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I fully agree with you there. I have been saying that for some years though, and many Bond fans in here 'hit' me with that remark :-).
It's very simple really: a 53 year old franchise with 24 (26?) films in it is so much more prone to comparisons and criticism. Hence why it probably always have some difficulty reaching very huge ratings on IMDB.
Relatively new franchises -The Dark Knight, Mission: Impossible, Harry Potter, Hunger Games, LOTR- endure much les criticism because of that. They are relatively 'new', encompass way less films then 24. Even "Star Wars" 'only' has 6 films so far.
James Bond is unique with that really.
I'm not religious but Amen to that brother.
I don't have a problem per se with the back story. It was necessary, although they've stretched it out over almost 10 yrs and 4 films when perhaps 1 (CR) would have done.
I don't think one can safely say that Bourne and MI feature brutes with guns who sleep with women, say corny lines and kill bad guys with gadgets however. Those two are far more mature thrillers than that. Only Bond and Statham were guilty of that pre-DC. In fact, ironically we may see more of all of that in SP than in Bourne or MI actually, from what I'm hearing, albeit with the addition of a love interest.
I look forward to this so called 'formulaic' Bond film with interest, and hope it can hold it together and be worthy of the previous best of breed films of that type in the canon. We can only assess that properly I think over time.........
Exactly^
full 5 stars:
--> ■ ■ ■ ■ ■, MI6-HQ.com, @DoubleoNothing: "Whilst 'Skyfall' was a critical and financial success, there were many amongst the dedicated fans that felt it veered too widely from the classic James Bond mould and simply had too many contrivances..[.........]..With 'SPECTRE', Mendes has really flexed his directing muscles. It is fair to say that Mendes is more at home with actors and eliciting performance than with cinematic savoir-faire, but with 'SPECTRE' there are some beautiful flourishes that really show that Mendes is far more than an actor's director, far more than a theatre director who has transposed his craft to the screen.":
https://www.mi6-hq.com/sections/articles/spectre-review-spoiler-free?t=&s=&id=03994
--> ■ ■ ■ ■ ■, The Guardian (Peter Bradshaw): "James Bond is back, stylish, camp and sexily pro-Snowden":
http://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/oct/21/spectre-review-james-bond-is-back-stylish-camp-and-sexily-pro-snowden
--> ■ ■ ■ ■ ■, The Times: "This fourth outing for Daniel Craig as James Bond is achingly cool, as sleek and powerful as the silver Aston Martin DB10 that races through the movie.":
http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/arts/film/article4592879.ece
--> ■ ■ ■ ■ ■, The Telegraph: "A swaggering show of confidence":
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/film/james-bond-spectre/review/
--> ■ ■ ■ ■ ■, The Daily Mirror: "James Bond is back with a brutal blast as SPECTRE is rated best EVER":
http://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-reviews/james-bond-back-brutal-blast-6677940
--> ■ ■ ■ ■ ■, Sunday/Daily Express (Allan Hunter): "It's James Bond at his spectacular best":
http://www.express.co.uk/entertainment/films/613833/James-Bond-Spectre-review
--> ■ ■ ■ ■ ■, Sunday/Daily Express (Henry Fitzherbert): "SPECTRE is the best Bond ever!":
http://www.express.co.uk/entertainment/films/614169/Spectre-James-Bond-Daniel-Craig-review-film-Mississippi-Grind-The-Last-Witch-Hunter
--> ■ ■ ■ ■ ■, Evening Standard (Ben Travis: "Until Innaritu's The Revenant comes out, Spectre shrugs off the weight of Skyfall's success and sets upon out-doing it.":
http://www.standard.co.uk/goingout/spectre-first-review-perhaps-even-better-than-skyfall-a3096316.html
--> ■ ■ ■ ■ ■, The Daily Star: "Craig shines in another belting Bond flick":
http://www.dailystar.co.uk/movies/471350/Film-review-SPECTRE-12A
