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  • Risico007Risico007
    Posts: 9,847
    Skyfall

    A film I always want to like more but I feel at odds with it I haven’t seen it since 2012 to be honest apart from a few clips here and there and I just I don’t know… everyone loves this film so I should love it

    But the issues I have with it just are a too much but let’s go over positives

    1. The cinematography is breathtaking
    2. Craig is better in this then I remember
    3. I like the changes to the formula if this was a Brosnan film there would be some young girl watching Skyfall that Bond would sleep with in the end
    4. I love the political intrigue
    5. The M scene is quite good
    6. Shanghai is beautiful
    7. The casino scene is ok but not as good as Royale

    In fact I am typing this as I am watching it why do I hate this film again I mean I wanted Craig’s tenure to have nothing but Fleming titles but is that enough of a reason to dam Skyfall?

    At the time I did dislike the fact the film was very dark and grey but honestly that isn’t bothering me this watching

    Now I am remembering
    1.. the timeline issues… look last film he was a fresh Agent and now it’s like we both have been played out … and the pen line from Q the freaking DB5
    2. Seeing bond “out of shape” is slightly disturbing as well
    3. The fact Bond fails at the end annoys me
    4. The London chase is far fetched to say the least


    Final thoughts
    If the film was titled Valley of Shadows (a chapter title from live and let die) and they got rid of the time line insanity stuff and have M survive but retire and fix up the London chase the film could of been top 3 for me

    As it stands it’s just ok


    Films I have seen in 2021
    7. Casino Royale
    8. Quantum of solace
    9. John wick
    10. Skyfall
    12. Batman the long Halloween part one
    13. Coming to America
    14. Highlander
    15. Monterey Pop Festival
    16. My big fat Greek wedding
    17. Batman: dying is easy
    18. Across the universe
    19. Batman hush
    20. Batman ninja
    21. Casino Royale 1954
  • Mathis1Mathis1
    Posts: 7,434
    I wouldnt get that hung up on it Risico007.
    Think quite a few of us feel the same way about Skyfall! Struggled with it when I first saw it in the cinema.....still struggle with it now! Yes, some good stuff here and there ( though I dont totally agree about the cinematography!) but, Man, why do I feel like I'm not watching a Bond movie?
    I will still watch it, hoping it will click with me, hasnt happened yet tbough!
  • Fire_and_Ice_ReturnsFire_and_Ice_Returns I am trying to get away from this mountan!
    Posts: 25,148
    SF is in my bottom 3, the first hour is ok though then the film completely falls apart.The Mendes films are littered with issues for me they are dull and pretentious.
  • GoldenGunGoldenGun Per ora e per il momento che verrà
    Posts: 7,136
    SP i have come to appreciate a lot very recently. SF however not so much, it’s bottom 5 for me.
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
    Posts: 45,489
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    (T. Scott, 2004)
    As far as this type of films go, this was pretty good. The visual flair is great, and all performances are top notch (They got Christopher Walken, Mickey Rourke, Giancarlo Giannini to name a few).
  • Mathis1Mathis1
    edited September 2021 Posts: 7,434
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    (T. Scott, 2004)
    As far as this type of films go, this was pretty good. The visual flair is great, and all performances are top notch (They got Christopher Walken, Mickey Rourke, Giancarlo Giannini to name a few).[/quote]

    Denzel is superb, and one of the late Tony Scotts best!
  • bondsumbondsum
    edited September 2021 Posts: 3,333
    Funny that you just watched Man on Fire @Thunderfinger, as I just watched The Man From Nowhere which is considered by many as a South Korean version of it. For me, this movie was the best action flick of last year. The plot is a hitman named In-nam, after killing a Japanese mobster is told by his sources to disappear since the mobster's estranged younger brother, is seeking revenge on the ones involved in the murder of the mobster. In-nam gets a message from his ex lover Young-joo in Thailand, pleading for help which In-nam rejects and the next morning, In-nam receives another message informing him that Young-joo is dead and her 9-year-old daughter is now missing. What follows is a wall-to-wall revenge thriller involving the harvesting of organs and trafficked kids. It's strange to see the same actor who was the lead in Netflix's Squid Games play the convincing knife-weilding baddie in this movie as he's totally unrecognizable. It's one hell of a movie and I highly recommend The Man From Nowhere if you're fans of Taken and Man on Fire. Great action scenes. You won't be disappointed.

  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
    Posts: 40,976
    Thunderfinger wrote: »
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    (T. Scott, 2004)
    As far as this type of films go, this was pretty good. The visual flair is great, and all performances are top notch (They got Christopher Walken, Mickey Rourke, Giancarlo Giannini to name a few).

