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Anyway, here's the first trailer:

http://youtu.be/A82nMyFLdtQ

Even if it looked like doggie doo, I'm there. Luckily, it doesn't.

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Im still always a bit skeptical about new Bond flicks but this has me feeling optimistic.

>Im still always a bit skeptical about new Bond flicks but
>this has me feeling optimistic.

i quite enjoyed the last two movies.

Looks like Mendes kilt it!

They'll have me there just for that. Deakins = God.

> Deakins = God.

They made this movie fast as shit.

i will still weakly proclaim my disappointment in a ham faced real actor in the role
bleh
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Ass

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Quantum Solace has it's moments but they're few & far between. A lot of great talent involved with this one so I've got high hopes.

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Bardem's hair is questionable, he looks like he's about to go "WHOOO!" and break out into Tutti Frutti

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Bardem's at his best with ridiculous hair, so that doesn't bother me.

Him, Moore, or Dalton would be a great "Oh shit" reveal as the big bad, if they managed to keep it under wraps during shooting.

if they managed to keep it under wraps during
>shooting.

some crew member would just get way to excited.

No way they could ever keep a full on villain a secret. Nevermind that there's no way the studio would want to since Bond vs. Bond would be a huge selling point.

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The reviews that are trickling in are saying that it's dope as fuck

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>The reviews that are trickling in are saying that it's dope
>as fuck

Just got my tickets! Can't wait to see this movie!!

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A lot of critics that bashed QoS seem to really dig Skyfall. I didn't mind the last one so much, but it was definitely a departure from Casino Royale. I can see why it was panned by a lot of people, but Daniel Craig was still cold as fuck. Most people don't like Bond going too dark. I'd rather QoS than the ridiculous comedy of many of the Moore era films.

I liked it. But it's dark, depressing & lacking a lot of the usual Bond quips. Some of them are still there but they just didn't really work as well here.

The cast worked their ass off & everyone impressed. Daniel Craig still dominates & displays great range throughout. Whishaw's Q left a bit to be desired but I'm sure he'll grow into the role in the future. Fiennes & Finney owned their limited screen time. Bérénice Marlohe is one of the better Bond boos in recent memory. Glad to see her attached to the next Malick movie. That damn dame Judi Dench is so good she takes a lot of the focus away from Bardem. Silva's no Chigurh, but there's 2 scenes that stand toe to toe. The rest is more run of the mill rogue gallery villainy. Naomie Harris is a highlight delight.

Good score & cinematography. Awesome opening action sequence & a few other exciting set pieces as well. The Shanghai segment might've been my favorite.










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Since it looks like Harris will be back in a familiar role, as good as Craig is & has been so far, I couldn't help but hope to see Idris step in to take over after. It seems like they're starting to go in new direction but it also looks like Craig has at least another 2 flicks under his belt. Let Danny Boyle & Chris Nolan direct those next two & then bring on The Black Bond (c)Nas

I got bored with it...quickly...and didn't finish.

>I got bored with it...quickly...and didn't finish.

I liked certain scenes but was also bored in between. Skyfall is longer & starts to drag a bit in the third act but overall it's better.

have to burn PTO like a mofo in a month and half, might as well.

it makes Quantum a ton better and make way more sense

watchin em back to back. Mostly because CR's still the better movie out of those two

>it makes Quantum a ton better and make way more sense

I like the revenge tale but it needed a better villain

that guy was such a mid-boss

but honestly i'm not really comparing the two. they're coming off to me as more of a series so i'm taking them as a set

we'll see what i think Friday tho

i would recommend watching Quantum again just so it can be fresh.

And while I do feel there's a missed opportunity to wrap things up in a satisfying manner there, at the same time this new movie is so good you're likely to not care.

does it set up another movie?
i'm fine either way
just curious

Black chicks with English accents....

Good flick though!
I really wanted to see how they did the opening credits with Adele's theme and was not disappointed at all.
Bardem was good as the villain.
Daniel Craig has become Bond with htis one.

