What a LAZY mess...

Rating: 3/10 (8 December 2015)

What in the world happened to Bond?!? What a mess! After the superb 'Casino Royale', 'Quantum of Solace' was a bit disappointing. But then, 'Skyfall' got even worse. Then came the icing on the cake: 'Spectre' IS the worst (and LAZIEST) of Craig's Bond series.
(Spoilers Below...)
1. Where is the excitement? At all? Isn't this the first reason why we see 'Bond' films? I felt like watching a regular action movie: nothing spectacular, nothing witty, nothing memorable; all were seen and quickly forgotten. 'Casino' had the extraordinary parkour scenes, the airport chase scene; heck, even when Bond was playing poker and was poisoned are more exciting than the entire Spectre. As disappointing as 'Quantum' was, at least the DBS vs. Alfa Romeo car chase scene was spectacular.
The only thing worth noting is the first meeting scene with Blofeld. It showed the kind of power that he (supposedly) possessed: getting things done WITHOUT direct interaction with his subordinates. At first, he seemed like a true menacing villain that Bond deserved. But after that point on, it all just went downhill. I really hope Blofeld should talk (much) less to maintain his menacing impression.
2. Convoluted Direction + Lazy Writers No more Sam Mendes. No, really. Which direction is he going? He's either confused, or just plain didn't care anymore. A few points (other reviewers have mentioned many more plot holes): - Why was Bellucci there again? She was (literally) screwed twice for: a. appearing less than 10 mins with such poor character. b. taken advantage by Bond, never to be seen again.

After the fight in the train where Bond was actually defeated by Hinx (and gosh, had to be rescued by Swann), what would be the next logical step? Well, have a passionate sex of course! (Even after numerous rejection by Swann). Why is that scene necessary? Wait for it... apparently, of course, it leads to Bond's 'quilt' when Blofeld showed the clip to Swann that he was actually the one who gave Mr. White/Swann's Dad the gun to commit suicide. That was brilliant! And at the end, did Bond really about to give up his entire 'Queen & Country' career for this Swann girl? Come on!! I could see that he did that for Vesper, but definitely not Swann.

One of the most boring car chase scene ever filmed. I've never thought that watching 2 beautiful cars chasing one another in such beautiful Rome could be that pointless. The whole scene is apparently just a setup for Bond to call Moneypenny to get some information. That is it.

Same thing with the chase scene in the gorgeous Austrian Alps. It's just wasted...

At Blofeld's advanced technological center: Bond took a shot and... KaBaam! The whole thing just blew away section by section. Bond flew away in the stolen choppa while Blofeld ran away in the opposite direction with his convoy... Another perfect scene to add in to the 148 mins showtime!

Blofeld mentioned that he was the 'author' of all Bond's pain all this time. So, if the last 4 of Craig's Bond is back to back, Blofeld is only responsible for those 4 'major' pain? I guess that does not include other Bond films? Such a master planner!

Last but not least: Bond crippled Blofeld's helicopter with a potato gun WHILE he was IN a fishing boat, from AT LEAST 100 meters away... Good LORD! Was the crew running out of film? Hard Drive? Budget? Tight Deadline? Idea? Or again, just plain lazy? 'So, what are we gonna do?' 'What do you mean?! Bond took a shoot, and that's it! Smoke coming out of the choppa and it fell on the bridge! The End.'

That was the only moment in my 25 years going to the cinema, where I ALMOST stood up and yell out: 'COME BLOODY ON!!'
I could go on and on about the laziness, but it is getting late.
One idea: could we bring in Martin Campbell to direct one more Bond films? He successfully converted both Brosnan and Craig for their first 'Bond, James Bond' moment.
Please... Let the next Bond film NOT to be worse than this!