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REPLICA
11-23-2011, 03:56 PM
New James Bond film (previously known as Bond 23) is now set for Oct. 26 2012 (UK) and Nov. 9 2012 (USA)

Cast includes: Daniel Craig, Javier Bardem, Judi Dench, Bérénice Marlohe, Naomie Harris, Ralph Fiennes, Albert Finney, and Ben Whishaw.

Directing: Sam Mendes


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Can't wait for this one! I have loved the Daniel Craig era and I hope to love Skyfall. Casino Royale made me love Bond again after what was Die Another Day (the worst in my opinion aside form Never Say Never).

Garebear
11-28-2011, 05:58 PM
Agreed! Pierce Brosnan was NOT a good Bond! Craig is the best guy for this role and has surpassed Goldfinger in my opinion...quite a feat

REPLICA
11-28-2011, 06:13 PM
Indeed, I always thought the best films of the early Bond franchise were Goldfinger and From Russia (With Love). But then again, one of my favorites was On Her Majesty's Secret Service. I am glad that the franchise has had a great come back, there are some franchises that try to wow the audience but in the end, divide them even more (Star Trek could be one, I hated Insurrection & Nemesis but love Abrams version).

botley
12-01-2011, 03:23 PM
I heard a rumour that Radiohead were in negotiations to provide the theme song... "Man-O-War" aka "Big Boots" would be the obvious choice:

Man-O-War (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kfrMRx74hY4)

Collin
12-01-2011, 03:28 PM
Very excited for this. Daniel Craig plays the chilling, cold killer bond well. I'm excited to see Sam Mendes helm a high-level action film (American Beauty is, as you probably all know, a great film) Javier Bardem should be good, but he'll probably be very similar to Anton from No Country (not that there's anything wrong with that, one of the best performances of the decade.) And hell, Radiohead would be an awesome choice to do the theme song, but bond songs usually have a definitive color to them, and Radiohead may be a little too somber.. but i'd still be all for it.

REPLICA
12-01-2011, 05:31 PM
And hell, Radiohead would be an awesome choice to do the theme song, but bond songs usually have a definitive color to them, and Radiohead may be a little too somber.. but i'd still be all for it.

I have to say, that song (Man-O-War) has a Bond feel to it. As for them being a too somber, you might be right. A part of me want's another rock style theme but then I think it would be nice for them to see if they could do a ballad, because of the past two films (Bond has been through a lot).

thevoid99
12-01-2011, 07:14 PM
I'm just happy they're going to have Q back in the franchise and in the form of someone new. I hope Ben Whishaw can do a good job.

onthewall2983
12-02-2011, 12:43 AM
I can't wait to hear Thomas Newman's take on the Bond theme.

REPLICA
12-06-2011, 09:32 AM
- SkyFall is confirmed as the title. The name will have some ‘emotional context’ to the story.
- The story behind SkyFall is not based on any previously existing Ian Flemming Bond story, and does not continue story threads from Quantum of Solace or Casino Royale.

I wonder if it's going to be like Goldfinger - they showed some of the same type of Cold War / Criminal organization for Dr. No and From Russia (With Love). Then later picked back up with Blofeld (Thunderball through Diamonds are Forever).

Findus
05-21-2012, 03:47 AM
http://youtu.be/24mTIE4D9JM

Alexandros
05-21-2012, 04:20 AM
Looks cool. I'm hoping for something better than Quantum of Solace, that one was very mediocre in my opinion. I really can't remember anything notable, other than a scene in an opera which was very well done. I really like Craig's Bond however, and I like the general direction the franchise is taking. I don't agree with one of the first posters that Pierce Brosnan was not a good Bond. He simply was the last Bond of a franchise that was trying too hard to adhere to the established Bond formula, to the point it lost touch with contemporary audiences. Nearly all of his movies were shit (except Goldeneye, I think that one was pretty good), but Brosnan himself was doing a good job.

kdrcraig
05-21-2012, 07:02 AM
I think I'm one of the only people alive that actually liked Quantum of Solace. I really like Daniel Craig as Bond so I'm pretty stoked for this. Also, I do think Brosnan was good as Bond, just the movies surrounding him sucked.

xmd 5a
05-21-2012, 07:18 AM
Massively pumped for this!

I really enjoyed Quantum too. Didn't really feel like a "classic" Bond film as much as Casino Royale, but it was an entertaining ride.

Vertigo
05-21-2012, 07:53 AM
I loved The World Is Not Enough. With GoldenEye, I've always felt the ideas and talent involved should have amounted to more than it did - ultimately it felt like generic Bond. I preferred Dalton's films.

Quantum of Solace disappointed me because it seemed like we'd see the start of serialised Bond with Casino Royale - a concept that brought about SPECTRE and Blofeld back in the olden days. But they screwed it up in Solace with one of the series' very most forgettable villains and a mere quantum of plot advancement (ho ho). Sadly it sounds like they've abandoned the whole idea with Skyfall.

aggroculture
05-21-2012, 08:56 AM
I found Casino Royale so boring and bad (a Bond film based around people sitting around gambling? Seriously?) that I never bothered with Quantum of Solace (surely the dumbest title for a Bond movie ever). I grew up with classic Bond...but haven't really been able to buy into a Bond film since the Timothy Dalton days. My feeling is that the whole Bond thing doesn't translate very well to the contemporary world, or the people in charge of it haven't been able to make that happen.

REPLICA
05-21-2012, 12:17 PM
I found Casino Royale so boring and bad (a Bond film based around people sitting around gambling? Seriously?) that I never bothered with Quantum of Solace (surely the dumbest title for a Bond movie ever).

I thought Casino Royale (film) was pretty good, now the book features more card playing than the movie did - believe me, at times I didn't think I could make it through the book.

I hope that with Skyfall will deliver a good story since it will have no relation to the previous two films. I thought it was pretty good that the makers decided to carry over the criminal organization from Casino to Quantum but I do have to agree with Alexandros - there wasn't that much to Quantum to make it notable. Quantum was strange, I realize now that I enjoyed the opening chase, the opera scene, and the ending scene.

By the way, thanks Findus for posting that Teaser!

october_midnight
05-21-2012, 01:12 PM
Looks cool. I'm hoping for something better than Quantum of Solace, that one was very mediocre in my opinion. I really can't remember anything notable, other than a scene in an opera which was very well done. I really like Craig's Bond however, and I like the general direction the franchise is taking. I don't agree with one of the first posters that Pierce Brosnan was not a good Bond. He simply was the last Bond of a franchise that was trying too hard to adhere to the established Bond formula, to the point it lost touch with contemporary audiences. Nearly all of his movies were shit (except Goldeneye, I think that one was pretty good), but Brosnan himself was doing a good job.

