SPECTRE
Columbia Pictures | Release Date: November 6, 2015
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chrismovieguyNov 17, 2015
went to see this movie not really knowin what was in store for me but boy was i ever glad i went along with the idea to see it it was a fun action thrill ride filled with to the core action and loved the humor as well it may not be forwent to see this movie not really knowin what was in store for me but boy was i ever glad i went along with the idea to see it it was a fun action thrill ride filled with to the core action and loved the humor as well it may not be for everyone but it certanly left me wanting more from our old friend james i say go see it u cant regret it trust ne… Expand
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tjman09Nov 6, 2015
Spectre, possibly Daniel Craig’s final Bond film maintains the approach of departing from the older tone of Bond, while also lovingly referencing them. The film came at an inopportune time, as it has a similar plot to recent films such asSpectre, possibly Daniel Craig’s final Bond film maintains the approach of departing from the older tone of Bond, while also lovingly referencing them. The film came at an inopportune time, as it has a similar plot to recent films such as “Captain America: The Winter Soldier” and “Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation.” Spectre is entertaining, action packed, but a little too formulaic. In the end though the film is a good time at the theaters.
Spectre maintains the tone and feel of Skyfall, also directed by Sam Mendes, but lacks the finesse of Skyfall. Daniel Craig, Lea Seydoux, Christoph Waltz are all good in their respective roles, and help make the film more entertaining. The film also does a good job remaining serious, yet funny much like Skyfall, but despite good acting, humor, and tone the biggest strength of the film is that it is action packed.
The film is a little too long, but the action sequences are entertaining to watch, and fairly well shot. The best action sequences are those between Daniel Craig and Dave Bautista, mostly because Bautista embodies the silent powerful henchmen. The film does suffer from many weaknesses though, and is nowhere near as good as Skyfall. The biggest problem with the film is the plot.
The plot is a little too formulaic, as many plot points are straight out of other bond films, or other recent films, and thus become a little too predictable. The character development is bad, as they are given little development, and some characters are only in the film for minutes. The story is thinned out a little too much, and the villain is a little weak, despite Waltz’s performance. It would have been refreshing to see Spectre be as carefully crafted as Skyfall.
In the end Spectre’s tone, acting, and action are good, but the plot of the film is very weak. The film will likely satisfy Bond fans, and some casual fans, but is a little formulaic, and a little predictable. At the same time the film is not the best Bond film ever, and is probably the weakest of the Daniel Craig filmography.… Expand
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vgmkyleJan 3, 2016
SPECTRE is SKYFALL's equal. Some may disagree, but it's one of the better Bond films not just because of Craig, and a great female lead -- but because it combines everything that is good about Bond in the first place without the need of justSPECTRE is SKYFALL's equal. Some may disagree, but it's one of the better Bond films not just because of Craig, and a great female lead -- but because it combines everything that is good about Bond in the first place without the need of just gadgets to progress what happens in the storyline.… Expand
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Jack97May 6, 2016
Spectre has many classic Bond elements ranging from the girls to the cars to the extravagant locations as well as an old school flavor of big evil villains and henchmen. The action is great and the film is well made for sure. However it fallsSpectre has many classic Bond elements ranging from the girls to the cars to the extravagant locations as well as an old school flavor of big evil villains and henchmen. The action is great and the film is well made for sure. However it falls frustratingly short of greatness due to pacing issues and an enormous lack of screen time for our villain Christoph Waltz. On top of that the deeper relationship between him and Bond is mentioned but never explored as much as it should've been. Overall Spectre is a solid Bond movie just unfortunately not entirely a great one.… Expand
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TheGreatBakerJan 24, 2016
While this film isn't the best Bond Film for Daniel Craig, it still has a collection of great actors/actresses and scenes that define the Bond film's. This film also brings the realization of James Bond being a badass agent but still notWhile this film isn't the best Bond Film for Daniel Craig, it still has a collection of great actors/actresses and scenes that define the Bond film's. This film also brings the realization of James Bond being a badass agent but still not unbeatable. Great film overall and wonderful performance by Daniel Craig, and other actors.… Expand
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007FilmReviewerJun 4, 2017
the suspense is real the suspense is real the suspense is real the suspense is real the suspense is real the suspense is real the suspense is real the suspense is real
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DanielNS87May 11, 2020
This movie contain the structure classic of James Bond Films, action, intrigue and sexy womans, Sya Is beatiful! All actors has a decent performance, and a good direction of Sam, Is a decent film.
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beezballNov 7, 2015
I have way too much to say, so just ignore the critics, I don't often say they are wrong, but in this case they certainly are. Enjoy yourself, and don't be a Debbie Downer!
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JackalJan 29, 2016
This is absolutely going back into the formula that made James Bond great in the first place...he just needs a bit more humour and its spot on! but the movie in itself was superb just as it was supposed to be.
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LeZeeFeb 14, 2016
Not your usual Bond movie, but still a good entertainer.

