What makes Spectre so bad is that there was no reason for it to be. Craig knew the role inside and out, it had a great cast, a seasoned director. At least QOS had outside forces that made it what it was. Writers strike, last second rewrites, etc. Spectre was like Joe said, bland. I walked out of the theater so bored, the ending felt like a bad ripoff of Lethal Weapon.
@a.398862 жыл бұрын
spectre is an awesome movie I`ll rate it 8.5/10 until Bond gets capture by blofeld and is reveal to be his brother and is about to poison his brain or something like that then the movie goes south with no return :/ it sad because I feel it could easily surpass skyfall if the third part of the movie was well write the movie didn't need any ties with pass movie could be a great stand alone movie and even open the way to future sequels vs specter organization
@adamfreddo57034 жыл бұрын
This film was essentially the studio going "oh, oh, oh WE HAVE THE SPECTRE RIGHTS! Quick, let's make a movie. What's that? Take time? No, do something with spectre. Anything!!"
@MartinIrwin3 жыл бұрын
How many years between Skyfall and SPECTRE? Shameful.
@RobertK19934 ай бұрын
@@MartinIrwin3 years
@EthanKnight974 жыл бұрын
After recently watching Quantum. Yes Spectre is Craig's worst, with the boring padded plot, boring action sequences, all of the recons of Craig's previous movies, the ending and the worst Blofeld's being Bond's foster brother was unforgivable!
@joerperez2904 жыл бұрын
I agree with you. When I first watched Quantum of Solace, I would always rage and call it the worst of the Craig Era. But when Spectre came out, it made me change my mind about Quantum of Solace. I re-watch Quantum, and I was like “okay I might’ve been too harsh on Quantum and I thought it was the worst. But seeing this, is gotta be the WORST of the Craig 007 movies”
@EthanKnight974 жыл бұрын
@@joerperez290 I still don't think Quantum is good movie, with the unfinished messy script, poor villain and the awful editing which ruined the action sequences. But it has an awesome soundtrack, Craig is great. It just has more individual badass moments than Spectre.
@joerperez2904 жыл бұрын
William Southall I know it still not a good movie. But I still enjoy elements of Quantum. Like the foot chase sequence in Siena, Italy regardless of the editing as you mentioned. Yea I understand the movie has some flaws with a messy unfinished script, weak villain, and terrible editing. I even have the soundtrack of it and listen to it while I go jogging and sprinting as I’m chasing a terrorist. But other than that I still enjoyed the movie
@mikepretty77684 жыл бұрын
The main issue with Spectre is that it's boring. Put a score of the quality of Quantum of Solace and better editing and I think it would be a better movie.
@EthanKnight974 жыл бұрын
@@mikepretty7768 Definitely. Also a completed script would of made things better.
@victoriansword4 жыл бұрын
SPECTRE was a huge disappointment. Worst Craig Bond movie, and one of the worst overall Bond movies, IMO.
@MikaelLV3 жыл бұрын
I agree. Spectre is one of the weakest Bond films. Has an amazing opening, but the rest is boring.
@dereklewis43213 жыл бұрын
@@MikaelLV Even the opening falls flat. The one take wasn't that impressive and ends in such an anticlimactic fashion. They should have done the whole thing as a one take. That would have been a legendary opening.
@aryankaushik933 жыл бұрын
Nah
@JamesBond-vi2eh3 жыл бұрын
@Jack The Film Fanatic its trash.
@georgem23344 жыл бұрын
Original producers Albert Broccoli and Harry Saltzman would have been greatly disappointed in Spectre.
@Nickypoo7004 жыл бұрын
This is perhaps the most scathing criticism I've read of Spectre. Well said, sir.
@RobimusPrime4 жыл бұрын
And the next upcoming film.
@Nickypoo7004 жыл бұрын
@@RobimusPrime nah, it's too early to say that. Nobody has even seen it! Lol
@jamesatkinsonja3 жыл бұрын
Broccoli did say that there were parts of 'Golden Gun he'd re-do again'. He didn't say what but that seemed to be the Bond he was most unhappy with
@petershallis22944 жыл бұрын
So glad to finally hear someone criticising that horrible sepia tint over the beginning of SPECTRE, to spend that much time and money on a set piece and then make it look like CGI was utterly baffling.
@christopherfernandez41574 жыл бұрын
I liked SPECTRE all the way up until the ending in London. The climax of the movie should’ve been in the desert, with more buildup and a more prolonged escape from the bad guy’s lair by Bond and Bond Girl, reminiscent of Dr. No and others. Btw, I thought the reason Blofeld played the video was ostensibly to reveal that Bond handed him the gun, but that ultimately didn’t develop into anything.
@andrewharper42964 жыл бұрын
Interesting comment and yes, that could have been a good finish to the film.
@christopherfernandez41574 жыл бұрын
@@andrewharper4296 Thanks. Just to elaborate a little, I feel like "escape from the bad guy's lair" is a pretty standard Bond trope. Dr. No, You Only Live Twice, OHMSS, Diamonds are Forever, The Man with the Golden Gun, The Spy Who Loved Me,, and Moonraker, just to name a few, all climax/end with an escape from some elaborate villain hideout, usually as it blows up. Missed opportunity for a satisfying ending that would've carried on that tradition, IMO.
@andrewharper42964 жыл бұрын
Christopher Fernandez Of course (and I need to check the articles of course) but I think in the original draft of the film this was the ending they had in mind? I think the studio executives got a bit too involved at that point! Haha :)
@iceberg47364 жыл бұрын
@@christopherfernandez4157 putting it that way, and watching the 'No Time To Die' trailer, there's bound to be an escape scene in this one also.
