Spectre (2015)

The latest 007 adventure begins at a Day of the Dead festival.  Bond (Daniel Craig) is aiming to kill an Italian terrorist.  Mayhem takes place when a building blows up and a fight on a helicopter takes place.  Back at headquarters, M (Ralph Fiennes) isn't happy with the fact that Bond went on that mission without permission.  Bond is relieved from his duties, then injected with a tracking device to make sure he won't take it upon himself to do anything else.

Bond receives some items from Skyfall (the spy's ancestral home featured in the last film).  Someone from Bond's childhood appears to be connected to a mysterious organization that has not only done crimes around the world, but is tied to people Bond has had to take down in the past.  In addition, the secret service agency that Bond is a part of is in danger of being shut down.

Spectre is okay, but not as good as Skyfall (2012) was.  But I did like the theme about privacy and surveillance issues.

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1 (2010)

The casualties keep piling up as Voldermort (Ralph Fiennes) becomes more powerful.  An alliance formed against Voldermort attempts to protect his prime target, Harry Potter (Daniel Radcliffe).  Unfortunately, several people are injured, and a few are killed.  Harry, not wishing for anyone else to become hurt because of him, decides to strike out on his own.  He has to find the horcruxes, pieces of Voldermort's soul that are hidden in various places, and destroy them.  If Voldermort gets to them first, he'll be practically unstoppable.  The late Dumbledore (Michael Gambon) left some things in his will to Harry, Hermione (Emma Watson) and Ron (Rupert Grint) that point to clues to find the horcruxes.  Hermione and Ron go along with Harry to find them. None of the action takes place at Hogwarts, the wizards' school, because it has become too dangerous for Harry to be there.  The story, which covers the first half of the last novel in the series, has Harry and friends on the run and being involved in narrow escapes. 

The movie does a good job in following the novel, and appropriately ends on a note that perfectly sets up the next and last film in the series, which will be released in a few months.  It is nice to see Harry, Hermione and Ron growing into young adults.  The supporting characters -- Bellatrix (Helena Bonham Carter), Professor Snape (Alan Rickman), Draco Malfoy (Tom Felton), Hagrid (Robbie Coltrane)  -- gear up for their part in the final showdown between Voldermort and the good guys.