Spectre so bad is that there was no reason for it to be. Craig knew the role inside and out, it had a great cast, a seasoned director. At least QOS had outside forces that made it what it was. Writers strike, last second rewrites, etc. Spectre was like Joe said, bland. I walked out of the theater so bored, the ending felt like a bad ripoff of Lethal Weapon.
spectre is an awesome movie I`ll rate it 8.5/10 until Bond gets capture by blofeld and is reveal to be his brother and is about to poison his brain or something like that then the movie goes south with no return :/ it sad because I feel it could easily surpass skyfall if the third part of the movie was well write the movie didn't need any ties with pass movie could be a great stand alone movie and even open the way to future sequels vs specter organization
I guess it's me, I'm a lone voice here. I'm a life long Bond fan and I liked Spectre. I liked it better than Quantum. I've seen it 4 or 5 times and I still enjoy watching it. I loved the action, I loved Blofeld (2nd best after Telly Savalas), I loved the car chase. 2 things I did not like, neither of you brought up. I did not like the childhood connection between Blofeld and Bond, the whole "I hate you because you stole my daddy" thing was unnecessary and bit ridiculous. I did not like the easy escape from the building at the end. That net was just too convenient. But I have to say I loved everything else. I thought the plot was good, the fact that Spectre was going to be hooked into every intelligence agency in the world was awesome and scary to me. I care about my privacy. But art is subjective. A midst all the criticism, I still manage to enjoy Spectre every time. As a Craig film it still takes the Bond seriously and plays him to reality. I'm not a Roger Moore Bond fan. Except for Live and Let Die and For Your Eyes Only all his films were farcical and almost Austin Powers comedies. I thought Moore, who is a great actor, just made fun of Bond and treated him with a little contempt. A View to a Kill is the worst Bond film by far, it's unwatchable. That's a bad movie, not Spectre.
I think it definitely had a better "coolness factor," so to speak, that QoS. The overall style and visual look of it was better. Like they said in the video, there's moments where Bond looks cool just doing stuff like walking, whereas QoS, in my opinion, is basically one long chase scene. I just think the plot of QoS is a little more coherent, albeit kind of simplistic. I agree with you about the childhood connection and, on a similar note, it seemed unnecessary to basically make Quantum like a subsidiary, for lack of a better word, of Spectre. Instead of tying all the films together it kind of just reinforced that Quantum was invented by the screenwriters because they didn't have the rights to Spectre at the time. It also kind of cheapened the whole idea because it made it seem like this massive criminal organization existed for the sole purpose of toying with James Bond's emotions.
One name... Christoph Waltz... if they had a script that fully realized his talents as an actor and developed the Bond/Blofeld backstory... the film would have been ten times better. Just look at him in Inglorious Basterds or Django... the script was a waste of his talent.
spectre is an awesome movie I`ll rate it 8.5/10 until Bond gets capture by blofeld and is reveal to be his brother and is about to poison his brain or something like that then the movie goes south with no return :/ it sad because I feel it could easily surpass skyfall if the third part of the movie was well write the movie didn't need any ties with pass movie could be a great stand alone movie and even open the way to future sequels vs specter organization
Actually I just rewatched Spectre and Quantum tonight, back to back. Surprisingly I actually liked QOS! I don't remember it being that good. I guess I was comparing it to Casino Royale when it first came out. Craig was in great Bond form. I also liked Spectre better this time around, despite the flaws mentioned, which are still valid (horrid song, ridiculous yellow filter, botching Blowfeld). Some beautiful segments in the film though. The biggest flaws were in the last half hour.
QoS is a late bloomer. Many of us in the fandom seem to have grown a new love for the film. Its one of my favorite now. A short bond film with great action and locations.
Interesting thing I've found is that people who are not Bond fans and just general film fans, they enjoyed it. But your point is valid, is it a proper Bond film, no not really! lol
The yellowing of Mexico City scenes has always angered me (and I lived there for 2 years). This piss-yellowing frequently gets applied to so-called third-world countries in western-made films for contrast, I guess, but it's almost a put-down. The City if strikingly beautiful without filtering!
Yeah, it almost does feel like a put-down. What a shame they did that especially in such a beautiful scene showcasing the day of the dead festivities. I don’t really like Sam Mendes. Find him to be a pretentious filmmaker.
Oh I really enjoyed this! Spectre for me is easily the worst of Craig's. I've come to appreciate QoS a lot more since the last two, because it has more energy, great action, and Bond is mostly on his own, without the Scooby Gang as you say- although they're still often on the phone.. It also has a lot of great funny quotable moments such as " I don't think he smoked" and M saying "damn him, he killed him", to name a few. It's a memorable Bond film and Marc Foster is unfairly criticised for certain stylistic choices he made. But at least he didn't bog the film down with 'emotional' baggage, 'secrets', the modern popular way of selling a film (the promise of twists and reveals) and clumsy self aware references to older films. I was hoping for a similar film from NTTD but it seems to be a mix of the best and worst aspects of Craig's films. But let's hope they all fit together for a more satisfying film of which we can confidently say "yes, that was a great Bond film!" and still enjoy each time we rewatch it. ALSO you did a great job with the retro trailer at the end there! I'll have to watch some of your other reviews in this series. Cheers.
Enjoyed the debate ... Agree Spectre ( The yellow wash movie) was a missed oppertunity.... DC posted in the performance of Bond ... Blofeld was mis written and played .... And the story was clunky ... Fingers really crossed for NTTD.
The reason why bond told her not to look is because it is much different when someone is told how your father died and actually to watch your father's death. It makes sense. It's the psychology of how the brain processes information. As a trained spy/assassin bond is trained to understand how someone will respond or not respond. Mi6, cia, mossad, ccp etc are trained in psychological warfare. I think you forget who james bond character is in the movie's.
I really thought Skyfall ended beautifully so much so I believed Daniel Craig would have signed off with a trilogy. Spectre was quite underwhelming for me. Craig’s best films were Casino Royale and Skyfall.
There are many satisfying scenes, like the whole Monica Belucci sequence. There are many more cringe-worthy moments- like the step-brother reveal, "touch it!", and the ending (Bond "arrests" Blofeld??). 3. The movie feels completely deadline-driven, like it was finished in a panic. Like David, I feel it was a missed opportunity, but that doesn't mean I can't enjoy parts of it.
The happiest memory of seeing Spectre for the first time was the fact they got the classic gun barrel back at the start. It features the dullest car chase in the franchise, but the train fight echoes FRWL and was great. The ending was just too dragged out, would have preferred a helicopter chase in the desert after escaping.
Some harsh truths from the 'A Tale of Two Cardigans' team there but fair nonetheless. I don't want to be disappointed in Spectre because I love Craig and I love the idea of Spectre's return to the series. But yeah, there are some clunkers in there which seem inexplicable in hindsight. Piss yellow is not a good look for a film either. It has in no way dampened my enthusiasm for the next film however. Maybe the opposite actually. Anyway, good review and worth watching to hear David's attempt at the song which was almost as great as his 'Another Way to Die' rendition!
You are right-When I first saw this I loved it! As time went on....and I saw it several times....well not so much. It’s got lots of great moments...I like the pre-titles...I loved seeing Blofeld again...I thought Hinx was a classic 007 Henchman...Craig was great as usual... but the film overall seems flat. The action-outside of the great train fight-is very average and forgettable. I especially hate the action at Spectres base...just compare that with YOLT base and it’s not even in the same universe! (And that was almost 50 years ago!!) Everything about the finale was awful-I bet all of us 007 fans could have come up with a cooler ending than they did! And of course,the Austin Powers -Dr Evil brother connection was so ridiculous that it’s unbelievable someone at EON didn’t say “NO!” Hopefully No Time To Die will be get everything back on track!! Hey-FANTASTIC trailer at the end David!!😎😎😎👍👍
The building they used for MI6 in Spectre is the treasury building in Westminster. Churchill lived there for much of WW2 (the Churchill War rooms you can visit are in the basement) and gave the VE speech from its balcony. As someone who has worked in that building that was my highlight. Film felt like a bit of a mess with too many ideas.