@a.398862 жыл бұрын
spectre is an awesome movie I`ll rate it 8.5/10 until Bond gets capture by blofeld and is reveal to be his brother and is about to poison his brain or something like that then the movie goes south with no return :/ it sad because I feel it could easily surpass skyfall if the third part of the movie was well write the movie didn't need any ties with pass movie could be a great stand alone movie and even open the way to future sequels vs specter organization
@theblondebomber4 жыл бұрын
The fight scene on the train is one of the best fight scenes I’ve ever seen. The thing that makes this so frustrating is that absolutely none of it makes sense in the context of story. Directly before the flight there are passengers and employees on the train and everything seems normal. Then out of nowhere Hinx shows up and suddenly the train is empty. If Blofeld knows that bond is on the way to him and wants him to come there so that he can do his big reveal and then personally kill bond then why is Hinx showing up on the train to kill bond and stop him from coming there. Wouldn’t he try to capture James Bond to deliver him to Blofeld? Directly after the scene when they’ve shot a part and busted apart half of the suddenly empty train it’s time to make love. Is this a dream sequence? What in the world just happened? And seriously, where did all of the passengers and train employees go? Was Hinx on the train the whole time? Was Bloefeld controlling the entire train? Did Bloefeld want Hinx to kill Bond and prevent him from arriving at his HQ? The following scenes don’t suggest anything of the sort. I’m not being picky here, I’m genuinely confused.
@b.lovatti4 жыл бұрын
theblondebomber I’ve been saying that for over four years. The scene nonsense and it is there just to look cool.
@TequilaToothpick2 жыл бұрын
Never thought about that before, it's complete nonsense.
@tm4tare4 жыл бұрын
Everybody says Quantum was Craig's worst but I disagree!
@Nickypoo7004 жыл бұрын
It's definitely not nearly as bad as many people online try to make it seem.
@alijafar29964 жыл бұрын
@Captain Ireland quantum of solace is awesome because you see james bond eyes angry and pain in action
@imranbecks4 жыл бұрын
Quantum of Solace works well if you watch it continuously immediately after Casino Royale.
@Nickypoo7004 жыл бұрын
@@imranbecks yes. That's the best way to enjoy it. I just wish someday we could get a re-edit of it, without the copy-cat Bourne-style editing..
@bonddude74 жыл бұрын
Yeah, pretty much every time I watch it it's better than the last. However, there are parts that clearly could have been done better and it's obvious that it was due to the writers' strike. I wish Felix Leiter was in it more, and I wish the first third was not just action scene to action scene to action scene. Danial Craig is badass as hell in it though.
@Bugster9874 жыл бұрын
I thought it was Craig’s worst by far. The relationship with Blofeld, wasted DB10/Jag in a mundane “chase”, wasted a potentially great henchman in Hinx. Drilled in the head made him the perfect shot at a base made out of nitroglycerin and a finale with the Scooby gang blowing up the riverhouse (which is still there last time I looked) and driving away to retirement in the DB5 which was blown up in Skyfall to get away from doing this for a bit. Makes Diamonds look like a classic. Not a fan.
@tylerjsmithers8385 Жыл бұрын
Also not to mention the terrible love story...
@Dennis-Ong4 жыл бұрын
I literally just watch spectre 5 hours ago! My main gripe is how under utilize the christoph waltz is use. Comical escape scene in the desert and the shooting a helicopter with a pistol.
@dereklewis43213 жыл бұрын
Shoots one valve with a gun. Entire base blows up Shoots down a moving helicopter 1000 yards out with a handgun at night time Wtf
@MikeBixby Жыл бұрын
Perhaps They dumbed down Waltz’s dialogue and performance so he wouldnt completely steal scenes from the anemic acting of Daniel Craig
@MikeBixby Жыл бұрын
Nailed it David. It’s the simple things that set Bond above all the competition. Brosnan dodging the bullet in Goldeneye. Sean’s hat toss at Universal Exports. Giving Sylvia Trench his card ( instead of asking for her contact info) and then politely exiting. Handing Lucianna her shoes for something to wear. etc
@RenePeraza3 жыл бұрын
The yellowing of Mexico City scenes has always angered me (and I lived there for 2 years). This piss-yellowing frequently gets applied to so-called third-world countries in western-made films for contrast, I guess, but it's almost a put-down. The City if strikingly beautiful without filtering!
@davidw55323 жыл бұрын
Yeah, it almost does feel like a put-down. What a shame they did that especially in such a beautiful scene showcasing the day of the dead festivities. I don’t really like Sam Mendes. Find him to be a pretentious filmmaker.
@alijafar29964 жыл бұрын
Quantum of solace is the most hard core daniel craig james bond serious with broken heart fighting is one of the best after casino royale
@martam41423 жыл бұрын
True!
@Iceberqe4 жыл бұрын
Spectre has some really great scenes, I loved the Mexico one shot, the Altausee and Rome scenes and the plane crash. The movie also has some of my favorite bond outfits. But the movie completely falls apart in the London finale for me. It's a poorly written, rushed ending. The gun range scene, finding Madeline in this huge complex basically by accident, convenient net they can jump into, even more convenient rhib to chase the heli and then shooting it down with a 9mm handgun... What the hell?! This completely destroyed the immersion and the movie for me.
