James Bond 23 - 'Skyfall'

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  • [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 3,772
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    Bond requires something different IMHO, something with a little more class.

    Rupert Wyatt?
  • Dr. LinusDr. Linus Posts: 6,445
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    I just hope it's not David bloody Yates, the most boring director imaginable.
  • NorfolkBoy1NorfolkBoy1 Posts: 4,109
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    I've not seen any of his work, but from what I know of The Escapist and RotPotA this is exactly the sort of 'something different' I mean.

    (Rupert Wyatt I mean).
  • Fried KickinFried Kickin Posts: 60,132
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    slick1two wrote: »
    Ok just watched it last night. I found it incredibly boring! No cars, no gadgets, not enough of the bond girl. The Camp villain character was awful, and tedious unimaginative plot. QoS was bad, but better than this tripe.
    Agree .. a yawnathon :yawn::sleep:
  • Johnny ClayJohnny Clay Posts: 5,315
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    Ooh, big news. I thought Mendes was almost certainly in the chair for the next Bond, but it's not to be. Given Skyfall's performance, it's a question of what direction they want Bond to take. They never bring in truly big names for Bond, so it's intriguing to speculate who they'll choose.

    Tom Hooper (The Damned United/The King's Speech/Les Miserables), might make a good choice. Classy, solid, adaptable, and more concerned with putting the project across as best as possible rather than stamping his identity over it.

    Plus he shows a keen eye for the visuals - anyone who can make a film about Leeds United interesting to look at knows a thing or two. Pair him with Roger Deakins (hopefully - Skyfall looked amazing), and that could well be a winner.
  • MrSuperMrSuper Posts: 18,469
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    Why does it have to be a British director?
  • Eddie BadgerEddie Badger Posts: 6,005
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    William Friedkin wanted to do a Bond movie but they wouldn't let him do the action scenes...the man who gave us The French Connection not being allowed to do action :confused:
  • Theo_BearTheo_Bear Posts: 997
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    Nothing against Mendes personally, but the further and longer he stays away from Bond movies, the better.
  • JackappleJackapple Posts: 854
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    I thought Skyfall was a bit silly really, right from the opening sequence, where hes chasing a guy and he hop's on a motorbike and oh thats handy the keys are in it....then he's on a train and somehow gets inside a JCB, which I'm pretty sure would be locked when in transit on a train, and then low and behold the keys are in it.....then he gets shot off the roof of the train and falls about 200ft into a river and survives...(ok so there wouldnt be much film left if he died 5 mins in but c'mon!)

    Lots of other nonsense too...the tube coming through the tunnel into the sewer, Bardem's Hair, the scooby doo section leading up to the finale where they concoct booby traps from bellends, Bond and M jumping into the silver Aston and the old style theme tune kicking in making it feel like a daft parody..


    The only good thing was Dench dying at the end so we wont have to see her scowling old face anymore.
  • grimtales1grimtales1 Posts: 46,685
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    I thought the Aston Martin bit was brilliant, just a nod to the 50th year and a loving tribute :)
  • BlurayBluray Posts: 661
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    Jackapple wrote: »
    I thought Skyfall was a bit silly really, right from the opening sequence, where hes chasing a guy and he hop's on a motorbike and oh thats handy the keys are in it....then he's on a train and somehow gets inside a JCB, which I'm pretty sure would be locked when in transit on a train, and then low and behold the keys are in it.....then he gets shot off the roof of the train and falls about 200ft into a river and survives...(ok so there wouldnt be much film left if he died 5 mins in but c'mon!)

    Lots of other nonsense too...the tube coming through the tunnel into the sewer, Bardem's Hair, the scooby doo section leading up to the finale where they concoct booby traps from bellends, Bond and M jumping into the silver Aston and the old style theme tune kicking in making it feel like a daft parody..


    The only good thing was Dench dying at the end so we wont have to see her scowling old face anymore.

    That's such a coincidence, as I read your review ...the word bellend sprung to mind.
  • JackappleJackapple Posts: 854
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    Bluray wrote: »
    That's such a coincidence, as I read your review ...the word bellend sprung to mind.

    time for you to suck one is it?
  • BlurayBluray Posts: 661
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    Jackapple wrote: »
    time for you to suck one is it?

