SPECTRE (2015) Daniel Craig: James Bond Revisited

[@gcgtheatricals8655]

Also Blofeld being Bond’s foster brother is literally the plot twist of Austin Powers and Doctor Evil in Goldmember. Like I can’t believe they stole a plot twist from a Parody of Bond

[@mando9364]

Actually if you think of it Bond did technically do it first with Casino Royale 67 with the villain being Bonds nephew. Not sure if that's better or worse though. I would've said spoiler but CR 67 is a dumpster fire.

[@tukke]

@@mando9364 but CR 67 is not real Bond film so it's not the official cannon.

[@pdzombie1906]

The second half of Spectre feels pretty much like a Bond parody to me...

[@nb2008nc]

That's when I shut down from this movie.

[@garrick3727]

The Austin Powers movies are better Bond movies than Spectre.

[@Morgil27]

Retconning the Quantum organization to being a branch of SPECTRE made sense, but claiming Silva from Skyfall was also a part of it just felt like an unnecessary asspull.

[@chrisc448]

Right?!? If anything, would have been good to see Blofeld pissed at Silva for nearly ruining things.

[@brucecrawford4948]

I agree. Just to justify it in my mind, Silva was only a gun for hire for Spectre & his & Blofied’s goal of killing M were aligned.

[@BigBubbaloola]

My reaction in the cinema literally was "Oh for fuck's sake! Not everything can be the MCU ya know!"

[@kidzoki]

Pre-Daniel Craig I'd always wanted tighter continuity between Bond films. And with Daniel Craig's films we not only got tighter continuity but I discovered not liking it much.

[@abdelali9279]

That true

[@johnv3623]

Ironically the Blofeld of the original Fleming novels is built like Dave Bautista - big hulking physical and cerebral threat. That would have been a good twist.

[@captain_inglorious]

But he was… knob job💯

[@ricardocantoral7672]

He wasn't that big but he did have an impressive physique and at 6 foot 3, he had three inches on Bond.

[@zachepperson8832]

I love how the studio was insistent on Christoph being this Oberhauser guy, yet they let the cat out of the bag by naming the movie Spectre 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@eamonndillon9532]

Not to mention in the trailers Christoph walzt is clearly seen sitting at the head of a huge board room table with his face hidden in shadow

[@zachepperson8832]

Eamonn Dillon I really think that this movie could’ve been great had they kept the Spectre twist discreet until later in the movie (make no mention of org., show no rings, etc), and get rid of the foster family twist.

[@ColonelCarnage]

They took an academy award winning villain actor and made him probably the worst Bond villain in the entire franchise. That takes talent.

[@jambler15]

Has to be some of the worst writing in the franchise. And all so unnecessary. Like, why? 6:19

[@bryanalstoncoxing]

Yeah naming the movie SPECTRE made it so obvious lol

[@vergesslich82]

The car chase had the excitement of a car commercial.

[@goodial]

true, I remember being let-down by most action scenes, also the Dave Bautista train fight and the destruction of the villain's lair. I was really disappointed by the car chase though, because I think both cars are so cool! The openener was awesome though ...

[@vergesslich82]

@@goodial Wasn't there even the rumor that it all was just a dream during the torture? Because it seemed so... fleshless.

[@lennynero635]

@@goodial The destruction of the lair and the accompanying shoot-out was just so luckluster. If I remember correctly, Bond just shoots a tank or pipeline and the whole lair goes kaboom. Talking about a fatal design flaw on the side of Blofeld's engineers...

[@garrick3727]

@@goodial Bond films used to do car chases occasionally, and special cars even less. Now it seems like every Bond film has to have a car commercial. Q always used to go on at Bond for wrecking the vehicles, but I think the car companies don't want that in their product placement so they tend to come out relatively unscathed.

[@duderRechthat]

@@garrick3727 What do you mean, the Aston Martin in Spectre ends up in a river and the Range Rovers by the bad guys also end up crashed x)

[@hgc7000]

Baustista and Belluci were criminally underused in this film. Dave could have been a great modern day Red Grant, I get the "silent menacing" type they went with, but shoot..... the dude can act. And, I agree that 5 minutes of Belluci in the film needed to be longer. Its Monica Belluic FFS.

[@a.39886]

spectre is an awesome movie I`ll rate it 8.5/10 until Bond willing go in a taxi to get capture by blofeld he reveal to be his brother and is about to poison his brain or something like 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

[@jambler15]

Yes. I totally agree with those who say Bautista should have been cast as Blofeld. As for Bellucci being underused: hopefully somewhere Pierce Brosnan was laughing 😄

[@MementoMorituri]

So James Bond is literally the center of the universe with all the terrorist acts in the world happening because the main bad guy wants to get back at him? I don't buy it.

