I'm not sure why people would walk out? SP has many of the ingredients of a bond film, some top class actors and some terrific locations! OK the plot is at times questionable but that can be said of many of the Bond films. I suppose you just can't please all the people all the time!
I'm not sure why people would walk out? SP has many of the ingredients of a bond film, some top class actors and some terrific locations! OK the plot is at times questionable but that can be said of many of the Bond films. I suppose you just can't please all the people all the time!
I have no clue, I was as surprised as you are! never seen it happen before.
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While I do feel that Spectre failed to live up to the hype and was a very forgettable and middling Bond film, I don't think its quite bad enough to walk out of but apparently I was wrong.
While I do feel that Spectre failed to live up to the hype and was a very forgettable and middling Bond film, I don't think its quite bad enough to walk out of but apparently I was wrong.
I've never walked out on any movie (when I pay $16 or more for a movie I want my money's worth!), but walking out on this I can't understand.
While I do feel that Spectre failed to live up to the hype and was a very forgettable and middling Bond film, I don't think its quite bad enough to walk out of but apparently I was wrong.
I've never walked out on any movie (when I pay $16 or more for a movie I want my money's worth!), but walking out on this I can't understand.
Its indeed quite baffling but oh well. I think it was around the Tangier scenes too. I also noticed Spectre didn't last as long in my theater as SF did. Last time I saw SF was early January to a totally packed theater, last Spectre showing was a near dead theater in December which is when the walk outs occurred.
I have a mate who's the manager of a local cinema complex, once told me one of the
funniest " walking out of a movie" he'd ever noticed was Broke back mountain. Several
older couples walked out of every screening. He joking said they must have been expecting
a Clint Eastwood western.
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While I do feel that Spectre failed to live up to the hype and was a very forgettable and middling Bond film, I don't think its quite bad enough to walk out of but apparently I was wrong.
I've never walked out on any movie (when I pay $16 or more for a movie I want my money's worth!), but walking out on this I can't understand.
My local cinema only charges $9, but I still would not walk out... even though SPECTRE is far from being the best 007 movie.
I still can't get my head around why I think this is such a terrible film. I loved Casino Royale and Skyfall - hell, I never thought I'd appreciate Quantum of Solace, but I'd take it over Spectre any day...
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When I left the cinema after Skyfall the audience where chatting and grinning - there was a real buzz. My wife and I ate out and talked all through the meal, even engaging two fellow diners who had seen it too. When I left the cinema after Spectre it was utterly silent...
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You have to remember to take the earphones out mate.
I too think SF was the better film, but I did enjoy SP very much. When I went
Everyone laughed at the right parts and seemed excited enough in all the action
Sequences.
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I've talked to people and read a few reviews on sites and think it comes down to one thing. If you like the Bond reboot and the three previous movies more than the old Bond movies, then chances are you will dislike Spectre. However if you are a fan of those old movies then Spectre will be the type of Bond movie you've missed for years. I would go as far as saying it's the first real Bond movie since Licence to Kill.
I've talked to people and read a few reviews on sites and think it comes down to one thing. If you like the Bond reboot and the three previous movies more than the old Bond movies, then chances are you will dislike Spectre. However if you are a fan of those old movies then Spectre will be the type of Bond movie you've missed for years. I would go as far as saying it's the first real Bond movie since Licence to Kill.
Well I for one like both the classic films and the reboot films. To me they are just different interpretations of the Bond character but both equally enjoyable in their own right. The reason I dislike Spectre is simply that it has a very poor script which gives the cast very little to work with. Before the premiere I was very excited to get Blofeld back but I just think they wasted the character and Christoph Waltz by giving him way too little screen time and the ridiculous Oberhauser backstory. I don't mind bringing back the gadget-laden cars, evil lairs and other more classic Bond elements but you need have a good story to make those things work in this day and age. The whole Nine Eyes plot could have been a nice modern retouch on the old world domination scheme but it wasn't properly executed and feels rushed and not menacing at all.
I think it was my least favourite out of all the Craig films. It did have its moments though the story was poor in my opinion. My favourite bit was the walk across the roof in Mexico, that was a pretty cool scene.
I saw it twice in the theater, both times in an almost sold out 550 seat IMAX. The audience appeared to enjoy the film. I have a hard time wrapping my head around someone who is a Bond fan walking out on SPECTRE. I understand it may not have appealed to everyone or even those who consider it to be very subpar. I was not a Roger Moore Bond film fan (especially as I grew a bit older) but I saw them all in the theater and enjoyed them for what they were.
I've talked to people and read a few reviews on sites and think it comes down to one thing. If you like the Bond reboot and the three previous movies more than the old Bond movies, then chances are you will dislike Spectre. However if you are a fan of those old movies then Spectre will be the type of Bond movie you've missed for years. I would go as far as saying it's the first real Bond movie since Licence to Kill.
