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skyfall

LamontLamont 1,089 Posts
edited November 2012 in Strut Central
dope, everyone should go see it, i'm not feeling the adele song though
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  • SaracenusSaracenus 671 Posts
    Lamont said:
    dope, everyone should go see it, i'm not feeling the adele song though



    Just got back from a sneak peak here in Portland, OR. The visuals were killer! I happened to like the Adele song.
  • exte82exte82 202 Posts
    I didn't like it at all....too simple.
  • batmonbatmon 27,574 Posts
    I might walk over tonite to check this. Im feeling the sister and the other shortie in this.

    Song is wack.
  • discos_almadiscos_alma discos_alma 2,164 Posts
    exte82 said:
    I didn't like it at all....too simple.

    Cosign. Totally flat movie.
  • discos_almadiscos_alma discos_alma 2,164 Posts
    batmon said:
    the other shortie

    Highlight for sure.
  • OligeeOligee 289 Posts
    I loved it. The story doesn't have to be incredibly complicated for a 007 movie to work. Javier Bardem was a great and creepy villain. The timing on the film was definitely spot on and takes a perfect turn when it hits the hour mark. Lot of great action but not in a dumb way.
  • BurnsBurns 2,227 Posts
    NerdAlert said:
    Javier Bardem was a great and creepy villain.

    This is a must see. An ever great action film. The opening scene, like most 007 films, is amazing.
    You get taken to Turkey, Shanghai, Macau, London, and Scotland in one film. Skyfall takes you to the history
    of James Bond. A new Moneypenny is delightful.

    The Adele song mabye 'meh', but it goes very well with the visuals and classic intro to a Bond film.
  • FlomotionFlomotion 2,391 Posts
    I can barely remember anything about it other than it was really fun. Daniel Craig is good, the stunts are jaw dropping, the love interest is hot, the cinematography is amazing, baddie Bardem is hilarious and there are lots of nods to classic Bond and some jokes too. Utterly forgettable plot but doesn't really matter with 007, does it? And, yes, the Adele song works pretty well against the opening credits.
  • kalakala 3,361 Posts
    saw it on imax and shit was gigantor
    highly recommended
  • Juan CocktolstoyJuan Cocktolstoy 216 Posts
    Wow, I must agree on the Adele song... it started to get under your skin after a bit. I was relieved when it was over and the movie started. The black girl, definately cool, was from "28 Days Later" if I'm not mistaken, I'd like to see her in more action roles. The movie was good to me, I'm just not feelin Daniel Craig as Bond right now, he's an acquired taste.
  • batmonbatmon 27,574 Posts
    NerdAlert said:
    Javier Bardem was a great and creepy villain..

    Peeped last night and I could help but think of Bardem's villain as taking cues from Heath Ledger's Dark Knight Joker.
    Visuals and some of the story & character beats.

    Very good flick. I really dug the Scotland scene. It was a nice touch after the moder shit after a while.

    I wonder if they are going to use Daniel Craig when he's starts to look "old" like Moore in Octopussy?
    Or will they get a new dude before this happens?
  • kitchenknightkitchenknight 4,922 Posts
    Opening title sequence was
  • edith headedith head 5,106 Posts
    Tori Spelling inspired


    I read a review comparing the standoff to Home Alone, haha. I still loved it. I thought the scenes in Scotland were beautiful.
  • JimsterJimster Cruffiton.etsy.com 6,955 Posts
    edith head said:
    Tori Spelling

    YES. That was who he reminded me of. Couldn't quite place it as it involved a cross-gender leap of the imagination.
  • vintageinfantsvintageinfants 4,537 Posts
    gareth said:
    Opening title sequence was

    james bond pretty much OWNS the cold opening.

    i disliked the entire pierce brosnan period but that shit where he inexplicably jumps off the hoover dam right at the beginning of goldeneye is the very epitome of unfuckwittable.


    daniel craig is my second favorite bond behind connery and closing fast. on the merits of an ACTION movie, skyfall is one of the best i've seen in a couple years and the best bond in recent memory. on top of excellent story pacing and the further humanization of james bond himself, there were a couple scenes that will be added to the quintessential moments, ie. the shanghai fight scene with the glass and the lights.
  • DJBombjackDJBombjack Miami 1,665 Posts
    vintageinfants said:
    the further humanization of james bond himself
    So essential
  • batmonbatmon 27,574 Posts
    DJBombjack said:
    vintageinfants said:
    the further humanization of james bond himself
    So essential