I thought originally they were trying to replace the martini & couldn't wait to boo it. The product placement in those 2 scenes wasn't too bad & the nod/cheers to the martini before the Shanghai fight was tight

>Black chicks with English accents....

She was hurtin that red dress too

>Good flick though!
>I really wanted to see how they did the opening credits with
>Adele's theme and was not disappointed at all.
>Bardem was good as the villain.
>Daniel Craig has become Bond with htis one.

Yeah he's right up there with Connery. I rewatched Goldfinger recently & it's tough to pick who's better overall. Could've been cool if they let Sean cameo as Kincade but I get why they didn't. Finney was fantastic all the same.

The tone of it isn't nearly as dark as the tone Nolan sets for the Batmans, if that's what you're suggesting in regards to the "fun police." Nor should it be-- Bond is meant to be fun. And this one is LOADS of fun. Just because the plotline is more "personal" than usual Bond plots doesn't make it morose or overly serious.

I mean, shit, he beds more women in this one than the last two combined, and I'd say there are more quips in this film than the last two as well. I found myself laughing out loud a *lot.*

The star of them is Roger Deakins. The lighting in particular is phenomenal. Many of those sequences are among the most gorgeous of the year.

Bardem is terrific too as a very different villain than his usual fare. Again, loved it.

I really loved the film overall and thought it was an absolute blast. Not sure why you'd think people would find it to be "dark." Because Bond grows beard stubble? Because MI-6 struggles? *shrug* Still plenty of action, one-liners, and treacherous monologues throughout all of that.

I don't think he switched his style up much for the sake of a fun Bond either. Especially in regrads to M & Silva's backstory. Worked for me though & I'm glad it did for you too.

... it didn't feel overly heady or cold. It's quite kinetic, quippy, and although it does have its gut-punch moments, so should every good thriller. I think this spy genre really suited his strengths while making it a necessity to leave behind what many perceive to be his weaknesses.

The DP's deserve a lot of credit for both as well

And they're apparently a two-film arc

Which I guess Casino and Quantum weren't

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Solid story, Javier Bardem kills it as the villain, the photography and direction are incredible, and this sets up the Craig Bond universe so now we can have all the classic Bond shit in the next one. Liked that the gadgets came back. Liked that Q came back. Liked that we have a new Moneypenny. Loved that there's danger and death even before Javier shows up (which isn't till halfway through).

1. From Russia with Love
2. Goldfinger (very closely behind #1)
3. Skyfall

yeah the cinematography looked amazing in the trailer- I can't wait :)
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Especially the slight 'Samurai Fiction' homage in Shanghai.

absolutely loved it.

But yeah overall Deakins killed it!
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He just doesn't have it. I like the edge he brings to Bond, but he
has ZERO charisma.

He's openly admitted to wanting out of the Bond franchise but he's under contract for a few more.
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>He's openly admitted to wanting out of the Bond franchise but
>he's under contract for a few more.

He just recently signed on for more films. It was his choice, so I'm not sure how this translates to disdain. Daniel was the one that recruited Sam Mendes & Javier Bardem.

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it did

also got a little too navel gazey (separate from the slowness) the few fights however, were by far the best choreographed of the daniel craig bond era.

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The Bond Franchise. One of my absolute favorites. The James Bond character has always been one of my personal role models. I have always looked up to this character and have even taken on some of his mannerisms. The dude is just one cool-ass mofo. Daniel Craig is a solid James Bond. He has the aura, but I do wish they'd give him more desire for some fun in his life.

I LOOOOOVVEE me some Naomie Harris. I was geeked to hear she would be a Bond girl. I would absolutely love to just have a night of dinner, a movie, and dancing with her. It'd be a highlight of my life. Okay, now that i got my "Stan-istic" stuff out of the way lol, there's the movie....."SkyFall".

Overall, the movie was okay. It wasn't great, it wasn't bad. It was okay, and leaning on the side of good more than bad. I was a little disappointed because I really like the Bond franchise a lot.

