Skyfall (November 9, 2012)

[KanbeFenrir]

Saw it last night, oh my gawd it's very good. I don't like to big up films too much as I think high expectations often lower my own enjoyment of movies, but if you liked Casino Royale then don't you dare miss this. CR was for me, the best Bond film I have seen, and Craig my favourite Bond. Now I need to put some thought into this latest offering to figure out if it has usurped CR for me! It's a very close call!!

[Salodin]

fucking 2 weeks for america to get this. so pissed...

[KanbeFenrir]

2 weeks!? Yipes that is awy longer than I thought it would be... worth the wait don't worry try to avoid spoilers til then!!

[lamp]

Very good film. Craig again is awesome, and Bond as a character is actually opened up to the audience, albeit in a very subtle understated way. The opening scene was very well put together, Skyfall had to have a classic chase scene and it certainly delivered. Bardem made an excellent bad guy, added a bit of campnes in a scary psychotic kinda way. As someone mentioned before the subtle nods to previous films are quite humorous and i genuinely felt myself getting excited during certain scenes.

After not thinking much about QoS, Skyfall definitely re-raised the bar. Hopefully, the next two installments which will have Craig play bond can carry on delivering in both the action and character depth i felt Skyfall had.

[Darthvoltrius]

Just saw the movie, was sweet tits.

[Tajin]

Yep

[Myrrh_Quetz]

Saw it, awesome. Only one complaint

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is that M dying. I liked her Character and she's been M for as long as I can remember. /sadface

[Tyrath]

Just gonna say I'm stupid. I thought I was the Wreck it Ralph thread and clicked Myrrh's spoiler. FUuuuuuuuuck x.x Need to sleep.

[Myrrh_Quetz]

Dumbass

[Tyrath]

I had both tabs open and you posted in both. Shut up!

[Corrderio]

Just got back from it. The film was amazing. Not as good as Casino Royale, but close to it.

Saw it, awesome. Only one complaint

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is that M dying. I liked her Character and she's been M for as long as I can remember. /sadface

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What made that scene suck the most for me was how she was the last recurring cast member of the films when I started to watch them. Though I did question how long she'd keep her role as M

[Kwijiboe]

Dye Javier Bardem's hair back to brown so he can return as the villain in the next Bond. My biggest complaint is that there was too little of him. The story he tells when he introduces himself is awesome.

Intro is great and the title credits gave me chills. Loved it.

[Sunrider]

By the old gods and the new, Skyfall is fucking amazing.

By the time the credits rolled, I felt like I needed a cigarette and a nap; this film was perhaps my first cinematic orgasm.

Just got back from it. The film was amazing. Not as good as Casino Royale, but close to it.

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What made that scene suck the most for me was how she was the last recurring cast member of the films when I started to watch them. Though I did question how long she'd keep her role as M

I have to disagree, this film comes in ahead of Casino Royal, and is easily the best Bond to date.

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I was utterly emotionless for the first few minutes after M died--I simply couldn't fathom that she was gone... when it sunk in, I wanted to cry. But Ralph Feinnes steps up as the new M, and it was one hell of a "passing of the torch."

Intro is great and the title credits gave me chills. Loved it.

Seconded.

Looking back on Muse's Supremacy, which is a great song, it just didn't fit nearly as well as Adele's contribution. The opening song was perfect for this film.



How long has it been since Quantum of Solace... four years? I'd been waiting impatiently for the next film the entire time, and was not disappointed.

Going to see it again, maybe IMAX this time.

[Cahlum]

I really didn't like the ending

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M dying left me feeling sad when I left the cinema

[Insanecyclone]

Best Bond movie I've seen

[ronin sparthos]

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This movie reminded me alot of Live Free or Die Hard and the premise was interesting seeing Bond reduced to such a human being. Getting shot at the beginning of the movie? Being a terribad shot? Completely and utterly out of shape? Failing the psych evaluation? Made me feel bad for Bond seeing age catch up with him. The relationship between M and Bond is tied up in a neat bow though and Judi Dench exits the series gracefully with an awesome final line.

