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For serious Bond fans, Skyfall may be something of a double-edged franchise entry. It’s certainly slick enough, and has a certain throwback quality to it (to the earliest Bond films), and if we remove most Bond preconceptions, it’s a lot of fun. On the other hand, not only does the film leave out qualities Bond fans may be expecting, it actually references the fact, which is odd, and possibly insulting.
This go around, Bond has a rough go of the opening sequence, something new to the films, and ends up quickly on the missing person list. He goes underground, and there’s a sense in which we’re given to believe he isn’t of a mind to return to active duty (in another sense, of course, we really this isn’t a twenty-minute film).
Before long, we learn that our current villain is targeting M (Judi Dench...
For serious Bond fans, Skyfall may be something of a double-edged franchise entry. It’s certainly slick enough, and has a certain throwback quality to it (to the earliest Bond films), and if we remove most Bond preconceptions, it’s a lot of fun. On the other hand, not only does the film leave out qualities Bond fans may be expecting, it actually references the fact, which is odd, and possibly insulting.
This go around, Bond has a rough go of the opening sequence, something new to the films, and ends up quickly on the missing person list. He goes underground, and there’s a sense in which we’re given to believe he isn’t of a mind to return to active duty (in another sense, of course, we really this isn’t a twenty-minute film).
Before long, we learn that our current villain is targeting M (Judi Dench...
- 3/18/2013
- by Marc Eastman
- AreYouScreening.com
Skyfall, now out on home video from MGM, is a sheer delight, holding my attention for the entire 2:23 running time, long for a Bond film but it felt just right. The four year financially-mandated layoff between the so-so Quantum of Solace and Skyfall is barely noticeable but the passage of time is an unspoken theme for the new entry. Daniel Craig, not at all what Ian Fleming had in mind for 007, made the character his own through sheer force of will. When he helped reboot the series with Casino Royale, my biggest complaint was that he was too old to be an MI6 agent at the beginning of his career. With Quantum a direct sequel, we were still seemingly early in Bond’s career but I bought into it. Now, suddenly, the third film deals with Bond being ready to be retired. We’ve clearly leaped ahead in this incarnation’s timeline,...
- 2/23/2013
- by Robert Greenberger
- Comicmix.com
The latest James Bond adventure is now available on blu-ray and being that it’s one of the highest grossing films of 2012, plus the highest grossing Bond film Ever, chances are good you’ve already seen it. Does the blu-ray offer up anymore reasons to buy? Come check out our review to find out.
To be honest, I’m going to have to start off this review with an apology. I know Skyfall has been out on blu-ray for a couple weeks now, so it seems odd to only now be posting a review. Trouble was, with me having just moved locations, our review copy got to us a little late, so I’m just now getting around to it. By now, there’s a good chance that you already own this movie on blu-ray, and if you don’t, it’s my solid advice that you should stop staring...
To be honest, I’m going to have to start off this review with an apology. I know Skyfall has been out on blu-ray for a couple weeks now, so it seems odd to only now be posting a review. Trouble was, with me having just moved locations, our review copy got to us a little late, so I’m just now getting around to it. By now, there’s a good chance that you already own this movie on blu-ray, and if you don’t, it’s my solid advice that you should stop staring...
- 2/19/2013
- by feeds@cinelinx.com (Jordan Maison)
- Cinelinx
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