I don’t know which I dislike more, Spectre or NTTD. Both had great scenes, but both had glaring flaws. Casino Royale was definitely Craig’s best, Skyfall second.
I am gong to say "Yes" it is the worst of the Craig films so far despite many saying "Quantum of Solace" being the worst one. I can see why many would say Quantum of Solace" is worse than "Spectre", but like how the two great Craig films in "Casino Royale" and "Skyfall" have one thing over another whether it depends on taste or objective points, the same goes for the two weaker ones. The weakest for both films are the scripts, but I think I will give Quantum of Solace" over "Spectre" on this one on the basis that it at least has the excuse of the writer's strike for its faults, something "Spectre" really can't even before the Sony leak. The feeling that I get after watching "Quantum of Solace" is a very middling like feel or to quote Futurama: "I have no strong feelings, one way or the other", whereas with "Spectre" I get a huge sense of frustration as I am watching it. None helping factors include the fact that as follow ups to their previous films, I say "Quantum of Solace" works a lot better as it at least for the most part understood the point of "Casino Royale" from a thematic stand point even if the film in places feel like one of those DLC missions from a video game that doesn't really add anything to overall story. "Spectre" felt like a film that missed the point of "Skyfall" with it continuing to go back to Bond's past despite the ending to "Skyfall" making it clear that a back basics of the Connery era and moving forward from the past was the direction they were going to go for. Sure "Spectre" had some Bondian elements to it, but they have the same issues to that of the Brosnan film in which they felt they were there to fill in a checklist and the film kind of has an identity crisis of wanting to be a tradition Bond film in terms of scope and humour, but also ants to carry on with the psychology and character development that has somewhat defined the Craig films and doesn't do well in either cases. It also helps that "Quantum of Solace" is mercifully short as parts of "Spectre" REALLY drag on.
I went to the James Bond cinematic museum on a 10,000ft mountain 🏔 in Austria 🇦🇹 ski resort called Sölden. It’s where they filmed most of Spectre. The museum is spectacular and you can visit whilst wearing your ski boots. I can tell you, the first room which is a long tunnel like a battery of a gun plays the Spectre music and it’s spectacular. So whilst you may not like the song with the lyrics, the instrumental is extremely powerful
Loved it guys. True Bond speak hear. To me key issue of Spectre is the same as Quantum. It just feels rushed and diced together. There are moments at make you smile and feel like they had the right idea but overall it doesn't fit together cohesively.
Craig is EON’s worst 007. While Casino Royale was a good movie the entire Craig era is a lowered standard. They should have made him a different double character and rebooted the franchise with him as 006,5,4,3,2,8 or 9
Do I think this is Craig's best? No (Casino Royale is the best, in my opinion). Do I think this is Craig's worst? No (Quantum is hard for me to enjoy, coming off of the greatness of CR). However, I do enjoy SPECTRE a lot. My whole problem with it is the whole Blofeld/Bond connection and that all the previous movies have been Blofeld tormenting Bond. Just seemed silly and too convenient.
The problem is it's a jigsaw of different script drafts which is why the characters are all over place and it's a patchwork of the worst ideas from substandard writing which probably confused the actors so affecting their performance just making things worse Quantum at least had a writers strike as a reason for it's problems this hasn't
The problem with Spectre is they tried to make Bond a slow burn indie spy film. It ended up being boring and not fun. I wish the writers wrote a more unveiling story of this evil organization and make Bond more of a detective. But it is what it is.
I think Sam Smith won an Academy Award for “Writings on the Wall” theme song for Spectre. I liked the song and opening. I agree that the sum of the parts of the film is greater than the film as a whole.
Speaking of “missed opportunity” that was No time to die.....such a huge waste...you are both correct lazy writing! They need to get back to more of the classic Bond style movies and have Martin Campbell direct
The ORIGINAL script was much more interesting, with Q getting kidnapped and being responsible for the base explosion. Bond's relationship to the villain (STOCKMANN) also had more depth and better writing (with some badass, cold lines from Bond that were worth it). this film stinks of a panic rebound rewrite post-leak.
The difference between Diamonds Are Forever and Spectre is, Diamonds is fun. It's a laugh all the way through. Spectre is just dull and badly put together. It may be the worst Bond.
I have mixed feelings about Spectre. It's by no means a bad Bond movie (or a bad movie in general) but my issue with both of the Sam Mendes movies is he's an arty style director. In my opinion he has real trouble doing action scenes. I watched Road to Perdition the other day. A brilliant movie but I realised it's the same deal, even during the scenes where there are bullets flying everywhere, it's slow motion, moody music, arty lighting, etc. Not bad by any means but does that style fit in with a Bond film? My answer is no, the Mission Impossible and Bourne movies show how you can create brilliant action scenes that grip the viewer rather than think "ooooo that looks pretty" lol. The car chase in Spectre was just dull and as mentioned in the other comments a real wasted opportunity. The one stand out action scene for me was the fight sequence on the train but again, where is everybody? The train is empty all of a sudden, lol. The story was almost like they decided, "hey let's do this and hey let's make Blofield because we haven't used him before, let's make him Bonds brother because that would be cool" without really thinking about whether they should. I would have been happy if they continued with the Quantum story. It didn't HAVE to be Blofield in Spectre, they could have created another great villain and we would have been happy. Which is my worry that they'll bring back Dr. No for the next one. The story was just not very well written and jumps around a lot. With regards to the music. Thomas Newman, is Sam Mendes's co-creator. A little like Spielberg and John Williams. Thomas seemed to have real issues with the music and the Bond films and he openly admitted in one interview I read that he wanted to get away from the Bond theme and do his own thing. Which I thought was shame as when he did use it with the full band effect it was brilliantly done. In contrast David Arnold loved to use the theme, it was his way of saying "here's Bond" as he used it in almost every scene that Pierce appeared in. He didn't use it in Royale until the very end as he felt he Craig wasn't Bond "yet" but created of course the CR themes which is used throughout the movie and works very well. Thomas Newman is a great composer (and actually I felt Spectre was the best one he did) but like Mendes I'm not so sure if he's an action composer like Arnold is. I am worried about NTDD, I'm really not sure about this whole "Bond's gonna get his arse kicked by women" routine. They did a great reboot of the Character with Daniel Craig and made him more real, more fallible but there are ways of doing this without bashing the character. Again, look at the last few Mission Impossible movies. Some great female characters in those films but they show what they can do on-screen without having to spell it out, but with some great humour too "hold my heels, or be careful this is a Versace dress!". They need to get the balance right and I'm worried they will screw it up. Fingers crossed. BTW I'm seeing 1917 at the weekend (Sam Mendes again) and the reviews I've read confirm the above, brilliant war scenes.....that look beautiful....lol.
I feel that the second half with Brofeld is.. Okay, but the first half I love, it's a lot of fun with a lot of great moments. So Spectre is a mixed bag for me.
I liked parts of Spectre but hated Lea Seydoux and thought Blofeled was miscast. They should have had Mark Strong play Blofeld (Daniel is the godfather of Marks kids) none even come close to Casino Royale
Spectre was actually may favourite Bond movie from the Craig era hitherto. Rationally analysing the movie it undoubtedly has a significant number of flaws, however in terms of the vibe I got from the movie, I felt it! It was just different .. Sort of like Thunderball was somewhat of an anomaly in the Connery Era.