Pretty much agree word for word with everything. Loved GoldenEye, Brosnan was great but like you said...at the end of the era of Bond films that relied on humor and cornball lines too much. If you read the original books by Fleming such as Casino Royale, you'll notice that Bond was originally cold, calculated, and brutal. Something that the Casino Royale film got dead on (i.e. when he's fighting with the guy in the stairwell and they're literally pummeling the shit out of each other). Quantam of Solace was a bit dull but Skyfall looks insanely good.

thevoid99
05-21-2012, 02:47 PM
Oh, I hope this will be good. I'm going to start a long Bond marathon next month starting with the original Casino Royale TV special and go through every Bond-film, EON, non-EON, and documentaries relating to James Bond that will end with Skyfall.

Findus
05-21-2012, 03:17 PM
I found Casino Royale so boring and bad (a Bond film based around people sitting around gambling? Seriously?) that I never bothered with Quantum of Solace (surely the dumbest title for a Bond movie ever). I grew up with classic Bond...but haven't really been able to buy into a Bond film since the Timothy Dalton days.

As with Vertigo and yourself, I too enjoyed Dalton's films more than the Brosnan era. My favorite from that era was Goldeneye, but even the N64 game topped that. I'd have to go back and watch Dalton's two, but I'm inclined to say I like Craig's two a bit more. Sure, Casino Royale had it's boring bits. I'm not a card player, so I think that might be part of it. I have no gripes with Quantum of Solace, as far as I can recall. Roger Moore's my favorite Bond, but the Connery films are still fine.

Here's one of my favorite songs of all time:

http://youtu.be/h6CoNUE5Zho

Findus
05-22-2012, 01:43 AM
Some more great Bond-related news, which I didn't feel like starting a new thread for, but felt this thread is somewhat appropriate.

Duncan Jones will direct an action-packed Ian Fleming biopic. Based on Andrew Lycett's biography Ian Fleming, The Man Behind James Bond, with a screenplay penned by Matt Brown, I'm presuming this is the film that has James McAvoy attached to it.

If the film takes place during WWII, then perhaps Roald Dahl will be a character in the film, since they worked together as covert agents during the war. In 1942, Fleming was 34 (McAvoy is now 33) and Roald Dahl was 26. If ​Dahl has a place in the film, who do you think should be cast?

http://collider.com/duncan-jones-ian-fleming-movie/167465/

http://whatculture.com/film/mcavoy-to-beat-dicaprio-to-the-martini-as-ian-fleming.php

Wretchedest
05-22-2012, 12:51 PM
Been doing a major bondathon with the wife and keeping tally of some odd details, taking notes, making it fun. Just passed "License to Kill" which is definitely one of the best of the series so far. Certainly, it's the deepest they try to get with bonds character and motivations, even considering "Casino Royale".

A preview of the upcoming data: if you add the number of times Bond is attacked by Sharks, while skiing or at circuses, the number actually exceeds the total number of bonds so far.

Also counting: Destructive sattelites, cigarrettes, drinks, kills, abuse of women, meals with villains. lectures on dangerous animals....

ImTheWiseJanitor
05-22-2012, 12:59 PM
^ That reminds me of when my video production class watched Dial M for Murder one day, and we turned it into a Hitchcock marathon where we lounged at the broadcasting building all day and counted how many times someone offered somebody else a drink and cigar.

I'm pretty hyped for this! I like the look of the newer movies. I would say that 007 was ahead of its time, but it's really timeless. Especially when you think about the theories about who "James Bond" really is throughout the Bond timeline.

Fixer808
05-22-2012, 05:45 PM
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gKr8DjRgm4U/S0s8RfB67eI/AAAAAAAAAxQ/bJYVg68NUS8/s400/sean-connery8.jpg

"A woman running MI6? Back in my day, M didn't shtand for 'mother'."

Anyway, the stakes this time better be higher than the fate of Venezuala's water...

october_midnight
05-22-2012, 05:52 PM
Always thought it'd be awesome for Connery to tell one of the Bond girls to come sit on his lap since it'd sound like 'Hey you...come shit on my lap.'

Sutekh
05-28-2012, 08:52 AM
Shean Connery.
Weshley Schnipes.

in

RYSHING SHUN

Alexandros
05-28-2012, 09:03 AM
Does anyone else think "Follow Me Down" by Unkle would be a great Bond credits song? I don't know, ever since I first heard it I pictured it with shadowy silhouettes firing guns and bullets flying in slow motion doing Bondy stuff etc. Plus, the orchestral ending is just MADE for a Bond movie.

dlb
05-28-2012, 03:52 PM
A more dramatic remix of that song that is more in the vain of classical Bond songs would be perfect! But you're right, the end of that song would suit the movie so well!

I'm pretty curious about what song they'll end up this time. Just like the whole movie Jack White & Alicia Keys couldn't surpass Casino Royal & Chris Cornell who delivered a surprisingly good Bond-song IMHO.At least it fit nicely with the new vision of Bond they were going for with this movie.

cahernandez
05-29-2012, 10:28 AM
"A woman running MI6? Back in my day, M didn't shtand for 'mother'."

Anyway, the stakes this time better be higher than the fate of Venezuala's water...

First off, it was Bolivia's water. And this was based on real events:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2000_Cochabamba_protests

Wretchedest
05-29-2012, 11:13 AM
Yeah i actually really like quantum of solace, i thought it was pretty clever...

Collin
05-31-2012, 12:47 PM
loved Casino Royale, thought Quantum of Solace was a huge disappointed. The teaser on this one doesnt show enough to get me too excited, but i'm sure mendas, craig and bardem will successfully knock this one out of the park.

redzora
06-01-2012, 09:08 AM
Oh, how excited (http://need-for-speed-world.browsergames.co.uk/) I am to see Skyfall. I have a feeling it's gonna be good, and it might be Craig's last Bond and since Judi Dench is sick as well, I don't know if M is gonna be the same (http://otherland.browsergames.co.uk/) next time around either...it really looks good, and I can't wait!

october_midnight
09-07-2012, 12:06 AM
Craig has apparently signed on to be Bond for TWO more films after Skyfall (http://www.dailyblam.com/news/2012/09/06/daniel-craig-will-return-to-play-james-bond-twice-more-after-skyfall?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter). Apparently they wanna bang out the next two a bit faster than the four years between this and Quantam of Solace. Works for me, fucking love Craig in the role.

Fixer808
09-07-2012, 12:21 AM
He's certainly better than Brosnan. I was so happy for the transition back into plausible gadgets.
Brosnan: Invisible car, grappling hook watch, charisma
Craig: Defibrilator in his car, smart phone, possible horse cock

And I didn't much enjoy Quantum of Solace, but the opening car chase was good, the hotel room fight scene that lasted all of a minute was intense and brutal, etc. Little bits of cool in an otherwise somewhat mediocre flick. The continuity between that and Casino Royale I liked, made it seem more of a series than Brosnan's turn did. Can't wait to see a full trailer for Skyfall!

Hazekiah
09-07-2012, 12:35 AM
I'm just happy they're going to have Q back in the franchise and in the form of someone new. I hope Ben Whishaw can do a good job.

If he's EVER done a bad job in anything then I have YET to see it.


