Got back at 945pm, here are my pros and cons and overall rating:
Better than SF but CR remains king. QOS remains in last place.
Pros:
Great opening credits, song worked ok in that context. Certainly better than QOS song.
Most gorgeous cinematography of not only any Bond movie, it puts most other movies to shame!
Gorgeous atmosphere.
Track shots that will blow your mind (Bond on the roof in Mexico for example).
Action!
Soundtrack was spectacular and actually helped with the pacing.
Train battle was brutal, just brutal!
Helicopter scene!
Building collapse in Mexico.
Even the explosions were gorgeous!
The most creepy/scary villain introduction in cinema history, not just Bond history, cinema history, up there with The Exorcist!
Hinx's other killing.
All the technicians standing up in the dark at Blofeld's lair. It was minor yet effective
Taylor Swift was a decent enough Bong girl (we know where that's going don't we Jaws).
Acting.
Q.
Locations as pretty as the girls this time out, maybe even prettier.
And of course DC.
Cons:
Script, Script, Script!
I was half hoping that his girl
turned out to be on Blofeld's side, I think I would've been ok with that.
Blofeld went from really scary to just "hey, look at me i'm all powerful.....yawn".
Car chase kind of a bore, he was even using the phone while in the process of driving a super car.
Snow chase was just ok, Inception did it better.
Hinx being ejected out of windshield even though prior scene had him wearing his seatbelt.
Hinx dumb line before his death. He should've just been a decapitation, would've been a perfect ending of that brutal fight. It just came off silly and went against how his character was being portrayed.
Bond unscathed after
having a needle inserted thru his head.
Money who?
All the villains at meeting driving super cars lol.
Questionable series connections.
Bottom line for me:
I know i'm coming off negative with those cons, but overall A WIN!
I was NOT bored.
It was a good Bond movie. Compare it to some of the bad ones and you'll see just how good it is.
Better than SF simply because of the cinematography alone!
Taking the wife next, lets see how I feel about it after my 2nd viewing.
Did I mention how beautiful this movie was?
Mexico/Austria/Italy