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SPECTRE - Reviews


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#1 DamnCoffee

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Posted 21 October 2015 - 07:07 PM

Expect our first opinions from the press within the next couple of hours! Bond is back!


Edited by DamnCoffee, 21 October 2015 - 07:07 PM.


#2 PPK_19

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Posted 21 October 2015 - 08:37 PM

Telegraph critic Robbie Collin tweeted 3 hrs ago "I hope Spectre is good".

2 mins ago he tweeted "it is".

S'pose that's something...

#3 antovolk

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Posted 21 October 2015 - 08:53 PM

SPECTRE: old-school adventure & flamboyance, done with discretion & steel. Not a classic but strong

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Spoiler

#Spectre great fun, very exciting, sexily pro-Snowden

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Spectre: the elegant ghost of vintage Bonds gone before. Cruel, dark & handsome, GSOH. Liked this a lot, surpassed expectations.

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Well. The Playlist hated it....like Interstellar
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Initial #Spectre thoughts then: Everything you expect a Bond film to do well, it does. Great action set-pieces, nice touches of humour...... but there is so much wrong with it. Terrible plot contrivances, a saggy middle, unearned relationships.The main problem with Spectre is that it tries too hard to be interesting by making Bond himself interesting. But the more you define him...... the more you paint him into a corner. A better film here would be to make the PLOT interesting and just let Bond be Bond throughout it.

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#4 antovolk

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Posted 21 October 2015 - 09:02 PM

SFX Mag

Thrilled by SPECTRE. Perfect hybrid of vintage Bond panache and Craig era grit. Almost the true 50th anniversary film three years late...


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#5 antovolk

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Posted 21 October 2015 - 09:14 PM

FIRST REVIEW
http://www.mirror.co...l-blast-6677940
SPOILER WARNING

Edited by antovolk, 21 October 2015 - 09:16 PM.


#6 Matt_13

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Posted 21 October 2015 - 09:29 PM

A couple of spoilers on Twitter so be careful. On the whole the reviews seem to be very positive. Great news.

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Posted 21 October 2015 - 09:30 PM

I was quite disappointed to see what I imagine is a pretty big spoiler in the *first line* of that review - journalists really have no sense of discretion at all, do they?



#8 Toxteth_OGrady

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Posted 21 October 2015 - 10:17 PM

"Perhaps even better than Skyfall", according to the Evening Standard (minor spoilers)

http://www.standard....l-a3096316.html

#9 antovolk

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Posted 21 October 2015 - 10:21 PM

Robbie Collin:
http://www.telegraph...spectre/review/

#10 Toxteth_OGrady

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Posted 21 October 2015 - 10:22 PM

4 star review in the Independent (MAJOR spoilers)

http://www.independe...h-a6703591.html

#11 Guy Haines

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Posted 21 October 2015 - 10:42 PM

The Mirror review is encouraging - Bond returned to his "brutal roots" as envisaged by Ian Fleming.

Interestingly, very little if anything about Christoph Waltz as Oberhauser. I wonder why?

#12 Harmsway

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Posted 21 October 2015 - 10:51 PM

Yes, I wondered about that, too. Maybe Waltz doesn't make much of an impression?

#13 Guy Haines

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Posted 21 October 2015 - 10:55 PM

Yes, I wondered about that, too. Maybe Waltz doesn't make much of an impression?


Possible, although given the rave advance notices he's had, surely if he had put in a less than stellar performance we would know.

The last time the actor playing the villain had barely a mention in a Bond review was, I think, Sean Bean in GE. And if you think about it, there was a reason.

#14 Vauxhall

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Posted 21 October 2015 - 11:24 PM

SKYFALL advance reviews had an absolute ban on mentioning M's fate. Some things will be telling by their absence.

#15 Guy Haines

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Posted 21 October 2015 - 11:34 PM

SKYFALL advance reviews had an absolute ban on mentioning M's fate. Some things will be telling by their absence.


Indeed. There's a "reveal" at some point in the film, I suspect involving Oberhauser, though whether it's what some think it is - it's anyone's guess. It could be something completely out of the blue. We'll know by Monday night.

#16 sharpshooter

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Posted 21 October 2015 - 11:52 PM

I am heartened by the reviews. I think this will truly be Craig's Thunderball to Skyfall's Goldfinger. 