Some more great Bond-related news, which I didn't feel like starting a new thread for, but felt this thread is somewhat appropriate.

Duncan Jones will direct an action-packed Ian Fleming biopic. Based on Andrew Lycett's biography Ian Fleming, The Man Behind James Bond, with a screenplay penned by Matt Brown, I'm presuming this is the film that has James McAvoy attached to it.

If the film takes place during WWII, then perhaps Roald Dahl will be a character in the film, since they worked together as covert agents during the war. In 1942, Fleming was 34 (McAvoy is now 33) and Roald Dahl was 26. If ​Dahl has a place in the film, who do you think should be cast?

http://collider.com/duncan-jones-ian-fleming-movie/167465/

http://whatculture.com/film/mcavoy-to-beat-dicaprio-to-the-martini-as-ian-fleming.php

First I've heard of this!

HOLYFUCKCAN'TWAIT.

O_O

october_midnight
09-08-2012, 05:28 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6kw1UVovByw&feature=player_embedded

REPLICA
10-01-2012, 12:23 PM
Adele will premiere “Skyfall”, the official theme song to the upcoming 007 film of the same name, globally via her official site on Friday October 5th at 0:07 BST/LONDON time (7:07pm EST on October 4th). The track is available for pre-order at iTunes starting today. October 5th marks the 50th anniversary of the release of DR. NO and is being celebrated as Global James Bond Day.

iTunes price: $1.29

I was at first a little weary of Adele but once I read that the song is going to include a *large orchestra, it gave me hope.

OCT. 5 - I am drinking heavy and watching Bond pictures after classes let out.

EDIT: *Large = 77 piece orchestra.

Leman Russ
10-02-2012, 08:57 AM
I really hope this movie will be good. I was never a Bond fan, but loved Casino Royale, and was disappointed by Quantum. The first trailer looks pretty damn good, and Bardiem looks like he will be a great villain in this.

I'm also pretty pumped about Adele doing the song. Of all the current pop stars out there, she is one of the few that can actually sing.

SeeOhDeeWhy
10-04-2012, 11:00 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7HKoqNJtMTQ&feature=player_embedded#!

Alexandros
10-05-2012, 02:21 AM
It's an ok song, but I don't think it will be memorable.

dlb
10-05-2012, 03:20 AM
hmm, musically it's leaps and bounds better than that Jack White/ Alica Keys abomination, but I'm a bit let down by the vocals. I usually hate Adele, but I know what she can do and this is not it.

Too bad... I would have liked some classy stuff with really heavy vocals. Garbage might have delivered my favorite modern bond theme for a long time.

jmtd
10-05-2012, 03:39 AM
I'm actually pretty concerned about this movie. If it's less than perfect, "Casino Royale" becomes the exception rather than the rule.

Elke
10-05-2012, 06:00 AM
I LOVE THIS SONG! Finally a song that sounds as dramatic and sixties as a Bond song should. It's gorgeous, but it's also temperate, like Bond. LOVE IT!

Leman Russ
10-05-2012, 10:48 AM
The song's not bad. I like the orchestral feel to it

REPLICA
10-05-2012, 11:32 AM
The main point I want to agree with here, Skyfall sounds a lot better than Another Way To Die and You Know My Name. I thought Adele could have really let her voice thrive in this song, it seems like she held back a little. After listening to it quite a bit, not seeing the song in context of the film and just being a fan of pretty much every James Bond theme, I thought it was pretty good.

Leman Russ
10-05-2012, 11:42 AM
[QUOTE=REPLICA;50226]I thought Adele could have really let her voice thrive in this song, it seems like she held back a little. /QUOTE]

I too was hoping she would really let go with this. My personal fave it still Cornell's song for Casino Royale...man I dig that song

Sutekh
10-05-2012, 11:45 AM
I loved "You Know My Name", and I really dislike Cornell and Soundgarden. Possibly my favourite after the bond theme, on her majesty's secret service and the (imo) massively underrated Tommorow Never Dies song by Sheryl Crow.

Worst ever was (need it be said?) that one Madonna did

thevoid99
10-05-2012, 12:41 PM
I do like the orchestral arrangements. It's not bad. It's quite all right. I can take it. Madonna definitely did the worst theme song.

october_midnight
10-05-2012, 04:21 PM
I had literally ALMOST forgot about Madonna's 007 song. I mean, it was literally gone from my brain.. Damn you...

REPLICA
10-05-2012, 08:12 PM
I had literally ALMOST forgot about Madonna's 007 song. I mean, it was literally gone from my brain.. Damn you...


I'm still trying to forget that whole movie...

Sutekh
10-05-2012, 08:17 PM
Weirdly, it's pretty good until he leaves Cuba... Then it turns into a totally different & really stupid film

thevoid99
10-05-2012, 09:16 PM
Weirdly, it's pretty good until he leaves Cuba... Then it turns into a totally different & really stupid film

Exactly. Invisible cars, a lame villain, a diamond-faced henchman, a stupid ice hotel, and all sorts of stupid shit. So far as I'm currently doing a Bond marathon to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Dr. No, it's the worst Bond film ever. The 1967 parody version of Casino Royale comes in second with the original 1954 Climax! TV episode coming in third.

jmtd
10-08-2012, 04:46 PM
Weirdly, it's pretty good until he leaves Cuba... Then it turns into a totally different & really stupid film

Dunno. Shrugging off the whole torture thing struck me as pretty disrespectful to torture victims. Weird thing to bother me in a Bond movie.

AbjectMark
10-16-2012, 10:30 AM
(https://twitter.com/iTunesTrailers) Exclusive new clip [/URL][URL="http://t.co/wpQLrI3W"]http://tw.itunes.com/Ri3 (https://twitter.com/search?q=%23Skyfall&src=hash)

dlb
10-16-2012, 10:51 AM
first review sounds promising: http://www.empireonline.com/reviews/reviewcomplete.asp?FID=137076

REPLICA
10-24-2012, 01:43 PM
Man... I can't wait for this to release here in the States. I am going to try to see it on opening weekend if I can.

Wretchedest
10-24-2012, 02:11 PM
My favorite bond song is ghe Duran Duran song from "A View to a Kill" which, even with the help of Duran Dhran and Christopher Walken is still pretty bad.

REPLICA
10-24-2012, 02:32 PM
My favorite bond song is ghe Duran Duran song from "A View to a Kill" which, even with the help of Duran Dhran and Christopher Walken is still pretty bad.

