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Pierce Brosnan says he felt “kicked to the kerb” with Bond exit

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Earlier this month former 007 Pierce Brosnan shared his thoughts on Spectre, stating that he wasn’t too impressed by the 24th instalment in the long-running spy saga, and now the Irish actor has been speaking about his own exit as Bond after Die Another Day, stating that he felt “kicked to the kerb” by the […]

The Bond Look from Spectre

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As we mentioned already, Spectre hasn’t been receiving particularly favorable reviews, as even we affectionately titled it the worst James Bond movie ever. However, what wasn’t awful was the classic Bond look achieved in Spectre that allows us to at least applaud the wardrobe department. So here comes at least one positive review for the […]

Is Spectre the worst James Bond movie?

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Anghus Houvouras on Spectre… Sweet, sweet hyperbole. Where would we be without you? Let’s just put it out there: Spectre was terrible. A lazy, lifeless, sloppily put together excuse for a 007 outing. It had all the elements of a 007 outing: action, espionage, scenic locations, beautiful women. However, none of it seemed to click. […]

Spectre earns Guinness World Record for largest film stunt explosion of all time

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007’s latest big screen adventure Spectre has entered the Guinness World Record books, with VFX supervisor Chris Corbould collecting the honour for the largest film stunt explosion ever. Taking place in Erfoud, Morocco, the blast had a total yield of 68.47 tonnes of TNT equivalent and was the result of detonating 8,418 litres of kerosene […]

Countdown to Spectre – Spectre Review

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Ricky Church completes his countdown to Spectre… As with Daniel Craig’s previous James Bond films, Spectre explores the character’s inner darkness, further examining what makes him tick. It also builds off the other installments, connecting all of Craig’s Bond films together in an effective way (even if it does retcon certain elements from this new […]

007 takes the world by storm as Spectre hits $300 million worldwide

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Having topped the UK box office with a record-breaking haul last weekend, EON Productions, MGM and Sony are celebrating a $200 million global haul for Spectre this weekend, including a $73 million bow in North America. Spectre expanded into an additional 72 territories, debuting in first place in all of the markets and pushing its […]

Spectre opens big in the US, but $15 million less than Skyfall

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James Bond’s 24th outing continues its dominance by opening to the number one position in the US box office, following on from its record breaking opening here in the UK. Opening on just under 4,000 theatres, Spectre brought in an estimated $73 million for Sony, which already makes it the eighth biggest Bond movie in the […]

Movie Review – Spectre (2015)

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Spectre, 2015. Directed by Sam Mendes Starring Daniel Craig, Christoph Waltz, Ralph Fiennes, Lea Seydoux, Ben Whishaw, Naomie Harris, Dave Bautista, Andrew Scott and Monica Bellucci. SYNOPSIS: A cryptic message from Bond’s past sends him on a trail to uncover a sinister organization. While M battles political forces to keep the secret service alive, Bond peels […]