 Hey guys, this is Jeroen, better known as Dutch Bond fan and yesterday I finally got to see no time to die after a six-year wait I could not be happier to have finally watched this movie and Sorry for everyone that still has to wait. I'm especially looking at my friends down under And all the countries that don't have no time to die as of yet. I really feel your pain I share your pain kind of as well. I was going to initially see this movie in London I had this whole trip planned for years. I had my plane tickets ready But due to quarantine restrictions and COVID related stuff for me the trip was off. So that is what it is Now instead of you know pondering about it and feeling down I made the best possible plans here in the Netherlands and went to the biggest cinema in Amsterdam instead Which is an hour and a half drive from where I live But it was totally worth it to see it in that theater there Me and Lee and it had the best seats VIP seats. We had Perfect sound quality. It was a beautiful theater What an experience to watch a Bond movie there for the first time So I could not be happier to have experienced it in this way Which for me was the the best alternative to London possible for this year. Hopefully Next time I will join in with the Bond community and watch it with everyone else And I would absolutely dream to experience the Royal Albert Hall myself one day Like my friend David Zuritsky, Kelvin Dyson, Tom Sears and Chris Wright from James Bond radio All the people from the Bond community that I'd love to talk to that I consider at least friends within the Bond community Um, I'm so happy for all the guys that did uh went there and I can only hope To one day share that with all of you guys as well So this is the actual spoiler laden review So if you haven't seen the movie yet, please check out my spoiler free video Uh, and please click away this video because I'm about to reveal major Things about the movie you have been warned. So Please refrain from watching the rest of the movie if you don't want any of this Spoiled to you So, um without further ado, we're going to be starting A very large review I think because there is just so much to talk about with no time to die So much stuff Now I want to immediately address the elephant in the room here the the ending of the movie I normally want to start at the beginning and just talk my way through Um, but with this initial reaction I just want to immediately go to the ending because all the messages I'm getting right now is Dbf, what do you think of the ending? What did you think of the ending? I received emails Dms personal messages on facebook and you all want to know that one this To me is a major one And I really had a feeling this was coming because I've been discussing this ending Throughout we all have you know, we all kind of felt is this coming or not? Are they Going to go there? I've been discussing this with with john of haphazard stuff in multiple of our Videos that we did in our forecasting series. I also discussed this with david syritsky In a video we did over a year ago um So there was always this feeling Um, but I was never certain if they had the balls to do it But seeing the hashtag no time to no time for spoilers everywhere I felt like yeah, they might be going there Unfortunately, not everybody took the hashtag too serious And I just want to say to the guy that spoiled this to me Hours on the actual day of the release hours before my screening That was uncool that really was uncool. I didn't take it serious. I still needed to see it with my own eyes But still doing doing this It's just not cool. So please to everyone That that has seen the movie don't do this to people because It's just ugly anyway bond dice It happened they killed him off and I don't know how to feel about it yet. It's so You know, we felt like are they going to do it and I've only had one night to let this sink in I definitely need to watch this more often but I have been thinking how else were they going to end this movie Were they gonna bring bond back to the service again? They did that a lot like the ending of skyfall was similar the ending of quantum. I never left, you know, I'm back So that's been done before Are they going to let him go away again with madeline into the sunset? That's the ending of the previous movie that's been done before Or are they going to just have him sleep with a woman like the first 20 movies? I wish but it's kind of not the thing anymore in these times. So I think You know being seeing as this is the the last movie of the craig movies I guess this was the only way to go um, and it certainly hit me like they did do this and I'm still divided on the way that they killed bond because It was a very heroic moment but it also Was kind of Horace wasn't it like the guy is emotionally laden about vesper about madeline He finally got to have his second chance. He got a child another thing we need to talk about in this review He actually is a father now There's so much the process that that's the thing. He has a child He he has a second chance with madeline the guy gets poisoned and gets bombed to death by ballistic missiles This is harsh. It really really got me like This is emotional. It's well filmed. It's cool It really hits you and you know But Was this the way to do it? I will get back to that when I get to my actual recapping of this movie after seeing it more and letting this pro process but as of now I walked out of the cinema with so much thoughts Bond is dead. That was in my mind so much. I actually sat around to the end credits Just to check if the james bond real return Is there so much people got up left their seats and I was sitting there I told leader we need to sit down. Why there's always james bond real return I need to see if it's there and it was there for those who didn't know And I said I was and went like yes I told you and then some people that were still in front of me. They went like, huh? Oh So they had no clue to wait for that then you you could definitely see the diehard fans were Remained seated and all the others immediately got up as soon as the the credits came up Um By the way using louis armstrong's all the time in the world and all the references