[@Skyfox94]

That's exactly the thing the annoyed me about Spectre - it was still cool but between that and its similarties to Mission Impossible Rogue Nation it just didn't grab me as much. They should have just kept the C plot as the main thing with maybe Spectre being behind it all - cause that's a really Spectre thing to do, but Blofeld never was one for focussing on Bond. There's only two occasions where Blofeld targets Bond directly and that is at the end of OHMSS - where it thematically made absolute sense - and at the start of For Your Eyes Only, where they basically poked fun at the whole legal story by killing Blofeld off, right at the start - and in a really comedical way too. Apart from those two instances, Blofeld always tried to kill Bond because he interfered with his plans, not because he had some grudge against him. Spectre undermined the plot of all the other movies by tying them together like this if you ask me.

[@derworfnet]

@@Skyfox94 When "Casino Royale" came out and hinted at a bigger organisation working in the shadows and when "Quantum of Solace" further explored that idea, I was down with the idea of having a Spectre-like Organisation being the main antagonist thorough the Craig-era, much like Spectre was during the tenures of Connery and Lazenby. I still think it could have worked. The way they tried to do it in this movie was the worst course they could have taken. Its attempt of trying to connect the previous movies together just comes across as clumsy. They finally had the right of using the names Blofeld and Spectre after so many years and, not really knowing what to do with them, proceeded to fumble everything.

[@Skyfox94]

@@derworfnet I mean yeah, they could have tied all the movies togerher, they just shouldn't have done it as a 'Blofeld takes revenge on Bond' plot. A normal 'Blofeld wants to fuck over the world' would have been a better fit.

[@michaelbolzli5905]

You don‘t have to buy it. It‘s a James Bond movie. When I want realism, I watch a movie by Richard Linklater. James Bond is about fun. Spectre delivers it pretty good.

[@mando9364]

Honestly I never bought into it either. Personally, I believe Blofeld didn't even care about Bond till he exposed Quantum. And even then getting revenge on Bond was secondary for the most part. His real goal was to undermine the intelligence services so he and SPECTRE can step in and take over. And he'd only deal with Bond if he ever cross his path. IDK, even if my theory isn't solid I feel it's better than "World domination because of daddy issues."

[@Oonagh72]

I’m actually sad this series is ending. It was awesome.

[@jaybling6687]

Silva was a great villain in Skyfall, being one of singular motivation. And Spectre just undermines that by revealing he was an agent of Spectre, particularly without revealing how he became one.

[@dereklewis4321]

Yes the piss poor effort to try and "connect" all the films really bothered me. Bond doesn't need to be MCU, its perfectly fine to have the films be independent stories.

[@mart4414]

​@@dereklewis4321 They weren't trying to connect them, they were trying to impress upon us how dangerous this Blofeld guy is. Hey look this guy had a hand in everything. Meanwhile a semi-conscious Bond blows up his super secret compound that's impossible to find in about 5 seconds. Overrated performance by Waltz and a character that felt forced on the audience.

[@bobbyprince8915]

I agree with this. Also it seems unlikely Le Chiffre was a member of Spectre either, they made him out to be more of an independent banker whom Spectre/Quantum puts terrorists in touch with. He's not Spectre himself, otherwise he wouldn't have needed Mr White to introduce him to the terrorists at the start of Casino Royale. Mr White would have just been an unnecesary middle man in that case. And Mr White saying "Money isn't as valuable to our organisation as knowing who to trust" at the end implies that Le Chiffre is not part of 'the organisation' and is just a 3rd party contractor. Anyway it just seems to be a very tenuous and unnecessary link, as with Silva.

[@jaybling6687]

@@bobbyprince8915 I mean I guess the obvious explanation would be that Spectre broke Silva out of imprisonment and gave him the resources he needed to carry out his vendetta. But like Safin's endgame in No Time to Die, that's something that needed to be explained.

[@CameronM1138]

I don't know if it's how it was intended but I prefer to think that Blofeld was exaggerating his influence to mess with Bond's head, and Silva had worked for SPECTRE but wasn't acting on Blofeld's orders during Skyfall.

[@PaulMcElligott]

Interestingly, the Day of the Dead scene was, at the time, completely made up. Mexico City had never had a parade like that for the holiday. The city has been staging a parade since 2016 because of _Spectre._

[@grrinc]

Lol really? That’s hilarious and kinda okay too. Puts me in mind of the Mel Gibson Braveheart statue in Scotland

[@iceberg4736]

This is very interesting, honestly.

[@mikeRedMDK2032]

In the end i guess it's true, about life imitating art lol

[@horaciocapanelli-soto4710]

They don’t do the parade but they do a fest for Día de Muertos in many cemeteries of Mexico, even cooler than that parade to be honest.

[@loftboyyy]

did you hear the RadioHead Specter song? It remarkable to me that they didn't use it.

[@Luvie1980]

That song would have been better than the abomination of a song that they chose.

