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In over-preparation for the arrival of Spectre I marathon’d all its predecessors.

Viewing those 23 films I made some incredible discoveries, dug up a couple repressed memories, and sat through some real garbage. But even the worst Bond film has a silver lining somewhere.  Below is the obligatory “worst to best” list accompanied by the highs and lows of each film.

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For the first time in his nearly 80-year history, Batman is being brought to life by an Academy Award-winning Screenwriter, Director, and Producer.*

This should be a cause for celebration, right?

Yet Ben Affleck’s selection as the next man to don The Dark Knight’s cape-and-cowl has been met with a magnitude of nerd rage powerful enough to register 5.5 on the richter scale.

But why?

Why are we so quick to dismiss Batfleck before we’ve ever even seen the film?

Here’s a shamelessly click-baity article on Top 5 Reasons For The Batfleck Backlash!

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