This movie... Great scenes that don't mesh together. A trite, forced love story. Slow action scenes. Wasted potential of the biggest Bond villain ever. How did this follow Skyfall?
I felt underwhelmed by the film after first coming out of it. I agree on joes point about bond having to win over m although I feel it started with dalton though in the living daylights a little and more so in licence to kill. in licence to kill though it makes sense in though with the plot.
i hated quantum..still do...but...madeline swan was awful..and the whole blofeld brother connection was pathetic....add to that the fact that spectre was in charge of all the daniel craig films and you do end up with the worst of the worst...spectre....
To be honest I found Spectre very stupid (ish). It was so out of line from Bond Films despite having a title which perfectly captures the Bond essence. Also Daniel Craig's Bond is always eager to fall in love which is so not Bond like , Bond is a womanizer, women fall in love with him, he adores them yes but he does not go head over heels for them, it really throws the film off track when you find some random woman almost most important for Bond. Spectre particularly gets so silly and goofy sometimes that you can not even believe that this happened for example in train the abrupt re-introduction and then death of Batista's character and then Bamm, love making, I mean what is going on in the name of coherency. Also Spectre follows exact plot structure of almost any other spy movie - sleeper cell, him going obsolete and about to be closed, computer nerdy guys getting involved in the "field", and yes of course he must go rogue. Spectre is the worst James Bond movie I have ever watched.
If you didn't like Smith's song, here's mine which I recorded BEFORE the film, but knowing the title - enjoy! www.reverbnation.com/rene/song/23848206-spectre
funny : to me its the best . Craig here he is totally bond as was not before ( and maybe not later ) scrpit have no faults ( as happened in all the others 4 ) great locations , great villains , and above all this movie made the preceding 3 movies and the following in one story only . Could be even better if they would have used radiohead “ spectre “ as opening song .
Yes, it was his worst. I know a lot of people say QoS was, but I do think it got better as it went and had a far better Bond girl. Spectre just got worse as it went. By the end, I was literally hating it, thinking it was such a missed opportunity for the return of Blowfeld.
I initially hated spectre. Watched it again and didn't take it too seriously. Somewhat liked it- great opening, good action sequences and beautiful cinematography. However, I was not a fan of the final act. Towards the end, it felt bloated and contrived. I couldn't buy the twist at the end that tried to connect the previous films. I felt that undermined the arcs in the other Craig films; where the villains had their own motives.
It´s some sort of assimetrical movie, if you understand me. Some parts are great, but other make me feel like "this movie is too long". The title song, it´s the first Bond music I really have no pleasure listen.
It is obvious that you have not understood the story. It's James Bond on a mission. Step by step closer to the secret society "Specter" and M put Bond on the trail. I like this movie even if the ending is a bit weak but it's definitely not Craig's worst.
I always preferred Spectre to Skyfall, but these reviews have made me realise how weakly this Blofeld is portrayed, his core motivation is laughable and the ending sucks. It's a shame because there is a lot else to like
@@MikaelLV Even the opening falls flat. The one take wasn't that impressive and ends in such an anticlimactic fashion. They should have done the whole thing as a one take. That would have been a legendary opening.
I liked SPECTRE all the way up until the ending in London. The climax of the movie should’ve been in the desert, with more buildup and a more prolonged escape from the bad guy’s lair by Bond and Bond Girl, reminiscent of Dr. No and others. Btw, I thought the reason Blofeld played the video was ostensibly to reveal that Bond handed him the gun, but that ultimately didn’t develop into anything.
@@andrewharper4296 Thanks. Just to elaborate a little, I feel like "escape from the bad guy's lair" is a pretty standard Bond trope. Dr. No, You Only Live Twice, OHMSS, Diamonds are Forever, The Man with the Golden Gun, The Spy Who Loved Me,, and Moonraker, just to name a few, all climax/end with an escape from some elaborate villain hideout, usually as it blows up. Missed opportunity for a satisfying ending that would've carried on that tradition, IMO.
Christopher Fernandez Of course (and I need to check the articles of course) but I think in the original draft of the film this was the ending they had in mind? I think the studio executives got a bit too involved at that point! Haha :)
spectre is an awesome movie I`ll rate it 8.5/10 until Bond gets capture by blofeld and is reveal to be his brother and is about to poison his brain or something like that then the movie goes south with no return :/ it sad because I feel it could easily surpass skyfall if the third part of the movie was well write the movie didn't need any ties with pass movie could be a great stand alone movie and even open the way to future sequels vs specter organization
Yeah, pretty much every time I watch it it's better than the last. However, there are parts that clearly could have been done better and it's obvious that it was due to the writers' strike. I wish Felix Leiter was in it more, and I wish the first third was not just action scene to action scene to action scene. Danial Craig is badass as hell in it though.
The fight scene on the train is one of the best fight scenes I’ve ever seen. The thing that makes this so frustrating is that absolutely none of it makes sense in the context of story. Directly before the flight there are passengers and employees on the train and everything seems normal. Then out of nowhere Hinx shows up and suddenly the train is empty. If Blofeld knows that bond is on the way to him and wants him to come there so that he can do his big reveal and then personally kill bond then why is Hinx showing up on the train to kill bond and stop him from coming there. Wouldn’t he try to capture James Bond to deliver him to Blofeld? Directly after the scene when they’ve shot a part and busted apart half of the suddenly empty train it’s time to make love. Is this a dream sequence? What in the world just happened? And seriously, where did all of the passengers and train employees go? Was Hinx on the train the whole time? Was Bloefeld controlling the entire train? Did Bloefeld want Hinx to kill Bond and prevent him from arriving at his HQ? The following scenes don’t suggest anything of the sort. I’m not being picky here, I’m genuinely confused.
I literally just watch spectre 5 hours ago! My main gripe is how under utilize the christoph waltz is use. Comical escape scene in the desert and the shooting a helicopter with a pistol.
Nailed it David. It’s the simple things that set Bond above all the competition. Brosnan dodging the bullet in Goldeneye. Sean’s hat toss at Universal Exports. Giving Sylvia Trench his card ( instead of asking for her contact info) and then politely exiting. Handing Lucianna her shoes for something to wear. etc
The film is an absolute mess. Everything appears phoned in and the script is secondary to the film. I'd describe this piece of crapola as one big Vanity Fair photo shoot in sepia tone. Honestly, I don't think 'Skyfall' was much better. 'SPECTRE' suffered from the same faults in scriptwriting with a director who was clearly more focused on hodgepodge "poetic" evocations than logic and quality.
Completely agree, also on the very overrated and embarrassingly pseudo-deep "Skyfall", with boring action and kitchen sink psychology. It was also high time to bash Sam Mendes a bit, a terrible choice for director of a Bond film.
I'll certainly agree that Skyfall wasn't much better. I'm still flabbergasted so many people like that film. It's utter nonsense - easily my least favourite of Craig's. Spectre at least had cooler locations and action scenes - i personally love the opening sequence.
So glad to finally hear someone criticising that horrible sepia tint over the beginning of SPECTRE, to spend that much time and money on a set piece and then make it look like CGI was utterly baffling.
Spectre has some really great scenes, I loved the Mexico one shot, the Altausee and Rome scenes and the plane crash. The movie also has some of my favorite bond outfits. But the movie completely falls apart in the London finale for me. It's a poorly written, rushed ending. The gun range scene, finding Madeline in this huge complex basically by accident, convenient net they can jump into, even more convenient rhib to chase the heli and then shooting it down with a 9mm handgun... What the hell?! This completely destroyed the immersion and the movie for me.
I agree with everything in this review. And I'd add: the casting of Andrew Scott. Thanks to his work on "Sherlock", whenever he comes on the screen now it practically screams "VILLAIN!!"