I think it's a decent song. They only things that I didn't like about that movie was the climax and the age of Roger Moore when he made this one. But he was still Bond to me, I just wish he could have been a little younger at that point.

thevoid99
10-24-2012, 03:28 PM
My favorite Bond theme song is "Nobody Does It Better" from The Spy Who Loved Me which is among my top 10 favorite Bond films at the moment. The Duran Duran song is among my top 5 Bond songs though the movie I would say is quite weak despite the presence of Christopher Walken and Grace Jones.

allegro
10-25-2012, 11:15 PM
My favorite:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cr2_GNIF1WI

Deadpool
10-25-2012, 11:29 PM
Excited as hell for Skyfall. IGN's review really riled me up: they praised Javier's performance immensely and said it was better than Casino Royale, one of my favorite movies period. Anyone else doing a midnight IMAX showing? The exclusive poster (http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=96166) isn't anything special, but I'm still a sucker for that stuff and have enjoyed building my collection in that department.

sukey
10-27-2012, 04:52 AM
Saw this last night - thought it was brilliant, the best of the Daniel Craig ones so far (not that it's hard to beat Quantum of Solace but still). Judy Dench is flawless in it and the end made me cry.

REPLICA
10-28-2012, 10:35 AM
I intend on watching this movie twice during opening weekend come Nov. 9. I have been hearing great things so far.

Fixer808
10-29-2012, 12:19 AM
My favorite Bond theme song is "Nobody Does It Better" from The Spy Who Loved Me which is among my top 10 favorite Bond films at the moment. The Duran Duran song is among my top 5 Bond songs though the movie I would say is quite weak despite the presence of Christopher Walken and Grace Jones.
You Only Live Twice (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hcIl_6amBvU) is a great one.

Conan The Barbarian
10-29-2012, 04:52 PM
To be honest, I wasnt thrilled about this at all. I wasnt into Craig as Bond so i didnt bother with the other two movies. Then as I was watching the game yesterday, I saw the trailer with Q and the awesome looking scenes. Q alone makes me want to go see it as I love the gadgets.

Should I watch the other flicks before watching this one?

thelastdisciple
10-29-2012, 08:02 PM
Watch Casino Royale at least!

Quantum can be skipped.

BrokenSpiral
10-29-2012, 08:49 PM
Casino royale, definitely. Quantum wasn't great but still watchable/worth a rent.

Vertigo
10-30-2012, 10:20 AM
To be honest, I wasnt thrilled about this at all. I wasnt into Craig as Bond so i didnt bother with the other two movies. Then as I was watching the game yesterday, I saw the trailer with Q and the awesome looking scenes. Q alone makes me want to go see it as I love the gadgets.

Should I watch the other flicks before watching this one?

...What? You didn't like Craig without actually seeing the films?
Anyway, yes, to ad some nauseum to the repetition, see Casino Royale, it's one of the series' best. Quantum is the worst they've done for a long time in my opinion.
Neither is exactly stuffed with gadgets, but the Aston DBS in the former was a prototype at the time.

Wretchedest
10-30-2012, 11:00 AM
Am i the only fucking person in the world who like quantum of solace?

dlb
10-30-2012, 11:37 AM
I'm not a huge Bond fan and I don't know if Casino Royal and Quantum Solace are conisered true Bond by the fanatics, but both are pretty good action/thriller movies in their own right. Casiono Royale of course being way better. Still Quantum had its moments.

Tomorrow I'll be attending the premier over here. Should be fun since I got a flight to catch on Thursday noon. To London. :)

Findus
10-30-2012, 02:56 PM
Am i the only fucking person in the world who like quantum of solace?

No. I like it also.

Conan The Barbarian
10-30-2012, 03:03 PM
...What? You didn't like Craig without actually seeing the films?
Anyway, yes, to ad some nauseum to the repetition, see Casino Royale, it's one of the series' best. Quantum is the worst they've done for a long time in my opinion.
Neither is exactly stuffed with gadgets, but the Aston DBS in the former was a prototype at the time.

I worked for blockbuster when casino royale came out. I was force fed the trailer and behind the scenes stuff 8 hours a day. I just wasn't feeling it, so I gave it a pass. But ill watch them both sometime tonight or tomorrow.


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october_midnight
10-31-2012, 07:40 PM
Some pretty sweet marketing.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RDiZOnzajNU&noredirect=1

Self.Destructive.Pattern
10-31-2012, 08:31 PM
Just watched Casino Royale and Quantum again and both are great movies, but Quantum gets a but slow here and there. Casino Royale is one of the best, if the best bond film I have ever seen. Quantum was missing a lot more action and depth but I liked how Craig went and just killed every lead he touched lol. Cannot wait for this.

dlb
11-01-2012, 08:02 AM
Saw it yesterday and loved every second of it! It was over too quick though and the 142 minutes felt like 90. It lacked something though and I don't know what it was. The action was toned down quite a bit, but I really liked the locations they chose and Javier Bardem was badass alas a bit too whiny in parts. The cyanide-part was heavy. The nods to the franchise were nice as was the soundtrack. Unfortunately the opening scene with Adele's song was not as memorable as I had hoped it would be. There were some very neat visuals but also some pretty campy ones aswell. In the end I'd say it is one of the best modern Bond movies, but still not as good as Casino Royale was, but leaps better than Quantum. I personally can't wait for the next one.

Too bad Ola Rapace had so little screentime and was ultimately nothing more than a faceless brute only there for the kill.

Reznor2112
11-01-2012, 10:16 AM
I going to cast my vote now...

Michael Fassbender as the next Bond!

Wretchedest
11-01-2012, 01:11 PM
^^^ been hoping for that since i saw him as magneto... it would be pretty great.

REPLICA
11-01-2012, 01:31 PM
Just reserved my ticket for next Saturday - matinee showing. If I enjoy it, I'll be seeing it again, possibly the same weekend.

Elke
11-01-2012, 03:23 PM
Just saw it and LOVED it. Absolutely everything about it was totally fabulous. It was beautifully shot, it was perfectly performed, it had just enough tongue in cheek to be Bond and at the same time it had emotional depth and intelligence, it was bloody brilliant.
Truly. Brilliant. I personally thought it was a lot better than Casino Royal (which I also loved), but then again I'm partial to Craig's Bond.

Alexandros
11-01-2012, 08:41 PM
Indeed a great addition to the series. I'm not sure if I put it above Casino Royale yet (which had the advantage of introducing us to this "gritty" Bond), but it definitely has what it takes to surpass it in my mind as time goes by. Basically what Elke said, it's a perfect balance between a contemporary take on Bond and a tribute to the more traditional elements, wrapped in gorgeous cinematography. Bardem was great. The soundtrack flows well and the title song (on which I wasn't really sold at first) sounded better in its proper setting. All in all, very happy!

EDIT: Also, LOVED the scene with the homosexual advance of Bardem...it was truly amazing (and funny) seeing Bond even acknowledging such a thing as homosexuality, truly a new page for the character!

Elke
11-03-2012, 04:51 AM
In reply to your edit: I especially loved Bond's ultimate reply. How cool was that?

richardp
11-06-2012, 12:09 AM
Just saw it, and holy shit.. the entire third act was fucking phenomenal. The cinematography was so beautiful, I loved how Deakins played around with silhouettes the entire film. Looked so cool.

And yes, good god the scene with Javier coming onto Bond was so full of awesome that my jaw was on the ground. "What makes you think this is my first time?" Holy shit I lost it.

