• Watch Out for Scammers!

    We've now added a color code for all accounts. Orange accounts are new members, Blue are full members, and Green are Supporters. If you get a message about a sale from an orange account, make sure you pay attention before sending any money!

hiddenmongoose

crazysection
Full Member
Minuteman
Oct 30, 2009
569
143
41
Ireland
Saw it last night and really enjoyed it.I like the direction the recent Bonds are going, edgier and grittier.New Bond girl Bernice Marlohe doesn't really get much time on screen which is a pity!Worth the entrance fee imho
 
Re: skyfall

Having gone back recently and watched the Bond's of my youth (Moore & Dalton), I'm thankful they've started to move away from the silliness of the past and try to portray a "more" realistic and believable Bond.
 
Re: skyfall

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Dogtown</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Having gone back recently and watched the Bond's of my youth (Moore & Dalton), I'm thankful they've started to move away from the silliness of the past and try to portray a "more" realistic and believable Bond. </div></div>

+1
I grew up with Roger Moore and thought he was a great Bond. But then as I got older, I appreciated Sean Connery more and more.
I think Daniel Craig is the perfect progression of Bond.
 
Re: skyfall

I'm looking forward to it. I thought Daniel Craig was an odd choice for bond a few years ago but so far he's done a fantastic job.
 
Re: skyfall

i have seen all the Bond movies many many times, Roger mOOre was my favorite but Daniel Craig IS the James Bond.
 
Re: skyfall

I really like the direction they have taken the series with Daniel Craig.

I really enjoyed George Lazenby as Bond, and of course Sean Connery in everything except Diamonds Are Forever and Never Say Never Again. I don't care for most of the Roger Moore movies and some of the Pierce Brosnan movies. The Timothy Dalton movies don't bother me as much as they seem to bother other people and prefer him to either Moore or Brosnan.
 
Re: skyfall

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Lofty</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Where are you guys seeing it? Was it an early release? </div></div>

OP is across the pond.
 
Re: skyfall

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: joshua414</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I'm looking forward to it. I thought Daniel Craig was an odd choice for bond a few years ago but so far he's done a fantastic job.</div></div>
This^
 
Re: skyfall

Just saw it. Glad they are bring back stuff from the older movies. I for one think exploding pens and laser watches are what the bond movies are all about.
 
Re: skyfall

I'm going to get flamed. I wont spoil it but i hated it. It was overhyped, rushed, and the introduction of of some of the gadgets detracted from the realism that Casino Royale set. I love Sam Mendes but i walked out at the end disgusted. The movie had so much potential..and for half of the movie it was going well but failed to stay with certain parts of the story or explore the antagonist. Felt rushed. Casinio Royale holds the number one still in my book of bond movies.
 
Re: skyfall

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Blackops_2</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I'm going to get flamed. I wont spoil it but i hated it. It was overhyped, rushed, and the introduction of of some of the gadgets detracted from the <span style="font-weight: bold"><span style="font-size: 14pt">realism</span></span> that Casino Royale set. </div></div>

Realism? Did you even watch Casino Royale? Unrealistically awesome gadgets and super spy stuff is what James Bond films are all about. Casino Royale was really good, but it felt like it was trying too hard to be like a Jason Borne movie.

IMO, Goldeneye was the best 007 movie to date. Haven't seen Skyfall yet, but it looks like it's going to be great. At first I didn't like Craig, but the more I watch him, the more I think he's a fantastic Bond.
 
Re: skyfall

Yes i own Casino Royale it has a more realistic portrayal than Skyfall. Wait until you see it before you defend it, i'm a big Craig fan and this was just slightly better than QoS. It left me pissed off because of the hype surrounding it. Seriously i had been looking forward to this movie since it was announced. Goldeneye is good Martin Campbell directs good Bond films.
 
Re: skyfall

Saw it last night with the wife. It was a good movie. However, I thnk it failed to live up to the CR and QOS brand of Bond. While those 2 movies carried a theme, this one departs from that theme and never mentions it.

Either the writer or director spent too many nights watching the recent Batman (Dark Knight) series, as this plot and background music was extremely similar. Sorry, I didn't need to know anything about Skyfall.

With the introduction of familiar characters, DC Bond lost some of his "blunt instrument" qualities. And for the last too long to tell, no Bond girl in any scene. I did enjoy the "bad guy" character in this movie.

