Bond 23 - Skyfall - Page 7

I saw it last night. Enjoyed it but was a bit disappointed with the intro. Didn't look as neat as the previous ones

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Ah, ok, there it is then. Answers my qustion. Thanks.

Do you mean the opening chase sequence or the title intro with Adele's song?

Adele's song was weak, forced, IMHO.

I think Adele's song is better than most Bond songs. While her repertoire is not always my cup of tea she has a few songs that I really love, and I admit Skyfall is one of them.

I don't know if the opening sequence played a factor or if a second listen made the difference but I thought it played better on screen than on YouTube. I still wasn't crazy about it thought.

For the record, that's my biggest gripe about the movie.

I just returned from viewing the movie. I truly enjoyed it! To me, most of the film was a break from the "traditional" Bond. This gritty view of Bond I found to be refreshing. Except for Q's room, no gadgets to speak of. I'm buying the BluRay when it comes out. As to the opening song--meh. It's ok. The video portion of the opening was quite impressive, though.

Maybe this just proves that neither of us has good musical taste but I agree that the Adele song was effective.

There are so many different genres I like I'm not even sure I have any taste at all

Yeah, your opinion reminds me of a saying that I first heard credited to the great jazz pianist, Oscar Peterson, but have since learned had been said by a lot of others before Peterson: "There are only two kinds of music, good and bad." Makes sense to me.

I felt the same way. I wasn't a fan of the song on the radio, and was dreading it on screen, but I was actually entertained by the opening sequence.

I thought it was Duke Ellington who said it but then again, I read somewhere it was also attributed to Louis Armstrong so...who knows? It's true, though.

Went the first day with the wife. I am 56 and have seen every Bond movie from day one. I thought it was really good and made for a great movie night. Title song was decent also. Not the best but I like it as my wife also did. Craig is by far the best Bond since the original Bond and really the closest Bond to the original Books. Excellent movie.

On the fence with this one. I like the new attitude to a point. Great to see them introduce Q and what is the new MoneyPenny.
I agree with the many negative reviews on IMDB calling foul on the script. Shallow for a Bond film. Revenge is not enough
Edited by thedeskE - 11/14/12 at 4:52pm

I dont think its shallow, but this movie should have been made directly after Casino Royal. That would have been perfect.

Thanks for the tip on IMDB, I thought I was the only one around who didn't care for this film. Reading through the critical reviews it was interesting to note that several were from fans in the UK. Of course I didn't read them all but it was gratifying to read posts from people who were much better than I at tearing the script/plot apart. Many great comments that you will likely not see in this thread. Lazy script writing is what soured me on this film and I think we are too generous to call it a Bond movie.

- G

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Edited by CHolleman - 11/16/12 at 8:00am

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Many comments on the lack of escapism elements. We could tear apart any Bond film. They're all silly.
Who knows, perhaps 1 extra gadget might do the trick. Hard to say, but the DB5 was not it

I admit I missed the DBS! But Craig has the bad habit of totaling his Aston Martins it's almost painful to watch

Oldest Spy Movie Gag in the book, but yes..ouch!

Thanks. forgot the tags

In case you had any doubt:

http://www.deadline.com/2012/11/skyfall-number-two-film-all-time-uk-one-2d-ever/

++1 Fleming novels are essential reading if you really want to understand 007.

DC is another attempt at the Fleming style of Bond and they portrayed it very well with Casino Royale. That movie followed the novel more closely than any other except Dr. No and possibly From Russia, with Love and was a big success. Many of the movies have nothing to do with the novels other than usually the name of the villain and the main " Bond girl". I think Fleming would have barfed if he had lived to see the Moore films.

Love this post. I agree with everything in it. I am also tired of the story revolving around Bond and his love and revenge and loyalty to M (which was completely unwavering in the books) and his rogue unsanctioned lone wolf missions. Casino was excellent and then they strayed again for Vesper. In the book after he finds out that she was a double and is dead, the last sentence of the book is him telling a Secret Service contact "The bitch is dead now". Remember in Dr. No when 007 playing Solitaire in the the bungalow while he is waiting for Strangways to show up and Strangways comes in and shoots up the bed where he thinks Bond is sleeping? Bond is sitting casually in a chair and lights a cigarette and smokes it while he interrogates him while letting him think that he has some hope if only he can reach his gun that 007 told him to drop. Bond lets him drag it across the rug as he questions him and then when Strangways picks it up to shoot and it is empty Bond says "Thats a Smith & Wesson professor. And you've had your six" Then 007 shoots him once in the heart and when he falls to the ground 007 finishes him off with a shot in the back. 007 then casually pulls the silencer off of his gun, blows the gunsmoke through it and then smells the silencer. THAT is quintessential Ian Flemings James Bond 007, License to Kill.
Edited by Bond 007 - 11/16/12 at 9:55pm

First off I like DW. He is a good actor. That being said. I am a pretty hardcore old school Bond purist in case you havent noticed. I am still pissed off about them making M a woman and just beginning to get over Daniel Craig having blonde hair instead of black. If they make Bond anything other than a convincing white Englishman I will wash my hands of it forever. Although the idea of a black jewish lesbian quadropalegic does open up some possibilities.
Edited by Bond 007 - 11/16/12 at 10:24pm

Clive Owen as James Bond. IMO way better choice than DC and less pretentious.

I agree. I hope Craig doesn't last long.