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‘Spectre’ stirs, doesn’t shake old Bond formulas

As the daughter of an assassin, she understands Bond in a way most others can not.

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Daniel Craig stars as James Bond in Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures/Columbia Pictures/EON Productions’ action adventure SPECTRE.

There’s no getting away from the fact that Skyfall was one of the best if not the best Bond movies ever made, so keeping continuity for the Bond 24 was paramount if it were to equal in success. The film tells the story of how a cryptic message from the past, sends Bond on a quest which eventually reveals the secret of a sinister organization called Spectre.

As the world is waiting for Daniel Craig to return to the suit and play our favorite martini-swigging, dame-slaying and bad guy-shooting special agent in Spectre, it’s time we look back at 007’s 10 best games in order to rank our favorite James Bond missions.

Apart from the United Kingdom, the new Bond started showing in five other countries after the glamorous premiere in London – with spectacular showings in The Netherlands and Scandinavia, too. Bond also has to contend with the new M’s (Ralph Fiennes) new boss, C (Andrew Scott), who is trying to dismantle the Double O program.

Pierce Brosnan kicked off his Bond films with arguably the only good entry in his series.

As for Waltz, he always seems to be playing these kinds of characters so his appearance as the key villain here has a blah sort of feeling to it. His big set piece where he tortures and penetrates Bond with a very long needle is compelling without being complex.

Roger Moore played the super spy seven times, the first coming 1973’s Live and Let Die, which is one more than Connery who returned for his sixth movie in 1971’s Diamonds are forever. Oberhauser stands in stark contrast to Skyfall’s villain Silva (Javier Bardem), who only wanted to kill his old bosses, cheerfully talked shop with Bond and even hit on him.

“What an incredible thrill it is for us at MGM to see how James Bond continues to deliver such excitement to his fans. It just is a great celebration”, said co-producer Michael Wilson.

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Do you plan to see Spectre? . “I think I broke Dave’s nose but he broke my leg so you know we’re even”.

Film Review: 'Spectre' stirs, doesn't shake old James Bond formulas