to majesties That was cool. This was the credit the end credit song. They should have used for majesties in my opinion So they really really hit the homages for Bond fans who who are the only ones that actually know it's referencing on a majesties secret service all the casual fans They they have no clue and and that's what I always like About the bond movies. This this was another there was so much fan service in this But let me know in the comments. Um This video is a spoiler video. So I guess here it's safe So I warned everybody to come here, but I'm so curious how you guys feel about about this whole thing Um, I I dig it But I'm not necessarily on board with it yet in the way that I did it so to speak I do get you know, they can reboot after this anyway So it doesn't matter, but it's bond and to me. This is the big argument for me Bond is normally the embodiment of survival and now saffon essentially won Blofeld and saffon they they wanted to Make bond suffer bond and madeline needed to suffer and they succeeded in that madeline is now A mother with one child without bond And bond isn't there anymore. They it's I don't know. It's just I'm still divided. That's that's my opinion as of now um, I wasn't necessarily fuming or mad like ah, they went there. I was kind of understanding as well because What else were you gonna do? I'm just questioning the way that they did it This also has me wondering if um, Danny Boyle Parted with the franchise because he didn't want to kill off bond But then Fugunaga came aboard and he did want to go with it Because I think that was the creative difference they were talking about Which I guess maybe we'll pop up soon Maybe Danny Boyle will speak up now that the movies released and tell us like yeah, I didn't want to kill bond off that's the reason so um Who knows what kind of movie this would have turned out to be had he directed But there's a lot more to talk about and let's Rewrind a little bit to the beginning the actual beginning the gun barrel of this movie First of all, I was so happy. There was a gun barrel. I told Lirid like ah, there needs to be a gun barrel I hoped they didn't get rid of it again I I I did hear the score of hand simmer beforehand So that really gave me a cue like there needs to be one then the gun barrel came in And again, they did not went with a traditional one There's a big circle first that goes to the other way and then the small circles pop in the gun barrel is all silver now almost like an ice color And there's no blood Which to me is like Okay, this is different and it fades into a really cool shot in the snow Um, I didn't hate it but Craig never really got a normal gun barrel. Did he? Never really have one. It's always different, but This is not a different one I don't hate it. It's okay Um, the pre title sequence this I was a big fan of The pre title sequence I predicted was going to be in Italy which I was right on But I had a lot of comments in my prediction videos That the flashback of madeline was also going to be the pre title sequence And it turned out they put both of them in the pre title sequence It starts out with madeline as a little girl The sequence he was talking about in the train inspector like one day a man came to our house And you know, I hit a gun that was all shown That's that was what I was predicting and they they did do all that But it was so well done like all of a sudden Saffin was standing at the window with the mask and the music. It's like it's like a horror moment Um, that was cool. The mother like being completely useless and Sitting on the couch not even scared that a crazy man is standing in her house Shut the debt within the first three minutes like we see her being killed by a machine gun. It's all very different Uh, madeline as a little girl running away being stuck under the ice Then we don't see what happens next until we learn later. Obviously that saffin rescued her So much there then the whole italy sequence which also was very long Immediately when When barn said there's no hurry. I was like, oh, is he gonna say it? Is he gonna say it? We have all the time in the world. I was like, oh, yeah That's the moment you get yeah. Yeah, it's just so small And people around you don't get why that gets you a job But the the fan service that to me that was a cool moment. The majesty's music they use Brilliant reference, uh, I definitely am convinced a lot of fans really enjoyed that Matira all of it filmed beautifully Uh, I was completely surprised And did not see it coming the bomb in vesper's tomb Suddenly exploding. It was such an emotional moment. It got me Quiet and teary-eyed almost that he said to vesper I miss you and That was powerful because because he's been around since 2006 We we know vesper is the one for so long and to hear him Say that that was powerful. Then he all of a sudden the explosion comes out which Really caught me off guard. I was I got a job. Maybe some saw it coming. I did not. Um That was uh, that was a cool moment Then all the action scenes a lot of which we saw in the trailers The part on the bike the part in the db5 the spinning around in the doughnut Which sadly was kind of spoiled for a large part with all the trailers Uh, but it's it's amazing. What a cool sequence And then at the end, you know I was already already convinced like madeline's been framed. There's no way she's the bad guy now Is there's no way she's working for lovelth So I told her I bet she's framed but barn really believed it and put her on a train They part ways And entered the title sequence. What an emotional Action late and start what a well way to get you invested into this movie Props to them. I always said I really enjoyed the pre title sequence the specter, believe it or not And the spy who loved me movies like that But this one this one really hits a different note. This was well done I had the titles There was so much there. I've only seen it once. There were there were hourglasses clockwork billy eyeless' song playing all over it Again using flashbacks the vesper and a lot of bond and madeline DNA with the guns That all looked superb. This this was a great title sequence Well designed and no complaints for me at least after one