What I liked from a couple of last Bond movies was they were off the regular 007 style, like not overly rely on spy's special gadgets. This change has been since the day one ofNot your usual Bond movie, but still a good entertainer.

What I liked from a couple of last Bond movies was they were off the regular 007 style, like not overly rely on spy's special gadgets. This change has been since the day one of Daniel Craig as a famous British spy, James Bond. Anyway, he's the most fittest (muscular) Bond I've ever seen and he's celebrating 10 year anniversary with this film release. But the question is whether he to do another film or done with the franchise. The doubt after the confusing end of this film.

The end was quite clear on the story perspective, so I kind of felt it was a farewell for Craig. But, later I came to know that the official source says Bond25 will be his fifth and so on till he opts out himself. 'Spectre' was a very simple Bond movie I have ever seen, but I can say the production quality was so good that you can't resist the enjoyment. The actors, they were also good, but not as I anticipated. Maybe many scenes were very ordinary for a Bond movie, that's comparable with the nowadays action movies, otherwise it was not as bad as critics expressing their disappointment.

You can't believe what I was disappointed, you know when they say what the C stands for - is that the best word they come up with against the M for Moron? Anyway, James Bond movies have always had ups and downs, the last film 'Skyfall' was a mega hit and now this has not stood up to that standard. But very entertaining with all the actions and unexpected turns in the narration. As a spy movie, it was okay, but as a Bond movie is what might upset you, so its upto you how you look at it. But to be honest, I enjoyed it.

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gracjanskiOct 2, 2021
I enjoyed this movie a lot. Indeed this is the best Bond I saw in my marathon with all 007 movies. Visually the pictures are perfect, especially in the first half of the movie. Almost every character here is interesting, especially Q improvedI enjoyed this movie a lot. Indeed this is the best Bond I saw in my marathon with all 007 movies. Visually the pictures are perfect, especially in the first half of the movie. Almost every character here is interesting, especially Q improved a lot since the last movie. Ralph Fiennes as M has more scenes and he is much better than the ice cold and ugly Judi Dench. Christoph Waltz as Blofeld is a perfect cast, I still remember him as Col. Hans Lada in Inglourious Basterds. Daniel Craig is perfect as usual. Only the character Madeleine Swann is annoying in the beginning, but gets better. The story is a good one, I like the political statement here much better than in Skyfall.
The action scenes are perfect, because they are much more realistic than in many other Bond movies. Also the hand fights are great, compare them with the Bond movies from the 60s and 70s...
The biggest surprise is the humour. I never laughed in the all the Bond movies, sometimes the humour was even bad. But here, every joke is on point.… Expand
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OzyMar 30, 2016
Much better than the last two installments of the franchise. Definitely not original though. I feel that this is Craig's last bond film and the direction although safe gave me a good impression in the end. One that finally related Bond to theMuch better than the last two installments of the franchise. Definitely not original though. I feel that this is Craig's last bond film and the direction although safe gave me a good impression in the end. One that finally related Bond to the rest of us. He wants to be normal after all, marry a beautiful woman and have tonnes of kids. At least this is what i gathered. And if this is the direction it took, its funny as i would usually be sad to see the end, but instead I'm excited at what the franchise will come up with next.… Expand
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ToFewViewsFeb 15, 2016
Going into Spectre I didn't have the highest expectations but was slightly surprised with some of the filming in this Movie. Parts like the opening and most of the fights are filmed great with no shaky cam or the fast blurry camera work youGoing into Spectre I didn't have the highest expectations but was slightly surprised with some of the filming in this Movie. Parts like the opening and most of the fights are filmed great with no shaky cam or the fast blurry camera work you see in most action films. The parts of action that are CGI blend well with the practical effects to come together seemingly...For the most part.The story is nothing new with it pretty much being the same to the new Mission Impossible movie, The build up in the mystery is alright but still makes you feel like it could have been more. On the other hand the acting is great and Daniel Craig, Christoph Waltz and Lea Seydoux all do a great job but I feel like more could have been done with Waltz's character. Action scenes where enjoyable and it all had that James Boned Feel that they should, Some scenes started to feel a little generic action movie. Overall if you enjoyed the other recent James Bond I'm sure you'll like this.… Expand
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UrbanlistenerFeb 23, 2016
A fairly decent Bond movie, spectacular action scenes, great special effects, great cinematography and score and of course performances, but the problem is the plot. It is very by the numbers, unoriginal, there is not much to it, it is reallyA fairly decent Bond movie, spectacular action scenes, great special effects, great cinematography and score and of course performances, but the problem is the plot. It is very by the numbers, unoriginal, there is not much to it, it is really your typical action movie plot and also the villain is really not exploited the right way. You have a great actor (Christoph Waltz) playing the villain and a lot of premise, but his talents are kind of wasted. They build the character for more than an hour and when he finally appears it is for maybe 2-3 short scenes where he does pretty much nothing and when he does do something it fails and he look moronic. But in the end, it is a very enjoyable as an action film, but definitely not as much as Skyfall or Casino Royale.… Expand
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geo333May 11, 2022
I actually think this film is the second-best film of the Daniel Craig 007 films, as it has a great supporting cast and great movie quotes overall great film.
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reviewer2015lolJan 16, 2016
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. My score is about 6.5

