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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Water Bob" data-source="post: 6759431" data-attributes="member: 92305">They detracted from the film, for me.  Since the DB5 showed up and gave us that nostalgic jab in Skyfall, I really didn't need to go down that road again in Spectre.  That, with the plot being about cyber warfare, was too much of the same-old, same-old.  Maybe if they'd skipped a few movies.  Casino Royale had the coming out of the sea scene that was a tip of the hat to the famous shot in Dr. No, but, at least, they changed it so it's Bond coming out and not another girl to mimic Ursala Andress.The second Trek film, Into Darkness, fell flat on me, too.  It's kinda like, "OK, guys, now it's time to think up something new."Another tip of the hat I didn't mention in the OP:  The train fight scene, tipping the hat to From Russia With Love and Live And Let Die.I bet next film we get a Ski Chase.  Haven't seen that yet in a Craig film.  I think he's coming back for one more, and he's got to do the Ski thing.  That's very "Bondian", and Craig's never done that.</blockquote>