[@yudhabagaskara98]

Smith's song didn't age well as of 2021

[@loftboyyy]

@@Luvie1980 100%

[@brosnan]

Totally ‘Spectre’ or even ‘Man of War’ would have both been better picks but they got greedy trying to Oscar bait after Adele’s win

[@TheRealAdaWong]

So I just listened to it, I thoroughly agree, and would've been beautifully remixed with Spectre's main theme. Spectre is just as equally a dramatic romance as it is action adventure and the main theme should've reflected such, Smith's version is more a swan dive. Billie Eilish's No Time To Die is awfully put as well and I feel won't represent any of the emotional themes, if they demanded on using her, Everything I Wanted could've just as easily been remixed as it was already equally popular at the time of NTTD trailer release. Everything I Wanted plays as a blaisé of contemporary love in a loveless society, which is perfect for Bond as they're literally enveloped in layers of deceit, espionage, and death that shadows their love.

[@Lbarrow22]

Love this series, it has been fun revisiting all the movies.

[@Helbore]

I rewatched all of the James Bond movies with my mother last year and was surprised to find that this was the only one we both found utterly boring. It just seemed to drag and Craig seemed rather bored throughout. The opening day of the dead sequence is stunning, but its downhill from there. I had more fun watching pigeons doing double-takes in Moonraker because as dumb as that film is, its still entertainingly silly.

[@dereklewis4321]

Thats why I rank this as the wrost bond film. The other bad films are at least entertaining to watch, this is just a 2.5 hour snooze fest. I also rank it harder because it was made by the same team that made Skyfall, they went from A+ to F

[@itachi-kun7736]

@@dereklewis4321 Many tells that A view to a kill is the worst film, but I really enjoyed the film, not like Spectre and Quantum of Solace which is boring, i ranked Craig 3rd as Bond unless he makes his new film is awesome, he would be no.2

[@purefoldnz3070]

amen to this comment. Dull and boring. Worst Bond film by far.

[@daveruda]

I remember felt like a flat empty experience. Never connects with what happened. The action felt dull because Bond wasnt really in danger!?

[@randallrutherford1384]

I just saw Spector again the other day and I was actually amazed at how awesome it was!

[@_Katzenberg]

I'm from México and I remember the opening sequence was a pretty big deal back then. I know because my cousin was called in, a lot of local extras were there for that scene, it was insane. Another awesome fact is that, after the movie, the parade (which was a total fabrication for the film mixing our celebration with Brazil's carnaval) somehow stayed for some time until the end of the world, last year, IIRC. Little trivia from the natives.

[@danielah3398]

The biggest mistake is establishing a foster brotherhood between Bond and Blofeld. Bond movies should not be about Bond or his personal history. There's also a moment where Blofeld specifically says "this will kill you", does it, and Bond walks away with a headache.

[@moneysaver204153]

How do you explain Skyfall & Bond’s backstory with Kincaid being the 3rd act?

[@sampuatisamuel9785]

Ridiculous to connect James Bond to the villain.

[@christianramirez22222]

You are the go to channel for all things movies and interesting takes about them! Thank you for all your videos.

[@ethanhughes7462]

This is really underrated. People only treat it as harshly because its after spectre. It flashes out all the side characters and the set pieces are really good.

[@LeonardoKlotz]

After hearing the bad reviews about "Spectre", the only thing that made still wanna watch it was HOYTE VAN HOYTEMA's cinematography

[@ricardocantoral7672]

Too bad none of it is good. Everything looked yellow.

[@gambello1195]

@@ricardocantoral7672 ikr, he shouldve filmed it in different colors

[@pdzombie1906]

And that's why you also buy Playboy, for the articles..

[@ricardocantoral7672]

@@gambello1195 Outside of piss yellow, there was plenty of poo brown, teal, and orange. I see trailers for films these days and they utilize the same few colors and anything outside of this limited color palette is muted. Zack Snyder's films are particularly guilty of what I stated. This is contemporary cinematography and it makes me sick. Look at the vintage work of Freddie Young, Jack Cardiff, or Otto Heller. There is no comparison.

[@ricardocantoral7672]

@@pdzombie1906 I have rewatched films that weren't all that great because I admired the cinematography.

[@deathswoon23]

If Rami Mahlek turns out to be Dr. No in No Time to Die, I will lose my shit.

[@Junkiescum]

In a good way or bad? lol

[@timothykalinowski504]

In a bad way. For sure.

[@alphacause]

I am so elated that you guys are continuing to do more James Bond related content until the release of No Time To Die. Of all the excellent content you guys produce, the James Bond oriented work is one of my favorites. Thank you all!

[@raymiller315]

Thanks for this huge roundup - have really enjoyed your look at the whole series. It's got me to binge the whole series myself!

[@timparr246]

6/10? No way. The opening sequence is amazing. I liked the Blofeld portrayal. You are not the last word on his performance, lol. I also liked the data control storyline. 9/10 easily.

[@BlockbusterKnight]

I really liked Spectre… I think it does have a bit of a tough task being after Skyfall but I can’t help but like it. I love all the Bond films so for me, even a so so bond film will merit high scores and especially a Craig bond!

[@flamingosarerad9362]

This movie is great. Totally undervalued in my book

[@suedenim]

Is there any train service where people are still expected to show up for the dining car in formal wear? And if such a thing still exists... on a route in North Africa?!?