The acting performances were all solid, although i was just a little disappointed in Javier Bardem's character as a Bond villain. The character was ambiguously maybe-might be gay. I know I know, it did make it a little interesting, but the character seemed a little forced and not natural. There were moments when he was clearly acting like a movie villain instead of just being one. All other performances were solid.

The action was pretty good mostly, but there were some moments that slowed down a little too much, so expect a few pockets of blandness. It was a little longer than necessary and could have been easily taken care of in editing. There wasn't any new interesting "Bond Gadgets" either. I was hoping there would be. Especially in our age of technology. The movie was shot very nicely. Some awesome awesome shots and scenes were captured for this movie. Very nicely done. There were some very pretty scenes and beautiful colors to see.

For Bond enthusiasts, SkyFall is definitely worth checking out because there are so many changes and long term implications that happen for the Bond franchise in this one. But for average moviegoers who are looking for a good movie to watch, SkyFall is okay, and may do the trick, but for some it may just be on the "it was okay, but i coulda waited for DVD" level.

it was either this or lincoln this weekend and i choose lincoln.
i'll wait to see this on dvd.


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But I meant the camera work. I got nauseous watching Quantum because the camera kept shaking so much.

But if there were less action scenes and beautifully shot, I'm going to take that it wasn't as shaky.

i thought it was new,fresh and interesting
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And while it's not as allegedly dour and dark and depressing as the Nolan Batmans, it's certainly not as fun as The Avengers and is actually quite solemn, almost mournful, even with the one-liners. Death and thoughts of death permeate the movie; of course it starts with that crazy chase, which ends with M saying "Agent down," then cutting right to the mournful (and actually quite wonderful) Adele theme song. Of course, this theme of death and getting older didn't actually take away from my enjoyment of the film; just added a little welcomed bit of gravitas to it.

However, the literal sense of time is actually confusing to me, given the reboot with Casino Royale. Everyone around Bond is younger, or a new model of someone else (ie, the new M), but how much older is James Bond supposed to be than these new people? I'm asking while fully admitting that I forgot how old he was supposed to be in Casino Royale, and whether or not he had been a long-established agent at the start of that movie. Pay no mind to this note, just rambling.

Anyway, Bardem made a wonderful villain. And it's not like he did anything we haven't really seen before in these movies, but I thought he was great because of the slight twinge of sympathy that you (I) felt for him... I mean, he SPOILER was essentially thrown under the bus by M back in the day, and, while that's the nature of the beast, it was still fucked up.

I'm also SPOILER going to miss the interplay between Bond and M. While not exactly mother-son, there was a sense of family between the two, and I always thought that Craig and Dench played those scenes very well, and the emotion is well-earned by the time we get to the end...

The final assault on Skyfall was shot and edited beautifully.

Also, just a reminder that I am in love with Naomie Harris.

What was up with Severine's shaking and nervous tics? Was that the actress or were we supposed to infer that she was some kind of drug addict? Also, her face was kinda square. Just saying.

Really cool entry into the series and worth seeing for Deakins' masterful work, Javier Bardem's flamboyant performance, and to see a nice curtain call for Dame Judi Dench in this role...

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Naomie Harris: i know folk are hyping up Berenice Marlohe as being the "sexier" of the two, but folk are cray if they didn't see how sexy Harris was from start to finish...and i think you will have to fight for your Harris love since I know a *LOT* of dudes who would put in that WORK for Naomie.

Berenice Marlohe (Severine): yea i didn't get the nervous ticks either. I didn't get the impression she was an addict at all..it was weird. I liked her, I just wish she had more to do. Her character was being set up as (at least to me), as someone who may have been with Silva, but had her own agenda. What that was, we never learned since she was taken out so quickly. And, she and Craig had *ZERO* chemistry. I wasn't buying *NONE* of that.

But, I was buying it between Harris and Craig (when she was shaving him, they looked like they could have *EASILY* destroyed that whole room fucking for real..)