The only quality action scene in Spectre was the train fight. Even that doesn't hold a candle to any of the action in Casino Royale. Almost every action scene in Casino Royale felt like a finale. Ahhhhhhhh........ Oh yeah, we're talking about Spectre. Spectre sucks.
Yeah, Spectre is a terrible movie! Especially screenwriting! Individual scenes yes... Some of them was OK. And the song... AWFUL!!! Singer of that thing is a gay, am I right? Well, that explains everything! And when we finally can see a great gunbarrel and title sequence like in GoldenEye!?!?!? *** I think that now it's time to go back to Roger Moore's type of Bond. If we continue with Craig-style, the series is dead!!!!!!!!!!!!
Love the “Zeki Laurent trailer”! They should still make the trailers this way, (or bring it back), as it actually makes me look forward to seeing this film.
end of casino royale: bond is bond quantum: bond is amateur bond skyfall: bond becomes bond again spectre: bond is the bond we see in goldfinger-thunderball
It's always hard for me to understand why such high budget movie has such a bad script..... not understand why they hire the same writers time and time again. by the way: great video guys!
The writers of Craig's movies (and most of Brosnan's) are Neal Purvis and Robert Wade. They are atrocious. "Casino Royale" only works because it's a Fleming story and had a re-write.
It's a bit like the amount of script writers on No Time to Die which seems to have had several people working on it at one time or another-get a script locked well in advance of filming, you do have the time and it makes for a better movie overall
Oh definitely! That was what Timothy Dalton needed. He had a really good start and LTK was a huge step back. He needed at least a third movie to define his take on the character.
Ricardo Cantoral he was right with all of them except The World Is Not Enough. So far that’s the one exception. Brosnan just improved more in the role but it wasn’t anything too groundbreaking like with Connery, Moore and Craig. TWINE wasn’t particularly groundbreaking either although it was certainly a much needed improvement over TND.
Falls apart in third act. Crazy thing is, from the Sony email leaks we know THEY knew the script had a weak third act. And yet...they still shot it. Weird.
Actually the original third act was 'Bond held in a desert prison by the villain and something to do with a missing file. The third act was re-worked from this which probably explains why it doesn't really work. Apparently Sam Mendes said 'that the lack of a planned final act caused the final film to suffer immensely.'
In the Cinema here was just four of us for an early morning showing and when I saw the urine coloured screen I thought "do I need to tell someone about this?" I literally spent ten minutes wondering if the colour balance was off on the projector. awful.
Rewatched Spectre last night, and had to pause it and do some other activity half way through as it just wasn't engaging enough. I recall dozing off in the cinema on my first viewing. I watched the supercar chase scene, in the beautiful Rome setting, perplexed how it could feel so boring. Mendes got Skyfall so right and this so wrong, or the writers did, at any rate.
I THINK with time 'spectre' has grown on me, but. i think you have to invest in the fact that Bond & Blowfeld have a back story. once you are able to do this the film is better & the car chase was epic !
There is a lot to love about this movie. The simple solution to its flaws would be to make the climax in London the penultimate scene and to stage the final confrontation with Blofeld in the desert with maybe a bit more exposition in their relationship.
After recently watching Quantum. Yes Spectre is Craig's worst, with the boring padded plot, boring action sequences, all of the recons of Craig's previous movies, the ending and the worst Blofeld's being Bond's foster brother was unforgivable!
I agree with you. When I first watched Quantum of Solace, I would always rage and call it the worst of the Craig Era. But when Spectre came out, it made me change my mind about Quantum of Solace. I re-watch Quantum, and I was like “okay I might’ve been too harsh on Quantum and I thought it was the worst. But seeing this, is gotta be the WORST of the Craig 007 movies”
@@joerperez290 I still don't think Quantum is good movie, with the unfinished messy script, poor villain and the awful editing which ruined the action sequences. But it has an awesome soundtrack, Craig is great. It just has more individual badass moments than Spectre.
William Southall I know it still not a good movie. But I still enjoy elements of Quantum. Like the foot chase sequence in Siena, Italy regardless of the editing as you mentioned. Yea I understand the movie has some flaws with a messy unfinished script, weak villain, and terrible editing. I even have the soundtrack of it and listen to it while I go jogging and sprinting as I’m chasing a terrorist. But other than that I still enjoyed the movie
The main issue with Spectre is that it's boring. Put a score of the quality of Quantum of Solace and better editing and I think it would be a better movie.
@@mikepretty7768 Definitely. Also a completed script would of made things better.
This film was essentially the studio going "oh, oh, oh WE HAVE THE SPECTRE RIGHTS! Quick, let's make a movie. What's that? Take time? No, do something with spectre. Anything!!"
How many years between Skyfall and SPECTRE? Shameful.
@@MartinIrwin3 years
Original producers Albert Broccoli and Harry Saltzman would have been greatly disappointed in Spectre.
This is perhaps the most scathing criticism I've read of Spectre. Well said, sir.
And the next upcoming film.
@@RobimusPrime nah, it's too early to say that. Nobody has even seen it! Lol
Broccoli did say that there were parts of 'Golden Gun he'd re-do again'. He didn't say what but that seemed to be the Bond he was most unhappy with
I thought it was Craig’s worst by far. The relationship with Blofeld, wasted DB10/Jag in a mundane “chase”, wasted a potentially great henchman in Hinx. Drilled in the head made him the perfect shot at a base made out of nitroglycerin and a finale with the Scooby gang blowing up the riverhouse (which is still there last time I looked) and driving away to retirement in the DB5 which was blown up in Skyfall to get away from doing this for a bit. Makes Diamonds look like a classic.
Not a fan.
Also not to mention the terrible love story...
What makes Spectre so bad is that there was no reason for it to be. Craig knew the role inside and out, it had a great cast, a seasoned director. At least QOS had outside forces that made it what it was. Writers strike, last second rewrites, etc. Spectre was like Joe said, bland. I walked out of the theater so bored, the ending felt like a bad ripoff of Lethal Weapon.
spectre is an awesome movie I`ll rate it 8.5/10 until Bond gets capture by blofeld and is reveal to be his brother and is about to poison his brain or something like that then the movie goes south with no return :/ it sad because I feel it could easily surpass skyfall if the third part of the movie was well write the movie didn't need any ties with pass movie could be a great stand alone movie and even open the way to future sequels vs specter organization
I guess it's me, I'm a lone voice here. I'm a life long Bond fan and I liked Spectre. I liked it better than Quantum. I've seen it 4 or 5 times and I still enjoy watching it. I loved the action, I loved Blofeld (2nd best after Telly Savalas), I loved the car chase. 2 things I did not like, neither of you brought up. I did not like the childhood connection between Blofeld and Bond, the whole "I hate you because you stole my daddy" thing was unnecessary and bit ridiculous. I did not like the easy escape from the building at the end. That net was just too convenient. But I have to say I loved everything else. I thought the plot was good, the fact that Spectre was going to be hooked into every intelligence agency in the world was awesome and scary to me. I care about my privacy. But art is subjective. A midst all the criticism, I still manage to enjoy Spectre every time. As a Craig film it still takes the Bond seriously and plays him to reality. I'm not a Roger Moore Bond fan. Except for Live and Let Die and For Your Eyes Only all his films were farcical and almost Austin Powers comedies. I thought Moore, who is a great actor, just made fun of Bond and treated him with a little contempt. A View to a Kill is the worst Bond film by far, it's unwatchable. That's a bad movie, not Spectre.