This movie was not bad but it's hardly epic and interresting. The villan is a major dissapointment. The car was only in the movie for like 10 minutes. And there is barrely action in it if you compare it to skyfall. Just watch it one time in the cinema but stay away for it then.… Expand
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smiyamotMar 9, 2016
Since I've been watching James Bond since Dr. No, it's always been fighting, sex, and guns. This movie seemed to try for a little more; make Bond more human, maybe? We get a glimpse of his past, we see what makes him tick, we see that he'sSince I've been watching James Bond since Dr. No, it's always been fighting, sex, and guns. This movie seemed to try for a little more; make Bond more human, maybe? We get a glimpse of his past, we see what makes him tick, we see that he's not indestructible. That might not be everyone's cup of tea. Some of the fight scenes seemed to go on too long, but this is an action movie so maybe I'm off base. The "Bond girl" by the description of her, should have been older, which would have been a better match for Daniel Craig, who is an "older" Bond. Guess they wanted a young actress to bring in the younger audience.… Expand
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aadityamudharApr 18, 2016
Spectre was a marginally decent movie, it followed the outline of the past Bond movies structurally, but the story was a bore. Some scenes seemed too goofy to be in the film - almost a parody of itself, other scenes were mediocre and a coupleSpectre was a marginally decent movie, it followed the outline of the past Bond movies structurally, but the story was a bore. Some scenes seemed too goofy to be in the film - almost a parody of itself, other scenes were mediocre and a couple were fun. If you have money to blow, and have nothing else to see, then go for it. For the rest of you... It's a Netflix movie for sure.… Expand
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FilmMasterEdJan 5, 2016
If this really is Daniel Craig's final round as 007, he's giving fans a killer farewell

If there is such a thing as "James Bond's Greatest Hits," then Spectre is it. The 25th movie about the British MI6 agent with a license to kill isIf this really is Daniel Craig's final round as 007, he's giving fans a killer farewell

If there is such a thing as "James Bond's Greatest Hits," then Spectre is it. The 25th movie about the British MI6 agent with a license to kill is party time for Bond fans, a fierce, funny, gorgeously produced valentine to the longest-running franchise in movies. Bond freaks will be orgasmic playing spot-the-reference to the series that began in 1962 with Dr. No.

Non-freaks still have Daniel Craig to feast on. In a photo finish with Sean Connery as the best of the six movie Bonds, Craig comes out blazing. He's a blunt instrument in a creamy Tom Ford tux, alive with danger and sexual swagger. This is Craig's fourth time as 007. After the abysmal Quantum of Solace, he rallied with Skyfall, the biggest boffo Bond ($1.1 billion worldwide). Craig's stated goal was to make Spectre "better than Skyfall." Not quite. Casino Royale, Craig's first go-round, remains his peak, the film that caught Bond in the act of inventing himself.

Spectre carries on Craig's reinvention of Bond, blowing a reported $250 million budget on spectacular action without losing what's personal. Skyfall director Sam Mendes is back to keep things real, but the plot cooked up by John Logan, Neal Purvis, Robert Wade and Jez Butterworth is a 148-minute minefield of distractions.

Ah, but what distractions. Apologies to The Spy Who Loved Me, but the Bond series has never had a more drop-dead dazzler of an opener than this one, set in Mexico City on the Day of the Dead. With Bond leaping across rooftops to take out the evil Sciarra (Alessandro Cremona) and winding up in a dizzying chopper battle above the crowds in Zocolo Square, the scene is a visual triumph for Dutch camera whiz Hoyte van Hoytema (Interstellar, Her) and a new peak in the art of eye-popping.

Then Bond is off to Rome, chasing bad guys in a custom Aston Martin DB10 and having sex with Sciarra's widow (Monica Bellucci, still wowza at 51). The widow is Bond's entree to Spectre, a secret society of global terrorists led by Franz Oberhauser (Christoph Waltz), a mystery man from Bond's orphan past. "I'm the author of all your pain," says Franz, whose ID is easy to guess. No spoilers, except to say that Waltz, purring with lethal charm, is perfection.