M and Craig: interesting way to take Judi Dench out of the series. I loved her as M and dug her chemistry with Craig. I'm sad that she's ending her career to treat her eye disease, she will be sorely missed. She truly is one of the GOAT's

Javier Bardem: cartoonish, but fun as hell. I dug his chemistry with Craig (and the "buzzed" about homoeroticism: cleverly played and shot.with the crotch shot and Javier was already on his knees lol. I thought it was an interesting screenwriting/character choice to drop the insinuation that both Bond and Silva (Silva moreso) were bi...but it was done in a way that was it was a clear back and forth between the two...I dug it. I know they'll never go there with Bond, but if they did, Craig would be the one Bond who'd be game about it, i think).

The New Q: I liked that Q is younger and I dig Ben Whishaw's slight, sexually ambiguous ass for real (he was great as Frobisher in Cloud Atlas also).

Gareth Mallory/The New "M": Dug Ralph (or is it Rafe?) Fiennes in this role. It was brief but I think he'd make for a great M

All in all, really good and solid Bond and i'm looking forward to the next two with Daniel Craig.

Bumping the prostitute surprised me, that shit was cold and I really thought she was going to end up doing a little more.

Javier Bardem is going to make me start watching every single Bond movie to be sure he is in fact the best Bond villain I've seen. The expressions, the lil gay shit when Bond was in the chair, and that freaky special effect when he took out his grill, man.

Dame Judi Dench been my girl since As Time Goes By ( used to watch that ish on pbs with moms and sis lol ) and all I want to say is after this movie fuck Ralph Fiennes, a male playing M is going to take it back to cliche territory for me.

and the Daniel Craig is that nigga lmao

I'm about to watch Quantum of Solace again cuz first time I saw it I liked it but I keep hearing people say it sucked. . . idk.

A Black Moneypenny? Yessir, piss off the purists I say.

I'm on some head scratching ish right now though because the only time I remember hearing "skyfall" was during Bond's test so I'm guessing it was meant to be as much of a mystery as I think it is now.

A+, ****, two thumbs up and ya dates hard nipple.

it's his parents estate
beneath the statue of the Buck. It was only said once but the statue was shown i think twice

I got on ol' wikipedia and figured it out.

my company that night was very distracting lol

It was good, very enjoyable.
But damn homie, you didn't have to jack Mr. Nolan's flick like that.



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The whole flick was a bite fest


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The "open the movie with a no-exposition action scene."
The color palette.
The chase scene.
The Shanghai sequence (with a little Rankor from Star Wars for good measure).
The location shooting.
The island (Crumbling buildings on a deserted island? Really dude? Inspiration's one thing, but come on, that was corny).

But the last Bond looked exactly like a Jason Bourne movie, so I'm looking forward to the upcoming action movie the next Bond movie lifts from.




"Your current frequencies of understanding outweigh that which has been given for you to understand." Saul Williams

that's literally the worst list of all time and you should stop talknig about movies with anyone ever.

I didn't even like this movie that much and your criticism is beyond ridiculous.

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I mean, it seemed pretty apparent to everyone we saw the movie with.
I even rewatched both movies to make sure I wasn't "imagining influence."
But if you honestly can't see the similarities between the two - then man, you gotta let me know where you saw the movie, 'cause it clearly wasn't the same flick I saw.
Both movies open the same way.
Up until the train, the first chase sequence looks just like the chase scene in INCEPTION, after Leonardo Dicaprio talks to Tom Hardy.
The Shanghai casino looks the same as Ken Watanabe's dream house.
THE ISLAND OF CRUMBLING BUILDINGS.
Come on.
And this isn't on some "delving into where the two movies meet" shit.
This is literally 4 cats spotting it in the cinema as the movie's playing.
I'm not saying the new Bond wasn't good - it was good, I enjoyed it, it was fun.
But don't act like one didn't lift liberally from the other.


"Your current frequencies of understanding outweigh that which has been given for you to understand." Saul Williams

The "open the movie with a no-exposition action scene."



THEY DO THAT IN EVERY FUCKING BOND MOVIE YOU FUCKING IDIOT

just stop talking. go discuss basket weaving or whatever shit it is you actually know about, cuz movies ain't on the list.