Well I for one like both the classic films and the reboot films. To me they are just different interpretations of the Bond character but both equally enjoyable in their own right. The reason I dislike Spectre is simply that it has a very poor script which gives the cast very little to work with. Before the premiere I was very excited to get Blofeld back but I just think they wasted the character and Christoph Waltz by giving him way too little screen time and the ridiculous Oberhauser backstory. I don't mind bringing back the gadget-laden cars, evil lairs and other more classic Bond elements but you need have a good story to make those things work in this day and age. The whole Nine Eyes plot could have been a nice modern retouch on the old world domination scheme but it wasn't properly executed and feels rushed and not menacing at all.
Do you really enjoy Quantum of Solace and Skyfall though? Because I have little interest in watching those two again.
I wonder how many people watched the trailers or got really excited by the idea of what they would do with Blofeld. Maybe me being let down by the previous two movies and knowing that there was no way they would top Thunderball, made me relax and enjoy what they did bring. I didn't watch any of the trailers or read any news leading up to the release either after seeing the announcement conference. With Blofeld there were only two real ways of handling him. A behind the scenes character or an OHMSS type character. When they cast Hinx, you had to know that he (or she - when I was guessing from the Spectre Press Conference) would be a behind the scenes character.
Also, I started a topic a long time ago about how all the recent Bond stories were personal.
Spectre really is the ultimate personal Bond story. Even though the producers obviously had no intention of doing that from the beginning. But I thought that twist made it different than the more previously used motivations for Blofeld.
I think it was my least favourite out of all the Craig films. It did have its moments though the story was poor in my opinion. My favourite bit was the walk across the roof in Mexico, that was a pretty cool scene.
That's funny. Spectre is my favorite of Daniel Craig's Bond films.
You guys have me tempted to write up a review. I wrote a few long ones for Quantum of Solace and Skyfall. But I don't have time now.
SP, QOS and CR are all in my bottom five, with CR dead last.
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Do you really enjoy Quantum of Solace and Skyfall though? Because I have little interest in watching those two again.
I wonder how many people watched the trailers or got really excited by the idea of what they would do with Blofeld. Maybe me being let down by the previous two movies and knowing that there was no way they would top Thunderball, made me relax and enjoy what they did bring. I didn't watch any of the trailers or read any news leading up to the release either after seeing the announcement conference. With Blofeld there were only two real ways of handling him. A behind the scenes character or an OHMSS type character. When they cast Hinx, you had to know that he (or she - when I was guessing from the Spectre Press Conference) would be a behind the scenes character.
Also, I started a topic a long time ago about how all the recent Bond stories were personal.
Spectre really is the ultimate personal Bond story. Even though the producers obviously had no intention of doing that from the beginning. But I thought that twist made it different than the more previously used motivations for Blofeld.
Yes, I have to say that I enjoy both Quantum of Solace and Skyfall much more than Spectre. Bond feels like a more interesting and complex character in both and both of those films actually try to do something different and introduce new elements we haven't really seen before in Bond films.
I felt that Spectre didn't really bring anything new to the table. Apart from the PTS and the train fight the action scenes were pretty underwhelming despite the huge budget. Spectre has a great cast and loads of potential but it just doesn't deliver on that potential for me. My main problem with the script is that it lacks focus and leaves a lot of the plot points underdeveloped, especially the relationship between Madeleine and Bond.
I understand they wanted to bring Blofeld back with a new twist but the personal angle was completely unnecessary. A more basic idea of Bond stumbling upon a global omnipotent conspiracy led by the greatest and most calculating criminal mastermind would have been a much more menacing scenario than a jealous lunatic with daddy issues. The whole bridge scene with Blofeld provoking Bond to execute him is cringeworthy and not like Fleming's Blofeld at all.
Do you really enjoy Quantum of Solace and Skyfall though? Because I have little interest in watching those two again.
I wonder how many people watched the trailers or got really excited by the idea of what they would do with Blofeld. Maybe me being let down by the previous two movies and knowing that there was no way they would top Thunderball, made me relax and enjoy what they did bring. I didn't watch any of the trailers or read any news leading up to the release either after seeing the announcement conference. With Blofeld there were only two real ways of handling him. A behind the scenes character or an OHMSS type character. When they cast Hinx, you had to know that he (or she - when I was guessing from the Spectre Press Conference) would be a behind the scenes character.
Also, I started a topic a long time ago about how all the recent Bond stories were personal.
Spectre really is the ultimate personal Bond story. Even though the producers obviously had no intention of doing that from the beginning. But I thought that twist made it different than the more previously used motivations for Blofeld.
Yes, I have to say that I enjoy both Quantum of Solace and Skyfall much more than Spectre. Bond feels like a more interesting and complex character in both and both of those films actually try to do something different and introduce new elements we haven't really seen before in Bond films.
I felt that Spectre didn't really bring anything new to the table. Apart from the PTS and the train fight the action scenes were pretty underwhelming despite the huge budget. Spectre has a great cast and loads of potential but it just doesn't deliver on that potential for me. My main problem with the script is that it lacks focus and leaves a lot of the plot points underdeveloped, especially the relationship between Madeleine and Bond.
I understand they wanted to bring Blofeld back with a new twist but the personal angle was completely unnecessary. A more basic idea of Bond stumbling upon a global omnipotent conspiracy led by the greatest and most calculating criminal mastermind would have been a much more menacing scenario than a jealous lunatic with daddy issues. The whole bridge scene with Blofeld provoking Bond to execute him is cringeworthy and not like Fleming's Blofeld at all.