viewing maybe I see it again And something pops out to me, but as of now I enjoyed that Speaking of the rest of the story to this movie um, it was all centered around madeline and I felt there were things that need that were kind of confusing And the villains plot for instance I definitely need to watch that a few more times Some parts I found really realistic especially in this pandemic situation we're living in today Um, you know that people can spread things around and stuff A weapon But I was really surprised that m was the one that started the Hercules Bioweapon uh, and it turned out to be a weapon of mass destruction Very divided as of madeline, which is just where it's really centered around We've been guessing for over a year when her secret finds it way out. It will be the death of you and I was like how and now the secret turns out that she Was rescued by saffin in the beginning And she has a child with barn that wasn't the secret That was another secret, but that wasn't necessarily the secret So I was still connecting dots like okay, so the secret is saffin rescued her yet their enemies You know, that's the the part where I was like how is that The end of by it's You know, that's why I need to see it more and that's why this is just an initial review Uh, a lot of it just needs to sink in um But I did like most of the madeline backstory She has a child with barn That was another thing I was kind of predicting. I didn't want to believe it myself But a lot of people pointed it out to me in the comments And when I saw a review that it indeed had a lot to do with the only live twice novel Uh, where bond also has a child That's when I was starting to think like yeah Yeah, it might happen and and it did and they they made it well enough There were some humor with it too, which cracked me up when Madeline told barn like and there's something I need to show you and bond went another child To me that really cracked me up. So they they played into it. Well Um, this is another one of those things They just did so much in this story That they never did before bond becoming a father bond being killed Felix lighter being killed, which was another huge moment Felix was killed. I mean, there's there's so much in this that they never did Blofeldt was killed. That's another thing they never did. Um And they all did it in this movie. So That's what why we just need to process a lot of this Uh, I guess, you know, since it's just a wrap up to um A series of movies that stand on their own the craig universe you can kill off all these characters I guess but still um Yeah, it's it's a lot to take in a lot of emotional moments seeing phoenix go That hit me Obviously seeing bongo. That's the big one seeing him become a father. So A lot of emotional stuff in this movie Um, there was also a lot of action, which I feel was also perp Um, the opening action scenes the the action in norway A lot of the cool stuff in cuba Um Cinematography amazing no complaints on my side from the action. It was all filmed very well Especially the in the climax Where bond was infiltrating the facility which Really reed back to the old bond movies in my opinion to see him infiltrate the facility again kind of like The spy who loved me type of dr. Noh is Layer an actual villain layer again. That's been so long to that extent I mean in the previous one we had a villain layer, of course, but this felt more traditional to the older ones um Which I really enjoyed and there was so much film work there when he was fighting on the stairs Where the camera is kind of following him along Uh, very modern very very well filmed. I really enjoyed that. It was so different to mendas's direction. So Yeah, that made it feel very very fresh Speaking of the characters bond daniel craig again superb in this role He really gave it his all you can tell Also, you have to give him credits for his fitness I mean, he was fit in his first outing in 2006 in casino riole, but he was fit in his last outing in no time to die too You can't really say that to any of the bond actors. Look at connery's final outing or ron je mors or brosnan's they They didn't Go into such an extent to be in such good shape. I mean craig really deserves the credit for Putting in the training doing that and and still looking like he could do all the stuff that he does in the movie. So Bond was amazing in this movie uh, lashana lynch is another one a big one I want to talk about and You know from me If you've seen my prediction videos that I wasn't a fan of what her character was intended to be Which in my opinion we all have an opinion, of course is is a political statement to be a walking political statement um Which I feel she she was in a lot of ways You know, obviously she did get the 007 number, which I'm it may seem childish or immature But to me that was a big deal and that really I still had that one belief like maybe she is not 007 But as soon as m said wears 007 and it cuts to bond I knew like yeah They did exactly what I predicted Bond isn't 007 anymore Lashana is and then it was confirmed that she is It's a minor thing. I know But it took me a while to get over That it actually did happen um I wasn't sitting in a cinema like this, but I did put in a sigh like okay, they did do it fine. Okay, let's roll with it And I know it sounds childish. I know Uh, and honestly when Lashana said Permission for bond to be reinstated as 007. It's only a number Leerit patted my back like it's okay And again sounds completely childish, but it was such a relief to me It is only a number maybe like they said in the movie, but to us fans it just means 007 is bond He needs to be 007 um And I was more at peace with it For some weird reason that Lashana that that happened that they put that in that they didn't keep 007 To know me until the end of the movie something really small. I know but to me Very happy that it that was reinstated Uh, and and then I started to enjoy know me more funnily enough because there were so much moments in there That felt very politically forced like she needed to be the strong female character sometimes at the cost of bond um Especially in the jamaica sequence Uh to put him in his place so to speak But they did it well that