    I recall Her Majesty's Secret Service w/ George Lazenby, going there w/ his newlywed's death.
  • vintageinfantsvintageinfants 4,537 Posts
    i think it's casino royale where the girl is crying in the shower. ol bondsy gets in with her fully clothed and sits down beside her on the floor. that scene changed everything for the character.
  • vintageinfantsvintageinfants 4,537 Posts
  • batmonbatmon 27,574 Posts
  • DJBombjackDJBombjack Miami 1,665 Posts
    batmon said:
    DJBombjack said:
    vintageinfants said:
    the further humanization of james bond himself
    So essential

    I recall Her Majesty's Secret Service w/ George Lazenby, going there w/ his newlywed's death.
    That too was a defining moment in the Bond character. The movie is for the most part, forgettable - aside from that scene.
    Then the Moore and Brosnan movies (which I thoroughly enjoy) turned Bond into a caricature of himself. I really enjoy the story arc of the Daniel Craig movies where they have actually shown more of Bond himself.
  • vintageinfantsvintageinfants 4,537 Posts
    batmon said:


    i prefer her majersty's swarthy iron fist in a velvet glove to uncle sams cro-magnon robot killer.
  • batmonbatmon 27,574 Posts
    Alot of cats hatt on the Moore version but he's my favorite. Up until Moonraker his run was fine by me.

    This whole Sean Connery and Daniel Craig disregard everyone else is bullshit IMO.
  • BurnsBurns 2,227 Posts
    batmon said:
    Moonraker

  • residentgiantresidentgiant 619 Posts
    Roger Deakins killed it... but goddamn if this movie doesn't owe The Dark Knight more than a few similarities...

  • BurnsBurns 2,227 Posts
    residentgiant said:
    Roger Deakins killed it... but goddamn if this movie doesn't owe The Dark Knight more than a few similarities...


    That bank scene was kinda' nuts if you ask me. Yall right though, never thought is was jackin' from Dark Knight but your right. In a good way.
  • parallaxparallax no-style-having mf'er 1,266 Posts
    Watched this 2 nights ago with the wife. I really liked the human element (his vulnerability, aging, MI6 errors, etc.). It's a refreshing angle.

    The Komodo dragon scene was super lame, but kind of a nod to oldschool Bond films (maybe?) with his cheesy one-liner. Didn't like it.

    Didn't hate the Adele track. It sort of set the mood for the film and fits well tbh.

    Scotland scene was kind of lame as well (the shootouts), but as Batmon mentioned, it was cool to see the expansive highlands after the bright lights and modernity of the Asia scenes.

    Can see one more Daniel Craig as Bond, but after that, would be nice to see it taken in a different direction, with a new Bond (younger, more athletic? maybe a non-white Bond) and a new "feel".

    I was entertained, but I doubt it will be a classic in the Bond canon.
  • batmonbatmon 27,574 Posts
    All 7 Bonds are gonna be at the Oscars together for the 50 Years Joint.


    Prior reports claimed the show's producers were trying to land all six Bond stars to appear together for the Oscars' special 50th anniversary tribute to Bond, but that Sean Connery was the holdout.
  • vintageinfantsvintageinfants 4,537 Posts
    parallax said:

    Can see one more Daniel Craig as Bond, but after that, would be nice to see it taken in a different direction, with a new Bond (younger, more athletic? maybe a non-white Bond) and a new "feel".

    is Tom Hardy already too established for the Bond role?

    Chiwetal Ejiofor?
  • parallaxparallax no-style-having mf'er 1,266 Posts
    vintageinfants said:
    parallax said:

    Can see one more Daniel Craig as Bond, but after that, would be nice to see it taken in a different direction, with a new Bond (younger, more athletic? maybe a non-white Bond) and a new "feel".

    is Tom Hardy already too established for the Bond role?

    Chiwetal Ejiofor?

    Good call on both counts! I'd be down for either one.
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