[@tylersimplot13]

Thats part of the reimagined story line from the 60s, just done modernly with craig

[@grrinc]

Commoner spotted.

[@DDBurnett1]

@@tylersimplot13 That's another issue with Spectre. It felt like they borrowed too much from previous movies, like the train scene (From Russia With Love) and the building in the Alps (On Her Majesty's Secret Service).

[@michaelpoplawski2998]

Formal wear, after 6.

[@tylersimplot13]

@@DDBurnett1 Yeah but I mean there isnt a whole lot left for them do unless you would rather them to just not make any more. I see what your saying and all but what are new ideas left

[@johnnydeazvedo414]

If the bond series gets rebooted again I hope they set them in the 60s like the original Connery films I love the style of those films and would love to see them in a modern way

[@JoBloOriginals]

I actually think that would be super cool but I doubt they’d do it

[@cptbuckyohare99]

Was kinda sad when I saw this video that this series had reached its end so really pleased to see you're going to be continuing it with rankings. Plenty to debate there!

[@dubyaw9511]

I remember the grand finale being Bond slowly taking pot shots at a helicopter slowly flying away with a tiny handgun along the river. And hated it.

[@jacksonmay3980]

What they did to Blofeld is unforgivable, pathetic excuse for James Bond’s biggest adversary.

[@omrichetti]

Agreed. Waltz should have been a great villain instead we got this shite. Barden was the better villain and better script

[@jasonblalock4429]

Waltz really only has one note when he's playing a villain. Inglorious Basterds nailed it, and he's just kind of been reprising that role ever since.

[@itachi-kun7736]

His Blofeld is like Charles Gray in Diamonds are forever minus humor

[@HoustonSoto]

Didn’t they dress him in drag to escape the authorities in Diamonds are Forever?

[@svperstar]

they should've went with Radiohead's Spectre, man, what a missed opportunity.

[@James-kj9hw]

Spectre is a masterpiece but man of war would have been amazing in the opening.

[@jeremy3747]

I don't think that Spectre was as bad as people remember, or think. Skyfall was just so big ans amazing, that all others are dwarfed in comparison

[@visionaryvisuals3494]

Yeah I actually like Spectre a lot. Way too over hated in my opinion. It's not Casino Royale or Skyfall but the fact that people say it's the worst Bond film of all time is ridiculous to me.

[@markborishnikoff5485]

@@visionaryvisuals3494 I agree, i think my least favorite is quantum.

[@visionaryvisuals3494]

@@markborishnikoff5485 Same here. I don't hate Quantum, it has its moments but it's far from a great film. As for Spectre, I actually think that movie is very good. Not a masterpiece like Casino or Skyfall, but gets way too much hate than it deserves.

[@RheemQ]

@@visionaryvisuals3494 Exactly. I recently watched it and I still don't understand the hate for it. I get it the plot is ridiculous but the film is not as terrible as they say. It's not I unwatchable like they say.

[@visionaryvisuals3494]

@@RheemQ Absolutely agree. The film has its flaws for sure but there are many amazing things about Spectre that people overlook and I think people overreact a little too much about some of the weaker elements as well. Overall it's such a solid bond movie but not Casino/Skyfall teir & I would say Spectre ranks among one of the better Bond movies

[@TheMateoFischerShow]

I'm in the minority when I say this is one of the best Bond movies. I thought Daniel Craig's James Bond was at his most complex in this film. Instead of just looking at Lea Seydoux and smashing her, he took care of her amidst her father's death and fiercely protected her against her enemies. He sort of acted as a father figure, which showed him to be at his most empathetic. Maybe Christoph Waltz was overhyped or something, because when I first watched this movie in 2021, I really didn't have a problem with his villain. In fact, I loved his presence on screen and thought he made for a grittier Blofeld. The movie was much more grounded than the other Craig movies and felt like it could have been made during the Sean Connery era.

[@bishopcruz]

Yeah, I think the plot issues this one has offend me less than the ones in say Skyfall mainly because the film is TRYING to be big an ridiculous. I love Bond in this SO much better than I do the one in Skyfall, he actually cares about other people in this one and isn't a sociopath as he was in Skyfall.

[@randallrutherford1384]

I am with you! I love this movie!!!!

[@Dohsoda]

I like the first two acts of Spectre, but as soon as Bond and Madeline get to the villain's base of operation and the exposition starts, and plot holes form, I see it falling whole story begin to fall apart. There still is a lot to like in the movie, and I truly feel this is the first time Craig feels like the James Bond character the fans love. While his Bond's storyline could have ended here, I am very happy he will return for one last mission in No Time to Die.

[@jdraven0890]

They did the almost impossible in making boring and action-packed at the same time. The look and the pacing of it was strangely off. I just didn't care for it.

[@SlyRy]

I prefer Skyfall and Spectre over Craig's previous entries. I love the vibe of Spectre and I especially love how you can tell Craig wants to lighten up and have fun again. He deserves it.

