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I must say, I’m sad to see Daniel Craig’s run as 007 reach its end. For my money, and for all of the ruffled feathers when Craig was first revealed to have won the role, he’s been my favorite Bond since Sean Connery and certainly the most believable. But I’m not sure where this franchise can go next, unless Eon starts making these films as period pieces, because the very things that make 007 who he is—the classic Bond formula—have either been done to death at this point or simply feel out of step with today’s audiences. While the Craig era has at least made the character feel more grounded, it’s had difficulty overcoming its own problem: Casino Royale was such a great introduction, and Eva Green’s Vesper Lynd was so compelling a match for Craig’s Bond, that none of its sequels ( which we’ve reviewed in 4K here) have quite measured up. But while No Time to Die is definitely not in the same league as Casino Royale, given the way its characters and their stories have evolved over those sequels, I think it’s about the best conclusion to Craig’s run as anyone could reasonably expect. And letting the dust settle on this legacy of Craig’s, what’s perhaps most interesting is that his Bond, from his very first film and especially through to his epic conclusion here, is very much an emotional beast, governed more by his feelings for three women than the more traditional notion of an endless treadmill of megalomaniacal uber villains. Maybe not by design – the narrative muddle of the five films shows that at least from a storytelling perspective there was no single, overarching plan – but certainly by theme, it makes you wonder why with On Her Majesty’s Secret Service often topping so many polls of best Bond film, with its devastatingly emotional payoff, we haven’t seen Bond as such a human animal before. Universal brings No Time to Die to Blu-ray with a visually resplendent 1080p transfer. While the companion UHD offers the superior image, the Blu-ray is wonderful in its own right and supplements on the Blu-ray, so I can only presume that all of the extras from the UHD, minus a lone UHD exclusive, are included on a second Blu-ray 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.encoded; even approaching three hours in length there's not a trace of encode artifacts to be found. The picture is free of any source anomalies, too;
We get bruisingly efficient and grounded action sequences that here are intrinsically linked to the emotional beats of the film – there’s no wasted or flippant action excesses to pad out the run time or meet test audiences’ desires for blood and fire. We get some beautiful locations that are used as stunning canvases for these, from the Italian mountain town of Matera to the fog-shrouded forests of Langvann, Norway and onto the concrete beauty of the island lair in the Sea of Japan by way of the vibrant party town of Santiago de Cuba. And driving it all is Craig, bowing out from the role wonderfully with a huge amount of infectious charisma and driving energy. Selected items are only available for delivery via the Royal Mail 48® service and other items are available for delivery using this service for a charge. plans are interrupted when his old friend, CIA agent Felix Leiter (Jeffrey Wright), alerts him to a new and dangerous enemy wielding unspeakable
Of the new characters to the franchise, Ana de Armas ( Knives Out, Yesterday, Blade Runner 2049) steals the show with her delightfully dotty action-star in the making and Lashana Lynch ( Captain Marvel, The Intergalactic Adventures of Max Cloud) provides much more rounded support than trailers suggested, while all the usual returnees are now able to provide solid support in their sleep. rewarded with No Time to Die, but the script is well enough put together that even newcomers to the franchise or anyone who simply as well, yielding intensely bright and brilliant primaries. Bond's blue eyes dazzle, blue skies and waters delight, natural greens are full and rich, and The trouble here is that Malek's Safin doesn't show up until mid-way through the three-hour film and even then, his disfigured face and zero motive to be the bad guy does nothing for the story. In fact, No Time To Die would have been leaps and bounds better without this character, due to there being no reason for his villainy or motive to destroy the world. Even the eye-rolling evil lair he stays in is something reminiscent of an Austin Powers gag and exists for no other reason than to exist and to look like a cool location for Bond to infiltrate. Keeping It Real: The Action of No Time to Die (1080p, 6:15): Looking at making the practical action sequences in the film.
Of course the film's technical expertise carries it through much of the essential ebb and flow, elevating the experience through sheer force of a modern day Bond action set piece: a great car, wonderful scenery, and exceptional choreography, here rooted in an emotional pairing varied environments are likewise the beneficiaries of the image's elite clarity, from dense jungles to complex urban areas. Color reproduction is spot-on
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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
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