While it was a good movie, it is the departure from the first two movies and a return to "classic" Bond. I was disappointed because I feel CR and QOS are the 2 best mmovies of the series and I was hoping for more of the same.

It's definately worth seeing, probably not in IMAX though.
 
Re: skyfall

Boss took the entire company to see the movie yesterday at 1:30. 80 some tickets. I went because it was a company activity and a free movie. That said I hate going to the movies. I would say this one is a sunday matinee rating. That is almost as high a rating as I can give dealing with movie theaters. I enjoyed all of it although the girl I was sitting next to said it needed nudity and more bond girls.
 
Re: skyfall

Saw it last night with some buddies, I thought it was really good. I can only compare it to the most recent with Craig and Brosnan, but I liked the mostly-realistic mindset. I thought the plot was good, action scenes were good, and the bad guy was, well, the bad guy! Left feeling pretty satisfied.
 
Re: skyfall

Wow, I thought it was the best Bond movie yet. I've been a fan since I was a kid. The ending and setup for future movies was classic. Very well done.
 
Re: skyfall

A good but not great Bond movie. A little history on Bond and MI6 was a decent plot but as has been mentioned this movie needed at least one hottie Bond girl.

My only real complaint about this movie and most of the recent films is that we need to have a real evil villan for bond to chase. Most of the recent ones seem to be whimpish or just a characture. Bring back Goldfinger or the villan in Live and Let Die.
 
Re: skyfall

Fantastic movie!! Well worth the price of admission, a stunning movie at times.

My only complaint was the popcorn, which caused me to fart so bad I S(*& my pants, nauseating two rows in either direction.

But alas, this is not James Bond's fault.
 
Re: skyfall

Saw it again despite my dislike of it. I was on the very front row last time. Since my hype had relinquished i went into it with a more open mind. It's good but only good. It could've been amazing. It has it's flaws but all in all 6.5-7/10 for me. Still just doesn't measure up to Casino Royale.
 
Re: skyfall

I may go see it. Just stopped watching them after Daniel Craig came out and said Bond should do a gay scene. Can't seem to scrub that image of my childhood Bond kissin' a guy, just isn't "right"
 
Re: skyfall

Going to see this today with wifey. Wish I wouldn't have read the above post first. Knew Craig was anti gun but didn't know he was light in the loafers.
When we go see movies we go in to Olathe to a theater that has recliners and serves food and alcohol. It's nice to not have someone kicking the back of your chair and be able to drink a beer while watching a movie.
 
Re: skyfall

Damn, what is this world coming to? James Bond smokes dicks and is anti gun?

I can only imagine the new Bond "girls" names...

Hung Lo
Chow Dix
Alotta Wang
Poossy Nomore
OctoCocks?.. CockNoPussy
 
Re: skyfall

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Boss took the entire company to see the movie yesterday at 1:30. 80 some tickets. I went because it was a company activity and a free movie.</div></div>
Wow, you must work for the government. ha

The storyline develops Bond's character by detailing his childhood and showing his weaknesses/vulnerabilities. It is a direction that walks a fine line between making Bond too ordinary if overdone, but a smart move after 50 years. It is not easy keeping the audience interested in this old franchise, but they did a great job. How many of us would be interested in IronMan #27 in 50 years? Bardem played a great villain: twisted, sinister, and colorful. The Bond girl didn't do it for me in this one, but the movie as a whole was refreshing. It will not be necessary to do another Bond like this, but this one was necessary.
 
Re: skyfall

Enjoyed the movie...and the beer was good too. There was a kinda gay moment there...Chicks were pretty. He has gotta loose that PPK though. Gets himself a Glock or something shootable. Fun day with the wifey.
 