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Mewelde Moore >> Edgerrin James

BUT THIS BOND SHIT BIT MY NIGGA

IT BIT

NAH NAH

IT BIT BIT BIT BIT BIT



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>The "open the movie with a no-exposition action scene."

That is what Bond movies are known for. Its a trademark of the series to open with a huge action sequence. They did not bite anything with that, they kept with tradition.

>The color palette.

What color palette of Inception set it apart from other films?

>The chase scene.

There's crazy chase scenes in most Bond films. Hell, there are chase scenes in most action movies, so how does that bite Inception?

>The location shooting.
>The island (Crumbling buildings on a deserted island? Really
>dude? Inspiration's one thing, but come on, that was corny).

This one also reminded me of Inception, so I'll agree here.

>>The "open the movie with a no-exposition action scene."
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>That is what Bond movies are known for. Its a trademark of
>the series to open with a huge action sequence. They did not
>bite anything with that, they kept with tradition.
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>>The color palette.
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>What color palette of Inception set it apart from other
>films?

Maybe that "silver and blue for up" and "brown and gray for down" is every action movie these days.

>>The chase scene.
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>There's crazy chase scenes in most Bond films. Hell, there
>are chase scenes in most action movies, so how does that bite
>Inception?

The look of it. It looked like Bond was chasing the cat in the same town Leo was running from nameless henchmen after he meets Tom Hardy.

>>The location shooting.
>>The island (Crumbling buildings on a deserted island? Really
>>dude? Inspiration's one thing, but come on, that was corny).
>
>This one also reminded me of Inception, so I'll agree here.

Like I said before, it's about the look of the movie.
It looked a lot like a similar movie that came out a couple years before.
Considering how this is a noticeable trend with Bond flicks, it's worth noting.



"Your current frequencies of understanding outweigh that which has been given for you to understand." Saul Williams

jesus christ.

I'm tired of shittiness, y'all

I cannot support reckless biting

This movie was basically Dark Knight Returns

Bardem was literally a direct bite off the Joker,
in every conceivable way, including the funny smiles

The orphan angle? Bwahahaha fuck outta here

The old lady had some Aflred-isms

I'm tired of awful spy movies



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>I'm tired of shittiness, y'all
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>I cannot support reckless biting
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>This movie was basically Dark Knight Returns
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>Bardem was literally a direct bite off the Joker,
>in every conceivable way, including the funny smiles
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>The orphan angle? Bwahahaha fuck outta here
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>The old lady had some Aflred-isms
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>I'm tired of awful spy movies
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You can "borrow" but not "bite"

Bardem was EXACTLY LIKE HEATH LEDGER'S JOKER

IN EVERY FUCKING WAY

EVERY WAY

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>The orphan angle? Bwahahaha fuck outta here

James Bond has been an orphan since 1964 ( You only live twice )

A few superhero's have been orphans or stranded kids

Batman - parents died
Superman - parents died
Spiderman - parents died
James Bond - parents died

#SitDown

I know that

I'm talking about the way it played out IN THE MOVIE

This film ripped off Batman and Inception in about
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>#SitDown
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lol

beautifully done.

i do wonder what will happen in the next bond film
like if so and so will be ressurected. (i cant spoil it for those who aint seen it)

the shanghai scene was dope...they really made you feel like you were there. the opening credits was awesome artistically.

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and its an incredibly well shot movie as well.

Javier Bardem was a great villain.

I also saw some "Inception" influence visually- namely, the island and the Macau scene.

But I moreso saw parallels between this movie and TDKR. Some weak, some pretty undeniable. In short:

Orphaned protagonist assumed dead comes back to save the day when his loved ones are besieged by a madman from within his own fraternity. Takes refuge in huge countryside estate complete with hidden underground passageways and homely manservant that his been serving his family since childhood. Aston Martin double barrows= batmobile.

Anyhow, I enjoyed it. That Macau gal was hot and needed more screen/living time.

you fucks are so fucking stupid, you don't remember that anything ever happened before you had a blog to post your stupid fucking opinions of it.


if I end up defending this mediocre fucking movie because you can't remember the last time this theme cropped up before 2008, I am going to murder myself.

