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Gary Powell, stunt coordinator:
"If Skyfall was Sam Mendes' way of getting his feet wet into the Bond franchise, then this one is jumping into the deep end."
I'm intrigued to see the balance. What Mendes does well is character. If he can mesh this with a story of real scale and not get caught up with too many interconnecting themes then it could/should be great. I really want a story I can get my teeth into.
Have you read the leaks @Zekidk? I haven't, but I've followed to production reasonably closely. I'm getting the impression that the stunt work is being turned up a notch, more of the tropes are creeping in and the location photography is going to enhance the scale of the whole thing. I don't think the way Mendes goes about it will be vastly different, though. I still imagine there being a human story at the centre. I just hope it isn't too overwrought.
Hopefully Mendes gets this one right.
It was the 50th anniversary hype and advertising combined with the fact that Bond is always a big box office draw.This made the film an event especially for older viewers who had been fans since 1962.It drew audiences to theaters who probably had not been in years.I happen to know an old couple for example who went to see Skyfall who had not been to the cinema since the 70s!
The film had a very popular song which most importantly advertised the films title for a long time.
People believed the ott critic hype of '' Its the best Bond films ever! ''.The same comment from critics which come out with every Bond film.
Not much competition.
A vast majority of moviegoers are stupid who dont notice how poorly written and plotted the film actually is.This also explains the ridiculous undeserved success of the likes of Pirates Of The caribbean and Transformers (etc).
Just my opinion though.
Fun community.
That's exactly right and as much as we can be accused of loving it without acknowledging it's flaws (which I don't). Those that clearly don't like it can't help but call us all idiots for liking it.
I've been a Bond fan longer some members have been born and I'm fully aware what makes a good Bond film to me, I'm not stupid and I've had my time of being unimpressed with the series but at the moment I'm happy with what we have and can't wait for SPECTRE.
:)) ;)
According to one person. I wouldn't take it as gospel.
I agree @RC7, I was just calling him out on his comment. I regret the community bit of my comment, but I leave it up to take ownership of it so to speak, rather than pretend I didn't say it. Also it appears the person who made the comment is new here, as I am, so... whatever.
He was just being reactionary. Welcome.
Sorry! Maybe that was a bit harsh.Its certainly not my intention to insult anyone here and i respect those fans who do enjoy the film.But i often think that maybe standards have fallen given the success of many rubbish action franchises.WHY are people flocking to movies like Taken 3 for example? Didnt they learn their lesson from the awful Taken 2? Is it the brand name that attracts the movie goers and it doesnt matter how good/bad the movie is?
I just see so many problems with a movie like Skyfall that im surprised that it doesnt get more criticism than it gets.Best Bond ever my foot!
And as a community we cannot universally agree that FRWL is the best Bond movie?
The key here is to take all these differing opinions and just let them roll off your back like water. None of this is personal.
Unless you dis my man Brosnan. That's just wrong. Don't even go there. [-X
You're absolutely right. I just felt like I was being called stupid; I've always been bad at forums =))
Or at least try... b-(
You're definitely on to something here.
I happen to enjoy SF immensely, as I've noted on this thread and on others. However, there's no disputing all the points you noted above in contributing to the film's eventual massive box office gross.
It's true what you say about 'Best Bond Film ever!". I'm pretty sure I've read that before about certain Bond films that are now looked upon quite differently, so that in itself doesn't account for much.
SF ended on an optimistic note, despite the death of M. It also had a relatively upbeat mood to it IMO, especially compared to that same year's TDKR, which was very dark and gloomy (although I enjoyed that too), and a very charismatic villain in Silva (that year's Joker). That could also have contributed to how it was received.
I'll add one:
Craig's appearance as Bond with Queen Elizabeth in the Opening Ceremonies was nothing short of brilliant, and it propelled momentum for Skyfall in the three months or so leading up to its release.
that said, it would be churlishand stupid to pretend the film was anything other than very popular.
Yep.It was very popular.Like Transformers 4.
Very true. I have a (cynical) friend, who's a big Batman fan, though he doesn't have very high hopes for the upcoming Batman v Superman movie. He essentially says "They've got my money"; because of his love of the character he's not going to *not* go see a Batman film. Likewise, I find it very hard to think of what would make me not go see a Bond film at this point. I assume it's the same for people who are longtime fans of the Transformers franchise. Or maybe they just like Bay's brand of filmmaking ;)
Here's the problem with the Transformers 4 argument:
Two totally different demographics. Transformers 4 (like the Fast and Furious films) appealed to 16-21 year-olds. Skyfall didn't.
Skyfall's numbers are impressive BECAUSE of the demographic it appealed to. Young audiences (and kids) aren't typically Bond fans. And they certainly aren't Craig or Bardem fans.
Optimus Prime. It's all about Optimus Prime. He's certainly the main reason I tune in.
I anticipate a drop in box office for it compared with SF mainly because there will be so many espionage flicks to choose from. I think UNCLE will make 2/3 of SPECTRE's BO take simply because of it's style & lighter tone. SPECTRE will be a huge hit, but not on the order of SF, which is an anomaly IMHO.
Get back to me at years end for either an 'I told you so' or 'you were right dude'.
:D
Ooowh, I will, I surely will. Because I think..."You're SO. WRONGG.!!" (to quote Le Chiffre ;-)).
I think the mistake here is the following. You still see "Skyfall" solely as a Bond film. But I think this was foremost a film that appealed to people because it was also a damn good film, regardless of the Bond tag. Similar to "The Dark Knight", which people also didn't see as just another Batman-film. So I foresee no real competition from other spy flicks. Especially since all other spy flicks will now premiere in the summer. Not "SPECTRE".
PS Skyfall had good viewing figures when first shown on UK TV , can anyone give the same figures for QoS and CR?
CR and QOS both pulled in around 4.5-5m viewers on their UK TV premiere. For reference GE was 13m, TND 11m and TWINE 10m. SF did 8m.
Yes, but a lot has changed since the 1990's. DVD and BluRay sales. Hell, there's even a special "007" pay channel from Sky Movies during Bond years. Not to mention the illegal downloading. It all contributes to the figures you just mentioned. So that makes the TV figures for "Skyfall" quite impressive.
I can only do a bet with @chrisisall ;-). Because I think "SPECTRE" will again be a 1 Billion Dollar Bond film. It'll do at least $1.2 Billion globally. Now, it also depends what EXACT drop in box office figure you are talking about @chrisisall. I mean, otherwise it's pretty damn easy to be correct....or it will be pretty damn easy to have a big chance to be correct.
Just a predicition dear lad ;-). Don't be afraid if you fail miserably :-P.
I didn't say it wasn't. I was showing that SF was heading back towards the 90's levels.