[@doctorvanya]

For me the weirdest thing about this film is that Hinx is introduced killing a guy with razorblade fingernails, which he never uses against Bond.

[@GlennGriffin]

This was a great series. Watched them all. Thanks for making these videos.

[@JoBloOriginals]

Thanks but not done yet!

[@ivorydeluxe1672]

It's taken awhile but that's finally all the James Bond movies, now just to put them in a playlist and that ties a nice bow on it all.

[@TheDebattam]

Thank God revisited is not ending. Waiting for your ranking to come soon brother ❤️🙏🏻

[@Mamba_4_life8]

I know it’s probably been said countless times already this series, but thank you for sharing your views and passion for James Bond over the last few months. It’s been a highlight of my week! Can’t wait for No Time to Die! Thank you so much Chris, Nick and Berge! 🙌

[@chriscostello117]

The theme remixed in the beginning is soooo slick. Sooo slick.

[@grahamfarmer4167]

I remember checking my watch a few times in the theater watching this

[@eduardolanzasuazo8954]

I actually like this one over skyfall, it the one that resembles the more classic bond formula.

[@randallrutherford1384]

I can see that

[@amsaludereje7554]

I was in love with this series.. Thank you.

[@Jabberstax]

I actually really liked this movie, up until the ending. Monica Bellucci must be one of the most beautiful Bond girls of all time. That scene with her in a corset was worth the price of admission alone.

[@GreenhornProductions]

I heard somewhere that Mendes switched DP's _specifically_ becuase he wanted to aesthetically distinguish this film from Skyfall. Notably, Spectre was shot on 35MM, while Skyfall was shot digitally.

[@FloppyFred]

I have to be honest. I was so excited once i heard that Christoph Waltz will playing a villain in the next Bond Movie. But after watching the actual Movie i am not excited at all anymore for "No Time To Die".

[@dereklewis4321]

Like true Bond fashion, every actor has to have a slew of mediocre films (Dalton and Lazenby excluded). Too bad they are gonna be craigs final 2.

[@thegood9]

The Daniel Craig bond series have been everything we could've ever wanted, have to say. When Casino Royale came out, it blew the doors off, and set a HUGE bar.

[@spaceodds1985]

The beginning of the end of the Craig era. It looks great, it has some good set pieces, but its not a great film. Blofeld is screwed up, Craig goes through the motions AND the biggest flaw of this film is Monica Bellucci! Finally, Monica Bellucci is in a Bond film, she looks and is great… but don’t dump the character after five minutes!

[@Luvie1980]

Agreed. I was very disappointed with this movie. Even the title song was terrible. After seeing the trailer especially the teaser trailer I was so excited for this movie. Christoph Waltz seemed like he was phoning it in. There was no chemistry between Craig and Seydoux. Bautista was just put in to satisfy over zealous fanboys and the story/plot was pathetic. Blofeld wants to torture Bond because of favoritism by his parents? Wtf?

[@MikeMJPMUNCH]

I was hoping Monica Bellucci was going to come back as a villain in final act.

[@itachi-kun7736]

also she is 50 at this film released, oldest Bond Girl ever!

[@itachi-kun7736]

Bellucci would have been Bond Girl earlier in Tomorrow never dies as Paris Carver but they didn't because she was "old" lol

[@spaceodds1985]

@@itachi-kun7736 Originally Paris Carver was supposed to be Natalya Carver!

[@NicVegas]

Man, I love that idea of Bautista being Blofeld. No one would've seen that coming

[@ivorydeluxe1672]

I'm happy all the James Bond revisited videos are done but there's a sense of melancholy about it too but at least we'll get more James Bond videos

[@EduardKoek1]

Thank you so much for this great series. It was an awesome ride. Enjoyed every one of them. Looking forward to the rankings. Thanks!

[@neilmarktaylor4386]

It’s been a long series finely at the last bond film to be reviewed

[@MrLightside]

That's if he chooses not to do the two spinoff films.

[@FreedSpiritProd]

This was released in the UK on a Monday. My cinema showed it 3 times a day and for an entire week every showing sold out in a screen that seats 150. It was Friday before got to see it in my own cinema! In the 3rd week business was still strong and we were still seeing shows sell out although not all of them. The last day we showed it we still had high double figures. It was a great time. Hope No Time To Die recaptures that magic.

[@MinuchRuscitto]

I still remembered back in 2015, going to see Star wars at Cinemas Guzzo and the place was packed with people seeing both Star wars and Specte.

[@John_O_Maoilearca]

Fun fact - they also also rejected the K.D.Laing song for Tomorrow Never Dies (and of course she’d duetted with Thom on The Mess We’re In)

[@stanley-fghijk441]

At least they let the K.D. Song run over the end credits.