@Waterford19922 жыл бұрын
SPECTRE: Is it Craig's Worst? Me "YES"
@alexlamas63244 жыл бұрын
I guess it's me, I'm a lone voice here. I'm a life long Bond fan and I liked Spectre. I liked it better than Quantum. I've seen it 4 or 5 times and I still enjoy watching it. I loved the action, I loved Blofeld (2nd best after Telly Savalas), I loved the car chase. 2 things I did not like, neither of you brought up. I did not like the childhood connection between Blofeld and Bond, the whole "I hate you because you stole my daddy" thing was unnecessary and bit ridiculous. I did not like the easy escape from the building at the end. That net was just too convenient. But I have to say I loved everything else. I thought the plot was good, the fact that Spectre was going to be hooked into every intelligence agency in the world was awesome and scary to me. I care about my privacy. But art is subjective. A midst all the criticism, I still manage to enjoy Spectre every time. As a Craig film it still takes the Bond seriously and plays him to reality. I'm not a Roger Moore Bond fan. Except for Live and Let Die and For Your Eyes Only all his films were farcical and almost Austin Powers comedies. I thought Moore, who is a great actor, just made fun of Bond and treated him with a little contempt. A View to a Kill is the worst Bond film by far, it's unwatchable. That's a bad movie, not Spectre.
@christopherfernandez41574 жыл бұрын
I think it definitely had a better "coolness factor," so to speak, that QoS. The overall style and visual look of it was better. Like they said in the video, there's moments where Bond looks cool just doing stuff like walking, whereas QoS, in my opinion, is basically one long chase scene. I just think the plot of QoS is a little more coherent, albeit kind of simplistic. I agree with you about the childhood connection and, on a similar note, it seemed unnecessary to basically make Quantum like a subsidiary, for lack of a better word, of Spectre. Instead of tying all the films together it kind of just reinforced that Quantum was invented by the screenwriters because they didn't have the rights to Spectre at the time. It also kind of cheapened the whole idea because it made it seem like this massive criminal organization existed for the sole purpose of toying with James Bond's emotions.
@qwertymanor4 жыл бұрын
2nd best? Nah
@RighteousBrother3 жыл бұрын
If it helps, I'm guessing the net was there to catch fallen masonry and Bond notices it when he enters the building.
@ABeech-zv5ri4 жыл бұрын
One name... Christoph Waltz... if they had a script that fully realized his talents as an actor and developed the Bond/Blofeld backstory... the film would have been ten times better. Just look at him in Inglorious Basterds or Django... the script was a waste of his talent.
@a.398862 жыл бұрын
spectre is an awesome movie I`ll rate it 8.5/10 until Bond gets capture by blofeld and is reveal to be his brother and is about to poison his brain or something like that then the movie goes south with no return :/ it sad because I feel it could easily surpass skyfall if the third part of the movie was well write the movie didn't need any ties with pass movie could be a great stand alone movie and even open the way to future sequels vs specter organization
@kimi88cz4 жыл бұрын
I managed to watch the whole Spectre only once..worst bond movie ever
@andrewharper42964 жыл бұрын
Interesting thing I've found is that people who are not Bond fans and just general film fans, they enjoyed it. But your point is valid, is it a proper Bond film, no not really! lol
@calebsanchez19882 жыл бұрын
All of the locations and action scenes are desolate giving the movie a lifeless feeling. The desaturated color makes it even worse.
@TwoMoon714 жыл бұрын
I agree with everything in this review. And I'd add: the casting of Andrew Scott. Thanks to his work on "Sherlock", whenever he comes on the screen now it practically screams "VILLAIN!!"
@kimi88cz4 жыл бұрын
You two should review every Bond movie like that
@chase37544 жыл бұрын
Love the “Zeki Laurent trailer”! They should still make the trailers this way, (or bring it back), as it actually makes me look forward to seeing this film.
@chinjuaneldonjuan-usuradeCR4 жыл бұрын
end of casino royale: bond is bond quantum: bond is amateur bond skyfall: bond becomes bond again spectre: bond is the bond we see in goldfinger-thunderball
@jamesbondfan87424 жыл бұрын
I like that way of putting it
@reservoirfrog14 жыл бұрын
James bond fan And the plot is straight outta Austin Powers Goldmenber.
@greatvaluestevemcqueen70484 жыл бұрын
It's far and away his weakest. Shame too since I love CR, QOS, and SF.
@dominicrusho4 жыл бұрын
If Lynn spilt Sunny Delight over my copy of Spectre, I wouldn't give a toss.
@jamesl74144 жыл бұрын
Alan Partridge fan. 😂
@willmemmott28433 жыл бұрын
" Yeah they're ruined "
@jackmatthew18802 жыл бұрын
Alan, I've spilt Sunny Delight all over the worst Bond film. Lynn, you... shouldn't worry about it! Let me just check them. Yay! it's ruined!
@wentoneisendon65022 жыл бұрын
Lmfao
@jerrymanas6714 жыл бұрын
Actually I just rewatched Spectre and Quantum tonight, back to back. Surprisingly I actually liked QOS! I don't remember it being that good. I guess I was comparing it to Casino Royale when it first came out. Craig was in great Bond form. I also liked Spectre better this time around, despite the flaws mentioned, which are still valid (horrid song, ridiculous yellow filter, botching Blowfeld). Some beautiful segments in the film though. The biggest flaws were in the last half hour.
@dereklewis43213 жыл бұрын
QoS is a late bloomer. Many of us in the fandom seem to have grown a new love for the film. Its one of my favorite now. A short bond film with great action and locations.
@martam41423 жыл бұрын
QoS is Craig's era best Bond.
@isaackmojica83023 жыл бұрын
@@martam4142 not as great and complete As Casino but Still The same Raw Uncandy zero Fucks Badass He is!!!
@RobertK19934 ай бұрын
@@dereklewis4321It was rushed into production with first draft script during 2007nwriters strike pure greed😂
@dbreiden830804 жыл бұрын
Loved that one.. There are far far far far worse Bond films...
