By: jim
This review lined up pretty closely with my own take on Skyfall. Beautiful at points and some nice set pieces, but also a ton of Nolanesque moments, to the point of distraction. Bond even says “There’s...
View ArticleBy: Chris Ward
Not enough product placement. Thought it was cuter than it was. “50 Years. James Bond will return!” blarrrrrghhhhhhhh.
View ArticleBy: Sean T. Collins
I just realized another parallel, albeit an inverted one: in The Dark Knight Rises, the antagonist dies erroneously believing she succeeded; in Skyfall, the antagonist dies erroneously believing he...
View ArticleBy: Sean T. Collins
Like most Adele songs, this Adele song barely registered with me. I can hear her singing the word “Skyyyfalllllll” in my head, but even now I couldn’t tell you if I’m thinking of the actual way she...
View ArticleBy: Rev'd '76
What I didn’t understand was the necessity of having the opening credits be a version of the movie in miniature. It didn’t add to my enjoyment of the film in any significant way; if anything, it...
View ArticleBy: Sean T. Collins
I liked the opening credits fine, though again I didn’t quite get the fuss some have made about them; I think the credits for Twilight: Breaking Dawn Part 2 were a lot better! Seriously, they were...
View ArticleBy: Jim D.
I think some, if not a lot, of the credit for how beautiful this film was has to go to the cinematographer, Roger Deakins. He’s done a thing or two. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005683/
View ArticleBy: Sean T. Collins
That was an exciting moment, seeing his name pop up on the screen at the beginning. If nothing else it explains the miraculous twilight lighting for the final battle sequence.
View ArticleBy: Jim D.
I know! I actually nudged Rachel when I saw him name and I’m pretty sure she rolled her eyes. “Whatever, nerd”
View ArticleBy: Matt W
The thing that’s sticking with me about Skyfall, a couple days after watching it, is the way it sort of chin-scratchingly toys with the question of whether people are disposable before it seems to...
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