Skyfall (Bond 23) (2012)

[Gojira21]

Might check this out, i like Casino Royal, never saw Quantum of Solace...so this is something ill be looking forward too, although it always surprises me that they can still come up with ideas to make more Bond movies

[King Caesar]

Looks like Bond's headed to Hong Kong. The trailer looked pretty awesome...I can't wait till this comes out.

[Living Corpse]

God what is with the games and movies having the word sky in their names lately?

[darthzilla99]

I like that the casting is great, it's like they're trying to make Bond BOND again. Casino Royale was pretty good and Quantum was crap, but they were shot like Jason Bourne, crack-riddled attention deficit cameramen.

You do know that Bond started off as books and was gritty, and Quantum is similar to You only live twice novel version, right? Before anyone starts a "Quantum made bond not bond", Ian Fleming wrote Bond as a dark moody agent that hates the nature of his work but takes pride in being effective and precise with his work. Also, the Bourne novels took inspiration from the Ian Fleming novels. People complaining about Quantum not being original bond is like Godzilla fans who grew up with the 70s super hero Godzilla and then seeing Godzilla 1985 and complaining Godzilla is not Godzilla anymore.

Anyways, I look forword to Skyfall. I am gitty that Blofield is returning.

[Hellspawn28]

The teaser does look awesome. I hope this should be a big improvement over Quantum of Solace.

[King Caesar]

Anyways, I look forword to Skyfall. I am gitty that Blofield is returning.

What?! Why was I unaware of this? Like it couldn't get any better.

[shinmattiathekaiju]

Anyways, I look forword to Skyfall. I am gitty that Blofield is returning.

WHAT!?

[Gawdziller]

Anyways, I look forword to Skyfall. I am gitty that Blofield is returning.

What?! Why was I unaware of this?

Because...he...isn't?

[darthzilla99]

Well, I have two things to apoligize about. One: TheSecondComing, I am sorry for ranting and flaming you. I was under some emotional stress and I tend to have strong opinoins and I should not have done that and yell at you for having a different tastes.

Second: turns out that was a rumor only. Sorry. http://www.movieweb.com/movie/skyfall/FTLhVDHjQFhYPT

[DaiKamonohashi]

Looks like Bond's headed to Hong Kong.

Awfully certain that's Shanghai you're looking at.

[TheSecondComing]

I like that the casting is great, it's like they're trying to make Bond BOND again. Casino Royale was pretty good and Quantum was crap, but they were shot like Jason Bourne, crack-riddled attention deficit cameramen.

You do know that Bond started off as books and was gritty, and Quantum is similar to You only live twice novel version, right? Before anyone starts a "Quantum made bond not bond", Ian Fleming wrote Bond as a dark moody agent that hates the nature of his work but takes pride in being effective and precise with his work. Also, the Bourne novels took inspiration from the Ian Fleming novels. People complaining about Quantum not being original bond is like Godzilla fans who grew up with the 70s super hero Godzilla and then seeing Godzilla 1985 and complaining Godzilla is not Godzilla anymore.

Anyways, I look forword to Skyfall. I am gitty that Blofield is returning.

Of course I know that, I own most of the Fleming novels and have read them all. I'm saying grittiness ought to be an attitude in the writing and storytelling, like in the classic film noir genre. Zippy, shifty camera work is a total turnoff for me unless it too is useful in storytelling, like in Cloverfield for example. I understand the franchise needed shock treatment after the Brosnan-interpretations that were displays of style over substance, and Quantum isn't bad because it takes away the vodka martini, the cool gadgets, or characters we the audience are already invested in, like Q or Moneypenny. Quantum sucks because it just isn't good. It's a bland, generic action movie with little to elevate it into something more. The opening car chase was cool but didn't really have a purpose except to transport Bond and Mr. Green to the next scene and is quickly forgotten. I can accept Daniel Craig as 007 because he does have a more Fleming-esgue attitude about him, but I've read multiple times that Timothy Dalton played the role closer to Fleming's intentions and I tend to agree.

The teaser doesn't say much, so I am still optimistic that Skyfall will be better than its predecessor.

[Hellspawn28]

Anyone in the UK got a chance to see it yet?

[MaxRebo320]

We've got to wait until November 9th. skreeonk unfair.

[Hellspawn28]

Funny how people in the UK talk about they get things late when they always get the Bond movies before we do. Bond to UK is what Godzilla is to Japan. I seen people saying it's the best Bond movie since the 60's.

[MaxRebo320]

^ Eh, we'll see if that is true.

[King Caesar]

Javier Bardem's supposed to be a hell of a villain. Hopefully he lives up to the hype.

[GodzillaSpawn]

Keeping my expectations in check. I know a lot of folks in England who saw it and weren't blown away by the film or its villain (premiere maybe?). The trailers were fantastic, but I will stay humble going into this one. Others loved it, but several were saying that Casino Royale is still easily the best recent Bond film.

[Hellspawn28]

The movie had a 93% on RT the last time I check. That's higher then the past Bond movies have been in the last decade.

[GodzillaSpawn]

Cloud Atlas has a terrible score on RT and I thought it was great, so I'm not ready to see hop on board yet.

[King Caesar]

The movie had a 93% on RT the last time I check. That's higher then the past Bond movies have been in the last decade.

Hell that's the highest since Bond's glory days in the 60's.