@KMaybach14 жыл бұрын
I was laughing so hard when you imitated the singing. It made my day 😂
@bala4fa4 жыл бұрын
The film is an absolute mess. Everything appears phoned in and the script is secondary to the film. I'd describe this piece of crapola as one big Vanity Fair photo shoot in sepia tone. Honestly, I don't think 'Skyfall' was much better. 'SPECTRE' suffered from the same faults in scriptwriting with a director who was clearly more focused on hodgepodge "poetic" evocations than logic and quality.
@lukasnummer14 жыл бұрын
Completely agree, also on the very overrated and embarrassingly pseudo-deep "Skyfall", with boring action and kitchen sink psychology. It was also high time to bash Sam Mendes a bit, a terrible choice for director of a Bond film.
@martam41423 жыл бұрын
Skyfall sucks.
@edwardchester13 жыл бұрын
I'll certainly agree that Skyfall wasn't much better. I'm still flabbergasted so many people like that film. It's utter nonsense - easily my least favourite of Craig's. Spectre at least had cooler locations and action scenes - i personally love the opening sequence.
@BodyOpt2 жыл бұрын
Rewatched Spectre last night, and had to pause it and do some other activity half way through as it just wasn't engaging enough. I recall dozing off in the cinema on my first viewing. I watched the supercar chase scene, in the beautiful Rome setting, perplexed how it could feel so boring. Mendes got Skyfall so right and this so wrong, or the writers did, at any rate.
@Nickypoo7004 жыл бұрын
The only quality action scene in Spectre was the train fight. Even that doesn't hold a candle to any of the action in Casino Royale. Almost every action scene in Casino Royale felt like a finale. Ahhhhhhhh........ Oh yeah, we're talking about Spectre. Spectre sucks.
@johnwells54143 жыл бұрын
In Casino Royale hands were gripped to the chair in suspense. The train fight I couldn't but roll my eyes at the end of that train fight
@Nickypoo7005 ай бұрын
It was a pretty good green screen fight
@markymark28194 жыл бұрын
In the Cinema here was just four of us for an early morning showing and when I saw the urine coloured screen I thought "do I need to tell someone about this?" I literally spent ten minutes wondering if the colour balance was off on the projector. awful.
@sandersson281311 ай бұрын
It's not just one of Craig's worst, it's easily in the bottom three of all Bond films, truly shambolic film
@johnluminor4 жыл бұрын
It's always hard for me to understand why such high budget movie has such a bad script..... not understand why they hire the same writers time and time again. by the way: great video guys!
@lukasnummer14 жыл бұрын
The writers of Craig's movies (and most of Brosnan's) are Neal Purvis and Robert Wade. They are atrocious. "Casino Royale" only works because it's a Fleming story and had a re-write.
@johnluminor4 жыл бұрын
Friedrich Schmidt i know .... they suck... except casino royale
@jamesatkinsonja3 жыл бұрын
It's a bit like the amount of script writers on No Time to Die which seems to have had several people working on it at one time or another-get a script locked well in advance of filming, you do have the time and it makes for a better movie overall
@tomsiebert19414 жыл бұрын
Falls apart in third act. Crazy thing is, from the Sony email leaks we know THEY knew the script had a weak third act. And yet...they still shot it. Weird.
@jamesatkinsonja3 жыл бұрын
Actually the original third act was 'Bond held in a desert prison by the villain and something to do with a missing file. The third act was re-worked from this which probably explains why it doesn't really work. Apparently Sam Mendes said 'that the lack of a planned final act caused the final film to suffer immensely.'
@RobertK19934 ай бұрын
@@jamesatkinsonjaOriginal endings was better Spectre not bad QOS is
@kennygordon7505 Жыл бұрын
It’s so interesting getting the perspective of the non-British audience. To us Brits Bond can do no wrong. But you can look at it more objectively. I am also impressed with your observations around the subtleties of the character
@johnsimmons8314 жыл бұрын
New Theory: The 3rd film is where the actor finds his Bond.
@ricardocantoral76724 жыл бұрын
That's what Cubby firmly believed.
@TCFan304 жыл бұрын
Can't say I liked Goldfinger though...much more preferred FRWL and YOLT.
@Gamingnstuff1314 жыл бұрын
Oh definitely! That was what Timothy Dalton needed. He had a really good start and LTK was a huge step back. He needed at least a third movie to define his take on the character.
@RighteousBrother3 жыл бұрын
It's not a new theory though.
@Gamingnstuff1313 жыл бұрын
Ricardo Cantoral he was right with all of them except The World Is Not Enough. So far that’s the one exception. Brosnan just improved more in the role but it wasn’t anything too groundbreaking like with Connery, Moore and Craig. TWINE wasn’t particularly groundbreaking either although it was certainly a much needed improvement over TND.
@scsmith46043 жыл бұрын
What I miss about the Craig films is the scuba diving scenes but that is just me.
@RenePeraza3 жыл бұрын
Gents: The ease of infiltrating SPECTRE via the ring is simply Blofeld 'letting' Bond into his lair - he's clearly expecting him.
@thelastsyllable38023 жыл бұрын
There is a lot to love about this movie. The simple solution to its flaws would be to make the climax in London the penultimate scene and to stage the final confrontation with Blofeld in the desert with maybe a bit more exposition in their relationship.
@unityoc3 жыл бұрын
Boy it's not a good sign when a Bond actor has two movies that are so bad it's hard to decide which is worse
@chrisBlofeld4 жыл бұрын
Spectre is one of my favorite Bond films. So many great nods and Blofeld reborn is fantastic. Madeline Swan is great, the DB10, the opening sequence is fantastic and they broke a record with the largest film explosion in history.
