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This is one of my favourite moments in a film that I don't really rank too highly. You have to appreciate this as a Bond fan as the nostalgia washes over you.
Nice, I agree with you totally. I do rate Skyfall fairly highly however.
I have to confess I wasn't bowled over by the scene the way most are, simply because by that point a DB5 appearance just wasn't a huge surprise anymore. Seeing it in GE was a nice surprise, but even better was Bond winning it in CR was very unexpected and much more satisfying. SF was kind of fun, just not that special.
Agreed
It was a Wade scene. Bond was supposed to drive to Skyfall with a bunch of weapons in the boot. Mendes scrapped it in favour of it being the tricked out DB5. As a link to the CR DB5 it works fine for me.
Well it's not the worst scene in the film or the series. I was just a little tired of the DB5 by then. And annoyed that Mendes talks about it as if it was an original idea whereas this was the 4th or 5th time we'd seen it during the last 8 or so films.
If anyone can take credit for this idea it seems to be Campbell or whoever wrote GE (can't remember).
Bringing back the old cars has got a bit tired IMO, although I do love Dalton's Aston Martin and it really suits Craig.
I mean Robert Wade wrote the scene, not Mendes.
I agree with you on Mendes’ posturing about it, though.
Ah I thought you were making a reference to Jack Wade! I must catch up.
Yes anything from Robert Wade is pretty much guaranteed to be abysmal.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-55330387
Many congratulations.
Same here. The film is not without its flaws, but I really do think the breathtaking cinematography was what first won me over.
For many of us: the score is top-notch, as well.
The action could be more “sensational“ (the action is solid but not as outstanding as it could) but my main complaint would also be the soundtrack. As mentioned by@SomethingThatAteHim I also like the score in Shanghai. I love the part of the score when Bond runs to the ice lake and some other moments. However, other moments have less satisfying music like the moment when Bond is using the digger. The music there takes me,almost out of the film, it sounds completely wrong (imo).
Overall, a very good Bond film nonetheless!
I found that the entire middle section of the film, from the post titles to when Silva gets captured, is scored fabulously. Track after track is near perfection. But to each their own.
Modigliani is a brilliant track.
Congratulations Roger Deakins! A very worthy recipient! =D>
And the fact that Patrice is still right before him (in his car) when Bond walks out of the house is a strange coincidence that bothers me much much more than the discussion about the perfect timed explosion in the tube.
I don't even consider it a car chase. It ends before it starts IMO; but that's not a complaint about the PTS overall, like you said it functions well as a build up, and a component, of the scene overall.
Never thought about the timing of Patrice in his vehicle as Bond leaves the building. Sometimes I'm glad I don't view Bond films with an overly critical mindset; what torture it must be. ;)
I agree that the car chase is very underwhelming and "safe" feeling, albeit one that's so quick it really doesn't detract from anything else. I do really enjoy the motorbike chase afterward, though wish they had omitted that awful green screen usage. I didn't need to see Craig's face THAT bad during it.