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[Guy Haines]

Good post. SPECTRE also use terrorism against South Africa, trying to convince them by force to vote for Nine Eyes.

Indeed. I forgot to mention the various events triggered by SPECTRE in the new film. And Uganda crops up twice in two films.

I think that SPECTRE revisited is far more sinister because it's not about one off projects such as the H-bomb theft and ransom demand in TB. This revamped version wants to control the world from within - "we have people everywhere" to coin a phrase.

[201050]

I’m digging 007 back in a white suit!
 
Loved it.  A well-handled, carefully measured return to the style of the 1960s Bond.  As a 007 nerd since Live And Let Die, it’s been wonderful to see the franchise returned to its roots. Actually, for me its even better than its roots.  As was the case with Casino Royale and Skyfall, Spectre is another Bond film I’ve always wanted but never quite got.  Craig & Co are continuing in their restoration of the franchise and character (Quantum of Solace was a shaky-cam misstep). 

 

Like Skyfall before it, with Spectre there is great cinematography, great tone and great pacing (or lack of it when the story & scene call for it).  Love the long shots and cerebral passages.  Ms Seydoux is the best yet.  Enjoyed her more than Vesper.  Deeper character.  All of her scenes in the mountains are outstanding. I was wondering how they would handle an updated Blofeld.  Mike Myers ruined the character, so a re-introduction was going to be very tricky.  They handled it perfectly. Great opening shot with the giant skeleton smoking a cigar.  All the Mexico City\ Día de Muertos stuff was fantastic. Great music also.  Newman outdid himself.  Listening to the soundtrack as I'm posting this.

 

For me, Spectre is a Top Five 007 film for sure. 
 
 
Other thoughts;
Great extended role of Q.  Whishaw is the best ever.
Great extended role of Moneypenny.  *swoon*
Very cool update to the SPECTRE organization meeting.
Great and much needed restoration of Blofeld. Hidden lair in a geological feature-check, scar-check, cat-check, torture-check.
Nice nod to Scaramanga’s funhouse.
Nice homage and improvement to the mountain institute in On Her Majesty’s Secret Service.
Loved the very subtle for-nerds-only reference of The Hildebrand Rarity.
Well done, Ms Seydoux. My new favorite Bond Girl. Period. Cerebral, gorgeous, realistic.  Better than Vesper. <--- Yeah, that’s what I said.
End shot with Ms Swann sitting in the car.  Saw it coming, loved it.  Possible set-up to a take on Tracy Bond?

Edited by 201050, 01 December 2015 - 01:53 PM.

[Surrie]

I’m digging 007 back in a white suit!
 
Loved it.  A well-handled, carefully measured return to the style of the 1960s Bond.  As a 007 nerd since Live And Let Die, it’s been wonderful to see the franchise returned to its roots. Actually, for me its even better than its roots.  As was the case with Casino Royale and Skyfall, Spectre is another Bond film I’ve always wanted but never quite got.  Craig & Co are continuing in their restoration of the franchise and character (Quantum of Solace was a shaky-cam misstep). 

 

Like Skyfall before it, with Spectre there is great cinematography, great tone and great pacing (or lack of it when the story & scene call for it).  Love the long shots and cerebral passages.  Ms Seydoux is the best yet.  Enjoyed her more than Vesper.  Deeper character.  All of her scenes in the mountains are outstanding. I was wondering how they would handle an updated Blofeld.  Mike Myers ruined the character, so a re-introduction was going to be very tricky.  They handled it perfectly. Great opening shot with the giant skeleton smoking a cigar.  All the Mexico City\ Día de Muertos stuff was fantastic. Great music also.  Newman outdid himself.  Listening to the soundtrack as I'm posting this.

 

For me, Spectre is a Top Five 007 film for sure. 
 
 
Other thoughts;
Great extended role of Q.  Whishaw is the best ever.
Great extended role of Moneypenny.  *swoon*
Very cool update to the SPECTRE organization meeting.
Great and much needed restoration of Blofeld. Hidden lair in a geological feature-check, scar-check, cat-check, torture-check.
Nice nod to Scaramanga’s funhouse.
Nice homage and improvement to the mountain institute in On Her Majesty’s Secret Service.
Loved the very subtle for-nerds-only reference of The Hildebrand Rarity.
Well done, Ms Seydoux. My new favorite Bond Girl. Period. Cerebral, gorgeous, realistic.  Better than Vesper. <--- Yeah, that’s what I said.
End shot with Ms Swann sitting in the car.  Saw it coming, loved it.  Possible set-up to a take on Tracy Bond?

 

Thoroughly agree with your review. Seydoux made the film - best Bond girl of Craig's era by far. SPECTRE is my favourite Bond film since GoldenEye!

[Golddragon71]

Just Saw it for the Third time Friday (Might go for a Fourth tomorrow)

The Opening Credits Song by Sam Smith is starting to really win me over. I hated it when it was first released but I'm really getting a feel for it now. (certainly far moreso than Another Way to Die from Quatum of Solace, or "The Experience of Love" from Goldeneye. (By far, the weakest Bond related track ever!)