This is the only problem of the film for me. The attempt to tie in all the previous Craig films with Blofield and thus making all those villians an extension of Blofield thereby relating them all to Bond was quite a bit.
Although, Blofield DOES explain that Bond kept getting in his way, which is to say that Blofield didn't' really want to deal with Bond but was rather forced to.
This little bit doesn't change the fact that this film has some of the greatest moments in Bond film history. The team had a very specific concept for this film (throwback to Roger Moore era with some Connery thrown in) and they were very successful in executing it. There are way too many positive elements in this film. I concede that it can be argued that the parts are greater than the sum. These parts alone, for their excellence, catapult the film into the top 10 for me. B-)
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I've never walked out on any movie (when I pay $16 or more for a movie I want my money's worth!), but walking out on this I can't understand.
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funniest " walking out of a movie" he'd ever noticed was Broke back mountain. Several
older couples walked out of every screening.
a Clint Eastwood western.
My local cinema only charges $9, but I still would not walk out... even though SPECTRE is far from being the best 007 movie.
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I too think SF was the better film, but I did enjoy SP very much. When I went
Everyone laughed at the right parts and seemed excited enough in all the action
Sequences.
Well I for one like both the classic films and the reboot films. To me they are just different interpretations of the Bond character but both equally enjoyable in their own right. The reason I dislike Spectre is simply that it has a very poor script which gives the cast very little to work with. Before the premiere I was very excited to get Blofeld back but I just think they wasted the character and Christoph Waltz by giving him way too little screen time and the ridiculous Oberhauser backstory. I don't mind bringing back the gadget-laden cars, evil lairs and other more classic Bond elements but you need have a good story to make those things work in this day and age. The whole Nine Eyes plot could have been a nice modern retouch on the old world domination scheme but it wasn't properly executed and feels rushed and not menacing at all.
Do you really enjoy Quantum of Solace and Skyfall though? Because I have little interest in watching those two again.
I wonder how many people watched the trailers or got really excited by the idea of what they would do with Blofeld. Maybe me being let down by the previous two movies and knowing that there was no way they would top Thunderball, made me relax and enjoy what they did bring. I didn't watch any of the trailers or read any news leading up to the release either after seeing the announcement conference. With Blofeld there were only two real ways of handling him. A behind the scenes character or an OHMSS type character. When they cast Hinx, you had to know that he (or she - when I was guessing from the Spectre Press Conference) would be a behind the scenes character.
Also, I started a topic a long time ago about how all the recent Bond stories were personal.
http://www.ajb007.co.uk/topic/43394/the-abundance-of-personal-missions-in-modern-bond-movies/
Spectre really is the ultimate personal Bond story. Even though the producers obviously had no intention of doing that from the beginning. But I thought that twist made it different than the more previously used motivations for Blofeld.
That's funny. Spectre is my favorite of Daniel Craig's Bond films.
You guys have me tempted to write up a review. I wrote a few long ones for Quantum of Solace and Skyfall. But I don't have time now.
1. Skyfall
2. SPECTRE
3. Quantum of Solace
4. Casino Royale
SP, QOS and CR are all in my bottom five, with CR dead last.
1: SPECTRE/ Quantum Of Solace
2: Casino Royale
3: Skyfall
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Yes, I have to say that I enjoy both Quantum of Solace and Skyfall much more than Spectre. Bond feels like a more interesting and complex character in both and both of those films actually try to do something different and introduce new elements we haven't really seen before in Bond films.
I felt that Spectre didn't really bring anything new to the table. Apart from the PTS and the train fight the action scenes were pretty underwhelming despite the huge budget. Spectre has a great cast and loads of potential but it just doesn't deliver on that potential for me. My main problem with the script is that it lacks focus and leaves a lot of the plot points underdeveloped, especially the relationship between Madeleine and Bond.
I understand they wanted to bring Blofeld back with a new twist but the personal angle was completely unnecessary. A more basic idea of Bond stumbling upon a global omnipotent conspiracy led by the greatest and most calculating criminal mastermind would have been a much more menacing scenario than a jealous lunatic with daddy issues. The whole bridge scene with Blofeld provoking Bond to execute him is cringeworthy and not like Fleming's Blofeld at all.
This is the only problem of the film for me. The attempt to tie in all the previous Craig films with Blofield and thus making all those villians an extension of Blofield thereby relating them all to Bond was quite a bit.
Although, Blofield DOES explain that Bond kept getting in his way, which is to say that Blofield didn't' really want to deal with Bond but was rather forced to.
This little bit doesn't change the fact that this film has some of the greatest moments in Bond film history. The team had a very specific concept for this film (throwback to Roger Moore era with some Connery thrown in) and they were very successful in executing it. There are way too many positive elements in this film. I concede that it can be argued that the parts are greater than the sum. These parts alone, for their excellence, catapult the film into the top 10 for me. B-)
The end titles ? At least then the misery was over.
Sniper, which is the best film in your opinion? just wondering...
OHMSS or Thunderball.