    One of my all time favorite films, considering my username. I miss Tony Scott.
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
    Posts: 45,489
    Creasy47 wrote: »
    Thunderfinger wrote: »
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    (T. Scott, 2004)
    As far as this type of films go, this was pretty good. The visual flair is great, and all performances are top notch (They got Christopher Walken, Mickey Rourke, Giancarlo Giannini to name a few).

    One of my all time favorite films, considering my username. I miss Tony Scott.

    That did strike me.
  • MajorDSmytheMajorDSmythe "I tolerate this century, but I don't enjoy it."Moderator
    Posts: 13,978
    Exit Wounds (2001)
    Not quite 'Golden Age Segal' but at the same time, he was still in good enough shape to do a lot of the work himself (or he still gave a rats ass about his career). He also spends little time sat down, and he isn't dubbed! Compared his later films, it may well be part of his golden age.
  • 007InAction007InAction Australia
    edited September 2021 Posts: 2,531
    Crocodile Dundee 1986
    First time i've watched this film.
    Worth a watch as it has some good laughs. Crikey.... :)>-
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  • LeonardPineLeonardPine The Bar on the Beach
    Posts: 4,016
    007InAction wrote: »
    Crocodile Dundee 1986
    First time i've watched this film.
    Worth a watch as it has some good laughs. Crikey.... :)>-
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    Saw this at the cinema when it came out. It was quite a big hit with critics and audiences at the time.

    It is very funny with an easy going charm.

    Back when people weren't offended by every silly little thing.
  • Mathis1Mathis1
    Posts: 7,434
    LeonardPine wrote: »
    007InAction wrote: »
    Crocodile Dundee 1986
    First time i've watched this film.
    Worth a watch as it has some good laughs. Crikey.... :)>-
    gvw1rgnoa5k31.gif
    Beware, it's a bit cheeky.......... :))
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    f2b599d5-b2b6-46dd-8f7d-d4ad72c0b19a_text.gif

    Saw this at the cinema when it came out. It was quite a big hit with critics and audiences at the time.

    It is very funny with an easy going charm.

    Back when people weren't offended by every silly little thing.

    Well if you had ever seen The Paul Hogan show, you would know what to expect! Saw it in the cinema too, the ending is wonderful. The sequel is awful, betrays the charm of the orginal!
  • cooperman2cooperman2 Uk
    Posts: 380
    Do hope you didn't watch the butchered for TV version. So much cut from it including the cocaine party scene. Anyone watching that version as a first time viewing would wonder why the hell it was so successful in the first place
  • LeonardPineLeonardPine The Bar on the Beach
    Posts: 4,016
    Mathis1 wrote: »
    LeonardPine wrote: »
    007InAction wrote: »
    Crocodile Dundee 1986
    First time i've watched this film.
    Worth a watch as it has some good laughs. Crikey.... :)>-
    gvw1rgnoa5k31.gif
    Beware, it's a bit cheeky.......... :))
    tumblr_n9ssgt2Rka1tdhimpo1_640.gifv
    f2b599d5-b2b6-46dd-8f7d-d4ad72c0b19a_text.gif

    Saw this at the cinema when it came out. It was quite a big hit with critics and audiences at the time.

    It is very funny with an easy going charm.

    Back when people weren't offended by every silly little thing.

    Well if you had ever seen The Paul Hogan show, you would know what to expect! Saw it in the cinema too, the ending is wonderful. The sequel is awful, betrays the charm of the orginal!

    Used to LOVE the Paul Hogan show! (Shown late on BBC2 I think)

    I also liked those ad's he did for Fosters lager.

    Agreed, the sequel was meh
  • 007InAction007InAction Australia
    edited September 2021 Posts: 2,531
    Mathis1 wrote: »
    LeonardPine wrote: »
    007InAction wrote: »
    Crocodile Dundee 1986
    First time i've watched this film.
    Worth a watch as it has some good laughs. Crikey.... :)>-
    gvw1rgnoa5k31.gif
    Beware, it's a bit cheeky.......... :))
    tumblr_n9ssgt2Rka1tdhimpo1_640.gifv
    f2b599d5-b2b6-46dd-8f7d-d4ad72c0b19a_text.gif

    Saw this at the cinema when it came out. It was quite a big hit with critics and audiences at the time.

    It is very funny with an easy going charm.

    Back when people weren't offended by every silly little thing.

    Well if you had ever seen The Paul Hogan show, you would know what to expect! Saw it in the cinema too, the ending is wonderful. The sequel is awful, betrays the charm of the orginal!

    The Paul Hogan show was fun.


  • StirredNotShakenStirredNotShaken Toronto
    Posts: 2,402
    I saw Titane yesterday and it's my #2 of the year behind Malcolm & Marie (NTTD is currently #4, for comparison, #3 if we exclude documentaries). I don't attach much weight to the Palme d'Or but this is definitely one of the better winners. 10/10.
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
    Posts: 40,976
    StirredNotShaken wrote: »
    I saw Titane yesterday and it's my #2 of the year behind Malcolm & Marie (NTTD is currently #4, for comparison, #3 if we exclude documentaries). I don't attach much weight to the Palme d'Or but this is definitely one of the better winners. 10/10.