bond does it to her as well and there was some fun ping-pong Chemistry between them I did feel like the moment where the scientists Told her like I can wipe out your entire ethnicity something like that and she got mad and got her strong moment and kicked him off. I I was kind of eye-rolling like This is another one just uh, you know Black Lives Matter Statement, I guess which I'm not saying Is unimportant, but it feels felt forced In my opinion Again, this is all my view. Maybe you think, you know, what are you on about? But to me it felt in your face the whole time Uh, that's phoebe wallabridge's writing coming through in my book, uh, which wasn't necessary But I enjoyed her more at the ending because she was brought back to the Background a bit more and wasn't so in your face because there was she was constantly like you're double. Oh who now You're double. Oh again, which number and I'm like give it a rest. I mean come on. You're you are double o seven We get it. But why are you being pissed now? So But that was developed. Well, let's see, uh, eventually matured in it and Got it reinstated when she respected bond more near the end of the movie. So That brought me at peace with it. So I can't believe I'm so, um Touched by a character, but it's it gets close to your dear character Overall, she was better near the end than I was hoping for and that's all I can wish for Anna the armors on the other hand was a traditional bond girl like I like to see them and Which may sound a bit old-fashioned, but Give her the cute dress don't make her a window dressing object. I'm not saying that She she kicked ass yet. She brought something new and fresh didn't see she She was kind of this incapable agent in a way inexperienced. I should say not incapable um Which really brought a fun dynamic like once you had to chuck down the martini And you know, you could tell like she was totally nervous and she never really had a strong drink like that before But she just did it because she's now working with one of the big agents Uh, she was fun Uh, see they did it three times in a row now where they brought in the best bond girls and only gave them a limited screen time They did it with saffron and skyfall And with monica belucci Lucia sciara Uh inspector exactly like we predicted they did it with paloma Which I thought was a shame because she was another brilliant actress in this role Uh, which I can't praise enough. She was fun. Her whole sequence was cool So, uh, well done. Anna the armors We also need to talk about saffron the big villain which I was wrong about. He wasn't dr No, which I didn't miss Uh, but that was one of the I guess the few things we weren't right about Uh, I was waiting for the big reveal that he was dr. No when they were in the the big room Uh, which by the way was inspired by you only live twice as novel with the garden of death with all the poison plants and stuff um Which I thought was really cool But saffron himself The pros he's very creepy Especially in the pre title sequence with the mask and all that stuff and and he's completely lunatic lunatic um And he's a complete lunatic That you kind of want to see in a bond villain. That was cool, but his plan was kind of Underdeveloped in some places or maybe not underdeveloped. Maybe I just didn't get it yet on my first viewing um Because some of it was realistic. Some of it felt Very Over the top and I'm still divided on that and you know in the end, you know bond broke his arm and just Suits him and walks off and that's it for for saffron. He's not like the major one That you're gonna remember from his tenure. I think Which I he was build it up to be the biggest one yet But I guess he wasn't he was just one of the scientists working for specter in the end. I think So Yeah, saffron Remi malek did give a really good performance and gotta give him that but Is he going to be co go down as the best bond villain? Not for me But he he can be up there He definitely did a much better job than uh, dominant green in the quantum of solace. I mean you're gonna remember saffron so Yeah, cool cool villain Another one to go down in history Again, we also need to talk more about bond becoming a father bond having a child um How do you guys feel about this to me? This is another one It's cool. It's different. It's never been done before but Believe it or not. It's also Fleming, you know, it did happen in the novels When when madeline said she she's not yours. I already didn't buy it and bond is like well The blue eyes she got the blue eyes which to me it was just written well funny enough so Yeah, it was welcomed and and if you're going to do a conclusion Where everything can be wiped out in the end you don't need to write a sequel to this where bond still has a child or something I guess this is the moment to go for it and just kill off characters and bring in Make bond a father and all that so I guess It worked Overall though, what a fun well filmed well made movie. I definitely need to check it out more You can definitely expect a recapping episode full treatment review like I did with the other 24 and never say never again Uh at some point when this releases on a blu-ray Also, when I reach my second patreon goal, I want to release a top 25 bond movies that also includes no time to die So, uh, check out my patreon page as well for all the benefits that are located there There is a lot that I give in my two tiers. So please check that out as well and please Stay tuned keep up the no time for spoilers hashtag for all those that haven't seen the movie yet and You know feel free to chat with me, especially If you're one of my supporters, you can reach me in the discord server where you can chat with all the other fans about this movie There's so much to talk about and I'm hoping to get out with much more no time to die related content I want to try and collaborate with other bond channels Obviously, I want to chat with haphazard stuff about it But also maybe I get to chat with other bond channels. I know some of them are very open to it So, uh, there's just so much we need to get out and talk and discuss with others. So Hope you enjoyed my first initial review to no time to die. We'll speak soon. Take care guys