[@beedub2958]

How do you not call out the screenwriters for stealing from Austin Powers? XD

[@acespectre5461]

I’ve been saying this since Spectre came out. Absolutely ridiculous

[@sampuatisamuel9785]

Austin Powers stole the ideas from 007 movies in the first place. Maybe it's an in joke

[@darkwolf9253]

I think this is a movie that could stand to have 10 to 15 minutes edited out of it.

[@Chronocrits]

I really like Spectre. Even more now that I’ve seen No Time To Die. It’s just such a ‘Bond’ film. It’s really underrated. Possibly the most of all of them. I really like the main song, I love the action, and I love the plot. The only thing I didn’t love was his relationship to Blofeld. No. Bad Mendes. Bad. But I really rate Spectre.

[@wjgolden0830]

After seeing Dave Bautista in Army of the Dead, I could definitely see him getting deeper, more substantial roles. Drax as Blofeld?!? THAT would have been an amazing casting choice.

[@JoBloOriginals]

Would have been way cooler actually

[@wjgolden0830]

@@JoBloOriginals Before I reply, a little disclosure: I absolutely love the Guardians of the Galaxy movies. I believe they are the best movies from the last decade. Therefore, I may be a bit biased when it comes to the cast. That said... Not only would Bautista have been a cooler choice, I feel like he would have had no trouble filling the role. He has evolved in a very short time into a very thoughtful actor, and that evolution is easy to plot between Gotg Vol. 1 (where he was muscle and comic relief) and Vol. 2 (where he portrayed a much deeper Drax). He keeps getting better as time goes on, too. I wish the Bond people had more faith in his acting. They basically took a step backwards with his evolution.

[@josefb.6633]

Yeah never came to my mind but I agree… it would be absolutely epic… on the other hand, they would probably butcher it…

[@wjgolden0830]

@@josefb.6633 I can't find it now, but I believe there was an interview with Dave Bautista where he said a lot of his appearances in SPECTRE were lost in editing so... looks like they butchered his role anyway.

[@josefb.6633]

@@wjgolden0830 Yeah, I was hoping he would survive the fall from train and comeback in the classic “immortal villain” way, but he could not save the day anyway… I hate pro wrestling but this guy has a charisma and great screen presence, he was the best thing about spectre…

[@dangin8811]

I binged this whole series. Amazing!!

[@derworfnet]

There are a few 007-Films I don't like, including "Diamonds are forever" and "Die another Day". But "Spectre" might actually be my least favourite entry in the franchise, even though it it technically better, on its own terms. The reason for that is that it commits the cardinal sin of making previous (superior) movies weaker. It lessens "Skyfall" by retroactively making Silva a Spectre-Agent (that he had his own agenda, like Goldfinger, seperate from any bigger Organisation, was part of why he was such a strong villain) and it lessens the entire Craig-era by having Blofeld be the Author of all of Bonds Pain... and why? To get back at him because he felt neglected as a child. I can't get behind this. All the more tragic, becase "Spectre" has a lot going for it. Craig, Fiennes, Harris, Whishaw and Kinnear are all in fine form here, Bautista is a menacing presence, the Opening Tracking Shot is fantastic, the Movie is *beautifully* shot and I really don't mind the Action Scenes too much, either (the Train Fight is actually great). The suspense created in some moments (like the Specte Meeting or the Scene with Mister White) can be cut with a knife. But everything completely falls apart once Bond and Madeleine arrive at Blofelds Crater Base. Nearly everything after that point, despite *looking* great, is (outside of a few good bits) just a big fat disappointment story-wise. Combine that with Waltz being a surprisingly dull villain, there being no chemistry to speak of between Bond and Madeleine and that the Villains big scheme (which Q easily foils) doesnt account to much and the final act just falls flat on its face. "Diamonds are forever" had sharp dialogue and camp value. "Die Another Day" is so early 00s it hurts but is fun once you turn off your brain. Neither ruined previous movies for me. This was the beauty of a Film Series consisting of stand-alone entries. Even if you have a bad 'Episode', the next one starts off from square one and is bound to be an improvement. I have a bad feeling about "No time to die", to be frank. It could go both ways at this point. It has the potential to end the Craig-era on a high note, retroactively making "Spectre" better in the process... but it could just as well prove to be the one that broke the camels back.

[@t.butcher]

Oh boy. Here we go. Been waiting for this one.

[@roybatty3889]

Thank you for doing these videos, Chris. I’ve enjoyed them thoroughly. Looking forward to your “rankings” series of vids relating to the franchise, and - of course - No Time To Die, in October. Cheers!

[@michaeln7305]

Should have made Bautista's character the new Jaws.

[@kidzoki]

They did -- he's killed by barrels! BARRELS. Just like a shark. In 'Jaws.' Almost as if Robert Shaw returned to the series. From the dead.

[@bigneon_glitter]

Should've cast Michael Shannon as Jaws.

