Stoo - I hope you like Spectre. Personally I enjoyed Skyfall despite its plot 'conveniences'. To me Spectre follows a similar pattern in its cinematograhpy, its score, its simple plot and also some of its plot devices.
To expand a little on my earlier brief review.
I loved the pre title sequence. In particular the score and the seeming one take shot of the carnival and Bond and his route to his destination.
We then get to what has set Bond off on his latest mission. I won't ruin that.
We get a few more gags in the film, some with Q and some during a chase. They work IMO.
The locations look amazing, its beautifully shot.
The introduction to Oberhausen and the henchman Hinz (I think is his name), was one of the most atmospheric introductions to a Bond villain ever IMO. It was one of the highpoints for me, with the tension palpable in the room they were in. I loved that part.
The scope of the film takes in a lot of locations, this is the Bond we love with different locales.
Bond v Hinz is brutal. A very good fight scene.
The film could have ended at a convenient point which is very obvious in the film, but it continues on to take it further.
Thinking about it after the fact. Oberhausen could have been in it more because I thought he was doing a good job of being a nuts villain.
I've read people criticising some of the call backs to traditional Bond stuff in its imagery, settings and some its scenes. I wont say what they are, but I don't mind that and in the main I think this is well done.
No matter how loose or contrived the plot aspects within the stories seem to be that make it tie together, and no matter if they all work or fall flat, I like that they are trying something different with Craigs tenure as Bond.