But such a focus on theme and character often means storytelling can suffer and sadly that’s very much the case here – at the 80-minute mark, Bond, and Mallory (Ralph Fiennes – Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, The King's Man, The English Patient) are talking about the motivations of the film’s mysterious antagonist and their exchange pretty much sums up the entire plot here: I liked the new faces in Lashana Lynch and Ana De Armas and the evolution of the regulars, some of whom were closed out. The action is in keeping with the Craig/Bond films and is simply lots of fun to watch. I will miss Danial Craig in this role and am so very pleased with the job he has done. I am not certain where things go from here but, as a fan of the film franchise I look forward to seeing what is in store.

And that's not necessarily the fault of the impressive director Cary Joji Fukunaga ( True Detective). Perhaps the iconic producer of all Bond movies Barbara Broccoli's decision to allow at least five writers to pen this final screenplay - including the great Fleabag star Phoebe Waller-Bridge - has more to do with it. The result is a film that weaves in and out of different scenes in different genres featuring excellent, silly action beats where Bond makes a drink mid-fight and slugs it down then straight into a completely serious talk and death of a character. There's no flow, rhyme, or reason to it other than to exist as if several writers' ideas all made the final draft. Where as in previous films Moneypenny (Naomie Harris) has been seen in the field assisting Bond and others, in this film her characters importance is significantly reduced to accommodate the new 007. This wouldn’t have been a particular issue if Lashana Lynch’s character had turned out to be excellent addition. imagine the movie looking any cleaner, sharper, more visually arresting than this. The textures are only complimented by the excellent Dolby Vision

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A GLOBAL JOURNEY – Exotic locations are synonymous with all Bond movies and No Time To Die is no different. As well as returning to Bond’s spiritual home, Jamaica, for Daniel Craig’s final outing, we also go on a global journey taking in Italy, Norway and Scotland. We’ll hear from Daniel Craig, Cary Fukunaga, other key cast and filmmakers, on what it was like filming at these spectacular locations. It’s a film that really is a part of a whole – less so narratively, but much more so emotionally. And viewed as the finale to Craig’s tenure, it feels like a complete celebration of how Craig and Eon have managed to somehow update Bond for a modern time whilst retaining the more outlandish and frankly crowd-pleasing elements its audience requires. While some may have doubts about the choices the film makes in its final moments, they inarguably feel intrinsically true to Craig’s Bond and what he and Eon have strived to do from his very first moments in the role all those years ago. plans are interrupted when his old friend, CIA agent Felix Leiter (Jeffrey Wright), alerts him to a new and dangerous enemy wielding unspeakable

Keeping It Real: The Action of No Time to Die (2160p, 6:15): Looking at making the practical action sequences in the film.A Global Journey (2160p, 7:50): In the Bond tradition, No Time to Die travels the globe to build its story. This piece features cast Related: No Time to Die is a "love story" that "ties up all the storylines" of Daniel Craig's 007 era Daniel Craig bows out from the most famous role in all of cinema, his stewardship of Ian Fleming’s iconic character finally at an end after fifteen years and, whatever your thoughts on his swansong, there can be few who would deny that he completely reinvigorated both Commander James Herbert Bond as a viable cinematic commodity and worldwide audiences’ interest in his continued adventures. intensity and full stage engagement. When a car is peppered by gunfire partway through the film, the barrage of bullets emanates from every corner of

superior to the companion and concurrently released Blu-ray. It is infinitely better defined, obviously sharper, and more richly deep in its color output. First, the higher resolution yields a greatly cleaner, crisper, more perfectly cinematic picture. The level of clarity and detail are Newcomers to the saga include Game Night's Billy Magnussen, Craig's Knives Outco-star Ana de Armas, Captain Marvel's Lashana Lynch and Bohemian Rhapsody star Rami Malek as villainous tech whizz Safin. Maniac's Cary Joji Fukunaga directs. In fact most of the cast are excellent such as Rami Malek as Lyutsifer Safin, Ralph Fiennes as M, and Jeffrey Wright as Felix Leiter etc… I decided to take a look at the film on blu-ray and having heard lots of good and bad things about it, such as it being somewhat woke I tried to give it a fair chance.

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Keeping It Real: The Action of No Time to Die – In a world full of CGI-heavy action films, the Bond franchise proudly stands out from the crowd for always shooting practical stunts, without the use of special effects. In this piece we see how No Time To Die continues with this tradition with its amazing action sequences. Bond uses in the series; what's new is cool, what's familiar has proven its worth, and it's a winning formula. For those not familiar with the details regarding Ultra HD Blu-ray you can refer to my article that includes some pertinent data on the subject. Here is the link: No Time to Die comes to Blu-ray Disc from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment featuring 1080p AVC encoded video and lossless Dolby Atmos/TrueHD 7.1 channel sound.