I think it definitely had a better "coolness factor," so to speak, that QoS. The overall style and visual look of it was better. Like they said in the video, there's moments where Bond looks cool just doing stuff like walking, whereas QoS, in my opinion, is basically one long chase scene. I just think the plot of QoS is a little more coherent, albeit kind of simplistic. I agree with you about the childhood connection and, on a similar note, it seemed unnecessary to basically make Quantum like a subsidiary, for lack of a better word, of Spectre. Instead of tying all the films together it kind of just reinforced that Quantum was invented by the screenwriters because they didn't have the rights to Spectre at the time. It also kind of cheapened the whole idea because it made it seem like this massive criminal organization existed for the sole purpose of toying with James Bond's emotions.
2nd best? Nah
If it helps, I'm guessing the net was there to catch fallen masonry and Bond notices it when he enters the building.
I was laughing so hard when you imitated the singing. It made my day 😂
One name... Christoph Waltz... if they had a script that fully realized his talents as an actor and developed the Bond/Blofeld backstory... the film would have been ten times better. Just look at him in Inglorious Basterds or Django... the script was a waste of his talent.
spectre is an awesome movie I`ll rate it 8.5/10 until Bond gets capture by blofeld and is reveal to be his brother and is about to poison his brain or something like that then the movie goes south with no return :/ it sad because I feel it could easily surpass skyfall if the third part of the movie was well write the movie didn't need any ties with pass movie could be a great stand alone movie and even open the way to future sequels vs specter organization
Actually I just rewatched Spectre and Quantum tonight, back to back. Surprisingly I actually liked QOS! I don't remember it being that good. I guess I was comparing it to Casino Royale when it first came out. Craig was in great Bond form. I also liked Spectre better this time around, despite the flaws mentioned, which are still valid (horrid song, ridiculous yellow filter, botching Blowfeld). Some beautiful segments in the film though. The biggest flaws were in the last half hour.
QoS is a late bloomer. Many of us in the fandom seem to have grown a new love for the film. Its one of my favorite now. A short bond film with great action and locations.
QoS is Craig's era best Bond.
@@martam4142 not as great and complete As Casino but Still The same Raw Uncandy zero Fucks Badass He is!!!
@@dereklewis4321It was rushed into production with first draft script during 2007nwriters strike pure greed😂
Loved that one.. There are far far far far worse Bond films...
Quantum of solace is the most hard core daniel craig james bond serious with broken heart fighting is one of the best after casino royale
True!
I managed to watch the whole Spectre only once..worst bond movie ever
Interesting thing I've found is that people who are not Bond fans and just general film fans, they enjoyed it. But your point is valid, is it a proper Bond film, no not really! lol
All of the locations and action scenes are desolate giving the movie a lifeless feeling. The desaturated color makes it even worse.
The yellowing of Mexico City scenes has always angered me (and I lived there for 2 years). This piss-yellowing frequently gets applied to so-called third-world countries in western-made films for contrast, I guess, but it's almost a put-down. The City if strikingly beautiful without filtering!
Yeah, it almost does feel like a put-down. What a shame they did that especially in such a beautiful scene showcasing the day of the dead festivities. I don’t really like Sam Mendes. Find him to be a pretentious filmmaker.
SPECTRE: Is it Craig's Worst?
Me "YES"
What I miss about the Craig films is the scuba diving scenes but that is just me.
Oh I really enjoyed this! Spectre for me is easily the worst of Craig's. I've come to appreciate QoS a lot more since the last two, because it has more energy, great action, and Bond is mostly on his own, without the Scooby Gang as you say- although they're still often on the phone.. It also has a lot of great funny quotable moments such as " I don't think he smoked" and M saying "damn him, he killed him", to name a few. It's a memorable Bond film and Marc Foster is unfairly criticised for certain stylistic choices he made. But at least he didn't bog the film down with 'emotional' baggage, 'secrets', the modern popular way of selling a film (the promise of twists and reveals) and clumsy self aware references to older films.
I was hoping for a similar film from NTTD but it seems to be a mix of the best and worst aspects of Craig's films. But let's hope they all fit together for a more satisfying film of which we can confidently say "yes, that was a great Bond film!" and still enjoy each time we rewatch it.
ALSO you did a great job with the retro trailer at the end there! I'll have to watch some of your other reviews in this series. Cheers.
"I don't think he smoked' is fantastic.
Is it Craig's Worst? YES! love your content David. No Time To Die is less than 90 days away.
Wow, you're right. I know it's 2020 but in my head I was thinking it was a year out.
Quantum of solace lookin like 👀🥴😅
Craig is a good james bond I'm used of brosnan before
Wow you are right!
Not watching that crap.
Enjoyed the debate ... Agree Spectre ( The yellow wash movie) was a missed oppertunity.... DC posted in the performance of Bond ... Blofeld was mis written and played .... And the story was clunky ... Fingers really crossed for NTTD.
Gents: The ease of infiltrating SPECTRE via the ring is simply Blofeld 'letting' Bond into his lair - he's clearly expecting him.
It's not just one of Craig's worst, it's easily in the bottom three of all Bond films, truly shambolic film
The reason why bond told her not to look is because it is much different when someone is told how your father died and actually to watch your father's death. It makes sense. It's the psychology of how the brain processes information. As a trained spy/assassin bond is trained to understand how someone will respond or not respond. Mi6, cia, mossad, ccp etc are trained in psychological warfare. I think you forget who james bond character is in the movie's.
I really thought Skyfall ended beautifully so much so I believed Daniel Craig would have signed off with a trilogy. Spectre was quite underwhelming for me. Craig’s best films were Casino Royale and Skyfall.
Honestly should have been that way. A perfect trilogy of films. Now i fear craigs run will end with 2 of the worst bond films made.
No Time to Die is better than Skyfall Spectre and QOS butniotnas CR
I actually really like Spectre.
No way. QoS is 1000x better than this crap.
QOS was rushed
I like to think that the torture scene re-tunes 007 and he gains this massive accuracy skill.
There are many satisfying scenes, like the whole Monica Belucci sequence. There are many more cringe-worthy moments- like the step-brother reveal, "touch it!", and the ending (Bond "arrests" Blofeld??). 3. The movie feels completely deadline-driven, like it was finished in a panic. Like David, I feel it was a missed opportunity, but that doesn't mean I can't enjoy parts of it.
The happiest memory of seeing Spectre for the first time was the fact they got the classic gun barrel back at the start. It features the dullest car chase in the franchise, but the train fight echoes FRWL and was great. The ending was just too dragged out, would have preferred a helicopter chase in the desert after escaping.
Some harsh truths from the 'A Tale of Two Cardigans' team there but fair nonetheless. I don't want to be disappointed in Spectre because I love Craig and I love the idea of Spectre's return to the series. But yeah, there are some clunkers in there which seem inexplicable in hindsight. Piss yellow is not a good look for a film either. It has in no way dampened my enthusiasm for the next film however. Maybe the opposite actually. Anyway, good review and worth watching to hear David's attempt at the song which was almost as great as his 'Another Way to Die' rendition!
They cant all be winners. ;)
4:37 That's my favorite James Bond fight scene, easily. I've watched it over a dozen times, it's amazing. But the rest of the movie is mostly dull.😴
You are right-When I first saw this I loved it!
As time went on....and I saw it several times....well not so much.
It’s got lots of great moments...I like the pre-titles...I loved seeing Blofeld again...I thought Hinx was a classic 007 Henchman...Craig was great as usual...
but the film overall seems flat.
The action-outside of the great train fight-is very average and forgettable.
I especially hate the action at Spectres base...just compare that with YOLT base and it’s not even in the same universe!
(And that was almost 50 years ago!!)
Everything about the finale was awful-I bet all of us 007 fans could have come up with a cooler ending than they did!
And of course,the Austin Powers -Dr Evil brother connection was so ridiculous that it’s unbelievable someone at EON didn’t say “NO!”
