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James Bond is Back
The Daniel Craig era comes to an immensely satisfying culmination in Spectre, the latest in the seemingly indestructible James Bond franchise. There are direct references to immediate predecessor Skyfall (which the filmmakers assume you have seen), and beyond that a drawing together of threads contained within Casino Royale onwards, with previous villains and plots revealed as the work of one massive and hideously sinister organisation. No prizes for guessing what it's called. In fact, no prizes for predicting the plot twists either, for in contrast to Skyfall and Casino Royale, Spectre relies more on the conventional Bond formula. That is not necessarily a bad thing as the story is still strong, with everything one would expect from a first-rate Bond picture. The Mexico City prologue is worth the price of admission alone. After the familiar gun barrel (back at the start of the movie where it belongs), director Sam Mendes opens with a stunning long take, following Bond through the streets during the Day of the Dead festival, inside a building, into a bedroom with inevitable female companion, then outside for a rooftop assassination. A melee of exploding buildings, foot chases and helicopters looping the loop ensues, making this one of the most memorable beginnings to any Bond. Apparently it was also the most elaborate, employing thousands of extras and an army of make-up artists, stunt men and so on. The fact that Spectre is also the most expensive Bond film ever made (and also incidentally contains the single largest real explosion ever put on film) shows in every glamorous frame, with dazzling use of locations including the afore-mentioned Mexico City, London, Rome, Austrian mountains, Tangier and others. The action sequences are tremendous. Highlights include a car chase through the streets of Rome, an elaborate plane/car chase in snowy Austrian mountain roads and a fantastic train fight scene that recalls From Russia with Love. Performance wise Craig is tremendous as ever, cementing his reputation as Best-Bond-since-Connery and Lea Seydoux's Madeleine Swann ranks amongst the best Bond girls, whilst Christoph Waltz is tremendous as the villain Franz Oberhauser. Returning Skyfall regulars Ralph Fiennes, Ben Whishaw, Naomie Harris and Rory Kinnear all reprise their roles memorably (as M, Q, Moneypenny and Tanner respectively). It's great to see Bond get back to full-on theatrics again; which means yes the villain does gloatingly tell Bond his master plan in monologue whilst he has him at his mercy, instead of simply putting a bullet in his skull. On a technical level everything looks and sounds tremendous, with the production design including a pleasingly retro Bond baddie's base. Sam Smith's title song Writing on the Wall has provoked snobby reaction in certain quarters, but I think it works rather well. All of which begs the question, which James Bond will return? Daniel Craig has recently been quite vocal about his disdain for the character, indicating rather clearly that he'd like to be done with the franchise. If that proves to be true, as opposed to mere irritation at endless press conferences, then Spectre is a very high note to go out on.
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Technology.