    I found Malcolm & Marie to be way too pretentious for my tastes (though it looked lovely and the performances were great) but I'm so very excited to check out Titane whenever I get the option. It looks wonderful.
  • 007InAction007InAction Australia
    Posts: 2,531
    Bean 1997
    Comedy gold by Atkinson, Rowan Atkinson 👍
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  • MajorDSmytheMajorDSmythe "I tolerate this century, but I don't enjoy it."Moderator
    Posts: 13,978
    Submerged
    I saw this years ago, but it's worse than I remember. The dubbing for Seagal is hilariously bad. A couple of Seagal's lines, in every scene that he is in, are dubbed but an actor that sounds nothing like him.
  • StirredNotShakenStirredNotShaken Toronto
    Posts: 2,402
    MajorDSmythe wrote: »
    Submerged
    I saw this years ago, but it's worse than I remember. The dubbing for Seagal is hilariously bad. A couple of Seagal's lines, in every scene that he is in, are dubbed but an actor that sounds nothing like him.

    Is it as bad as
    though? :)) :)) :))
  • MajorDSmytheMajorDSmythe "I tolerate this century, but I don't enjoy it."Moderator
    edited October 2021 Posts: 13,978
    StirredNotShaken wrote: »
    MajorDSmythe wrote: »
    Submerged
    I saw this years ago, but it's worse than I remember. The dubbing for Seagal is hilariously bad. A couple of Seagal's lines, in every scene that he is in, are dubbed but an actor that sounds nothing like him.

    Is it as bad as
    though? :)) :)) :))

    That can't be real... is it?

    At 0:57 he sounds completely smashed. Something about sand on the plane??? :))

    At first, I was going to say that, yes, it is as bad as that. But on second thoughts, actually it isn't.
  • StirredNotShakenStirredNotShaken Toronto
    Posts: 2,402
    MajorDSmythe wrote: »
    StirredNotShaken wrote: »
    MajorDSmythe wrote: »
    Submerged
    I saw this years ago, but it's worse than I remember. The dubbing for Seagal is hilariously bad. A couple of Seagal's lines, in every scene that he is in, are dubbed but an actor that sounds nothing like him.

    Is it as bad as
    though? :)) :)) :))

    That can't be real... is it?

    At 0:57 he sounds completely smashed. Something about sand on the plane??? :))

    At first, I was going to say that, yes, it is as bad as that. But on second thoughts, actually it isn't.

    This is an ACTUAL tv dub of Die Hard 2 :)) :)) :)) the "Yippee Ki-Yay, Mr. Falcon" has become QUITE famous in the age of YouTube
  • MaxCasinoMaxCasino United States
    Posts: 4,636
    First, The Many Saints of Newark. Great story, not Godfather or Goodfellas great, but a worthy continuation of The Sopranos. It’s just one long episode.

    Second, American Psycho. It’s been over 10 years but it was a pleasant surprise, in more ways than one. I never forgot the violence, but it had a great conflicting opinion of itself for the audience. Everyone will truly have a different opinion on what it means.
  • quantumspectrequantumspectre argentina
    Posts: 61
    mile 22 is great if u love the opposite of 007, is dirty, shoking and the plan dont work.
  • Fire_and_Ice_ReturnsFire_and_Ice_Returns I am trying to get away from this mountan!
    Posts: 25,148
    Sat in the Cinema ready to watch NTTD in a matter of minutes, exciting stuff all masked up of course.
  • mattjoesmattjoes Julie T. and the M.G.'s
    Posts: 7,021
    Fire_and_Ice_Returns wrote: »
    Sat in the Cinema ready to watch NTTD in a matter of minutes, exciting stuff all masked up of course.

    How exciting! I'm watching it on Friday I think.
  • Fire_and_Ice_ReturnsFire_and_Ice_Returns I am trying to get away from this mountan!
    Posts: 25,148
    mattjoes wrote: »
    Fire_and_Ice_Returns wrote: »
    Sat in the Cinema ready to watch NTTD in a matter of minutes, exciting stuff all masked up of course.

    How exciting! I'm watching it on Friday I think.

    Playing a Bond suite currently before the film starts, it's been a long wait.
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
    Posts: 45,489
    MISSION IMPOSSIBLE 2 (John Woo, 2000)
    Oh, man. This is really awful. At least it isn t quite as messy as the first. I did like one thing:
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  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
    Posts: 40,976
    Thandiwe Newton is great in everything she's in. I remember having a crush on her as a kid since I was so infatuated with this film. I know it's usually ranked as everyone's least favorite of the series but I really, really enjoy it.
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