Skyfall - Bond 23

[samsong]

SHPOIL

Was anyone curious how the film just moved on with 007 surviving that ridiculous fall in the beginning of the film? I mean, I know he's James Bond and all...but? I tried to just ignore it.

a giant hand plucked him out of the water and resuscitated him for the opening credits.  what's curious about that?

[Tortuga]

S P O I L E R S I suppose


I kept hoping that at some point Bond and the villain would enter CYBERSPACE and continue their battle virtually. I'm talking minimalistic neon-green-on-pitch-black-grid environments here. And laser gun shootouts! And a chase sequence through a microchip city. The last half hour of the film would be entirely cgi. It would be perfect. It would perfectly pay off the "Bond isn't what he used to be physically" and "I can do more damage form behind my computer than you with your gun" set-ups. This sort of visual style is even hinted at in the opening title sequence!
Really, if they're going for the whole 90's hacker nonsense (while still trying to be an action film) why not go all the way?

Would have been no more ridiculous than the whole A-team-/home alone-style building traps and bombs bullshit they pulled now.

And fuck hipster Q.

[pete]

vague spoilers

I just realized that Bond failed every single mission in this film. good guys kept dying and properties kept getting destructed because he's just not that good.

[polkablues]

Casino Royale and Quantum of Solace were the Jason Bourne versions of James Bond, and Skyfall is the Dark Knight version.  Never have 007's personal demons been so integral to the story being told, and never have the stakes felt so personal.  Not only that, but the film actually raised the question of whether the model of the James Bond-style spy even makes sense in the modern world, and as Pete pointed out above, kind of subtly comes down on the side that it doesn't.

All in all, the best Bond since Goldeneye, and probably the best we'll get until Idris Elba takes over.

[Cloudy]

Those shots of 007 on top of a building overseeing his city always just took me back to TDK. A lot of people say that TDK took it's style from OO7 anyways, so I can see how it all relates.

Did anyone pay critical attention to the cinematography? I've never seen digital cinematography in this way. I'm not sure if I really enjoyed the aesthetic completely. Sometimes even the real photography (non-CGI) felt like digital renderings. At other points the aesthetic fit really beautifully as well. It was interesting to see where digital is going with Deakins in charge. Maybe it was this film, but it felt "too real". I always thought that phrase was stupid, but I think I get it now.

Overall, i thought it was a fun ride. Enjoyed it. Once Bardem comes in, the film really starts to move.

SHPOIL

Was anyone curious how the film just moved on with 007 surviving that ridiculous fall in the beginning of the film? I mean, I know he's James Bond and all...but? I tried to just ignore it.

a giant hand plucked him out of the water and resuscitated him for the opening credits.  what's curious about that?

OHHHH.

[Sleepless]

Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy < Skyfall < Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol.

Very nicely shot though.

[Lottery]

Those shots of 007 on top of a building overseeing his city always just took me back to TDK. A lot of people say that TDK took it's style from OO7 anyways, so I can see how it all relates.

And Mann's Heat.