I'm trying to decide if Javier Bardem was actually more menacing in this film than he was in No Country For Old Men.

Deadpool
11-08-2012, 10:27 PM
Great film. Worthy of Casino Royale, and in time, a movie I could see myself ranking above Casino. Javier was excellent - the polar opposite of Chigurh in some ways, no? - his monologues were enthralling. And Craig... no doubt the finest performance of any actor as Bond. The character has never felt more vulnerable or three-dimensional. I loved the way they colored his character through action just as much through (minimal) dialogue.

Impressive how nearly every aspect of Skyfall, from the fashion to the script, seemed to emphasize the theme of traditional vs. modern. How appropriate for Bond's 50th Anniversary. Something like that could have been too heavy-handed, but this was a very well balanced movie. Can Sam Mendes please direct the follow-up? I was NOT expecting the way they wrapped it up in the end, but I must say, it was brilliant and inevitable.

Quite possibly my favorite moment: M: 'How old were you when they died?' / Bond: 'You already know. You know the whole story.' Craig's delivery is so amazing. So much sadness in his voice.

Got my IMAX poster too! Looks great.

Skyfall might be one of the best IMAX experiences I've had. I'd love to know some of the process behind it, because it looked particularly incredible in certain scenes/shots, but I wasn't distracted whenever the cinematography wasn't balls-out amazing.. I love the Dark Knight movies, but the lack of consistency with the aspect ratio(?) is ever-so-slightly vexing.

EDIT: almost forgot. The JMW Turner painting was a nice surprise. One of my favorite painters. Bookending that with the very Turner-esque inferno in Act III was lovely!

shazbot
11-09-2012, 05:45 PM
I, for one, dont really see why this should get as high praise:


too dragged out/slow paced at times
a bit too much product placements
shitty effects like the motorcycle chase, which is funny considering the above
stupid script/characters with things like yeah, lets put a list with all the undercover agents on a physical storage or letting an alien device/object gain access to your network specially since we are talking about high level agents..
However Javier's performance was pretty rad, specially the scene where he showed his true face.
Casino royale is still in my books one of the best in the series, with this one being as meh as QoS.

richardp
11-09-2012, 10:46 PM
Too much product placement?

Sir, this is JAMES BOND we're talking about. It's always been about product placement. And actually it was fairly low key this time around, as there was really only one scene of Bond drinking a Heineken, and his hand was covering the label.

ImTheWiseJanitor
11-10-2012, 02:32 AM
Let's be honest. MI6 couldn't function without the endless functionality and versatility of the Sony Vaio.

But FUCK. This was GOOD. I'm about to pass out, so I don't wanna say much, but this is easily the best Craig Bond film so far, and possibly a personal contender for best Bond flick...well...period. I say that hesitantly, but man. I'll be seeing this again after my first paycheck at the new job.

ambergris
11-10-2012, 07:26 AM
I saw it yesterday and was pretty impressed. A very good movie with a masterful juxtaposition of tradition and innovation. It's almost good enough to be a stand-alone action movie because the plot is less straightforward than the usual Bond movie. Some of the 'psychologization' of the Bond character was a stretch, but I was ok with it. Javier Bardem must now be everyone's favorite 'demented villain'.

Oh and, the best Bond theme is, of course, 'Live and Let Die', followed by 'The Spy who loved me' and 'You only live twice'.

BrokenSpiral
11-10-2012, 04:28 PM
Wow that was incredible.

Torgo
11-10-2012, 04:40 PM
Javier Bardem -

Holy fuck.

This man is an amazing actor. In what little parts of the movie he was in, he stole the film for me.

Collin
11-10-2012, 04:55 PM
^Yeah, Javier Bardem was fuckin' awesome. He looked totally gross with his jaw out, too. Plus, awesome cinematography! I loved the look of the final third of the film, when the house was on fire and the whole scene sequence had like a orange-ish tint. A couple shots were admittedly cheesy though, like when both Bond and Bardem slide down the escalator thing. I think this is film is atleast as good as Casino Royale, if not better.

thevoid99
11-11-2012, 04:41 PM
I just saw the film. Definitely one of my ten favorite James Bond films. I love Roger Deakins' cinematography. I love the locations. Sam Mendes did an amazing job. Javier Bardem fucking rocked! It's a Bond film that has all of the classic elements and more. Here's my review (http://thevoid99.blogspot.com/2012/11/007-james-bond-marathon-skyfall.html). Oh, did anyone mark out for the old Aston Martin from Goldfinger?

orestes
11-11-2012, 04:57 PM
Yep! Several people in the audience clapped when they showed the Aston Martin. I loved easter eggs like this and the stinger at the end.

Also, LOL Scotland.

Wretchedest
11-11-2012, 06:03 PM
I havent seen it yet (im in line right now.) But i have to say, after watching Quantum of Solace last night, i have to reaffirm my stamce that everyones hate for that movie is totally unjustified and out of no where. That movie is awesome.

BrokenSpiral
11-11-2012, 06:44 PM
It wasn't that bad the story just wasn't very good.

blackholesun
11-11-2012, 08:13 PM
It was okay. But the story was hard to follow and just wasn't that great. Skyfall was great though. I loved loved loved the opening sequence. All the nods to previous Bond movies were extremely welcome. Great movie all around.

Wretchedest
11-11-2012, 09:28 PM
People didnt like the story? This was oscar level as far as bojd is concerned....

And how about that super psychadelic stalker sfene in the tower in shanghai?

thevoid99
11-11-2012, 09:31 PM
Man, that scene in Shanghai makes me want to go there. That's what I love about those Bond movies, the locations.

BrokenSpiral
11-11-2012, 09:48 PM
People didnt like the story? This was oscar level as far as bojd is concerned....


And how about that super psychadelic stalker sfene in the tower in shanghai?


We were talking about quantum.

heroicraptor
11-12-2012, 12:27 AM
Jesus Tapdancing Christ. That was fucking awesome.

ambergris
11-12-2012, 07:22 AM
Man, that scene in Shanghai makes me want to go there. That's what I love about those Bond movies, the locations.

I have to agree there. Shanghai looks like THE FUTURE.

Wretchedest
11-12-2012, 11:40 AM
I think the cinematography really helped those locations though. The cinematography in this movie was the stone cold nuts.

exilajei
11-12-2012, 03:51 PM
Really enjoyed this, even if it was sort of a transitional entry in the series... but personally I thought the opening sequence/theme was one of the worst.

Javier Bardem is a wonderful man.

Pillfred
11-14-2012, 11:31 AM
I fell asleep about half way through as it was feeling a bit long, granted i was pretty stoned as well, but other than that i thought it was a pretty good movie. A bit slower than i thought it would be but thats probably my fault for going in blind to what it was about.

Tums206_BFY
11-14-2012, 12:53 PM
Saw it opening night, very good film I don't know if personally I would put it above Casino Royale as Craig's best Bond Film of the three but it was awesome never the less.

I have some issues with a few things in the story but I could understand them due to time constrains, for a 2 hour film though it certainly didn't feel that way.

