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Would you REALLY want to know the plot of 'Skyfall'?

quantumofsolacequantumofsolace England
edited November 2011 in Skyfall Posts: 279
As a 007 obsessive of 38 years standing (Gawd, that makes me feel old!) and an unapologetic Craig-worshipper I am, not surprisingly, feverishly excited about 'Skyfall'. However, when I sit myself down on the morning of October 26th 2012 (or whenever it turns out to be) in Derby's Showcase Cinema De Lux (presumably) to watch 'Skyfall' for the very first time... I want to know as little as possible about the film I am about to see.

Sure I'll have no doubt watched the teaser and trailer several times by then and will most certainly be taking a keen interest in every apsect of the production between now and then. But unlike, seemingly, a lot of my fellow Bond fans, I don't want to know anything about the storyline in advance. I want to be surprised as I sit there in that darkened auditorium. If, as may well be the case, the soundtrack CD of David Arnold's score (I'm confident he'll be doing the honours again!) is already in my possession by then I won't dare look at the track titles for fear of them giving the game away.

What I will never understand is the fervent desire of some to know every possible twist and turn of the plot months before they see the finished film. Why would they want to inevitably spoil their own enjoyment like that? It's like reading the last page of a novel first!

I can honestly say that if I somehow got my hands on a copy of the 'Skyfall' shooting script I wouldn't so much as glance at it until AFTER I had seen the film.

So... do you feel the same way as I do? Or can't you wait for this time next year and simply MUST know everything right now?

Comments

  • Samuel001Samuel001 Moderator
    Posts: 13,356
    @quantumofsolace you may want to add your thoughts to this thread: http://www.mi6community.com/index.php?p=/discussion/1785/poll-will-you-try-to-avoid-sf-spoilerss/p1
  • quantumofsolacequantumofsolace England
    Posts: 279
    Ah, I hadn't seen that one, Sam. I gave a quick scan down the first couple of pages of the SF category to see if there was something along these lines already but didn't check out all 180+ threads!
  • 0BradyM0Bondfanatic70BradyM0Bondfanatic7 Quantum Floral Arrangements: "We Have Petals Everywhere"
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    HEEEEEEEEEECK NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO SILLY!
  • Risico007Risico007
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    hmm maybe
  • 0BradyM0Bondfanatic70BradyM0Bondfanatic7 Quantum Floral Arrangements: "We Have Petals Everywhere"
    edited November 2011 Posts: 28,694
    hmm maybe
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  • The_ReaperThe_Reaper
    Posts: 1,092
    I'd like to know more than we do now, that's for sure.
  • SAMSAM
    Posts: 107
    I was surfing around the IMDB website about up and coming movie productions when I stumbled onto the Skyfall thread.

    The Skyfall plot synopsis revealed the following:

    ' Bond's loyalty to M is tested as her past comes back to haunt her. As MI6 comes under attack, 007 must track down and destroy the threat, no matter how personal the cost '

    I not sure how accurate this is, though this is much more revealing than the twenty minute press conference earlier this month.

    Hope this helps !
  • 0BradyM0Bondfanatic70BradyM0Bondfanatic7 Quantum Floral Arrangements: "We Have Petals Everywhere"
    Posts: 28,694
    I was surfing around the IMDB website about up and coming movie productions when I stumbled onto the Skyfall thread.

    The Skyfall plot synopsis revealed the following:

    ' Bond's loyalty to M is tested as her past comes back to haunt her. As MI6 comes under attack, 007 must track down and destroy the threat, no matter how personal the cost '

    I not sure how accurate this is, though this is much more revealing than the twenty minute press conference earlier this month.
    Yeah, that's a copied and pasted synopsis. I've seen that everywhere. No big deal.
  • DaltonCraig007DaltonCraig007 They say, "Evil prevails when good men fail to act." What they ought to say is, "Evil prevails."
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    I want to know enough information to whet my appetite and wonder 'how will it look in the film' ? but not too much so that I can have a few surprises in the film.
  • Samuel001Samuel001 Moderator
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    Ah, I hadn't seen that one, Sam. I gave a quick scan down the first couple of pages of the SF category to see if there was something along these lines already but didn't check out all 180+ threads!
    Ha! Trust me, I didn't either. I just knew the thred title to search for!
    I'd like to know more than we do now, that's for sure.
    I agree. At this time in Quantum Of Solace's production we were getting pieces of news nearly every other day. Now, we've heard nothing on Skyfall for a week...
  • Gustav_GravesGustav_Graves
    Posts: 11,119
    I do wanna know the plot NOW. It goes that far, that sometimes I wake up and think I am screenwriter John Logan or Peter Morgan. Imagine how THEY feel. They basically invent the whole damn plot. I wanna be like them. Now, now, NOW >:-).

    But, moreover, my feeling for Skyfall is like the initial feeling I had for Casino Royale: Fantastic and massive expectations that got fulfilled without any problem, no matter how the forummembers on MI6 tried to lower my expectations.

    I always say: Never lower your expectations. That makes you a good critic afterwards. And IF the movie turns out to be perfect, like with CR, then.....we're a bunch of happy blokes :*.
  • forgotmyusernameforgotmyusername
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    I doubt if we get anything more - they've made such a big thing about it being a classic etc why give it away if they're so confident?

    Having said that, the new Batman movie has gone overboard with leaks and plot lines and that film is going to make a ton of money without any publicity.

    All I want to hear really is the death of M and I'd be happy.



  • CASINOROYALECASINOROYALE Somewhere hot
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    I want to know the exact plotline and character list. Then after that, no spoilers.
  • shadowonthesunshadowonthesun Banned
    edited November 2011 Posts: 1,894
    Wouldn't the "exact plot line" give away the entire plot of the film?
  • 001001
    Posts: 1,575
    I don't want to know the plot before seeing the film.
  • Risico007Risico007
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    I'd actually like a tiny bit more footage then the one shot of the car driving lol just enough i can do a small 30 second fan trailer as i await the real trailer :D
  • CASINOROYALECASINOROYALE Somewhere hot
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    No. I read Inceptions plotline and it didnt give anything away..I mean not a whole outline of the movie, just a main overview of what the films about. It wouldnt really give anything away..
  • DarthDimiDarthDimi Behind you!Moderator
    Posts: 24,254
    As Sam pointed out correctly, we have a thread on the subject already fully operational; Hence, locky lock.
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