I also loved the references to previous Bond movies and the opening sequence but my gripes are that the movie feels very conscious of itself, technobabble sucks, the Bond girl gets the QoS treatment and if you were expecting the typical Bond experience this wasn't the movie for you.

I guess this movie doesn't hold any continuity outside the previous reboot flicks considering the male M and Moneypenny get introduced at the end of the film? The movie is supposed to be set well into Bonds career afterall. Also how did Bond survive being shot off that bridge?

Casino > Skyfall > Quantum

[Delirium]

Good movie, lots of cool action scenes, Daniel Craig being badass

oh and Moneypenny was sexy

[Salodin]

Great movie, but felt more like a thinking Bond film, I don't know. I like it a lot, but I think only cause its different from every other bond film and yet still the same.

Villain was the best, and his desires and "end game" were the best and most believable; not every bond film needs to have the world on the line. I think I liked that most about the movie.

[richardd]

daniel craig can do some comedy scenes just as good as his action scenes. who woulda thunk it. his acting is incredibly persuasive to his character. i havent seen such a convincing actor since Michael C Hall as Dexter

[Sunrider]

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This movie reminded me alot of Live Free or Die Hard and the premise was interesting seeing Bond reduced to such a human being. Getting shot at the beginning of the movie? Being a terribad shot? Completely and utterly out of shape? Failing the psych evaluation? Made me feel bad for Bond seeing age catch up with him. The relationship between M and Bond is tied up in a neat bow though and Judi Dench exits the series gracefully with an awesome final line.

I also loved the references to previous Bond movies and the opening sequence but my gripes are that the movie feels very conscious of itself, technobabble sucks, the Bond girl gets the QoS treatment and if you were expecting the typical Bond experience this wasn't the movie for you.

I guess this movie doesn't hold any continuity outside the previous reboot flicks considering the male M and Moneypenny get introduced at the end of the film? The movie is supposed to be set well into Bonds career afterall. Also how did Bond survive being shot off that bridge?

Casino > Skyfall > Quantum

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Well, it was more than just age catching up to him--he did spend three months on vacation after being shot in the chest by a sniper rifle before falling from a bridge. Had his body been recovered and survival confirmed, his recovery would have included physical therapy and training, whereby he would have kept in better shape.

If the movie seemed a bit meta, keep in mind that this was released amid the 50th anniversary of the Bond franchise--the film's little nods and self-commentary were a part of that sort of celebration of the character and his world.

I didn't note a whole lot of technical jargon, which is good for a film centering around such a simple-but-effective character. Q wouldn't waste time giving Bond technical details, nor would Bond be the sort to entertain them--he's sharp enough to understand, but would much prefer to get to the point. He can figure out the rest on his own.

And the Bond girl only gets short-changed only if you assume Moneypenny or that other chick were the Bond girls. I feel that this time around, it was Dench's M that was the real Bond girl.

Regarding Bond's survival, I feel like that was a story along with a couple others (such as when he got onto that woman's yacht), that were cut from the film--keep in mind that the film was two and half hours. And really, it doesn't matter how Bond survived, its one of those things that the viewer can probably draw their own conclusions.

And not even, brah. Skyfall > Casino Royale > > > > > > everything else.

Great movie, but felt more like a thinking Bond film, I don't know. I like it a lot, but I think only cause its different from every other bond film and yet still the same.

Villain was the best, and his desires and "end game" were the best and most believable; not every bond film needs to have the world on the line. I think I liked that most about the movie.

Perfectly phrased: the thinking man's Bond. I love it.

I think the de-emphasis of the action this time around only served to make the action scenes more potent. It seems subtlety was the name of the game this time around--protracted silent moments, extended stealth, focus on atmosphere and and close-up, emotional shots. Parts of it reminded me of Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy.

All things we probably should expect from an espionage film, but seem not to.