Spectre (4K UHD/Blu-ray)

"You're a good man, James." -Madeline Swan (This review was done by my son, Matthew Corrigan) The headline says it all. James Bond is a good man, and this a good film. Or rather a great film, and a stellar Bond flick. Summary: After the events of Skyfall, M. (Judi Dench) sends James Bond (Daniel Craig) a video, asking him to find and kill a man who happens to be in league with the crinimal organization known as "Spectre". Together, with the help of Q. (Ben Wishaw), Eve Moneypenny (Naomi Harris), the new M. (Ralph Fiennes), and Madeline Swan (Lea Sedoux), Bond tracks down the organization and faces his greatest threat yet. Review (Some Spoilers): This film is an excellent follow-up to "Skyfall", which happens to be one of my favorite movies ever. The performances are great and believable all around, and the dialogue flows with the characters. The story crumbles at places, but it is easy to follow and does a good job at introducing Christopher Walz's character, the enticing and notorious Ernst Stavo Blofeld, head of Spectre, or the SPecial Executive for Counterintelligence, Terrorism, Revenge, and Extortion. The character and the organization were made famous in Ian Fleming's original Bond novels and in the subsequent film adaptations, starting with "Dr. No". Both return in this film and are just as frightening as ever. Best Scenes: There are several scenes in this film that are some of the best in the franchise. There is the opening in Mexico during El Dia de los Muertes, or the Day of the Dead. What was great about this scene for me was not only the scene itself but that I had just learned about El Dia de los Muertos in Spanish class hours before seeing the film. The fight on train was exciting, and I loved the homage to the previous Bond entry "From Russia with Love." It's funny how fighting on a train is more exciting than fighting, well, anywhere else. The conversation between Bond and Mr. White (Jesper Christensen) is suspenseful, witty, and starts an emotional height that drives the rest of the film. And then there's the ending. Without giving away too much, the ending was phenomenal in every way, and has one of the best lines in the franchise: "Out of bullets." -James Bond For people who have not seen the film, this line does not sound as amazing as it does to those who have. And trust me, it is an awesome line. Song: The opening song, "Writing's on the Wall", is a fantastic example of what a Bond song needs to be. Sam Smith's vocals add to the emotional power of this song, which can make people both cheer and cry. Not to mention that the title is, whether intentional or not, a reference to a line in "Goldeneye", where Bond (Pierce Brosnan), tells Q (Desmond Llewelyn) that "the writing's on the wall". From the announcement of the title back in mid-2015, I was immediately excited about the song, mainly because of the reference. I waited until the theatre to listen to it, and it did not disappoint. Best Part: The best part of the film, without a doubt, is Daniel Craig as Bond. He is engaging and plays the role with such conviction. No Bond actor before has been as believable or as satisfying in the role. He commands every scene and carries an already great film. Overall: Overall, this film is an excellent Bond adventure that lived up to the high standard set by "Skyfall". 93%, or A.

Reinvention. Most 50-year olds have a difficult time when it comes to adapting. Changing trends and tastes often leave those 50 and up on the other side of relevancy. Recognizing this fact and the formulaic approach the franchise had taken while being charged with protecting its legacy, Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson rolled the dice and rebooted the beloved James Bond franchise nine years ago. Rather than amp up the spectacle, Daniel Craig’s adventures became character-driven with SPECTRE becoming the most personal Bond film yet in the franchise’s 24th film. Kudos should be lavished on director Sam Mendes, who almost did not direct this feature after being paralyzed by the rousing financial success of SKYFALL. How does on top the highest-grossing feature in the film’s franchise? Not by turning things on its head, but continuing the quest that Martin Campbell first began in CASINO ROYALE in 2006. Mendes even made the weakest of the Craig entry’s, QUANTUM OF SOLACE, relevant with a few well-placed plot points and lines of dialogue. All of which neatly wraps up Craig’s opening arc or final turn as Ian Fleming’s spy with a license to kill (depending on which media outlet one believes on the actor’s decision to continue in the role). Each actor’s run as Bond can usually be defined in one theme. Sean Connery’s was the first and set the tone for the five actors to follow. Roger Moore’s of course are recalled fondly and are a product of the time and the actor as the thespian took a more humorous approach. Craig’s run can be explained in two words, personal and grit, which takes its cues from the two of fans most beloved entries, FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE and ON HER MAJESTY’S SECRET SERVICE. Starting in Casino Royale, which showed Bond falling in love again on screen, Craig showed a vulnerability that resulted in a hardened shell. Bond became all about business, however it still remained personal as Quantum of Solace immediately continued the Royale’s story. Skyfall seemed to veer off that path a bit, while still a personal and perhaps love story for Bond, but Mendes showed his skill by bringing it all back together for Spectre. Craig’s Bond is forced to finish the journey he began, with some truly personal ties that might either annoy or intrigue audience members. Whichever, no one will see this entry coming, and isn’t that what’s most important. Spectre is also a terrific opportunity for Mendes, Craig and the executive producers to show audiences why 007 is still relevant in this time of surveillance and drones. Mendes provides a terrific commentary on today’s governments and their requests for its citizens to surrender more personal freedoms in the guise of protection. Granted, while there is not some evil empire lurking in the background like Spectre pulling the strings and causing explosions and anarchy around the globe under the mask of terrorist attacks (or is there?), it is still an important idea to consider. Introducing three new actors in beloved roles in Skyfall was another reason that compelled Mendes to return, and he does not waste the trios skills, as Ralph Fiennes, Ben Whishaw and Naomie Harris all shine in roles established in Bond lore as M, Q and Moneypenny, respectively. Fiennes especially, whose M is tasked with reining in a Bond who has appeared to have gone rogue in this film is spectacular and it was nice to see an actor of his quality not sidelined in a typical bureaucratic role. It is hard not to love what Fiennes has done with a former one-dimensional character in his two appearances. By the way, Spectre not only pays tribute to Craig’s run as 007, but gives a terrific nods to all the films before with David Bautista’s menacing turn, Christoph Waltz’s performance, plus a new DB Aston Martin, parachute stunt, a train ride and more. All of which honors the franchise while continuing to update and make it fresh. Double-O seven has been gambling ever since audience’s first saw him appear on the big screen, whether it has been rolling the dice, going all in, or leaping off buildings, cranes, helicopters and more. Broccoli and Wilson’s goal of new-found relevance in this age of CG extravaganza has been realized, in spades. Plus, audiences get a happy ending.