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Posted 22 October 2015 - 04:59 AM

I´m only skimming the reviews since I don´t want to read too much about the plot - but judging from the two trades "Variety" and "The Hollywood Reporter" there is a tendency to review SPECTRE more in contrast to SKYFALL than as a film by itself.  

 

Of course, that was to be expected.  Journalists just love to build something up and than to tear it down.  Also, these two writers clearly are no fans of the franchise and look down on it. 

 

So, I´m not surprised if SPECTRE won´t enjoy the rave reviews of SKYFALL - and it won´t mean that the film is not as good or even better.  It´s just a symptom of how the press works.



#18 Shaun Forever

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Posted 22 October 2015 - 07:26 AM

I'm avoiding the reviews, but am curious, do they mention anything about the gun barrel being at the start?



#19 Vauxhall

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Posted 22 October 2015 - 08:32 AM

I'm avoiding the reviews, but am curious, do they mention anything about the gun barrel being at the start?

They do, yes.

If you want to know:
Spoiler


#20 deth

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Posted 22 October 2015 - 10:14 AM

Empire review: (no big spoilers) (4 stars)

 

http://www.empireonl....asp?FID=138905



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Posted 22 October 2015 - 10:27 AM

Empire review: (no big spoilers) (4 stars)

 

http://www.empireonl....asp?FID=138905

Their same score as Skyfall.

 

I'm pleased with the reviews. It's going to be a top tier entry, I think.



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Posted 22 October 2015 - 01:44 PM

Variety: 

http://variety.com/2...iew-1201622685/

 

THR: 

http://www.hollywood...m-review-833833

 

ScreenDaily:

http://www.screendai...s&contentID=592

 

TheWrap: 

http://www.thewrap.c...hristoph-waltz/



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Posted 22 October 2015 - 01:59 PM

Ok, now I'm getting super-hyped. I live in the U.S. so we won't get to see the film for another 2 weeks. But as long as the reviews do not say that it is a DAD or QOS, then I'm a happy fellow. Cheers to all of you that get to see it before me. I hope you enjoy it. Now if I can just survive 2 long, grueling weeks without spoilers. :angry:



#24 The Shark

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Posted 22 October 2015 - 02:08 PM

Is it me or are the reviews from American publications generally more negative?

#25 sharpshooter

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Posted 22 October 2015 - 02:10 PM

Ok, now I'm getting super-hyped. I live in the U.S. so we won't get to see the film for another 2 weeks. But as long as the reviews do not say that it is a DAD or QOS, then I'm a happy fellow. Cheers to all of you that get to see it before me. I hope you enjoy it. Now if I can just survive 2 long, grueling weeks without spoilers. :angry:

I'm hyped to the point I can barely sleep!

 

The delayed release schedule is annoying, and it's going to be a difficult wait. But I guess once the wait is over, it's over. I'll have the soundtrack and the Blood, Sweat and Bond book to tide me over in the meantime. 



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Posted 22 October 2015 - 03:46 PM

Yeah I hear ya. Even with the Star Wars Final Trailer that just came out, I'm more hyped for Spectre right now. I haven't listened to the soundtrack yet just because, once again, I don't want to spoil anything for myself. 2 1/2 bloody weeks. ARGG!!!! :angry:

 

In the meantime I'll just keep having my Bond movie countdown. I'm on Casino Royale now. I "conveniently" skipped DAD. Oops. lol.



#27 SecretAgentFan

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Posted 22 October 2015 - 03:51 PM

Is it me or are the reviews from American publications generally more negative?

 

It´s not you.



#28 The Shark

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Posted 22 October 2015 - 03:52 PM

3/5 from the NME.

 

How much you enjoy this may depend on how you feel about Bond in general. If you miss the old days, with the world in elaborate peril and everything done with a big wink, this is a solid example of that. If you preferred the lower stakes but tighter storytelling of the new era, Spectre may feel like your dad’s Bond.


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Posted 22 October 2015 - 04:11 PM

Great to live in London at the moment! Everywhere you turn (or so it seems) there's a Bond image or link. Some excellent reviews coming through already. There is a useful summary of some of the main British press reviews by the JBIFC at www.007.info

#30 The Shark

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Posted 22 October 2015 - 05:37 PM

The Financial Times - 2/5

 

One of the few genuinely negative reviews, as of yet.

 

http://www.ft.com/cm...cdc3c11c89.html