Back at MI6, Bond and the new M (Ralph Fiennes) face a new enemy, C, short for Max Denbigh (a smarmy Andrew Scott). He's a bureaucrat who wants to refit British intelligence for the digital era: drones in place of agents and the end of the 00 program, which made spycraft hands-on. So it's Bond, M, Moneypenny (Naomie Harris) and gadget-master Q (a wonderful Ben Whisaw) against the cyber-Nazis on one side, Spectre on the other.

Spectre even offers a fresh take on the Bond girl. She's Madeleine Swann (Léa Seydoux), a French doctor with a name out of Proust and no patience for Bond's swinging, macho lifestyle. She puts the randy spy in touch with his feminist side and, just maybe, lasting love.

Not buying it? Too candy-ass? I see your point. But Bond's train fight with a hulk called Hinx (Dave Bautista) recalls the brutal choo-choo classic in From Russia With Love. Craig puts heat and heart into Spectre, as if he's taken Bond as far he can. The movie is a fever dream of all the Bond villains and all of Bond's efforts to see a life past them. An exhausted Craig has said he'd rather "slash my wrists" than play Bond again. There's still one more film in his contract, but to quote Sam Smith's Bond song, "The writing's on the wall." If so, Spectre is a stirring, way-cool valedictory. Craig does himself proud.… Expand
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nahtan1244Jan 23, 2016
Spectre is Directed by the same guy who directed the fantastic Skyfall. The opening shot in mexico Is worth the price of admission alone. The opening credits are also beautifully made. Christoph waltz was a great casing choice as the mainSpectre is Directed by the same guy who directed the fantastic Skyfall. The opening shot in mexico Is worth the price of admission alone. The opening credits are also beautifully made. Christoph waltz was a great casing choice as the main villain. This movie leans toward the earlier entry's of the bond films and constantly makes subtle references to the earlier entry's. Back to the villain he delivered in every scene he appeared even though he only in like 3 scenes and didn't show up until half way into the movie. Also you could tell both Sam and Danial Craig were running out of steam as the movie went on. this will likely be Danial Craig's last bond movie but none of the less Spectre is way better than Quantum of solace and is very entertaining throughout even though it is not quite as good as casino royale or skyfall.… Expand
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Tomiati1912Mar 12, 2016
Delicia de filme cara,mas poderia ser melhor,deixou a a desejar em alguns pontos,e deveria ter sido diferente em outros ,mas ainda sim e o melhor filme dês de goldeneye
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MovieGeeksApr 1, 2016
Does it mean something that James Bond drinks a dirty martini in “Spectre,” the latest in the seemingly unkillable franchise? It’s too soon to know, though true Bondologists will be parsing this new drink’s significance shortly. As more of anDoes it mean something that James Bond drinks a dirty martini in “Spectre,” the latest in the seemingly unkillable franchise? It’s too soon to know, though true Bondologists will be parsing this new drink’s significance shortly. As more of an amateur in all-things Bond, I had hoped a dirty bomb would go boom or that the actress Léa Seydoux would do something unspeakable to Daniel Craig, given that the pre-credit sequence features female nudes writhing alongside an octopus with busy arms. Part of the bankable pleasure of the series, after all, is that every so often, among the usual guns and girls, the unexpected happens — a bikini stops the film, a villain revs it up, Bond surprises.

There’s nothing surprising in “Spectre,” the 24th “official” title in the series, which is presumably as planned. Much as the perfect is the enemy of good, originality is often the enemy of the global box office. And so, for the fourth time, Mr. Craig has suited up to play the British spy who’s saving the world one kill at a time, with Sam Mendes occupying the director’s chair for a second turn. They’re a reasonable fit, although their joint seriousness has started to feel more reflexive than honest, especially because every Bond movie inevitably shakes off ambition to get down to the blockbuster business of hurling everything — bodies, bullets, fireballs, debris, money — at the screen.

Before that happens here, there’s the usual narrative busywork that plays as if it were written by committee, which it was (John Logan, Neal Purvis, Robert Wade and Jez Butterworth). If you have watched one Bond movie, you know the score. The band — M (Ralph Fiennes), Moneypenny (Naomie Harris) and Q (Ben Whishaw) — gets back together, with Bond singing lead. There’s an opening lollapalooza blowout that Mr. Mendes largely delivers in one long silky take, having clearly studied trends in contemporary art cinema. Mr. Craig and the camera move together beautifully in this sequence, whether Bond’s sauntering across a roof (and in what has become a signature, adjusting a shirt cuff) or riding down a collapsing building as easily as you would a slide at a water park.

