Spectre

Duckster said:
Watched it with my Dad last night and we were a bit "hummmmm". Honestly, I'd give it 3 out of 5. Too many references to past Bond films. Too long. Not a flowing storyline.

Don't get me wrong, Daniel Craig is outstanding as normal, Dave Bautista and Christoph Waltz have great screen presence and they've nicely stepped up M & Q. It had the potential to be one of the best Bond films going, but I thought it just missed the target.
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I enjoyed the references to old films and for me it didn't seem too long (I know as I stayed awake, this is my litmus test for a film :smirk:)
 
Just seen it today, loved it, went with open mind, great fight scenes, car chases etc. As a stand alone film, great, would recommend it, good couple of hours, flew by!
 
lex! said:
Am in agreement with a previous comment, I like Daniel Craig as Bond and I really enjoyed Casino Royale. But I thought that Solace was nonsense and Skyfall was even worse. We will go and see the new film this week as mrs is a fan.
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SKYFALL best bond film ever
 
Duckster said:
Watched it with my Dad last night and we were a bit "hummmmm". Honestly, I'd give it 3 out of 5. Too many references to past Bond films. Too long. Not a flowing storyline.

Don't get me wrong, Daniel Craig is outstanding as normal, Dave Bautista and Christoph Waltz have great screen presence and they've nicely stepped up M & Q. It had the potential to be one of the best Bond films going, but I thought it just missed the target.
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i thought it was a bit stop start,kills two blokes takes widow to bed ( she had more clothes on than before they started) says good buy to her and we never see her again,jump to another scene taken from another bond film,big deal made of car,we see it for a few mins,all it needed was for him to stop the bomb at 007 seconds and it would have been complete,
 
In order to stop me from snoring all the way through HID booked 11am seats and it worked, well after 25 minutes of adverts and trailers had been sat through!

I thought the film was superb, great title track and lots of adventure, bits of comedy and everything that a Bond film should be. The longest ever Bond film ( I believe) but the time went quick and I didn't sleep at all. Only downside, the pervading smell of popcorn and rustle of sweet bags!
 
FairwayDodger said:
Fixed that for you!

OK, it wasn't actually the worst but was pretty terrible and certainly the worst Daniel Craig one.
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Blimey - I thought that universally it was rated the best one ever

I thought it was brilliant
 
Liverpoolphil said:
Blimey - I thought that universally it was rated the best one ever

I thought it was brilliant
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I enjoyed it first time round but it's not even close to the best one. Too many plot holes and a ludicrously unbelievable villain, even by bond standards. Tried watching it again last week but ended up bored and switching channels. They lost the greater realistic vibe which was the best thing about the first two DC bond movies and made this more like a pierce brosnan era bond.

I'll probably go and see spectre but fear it'll continue that trend.
 
Well that's 2.5hrs of my life wasted. What a load of dross! Too bity, too many characters coming in then disappearing just as their part was becoming interesting. Too predictable.

Love Bond films, but hugely disappointed.

Really enjoyed the Pick 'n' Mix, especially the white mice.
 
Hobbit said:
Well that's 2.5hrs of my life wasted. What a load of dross! Too bity, too many characters coming in then disappearing just as their part was becoming interesting. Too predictable.

Love Bond films, but hugely disappointed.

Really enjoyed the Pick 'n' Mix, especially the white mice.
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Do you always get tetchy when you can't sleep through a movie Brian?? 😜
 
chrisd said:
Do you always get tetchy when you can't sleep through a movie Brian?? 
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Haha... you don't realise how close to the truth you are! I managed to drift off a couple of times in the first half hour, only to be woken by my little treasure elbowing me.

I have a reputation to uphold. And sleeping through a film is a huge joke amongst my brood.
 
Hobbit said:
Haha... you don't realise how close to the truth you are! I managed to drift off a couple of times in the first half hour, only to be woken by my little treasure elbowing me.

I have a reputation to uphold. And sleeping through a film is a huge joke amongst my brood.
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Same here. The only two movies that I haven't slept during are, Shrek 2 and Spectre, although for the Bond one we did go to the 11am viewing

When we used to take my son as a lad, HID made me sit in the middle so they could try and keep me awake - it never worked!
 
Enjoyed it a lot as did the whole family, it didn't feel too long...enjoyed the "nods to the past" all the way through...
 
Meh. Ranks as the third best of the Daniel Craig movies.

Predictable, uninteresting plot but typically glitzy as per every Bond movie ever. I think this tried too hard to tie together the threads of what makes Bond, Bond and in doing so lost the ability to tell a good, exciting, unpredictable story within 2 hours. Give me Skyfall or Casino Royale any day over that.
 
Went last night with HID. Rubbish film. Agree with Hobbit, waste of 2.5 hours. I liked Casino Royale but every one of the Bond films have got worse since IMO. Only good scenes were those that involved the Italian widow. Monica, wow!

They could have just cut and paste the other Bond films made and put those on the screen. Can they really rehash the exploding science lab in the middle of a desert? There was no story. The continuity was ridiculous; one minute he's on a boat in the middle of a freezing lake, the next minute he leaves what looks like an office/lab, and he immediately manages to find an aeroplane to chase down a car. Some really naff and predictable spoken lines.
 
Not the best. Thought the villain was weak but I will also give a wow to Monica. Seemed too set piece like, not enough central plot to hold it together. Too many nods to past Bond films that became dull in the end. Most feeble evil lair from any Bond film. Stylish clothes though.

Altogether disappointing. Bring on the Star Wars film.
 
Hobbit said:
Haha... you don't realise how close to the truth you are! I managed to drift off a couple of times in the first half hour, only to be woken by my little treasure elbowing me.

I have a reputation to uphold. And sleeping through a film is a huge joke amongst my brood.
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chrisd said:
Same here. The only two movies that I haven't slept during are, Shrek 2 and Spectre, although for the Bond one we did go to the 11am viewing

When we used to take my son as a lad, HID made me sit in the middle so they could try and keep me awake - it never worked!
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Would seem I am not alone in knowing the beginning and end of every film but not a lot about what happens in between...

Luckily [if I don't get to see film at work] I get in for 'free' these days...


BTW... Lad saw SPECTRE yesterday and was fairly underwhelmed....
 
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