Tag: Spectre
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A kite dancing in a hurricane
I’ve never been especially taken with the Mr. White subplot in the Craig era, and I go back and forth in liking his infamous metaphor for Bond in Spectre. “A kite dancing in a hurricane” is clearly intended as an… Read More →
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Dialogue Expansion: Mr. Hinx in Spectre
Mr. Hinx is given only a single spoken word in Spectre (the blunt expletive “shit” uttered at the end of the train fight) and it feels like a missed opportunity. Given how deliberately quiet the character is, it’d never have… Read More →
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Quantum Of Solace should’ve just been Quantum
Quantum of Solace is a needlessly overthought title that would have been stronger and cleaner had it simply been Quantum. The added “of Solace” feels less like meaningful thematic depth and more like an attempt to dress up a word… Read More →
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Skyfall’s blown MI6 agent identities: great plotline
One of the more compelling ideas in Skyfall is the exposure of MI6’s undercover agents in a storyline that briefly opens the door to the wider, shadowy world of British intelligence before quickly getting back to Bond’s personal journey. As… Read More →
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Not exactly Christmas, is it?
One of my most persistent criticisms of the modern Bond era and in particular the Craig era, is the deliberate downgrading of James Bond’s gadgets. This issue is most conspicuous in Skyfall, when Bond complains with the above line to… Read More →
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Flashing the Union Jack is obviously unwise
Sure, it made for an iconic moment when Bond parachuted into frame beneath it in The Spy Who Loved Me, but let’s be honest, advertising your national allegiance mid-mission is hardly the move of a stealth operative. It looks brilliant… Read More →
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Visionaries. Psychiatric wards are full of them.
Daniel Craig’s remark in Spectre questioning Blofeld’s sanity subtly echoes Sean Connery’s line from Dr. No, in which Bond quips that “asylums are full of people who think they’re Napoleon or God.” Interpreted together, I think they give an accurate… Read More →
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Spectre’s train sequence felt like 1960s Bond
It really is a perfect scene. Everything – from her dress, his tuxedo, the ambience, the cinematography and the fight! Specifically Hinx’s sneak-up reveal in the martini shaker’s reflection! Goldfinger‘s “eye” reflection, anyone? And of course the overall nod to… Read More →
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The Spectre Rome car chase is underrated
It was just so awesome to see the Bond’s Aston Martin escape in the empty streets of Rome and the outskirts of Vatican City in Spectre. Although I initially enjoyed the “Bond your car is being serviced here is another… Read More →
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Christoph Waltz shined in Spectre meeting scene
He was amazing in this scene and it really was perfect. You could hear a pin drop in the theater! After his success with Inglourious Basterds, I really thought he was going to be a top five all-time villain when… Read More →
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