Do I need to watch Skyfall before Spectre?

So to sum up, you certainly don't have to have seen any previous Bond film to understand and enjoy SPECTRE, but it would add a great deal to getting its full impact if you have at least watched the previous films with Daniel Craig, primarily Casino Royale and Quantum of Solace (in that order!).
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Is SPECTRE before or after Skyfall?

Skyfall (2012) Spectre (2015) No Time to Die (2021)
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Are Skyfall and SPECTRE related?

The events of Spectre are a direct sequel to Skyfall even without the Silva connection, as it takes place shortly after that movie and deals with the aftermath. You might not fully be able to follow some things in Spectre if you haven't seen the other Craig movies.
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Do you need to watch anything before SPECTRE?

“Spectre” (2015)

The most recent Bond film before “No Time to Die,” 2015's “Spectre,” is the other required viewing for this latest movie.
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Where does Skyfall fit in the timeline?

Skyfall - 2013-2014

The bulk of Skyfall's narrative then takes place just 3 months after the film's opening scene, with Bond returning to London after learning of the MI6 headquarters bombing.
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Is Spectre a standalone movie?

Prior to Craig, the films were typically based on actual Fleming stories, which themselves were usually standalone. The Craig era has brought four original stories with it, but even then, Quantum of Solace, Skyfall, and Spectre were all their own thing, even if threads ran through them.
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Can I start with Skyfall?

Actually, yes you can. It was widely considered to be a standalone Bond film until SPECTRE came about and connected Skyfall to it. , Skyfall Geek since it's release.
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Is Skyfall a direct sequel to Quantum of Solace?

Casino Royale, Quantum of Solace, and Skyfall are actually a "prequel trilogy". (Spoiler, all three movies.) A few opening facts.
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How much time passed between Spectre and Skyfall?

Mendes said SPECTRE is set shortly after Skyfall. I'd say a few months/a year at max because Bond receives his personal effects recovered from Skyfall. Also, 6 months/1 year sounds like a reasonable time to track Sciarra down.
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What is the correct order of the James Bond movies?

James Bond Movies in Release Order
  • Dr. No (1962) ...
  • From Russia with Love (1963) ...
  • Goldfinger (1964) ...
  • Thunderball (1965) ...
  • Casino Royale (1967) UNOFFICIAL. ...
  • You Only Live Twice (1967) ...
  • On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969) ...
  • Diamonds Are Forever (1971)
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Is quantum the same as Spectre?

It is ultimately revealed in the 2015 James Bond film, Spectre, that Quantum is merely a division of the much larger organisation, SPECTRE.
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Do I need to watch Quantum of Solace before Skyfall?

Skyfall (2012)

Skipping over Quantum of Solace and going directly into Skyfall would be fine, but watching that film first is helpful in properly picking up on all of the storylines, no matter how small.
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Are all the Bond movies connected?

The Sam Mendes-directed movie establishes continuity among the four 007 movies starring Daniel Craig. Such continuity wasn't always present in Bond films, although some of the series produced by Eon Productions displayed connections with other entries.
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How is Silva connected to SPECTRE?

During the course of the film, a connection is established between Silva and SPECTRE. As Q analyses Marco Sciarra's SPECTRE ring, the technology links the object to Silva along with several other antagonists from previous films, including Le Chiffre, Dominic Greene and Patrice.
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Why was Quantum of Solace so short?

Right, so, the primary issue with Quantum of Solace is that there's less story and a confusing script that was still in development. Forster also points out the difficulty of trying to provide an original arc after Casino Royale, which was based upon the first and one of the best-known Ian Fleming James Bond novels.
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Can you watch the new James Bond without watching the others?

Luckily, you don't even need to have seen all the previous Craig films to enjoy No Time to Die, though you might miss some of the callbacks or the significance of some of the characters and story beats. This primer will help jog your memory or catch you up on the 007 lore that's relevant in No Time to Die.
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Is Spectre a remake of Thunderball?

After being absent from the third film, Goldfinger (1964), SPECTRE returns in the fourth film, Thunderball (1965), which closely mirrors the events of the novel, and subsequently is featured in the following films.
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Is Spectre a remake?

'Spectre' Is Not A Remake Of Another James Bond Movie, But Bond Do-Overs Do Exist.
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Why was there such a long gap between Quantum of Solace and Skyfall?

The four-year wait between Quantum of Solace and Skyfall, necessary due to the financial travails of MGM, only served to increase appetite for the series. Few of us would want to see a middling 007 outing such as Quantum of Solace fill the gap before the next, full-blooded Mendes affair arrives in multiplexes.
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