Spectre (film) - Bond 24

[Neil]

This could be interesting - http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz...g-nemesis.html

[bassman]

Hrmm......with there having been rumors of Mendes bringing back Blofeld, and looking at Skyfall he clearly wants certain staples from the classics to return, I could see Waltz being a good update of the character. Even if it's an original baddie, Waltz and Bond Villain seem like a match made in heaven...

[Neil]

Hrmm......with there having been rumors of Mendes bringing back Blofeld, and looking at Skyfall he clearly wants certain staples from the classics to return, I could see Waltz being a good update of the character. Even if it's an original baddie, Waltz and Bond Villain seem like a match made in heaven... Let's hope the script is worthy! For my Casino Royale is still the best of the three so far... Skyfall was pretty good too, but it felt a little too contrived for my liking.

[Neil]

[MinionZombie]

Spoodge ... spoodge everywhere!!! Bring it on!!!

[shootemindehead]

I've never liked James Bond, but the new direction is certainly the way to go and Craig has been excellent. Hopefully this will live up to the last three in the reboot. - - - Updated - - - BTW I notice that the second video uses the refrain from 'On Her Majesty's Secret Service'. My favorite Bond music.

[wayzim]

I've never liked James Bond, but the new direction is certainly the way to go and Craig has been excellent. Hopefully this will live up to the last three in the reboot. - - - Updated - - - BTW I notice that the second video uses the refrain from 'On Her Majesty's Secret Service'. My favorite Bond music. You beat me in mentioning that, but you do have discerning taste in music so it's all good. I've forever championed OHMSS, and George Lazenby as a decent Bond; in spite of his lack of experience in the role. With Craig's latest venture, I think he finally owns Bond as much as Connery did. Beats the hell out of Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation, in any case.

[bassman]

I'm not sure what they're called, but did anyone else notice that there's a shot of Waltz wearing one of those suits similar to Blofeld's? hrmm.... Can not wait for this. Always been a big Bond fan and especially love Craig's time as the character.

[wayzim]

So this morning I hustled off to see the latest installment in the 007 franchise: which to some degree mirrored Nolan's Dark Knight series in Sam Mendes dedication to following up the ending of the previous film. Spectre continues with this as James Bond flaunts his license to kill in chasing down the assassin who murdered M(Judi Dench) in Sky Fall. And there is fall out as well from the whole story arc, along with the emergence of the title shadow organization; which leads to the one real disappointment in this movie. It's no spoiler that we've talked a lot about the identity of a certain steadfast Bond villain, and that was practically a give me from the trailers, but the origin story behind it was very much a let down for me. Also, the secondary plot; which served as both the evil scheme for Spectre and a call to arms for the new M(Ralph Fiennes) and his loyal crew, clunked quite a bit. Still, the resolution was not a bad one, in that finally the super spy which Bond was meant to be arrived at long last. And I was happy to find another able Bond girl: Madeleine Swan(Lea Seydoux) who I put up there with Honor Blackman and Diana Riggs; and Eva Green, of course. Also, if this is Daniel Craigs' final go at playing 007, I think he ended his reign on a high note. I was clapping at the conclusion.

[bassman]

Danny Boyle has been announced as the director of the next film, with Craig again returning to the role of Bond. Filming starts later this year. Excited to see how Boyle handles the character.

[EvilNed]

(2.5 half years later) This film sucked by the way. It used every trope already parodied in the Austin Powers films.

[bassman]

(2.5 half years later) This film sucked by the way. It used every trope already parodied in the Austin Powers films. That thought had crossed my mind as well. I enjoyed Spectre for what it was, but it definitely had its issues and was the least of Mendes’ two films. I do remember being very impressed with the technical achievement of the opening scene during The day of the dead parade. Something like a ten minute tracking shot going from crane, to the street, up the building, then out onto the building tops in one single shot. Hopefully Danny Boyle can improve and bring something a little better with the 25th film, though.

[MinionZombie]

That thought had crossed my mind as well. I enjoyed Spectre for what it was, but it definitely had its issues and was the least of Mendes’ two films. I do remember being very impressed with the technical achievement of the opening scene during The day of the dead parade. Something like a ten minute tracking shot going from crane, to the street, up the building, then out onto the building tops in one single shot. Hopefully Danny Boyle can improve and bring something a little better with the 25th film, though. Yeah, Spectre's opening sequence played a major part in elevating the film. I quite enjoyed it, and it's leagues ahead of some of the franchise's worst entries, but it never betters that opening sequence. Even the song was a bit iffy (I didn't care for the style of the singing, basically). Skyfall, on the other hand, is one of the all-time greatest Bond movies. That was a great way to celebrate the anniversary and it co-incided with a pretty good vibe in Britain in 2012. You had the Queen's jubilee, the Olympics, and one of the very best Bond movies ... there was a good patriotic (not nationalistic) vibe going around, it was nice.

[bassman]

Craig recently spent a day at the CIA doing some research for the new film: https://www.theguardian.com/film/201...visit-bond-007 It’s mostly a fluff piece about the CIA, but there are a few good points that it brings up... With Craig visiting the American Agency, it gives me hope that fellow American Agent Felix Leiter May return? Played well by Jeffrey Wright in Casino Royale and Quantum of Solace, the character has been absent in recent films. Several different actors have played him ever since the creation of the series, and I felt Royale did a great job of making him Bond’s “brother” in action for the new direction of the series. “Shatterhand” is mentioned, which is a Blofeld reference from You Only Live Twice. Christopher Waltz will likely not return as Blofeld, but it would make sense to continue with the Spectre Organization in some way. They mention that there will be a more equal female component to the film, which is all good and well, but they act like that’s something new for the franchise? Of course the older films take a certain derogatory stance on women in certain ways, they were unfortunate reflections of the times they were made, but women have been given a much more fair approach with the series in recent years. Especially Craig’s films, so it’s surprising they’re acting like Bond is still slapping women around like the old days. And as usual, it’s already being reported this is Craig’s last mission as 007. I wouldn’t be surprised at all if it is indeed his last film, but damn it man.....why do they go through this “last time”, will he/won’t he stuff every single time??

[MinionZombie]

While Spectre's female characters weren't that interesting all-said-and-done (although ultimately that film was all about 007 and Blofeld), Skyfall had an excellent pairing of 007 and M, and of course we had Casino Royale with 007 and Vesper Lynd. Even whats'ername from QoS got a solid outing in that movie. Yeah, I'd imagine this will be Craig's last Bond flick, the man's getting well on for these kinds of films on physical terms (he's had a bunch of surgeries for injuries sustained over the years) - indeed, he turned 50 earlier this year. The exertion of it all, even with stunt performers coming along for the really dangerous stuff, is considerable, so despite all these people banging the drum for Idris Elba - who turns 46 later this year - he's now just too old for the role to put it quite bluntly. If Elba was to become Bond he'd be pushing 50 by the release date of his first Bond movie, if it ever happened. Sure, with diet and training and better lifestyles that we generally have today, 50 now isn't what 50 was back in, say, the 1960s, but still. The controllers of the Bond franchise will be looking for a younger actor (Craig was 37 when he signed on) so they can get a string of films out of them. Indeed, Craig could have had more under his belt if it wasn't for these 4-year gaps that have crept in, initially by accident (the MGM financial troubles delayed Skyfall) and then seemingly by design (the gap between Skyfall and Spectre).