    Infinitely more preferable than your childish surmising of Skyfall.
  • JamieHTJamieHT Posts: 12,193
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    What happened to that Pic of Daniel Craig poolside? I thought it was from the film?! Did I miss it or is it a deleted scene??
  • RebelScumRebelScum Posts: 16,008
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    JamieHT wrote: »
    What happened to that Pic of Daniel Craig poolside? I thought it was from the film?! Did I miss it or is it a deleted scene??

    I don't know what pic you mean, but there is scene in the movie where he does take a swim in a pool and then gets out of the water and sits poolside.
  • JamieHTJamieHT Posts: 12,193
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    I don't remember that scene at all. When is it ish??!
  • NorfolkBoy1NorfolkBoy1 Posts: 4,109
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    I love it when people just watch the sarcastic knowitall Youtube takedowns of Skyfall and then just regurgitate them on Forum threads.

    I didn't love Skyfall, it's not the Best Bond Ever, and it has a lot of problems, but Bardem's hair or the fact that a chase in a Bond film is a little OTT are not relevant concerns, it's a Bond film FFS.
  • NorfolkBoy1NorfolkBoy1 Posts: 4,109
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    JamieHT wrote: »
    I don't remember that scene at all. When is it ish??!

    Shanghai, just after he's done all the testing he goes to Shanghai and is seemingly trying to get himself back in physical shape.
  • [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 353
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    Just watched this interview of Naomie Harris

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WlFATr_5uNg&feature=youtu.be

    And now I can't wait for her to return as MoneyPenny
  • cobwebsoupcobwebsoup Posts: 4,852
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    Jackapple wrote: »
    I thought Skyfall was a bit silly really, right from the opening sequence, where hes chasing a guy and he hop's on a motorbike and oh thats handy the keys are in it....then he's on a train and somehow gets inside a JCB, which I'm pretty sure would be locked when in transit on a train, and then low and behold the keys are in it.....then he gets shot off the roof of the train and falls about 200ft into a river and survives...(ok so there wouldnt be much film left if he died 5 mins in but c'mon!)

    Lots of other nonsense too...the tube coming through the tunnel into the sewer, Bardem's Hair, the scooby doo section leading up to the finale where they concoct booby traps from bellends, Bond and M jumping into the silver Aston and the old style theme tune kicking in making it feel like a daft parody..


    The only good thing was Dench dying at the end so we wont have to see her scowling old face anymore.

    It's a Bond film, they've always been a bit over the top and daft at times. Casino Royale and Quantum Of Solace weren't fun films to watch, they were so gritty and horrible. Skyfall brought back the humour, over the top action scenes, the bad guys island lair. I thought the film was brilliant.
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    cobwebsoup wrote: »
    It's a Bond film, they've always been a bit over the top and daft at times. Casino Royale and Quantum Of Solace weren't fun films to watch, they were so gritty and horrible. Skyfall brought back the humour, over the top action scenes, the bad guys island lair. I thought the film was brilliant.

    I agree. Skyfall remembered it was a James Bond movie and actually wanted to be fun to watch.

    Don't know what the point of the reboot was in the end. With all these mentions of the history of the Bond franchise (also the Goldfinger homage in QoS) it has rendered it pointless.
  • grimtales1grimtales1 Posts: 46,685
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    I disagree about Casino Royale lacking humour - I think Casino Royale was actually very funny while maintaining a serious tone and feel, Craig's deadpan humour in it is hilarious :D
  • Johnny ClayJohnny Clay Posts: 5,315
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    I see Nicolas Winding Refn, best known for Drive, is the latest director rumoured to be in line.

    Given the cool, clear direction and crackling tension in Drive, I can see this working well. On a much bigger scale of course.

    I also see Skyfall has been shunted from its rather sweet seventh spot on the all-time list by the seemingly unstoppable Iron Man 3.

    Not that it matters. I reckon our Dan could kick Iron Man's tin arse any day.
  • grimtales1grimtales1 Posts: 46,685
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    Ah well - 007 on the all time list was pretty cool :D
  • InspirationInspiration Posts: 62,694
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    Mendes back for the next Bond by the looks of it:

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-22700298
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