Re: skyfall

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: chalwie</div><div class="ubbcode-body">

The storyline develops Bond's character by detailing his childhood and showing his weaknesses/vulnerabilities. It is a direction that walks a fine line between making Bond too ordinary if overdone, but a smart move after 50 years. It is not easy keeping the audience interested in this old franchise, but they did a great job. How many of us would be interested in IronMan #27 in 50 years? Bardem played a great villain: twisted, sinister, and colorful. The Bond girl didn't do it for me in this one, but the movie as a whole was refreshing. It will not be necessary to do another Bond like this, but this one was necessary. </div></div>

I don't feel like it made him anymore human than the Casino Royale did. Even QoS has the same dark tone and shows his recklessness as well as his constant notion of revenge. While Skyfall brings up some personal aspects it never really elaborates on either M's questionable past or Bond's childhood just notes at them. I wanted to know more, i guess. For what little time the Bond girl had she was great IMO. I didn't know if Berenice Marlhoe could act but she did quite well. She's also downright gorgeous IMO.

skyfal-B%C3%A9r%C3%A9nice-Marlohe1.jpg
 
Re: skyfall

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: kansas</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Enjoyed the movie...and the beer was good too. There was a kinda gay moment there...Chicks were pretty. He has gotta loose that PPK though. Gets himself a Glock or something shootable. Fun day with the wifey. </div></div>

I liked it, but it was slow for a Bond flick I thought. Not much of the Bond Girl either. I have had a thing for the new Miss Moneypenny since 28 Days Later so I had to go see this. Perhaps by Q saying the Walther is a 9mm Short makes it seem more powerful to the unwashed and unknowing.

I also drug my 12 y/o daughter to it and I don't believe she's ever watched any of the Bond films. She even liked it, this is the same girl who was 4 and screamed that Shark Tale sucked after 5 minutes of it, lol.
 
Re: skyfall

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Johnny Sasaki</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Haven't seen the movie yet, but what's all this talk about James Bond being gay? WTF? </div></div>

It's like one line to throw the all knowing villain off.
 
Re: skyfall

Middling pathetic. The old Bond car (Aston Martin?) was the only interesting plot device.

Casino Royale was quite good, and I had hopes for Craig, but I won't be wasting any more ducats on this foolishness.

Cheers... Jim
 
Re: skyfall

I did enjoy that there weren't as many gizmos and super spy crap. He actually had to do business with a great double rifle. Spot on.
 
Re: skyfall

I wasn't all that impressed with the movie - it was kind of slow at times.

A PPK with some form of biometric sensor so only Bond can fire it. WTF - seems like gun control agenda to me.
 
Re: skyfall

I saw it over the weekend. It was entertaining. My family always chides me when I yell TRIGGER when I see fingers where they shouldn't be...
 
Re: skyfall

saw it last night, it was good entertainment, couldn't care less about M past or Bond's childhood, the less drama the better.
show me good chases and realistic fights, hot chick and sopme humor and i am good to go.
 
Re: skyfall

Skyfall has almost no story. What is there, is so thin that it does not save the movie. Major disappointment.

I heard someone snoring in the movie, only to realize that my wife was the guilty party. ha.
 
Re: skyfall

Saw it last night, opening 30min was pretty great. Then it was slow for 1.5hours, then last 30min was great. Overall, i wasnt a huge fan. I thought Javier B was pretty amazing in it though, very creepy and a great bond villain. I was hoping it was more like the QoS where you needed to see the first movie to get it.. This one had no connection whats so ever to the previous ones. I just didn't like it. Casino Royale to me was about the most perfect Bonb movie ever.
 
Re: skyfall

Enjoyed the movie overall. SPOILERS AHEAD DON'T READ if you didn't watch the movie yet.

I liked the return of some of the classic elements:

-Opening title sequence
-Moneypenny
-Q

Didn't like:

-Another dead Bond girl with apparently no effort on Bonds part to even remotely try to save her
-Villain started off interesting but lost focus and became kind of pathetic (revenge with some silly shoot 'em up at a parliamentary meeting) especially with the big build up
-Silly biometric safety on the Walther PPK

Also sad to see Judi Dench go as M. She was fantastic in all the movies, however, I do like Ralph Fiennes as the new M.
 
Re: skyfall

Spoilers, so don't read if you get pissed off easily.

I had high expectations...and was let down. My biggest peeve was that I was expecting a "Bond" movie...not a personal vendetta. Plot was very cheap and unimaginative, and not "Bond-ish" at all. 143 minutes, and not a whole lot actually happens. His past? Don't care.

I also enjoyed Moneypenny coming back. As long as they keep the gadgets "realistic", few and far between, and not the major plot of the movie, I'll enjoy them too. Yes, the PPK. We as gun people know there's better choices...but come on, it's a movie, and it's Bond! What's Bond without his PPK!?