@ill-nois22824 жыл бұрын
I really thought Skyfall ended beautifully so much so I believed Daniel Craig would have signed off with a trilogy. Spectre was quite underwhelming for me. Craig’s best films were Casino Royale and Skyfall.
@dereklewis43213 жыл бұрын
Honestly should have been that way. A perfect trilogy of films. Now i fear craigs run will end with 2 of the worst bond films made.
@RobertK19934 ай бұрын
No Time to Die is better than Skyfall Spectre and QOS butniotnas CR
@jessehamm35734 ай бұрын
"SPECTRE: Is It Craig's Worst?" That's like asking, "Was Tommy Wiseau's 'The Room' a bad film?"
@imranbecks4 жыл бұрын
17:40 Bond asked Madeleine to look at him while the video of the suicide was being played by Blofeld coz Bond didn't want her to see her dad committing suicide on video. Yes, she already knows he took his own life as told by Bond, but it would be traumatising for her if she had seen that happening on video. Hence why Bond asked her to look at him and not watch the video. I'm surprised you guys didn't really see it for what it was. I thought it was a powerful and very emotional scene.
@stevenroberts57414 жыл бұрын
Personally love Spectre and find it the most re-watchable Bond. Weak ending in comparison to the first 2 acts, but overall really enjoy Spectre.
@anthonynigelkendrick54744 жыл бұрын
I THINK with time 'spectre' has grown on me, but. i think you have to invest in the fact that Bond & Blowfeld have a back story. once you are able to do this the film is better & the car chase was epic !
@apyorbitz4 жыл бұрын
And the torture scene, Blofeld drills into Bond's brain, says it's broken now but...he's totally fine? Does Blofeld not know how to use his own equipment? Did the writers forget what they wrote previously again??
@odessaallones3044 жыл бұрын
I really like Spectre one of my favourite Bond movies, Daniel Craig is a fantastic James Bond , looking forward to No time to die.
@BobSmith-uu5kj2 жыл бұрын
Me too… and you will love it even more now that you have seen the garbage of no time to die.
@LloydNance4 жыл бұрын
Is it Craig's Worst? YES! love your content David. No Time To Die is less than 90 days away.
@0megaJB4 жыл бұрын
Wow, you're right. I know it's 2020 but in my head I was thinking it was a year out.
@Blballerboy4 жыл бұрын
Quantum of solace lookin like 👀🥴😅
@alijafar29964 жыл бұрын
Craig is a good james bond I'm used of brosnan before
@johnrigs65404 жыл бұрын
Wow you are right!
@RobimusPrime4 жыл бұрын
Not watching that crap.
@benoakes014 жыл бұрын
Oh I really enjoyed this! Spectre for me is easily the worst of Craig's. I've come to appreciate QoS a lot more since the last two, because it has more energy, great action, and Bond is mostly on his own, without the Scooby Gang as you say- although they're still often on the phone.. It also has a lot of great funny quotable moments such as " I don't think he smoked" and M saying "damn him, he killed him", to name a few. It's a memorable Bond film and Marc Foster is unfairly criticised for certain stylistic choices he made. But at least he didn't bog the film down with 'emotional' baggage, 'secrets', the modern popular way of selling a film (the promise of twists and reveals) and clumsy self aware references to older films. I was hoping for a similar film from NTTD but it seems to be a mix of the best and worst aspects of Craig's films. But let's hope they all fit together for a more satisfying film of which we can confidently say "yes, that was a great Bond film!" and still enjoy each time we rewatch it. ALSO you did a great job with the retro trailer at the end there! I'll have to watch some of your other reviews in this series. Cheers.
@martam41423 жыл бұрын
"I don't think he smoked' is fantastic.
@user-ot5mk1lb8b4 жыл бұрын
The reason why bond told her not to look is because it is much different when someone is told how your father died and actually to watch your father's death. It makes sense. It's the psychology of how the brain processes information. As a trained spy/assassin bond is trained to understand how someone will respond or not respond. Mi6, cia, mossad, ccp etc are trained in psychological warfare. I think you forget who james bond character is in the movie's.
@minimal135792 жыл бұрын
Totally agree! When they get to Blofeld‘s lair the whole thing jumps the shark. Shame. Especially the „it was about you all along“ twist made me hurl. Knowing there was a different version of the last part makes this even sadder.
@jwillett72 жыл бұрын
I don’t know which I dislike more, Spectre or NTTD. Both had great scenes, but both had glaring flaws. Casino Royale was definitely Craig’s best, Skyfall second.
@mattmurray93124 жыл бұрын
You forgot to mention the step brothers BS.
@mrwhitespaleking51904 жыл бұрын
QOS is WAY above Spectre. Spectre offends me. I'm offended that EON put out Spectre and charged us money to watch it!
@captnagrom81784 жыл бұрын
Enjoyed the debate ... Agree Spectre ( The yellow wash movie) was a missed oppertunity.... DC posted in the performance of Bond ... Blofeld was mis written and played .... And the story was clunky ... Fingers really crossed for NTTD.
@davidsidney74573 жыл бұрын
The happiest memory of seeing Spectre for the first time was the fact they got the classic gun barrel back at the start. It features the dullest car chase in the franchise, but the train fight echoes FRWL and was great. The ending was just too dragged out, would have preferred a helicopter chase in the desert after escaping.
