SPECTRE, Amazon, and the Future of James Bond

Spectre is one of the least popular James Bond movies, but I think there’s more to it than it gets credit for. So this James Bond video essay reviews Spectre in it’s 10th anniversary year, but also looks ahead to what Amazon taking over creative control of James Bond means for the series. 🔵 Part One of this video, which looks at the history of Thunderball, can be found here: https://youtu.be/SJNV3RtAXqs Huge thanks to the @SpyHardsPodcast team for lending me their voices: https://www.youtube.com/@SpyHardsPodcast Huge thanks to Tom Mason @TheMI7G for allowing me to use clips from his correction of Spectre’s colour grade: https://www.youtube.com/@TheMI7G 🔵 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗣𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝘅 𝗼𝗻 𝗣𝗮𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗯𝗼𝗻𝘂𝘀 𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗼𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲: https://www.patreon.com/pentexproductions 🔵 🔵 Bond ranking video (bonus video): https://www.patreon.com/posts/patron-exclusive-118342232 🔵 Never Say Never Again (bonus video): https://www.patreon.com/posts/patron-exclusive-125314865 𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗣𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗦 00:00 - Introduction 05:14 - PART ONE | It's name is Spectre 11:54 - Spectre opening scene 16:19 - Spectre colour grade 20:01 - Writing's on the Wall | Sam Smith 21:40 - Welcome to the new MI6 26:12 - Monica Belluci 28:46 - Spectre and Blofeld 31:12 - Spectre car chase 32:59 - Mr White 35:31 - Lea Sedoux's Madeleine Swann 38:02 - Trains! 40:43 - PART TWO | Oh, brother…. 45:46 - Amy Pascal emails about Spectre 47:38 - (not) The end 52:23 - PART THREE | Amazon and the future of James Bond 𝗙𝗢𝗟𝗟𝗢𝗪 𝗣𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗫 𝗢𝗡 𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗥𝗬𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗡𝗚, 𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗥𝗬𝗪𝗛𝗘𝗥𝗘, 𝗔𝗟𝗟 𝗔𝗧 𝗢𝗡𝗖𝗘 ☑️ Buy me a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/pentexproductions ☑️ Twitter https://twitter.com/PentexP (mostly for James Bond chat) ☑️ Letterboxd https://letterboxd.com/PentexPenguin (to prove I watch other movies besides LOTR and James Bond) 𝗠𝗨𝗦𝗜𝗖 🎵 Fractions by Alexander Nakarada (https://www.creatorchords.com), Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ 🎵 Sanctuary by Scott Buckley | www.scottbuckley.com.au Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/ Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0), https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ 🎵 Music I Use: Bensound.com/royalty-free-music Artist: Benjamin Tissot License code: QIYIGCXLJQOKKXEL 𝗦𝗢𝗨𝗥𝗖𝗘𝗦 Some Kind of Hero, by Ajay Chowdhury and Matthew Field Scripting 007, by Clement Feutry: https://www.commander007.net/2024/scripting-007-free-book/ Spectre production vlogs (Blu-ray special features) Wall Street Journal | Where Is James Bond? Trapped in an Ugly Stalemate With Amazon - https://www.wsj.com/business/media/james-bond-movies-amazon-barbara-broccoli-0b04f0db Amazon takes over creative control of James Bond - https://www.eon.co.uk/amazon-mgm-studios-announces-new-joint-venture-with-michael-g-wilson-and-barbara-broccoli-for-james-bond-franchise-rights/ The Hollywood Reporter | License to Shill: Inside Amazon’s 007 Takeover - https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/amazon-007-takeover-impact-future-james-bond-1236155844/ Amy Pascal and David Heyman to Produce Next James Bond Film - https://www.007.com/amy-pascal-and-david-heyman-to-produce-next-james-bond-film/ New York Times | A Family Team Looks for James Bond’s Next Assignment - https://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/08/business/media/a-family-team-looks-for-james-bonds-next-assignment.html #jamesbond #amazon #spectre