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people can disagree.

i'm not saying any of this originated with the batman, only that it's what i was reminded of while watching.

calm thyself.

because you're a dumb person.

it's a flag that goes up. you can choose to still be dumb, or you can do something about it.

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He was the Joker

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Barden was the Joker.

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they did not write that shit just for this movie after seeing TDKR.

it was in the damn books. most Bond fans know his parents had died in a mountain climbing accident.... this was written by Ian Flemming well before Nolan picked up a camera.

The whole story was bitten.

Bardem was an exact replica of Ledger's Joker

Even the storyline was bitten

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Thats the basis of the whole argument, lol. so yes, we just squashed that whole angle, since its in the much older source material. no need to try mentioning it again.

And how was Bardem The Joker? I don't recall Ledger making uncomfortable sexual advances at Bruce Wayne. I also don't remember The Joker hacking their computer network. you're reaching. maybe it's realizing Bardem just pulled off the best villain in films since The Joker, so lets say they bit that. sorry, try again.

>And how was Bardem The Joker? I don't recall Ledger making
>uncomfortable sexual advances at Bruce Wayne. I also don't
>remember The Joker hacking their computer network. you're
>reaching. maybe it's realizing Bardem just pulled off the best
>villain in films since The Joker, so lets say they bit that.
>sorry, try again.

Holy shit.

Thankfully, you don't actually believe this.


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thanks for playing though.

>thanks for playing though.

damn lotta panties getting twisted in this post lol.

when i'm reminded of something, i do not immediately equate that with "biting."

*shrugs*

oh my now i'm reminded of convergent evolution when i think of how the batman and bond storylines could have these parallels.

BIOLOGY BIT FICTION.

or perhaps it's the other way around?

and thanks for playing...AGAIN.

>
>But I moreso saw parallels between this movie and TDKR. Some
>weak, some pretty undeniable.
>



Production on Skyfall began January 2011. TDKR came out this summer.

edit: Ah, I just caught that you said reminded rather than biting. My mistake.

Craig killed it.
Bardem murdered it.
Dame was amazing.
The setpieces were gorgeous.
As was the cinematography.

Best. Bond. Ever.

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Case closed:

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No, I meant this as proof for people trying to deny the blatant biting.

All he said was he was inspired by Nolan making a dark film, which in no way means it copied it. Nothing about "Bardem's character was inspired by the Joker" or orphans or any of that other nonsense you guys are spouting.

The Iron Man 3 trailer looks dark... are we to assume they bit Nolan too?

give me a break.

Mendes is thankful that the success of TDK films allowed him to make a darker Bond story. that's all it says.

GODDAMN!!!

Y'all in denial like SHIT

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That slight pause before they show who it is, I was thinking, "no fucking way am I about to see SC!"

I'm glad I didn't.

trying to justify spending an extra $5 on this ticket.....



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Found myself comparing it to MI:4, wishing I was having more fun. When every other line is some stupid double entendre, it kind of deflates the self-serious tone ascribed to a goofy version of espionage that doesn't actually exist.

I was rooting for Bardem. Bond got that girl killed after reassuring her he'd save her and didn't seem to have any reaction. Oh wait, I think he made a clever remark about his radio. M seemed just as bad as Bardem thought she was. The weird mixture of corny lines and dark material just made Bond and M seem like sociopaths.

Looked gorgeous, though.

there's more to a flick than cinematography and this bond didn't quite hold up.

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biting Michael Mann and Ridley Scott himself in his flicks?

>biting Michael Mann and Ridley Scott himself in his flicks?

TRUTH

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there's fair amount of evidence that he is sociopathic in his treatment of women.

Casino Royale did a good job of explaining why he doesn't feel shit for women (ever since Vesper).

It's actually more in character for him to make a wise crack than cry about the death of one of the many women who has been killed after he bones her.

he's only interested in adrenaline, praise, and pussy

Must we not forget that it was Christopher Nolan that OPENLY ADMITTED to biting all the BOND films.

