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I will say first off that these people know how to make a (new) Bond film. This one has enough story continuity to make things interesting and just the right amount of the things you want in a Bond film - guns, women, fast cars, the right drinks, gadgets, humor. It also does OK at the "let's try to reboot a classic Bond trope."
To talk about this I want to split things: looking at Spectre as a film-qua-film, where I think it fares not so well, and looking at it specifically as a "Bond film" where the most important thing is that I left the theater well-satisfied. I don't think I can do this without some spoilers so I'll cut-tag.
( This is a very good modern Bond flick )
( It is, however, not that great of a movie )
Reading all the above might give you the idea that I didn't enjoy the film - that's not true. I walked out with a big grin, pumped up in the way a good action picture pumps me up. If you're at all a Craig Bond fan go see this. It's arguably better than any of the previous ones except "Casino Royale", which was such a novel change of course for Bond films.
To talk about this I want to split things: looking at Spectre as a film-qua-film, where I think it fares not so well, and looking at it specifically as a "Bond film" where the most important thing is that I left the theater well-satisfied. I don't think I can do this without some spoilers so I'll cut-tag.
( This is a very good modern Bond flick )
( It is, however, not that great of a movie )
Reading all the above might give you the idea that I didn't enjoy the film - that's not true. I walked out with a big grin, pumped up in the way a good action picture pumps me up. If you're at all a Craig Bond fan go see this. It's arguably better than any of the previous ones except "Casino Royale", which was such a novel change of course for Bond films.