@jasonloveswatchingmovies70023 жыл бұрын
Casino Royale = awesome Quantum Of Solace = good Skyfall = very very great Spectre = very very boring
@callummoore69624 жыл бұрын
I am gong to say "Yes" it is the worst of the Craig films so far despite many saying "Quantum of Solace" being the worst one. I can see why many would say Quantum of Solace" is worse than "Spectre", but like how the two great Craig films in "Casino Royale" and "Skyfall" have one thing over another whether it depends on taste or objective points, the same goes for the two weaker ones. The weakest for both films are the scripts, but I think I will give Quantum of Solace" over "Spectre" on this one on the basis that it at least has the excuse of the writer's strike for its faults, something "Spectre" really can't even before the Sony leak. The feeling that I get after watching "Quantum of Solace" is a very middling like feel or to quote Futurama: "I have no strong feelings, one way or the other", whereas with "Spectre" I get a huge sense of frustration as I am watching it. None helping factors include the fact that as follow ups to their previous films, I say "Quantum of Solace" works a lot better as it at least for the most part understood the point of "Casino Royale" from a thematic stand point even if the film in places feel like one of those DLC missions from a video game that doesn't really add anything to overall story. "Spectre" felt like a film that missed the point of "Skyfall" with it continuing to go back to Bond's past despite the ending to "Skyfall" making it clear that a back basics of the Connery era and moving forward from the past was the direction they were going to go for. Sure "Spectre" had some Bondian elements to it, but they have the same issues to that of the Brosnan film in which they felt they were there to fill in a checklist and the film kind of has an identity crisis of wanting to be a tradition Bond film in terms of scope and humour, but also ants to carry on with the psychology and character development that has somewhat defined the Craig films and doesn't do well in either cases. It also helps that "Quantum of Solace" is mercifully short as parts of "Spectre" REALLY drag on.
@phila38844 жыл бұрын
There are many satisfying scenes, like the whole Monica Belucci sequence. There are many more cringe-worthy moments- like the step-brother reveal, "touch it!", and the ending (Bond "arrests" Blofeld??). 3. The movie feels completely deadline-driven, like it was finished in a panic. Like David, I feel it was a missed opportunity, but that doesn't mean I can't enjoy parts of it.
@EEvtg2 жыл бұрын
I 1000% agree with you David, Craig's portrayal in Quantum is much better than anything since. Part of what set Craig apart was how ruthless he was in those first 2.
@crobeastness2 жыл бұрын
Unfortunately, Quantum is unwatchable. The editing combined with blocking gives me the sensation of car sickness.
@EEvtg2 жыл бұрын
@@crobeastness The editing is indeed terrible.
@eriknelsen59544 жыл бұрын
Agreed that Spectre is worse than Quantum. It’s safe to say that Spectre’s car chase is the worst chase scene of all bond films.
@phila38844 жыл бұрын
The car chase scene is like 3 times as long as it needs to be. It's like they blew the whole budget shutting down half of Rome (or was it Warsaw made to look like Rome-who knows these days?) to get the footage, and by damn they are going to include every last second of it, because they paid for it!!
@johnrigs65404 жыл бұрын
Well there was an entire army of Spectre bad guys...and ONE guy chases Bond!?
@loukrstevski65834 жыл бұрын
I actually really like Spectre.
@martam41423 жыл бұрын
No way. QoS is 1000x better than this crap.
@RobertK19934 ай бұрын
QOS was rushed
@Ironclover-Composer4 жыл бұрын
I like to think that the torture scene re-tunes 007 and he gains this massive accuracy skill.
@redlightmax4 жыл бұрын
4:37 That's my favorite James Bond fight scene, easily. I've watched it over a dozen times, it's amazing. But the rest of the movie is mostly dull.😴
@jamesl74144 жыл бұрын
Hi David, and Joe. Here are my thoughts. Of the four Daniel Craig films it is my personal favourite. Infact it's my favourite Bond film. Partly because I saw it at the cinema, as well as Skyfall. I loved the locations, I loved the pace, I enjoyed the soundtrack. I admit that there are problems with it though. But I don't mind them. The interesting thing for me was a local television channel in England ran Spectre with cuts in it, that annoyed me. As it softened the film too much. Thanks for the chat though
@TCFan304 жыл бұрын
I would have preferred to have seen Lucia Sciarra be with Bond throughout the movie instead of Madeleine Swann...even though it would stuff up the plot - not that it was the best anyway lol! Excellent retro take on the No Time To Die trailer too...looks and sounds much better than the original (thumbs up)
@b.chaline43943 жыл бұрын
Totally, Monica Bellucci has a much better chemistry with Craig than Léa Seydoux, one of the most boring actresses around
@MikeBixby Жыл бұрын
Craig is EON’s worst 007. While Casino Royale was a good movie the entire Craig era is a lowered standard. They should have made him a different double character and rebooted the franchise with him as 006,5,4,3,2,8 or 9
@xavierbolduc17014 жыл бұрын
Spectre was better than Skyfall, I'll wait for your insults.
@qwertymanor4 жыл бұрын
Nah
@aivarandressoo67214 жыл бұрын
Yeah, Spectre is a terrible movie! Especially screenwriting! Individual scenes yes... Some of them was OK. And the song... AWFUL!!! Singer of that thing is a gay, am I right? Well, that explains everything! And when we finally can see a great gunbarrel and title sequence like in GoldenEye!?!?!? *** I think that now it's time to go back to Roger Moore's type of Bond. If we continue with Craig-style, the series is dead!!!!!!!!!!!!
@tomn11734 жыл бұрын
Unfortunately, No Time to Die will be Craig's worst Bond film.
@petesampras31884 жыл бұрын
u cant tell that yet...
@LeDJMoose10004 жыл бұрын
Tom N How can you say that !!🥺
@petesampras31884 жыл бұрын
@@LeDJMoose1000 i Just think no Bond movie in the future will be worse than Spectre, its nearly Impossible
@MaestroDeca3 жыл бұрын
@@petesampras3188 they kill off James Bond and the black girl becomes the new 007. There. Worst bond movie ever.