Hopefully No Time To Die will be get everything back on track!!
Hey-FANTASTIC trailer at the end David!!😎😎😎👍👍
The building they used for MI6 in Spectre is the treasury building in Westminster. Churchill lived there for much of WW2 (the Churchill War rooms you can visit are in the basement) and gave the VE speech from its balcony.
As someone who has worked in that building that was my highlight. Film felt like a bit of a mess with too many ideas.
9:05 the song is a ball squeezer
I don’t know which I dislike more, Spectre or NTTD. Both had great scenes, but both had glaring flaws. Casino Royale was definitely Craig’s best, Skyfall second.
I am gong to say "Yes" it is the worst of the Craig films so far despite many saying "Quantum of Solace" being the worst one.
I can see why many would say Quantum of Solace" is worse than "Spectre", but like how the two great Craig films in "Casino Royale" and "Skyfall" have one thing over another whether it depends on taste or objective points, the same goes for the two weaker ones.
The weakest for both films are the scripts, but I think I will give Quantum of Solace" over "Spectre" on this one on the basis that it at least has the excuse of the writer's strike for its faults, something "Spectre" really can't even before the Sony leak. The feeling that I get after watching "Quantum of Solace" is a very middling like feel or to quote Futurama: "I have no strong feelings, one way or the other", whereas with "Spectre" I get a huge sense of frustration as I am watching it. None helping factors include the fact that as follow ups to their previous films, I say "Quantum of Solace" works a lot better as it at least for the most part understood the point of "Casino Royale" from a thematic stand point even if the film in places feel like one of those DLC missions from a video game that doesn't really add anything to overall story. "Spectre" felt like a film that missed the point of "Skyfall" with it continuing to go back to Bond's past despite the ending to "Skyfall" making it clear that a back basics of the Connery era and moving forward from the past was the direction they were going to go for. Sure "Spectre" had some Bondian elements to it, but they have the same issues to that of the Brosnan film in which they felt they were there to fill in a checklist and the film kind of has an identity crisis of wanting to be a tradition Bond film in terms of scope and humour, but also ants to carry on with the psychology and character development that has somewhat defined the Craig films and doesn't do well in either cases.
It also helps that "Quantum of Solace" is mercifully short as parts of "Spectre" REALLY drag on.
I went to the James Bond cinematic museum on a 10,000ft mountain 🏔 in Austria 🇦🇹 ski resort called Sölden. It’s where they filmed most of Spectre. The museum is spectacular and you can visit whilst wearing your ski boots. I can tell you, the first room which is a long tunnel like a battery of a gun plays the Spectre music and it’s spectacular. So whilst you may not like the song with the lyrics, the instrumental is extremely powerful
Loved it guys. True Bond speak hear. To me key issue of Spectre is the same as Quantum. It just feels rushed and diced together. There are moments at make you smile and feel like they had the right idea but overall it doesn't fit together cohesively.
Craig is EON’s worst 007. While Casino Royale was a good movie the entire Craig era is a lowered standard. They should have made him a different double character and rebooted the franchise with him as 006,5,4,3,2,8 or 9
They could have done so much more with this. The best part was Sam Smith song. Waltz was a boring Blofeld, Telly Savalas was the best.
Do I think this is Craig's best? No (Casino Royale is the best, in my opinion). Do I think this is Craig's worst? No (Quantum is hard for me to enjoy, coming off of the greatness of CR). However, I do enjoy SPECTRE a lot. My whole problem with it is the whole Blofeld/Bond connection and that all the previous movies have been Blofeld tormenting Bond. Just seemed silly and too convenient.
The reason Craig was snoozing through his lines in Spectre was because he was on painkillers after his knee operation.
The problem is it's a jigsaw of different script drafts which is why the characters are all over place and it's a patchwork of the worst ideas from substandard writing which probably confused the actors so affecting their performance just making things worse
Quantum at least had a writers strike as a reason
for it's problems this hasn't
Craig and Forster write better things than these so called 'professional' writers.
@@martam4142 well it worked for me
Yes, yes it is, by far, even Quantum is better. Hopefully Craig will leave on a high note, he'd deserve it, he was a terrific bond.
Spectre was better than Skyfall, I'll wait for your insults.
Nah
The problem with Spectre is they tried to make Bond a slow burn indie spy film. It ended up being boring and not fun. I wish the writers wrote a more unveiling story of this evil organization and make Bond more of a detective. But it is what it is.
I loved this series. I hope you guys review all the movies.
I can’t believe they turned down that stunning Radiohead song for that Sam Smyth dirge.
It didn't help that Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation came out the same year and gave me all the action spy energy that Spectre didn't deliver on
I think Sam Smith won an Academy Award for “Writings on the Wall” theme song for Spectre. I liked the song and opening. I agree that the sum of the parts of the film is greater than the film as a whole.
complicatedtime I find myself listening to the Radiohead song that was replaced by Sam Smith’s. I wish they had stuck with it.
Speaking of “missed opportunity” that was No time to die.....such a huge waste...you are both correct lazy writing! They need to get back to more of the classic Bond style movies and have Martin Campbell direct
The ORIGINAL script was much more interesting, with Q getting kidnapped and being responsible for the base explosion. Bond's relationship to the villain (STOCKMANN) also had more depth and better writing (with some badass, cold lines from Bond that were worth it). this film stinks of a panic rebound rewrite post-leak.
The difference between Diamonds Are Forever and Spectre is, Diamonds is fun. It's a laugh all the way through. Spectre is just dull and badly put together. It may be the worst Bond.
what kinda watch are u wearing here David ?
I have mixed feelings about Spectre. It's by no means a bad Bond movie (or a bad movie in general) but my issue with both of the Sam Mendes movies is he's an arty style director. In my opinion he has real trouble doing action scenes. I watched Road to Perdition the other day. A brilliant movie but I realised it's the same deal, even during the scenes where there are bullets flying everywhere, it's slow motion, moody music, arty lighting, etc. Not bad by any means but does that style fit in with a Bond film? My answer is no, the Mission Impossible and Bourne movies show how you can create brilliant action scenes that grip the viewer rather than think "ooooo that looks pretty" lol. The car chase in Spectre was just dull and as mentioned in the other comments a real wasted opportunity. The one stand out action scene for me was the fight sequence on the train but again, where is everybody? The train is empty all of a sudden, lol. The story was almost like they decided, "hey let's do this and hey let's make Blofield because we haven't used him before, let's make him Bonds brother because that would be cool" without really thinking about whether they should. I would have been happy if they continued with the Quantum story. It didn't HAVE to be Blofield in Spectre, they could have created another great villain and we would have been happy. Which is my worry that they'll bring back Dr. No for the next one. The story was just not very well written and jumps around a lot. With regards to the music. Thomas Newman, is Sam Mendes's co-creator. A little like Spielberg and John Williams. Thomas seemed to have real issues with the music and the Bond films and he openly admitted in one interview I read that he wanted to get away from the Bond theme and do his own thing. Which I thought was shame as when he did use it with the full band effect it was brilliantly done. In contrast David Arnold loved to use the theme, it was his way of saying "here's Bond" as he used it in almost every scene that Pierce appeared in. He didn't use it in Royale until the very end as he felt he Craig wasn't Bond "yet" but created of course the CR themes which is used throughout the movie and works very well. Thomas Newman is a great composer (and actually I felt Spectre was the best one he did) but like Mendes I'm not so sure if he's an action composer like Arnold is. I am worried about NTDD, I'm really not sure about this whole "Bond's gonna get his arse kicked by women" routine. They did a great reboot of the Character with Daniel Craig and made him more real, more fallible but there are ways of doing this without bashing the character. Again, look at the last few Mission Impossible movies. Some great female characters in those films but they show what they can do on-screen without having to spell it out, but with some great humour too "hold my heels, or be careful this is a Versace dress!". They need to get the balance right and I'm worried they will screw it up. Fingers crossed. BTW I'm seeing 1917 at the weekend (Sam Mendes again) and the reviews I've read confirm the above, brilliant war scenes.....that look beautiful....lol.