-I Usually don't pay any attention during the opening Bond scene/Song thingy so I don't know how it is in the other movies but my friend who was with me did and he said it basically spoiled the whole movie. Didn't care too much for the Adele song didn't think it was horrendous but didn't think it was great by any means either.

-The new Q to me just felt flat, his witty corky remarks were just poorly written and acted. Nothing about his performance impressed me and personally I think he's right there with Bérénice Marlohe as having the worst performance in the film. I honestly don't think he was even needed in the story but I guess they wanted to bring him back.

-The cinematography was beautiful!!!! Awesome choices for locations too!!!

Awesome movie though definitely worth watching!

Alexandros
11-14-2012, 01:21 PM
-I Usually don't pay any attention during the opening Bond scene/Song thingy so I don't know how it is in the other movies but my friend who was with me did and he said it basically spoiled the whole movie.

What, spoiled as in story-wise? I don't think so...I think several (if not most or all) Bond title sequences are somehow relevant to the story, but don't actually spoil it. It's all very stylised etc., and I'm pretty sure even if you are seeing a clue, you don't know it's there until you see it in the movie. The same goes for Skyfall.

dlb
11-14-2012, 01:59 PM
I did not really like the title sequence although some elements of it were great, but I also don't see how it could spoil the movie. Do you mean the Skyfall mansion with the buck statues or the dragons which indicated that we will travel to Shanghai or the various tombstones?

For everyone that wants a peak and doesn't want to see the movie in theatres:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QftfyKbeUiU

Nomad.hatter
11-14-2012, 10:36 PM
For everyone that wants a peak and doesn't want to see the movie in theatres:

Here's a non-cam version:



EDIT: And now it's been deleted. Too bad.

The Becoming
11-14-2012, 11:09 PM
Absolutely loved this film. The one continuous shot where they introduce Javier Bardem's character was brilliant. And I felt the fight scene in the building in Shanghai was a great metaphor for espionage, using the glass to blur viewers' vision. It was also refreshing seeing a one-cut continuous fight scene in a big budget film. You don't see that much anymore.

cahernandez
11-15-2012, 10:00 AM
Absolutely loved this film. The one continuous shot where they introduce Javier Bardem's character was brilliant. And I felt the fight scene in the building in Shanghai was a great metaphor for espionage, using the glass to blur viewers' vision. It was also refreshing seeing a one-cut continuous fight scene in a big budget film. You don't see that much anymore.

Which one was the one-cut continuous fight scene? Pardon my ignorance.

ImTheWiseJanitor
11-15-2012, 11:56 AM
Isn't that kinda what the opening sequences do, though? Introduce you to images that will have meaning as you watch the film?

I mean, it doesn't take a film student to figure that out, but it's not like anybody went into the movie for the first time, saw the opening credits, then went, "OHHHH, so THAT'S what happens in this movie. Phew, saves me two hours. I'm outta here."

theburningreptile
11-18-2012, 01:14 PM
I can't wait to see this film. I'm so excited for it. I think Craig is my favorite bond besides Sean. Also I will be getting the Bond 50 blu-ray box-set for Christmas. Bond, Bond Everywhere. :D

carpenoctem
11-18-2012, 04:44 PM
This was my first Bond movie! It's not usually my type of thing, but for a bro date it was pretty good. I loved all the sets and locations, and the fact that they killed the Bond girl off, which is refreshing for an action movie. Even though my dad says they do that every once in a while, so it's not original.

orestes
11-18-2012, 06:59 PM
Ummm, hello, Casino Royale?!

onthewall2983
11-18-2012, 07:33 PM
My immediate reaction is that it felt as uncluttered and straight-ahead storytelling wise than either The Dark Knight Rises or Prometheus and that Deakins' work on it was head above shoulders above any action film I've seen in quite awhile. It delved a little into the back story without being as enamored with it like some films do (which I don't mind at times), thus not pulling the veil entirely from the enigmatic side of Bond. And it felt even quicker than Casino Royale did (or as I remembered it anyway).


I also liked that the film employed several on-the-nose references to other movies. Silva's island has pretty clear nods to Inception, not to mention his Hannibal Lecter-like jail cell. The whole sequence (and payoff) with the train (with that beautiful comedy moment of Bond asking to get on) nods to Die Hard With A Vengeance. The nod to Apocalypse Now when Silva arrives in the helicopter. And of course the booby-trapped home, which either plays as an homage to Straw Dogs or Home Alone.

The Becoming
11-19-2012, 08:17 AM
Which one was the one-cut continuous fight scene? Pardon my ignorance.

The fight scene in the building in Shanghai was if I remember correctly. Or was I just so infatuated with the entire Shanghai portion of the film that I didn't notice any camera cuts during the fight?

botley
11-19-2012, 10:42 PM
I, for one, dont really see why this should get as high praise:

too dragged out/slow paced at times
a bit too much product placements
shitty effects like the motorcycle chase, which is funny considering the above
stupid script/characters with things like yeah, lets put a list with all the undercover agents on a physical storage or letting an alien device/object gain access to your network specially since we are talking about high level agents..However Javier's performance was pretty rad, specially the scene where he showed his true face. Casino royale is still in my books one of the best in the series, with this one being as meh as QoS.
Agreed. The script was so dumbed down ("let's have someone TELL US EXACTLY WHAT WE JUST SAW at every plot point, and telegraph the next one, so we can keep the action going and not lose the soft-headed American audience!") and the characters so flat and lifeless — I mean, passable performances and some great villainous scene-chewing, but no nookie as far as intrigue, mystery, sex appeal. I went in with low expectations thanks to the dogshite Quantum and was still disappointed.

The franchise would now be unrecognizable if not for the stupid throwbacks to props from previous movies (what the fuck was Bond supposed to be thinking, reacting like that to the death of a CAR... he kills PEOPLE for Chrissakes) invariably accompanied by heavy handed diatribes about why things just ain't like they used to be. YEAH I GET IT. HE'S OLD NOW. Personally, I preferred the Goldeneye approach, where they just briefly acknowledge one or two new developments may have transpired geopolitically since the series' golden era, then carry on as if nothing important happened anyway.

Regarding 'references' to other movies: that's called a "lack of ideas". This movie wanted so hard to be like any other movie except a James Bond film. Even the cringe-worthy bon mots were neutered and the title sequence totally underwhelming. It's like the Adele theme: promising to bring you back to the old days with its sheen of what passes for glamour nowadays, but really doesn't bother with providing any more than the bare minimum of substance.

sa_nick
11-19-2012, 11:33 PM
Managed to find a decent Cam torrent of Skyfall I watched it last night (I've been crippled the last couple weeks with an insanely herniated disc and there's no way I can get to a ciname and sit through a movie).