@petesampras31883 жыл бұрын
@@MaestroDeca yeah i heard that, can u confirm?
@andrewfellows21544 жыл бұрын
The reason Craig was snoozing through his lines in Spectre was because he was on painkillers after his knee operation.
@therealmovieman3 жыл бұрын
Another great discussion David just stated listening to Being James bond too I still like this film but def a step down
@Gamingnstuff1314 жыл бұрын
Just look at this as your typical Bond movie and it’s great. Viewed as your typical Craig movie it’s a huge step down. It’s the evolution of the typical nuttiness they were reintroducing in Skyfall like a larger than life megalomaniac and the usual puns that were featured more prominently in the older movies.
@stephenspangler15754 ай бұрын
Do I think this is Craig's best? No (Casino Royale is the best, in my opinion). Do I think this is Craig's worst? No (Quantum is hard for me to enjoy, coming off of the greatness of CR). However, I do enjoy SPECTRE a lot. My whole problem with it is the whole Blofeld/Bond connection and that all the previous movies have been Blofeld tormenting Bond. Just seemed silly and too convenient.
@KenFromBeara4 жыл бұрын
9:05 the song is a ball squeezer
@FreddyMacT3 жыл бұрын
far too kind of a review here, not surprised, but Daniel Craig couldn't of given a toss in this whole movie. He is so dead and bored and it shows in his acting. That scene with Monica Bellucci? "No older women in Bond movies huh? What about now?" She was just in it so they could beat their chest that they included an older woman... oh man Bellucci? How hard to find her attractive right? Dave Bautista a 250+ pound muscle guy... chases Bond in a small sports car. So many actors/characters with wasted potential. The movie was beyond bad. It's not only Craig's worst, I'd argue it sits closer to the bottom of the whole Bond catalogue of movies, it's that bad. Don't let the better camera lenses fool you... this movie is dross, just really bad.
@Plally064 жыл бұрын
Some harsh truths from the 'A Tale of Two Cardigans' team there but fair nonetheless. I don't want to be disappointed in Spectre because I love Craig and I love the idea of Spectre's return to the series. But yeah, there are some clunkers in there which seem inexplicable in hindsight. Piss yellow is not a good look for a film either. It has in no way dampened my enthusiasm for the next film however. Maybe the opposite actually. Anyway, good review and worth watching to hear David's attempt at the song which was almost as great as his 'Another Way to Die' rendition!
@leitercia4 жыл бұрын
They cant all be winners. ;)
@gumbycat52263 жыл бұрын
The difference between Diamonds Are Forever and Spectre is, Diamonds is fun. It's a laugh all the way through. Spectre is just dull and badly put together. It may be the worst Bond.
@chrisjohnson80334 жыл бұрын
He does have the strangest Bond filmography. Two of the very best with Casino & Skyfall. I personally regard them as my joint no1 Bond film ever. Two of the weakest with Spectre & Quantum. I recently rewatched all four with my son & we both felt that Quantum was the worst film of the four. It really is a bad piece of filmmaking. The pacing of the film is all over the place. The editing at times is just amateur. Spectre's problems are all with the script. Quantum could have been a good film but it's just so badly executed. Spectre on the other hand production wise a very well put together film. It's issues are all script. I have to say that as much as Spectre annoys me there is still a lot to like. There should be a lot to like in Quantum but it's so poorly done that it for me has to be the worst of Craig's Bond films.
@dustynreid52043 жыл бұрын
They could have done so much more with this. The best part was Sam Smith song. Waltz was a boring Blofeld, Telly Savalas was the best.
@mightyvagabond4 жыл бұрын
So glad you mentioned that bit in the hotel from QOS David, I Love it!
@nickryan4126 Жыл бұрын
Spectre is Craig's worst but No Time to Die ended up being his last thus breaking the streak of the last film being the actor's worst.
@TheWaynos734 ай бұрын
Blofeld being Bond’s brother? Dude they already did that in Austin Powers in Goldmember! 😂
@jaredguffey11852 жыл бұрын
The problem with Spectre is they tried to make Bond a slow burn indie spy film. It ended up being boring and not fun. I wish the writers wrote a more unveiling story of this evil organization and make Bond more of a detective. But it is what it is.
@4879daniel4 жыл бұрын
The building they used for MI6 in Spectre is the treasury building in Westminster. Churchill lived there for much of WW2 (the Churchill War rooms you can visit are in the basement) and gave the VE speech from its balcony. As someone who has worked in that building that was my highlight. Film felt like a bit of a mess with too many ideas.
@gatekeeperboxing589810 ай бұрын
Telling someone what happened and showing it is two different things so it's easy for me to understand that part. The Plane sequence might not be Daniel Craig bond scene, but it is a bond scene and this is a bond film.
@dogbadger3 жыл бұрын
I thought Quantum was much better thatn Spectre, even taking my first impressions into account (Quantum's fast cut editing was very annoying but the film was otherwise ok and has grown on me somewhat) - but i think what you say about Craig is very true - He was still all-in when he did QoS, he seems to not give a shit anymore, which makes his pouty performances that much worse to watch.
@DUNGEONCRAFT1 Жыл бұрын
Spectre?! In NTTD, James Bond dies CRYING and holding a DOLLY named "Du Du." Check and mate.