There’s more, of course, including car chases, nominally exotic locales and a pulpy, visceral slugfest on a passenger train with a Bluto-size hurting machine (Dave Bautista) who’s evocative of that old Bond enemy Jaws. The train, as well as the purr of an Aston Martin, suggests that the filmmakers are working the nostalgia angle, though, the series has always been driven by longing for other men and worlds, for the British Empire, for a hyper-masculine savior, for sex kittens (friends or foes) and for a reassuring vision of the world in which the greatest threat is an orderly criminal organization run by a single supervillain. The superbaddie in “Spectre” is, alas, a bore, enlivened only by our series sentimentality and Christoph Waltz working his accented villainy with a smile.

Back in 2006, Mr. Craig slipped into “Casino Royale” and the role of James Bond like a middleweight’s fist in a boxing glove, bringing to the gig a battered beauty one punch away from ugly, a powerful chest that looks good in a tux and a visceral predatory quality that works equally well for annihilating villains and ladies.

Mr. Craig delivers the blows — the crushing uppercuts and sucker punches — more persuasively than the chaste kisses, although given the anemic seductresses Bond is often now paired with, the actor can scarcely take the blame. A few sashay through “Spectre,” most agreeably Monica Bellucci, cinema’s current go-to Italian bombshell. She shows up in widow’s weeds, which Bond promptly removes while she babbles intel about her dead husband. The husband is a nail that leads to the shoe, the horse, the rider and finally the kingdom, little of which has anything to do with the world as it exists, with its environmental disasters and political uncertainties, religious wars and ordinary terrors. But then it’s hard to imagine Bond taking on, say, the Islamic State.

The Bond movies have always managed to tap into reality by switching on a camera, a connection to the material world that lingered no matter how far out the villains, their wild lairs and intrigues.The current Bond team is trying to keep the audience entertained with new tricks and gizmos while keeping it kind of real, which perhaps explains why this Bond sweats buckets, tears up and even bares his feelings. Mr. Craig is very good at selling Bond’s humanity, though in truth, what has always really turned us on isn’t 007’s humanity but the reverse.… Expand
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TheFilmBuffApr 2, 2016
'Spectre' Grinds Through Plot, but It and Craig Look Great!

Because women are particularly beguiling when viewed from behind, the camera loves to follow them: Anyone who's watched James Stewart's lovesick detective trailing Kim Novak, a'Spectre' Grinds Through Plot, but It and Craig Look Great!

Because women are particularly beguiling when viewed from behind, the camera loves to follow them: Anyone who's watched James Stewart's lovesick detective trailing Kim Novak, a platinum dream poured into a pale gray flannel hourglass, understands the voyeurism at the heart of Vertigo. With Spectre — the twenty-fourth James Bond picture and the fourth and probably final one to feature Daniel Craig as 007 — director Sam Mendes takes a tip, perhaps unwittingly, from Hitchcock, as well as from Orson Welles's Touch of Evil: The picture opens in Mexico City with a regal, ambitious, Wellesian tracking shot that begins in the midst of a Day of the Dead parade and eventually finds its way to Craig's Bond, standing in the crowd.

He's wearing a holiday-appropriate costume, a sexy-threatening skull mask and a black topcoat with a silkscreened skeleton's spine winding up the back. There's a masked beauty on his arm, but who's looking at her? The camera trails the couple as they trek through the reveling masses, and it's impossible to take your eyes off that spine, a sensuous, rippling, imaginary x-ray of the man beneath. Why, oh why, don't real 3-D glasses — the ones advertised in the backs of comic books and sold to young boys hoping to see through women's clothes — actually exist?

We don't really need to see through Daniel Craig's clothes, because eventually he does take at least some of them off. But dressed or un-, he's the chief pleasure to be had in Spectre, along with the joys of gazing at the feral-flower beauty of Léa Seydoux (as Madeleine Swann, the headstrong psychologist Bond falls for), Monica Bellucci (who appears only briefly, as an Italian widow in a merry widow), and the radiant charmer Naomie Harris (who again plays MI6 administrative assistant Miss Moneypenny, although like most administrative assistants, she's sorely underappreciated and given only unimportant things to do).

Spectre on the whole is gorgeous, shot — by cinematographer Hoyte van Hoytema — in a bevy of locales including sandy-gold Morocco, glowing, gray-marble Rome, the winter-white Austrian Alps, and, of course, dazzling, polychrome Mexico City. Every action sequence is beautifully staged and edited clearly: There's a rough-and-tumble dustup set in a train's dining car and a breathtaking midair scuffle in which the two principals dangle precariously from a flying helicopter. Mendes and his screenwriters (John Logan, Neal Purvis, Robert Wade, and Jez Butterworth) give us multiple villains to thrill to and hate, one played by appealing muscleman Dave Bautista, another by Christoph Waltz, who's perfectly fine if you're not yet tired of his trademark death's-head grin. This isn't your average James Bond movie; it's more of a SuperBond, packed with all sorts of things you didn't know you wanted — but also with things you don't really need.

