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Spectre's opening title card, "The dead are alive"

Was the Spectre title card necessary?

Spectre's opening title card, "The dead are alive"

I get that the opening scene is at the Day of the Dead, but the title card for Spectre (2015) didn’t really add anything and seemed unnecessary to me.

Ryan Reynolds in Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle (2004)Great Ryan Reynolds GIF from Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle (2004)

Bond is having none of this nutritional cleanse drink in Spectre (2015)

Cut out the middleman

This exchange from Spectre (2015) elicited a loud laugh from the movie theater audience at my first viewing. The “bar” at Swann’s health clinic wasn’t serving any alcohol, so Bond ordered a drink based on Q’s recommendation. From the sound of it and its dark green looks, Bond was uninterested and sealed its fate with a memorable one liner – a rare occurrence that 007 talks about his bowel habits. Maybe the other time in the series is when Moore’s Bond asks a taxi to go to a pharmacy for aid in the “release” the golden bullet he accidentally swallowed in The Man With The Golden Gun (1974)?

Bond is having none of this nutritional cleanse drink in Spectre (2015)

Bond is having none of this nutritional cleanse drink in Spectre (2015)

James Bond versus Mouse in Spectre (2015)

The Ultimate Showdown

James Bond versus Mouse in Spectre (2015) at the L'Americain

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Bond at the ‘Product Placement Oscars’

As seen in the infographic below, Bond and Spectre took home many awards (?) for notably advertising throughout the movie. Check out how 007 did as well as other famous movies below:

Product Placement Awards
The Product Placement Oscars by Watches2U.

The Spectre Cat

The Spectre Kitty

The Spectre Cat

Daniel Craig as James Bond in Spectre (2015)

Look out below!

Daniel Craig as James Bond in Spectre (2015)

Christoph Waltz as Franz Oberhauser in Spectre

Easily the best ever Bond villain intro

Christoph Waltz as Franz Oberhauser in Spectre

You could hear a pin drop in the theater!

Daniel Craig as James Bond and Ben Whishaw as Q in Skyfall

Spectre > Skyfall

There, I said it. 🙂

Daniel Craig as James Bond and Ben Whishaw as Q in Skyfall
Daniel Craig at the Spectre world premiere

Showtime!

Daniel Craig at the Spectre world premiere

Daniel Craig at the Spectre world premiere

Belvedere Vodka Spectre Commercial

Rube Goldberg machines are great and I love how this one ties into Spectre!