@jerrymanas6714 жыл бұрын
Loved this video. I agree with everything both of you have said. Such a huge opportunity to bring back Blofeld as an intimidating presence in an elaborate lair (not a freakin' conference room) and to leverage Christoph Waltz's maniacal side and they blew it. I'm hoping No Time To Die comes back strong and is more cohesive. Casino Royale had one main goal. Goldfinger had one main goal. The last few were all over the place. After the strong Bond song for Skyfall, I thought the one for Spectre was putrid. Bring back Shirley Bassey or Nancy Sinatra or even Tom Jones for chrissakes, or st least get someone who can do a Bond-type song. The other thing I'd love to see brought back from the old days is Bond's worldliness, his bon vivant side with knowledge of fine wines, caviar, etc., I know Craig could do it if the writers captured Bond a little better and weren't trying to compete with Bourne and Mission Impossible. Casino Royale captured the magic (probably because Martin Campbell understands Bond). None since have captured it, not even Skyfall, which was a far sight better than Quantum or Spectre, and a great film in general, but broke from the Bond formula a little to much for me. Just my 2 cents.
@andrewharper42964 жыл бұрын
Jerry Manas They’d never do it as she doesn’t match the bond singer image but Beth Hart is a favorite of mine and she’s easily done three or four songs that are so bond’esk in the past. Fire on the Floor being one. Brilliant singer and writer.
@jerrymanas6714 жыл бұрын
@@andrewharper4296 she would be a good one! As long as it sounds like a classic Bond song, I'm fine with new people (though I have a soft spot for the classic singers) . I loved Adele's. I really loved KD Lang's, which was only used in the end credits for some mysterious reason. I thought that last one for Spectre was crap. But I know some people liked it.
@christopherfernandez41574 жыл бұрын
I actually thought the conference room scene with Blofeld in shadow and everything was great and it kind of reinforced that this organization is like "amongst us" unseen in normal places. I do wish the Morocco lair had been more elaborate and that that had been the climax of the film though.
@jerrymanas6714 жыл бұрын
@@christopherfernandez4157 I'll have to watch it again, I actually forget the whole Morrocan lair scene lol. I just remember it being the first Bond film I wasn't compelled to watch multiple times and thinking how underwhelming the Blofeld character was vs all his other incarnations. I also wasnt crazy about their past relation being tied together. I vaguely remember him being in the shadows when we first saw him and as I recall that part was effective. I'm going to watch it again.
@jerrymanas6714 жыл бұрын
@@christopherfernandez4157 the strangest thing happened. I rewatched the film tonight and I enjoyed it much more this time. My biggest complaints are the frequent scenes shot in a muted yellow, the horrendous song, and yes the Morrocan lair should've been more elaborate and Bondian, and they could've wrapped up the "C" subplot quicker. I also felt they didnt need the brother relationship thing, which goes against the whole canon. Now I'll have to rewatch Quantum.
@jesseheinonen45894 жыл бұрын
Is Spectre Daniel Craig’s worst? Absolutely NOT I loved Spectre and I think I am the only one.
@barthotuber64294 жыл бұрын
Jesse Heinonen No! Your not alone
@jesseheinonen45894 жыл бұрын
Barthotuber Good! Because I think everyone hates Spectre more than Quantum. What I think Spectre was better than Quantum.
@barthotuber64294 жыл бұрын
Jesse Heinonen I even prefer it over Skyfall!
@jesseheinonen45894 жыл бұрын
Barthotuber Yeah!
@barthotuber64294 жыл бұрын
Jesse Heinonen it doesnt beat Casino Royale though..
@trevorlee79453 жыл бұрын
I love SPECTRE
@johnrigs65404 жыл бұрын
You are right-When I first saw this I loved it! As time went on....and I saw it several times....well not so much. It’s got lots of great moments...I like the pre-titles...I loved seeing Blofeld again...I thought Hinx was a classic 007 Henchman...Craig was great as usual... but the film overall seems flat. The action-outside of the great train fight-is very average and forgettable. I especially hate the action at Spectres base...just compare that with YOLT base and it’s not even in the same universe! (And that was almost 50 years ago!!) Everything about the finale was awful-I bet all of us 007 fans could have come up with a cooler ending than they did! And of course,the Austin Powers -Dr Evil brother connection was so ridiculous that it’s unbelievable someone at EON didn’t say “NO!” Hopefully No Time To Die will be get everything back on track!! Hey-FANTASTIC trailer at the end David!!😎😎😎👍👍
@theplasticdesert24084 жыл бұрын
The only real issue I have with spectre is the love angle. Didn’t make sense. They had no rapport and just met.
@UltraCoolSuperOne972 жыл бұрын
Blofeld showed Madeleine the tape to point out "the things that bring people together" LOL He was trying to justify his organizations actions in a subtle weird way.
@eifel87814 жыл бұрын
In Spectre they recycled the score from Skyfall. 🤮
@ghani6662 жыл бұрын
As of doing my most recent ranking (not just of the Craig films but of the whole series) I was shocked to realize that Sam Mendes directed both my favorite and least favorite Bond films out of the entire series. Wild, man. Just goes to show how all-important the script is.
@jackyoung70974 жыл бұрын
I went to the James Bond cinematic museum on a 10,000ft mountain 🏔 in Austria 🇦🇹 ski resort called Sölden. It’s where they filmed most of Spectre. The museum is spectacular and you can visit whilst wearing your ski boots. I can tell you, the first room which is a long tunnel like a battery of a gun plays the Spectre music and it’s spectacular. So whilst you may not like the song with the lyrics, the instrumental is extremely powerful
@andrewjohnson69072 жыл бұрын
You have got to be kidding me. Quantum of Solace was all over the place in plot and utter trash.
@jessehamm35736 ай бұрын
Anyone who manages to conceive of a dumber plot-twist than the one presented in Spectre is not an idiot but a genius.
@tpiechnik2 жыл бұрын
I hate that some stuff from spectre found its way into NTTD ( obviously ofcourse). Blofeld, madeleine having a kid, Bond having more luck than skill. I really dislike that.