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#61 S K Y F A L L

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Posted 04 November 2015 - 04:02 AM

Australian reviewer Paul Byrnes gives it 4/5.

 

http://www.smh.com.a...104-gkpx5u.html

Spoiler Free but I still stopped reading the last two paragraphs because I don't want to know anything. lol.



#62 SmirkingRevenge

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Posted 04 November 2015 - 02:10 PM

A pretty harsh one.

 

http://www.forbes.co...ie-in-30-years/

 

I personally think he was attempting to make the article as clickbaity as possible, but if the "half of a cheeky Roger Moore 007 movie" and "violence feels so lightweight" statements have some truth to them, they messed up the movie big time. The Craig era formula wasn't broken, quite the opposite, so why try to fix it? The fact that Craig's movies were able to be taken seriously and had some grit to them was one of the major reasons why they were so loved. I can forgive the movie for sticking to the formula, but not for messing up the style that was working so well.



#63 SecretAgentFan

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Posted 04 November 2015 - 04:49 PM

Surprise - Peter Travers of Rolling Stone Magazine loved it: http://www.rollingst...pectre-20151104



#64 Vauxhall

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Posted 04 November 2015 - 11:34 PM

Surprise - Peter Travers of Rolling Stone Magazine loved it: http://www.rollingst...pectre-20151104

 

Brilliant.

 

His opening line is a winner: "If there is such a thing as "James Bond's Greatest Hits," then Spectre is it."



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Posted 04 November 2015 - 11:46 PM

And, 'No spoilers, but he's purring his way to...'

 

A very good review.  Seems he got the swing of things...



#66 Guy Haines

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Posted 05 November 2015 - 09:17 AM

A pretty harsh one.
 
http://www.forbes.co...ie-in-30-years/
 
I personally think he was attempting to make the article as clickbaity as possible, but if the "half of a cheeky Roger Moore 007 movie" and "violence feels so lightweight" statements have some truth to them, they messed up the movie big time. The Craig era formula wasn't broken, quite the opposite, so why try to fix it? The fact that Craig's movies were able to be taken seriously and had some grit to them was one of the major reasons why they were so loved. I can forgive the movie for sticking to the formula, but not for messing up the style that was working so well.


Having seen it twice I can assure you that, while there are nods and winks in the direction of the Connery, Lazenby and early Moore movies, there's still plenty of grit in it. This is a Daniel Craig Bond film we're talking about here!

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Posted 11 November 2015 - 12:04 AM

Entertainment Tonight film critic Leonard Maltin gives it a mixed review. Possibly **1/2, more likely ***.

"Spectre has many enjoyable scenes and all the requisite ingredients for a Bond adventure, but it goes on too long, drags in the middle, and offers a bizarre backstory for our hero—and villain—at the very end. The filmmakers also keep us waiting an unconscionable amount of time to get to Bond’s showdown with his latest adversary, played with customary panache by Christoph Waltz. (He participates in one scene early on, then disappears.) But there may have been too many cooks in the kitchen for his screenplay, even though they are all experienced hands: John Logan, Neil Purvis, Robert Wade, and Jez Butterworth. Someone should have suggested cutting at least one sequence or tightening the finished script. Still, a slick, well-produced James Bond outing is not to be dismissed. It’s certainly better than Quantum of Solace and wisely draws on familiar Bond mythology, just as composer Thomas Newman makes repeated reference to John Barry’s 007 theme [SIC !!!]. Even medium-grade Bond is more entertaining than most action fare, and that’s the case with Spectre."

http://blogs.indiewi...kyfall-20151105

Maltin's Craig ratings are as follows:
CR *** (a compromise rating, I think Maltin wanted to rate it ***1/2)
QOS **1/2
SF **** (that's right, four stars, the only time he's awarded it to a Bond film.)