>Must we not forget that it was Christopher Nolan that OPENLY
>ADMITTED to biting all the BOND films.

YUP!

The folk above are *conveniently* forgetting this truth about Nolan.

he said it here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10562808

here too: http://www.lovefilm.com/lovefilm/info/editorial/25868.html

And, the Bond producers are looking at him to direct some James Bond films in the future...

enough's been said about the cinematography, but my god...

'bout 30 minutes too long, but this is the kind of turn-your-brain-off entertainment i can get behind.

Maybe I just haven't seen Dark Knight in long enough.

- I didn't think Bruce died at the beginning
- I didn't think Joker had a personal vendetta, he just wanted to cause chaos
- I didn't think the climax took place at Wayne Manor (if anything, Batman Begins is closer in this regard)
- I didn't think it was about Bruce's mommy surrogate
- I didn't think Joker was gay/effeminate (although Joker cross dresses... is that why people are comparing the two?)
- I didn't think Bardem recruited from gangs or robbed banks
- I didn't think French chick dying was remotely close to Holmes/Gyllenhaal's impact
- the endings are totally dissimilar

Like, I'm trying to think what the comparisons are. They both went to China? Both bad guys had plans involving getting captured-- although that's not uncommon in recent cinema (I don't recall Avengers getting roasted for this).

Maybe I haven't seen it in long enough... but just because both flicks "went for it" in terms of cinematography in a genre flick never really brought up the comparison in my eyes.

But then again, I haven't seen Dark Knight in years. So if someone could help me understand how Skyfall totally aped Dark Knight, it'd help me understand this criticism better.

a lot of folk are reaching.

the "similarities" are guestimations that can't be backed up with evidence.

they're different franchises. Period.

they exist in different universes, etc.

many folk above are seriously reaching and the "evidence" they gave to support their assumptions are pretty much bullshit.

I'm with RJCC on this one.

was that shot of Bardem, through the window of the police car, while M had her melodramatic speech about the shadows of crime

I thought that instance definitely evoked Nolan

So if its not *exactly* verbatim like the thing its
biting, it isn't biting?


You all should be ashamed of yourselves.

damn, just bye nigga. BYE.

close enough...kudos yall

Can't wait for the Man of Steel thread

experienced it in IMAX.
it was good. kinda puzzled on all the great talk.
a visual masterpiece, but it did feel very empty (dragged) in segments.
Marlohe was very good. wish there was more of her.
Barden was great. expected.
Casino Royale >

....or a logical thinking person.

that flick got slow and talky as fuuuuuck

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>....or a logical thinking person.
>
>that flick got slow and talky as fuuuuuck

i was pretty wired off caffeine while watching, and multiple times i looked around in the theatre and seriously felt like this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9Ef0ErCU1c

When Javier Bardiem took that partial out of his face. GOOD GOD. O_O! Yeah I was like this guy deserves his revenge.

definitely an oh shit son
moment
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awful puns. hammy villains. implausible action scenes. even more implausible sex, occurring at the worst possible times but without repercussion. and no tension, because Bond always lives to make a sequel.

I like that formula well enough, and Deakins applies a brilliant new coat of paint. interestingly, Silva's ideology is the most plausible of the main characters; he correctly paints Bond and M as antiques. there's no need for agents to be used as disposable commodities, since terrorism and safety are both at the click of a mouse. if not for Silva's revenge-lust, Bond would have stayed irrelevant (going back to the formula for the ending...with Bardem's last scene being hilariously campy).

oh, and the title sequence was amazing -- easily top three in series history.

http://www.hitfix.com/awards-campaign/q-a-sam-mendes-on-the-sexual-tension-between-bond-and-silva-in-skyfall




Some of the topics Mendes waxed on include:

*How the MGM bankruptcy allowed him to get the script right and to recruit the cast he wanted.
*His inspiration for Silva's introductory scene and how that affected the film's production design.
*Javier Bardem's process for coming up with Silva's look and demeanor.
*Bradem's reaction to shooting Silva's meeting with M (Judi Dench).
*Details on how and when Mendes pushed the sexual innuendo in the first meeting between Silva and Bond.