[@NeverSaySandwich1]

Oh boy this one is a total slog to get through. The theme song is bad, the story is a jumbled mess, and the villain was so disappointing. Some of the action is good such as the plane chase through the mountain and the fantastic train fight. Having the world record biggest movie explosion is cool, but you feel nothing because it just happens so fast. Bond shoots some storage tank once and it's enough for the entire complex to explode. 🙄 The worst Bond movie next to Quantum of Solace

[@tmclaug90]

Man, I really didn't mind Quantum. Especially compared to this mess. There were a few things wrong with Quantum, but it was at least a coherent movie with a plot and good action/music lol.

[@MrMattMWH]

Quantums a classic compared to this one !

[@FloppyFred]

It´s also a really good idea if you have the "World Record Biggest Movie Explosion" in your movie, but then place 2 Actors right in front of it so it is even more covered and the audience can´t even experience the full awesomeness of it.

[@NeverSaySandwich1]

@@FloppyFred Just imagine if they messed up that take though 😐🔫

[@Jose-se9pu]

Having Christoph Waltz playing Blofeld in this movie was some kind of "monkey paw" effect, he is the perfect actor for the role, and he played it in one of the worst movies in the franchise. Is like if Idris Elba would finally be casted as Bond, only to star in Die Another Day.

[@BuckarooBanzai84]

I actually don't hate this one, precisely because of the reason you mentioned; because you just KNOW it's building up to so many cool/important plot-points. And I still think the big fight scene at the end is pretty badass. That being said, I'm super hyped for 'No Time to Die'! =)

[@Rottingcircuits]

Really enjoyed the James Bond Revisited series -looking forward to the No time to die review!

[@JoBloOriginals]

Hopefully soon!

[@filmdetective]

Deakins didn’t come back because he was on (or heavily prepping) Blade Runner 2049 ❤️❤️

[@bennozoid1]

Have LOVED this series! Great work guys!!!

[@JoBloOriginals]

Thank you sir!

[@chrisperry7963]

Thank you so much for such a great retrospective, excellent job! As for Spectre, I like this installment, and I think it gets treated way too harshly.

[@confidentialname4241]

a Nicolas Winding Refn James Bond film would be weird, but also sick.

[@OfficiallyOToole]

3:50 You're exactly right about why Roger Deakins didn't return. "...but I just didn't feel I could bring anything really new to it..." www.mi6-hq.com/news/index.php?itemid=11331

[@MinuchRuscitto]

What a series. I always had a love and hate for this film.

[@RichardHorpe]

I think with Madeleine Swann they were going for some meta literary reference with Proust which ended up going nowhere. I like Mr. White and I'm glad he got a scene. Quantum is criminally underrated though. Bourne-esque quick cuts are rancid, yes, but Bond fighting for the little guys, going against the wishes of UK and the US, helping a woman get her revenge without asking for sex, are absolutely gigachad moves.

[@leethomas2155]

I think Spectre is highly underrated.

[@itachi-kun7736]

Waltz was a great actor but his version of Blofeld is very weak, also I didn't like Craig's performance here, only thing i like in this Bond film is Monica Belluci as Bond Girl at 50 and Dave "Batista" Bautista as henchman

[@Korcsmaros]

You missed out that 2015 was the year of the Spy movies (Spectre, M:I-5, Spy, Kingsman, The Man from UNCLE). Also, in M:I-5 Rogue Nation, Alec Baldwin had a similar plot than what Ralph Fiennes had in Spectre. BTW Chris, congratulations, I love this whole James Bond revisited series!

[@SmartFabian007]

best about this video is the end of it when u say we get to se more james bond revisited in top gadgets, movie, actors, girls etc.

[@wstine79]

Another factor to SKYFALL'S success was it was released on the 50th anniversary of James Bond.

[@bonghunezhou5051]

Indeed, even more of a success than the "40th anniversary James Bond" film~

[@CaptainTripppz]

Admittedly, I fell asleep for large parts of this one, but I feel like someone in photography was an MGS4 fan. The ending was reminiscence of the ending of MGS4: Act 3's ending, not in action or story, but location, photography, colour pallet, and setting (despite Bond set in London and Snake in 'Somewhere in Eastern Europe'). I also remember the beginning having similar colour pallets (though set in of opposite sides of the world). The reliance on in MGS4 also reminds me of how this film did a lot of telling and not showing in regards to the reemergence of SPECTRE and past villains being their agents. Also, Judi Dench's zoom call felt like one of those never ending codec calls. I do kinda also wonder if that 'C' stood for something else that was changed in post or after test screenings.

[@Markperna1]

Great review! I’ve really enjoyed the journey. Thanks!

[@s1x6x1s]

6:19 i actually like the idea of drawing all of Craig's Bond films into one giant story arc. and it's not really a stretch. by this point, we already have Mr. White as the common connection in both Casino Royale and Quantum of Solace. he acted as a go-between and a cleaner for SPECTRE when things go wrong. you could assume thay Le Chifre and Dominic Greene were its numbered execs (#2, #3, etc.), each had his own enterprise but under the control of SPECTRE. the oddest one to connect was Skyfall because Mr. White was absent and the film had a different tone than the others. but Silva could simply be a hired gun employed by SPECTRE due to his history with MI-6. the reason why this film that was intended as a big reveal fell a bit flat, wasn't cohesive, was because they didn't have a blueprint ready for the Bond-SPECTRE universe. they made up the connection on this sequel, which is a heavy story to undertake for just one film. there was not enough buildup of Blofeld/SPECTRE in previous films, only a vague clue that Mr. White worked for a shadowy organization that is embedded everywhere. (one biggest reason why MCU works is because they had set up the blueprint for the universe prior to making the individual films.)