Because in the end, Spectre is just too much of a good thing. Though each scene is carefully wrought, there's little grace, majesty, or romance in the way the pieces are connected. The whole is bumpy and inelegant — entertaining for sure, but hard to love. It's easy to see how all this aggressive splendor could fall flat: Both Mendes and Craig have said in interviews that they were nervous about being able to top the over-the-topness of 2012's rich, resonant Skyfall, Mendes's first film in the franchise; Craig has also said that he's "done" with James Bond, and though that could be exhaustion speaking, it's easy to see how the excesses of Spectre might cause anyone to say, Enough.

The shaky plot mechanics don't help: Acting on a tip from his late, and beloved, boss M (Judi Dench, who appears here only in a small, moving snippet of video), Bond goes rogue to root out the mysterious head of bad-guy syndicate SPECTRE. In the process, he flagrantly disobeys his new boss (played with bespoke tastefulness by Ralph Fiennes) and messes up the beautiful Aston Martin DB10 he's stolen from fidgety gadget mastermind Q (an adorable Ben Whishaw, dressed in a series of amazing jackets, in plum tweeds and dark-blue windowpane-checks). Meanwhile, an evil new boss (Andrew Scott, of Sherlock) has taken over MI6 with plans to dissolve it. There's enough plot here for six movies, and Spectre groans under the weight. Mendes has dropped in some lovely details that nearly get lost: Not surprisingly, Bond's underfurnished bachelor-spy apartment is lacking in tchotchkes, but we do get a glimpse of a miniature bulldog figurine, its back adorned with a Union Jack, that in the old days used to sit on M's desk.

This scrappy bulldog Bond is tired, but he's also capable of tenderness. And no matter how frustrating or exhausting Spectre may be, there's nothing but sadness to be felt in watching him walk away.… Expand
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arostislavnaOct 2, 2021
Truthfully, I enjoyed the nods back to previous films, it is by no means amazing... but it is inspired by the NWO (SPECTRE) & domestic spying that is rampant with the Five Eyes (called Nine Eyes in Bondverse), NSA, Pegasus, Shadowdragon,Truthfully, I enjoyed the nods back to previous films, it is by no means amazing... but it is inspired by the NWO (SPECTRE) & domestic spying that is rampant with the Five Eyes (called Nine Eyes in Bondverse), NSA, Pegasus, Shadowdragon, etc.

Far better than Judi Dench's M in Skyfall acting out a script that makes her obsolete and incompetent at her job.… Expand
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MasterRileyJul 22, 2016
Spectre isn't as good as Casino Royale or Skyfall, but it is definitely better than Quantum of Solace. Its a good movie all around; with great action, good characters, good writing, and good music.
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JP32Dec 7, 2021
As an uber-sleek and spit-polished take on the 007 formula, it reminded me a lot of the newest Mission Impossible movies, which sacrificed unique auteuristic spins for premium-grade stunt shows.
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DominArsenDec 9, 2018
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. James Bond Spectre

Surement l'épisode ou Daniel Craig rendra son costume...
Un film à la belle allure sortit à un moment mouvementé pour la France. À été acclamé pas forcement en bien.
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On commence par une scène d'introduction qui se passe quasiment sans changement de caméra, ça rend le film fluide, j'ai trouvé cela sublime d'autant que la fête (Squellete) fait office de compteur ... On a une autre scène avec des jeux d'ombre géniale et pour un film avec un beau casting; dans cette scène se trouvent très peu de paroles. De plus j'adore Christophe Waltz (le dentiste dans Django) qui endosse le costume du méchant...

La scène du train a été ressentie comme une cassure pour moi, il se casse mutuellement... c'est assez étrange dans un James Bond.

Une fin qui m'attriste un peut, car le méchant qui dit que "c'est à cause de lui toutes les difficultés de BOND" .... Personnellement le méchant on en parle que dans spectre. Pour dire rapidement tout s'effondre à partir de cette citation ce qui est vraiment dommage.

Après il été difficile de faire mieux que l'excellence qu'a été SKYFALL !!! ADÈLE MUSIQUE… Expand
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spacebear1Dec 7, 2017
Sam Mendes' Spectre was a film that got way more hate than it deserved. Daniel Craig is once again, an amazing James Bond. The action sequences were perfect. My main complaints are that the film has some pacing issues but also the film reallySam Mendes' Spectre was a film that got way more hate than it deserved. Daniel Craig is once again, an amazing James Bond. The action sequences were perfect. My main complaints are that the film has some pacing issues but also the film really underused it's villain, Ernst Blofeld/Franz Oberhauser… Expand
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amheretojudgeJan 16, 2018
Mendes is a fanatic for arthouse system, a love letter he writes to Fleming, I wonder who will do the same to him.