--> ■ ■ ■ ■ ■, The Sun: "This is no typical Bond movie but it still delivers":
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/6703636/First-review-of-James-Bond-movie-Spectre.html
--> ■ ■ ■ ■ ■, SFX Magazine (GamesRadar.com): "Perfect hybrid of vintage Bond panache and Craig era grit. Almost the true 50th anniversary film three years late...":
https://twitter.com/NickSetchfield/status/656938253346557952
--> ■ ■ ■ ■ ■, HeatWorld.com: "James Bond 007 is back in the most Bond Bond film EVER!":
http://www.heatworld.com/2015/10/spectre-review-james-bonds-007-is-back-watch-trailer-and-see-release-date
--> ■ ■ ■ ■ ■, IATA Magazine: "it rivals #CasinoRoyale and IMHO is better than #Skyfall":
https://twitter.com/Rob_Coppinger/
--> ■ ■ ■ ■ ■, Der Tages Anzeiger (SWISS): ""SPECTRE" is a classic 007-flick....if it wasn't for that cute mouse who showed up":
http://www.tagesanzeiger.ch/kultur/kino/bond-und-die-lebenden-toten/story/19316709
--> ■ ■ ■ ■, De Telegraaf (DUTCH): "Marvellous spectacle with some shabby pieces":
http://www.telegraaf.nl/filmenuitgaan/film/filmrecensies/24651800/__Filmrecensie__Spectre__.html
4 out of 5 stars:
--> ■ ■ ■ ■ □, The Guardian/The Observer (Mark Kermode): "Another stellar outing for Bond":
http://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/oct/25/spectre-review-another-stellar-outing-for-bond-mark-kermode[/b]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5xfbHPcNn4
--> ■ ■ ■ ■ □, The Huffington Post (.co.uk): "Daniel Craig As James Bond Is On Cracking Form, With Contemporary Plot But Nostalgic Nods Too":
http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2015/10/22/james-bond-spectre-review-daniel-craig_n_8354940.html
--> ■ ■ ■ ■ □, Empire Magazine: "Full marks to Mendes, Craig, Waltz, Fiennes and the location finder.":
http://www.empireonline.com/reviews/reviewcomplete.asp?FID=138905
--> ■ ■ ■ ■ □, DenOfGeek.com: "Craig brings history and mortality to Bond; in SPECTRE's swerving, sinister plot, he remains its vital, beating heart":
http://www.denofgeek.com/movies/spectre/37455/spectre-review
--> ■ ■ ■ ■ □, Daily Mail: "A movie that warrants ALL the hype with 007 returning to his murderous, glamorous best":
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/reviews/article-3283684/Spectre-review-Bond-s-white-suit-spectacular-joyride-film-BRIAN-VINER-says-Spectre-warrants-hype.html
--> ■ ■ ■ ■ □, IndieWire (Demetrios Matheou): "The Zen Perfection of 'SPECTRE', nostalgic Feast for Bond Fans":
http://blogs.indiewire.com/thompsononhollywood/review-the-zen-perfection-of-spectre-nostalgic-feast-for-bond-fans-video-20151021
--> ■ ■ ■ ■ □, Scotland Herald: "Exhilarating Bond for these post-Snowden times":
http://www.heraldscotland.com/arts_ents/13887147.Alison_Rowat_film_review__Spectre/
--> ■ ■ ■ ■ □, BBC Radio 1: "Rhianna Dillon brings you the first Spectre review fresh from the screening in London's Leicester Square":
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dKA6yycTBls
--> ■ ■ ■ ■ □, BBC.com/culture: "From vodka martinis to exploding buildings, Spectre is stuffed with old Bond movie ingredients":
http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20151022-film-review-is-spectre-the-best-bond-yet
--> ■ ■ ■ ■ □, DigitalSpy.co.uk: "Spectre will go down as Craig's stab at going full-blown BOND - big, bold and a bit more like Roger Moore":
http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/movies/review/a674869/spectre-review-daniel-craig-embraces-bonds-classic-formula-but-it-doesnt-pack-skyfalls-emotional-punch.html#~prPaTWaLateNbz
--> ■ ■ ■ ■ □, TheArtsDesk.com: "Surely Daniel Craig can't quit just as he's getting so good at it?":
http://www.theartsdesk.com/film/spectre
--> ■ ■ ■ ■ □, Algemeen Dagblad (DUTCH): "Daniel Craig has to stay as agent 007!":
http://www.ad.nl/ad/nl/1023/Film/article/detail/4168786/2015/10/23/AD-ziet-Spectre-Daniel-Craig-moet-blijven-als-James-Bond.dhtml