IMHO, the best modern-day Bond film ever made. Bond films are really their own genre, as no other films can compete with them in the areas of secret agents, beautiful women (Monica Bellucci, Lea Seydoux and Naomie Harris in this film), super-villains, super-henchmen, exotic locations and the most over-the-top but plausible story-lines, action, super-cars and gadgetry. This film is the culmination of Bond's attempt to understand and bring down the burgeoning evil organization that has been attempting to infiltrate and dominate the impending "new world order". Thoroughly well-acted and enthralling, this is the Bond movie at its best. Craig does a superb job as the unflappable, older but completely capable, Bond who at the beginning of the movie trusts no-one and essentially sneers at the current administration and condition of British Intelligence. The classic Italian beauty, Monica Bellucci is perfect as the assassin's widow and eventual conquest of Bond. Lea Seydoux does a fine job as Bond's love interest and eventual comrade in arms, and I thought Naomie Harris was extremely good as Moneypenny. I especially like Ralph Fiennes' M and the rest of the cast was great as well. The opening of the movie issues sweeping views and action sequences, then in true Bond-film fashion the beginning credits, art sequence and music begin and brilliantly set the tone for the rest of the movie. Bond doggedly pursues (and is pursued by) his ultra-evil antagonist without official government sanction, but ultimately with the help of his remaining trustworthy associates at MI6, Moneypenny and Q. There are several nods to previous Bond films in various scenes which I appreciated as part of the fun. I have read that this film was three years in conceptualizing, writing and production, and it shows.... Simply a fantastic effort in movie-making. Note: I know people like what they like, but I don't understand some of the negative comments to the effect that, there is little action, or Craig looks tired or old, or the plot was weak, blah, blah, blah.... Did they even watch the movie? This is the fourth in the procession of this series. The well thought out plot is the culmination of the common thread of all three previous movies, which is what it has to be. What do they want, henchmen throwing hats and stealing gold from Ft. Knox, and spaceships scooping up space stations and satellites? I suggest we leave that for the Star Trek series, or some of the comic book swill that Hollywood is turning out, ad-nauseum. I mean, this movie has everything else!

Bought this for my Ultimate James Bond Collection box set. I was missing the disc, I purchased the Steelbook long ago, but it’s probably in the Philippines or I sold it to someone 🤷‍♂️ Came in a paper envelope, had damage, cover was messed up especially the case. The insert had a tear also, but I just needed the disc. There’s also another retailer exclusive, with a bonus disc, unfortunately it’s DVD, and not really much. I guess the home media release team wasn’t concerned about extras for Spectre’s release 😒 I enjoyed the movie, I guess you could call it an origin story for Spectre, the main antagonist for Bond, throughout the film series. I think I enjoyed it more than Quantum and the last Bond flick. Recommended for Bond fans, and a nice popcorn movie. Casino Royale is still Craig’s best Bond movie and definitely one of the best Bond films and the 1st!

This maybe be my favorite Bond Movie. It is a classic Bond Film with a twist of an attempt at happy ever after.