Spectre Mendes is a local seller. This time, breathing pure England-ness and all the patriotism towards it, the director, SamMendes is a fanatic for arthouse system, a love letter he writes to Fleming, I wonder who will do the same to him.

Spectre

Mendes is a local seller. This time, breathing pure England-ness and all the patriotism towards it, the director, Sam Mendes is going global with household methods. And to me, it is an ode to this franchise. Never has been a film so formal and personal altogether, like this. Many have come and gone, including his own version in the previous round, but no one was this professional. They have been claiming James Bond's excellence and superiority in his work shamelessly, and never had even cared to prove it. But with a clean polished job comes Mendes, with a neatly poised futuristic world i.e. the present one in which we are living. His huge set pieces gives away the clues. Armed with a huge production budget, Mendes colors the film with ravishing locations and Ridley Scott's Blade Runner-isc captivating tone.

Calculative steps and a simple pragmatic way out, from those steps, Daniel Craig is carrying a much heavy weight on his shoulder. Reinventing the character after a complete arc, he is given everything gift wrapped and untouched. And his version of sober Bond leaves a safe air in the room that is soothingly quiet and cathartic. Christoph Waltz, a mere pawn of the game, no matter how much he brags himself to be the puppeteer, he always stays a puppet.

Despite of a brief appearance, Monica Bellucci casts an unbreakable spell on us from which even the lead, Lea Seydoux couldn't free us. Personally, I feel for Ralph Fiennes, hiding someone else's mistakes and correcting his own, to bring down an evil empire Spectre, his job is to justify all the chapters of the franchise keeping in contrast to the materialistic world, this current generation is drawn to, "A license to kill is also not a license to kill." he concludes.… Expand
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LoletinAlexisJun 27, 2018
Spectre is a blurred version of Skyfall, which although entertains and the action scenes are cool, the story is not interesting, the villain is horrible and the film has plenty of footage.
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FilipeNetoSep 6, 2018
Since always the 007 franchise has a special place in my personal cinematheque. I have all the movies and I really enjoy watching them. And although the majority are very good, of course, not all have been good. Some were realSince always the 007 franchise has a special place in my personal cinematheque. I have all the movies and I really enjoy watching them. And although the majority are very good, of course, not all have been good. Some were real disappointments, however much the unconditional fans find it difficult to admit. For me, there is a difference between being a fan and being a blind. I loved to watch "Skyfall", I really enjoyed the honors that are made there to several others past movies (it was released during the celebration of the franchise's fifty years, and it made sense to pay these homage). Another point I loved about "Skyfall" was the way it made connections to previous films, creating a thread through these films since "Casino Royale", and I was excited to see how this was going to continue. And, unlike a lot of people, I've never put any objections to the way Daniel Craig plays Bond nor do I get homesick thinking the previous actors were better than him. Every actor who wore the 007 suit had his time and his personal way of being Bond, and that diversity helps franchise to become richer and appealing. It's my opinion on that. So, as you might imagine, I was really excited about "Specter". Of course, the title showed me one thing: Bloofeld was going to come back one way or another. And so it was.

As always, Craig was well on the main character. Charismatic and seductive without losing the rough and dangerous look, he never lets us forget that he is a man on a mission. Christoph Waltz was compelling and Machiavellian and rose to the challenge of embodying one of the most iconic Bond villains. Ralph Fiennes, Ben Whishaw, Andrew Scott and Naomie Harris were impeccable in supporting roles. On the other hand, Lea Seydoux is far from being a memorable bond-girl with an uninspired performance, while veteran Monica Bellucci, despite her age, is much more sexy and could have been more interesting if she had a more active and important character. Sam Mendes is an excellent director, with good ideas, good casting skills and what appears to be a long-term plan for future films. However, the excessive length of the film, with a very slow pace sometimes and an ending that is, at least, disillusioning, showed me that this director has some difficulty in post-production work. For example, the pre-opening sequence in Mexico was more worthy of being a movie ending than what I saw in the end. Attempts to make humor or even some romance were also a resounding failure and suspense, that should be growing throughout the film, seem more to come in waves, growing and collapsing to re-grow in the next action sequence. Speaking of action, there's plenty to suit everyone, from car or train chases to truly unbelievable fights. All very well done but sometimes overdone and unbelievable. Soundtrack is unremarkable and Sam Smith's theme-song is boring, effeminate and far from the quality of its immediate predecessor (Adele's "Skyfall"), to give just one example.

Thus, "Specter" proved to be a good addition to the franchise and a very positive continuation although, of course, not as good as the film that preceded it. Let's see what will come next.… Expand
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merijnjFeb 21, 2018
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The plot was rather simple and almost all of the CGI looked bad. But it still is another good instalment in the bond franchise and isn't terrible. Spectre deals with James's past in a good way and doesn't take away the focus of the plot like Quantum of Solace did. The look into his past was also suitable seen as Blofeld is his step-brother.… Expand
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OnaskDec 27, 2018
La última película hasta la fecha del Bond de Craig me deja un sabor agridulce.

