10 Reasons Why Spectre Doesn’t Top Skyfall

Sam Mendes' Spectre, the 24th entry in the James Bond franchise, is not a bad film. Critical consensus indicates it's flawed, but still basically enjoyable and artfully made by a director who's proven surprisingly adept at blockbuster filmmaking. Nevertheless, Spectre has the misfortune of following one of the greatest Bond movies of all-time: Mendes' own Skyfall. A Bond film made to simultaneously bring 007 up-to-date and celebrate 50 years of the character, Skyfall is comfortably the best of the Daniel Craig Bonds. Spectre comes in at a respectable third.

Brogan Morris

Published: Nov 5, 2015 05:55 pm

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5) Oberhauser’s Origins Story Is Terrible

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Oberhauser’s motivation for revenge against James Bond is hinted at throughout Spectre, but then comes the reveal…and it turns out Oberhauser has built a giant criminal organization and pursued 007 for some 30-plus years simply because his dad took Bond in as an orphan.

It’s unbelievable and weak. And honestly, it only gets worse.

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As we find out, Franz Oberhauser is actually Ernst Stavro Blofeld, just under a different name. It’s been the worst kept movie secret of the year, but that’s not the worst thing about Spectre‘s handling of Blofeld. No, not at all.

The film bafflingly feels the need to laboriously explain how Blofeld comes to be his iconic self, explaining away his iconic cat, wheelchair and facial scar through the final third of the film. With the element of mystery removed, Blofeld at the end of Spectre is less threatening than ever. In fact, he’s almost a bit of a joke.

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