--> ■ ■ ■ ■ □, GamesRadar.com/TotalFilm: "SPECTRE ranks as a sleek, pulse-pounding if slightly overlong entertainment that should have little trouble emulating its predecessor":
http://www.gamesradar.com/spectre-review/
--> ■ ■ ■ ■ □, ITV News: "Exciting action and laugh out loud funny":
http://www.itv.com/news/2015-10-22/james-bond-spectre-review-spectacular-action-scenes-and-surprisingly-funny/
--> ■ ■ ■ ■ □, NME.com: "Almost a decade after "Casino Royale" stripped 007 back to his barest essentials, Spectre is the gradual layering back on of the old garb":
http://www.nme.com/reviews/various-artists/16306
--> ■ ■ ■ ■ □, NoMoreWorkHorse.com (IRISH): "If you’re not already a Bond fan this may be the movie that converts you and if you are you will analyse it to death":
http://nomoreworkhorse.com/2015/10/24/spectre-film-review/
3.5 out of 5 stars:
--> ■ ■ ■ ▪ □, IGN.com: ""SPECTRE" – the 24th official entry – delivers entertaining if unspectacular thrills":
http://www.ign.com/articles/2015/10/22/spectre-review
--> ■ ■ ■ ▪ □, Starburst Magazine: ""SPECTRE is an integrated remake of "Thunderball" and "You Only Live Twice" starring the core cast of the Daniel Craig-era":
http://www.starburstmagazine.com/reviews/latest-reviews-of-movies/13485-spectre-review
--> ■ ■ ■ ▪ □, RTE.ie.com (IRISH): "The Spy Who Bugged Me":
http://www.rte.ie/ten/reviews/movies/2015/1024/737225-review-spectre/
3 out of 5 stars:
--> ■ ■ ■ □ □, The Independent: "Watching Bond be Bond, I didn't know whether to fist pump or facepalm":
http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/reviews/reviewing-spectre-while-having-a-crisis-of-masculinity-a6703636.html
--> ■ ■ ■ □ □, Evening Standard (David Sexton): "No license to thrill":
http://www.standard.co.uk/goingout/film/spectre-film-review-no-license-to-thrill-a3097166.html
--> ■ ■ ■ □ □, The Irish Times: "James Bond back on form, but...":
http://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/spectre-review-james-bond-back-on-form-but-1.2404967
--> ■ ■ ■ □ □, ScreenDaily.com: "Mendes and his production have reimagined the SPECTRE criminal gang for 2015 and it’s one of the production’s more successful elements":
http://www.screendaily.com/reviews/spectre-review/5095793.article?blocktitle=The-Latest&contentID=598
--> ■ ■ ■ □ □, The Hollywood Reporter: "Spectre contains enough dazzle and derring-do to keep the Bond brand afloat, but not enough to make it a game-changing reboot in the manner of Skyfall":
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/spectre-film-review-833833
--> ■ ■ ■ □ □, WhatCulture.com: "James Bond Is Ridiculous Again In This Disappointing (But Fun) Outing":
http://whatculture.com/film/spectre-review-disappointing-but-fun-james-bond-is-ridiculous-again.php
--> ■ ■ ■ □ □, TimeOut London: "Sam Mendes and Daniel Craig take James Bond for another spin, with messy but enjoyable results":
http://www.timeout.com/london/film/spectre
--> ■ ■ ■ □ □, HeyUGuys: "They expanded the character [James Bond] far too much":
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KqesjQEAYcU
--> ■ ■ ■ □ □, TheMovieBit.com (IRISH): "It’s a very slick commercial for Tom Ford’s gorgeous tailoring and numerous designer eyewear that shade SPECTRE from its glaring flaws.":
http://www.themoviebit.com/2015/10/spectre-review_24.html
--> ■ ■ ■ □ □, The Skinny: "Daniel Craig is back as super spy James Bond in Spectre, but the 007 franchise is back to its old":
http://www.theskinny.co.uk/film/new-releases/spectre-daniel-craig
--> ■ ■ ■ □ □, WOW247.co.uk: "A good Bond, but not a great Bond":
http://www.wow247.co.uk/2015/10/22/spectre-review-a-good-bond-but-not-a-great-bond/
2 out of 5 stars:
--> ■ ■ □ □ □, The Financial Times: "SPECTRE: tailoring, tie-pins and a wobbly tone":
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/eec8fbde-7809-11e5-933d-efcdc3c11c89.html
--> ■ ■ □ □ □, GQ Magazine (BRITISH): "SPECTRE feels overcooked":
http://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/entertainment/articles/2015-10/22/spectre-film-review-helen-o-hara