[@ezy.doesit]

i loved this whole serie. thanks for the effort

[@JLE8811]

Let's keep the bond train rolling!

[@wrldtrvlr4vr]

Great review. Numbers are on point.

[@ministerofdarkness]

I liked the semi throwback style of Blofeld’s compound. The whole brother tie in was pretty lame.

[@PuddingPop41]

Great video but I'm sad to see the 007 series come to an end

[@JoBloOriginals]

Don't worry - we're gonna keep it going!

[@PuddingPop41]

@@JoBloOriginals Awesome, glad to hear it!

[@larry69champ]

Well done. Very enjoyable JoBlo series.

[@schaduwoog]

Nice review! But please mention in the beginning that there are No time to Die spoilers in this video. I really like to go in cinema to see NTTD without seeing the trailers.

[@sharpsonmusic]

Now I'm actually exciting for the next Bond film, just so this series can continue.

[@jitendrarai4154]

SPECTRE is not a bad film. It's just lengthy. From origin of Ernst Stavro Blofeld to everything they have mixed all and I agree with you Quantum of solace and Spectre are on same level.

[@BigBubbaloola]

Hey Chris and JoBlo. I hope you see this. I want to thank you for doing this series. I was introduced to Bond at a VERY young age by my Dad and have always been a fan. This series has been great and I've agreed with Chris more that I have disagreed. Saying that, this film whiffed big time for me. The need to tie all the previous plots together was horribly ham-fisted and took me right out of the movie. Thankfully I think a number of studios have now realised they can't really do an MCU as easily as they think they can.

[@OfficiallyOToole]

3:20 I'm not sure I'd call 1917 an "all out masterpiece". IMO, it was OK. There was attempted melodrama and yet, the whole thing (to me at least) felt dry and boring. It could never be a Hacksaw Ridge of Saving Private Ryan.

[@timothykalinowski504]

This is the only James Bond movie I ever watched where I went right after, "Time to get a new actor to play James Bond to give the franchise new life." I am actually dreading No Time to Die if Craig gives the same type of performance he gave in Spectre-- phoning it in emotionally because he doesn't really enjoy being Bond anymore. My biggest problem with the Craig era is we have never seen him fully embody all that it means to be 007 as a company man. He has spent his entire run as James Bond, except for Skyfall, as an outsider who seems to resent MI-6, and off doing his own thing. Skyfall teased with Ralph Fiennes last line "Ready to get to work Bond?" and Craig's response "With pleasure, M" that we would finally see Craig take on the mantle of everything Bond is by the next film. Instead he runs around on his own little vendetta again for the vast majority of Spectre, and walks away from MI-6 again at the end. Truly disappointing. No Time to Die has a lot of work to do in my mind to win me back to the franchise again. If this Bond does not truly want to be Bond, time to get a new Bond who does.

[@dereklewis4321]

The had a weird tone with Craig, his first 2 he is the rookie becoming a 00 and then his latest 2 he is the washed up old dog.

[@arturkarpinski164]

Imagine if a bunch of WWE wrestlers just came in and took over the SPECTRE organization!!! I guess Hulk Hogan would have been the new Blofeld!!! The film finale would have been a Money in the Bank match, with George Lazenby as the guest referee!!!

[@jasonblalock4429]

SPECTRE is running wild, brother! What'cha gonna do when Blofeld destroys you?

[@arome5901]

Another awesome video bro! You should make one on True Lies pleaseeeeee

[@JoBloOriginals]

I want a Blu-ray already!

[@RichO1701e]

I just remember being bored, completely uninterested in anything happening in the plot. The car chase through Rome was the "highlight" for me

[@warreng675]

Opening scene the 'highlight' of the movie, the rest is just a waste of time

[@joe15000000king]

Did anyone spot the torture scene lifted from the first James Bond book after Ian Fleming died? There are several lines from the book called Colonel Sun. The book was by Kingsley Amis wring under the pseudonym "Robert Markham". It is a fabulous read and deserves to be a movie in it's own right. There have been elements lifted from it before, such as the kidnap of M. It is arguably better than Licence Renewed by John Gardiner, but it has to be said I have a soft spot for the Gardiner Bonds and some of their plot ideas have been lifted for the films too.

[@imranbecks]

Skyfall waa great and all, but it had that "home alone" type ending that ended up killing M which I really hated. Spectre was good. But I felt it needed more polishing work on its execution especially with regards to the whole Blofeld thingy. It probably looked good on paper. By the way, still wondering if that Spectre cat survived the explosion.