I feel that the second half with Brofeld is.. Okay, but the first half I love, it's a lot of fun with a lot of great moments. So Spectre is a mixed bag for me.
It’s partly down to the director and producers. James Bond need a better set of producers - just look at Marvel at how to handle a franchise
The next one looks worse, judging by the trailer
>judging by the trailer
Oh boi
I liked parts of Spectre but hated Lea Seydoux and thought Blofeled was miscast. They should have had Mark Strong play Blofeld (Daniel is the godfather of Marks kids) none even come close to Casino Royale
Spectre was actually may favourite Bond movie from the Craig era hitherto. Rationally analysing the movie it undoubtedly has a significant number of flaws, however in terms of the vibe I got from the movie, I felt it! It was just different .. Sort of like Thunderball was somewhat of an anomaly in the Connery Era.
This movie... Great scenes that don't mesh together. A trite, forced love story. Slow action scenes. Wasted potential of the biggest Bond villain ever. How did this follow Skyfall?
Skyfall is a t*rd anyway.
I felt underwhelmed by the film after first coming out of it. I agree on joes point about bond having to win over m although I feel it started with dalton though in the living daylights a little and more so in licence to kill. in licence to kill though it makes sense in though with the plot.
i hated quantum..still do...but...madeline swan was awful..and the whole blofeld brother connection was pathetic....add to that the fact that spectre was in charge of all the daniel craig films and you do end up with the worst of the worst...spectre....
To be honest I found Spectre very stupid (ish). It was so out of line from Bond Films despite having a title which perfectly captures the Bond essence. Also Daniel Craig's Bond is always eager to fall in love which is so not Bond like , Bond is a womanizer, women fall in love with him, he adores them yes but he does not go head over heels for them, it really throws the film off track when you find some random woman almost most important for Bond. Spectre particularly gets so silly and goofy sometimes that you can not even believe that this happened for example in train the abrupt re-introduction and then death of Batista's character and then Bamm, love making, I mean what is going on in the name of coherency. Also Spectre follows exact plot structure of almost any other spy movie - sleeper cell, him going obsolete and about to be closed, computer nerdy guys getting involved in the "field", and yes of course he must go rogue. Spectre is the worst James Bond movie I have ever watched.
If you didn't like Smith's song, here's mine which I recorded BEFORE the film, but knowing the title - enjoy! www.reverbnation.com/rene/song/23848206-spectre
funny : to me its the best .
Craig here he is totally bond as was not before ( and maybe not later ) scrpit have no faults ( as happened in all the others 4 ) great locations , great villains , and above all this movie made the preceding 3 movies and the following in one story only .
Could be even better if they would have used radiohead “ spectre “ as opening song .
Yes, it was his worst. I know a lot of people say QoS was, but I do think it got better as it went and had a far better Bond girl. Spectre just got worse as it went. By the end, I was literally hating it, thinking it was such a missed opportunity for the return of Blowfeld.
in a resent radio interview quentin tarantino said he prefers spectre over skyfall
I initially hated spectre. Watched it again and didn't take it too seriously. Somewhat liked it- great opening, good action sequences and beautiful cinematography. However, I was not a fan of the final act. Towards the end, it felt bloated and contrived. I couldn't buy the twist at the end that tried to connect the previous films. I felt that undermined the arcs in the other Craig films; where the villains had their own motives.
It´s some sort of assimetrical movie, if you understand me. Some parts are great, but other make me feel like "this movie is too long". The title song, it´s the first Bond music I really have no pleasure listen.
Yes.
Spectre not only the worst Craig film. The WORST Bond movie by far! An insult to the Bond fans with this idiot script.
It is obvious that you have not understood the story. It's James Bond on a mission. Step by step closer to the secret society "Specter" and M put Bond on the trail. I like this movie even if the ending is a bit weak but it's definitely not Craig's worst.
How did you two go through the whole movie review and barely mention the henchman Mr. Hinx?
Excellent review
I always preferred Spectre to Skyfall, but these reviews have made me realise how weakly this Blofeld is portrayed, his core motivation is laughable and the ending sucks. It's a shame because there is a lot else to like
SPECTRE was a huge disappointment. Worst Craig Bond movie, and one of the worst overall Bond movies, IMO.
I agree. Spectre is one of the weakest Bond films. Has an amazing opening, but the rest is boring.
@@MikaelLV Even the opening falls flat. The one take wasn't that impressive and ends in such an anticlimactic fashion. They should have done the whole thing as a one take. That would have been a legendary opening.
Nah
@Jack The Film Fanatic its trash.
I liked SPECTRE all the way up until the ending in London. The climax of the movie should’ve been in the desert, with more buildup and a more prolonged escape from the bad guy’s lair by Bond and Bond Girl, reminiscent of Dr. No and others.
Btw, I thought the reason Blofeld played the video was ostensibly to reveal that Bond handed him the gun, but that ultimately didn’t develop into anything.
Interesting comment and yes, that could have been a good finish to the film.
@@andrewharper4296 Thanks. Just to elaborate a little, I feel like "escape from the bad guy's lair" is a pretty standard Bond trope. Dr. No, You Only Live Twice, OHMSS, Diamonds are Forever, The Man with the Golden Gun, The Spy Who Loved Me,, and Moonraker, just to name a few, all climax/end with an escape from some elaborate villain hideout, usually as it blows up. Missed opportunity for a satisfying ending that would've carried on that tradition, IMO.
Christopher Fernandez Of course (and I need to check the articles of course) but I think in the original draft of the film this was the ending they had in mind? I think the studio executives got a bit too involved at that point! Haha :)
@@christopherfernandez4157 putting it that way, and watching the 'No Time To Die' trailer, there's bound to be an escape scene in this one also.
spectre is an awesome movie I`ll rate it 8.5/10 until Bond gets capture by blofeld and is reveal to be his brother and is about to poison his brain or something like that then the movie goes south with no return :/ it sad because I feel it could easily surpass skyfall if the third part of the movie was well write the movie didn't need any ties with pass movie could be a great stand alone movie and even open the way to future sequels vs specter organization
Everybody says Quantum was Craig's worst but I disagree!
It's definitely not nearly as bad as many people online try to make it seem.
@Captain Ireland quantum of solace is awesome because you see james bond eyes angry and pain in action
Quantum of Solace works well if you watch it continuously immediately after Casino Royale.
@@imranbecks yes. That's the best way to enjoy it. I just wish someday we could get a re-edit of it, without the copy-cat Bourne-style editing..
Yeah, pretty much every time I watch it it's better than the last. However, there are parts that clearly could have been done better and it's obvious that it was due to the writers' strike. I wish Felix Leiter was in it more, and I wish the first third was not just action scene to action scene to action scene. Danial Craig is badass as hell in it though.
The fight scene on the train is one of the best fight scenes I’ve ever seen. The thing that makes this so frustrating is that absolutely none of it makes sense in the context of story. Directly before the flight there are passengers and employees on the train and everything seems normal. Then out of nowhere Hinx shows up and suddenly the train is empty. If Blofeld knows that bond is on the way to him and wants him to come there so that he can do his big reveal and then personally kill bond then why is Hinx showing up on the train to kill bond and stop him from coming there. Wouldn’t he try to capture James Bond to deliver him to Blofeld? Directly after the scene when they’ve shot a part and busted apart half of the suddenly empty train it’s time to make love. Is this a dream sequence? What in the world just happened? And seriously, where did all of the passengers and train employees go? Was Hinx on the train the whole time? Was Bloefeld controlling the entire train? Did Bloefeld want Hinx to kill Bond and prevent him from arriving at his HQ? The following scenes don’t suggest anything of the sort. I’m not being picky here, I’m genuinely confused.
theblondebomber I’ve been saying that for over four years. The scene nonsense and it is there just to look cool.
