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But we didn't have M, Q and Moneypenny then. This time I'm willing to wait and see what happens.
I think you have a point, on reflection I thought that it started to go downhill when Silva started with soudo homoerotic overtones it just seemed too staged, almost for dramatic effect, however to be a tad hypocritical, I really enjoyed the bit with the running through the streets to the hearing with Judi Dench quoting Ulysses, it was dramatic but very poignant, thoughtful even, then after the gun fight at the OK courtroom, it just went wrong in so many ways, the pyrotechnics at the lodge were quite good but they're just elements that do not make a whole, I even liked the ending from the roof scene on as it gave me some hope for improvement.
Silva's dialogue (the way it was said) was different than the trailers. I know this happens from time to time, but I was so used to how it sounded in the trailers that I felt it was rushed when he said the whole "Mommy was very bad." line.
Also, Severine was severely underused. She was in all of the marketing, she spent some quality time in other promotional features and trailers, yet if you blink, you missed her, it seems.
Does anybody else feel like Severines death scene was very fast sloppfully done?, I was thinking to myself "is she dead? did silva shoot the cup of Scotch off her head successfully or did he kill her?" then out of nowhere bond is making a joke about a waste of Scotch while we see a dead severine for about 6 seconds. The scene feels totally out of place and awkward. I cant believe she had such a small role, with all the interviews she had, and all the marketing she did for skyfall I was expecting a major role for Severine, I really thought she would be in most of the film.and die a more tragic , heartfelt death rather than the quickly rushed target practice scene we had forced down our throats, or should I say forced on our eyes...
I also sympathized with her heavily after Bond pegs her life story at the bar in the Macau casino. He gives her some TLC, and boom, she's down. I think they just wanted to show how truly insane and spontaneous Silva is.
I was hoping for a brutal fight between him and Silva, but I thought it was cool how it was going from day to night in real time.
Besides there not being a fight I didn't see any problems with the climax, It reminded me alot of the climax of Live Wire with Pierce Brosnan rather than Home Alone as some people point out.
Well It's been a very long time since I've seen it. It's pretty much a B movie It's not really like a Bondesque film. I'd say rent it and give it a watch. All I can remember is that is has the Bad guy from Time Cop in it and the ending sort of, But it's more practical than Skyfall's ending although they are similar.
I meant the new MI6, set up. The new M, Q and Moneypenny. We didn't have that before so a 'classic' film is more likely in future than it was in 2006 or 2008.
As for character development for Bond, where can they go? Logan must have something up his sleeve and planned for this two film arc.
@Samuel001, didn't Craig disprove the 'Bond 24' and 'Bond 25' arc? Or was that just a rumor?
I think Craig said he didn't want to do Back to Back Bond movies.
this seems most plausible to happen and the smartest thing to do IMO. it would make more sense to make B24 involving QUANTUM than it would be for 25 to involve them. It just seems too far stretched in time if they appear in 25.
Okay, Skyfall has flaws, plot holes, borrowed ideas, incredible coincidences, and a few nonsensical scenes and character actions.
It is fantasy. It is entertainment. Suspend belief. Accept the flaws. Lighten up. Just enjoy each moment in the context of what it is - a James Bond movie.
There will never be a perfect James Bond film. That is the nature of Bond. It is impossible to make a Bond flick that isn't lacking in many elements. This movie is better because of its flaws.
Exactly. Bond got the man and his team that had the hard-drive and were using it in revenge against M. So what more needs to be explained?
I agree with what you are saying, but IMO to keep the franchise going, we need Bond films that go in different directions. Putting Bond in the field saving the world from a megalomaniac can't be repeated in every movie. This film has elements that we would never see in "the old Bond." To me, it is about time M was at the center. Like you, I hope the old Bond returns next time.
By the time she had recovered from the shock that Bond had been hit the train entered a tunnel.
I agree. I miss the wit of the Roger Moore Bonds.
They say that the latest Bonds are more serious, so they don't want the silliness. I agree, about taking out the ridiculous, but they should leave in the wit.
But even with the humor there can be opportunities to create real tension. Look at Bond's race to deactivate the Bomb in Octopussy. Where was that kind of tension in Skyfall? So I disagree with those who argue that storytelling is somehow more effective or more real without humor.
@Master_Dahark: No need to be objective! Just go with that good ol' Bond Hype! Hahaha!
Could not agree more about the silliness. But let's have more witty dialogue and more humorous characters.
I'm just telling as I saw it.
I have a number of issues with Skyfall, but that isn't one of them.
You have every right to feel that way and express that. I started to feel a disappointment at the start, I was like "this isn't the Sam Mendes Bond movie I was expecting," but I had waited four years for this and decided to just put all the niggles aside, suspend belief, overlook plot holes, not dwell on what it lacks, but go with the ride and enjoy it for what it is. I let my negative feelings to QOS ruin that experience and wasn't going to do that again.