--> ■ ■ □ □ □, IndieWire Oliver Lyttelton: ""SPECTRE" will please both the hardcore and the more casual fan":
http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/review-sam-mendes-spectre-starring-daniel-craig-christoph-waltz-lea-seydoux-ralph-fiennes-20151021
--> ■ ■ □ □ □, CineVue: "Perhaps, if Craig hangs up his holster, it may breathe new life into the franchise":
http://www.cine-vue.com/2015/10/film-review-spectre.html
reviews with no rating:
--> The Wrap: "“Spectre” is strongest is when it explores the central theme: What is the point of men like Bond in an era where information is power and drones can do his job without racking up an eye-watering bar tab and dry cleaning bill?":
http://www.thewrap.com/spectre-review-007-james-bond-daniel-craig-christoph-waltz/
--> LittleWhiteLies.co.uk: "Bond 24 is an enormous, multi-tentacled beast!":
http://www.littlewhitelies.co.uk/theatrical-reviews/spectre-32122
--> Cinetelerevue.be (FRENCH): ""SPECTRE" is a spectacular 007 but can't top "SkyFall"":
http://cinetelerevue.be/fr/nous-avons-vu-le-nouveau-james-bond.html?cmp_id=7&news_id=34783
--> The Irish Examiner (IRISH): "SPECTRE is ambitious and entertaining at times, but there is that nagging feeling that more could have been done":
http://www.irishexaminer.com/technow/movies/spectre-review-361232.html
Reviews counted:
49: Total Reviews counted so far
15: Reviews with 5.0 stars
16: Reviews with 4.0 stars
03: Reviews with 3.5 stars
11: Reviews with 3.0 stars
04: Reviews with 2.0 stars
Average rating so far:
3.888 stars ≈ 4 stars
Rating it the Tomatometer-way, but with MI6-co.uk-objectivity:
I strictly exclude 2.5 stars, 2 stars, 1.5 stars and 1 star reviews from the "Fresh"-list. Every review that has 3 stars or higher I put into the "Fresh"-field. I have taken a more extensive look at how RottenTomatoes.com is branding reviews with "Fresh" and "Rotten", and sometimes they mark 3-stars reviews with "Rotten" and other 3-stars reviews with "Fresh", which is inaccurate if you ask me. Furthermore, I excluded reviews who doesn't have any star-rating at all, as I want to stay as objective as possible (RottenTomatoes.com sometimes scans the non-star-rated reviews in a very subjective way and include them into the Tomato-count).
So 'our' Tomatometer would be:
45: "Fresh" reviews
04: "Rotten" reviews
Adjusted Tomatometer: 91.837 ≈ 92%
One final remark: I am not sure if I can continue this when the USA reviews come in :-O! It's wayyy too much work. So if someone would like to take over? Please be my guest later this week :-).
Amazing isn't it? Even the old school exaggerated sound effects like Bonds of old.
This is a Bond's fan Bond film. That's my impression at least.
Yeah, love it :-P. But I have to wait TWELVE MORE DAYS. Grrrr!
Hey @Mansfield. Thanks for your reaction. The thing is, I want to exclude as much as subjectivity as possible. And it takes RottenTomatoes a fair amount of 'scanning'/reading, to mark certain 3-star rated reviews as "Rotten" and other 3-star rated reviews as "Fresh". And I at first did the same, but I was a bit surprised that I disagreed with some of those.
Hence why I simply rated all 3-star rated reviews as "Fresh". And to be honest, 3 stars out of 5 should never be titles "Rotten". Also, I think if reviewers really believe the film is "Rotten", then they should give it 2.5 or 2 stars.
Where can I find this?
bad-ASS!! I love Craig's moaning. He's really suffering >:)
After Switzerland's most important newspapers (Tages-Anzeiger) already had an unusually very good 5 star review for Spectre (they are very critical and it takes something to get such a review) now the most read Swiss newspaper 20Min (a free newspaper read by the whole Swiss working-force that travels per public transportation)
has published a great review for Spectre as well.
Here is the link (of course it's written in German) for the people that master the language.
20min.ch/entertainment/kino/story/Ein-Bond-Spektakel-erster-Guete-18223440
Titled: A first-class Bond spectacle!