because everything shot at skyfall was absolutely beautiful
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Next.
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It sure looked great and the opening scenes were magnificent but imo did not fully deliver. Story was kinda weak and boring. Dragged in some spots. It might grow om ,e a bit if i rewatch it. Better than QoS but nowhere near Casino Royale. Gee what a disappointment.
Grade C+

3/5

As a commentary on Bond, it's fairly interesting (duly noted that Silva states he was "M's favorite" from 1986 to 1997, covering the least productive period of Bond filmmaking) even as you see all the gears turning. You know Mallory is the next M (congratulations to Ray Fiennes, by the way) because he's called Mallory, and you know the villain is going to escape because he's been trapped and the remaining runtime just can't allow for that to remain true. You know there will only be one moment where Q's (cool new kid by the way, he looks like every anime representation of a white nerd I've ever seen) devices come in handy and, above all, you know the villain dies.

With all that knowing going on, a Bond movie tends to be whittled down to its bit parts. And that's where Skyfall gets less interesting. The opening hour is a total whirlwind of images and information, all handled loosely and glibly as though the hands of fate not only guided these characters along their paths, but left them little notes on their bedside table as well. And for all the cleanliness and zippiness of the storyline, not much of anything has happened: Bond cracks wise with a young female agent whose real name we never learn, fails at physical tasks that appear way too rigorous for a Sean Connery-esque Bond to endure, let alone a Brosnan or Moore, and then he convinces that strange, sassy black woman to shave him with a cutthroat razor by looking at her in the mirror. It's so clean that it borders on making very little sense at all.

But then you get Shanghai and all those crazy LEDs, and the wartorn island where the villain finally makes his entrance halfway through the movie, and the burning house in Scotland. Bardem's Silva may be a bisexual 1979-dressing impression of the Joker (neither Ledger's nor Nicholson's, I'll note) but if your metaphorical goal is to burn Bond's house down so that it can be built back up, I suppose you'll have to give yourself a character who can literally do that. I enjoyed his story as I do all the rare opportunities we get to see Bond square off against former coworkers - one of Skyfall's biggest shames is that Bond neither establishes nor breaks the sort of emotional ties that made Alec Trevelyan such an amazing Bond villain - but this was another hour, and seemingly another movie. This was Bond.

But the final set piece, again, shifts vibes and you're faced with a survival movie. The outdoor sections of this part are some of the coolest, smartest shots I've seen in a blockbuster, or at least for different reasons than the sort of pageantry that went into Ghost Protocol or the rest of this movie. It's hard to deny the hokey setup for all of it, though, with Mendes leading the crew and viewer through How to Setup a Safehouse 101. And it's not very fun where that safe house is located, either: the hard copy history of Bond's family wasn't established until the end of the novels' run, when Sean Connery shifted Ian Fleming's impression of who Bond was. By tying Craig's Bond to Connery's Bond so explicitly, not only is the fantasy that James Bond is simply 007's pen name totally crushed, but Craig's Bond's ongoing struggle against middle age and changing times seems to be pigeonholing the Bond character into a plotline he may not be able to survive: his death.

As entertainment, just a popcorn flick. But again, as a commentary on Bond...you might feel kind of sad, assuming you're invested at all.

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The Home Alone biting, on the other hand, was pretty damn blatant

The voice over in the car while the bad guy is on the way?

Other than that, I thought it was kinda boring. Almost fell asleep in the first hour and a half. It was too long for a Bond movie.

If he couldn't shoot straight, how come all of a sudden on the island he had pin-point accuracy when he handled Bardiem n'them?

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would have been great as the new M?

LOL @ the idiocy in this post.

like others have said it looked Great.
Bardem was the shiz.
Mom and Bond are sociopaths.
that's it. overall it was talkathon5000, some of the action was just cheesy and there just wasn't much there with them trying to go "dark"

2.5/3 outta 5