Something about it didn't work for me. I like the motivations of the big bad and Javier is amazing. I dug the low tech ending in the Scottish mansion and countryside, but the intro and the stuff in Singapore just fell flat somehow. I felt like I wasn't given enough time to get to know any of the characters so they all felt weak. I'm a huge fan of Sam Mendes too, so I had high hopes for his vision of Bond. I guess it had its ups and downs, overall though, when it finished I felt a little disappointed.

miss k bee
11-23-2012, 08:46 PM
Finally managed to see it. Wow I think that is Daniel Craig's best Bond movie so far. Wow Javier Bardem, well done that man!!! Loved it!!

Lutz
11-23-2012, 09:11 PM
I think Casino Royale works so well because of Eva Green. Rarely in these movies do they spend the money to cast an actress oppositeBond who is up to his acting calibre. They try to make up for that absence with Judy Dench in this movie which works to some degree. When you have two strong actors working together it really heightens the movie.

I think the only problem with Quantum of Solace was the damn annoying two second editing. Took me right out of the movie.

ambergris
11-24-2012, 01:25 PM
I think Casino Royale works so well because of Eva Green. Rarely in these movies do they spend the money to cast an actress oppositeBond who is up to his acting calibre. They try to make up for that absence with Judy Dench in this movie which works to some degree. When you have two strong actors working together it really heightens the movie.

I think the only problem with Quantum of Solace was the damn annoying two second editing. Took me right out of the movie.

I have to agree. I remember Quantum of Solace because of two reasons: Bond and Bond girl in the desert and thinking that there are too many cuts.
In Skyfall, Judy Dench was the Bond girl.

Deadpool
11-24-2012, 03:38 PM
I think Casino Royale works so well because of Eva Green. Rarely in these movies do they spend the money to cast an actress oppositeBond who is up to his acting calibre. They try to make up for that absence with Judy Dench in this movie which works to some degree. When you have two strong actors working together it really heightens the movie.

Well said. Eva Green is magical, and, to put it far more crudely than you did, the female Daniel Craig. She sets the standard so high as Vesper that any successive Bond Girls appear lazy. The verbal parrying between her and Bond in Casino is so fantastic, it's a wonder why more 007 movies can't carry that same level of quality - but like you said, that probably has just as much to do with the calibre of the actresses as it does the dialogue/script. Eva is a star.

I'm going to see Skyfall a 2nd time tonight. Excited. Judy Dench is definitely the Bond girl of the film, but as short-lived as Severine's story is, it's got just enough tragedy to make her more interesting to me than Gemma Arterton or Olga Kurylenko's characters. I think Berenice Marlohe does well with the material she was given.

Self.Destructive.Pattern
11-24-2012, 07:07 PM
:SPOILERS:


Just got back from this and it was great! No where near as good as Casino Royale, and I really didn't find it that much better than Quantum either. I was expecting a lot more um... fighting scenes? The fighting just felt flat and rushed to me as a I was watching the film. Where did the hand to hand go? The only real scene we get this is when Bond is trying to get intel from the assassin he was chasing in the beginning of the film. Javier Bardem imo SAVED this entire movie. I feel if the film didn't have such a bad ass villain, it would have been very lackluster. Once he was on the screen, I just wanted more and more of his sarcastic/cocky attitude. So sad when M died off.

What I did like was the introduction to Q and Moneypenny. I have to say I reallllly wish we see more of Q and the actor that played him; very very well done on that. And man, I always loved Naomi Harris as an actress and some eye candy.. I wish there was some more skin on her part ;) Overall, very good film and I cannot wait for more to come around.

kdrcraig
12-02-2012, 07:48 PM
Saw this tonight and liked it a lot but not as much as casino or quantum. Didn't like Bardem all that much either. Absolutely loved the last few minutes, walked out of the theater with a huge smile on my face

onthewall2983
12-09-2012, 06:55 PM
Beat that vampire film in B.O. this week and is officially the highest grossing film in Sony's history.

orestes
12-10-2012, 06:04 PM
Heh.

http://i.imgur.com/i8DW3.jpg

Dra508
12-21-2012, 02:56 PM
Daniel Craig is a bad ass! The ultimate in movie star: women want to fuck him and men want to be him and fuck him.

Great cinematography, meh story, but it's Bond man, whoever expected surprising plot twists and character development, you stepped into the wrong theater. Music was good and I love Albert Finney, but Javier B not shooting him at the end was a total set up for him being in the next movie. . Franchise wise- they are real smart putting out another film in a year or two.

october_midnight
12-21-2012, 03:07 PM
http://cl.jroo.me/z3/9/4/g/e/a.baa-Skyfall-faceswap.jpg

theburningreptile
12-24-2012, 05:42 PM
^ Hilarious. Oh and I got the Bond 50 collection which comes with Skyfall videoblogs. It's amazing. I can't wait until this movie comes out on blu-ray. I also love how they have a slot for Skyfall in the box-set.

REPLICA
01-25-2013, 04:29 PM
I should have posted this a day or two ago, the release date for Skyfall on DVD/Blu-ray is Feb. 12th in the US.

Feb. 5th (my birthday) on all digital stores. And Feb. 18th in the UK.

Alexandros
02-02-2013, 09:44 AM
Well, I now saw it a second time. Just as enjoyable as the first time, maybe even more so, as I was less focused on following the story and more on appreciating the acting, cinematography and all the little details. I think I can now safely say I rank it above Casino Royale, and one of the top Bond films of all time, taking into account the difference in style and context of course. Bravo!

Reznor2112
02-15-2013, 10:08 AM
SPOILER:



I just finished watching the Blu-ray bonus features, and I must say (as a young filmmaker) it was quite inspiring to see a director so enthralled with his film. When they were shooting the scene where Bond said goodbye to M, Sam Mendes was watching on the monitor and began to cry. It is pretty amazing when a director can experience 2 amazing actors giving amazing performances. And its an even bigger dream come true since he is now part of the Bond legacy. Pretty powerful shit.

PooPooMeowChow
02-20-2013, 10:44 AM
This didn't feel like a Bond film to me. Felt like they distilled the Bourne series down to its action sequences and added some Brit accents. No gadgets, no espionage. Maybe this is because I grew up with Pierce and all his craziness, but Skyfall just seemed like a well made action movie to me, not a Bond film.
Javier was awesome but I feel like they wasted him in the seconds half of the film.

Deepvoid
02-20-2013, 11:25 AM
Saw this one a couple days ago. Definitely not as good as Casino and QoS. It wasn't bad but just not as exciting.

REPLICA
07-11-2013, 11:20 AM
#‎Bond24‬ (https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/bond24)
News!
007's 24th adventure will be released in the UK on October 23, 2015 and in the US on November 6, 2015. Daniel Craig will be back as the legendary British secret agent and Sam Mendes will return as director for his second Bond outing. The screenplay will be written by John Logan. More details at
www.007.com (http://www.007.com/)
.


I hope it'll be something great!

EDIT: If you didn't know, I'm pretty hype for this new Bond adventure.

october_midnight
07-11-2013, 11:21 AM
Excellent news!

thevoid99
07-11-2013, 01:41 PM
I'm glad Mendes is going to stick around for the next film. All I want in the next film aside from all the action, humor, and Bond making out with the ladies is some banter time between him and Q with the latter saying some of Q's famous one-liners.

