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Daniel Craig’s fourth outing as
007 may lack the frantic pace and
emotional impact of predecessor
Skyfall, but it’s a treat for
longtime Bond devotees, despite
featuring one of the most boring
theme songs in the series’
history, and an even worse title
sequence (involving a threesome
between Bond, a Bond girl, and
an octopus!). Spectre gets down
to business with a spectacular opening set during
Mexico’s Day of the Dead festival, and follows it up
with the return of an old nemesis and more revelations
regarding Bond’s recent misfortunes. Tarantino
favourite Christoph Waltz is the latest actor to lead the
eponymous organisation, and although his character’s
true identity was kept a secret, the appearance of a
white cat pretty much spills the beans. Additionally,
much was made of Monica Bellucci’s casting as a Bond
girl, but don’t expect to see her for more than a few
minutes. If this is indeed Daniel Craig’s swan song
as Bond – and watching Spectre, you sort of get the
feeling it is – it’s a fitting send off in the spirit of From
Russia with Love. SH • See page 28
007 heaven for old school fans.
SPECTRE
With the rise of the Internet came a
need for increased security vigilance,
so naturally a whole industry sprang
forth to provide safe passage online.
It’s also inspired many fictional tales,
with varying degrees of authenticity.
In Mr. Robot we enter the orbit of
young programmer Elliot Alderson
(Rami Malek), a cybersecurity whiz
working for Allsafe. A client of theirs
is E Corp, one of the largest, most
all-pervading corporations in the world. Through the eyes of
Elliot, however, they become ‘Evil Corp’, and this is a hint
at the bigger picture surrounding our protagonist – suffering
from social anxiety disorder and clinical depression, he’s
prone to being delusional. He connects with others – be they
potential friend or foe – by hacking them, turning vigilante on
those he feels are perpetrating wrongs. When mysterious
anarchist Mr. Robot (Christian Slater) courts Elliot for his
hacktivist group fsociety, the stakes notch up, as they want
to bring down the company that he’s paid to protect – yes,
E Corp... Essential viewing for even the least paranoid, Mr.
Robot grabs hold from the outset, keeping you questioning
most everything encountered over its rollercoaster
10-episode journey. AF
Our democracy has been hacked.
MR. ROBOT: SEASON 1
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Video Blogs:
- Director Sam Mendes
- Supercars
- Introducing Léa Seydoux
and Monica Bellucci
Guinness World Records
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SPECTRE: Bond’s Biggest Opening
Sequence
“Writing’s on the Wall”
Music Video
Gallery
Casino Royale, Skyfall
EXTRAS
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Release Date: 09/03/16
Format:
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Deleted Scenes
M4k1ng_0f_Mr_R0b0t.mov
Gag Reel
JB HI-FI EXCLUSIVE
Limited Edition With “Mr. Robot”
T-Shirt Transfer
Black Mirror
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Release Date: 03/03/16
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Spectre is the first Bond film since
Die Another Day (2002) to feature
the iconic gun barrel sequence at
the start of the film. While it was
used as part of the title sequence in
Casino Royale (2006), the sequence
was only shown at the end of
Skyfall and Quantum of Solace.
DID YOU KNOW...
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Each episode title in Season One
ends in a video file name extension
like .flv or .mov
Rami Malek was hired to
play the lead, Elliot Alderson,
because creator Sam Esmail’s
then-girlfriend had seen him
in miniseries The Pacific and
recommended him for the lead.
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