I have enjoyed the James Bond movies for years. I was very skeptical when Daniel Craig was to star as James Bond. Now, I enjoy watching him play James Bond and doing it well. I am sad to see him go. I enjoyed watching Spectre with the few new gadgets and the loyal team members. I have seen many different reviews of the movie. Some pick every seen to death and list every flaw they can think of. Others, are short and say whether they liked it or not. I found it to be a very entertaining movie. There are always going to be things in a movie that you may not like. For instance, in the beginning of the movie, I would like to know who the girl is that is with James Bond and where he found her and what is her relevance to the story or is there any. Obviously not, but she is with him from the start of the scene. I enjoyed how the movie flowed and the story line itself. The action scenes were well done in typical James Bond fashion. The scenery was beautiful and parts were breath taking. I think it is a very good movie. Not as good as Skyfall but still a very entertaining movie with an interesting story line that goes way back in the Bond history. Love the historical car at the end too. I hope that they can come up with another good script. It would be nice if Craig would do one more Bond. If not, I hope they can find a good replacement to start another series of James Bond movies. I would recommend this movie.

In my humble opinion, there are few characters in modern pop culture more influential, more recognizable or more dashing than the quintessential secret agent, Mr 007 himself, the one and only Bond...James Bond. He is the whole package: good looks, cool gadgets (courtesy of the talented Q), beautiful women, dangerous foes, insane cars (which somehow always end up in shambles) shaken martinis and, last but not least, a license to kill. Through the years, many actors have embodied the most famous fictional spy in history, and though actors like Sir Sean Connery and Pierce Brosnan were always my favorites, I have to admit that Mr. Craig has grown on me and ultimately has created his own version of our beloved Bond, maybe a more approachable version, due in part to the fact that we the audience have been made privy of some personal aspects of James Bond's personal life that have made him more human. Please, don't get me wrong, Bond is still and forevermore the cool guy unfazed by danger and bullets, but in "Skyfall" first and now in "Spectre" we see more of him as a person, his emotions are closer to the surface and everything he does becomes very personal. "Spectre" gives a story line full of contrasts, twists and turns. He suffers loss, love and an encounter with someone from his past who adds spice to the dynamic of the movie. His love interest this time is a more real woman with a more realistic tone, a woman who is not only a body, but a mind, a heart and also a lot of emotional baggage, someone who could be the one at last. As always the action scenes are intense, the threats are very real and more than ever Bond must prove to the world and to himself that he is not done yet, that all the technological advances cannot compete with a flesh and blood agent out there in the field, risking his life to save the world another day.

There are apparently many people who don't like this latest James Bond movie. They don't think there are enough gadgets. Or there are too many. They don't like the plot. Or the characters. There's not enough action. There's too much action and not enough time spent on character development. Whatever. This is a James Bond movie, not a Bergman film full of deeper meanings and weighty thoughts and, I'm sorry, but if you wanted to watch a film that was going to broaden your philosophical perspective you should have watched something else. The simple fact is that "Spectre" is a classic James Bond film. It has not one but two beautiful women; a great opening scene featuring a fight in a helicopter over Mexico City, two extremely cool cars racing through the streets of Rome at night, the very creative use of an airplane to thwart a kidnapping, and plenty of building-leveling explosions. Is the plot a little fanciful? Yes, but this is - after all - a James Bond film and this movie's plot is no more outrageous than "Goldfinger" or any of a dozen other 007 flicks. Would I liked to have seen more of Monica Belucci? Of course, but that's because she's one of the world's most beautiful - and sensual - women and not because I think she should have had a bigger role. If I was disappointed in anything, it was the producers' choice to have Sam Smith sing the opening song. I know he sells a lot of records but let's face it, he's no Shirley Bassey singing "Goldfinger" nor is he Adele singing the theme for "Skyfall." That aside, it comes down to this: "Spectre" is not high art but it is entertaining. And, after all, isn't that really what you go to see a James Bond movie for? To be entertained. Haters gonna hate but, as for me, I loved it and have no trouble recommending it.

El disco trae subtítulos en español latino y doblaje al español. La presentación es tal cual la de la publicación. Trae un llavero promocional y su empaque digibook. Muy satisfecho con mi compra

The DVD arrived promptly and was in good condition

D'une manière générale, j'apprécie les "James Bond". Celui-ci ne fait pas exception à la règle et c'est pourquoi j'ai souhaité avoir ce DVD dans ma collection. Toutefois, ma déception a été de ne pouvoir le regarder avec un de mes lecteur DVD car (provenant des USA) il n'est pas compatible avec les régions du groupe 2 mais seulement avec celles du groupe 1. Je n'ai pu le regarder, une fois, sur mon ordinateur qu'en modifiant ponctuellement ce groupe; ce qui ne peut-être fait que 5 fois. Donc, je ne ferai plus ce type d'achat sur votre site pour éviter ce genre de déception. J'ai peut-être mal lu le descriptif de ce produit sur votre site et dès lors c'est de ma faute, et le conclusion en est la même que précedemment.

Spectre is a very good movie, starring Daniel Craig.

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