10 Biggest Mistakes The James Bond Series Ever Made
1. Blofeld/Franz Oberhauser In Spectre
Any contemporary film fan with a half-decent memory can remember the whole kerfuffle that occured over 2013's Star Trek Into Darkness. The second film in JJ Abrams' reboot of the beloved sci-fi series had cast Benedict Cumberbatch in a mysterious villain role. Fans everywhere guessed he must have been playing the iconic bad guy Khan, but everyone involved in the movie denied it.
Then the movie came out, and lo and behold, Cumberbatch was playing Khan. What made it worse was that his identity had been hidden for no good reason. Within the rebooted story world, Khan had never been seen before, so the name carried no weight with anyone except existing Star Trek fans. Naturally, most of these fans felt insulted.
Still, while just about any film fan worth their salt had paid heed to this, clearly the makers of Bond hadn't, as they proceeded to do the exact same thing with the reintroduction of the classic 007 bad guy Blofeld. And, if possible, their approach was even dumber.
It was bad enough that they introduced Christoph Waltz under the needless pretence of him being someone else, only to have him reveal his true name at a point where it had no bearing on the action whatsoever. But his motivation... seriously, what were they thinking?
Yes, it transpires that the Spectre organisation was behind every adversary Bond had faced since Casino Royale, hiding in the shadows everywhere. And was it so they could covertly rule the world? No - it was so Bond's embittered step-brother could get back at him for stealing his father's affections.
I mean, really. It's bad enough that Daniel Craig looks so bored he's barely conscious thoughout Spectre. Or that they hired Monica Bellucci only to make her the most transitory, disposable Bond girl of the Craig era. Or that they cast Dave Bautista, fresh from Guardians of the Galaxy, and let him be nothing more than another anonymous thug.
No, it's this brazen, empty-headed mishandling of Bond's ultimate nemesis that really singles out Spectre as the biggest misstep the Bond movies have taken in thirty years - and really underlines the need to get some fresh blood in the mix.
Do you agree these are the worst mistakes the Bond franchise has ever made? Or do you think these weren't so bad? Can you think of worse ones? We expect you to talk in the comments section.