BrokenSpiral
07-11-2013, 02:07 PM
I'm really interested in the relationship between Bond and the new M. I feel like it will be more true to the books rather than the kinda mom/son relationship that developed with Dench in the role.

GulDukat
01-04-2014, 01:18 PM
Saw this movie again today for the first time in over a year. I forgot how much I enjoyed it. A top 5 JB for sure. Bring on Bond 24!

thevoid99
01-04-2014, 01:31 PM
I saw it on Xmas Day w/ my parents who had never seen the film. They love it. They now want to see the next one as well. I still mark out for that old Aston Marton.

GulDukat
01-04-2014, 02:01 PM
All in all Skyfall was a great modern Bond film for the 21st century, but it also payed homage to the past with a nice element of retro 60s 007 as well (the car used in Goldfinger, the ending, etc). I love Dench's M, but I have a good feeling about but Ralph Fiennes taking over the role. I thought that Fiennes, Naomie Harris (Moneypenny) and Ben Whishaw (Q) did a fine job and I am glad that they are joining the franchise. Javier Bardem was awesome as Silva, IMHO--a truly menacing character. One of the best Bond antagonists in years. The last 90 seconds or so with the reconstruction of Miss Moneypenny's waiting room and M's office are great. I also really liked how we don't find out that Eve is Miss Moneypenny until the end. And the film just looks great. Mendes did a hell of a job directing and I am glad that he will be back for Bond 24. And to those who think that Craig's Bond isn't as charming as past 007s and find him to be humorless--his charm and humor are far more subtle, but it's there. Next to Dalton, Craig plays Bond probably the closest to Fleming's literary character. People who claim that Daniel Craig isn't a good Bond because he isn't like Sean Connery or Roger Moore probably never read the books. Bond 24 has a great deal of potential and a lot to live up to.

nvr_mind
01-05-2014, 07:42 PM
Agreed. Anyone who doesn't like Craig can go die a slow AIDS-ridden death.

Pillfred
01-07-2014, 01:58 PM
I watched this again the other day as i fell asleep the first time, I know I got panned then, but like I figured it was an excellent film. I also agree Craig plays an excellent Bond.

GulDukat
01-18-2014, 08:37 AM
A small update on Bond 24/25

http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/01/17/james-bond-writer-john-logan-intends-bond-24-and-25-to-build-on-what-they-did-in-skyfall

James Bond Writer John Logan Intends Bond 24 and 25 to Build on What They Did in Skyfall
"There's resonance from Skyfall in the new movie."

by Roth Cornet JANUARY 17, 2014
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Skyfall writer John Logan is busy completing production on his new horror series for Showtime, Penny Dreadful. He and series' stars Eva Green and Josh Hartnett took a small break from shooting on location in Ireland to attend this week's TCA (Television Critics Association) press tour for early promotion of the series.

We had the opportunity to sit down with both Logan and Hartnett do discuss the Gothic monster series (more on that to come). During the course of our conversation with Logan, we also touched on his other commitments, namely the upcoming 24th and 25th installments in the James Bond franchise, the first of which Skyfall director Sam Mendes will also helm.

Details on Bond films are notoriously kept under lock and key, and Logan was hesitant to reveal particulars about the story for the upcoming film. "All I can say about Bond is that I'm happily writing it" he said. Joking that, "Sam [Mendes] would rappel through the window and kill me." Though the writer did indicate that the next two films would carry forward what had been established with Skyfall.

One of the intentions with Skyfall was to recapture and contemporize some of the classic elements of Bond. "My goal is to write a great movie that's appropriate, to build on what we did on Skyfall, but make it its own unique animal," Logan said of the teams aspirations for Bond 24. "The themes, ideas and the characters from Skyfall can obviously continue on, because it is a franchise, and it is an ongoing story. So I think there's resonance from Skyfall in the new movie."

"I grew up on the Bond movies," Logan said of his own connection to the franchise. "The first one I saw was Diamonds Are Forever, when I was a kid. I just loved them to pieces. I love all the elements, from the books -- mostly from the novels; going back to Ian Flemming is where I started with Skyfall -- and there's certainly elements of the movies and the novels that we've brought into the new movie, as they did into Skyfall."

One of the most memorable elements in Skyfall was Javier Bardem's villainous Silva. "He was just fantastic!" Logan enthused, adding that the creative team didn't feel pressure to match the success of that villain as each story requires its own unique antagonist.

Eon, the production company behind the Bond franchise, just got back the rights back to the Joker of the Bond world, Ernst Stavro Blofeld. As such, fans have been wondering if we may see Blofeld make an appearance was early as the next Bond film.


"You know, I think our villain's appropriate to the story we're telling," Logan said slyly when asked if there was a temptation to utilize that character now that they are able.

We will keep you updated as details on Bond 24 and 25 emerge.

thevoid99
01-18-2014, 02:36 PM
I just hope they go back to the world of Quantum and figure out its leader as I think it could be Blofeld 2.0 now that EON have regained the rights to use Blofeld.

GulDukat
01-18-2014, 04:29 PM
I just hope they go back to the world of Quantum and figure out its leader as I think it could be Blofeld 2.0 now that EON have regained the rights to use Blofeld.

They have the rights to use SPECTRE again too, so maybe Quantum could morph into SPECTRE.

thevoid99
01-18-2014, 08:52 PM
They have the rights to use SPECTRE again too, so maybe Quantum could morph into SPECTRE.

That would be awesome as well. A good middle finger to the estate of Kevin McClory, that evil bastard. "I help came up w/ the idea for Thunderball and I should have the rights to make my own Bond movies" What a fucking twat.

GulDukat
01-18-2014, 10:27 PM
That would be awesome as well. A good middle finger to the estate of Kevin McClory, that evil bastard. "I help came up w/ the idea for Thunderball and I should have the rights to make my own Bond movies" What a fucking twat.

Don't really know the details, but I thought that Never Say Never Again was pretty weak and was far inferior to Octopussy, the official 007 film that it competed with.

On another note, I saw Licence To Kill again for the first time in years--great film, Dalton kicks ass. This was a Craig-era film well before the Craig-era.

GulDukat
03-05-2014, 12:13 PM
http://www.empireonline.com/news/story.asp?NID=40356

A small Bond 24 update

thevoid99
03-05-2014, 03:10 PM
I'm glad John Logan is going back to the books and old films for guidance. Besides, it ain't Bond w/o some old school references. I just hope for some witty-banter between Bond and Q. "You're joking!" "Like the predecessors before me, I don't joke about my work. Now pay attention Bond".

october_midnight
03-05-2014, 08:13 PM
Nice! Can't wait for the next Bond movie.

Mr. Blaileen
03-06-2014, 09:40 AM
Very excited for the next film. I hope Adele does the song again too, because "Skyfall" was an incredible Bond song.