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Can Spectre match the success of the previous James Bond outing, Skyfall? Here's Ryan's spoiler-free review...
Nb: While this review is as spoiler-free as we could make it, you may find mention of a few plot points from Skyfall.
The billion-breaking success of Skyfall was such that it’s little surprise that its leading players, from director Sam Mendes to Daniel Craig, were given pause. That 50th anniversary adventure - Bond’s 23rd - left them with a tough act to follow, after all. Fitting, then, that Spectre’s opening sequence takes place in front of a huge crowd; all eyes are on Mendes and his team of filmmakers to see what they can come up with this time.
As openings go, Spectre’s is a slickly assured one, set among the pulsating rhythms of Mexico’s Day of the Dead festival. Cinematographer Hoyte Van Hoytema sweeps us through the city,...
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Can Spectre match the success of the previous James Bond outing, Skyfall? Here's Ryan's spoiler-free review...
Nb: While this review is as spoiler-free as we could make it, you may find mention of a few plot points from Skyfall.
The billion-breaking success of Skyfall was such that it’s little surprise that its leading players, from director Sam Mendes to Daniel Craig, were given pause. That 50th anniversary adventure - Bond’s 23rd - left them with a tough act to follow, after all. Fitting, then, that Spectre’s opening sequence takes place in front of a huge crowd; all eyes are on Mendes and his team of filmmakers to see what they can come up with this time.
As openings go, Spectre’s is a slickly assured one, set among the pulsating rhythms of Mexico’s Day of the Dead festival. Cinematographer Hoyte Van Hoytema sweeps us through the city,...
- 10/21/2015
- by ryanlambie
- Den of Geek
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