My favourite Bonds are "FRWL", "OHMSS" & "CR", "Spectre" is a great Bond film

Rating: 8/10 (17 November 2015)

I am 39 years old - that's for those who base their criticism on assuming that whoever rates that film high is either young or haven't seen any Bonds. I have seen all of them, some of them - many many times. Besides I do watch a lot of "auteur" cinema and still enjoy a well made action/adventure genre film, which are very rare these days. So as I imply in the title, it would be much easier to understand the rating one gives to "Spectre", provided we know what other Bonds one prefers. Having said that, I think "Casino Royale" & "Spectre" are two most enjoyable Bonds to me since Dalton's last outing. I did like "Goldeneye" and "TND" as well but "Spectre" was much more entertaining for me. It is not a perfect Bond (if there is one at all) but unlike many complained, I didn't even notice how 2 1/2 hours passed by. Yes, the song is a very unfortunate choice (there's been great Bonds with not so good songs and vice versa). Yes, Waltz could have got more screen time. Yes, Thomas Newman is not exactly the best composer for a Bond film (btw it is still much better than what he did in Skyfall, although much of the Skyfall score is in Spectre). Those are valid criticisms. And there's more probably. But the film was an overall engaging Bond adventure with humor, stunning cinematography, great action sequences, subtle (and not so subtle) allusions to other Bonds. Overall I would say it belongs to a top 10 Bonds rightfully. And I do hope Craig lingers on for at least one more. And if you do replace him please pick a white and preferably British actor and please do not say I am racist because this PC argumentation doesn't make any sense. Every Bond starts with an actor's name as "Ian Fleming's James Bond". Fleming had written him as what he is in terms of identity: respect the creator. I would suggest creating a new cinema mythology with black actors rather than toying with the old one.