Never thought about that before, it's complete nonsense.
I literally just watch spectre 5 hours ago! My main gripe is how under utilize the christoph waltz is use. Comical escape scene in the desert and the shooting a helicopter with a pistol.
Shoots one valve with a gun. Entire base blows up
Shoots down a moving helicopter 1000 yards out with a handgun at night time
Wtf
Perhaps They dumbed down Waltz’s dialogue and performance so he wouldnt completely steal scenes from the anemic acting of Daniel Craig
Nailed it David. It’s the simple things that set Bond above all the competition. Brosnan dodging the bullet in Goldeneye. Sean’s hat toss at Universal Exports. Giving Sylvia Trench his card ( instead of asking for her contact info) and then politely exiting. Handing Lucianna her shoes for something to wear. etc
The film is an absolute mess. Everything appears phoned in and the script is secondary to the film. I'd describe this piece of crapola as one big Vanity Fair photo shoot in sepia tone. Honestly, I don't think 'Skyfall' was much better. 'SPECTRE' suffered from the same faults in scriptwriting with a director who was clearly more focused on hodgepodge "poetic" evocations than logic and quality.
Completely agree, also on the very overrated and embarrassingly pseudo-deep "Skyfall", with boring action and kitchen sink psychology.
It was also high time to bash Sam Mendes a bit, a terrible choice for director of a Bond film.
Skyfall sucks.
I'll certainly agree that Skyfall wasn't much better. I'm still flabbergasted so many people like that film. It's utter nonsense - easily my least favourite of Craig's. Spectre at least had cooler locations and action scenes - i personally love the opening sequence.
It's far and away his weakest. Shame too since I love CR, QOS, and SF.
So glad to finally hear someone criticising that horrible sepia tint over the beginning of SPECTRE, to spend that much time and money on a set piece and then make it look like CGI was utterly baffling.
Spectre has some really great scenes, I loved the Mexico one shot, the Altausee and Rome scenes and the plane crash. The movie also has some of my favorite bond outfits. But the movie completely falls apart in the London finale for me. It's a poorly written, rushed ending. The gun range scene, finding Madeline in this huge complex basically by accident, convenient net they can jump into, even more convenient rhib to chase the heli and then shooting it down with a 9mm handgun... What the hell?! This completely destroyed the immersion and the movie for me.
I agree with everything in this review. And I'd add: the casting of Andrew Scott. Thanks to his work on "Sherlock", whenever he comes on the screen now it practically screams "VILLAIN!!"
The only quality action scene in Spectre was the train fight. Even that doesn't hold a candle to any of the action in Casino Royale. Almost every action scene in Casino Royale felt like a finale. Ahhhhhhhh........ Oh yeah, we're talking about Spectre. Spectre sucks.
In Casino Royale hands were gripped to the chair in suspense. The train fight I couldn't but roll my eyes at the end of that train fight
It was a pretty good green screen fight
If Lynn spilt Sunny Delight over my copy of Spectre, I wouldn't give a toss.
Alan Partridge fan. 😂
" Yeah they're ruined "
Alan, I've spilt Sunny Delight all over the worst Bond film.
Lynn, you... shouldn't worry about it! Let me just check them. Yay! it's ruined!
Lmfao
Yeah, Spectre is a terrible movie! Especially screenwriting! Individual scenes yes... Some of them was OK. And the song... AWFUL!!! Singer of that thing is a gay, am I right? Well, that explains everything! And when we finally can see a great gunbarrel and title sequence like in GoldenEye!?!?!? *** I think that now it's time to go back to Roger Moore's type of Bond. If we continue with Craig-style, the series is dead!!!!!!!!!!!!
You two should review every Bond movie like that
Love the “Zeki Laurent trailer”! They should still make the trailers this way, (or bring it back), as it actually makes me look forward to seeing this film.
end of casino royale: bond is bond
quantum: bond is amateur bond
skyfall: bond becomes bond again
spectre: bond is the bond we see in goldfinger-thunderball
I like that way of putting it
James bond fan And the plot is straight outta Austin Powers Goldmenber.
It's always hard for me to understand why such high budget movie has such a bad script..... not understand why they hire the same writers time and time again.
by the way: great video guys!
The writers of Craig's movies (and most of Brosnan's) are Neal Purvis and Robert Wade. They are atrocious. "Casino Royale" only works because it's a Fleming story and had a re-write.
Friedrich Schmidt i know .... they suck... except casino royale
It's a bit like the amount of script writers on No Time to Die which seems to have had several people working on it at one time or another-get a script locked well in advance of filming, you do have the time and it makes for a better movie overall
New Theory: The 3rd film is where the actor finds his Bond.
That's what Cubby firmly believed.
Can't say I liked Goldfinger though...much more preferred FRWL and YOLT.
Oh definitely! That was what Timothy Dalton needed. He had a really good start and LTK was a huge step back. He needed at least a third movie to define his take on the character.
It's not a new theory though.
Ricardo Cantoral he was right with all of them except The World Is Not Enough. So far that’s the one exception. Brosnan just improved more in the role but it wasn’t anything too groundbreaking like with Connery, Moore and Craig. TWINE wasn’t particularly groundbreaking either although it was certainly a much needed improvement over TND.
Falls apart in third act. Crazy thing is, from the Sony email leaks we know THEY knew the script had a weak third act. And yet...they still shot it. Weird.
Actually the original third act was 'Bond held in a desert prison by the villain and something to do with a missing file. The third act was re-worked from this which probably explains why it doesn't really work. Apparently Sam Mendes said 'that the lack of a planned final act caused the final film to suffer immensely.'
@@jamesatkinsonjaOriginal endings was better Spectre not bad QOS is
In the Cinema here was just four of us for an early morning showing and when I saw the urine coloured screen I thought "do I need to tell someone about this?" I literally spent ten minutes wondering if the colour balance was off on the projector. awful.
Rewatched Spectre last night, and had to pause it and do some other activity half way through as it just wasn't engaging enough. I recall dozing off in the cinema on my first viewing.
I watched the supercar chase scene, in the beautiful Rome setting, perplexed how it could feel so boring. Mendes got Skyfall so right and this so wrong, or the writers did, at any rate.
Casino Royale = awesome
Quantum Of Solace = good
Skyfall = very very great
Spectre = very very boring
I THINK with time 'spectre' has grown on me, but. i think you have to invest in the fact that Bond & Blowfeld have a back story. once you are able to do this the film is better & the car chase was epic !
You forgot to mention the step brothers BS.
There is a lot to love about this movie. The simple solution to its flaws would be to make the climax in London the penultimate scene and to stage the final confrontation with Blofeld in the desert with maybe a bit more exposition in their relationship.
Is Spectre Daniel Craig’s worst? Absolutely NOT I loved Spectre and I think I am the only one.
Jesse Heinonen No! Your not alone
Barthotuber Good! Because I think everyone hates Spectre more than Quantum. What I think Spectre was better than Quantum.
Jesse Heinonen I even prefer it over Skyfall!
Barthotuber Yeah!
Jesse Heinonen it doesnt beat Casino Royale though..
QOS is WAY above Spectre. Spectre offends me. I'm offended that EON put out Spectre and charged us money to watch it!
Boy it's not a good sign when a Bond actor has two movies that are so bad it's hard to decide which is worse