Just rewatched this for the first time. It wasn't nearly as bad as I remember. Even the ridiculous Blofeld is actually Jame's brother didn't bother me nearly as much. I feel like taking this as a standalone film without worrying about continuity too much, it's a decent little Bond adventure. Not the best, but not terrible either.
Yeah it was okay. The problem with Blofeld is not so much the "it was all me!" stuff as the disappointment of Waltz's performance. There was a lot of hype around him back then, and it was expected that he would do something interesting with the character. He did not.
>>219189680the only good part was the opening
>>219190662Yeah his performance was really disappointing. His scar makeup looks really cool but his overall performance is so sleepy. I feel like he should have really gone full Hans Landa cartoony and it would have been better.I bet it's Sam Mendes' fault. The whole movie feels like it wants to be campy fun but can't quite bring itself to actually commit to that.
*drops a helicopter with one shot*
>>219190893It was several shots. I'd call bullshit on it too if it weren't for a news article I remember from a few years back about a police helicopter getting shot down in a similar fashion.
>>219189680All but one of Craig's movies are shit, largely because of Craig himself being a shit Bond. Casino Royale is good in spite of him