I was really skeptically going to see Spectre and only did so because someone else wanted to see it. First off, I enjoyed Spectre more than I thought I would, but alas, I'm with the majority of Imdb reviewers in feeling that this Bond version doesn't have the same compelling presentation as say Casino Royale (2006). I really was taken aback in a good way with how Sam Mendes directed the car chase scenes, I couldn't believe that car chases could be really improved on the screen that much any more. The Spectre plot was also very involving and kept my interest throughout the movie. I even enjoyed the Roger Moore comedic dialogue that was smoothly and adeptly incorporated into the movie.

Even though I understand of the impossible action scenes of Bond movies, Spectre just seemed use the same variations over and over again so much so that I was getting pretty tired of the repetition and also the illogical escapes, like where does an airplane seemingly come from nowhere? There is a lot more predictability in this movie also, with not a lot of surprises going on. Even Christoph Waltz wasn't able to fully capture the evil incarnate, using his typical on-screen persona, and perhaps too much of a dissociation of his emotions to really scare the audience. I was in fact hoping for a really nice twist with one of the female characters that never came, a pretty big letdown. Overall, Spectre was decent, better than I had anticipated and I'm glad I saw it, but it isn't a Bond movie that I'd care to see again. It's maybe time for Craig Daniel to move on and based on this movie, he is wise to do so on top.