Spectre coge partes de Skyfall y desgraciadamente también otras de Quantum of Solace. Su primera mitad es muy buena, pero conforme se acerca el final empieza aLa última película hasta la fecha del Bond de Craig me deja un sabor agridulce.

Spectre coge partes de Skyfall y desgraciadamente también otras de Quantum of Solace. Su primera mitad es muy buena, pero conforme se acerca el final empieza a desmoronarse y pierde bastante esencia de todo lo que ha construido durante la primera hora de metraje: he sentido que veía algun film de acción genérico y no a James Bond. De nuevo, interpretaciones brutales de Craig, Seydoux y Fiennes, así como del nuevo villano, Cristoph Waltz. El personaje femenino característico de la cinta me ha sabido a muy poco, mal construido y mal llevado durante toda la película, aunque la actriz cumple con su papel. La acción de nuevo muy bien dirigida: desde una elegante persecución por las calles de Roma en coches de alta gama hasta feroces tiroteos en alta montaña. En cuanto a la trama, me parece que han tirado de manera un poco descarada de las películas previas. En este aspecto no me ha agradado mucho: no he sentido al villano como un verdadero peligro en ningún momento y parece ser que tiene los mismos delirios de grandeza que Silva (Skyfall). Es una película sólida y entretenida, pero dado el gigantesco presupuesto, la posible extensa toma de referencias de Mendes en la saga (cuarta película y parece que siempre toca una buena y una "mala", alternando) y lo bien que se adapta Craig al papel del agente 007, creo que podrían haber exprimido esta última entrega mucho más. En cualquier caso, recomendada. Espero con ansias Bond 25.… Expand
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stevekmNov 18, 2022
With Daniel Craig as Bond, the movies tend to jump around the world from here to there as Bond chases one lead to another. It's almost like a bunch of half hour TV shows stitched together. But there is an underlying story and it allows forWith Daniel Craig as Bond, the movies tend to jump around the world from here to there as Bond chases one lead to another. It's almost like a bunch of half hour TV shows stitched together. But there is an underlying story and it allows for a lot of action to take place in every locale. One theme through the Daniel Craig movies is the "fire Bond from MI6," which is getting old after 4 movies.… Expand
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ItsmayaOct 7, 2021
I enjoyed this film, I will repeat what I said in my Skyfall review because I think it's necessary, just ignore the first two films in the Daniel Craig saga!
Léa Seydoux and Daniel Craig are wonderful in this film, the story was great, andI enjoyed this film, I will repeat what I said in my Skyfall review because I think it's necessary, just ignore the first two films in the Daniel Craig saga!
Léa Seydoux and Daniel Craig are wonderful in this film, the story was great, and the villain was also good (not remotely as the villain in Skyfall tho).
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noname2Jan 9, 2021
Spectre (2015) is a modern, stylish, entertaining 007 film.
Craig's 3rd best entry. Should be considered as a borderline entry to franchise top 10 list.
Co-starring Christoph Waltz as a new take on the old reliable villain Blofeld, grossed aSpectre (2015) is a modern, stylish, entertaining 007 film.
Craig's 3rd best entry. Should be considered as a borderline entry to franchise top 10 list.
Co-starring Christoph Waltz as a new take on the old reliable villain Blofeld, grossed a whopping $879.6M worldwide - the second-biggest take for the franchise.… Expand
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AJ_13Nov 5, 2021
A good Bond movie. Craig is as great as always, and you can't ask more to Seydoux and Waltz performance-wise. Score and cinematography also stand out.

Nonetheless the script has more flaws. Some pacing issues, some annoying "deusA good Bond movie. Craig is as great as always, and you can't ask more to Seydoux and Waltz performance-wise. Score and cinematography also stand out.

Nonetheless the script has more flaws. Some pacing issues, some annoying "deus ex-machina", and some clumsily ended plots. It also has strong moments though (beginning, action scenes) .… Expand
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mikesgold2KMar 4, 2021
Mocny zjazd po świetnym Skyfall. Kolejna zła organizacja stojącą za wszystkim, przerysowany ten zły i jego dziwne połączenie z Bondem. Szkoda, bo był potencjał
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elviejoyorsJun 23, 2022
Watch this one before No Time to Die since it's the "prequel" to it.

Looks and feels like 007. Great Bond girls and 007 is witty, smart, and cool as ever.
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GDsReviewsJun 7, 2022
This movie doesn't stand well on its own as it requires seeing Casino Royale, Quantum of Solace, and Skyfall beforehand to fully grasp its story. If you have seen all three of those beforehand, it actually becomes quite powerful and good to watch.
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