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007 SPECTRE | Production Thread
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Awesome. Post your opinions in the OP after you see it on Monday, see how they compare to mine.
NotTheGuyYouKill
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Well, that's a positive sign!
Spider from Mars
tap that thorax
Early impressions are usually always positive.
The Outsider
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I'm a dirty American, unfortunately. Have to wait until the 5th.
Yeah, but they're usually from enthusiast press. Peter Bradshaw, whatever you think of him, is certainly not a fanboy.
Freewheelin'
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If its in Skyfall ballpark, it's cool. There's only about 6 good ones anyway.
WyndhamPrice
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Seems mostly positive so far. I just hope it's smart and fun, it doesn't need to be a masterpiece.
Mixed bag? Apart from about two, they all loved it.
HIGH DEF JEFF
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The putrid Skyfall was well reviewed with similiar sounding blurbs.
I want to hear specifics from someone that cares past costume changes and globe trotting.
I want to hear specifics from someone that cares past costume changes and globe trotting.
Magic Mushroom
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Bradshaw liked it? That's good news.
Hahaha
Jesus, the hate for that film here is something else. It's ridiculous.
You personally may dislike it, but its the highest grossing and best reviewed (critical and consumer feedback) Bond film ever made. Calling it "putrid" is hyperbole of the highest level.
I mean hell, its no Living Daylights or From Russia with Love but its hardly putrid dude.
Jason's Ultimatum
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Man, I have no hopes for this movie. If Craig does one more, get freaking Campbell back.
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Deleted member 80556
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If? You mean when, he's in contract to do another one after this.
He's said he doesn't see himself doing another one.
he said he doesn't see himself doing another one "right now". Huge difference. He says this after every Bond film.
ReturnOfTheRAT
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Seems like a mixed bag
Hopefully these show up!
How could you arrive at that conclusion based on what is listed above?
Bobby Roberts
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Did Guy Lodge at Variety accidentally spoil the film in the final paragraph of his review?
HIGH DEF JEFF
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"It feels like the filmmakers have been bluffing a great poker hand for two hours before throwing down a pair of threes."
Future Foundation
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I keep fucking forgetting this comes out in two weeks.
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Deleted member 80556
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Truly the best poker player in the service.
CR RT: 95%/89%
Skyfall RT: 93%/86%
Seems like both critics and fans liked it less than CR. So it's not even the best reviewed Craig Bond.
Anyways, first time ever I'm not excited for this. The lack of Deakins is showing. Skyfall had such style, while this is looking bland. And Skyfall left a lot with the direction it took. I'd prefer another flawed, but enjoyable QoS than another Skyfall entry.
ClivePwned
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It seems it's going to be just fine. I have to wait till the 12th to see it here in Australia.
I love it when they hold back a movie with major spoilers for two weeks for no real reason in the internet age.
and yes, gunbarrel at the start is a good thing. as long as they don't reuse that weird one from QoS.
I love it when they hold back a movie with major spoilers for two weeks for no real reason in the internet age.
and yes, gunbarrel at the start is a good thing. as long as they don't reuse that weird one from QoS.
Yes, 2-3 percentage points on RT is more than enough to back up that claim. What a joke.
Future Foundation
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That's...still really good. Like the way you're talking about it, you'd expect something like a Ring-to-Ring 2 level drop. Both are still extremely well-regarded.
Boombloxer
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QoS was awful. If this is somewhere between Skyfall and CR, I'll be happy to see it twice.
I have hopes that this will be better than Skyfall. I didn't really like Skyfall that much but my hype for Spectre is high. Which it is before any Bond premiere.
It's okay if it'll be worse than Casino Royale but I expect it to be a better movie than Skyfall. And if Spectre turns out better than Quantum of Solace, then I will be thrilled!
It's okay if it'll be worse than Casino Royale but I expect it to be a better movie than Skyfall. And if Spectre turns out better than Quantum of Solace, then I will be thrilled!
It's bizarre. Here in the UK the bus adverts have just gone up. With Skyfall advertisements were everywhere. You could tell they spent a absolute ton on pushing that movie.
This one? It's feels as if it's been snuck out with little fanfare.
QoS is a better movie that Skyfall imo. It showed a more forward Bond than the about turn to the safeness of the retro era that Skyfall was.
One might say the hype is spectral.
Stiflers Mom
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Skyfall is the Prometheus of Bond movies, imo..
And it doesn't get flak for it (outside here of GAF).
Lots of shine (the visual style is really immaculate), silly storyline, no substance.
I think I wouldn't have a problem with Skyfall, if they took another actor for the lead role, but seeing the kind of modern Bond that Daniel Craig debuted going back to all these old tropes was painful for me.
And it doesn't get flak for it (outside here of GAF).
Lots of shine (the visual style is really immaculate), silly storyline, no substance.
I think I wouldn't have a problem with Skyfall, if they took another actor for the lead role, but seeing the kind of modern Bond that Daniel Craig debuted going back to all these old tropes was painful for me.
crazyrabbits
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Reading some of the reviews on RT seems to reinforce the notion that (early script spoilers)
Madeleine's exactly as useless as she was in that draft, being the helpless damsel James has to go rescue from Blofeld's henchwoman near the end of the film.
It does feel like gaffers are determined to hate this no matter what.
I'd agree that Star Wars does overshadow pretty much everything, whereas Skyfall was THE thing to see that season, particularly after that stunt at the Olympics opening ceremony. It does feel quite crowded this October, after a relativley shitty summer (apart from Inside Out) it feels like multiple good films are release every week now.
I'd agree that Star Wars does overshadow pretty much everything, whereas Skyfall was THE thing to see that season, particularly after that stunt at the Olympics opening ceremony. It does feel quite crowded this October, after a relativley shitty summer (apart from Inside Out) it feels like multiple good films are release every week now.
Magic Mushroom
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Five stars from The Guardian: http://www.theguardian.com/film/201...d-is-back-stylish-camp-and-sexily-pro-snowden
Has there been some law passed that all movie opinions must fall within 30% of the Rotten Tomatoes score and 3 point grades of the CinemaScore to be deemed legitimate?
#1 defender
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I'm among the ones that were disappointed by Skyfall, but if we're going for RT comparisons, the % isn't a measure of how well reviewed it was, just how many critics/users overall liked it vs. didn't like it, without telling us how much they liked it. For that you have to look at the average scores and that is 7.8 for CR and 8.2 for Skyfall (or in user scores: 3.9/5 CR vs. 4.1/5 Skyfall), so the latter did in fact review better.
This isn't aimed at anyone on particular, but i will never understand the Rottenwatch culture of seriously comparing the worth of films by RT %. However, if you're putting that much stock into a collection of reviews from a myriad of people with different backgrounds, critical abilities, preferences and or/agendas (a flawed idea in itself), then at least do it right and compare the average scores.
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