Excerpts from the review translated by me:
A slam-dunk from every point of view. The most spectacular pre-title-sequence ever. A very well shaken cocktail. It's a real treat to watch Daniel Craig.
A spectacle worth watching.
Some reviews hold unfair criticism against the movie. It wouldn't be clear what inner forces drive James Bond, or that the story wasn't believable enough.
If I may, if Bond would ever fully expose his inner feelings and his soul...nobody would go to see Bond movies anymore and people who are complaining about lack of realism are watching the wrong movie anyway.
Nobody does it better.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2379713/
I don't give a rat's ass about IMDB-ratings at this very moment....at the day of the world premiere :-). Lots of Bond fans are voting now obviously. What I do like to know is, how high Craig's previous three outings peeked on the IMDB-audience-rating....before they sunk.
"SPECTRE":
It's interesting to see however how "SPECTRE" will develop upcoming weeks against Craig's previous three Bond films.
"CASINO ROYALE":
"QUANTUM OF SOLACE":
"SKYFALL":
You've given it a 10/10 already?
I've slightly updated my post with the other three Bond films ;-).
I am also a member of IMDB-pro. It's very interesting to see the entire breakdown of all the user ratings for CR, QOS and SF. My guess is: "SPECTRE" will eventually settle around a very very decent score of 7.6 :-).
--> ■ ■ ■ ■ ■, NRC Handelsblad (DUTCH, left-leaning, progressive): "The James Bond in "SPECTRE" is a relief after the 'crybaby' from "Skyfall". Nuanced retro, and Craig is in top form!":
http://www.nrc.nl/next/2015/10/23/een-rebelse-actieve-en-zelfs-grappige-bond-1551218
--> ■ ■ ■ ■ ■, NieuwerwetsTV (DUTCH): ""SPECTRE" is a feast for the fans, but also mainstream audience won't be bored!":
http://www.nwtv.nl/111590/review-spectre/
--> ■ ■ ■ ■ □, Het Parool (DUTCH, left-centrist): "This film reminds us of the Bond films with Connery ("Thunderball") and Moore":
http://www.parool.nl/parool/nl/14628/RECENSIES/article/detail/4171949/2015/10/27/Spectre-doet-denken-aan-de-James-Bondfilms-met-Connery-en-Moore.dhtml
--> ■ ■ ■ ■, De Telegraaf (DUTCH, right-wing, conservative): "Marvellous spectacle with some shabby pieces. 4 out of 4 stars":
http://www.telegraaf.nl/filmenuitgaan/film/filmrecensies/24651800/__Filmrecensie__Spectre__.html
--> ■ ■ ■ ■ □, NU.nl (DUTCH): ""SPECTRE" excells with its superlatives: it is the longest, the most expensive & the most spectacular Bond movie":
http://www.nu.nl/film/4153728/recensie-spectre-meest-spectaculaire-bondfilm-ooit.html
--> ■ ■ ■ ■ □, De Volkskrant (DUTCH, left-wing, conservative): "This Bond-film is extremely chic film entertainment!":
http://www.volkskrant.nl/recensies/spectre-is-uiterst-chic-filmentertainment~a4171438/
--> ■ ■ ■ ■ □, Algemeen Dagblad (DUTCH, centre-right): "Daniel Craig hás to stay as James Bond 007":
http://www.ad.nl/ad/nl/1023/Film/article/detail/4168786/2015/10/23/AD-ziet-Spectre-Daniel-Craig-moet-blijven-als-James-Bond.dhtml
--> ■ ■ ■ ■ □, Quote Magazine (DUTCH): "With Ralph Fiennes as the new 'M', Christoph Waltz as the villain and a supporting role for Sherlock Holmes star Andrew Scott, "SPECTRE" gives us a stellar cast":
http://www.quotenet.nl/Nieuws/De-007-recensie-Moet-u-naar-de-nieuwe-James-Bond-film-Spectre-166781
--> ■ ■ ■ □ □, CINEMA.nl (DUTCH, left-wing): "Finally, Daniel Craig can put a smile on his face again...and he sips his martini with more joy":
http://www.cinema.nl/artikelen/11720597/recensie-spectre
--> ■ ■ ■ □ □, nl.IGN.com (DUTCH): "Classic...and modern":
http://nl.ign.com/spectre/84932/review/spectre-filmreview