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Much as I like Skyfall, that entire sequence is pretty stupid. Q plugging in Silva's laptop, The ridiculous cell they put Silva in, Silva seeming to know he would be kept in that particular cell and Silva apparently knowing exactly where Bond (and a tube train) would be when he'd planted a pre-planned explosive...
It’s still stupid, granted.
It's basically the opposite of villains doing to Bond what Dr. Evil describes thus: "I'm going to place him in an easily escapable situation involving an overly elaborate and exotic death." Also stupid when it's not satire.
True. I suppose much like that ‘villain trying to kill Bond in slow, easily escapable ways’ situations it’s something that’s become more stupid the more it’s been done/we as audiences have been subjected to it. It’s certainly been parodied afterwards.
For what it’s worth I don’t remember anyone at the time having a problem with that SF subplot. Even now I can go along with it because I find the film entertaining. I mean, if it’s silly/illogical in SF it’s the same with those other films (and to be honest none of them did that concept as well as the Hannibal Lecter escape scene from Silence of the Lambs, which I guess is a sequence distantly related to that trope).
the totally stupid and unconvincing fight scene with “Big Ron from Eastenders” in Zorins warehouse
the stupid fight in Staceys house with the badly wigged stuntmen
the stupid and overly comedic firetruck chase with the keystone cops.
Having ripped off and parodied almost everything else during the RM era, the keystone cops were a natural for a series with few places left to go. For me RM will always be the 'silly Bond.' Certainly all Bond films can be picked apart, but when you suggest you can't even take yourself seriously, you eventually get the keystone cops.
My favorite stupid death trap is the helicopter in Goldeneye. It's easily escaped and left unattended, right after 006 boasts of anticipating Bond's every move. It's hilarious!
It's the Q factor. 'Here's a new gadget for a specific circumstance we have anticipated well in advance.'
With respect to SF, I wish the writers had written the scene in which Silva is sitting at home planning that underground surprise. Also would have loved to have seen the scene in which all the faces are taped to the wall. Who was paid to do that?
Later that evening Bond learns Blofeld has captured Madeleine and tied her up in the old MI6 Building. Miraculously the interior has been done up with red lines and string and decorated with photos of villains and M. Fortunately there's a huge net Bond will conveniently use to rescue Madeleine.
How did Blofeld anticipate Madeleine would be on the street alone? And when did he have time to decorate? How did all that happen in one evening?
I think it's what's called last minute scriptwriting. Why I think the third act is so appalling. (And stupid...)
I couldn't agree more.
But is it stupid leaving a speedboat there?
Seems genius when you think about it. It served Bond well during that sequence and it was a convenient thing to have around.
Seems like solid forward thinking if you ask me.
More of a plot device imo.
That speedboat just don't serve any purpose in that building, like for what? Why to leave it there? Especially for a building that's going to be demolished?
It's just there just to have Bond use something to escape, which is stupid.
I suppose some clever individual at MI6 thought one would be needed given their recent history of security breaches and locations being compromised.
Again, in practice it was a genius idea. I hope that individual got a raise.
Yes, when you look inside the story, if who's the person who had left a speedboat in there, then Bond should thanked him, because he's clever to leave a speedboat in there. 😅
But in terms of script (and the execution), it just served as a plot device just for Bond and Madeleine to escape that building which is again, lack of creativeness and ideas from the writers, and comes off as stupid.
Perhaps someone just forgot to remove the speedboat?
I mean, this is the same version of MI6 that plugged in Silva's laptop without presumably running it through some sort of tech sweep beforehand... there seems to be quite a lot of incompetence rife at all levels really.
(But yes, I agree, it is stupid and a plot contrivance, haha).
Well, I can imagine if you go to a building that's rigged for demolition, there might be some stuff there that has yet to be removed.
But why are there always chains on top of trains people fight on? Why is Demitrios right in line of a camera at the perfect time? These things just sort of happen sometimes.
So true mate! Just another contrivance in a film that has more than it's fair share 😁
Doesn't Moneypenny tell Bond what car he's in,and they continue pursuing him?
Yeah, he must have been driving round the block as it would seem a bit silly to drive past the place where you'd just nicked a top secret hard drive from...😁
Planes, trains, and cranes all have conveniently welded on handgrips, grids, and rails. Pretty easy to spot if you look for them. Note how easily Bond walks up the crane on the railcar with the VWs.
I love Drax as the villain and Lonsdale does a nice job of bringing him to life, but he's not the smartest villain by a long shot.