I realize this ended up a rant, but after typing all that I'm not just going to delete it! Too each their own. Everyone I saw it with loved it. I was underwhelmed. But in homage to Casino Royale we did make a 'tux night' out of it, and you wouldn't believe how many women are willing to hand over their phone numbers when you look as good in a tux as I do
grin.gif
 
Re: skyfall

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: pdogsbeware</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Spoilers, so don't read if you get pissed off easily.

I had high expectations...and was let down. My biggest peeve was that I was expecting a "Bond" movie...not a personal vendetta. Plot was very cheap and unimaginative, and not "Bond-ish" at all. 143 minutes, and not a whole lot actually happens. His past? Don't care.

I also enjoyed Moneypenny coming back. As long as they keep the gadgets "realistic", few and far between, and not the major plot of the movie, I'll enjoy them too. Yes, the PPK. We as gun people know there's better choices...but come on, it's a movie, and it's Bond! What's Bond without his PPK!?

I realize this ended up a rant, but after typing all that I'm not just going to delete it! Too each their own. Everyone I saw it with loved it. I was underwhelmed. But in homage to Casino Royale we did make a 'tux night' out of it, and you wouldn't believe how many women are willing to hand over their phone numbers when you look as good in a tux as I do
grin.gif
</div></div>

100% Agree. I saw it a second time and it's alright just nowhere near the hype that was built around it. And honestly with the cast it had it should've been the best bond film ever made IMO. Mendes as much as i love him failed on a major account the script. A friend of mine asked me how i felt it was rushed when it was 2hrs 20min the problem he has is that how long the movie is doesn't correlate with time elapsed in the movie. The Dark Knight Rises is a prime example Nolan shoves a ton of crap in that film, it's still good but could've been better. Kingdom of Heaven is another one the theatrical version is damn near 3hrs long the directors cut is 3hrs 30minutes yet the ratings for them are vastly different. Skyfall started out really great just like the previous two films. Then when Marhloe dies it never really picks back up IMO. I also couldn't stand the standoff at the house? I mean WTF, you have people at MI6 leading Bardem to their location. Hence three people know where M and Bond are, why not send backup? Also why doesn't bond prepare before goes there(get weapons)? How does Bardem survive cyanide? Also there is mention of the CIA tracking Patrice to Shanghi yet Felix isn't reintroduced? Especially after he is now director of the CIA (after QoS) i know it's not related to Casino Royale or QoS but i liked the cooperation between the CIA and MI6.

What's funny is Martin Campbell has directed two different bond movies the first for both actors (Pierce and Craig) why the hell isn't he just on board? Goldeneye despite it's less serious tone is still a pretty classic Bond movie. Casino Royale one of if not the best Bond ever. I wish he'd come back for the next installment i'd like to see what he could do with this cast.

Casino Royale by far my favorite. Lol i didn't think about doing a tux tribute...damn should've done that.

Despite my griping and disappointment i do love Adele's Skyfall intro it's awesome.
<object width="425" height="350"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/DeumyOzKqgI"></param> <param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param> <embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/DeumyOzKqgI" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"> </embed></object>
 
Re: skyfall

Was I the only one that was bothered by the fact that the Albert Finney character called a double barreled shotgun a "hunting rifle?" I don't usually get upset by inaccuracies, especially in a Bond film, but this seems like something that they would have gotten right. I was a little less bothered by all of the infeasible improvised explosives made out of shotgun shells.
 
Re: skyfall

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Carter Mayfield</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Was I the only one that was bothered by the fact that the Albert Finney character called a double barreled shotgun a "hunting rifle?" I don't usually get upset by inaccuracies, especially in a Bond film, but this seems like something that they would have gotten right. I was a little less bothered by all of the infeasible improvised explosives made out of shotgun shells. </div></div>

I'm pretty sure that was a double rifle and not a shotgun.
 
Re: skyfall

Yeah, it wasn't a shotgun but an Anderson Wheeler double barreled rifle chambered for 500 nitro express.

ga051-anderson-wheeler-500-nitro-box-express-rifle-large.jpg
 
Re: skyfall

There were both in the movie which is what i think Carter got confused. They have the old side by side hunting rifle and a shotgun they cut down. Remember James drops the hunting rifle for a HK416 (or at least that's what i thought the assault rifles were)