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JamesG · 11-09-2012, 07:37 PM

Movie Reviews: Skyfall

When the last 007 movie, Quantum of Solace, opened in 2008, critics railed at the decision to turn Bond into an action hero.

Now, four years later, Roger Ebert writes in his review of Skyfall:

“I don’t know what I expected in Solace, but certainly not an experience this invigorating.”

Peter Howell remarks in the Toronto Star that Skyfall:

“could make you fall for James Bond all over again, or to discover him at the moment of his vital rebirth.”

Manohla Dargis in the New York Times comments that the movie:

“plays like something of a franchise rethink, partly because it brings in new faces and implies that Bond, like Jason Bourne, needed to be reborn.”

In the Los Angeles Times, Kenneth Turan praises director Sam Mendes for turning out:

“a thrilling new chapter in a franchise that by all rights should have been gasping for air — which really makes him the hero of this saga. Saving Bond, after all, is rather like saving the day.”

There are a few dissents.

Skyfall, writes Rafer Guzmán in Newsday:

“is so busy recapturing the past that it has trouble moving forward.”

Wesley Morris in the Boston Globe makes a similar point, noting that Mendes must have felt obligated to follow the road map laid out in previous Bond movies.

The result, he writes, is that the franchise “has atrophied into the kind of nostalgia that calls into question going on with this enterprise at all.”

-IMDB News

MrCleveland · 11-11-2012, 09:22 AM

I hope "Skyfall" could revamp the MGM Brand again.

Nighthawk76 · 11-16-2012, 08:04 PM

Skyfall is a great movie. Its one of the best 007 movies ever!

Tubehead · 11-21-2012, 11:28 AM

im not realy big james bond fan i really iiked sky fall a lot

isiahthomas · 11-24-2012, 03:03 PM

Skyfall is good. I like the new hot woman in it that James kisses in the shower. I also like the black actress Naomie Harris that works with James. Javier Bardem is good at playing a bad guy.

robyrob · 11-24-2012, 08:12 PM

i'm a huge James Bond fan, but I will never accept Daniel Craig as Bond - too short, haggard looking and just not interesting enough, no charm at all. And he really isn't even playing James Bond; he obviously hasn't read any of the original books or seen the original movies, he's just playing some random spy character.

They had "Bond 50" on sale at Amazon for $99 today, but I already have all the Bond movies i want in 2 or 3 formats anyways.

I will eventually see Skyfall when its on Netflix, but to me there is no way it will top the classics unless they get a better actor to play Bond.

11-09-2012, 07:37 PM	#1
JamesG Freakshow Moderator Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 01, 2008 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 57,168	Movie Reviews: "Skyfall" Movie Reviews: Skyfall When the last 007 movie, Quantum of Solace, opened in 2008, critics railed at the decision to turn Bond into an action hero. Now, four years later, Roger Ebert writes in his review of Skyfall: “I don’t know what I expected in Solace, but certainly not an experience this invigorating.” Peter Howell remarks in the Toronto Star that Skyfall: “could make you fall for James Bond all over again, or to discover him at the moment of his vital rebirth.” Manohla Dargis in the New York Times comments that the movie: “plays like something of a franchise rethink, partly because it brings in new faces and implies that Bond, like Jason Bourne, needed to be reborn.” In the Los Angeles Times, Kenneth Turan praises director Sam Mendes for turning out: “a thrilling new chapter in a franchise that by all rights should have been gasping for air — which really makes him the hero of this saga. Saving Bond, after all, is rather like saving the day.” There are a few dissents. Skyfall, writes Rafer Guzmán in Newsday: “is so busy recapturing the past that it has trouble moving forward.” Wesley Morris in the Boston Globe makes a similar point, noting that Mendes must have felt obligated to follow the road map laid out in previous Bond movies. The result, he writes, is that the franchise “has atrophied into the kind of nostalgia that calls into question going on with this enterprise at all.” -IMDB News

11-11-2012, 09:22 AM	#2
MrCleveland Drew Carey from Hell Forum Star Join Date: Nov 10, 2007 Location: The City of Cleveland, in The State of Cleveland, in The United States of Cleveland Posts: 14,233	I hope "Skyfall" could revamp the MGM Brand again.
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11-21-2012, 11:28 AM	#4
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11-24-2012, 08:12 PM	#6
robyrob certified wackball#3 Moderator Forum Icon Join Date: Aug 03, 2003 Location: hiding under the third booth at Arnold's Posts: 58,203	i'm a huge James Bond fan, but I will never accept Daniel Craig as Bond - too short, haggard looking and just not interesting enough, no charm at all. And he really isn't even playing James Bond; he obviously hasn't read any of the original books or seen the original movies, he's just playing some random spy character. They had "Bond 50" on sale at Amazon for $99 today, but I already have all the Bond movies i want in 2 or 3 formats anyways. I will eventually see Skyfall when its on Netflix, but to me there is no way it will top the classics unless they get a better actor to play Bond.
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11-16-2012, 08:04 PM	#3
Nighthawk76 Rachel Berry Forum Celebrity Join Date: Feb 28, 2003 Location: Illinois Posts: 23,254	Skyfall is a great movie. Its one of the best 007 movies ever!

11-24-2012, 03:03 PM	#5
isiahthomas Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Aug 20, 2002 Location: Cleveland, Ohio Posts: 10,704	Skyfall is good. I like the new hot woman in it that James kisses in the shower. I also like the black actress Naomie Harris that works with James. Javier Bardem is good at playing a bad guy.