This Bond is suited for arthouse movie lovers too! Anyone ofcourse can enjoy it, but this edition is very dear to me, because for the first time adults that love acting are taking seriously and the acting by Javier Bardem, Ralph Fiennes and Albert Finney is to be thanked for that. Topped with the brilliant direction by Sam Mendes.This Bond really went out of its way to make it something really special: it is RAW and REAL. And it has got story twists never seen before in any Bond in all of its history. Really, all cliches went out of the window and everything was up for grabs. Young viewers wont notice ofcourse, but for all those adults who have been watching Bond since the sixties or seventies, this edition is really unique and special.Some highlights: 1 One of the best Bond themes ever performed by the lovely Adele. 2 Photography by mutliple Oscar winner Roger Deakins 3 The return of the greatest bond car ever: the old and glorious aston martin DB5 All in all this Bond has got a feel to it none of all the other modern Bond editions ever have had. The fighting spirit of this movie breathes the energy that it could have been the last Bond ever made. It wasnt the last, but it was one of the very best, if not the best modern Bond ever!

Me and my oldest son have been doing a bit of pseudo binge watching of James Bond. Every weekend we have been watching two of the movies starting with Dr. No quite a few weekends ago. Last weekend we arrived at the Daniel Craig ones. I had actually not watched those ones before. I have to, grudgingly (I am a Sean Connery fan), admit that the first two we watched were not at all bad.However, today we watched Skyfall. What the f...? This is not a James Bond movie! If it had been just some other movie I would probably have thought it would not be a too bad one. However, it pretends to be a James Bond movie and as such it is utter crap. It is a bloody Hollywood drama written by someone with a total lack of respect for the Franchise, not to mention the old Bond fans.James Bond should be out hunting international villains. Villains with a good chunk of bad guy charisma I might add. What we got however was some loathsome prick having a grudge because M didn't come to his rescue when he fucked up.The British Secret service should also be just that, a powerful organisation protecting Britain (and the rest of the civilized world) from communists, terrorists, criminal superorganisations like Spectre or whatever. Having scenes with M more or less on trial and having to defend herself in front of a bunch of clueless political asshats is just crap and it is definitely not the kind of crap that should be in a James Bond movie.The whole movie is just full of sensationalist shit, politically correct crap, killing of popular characters, sentimental bullshit and other nonsens of the kind you would expect in a bloody Hollywood soap opera. And what about the new Q? A boring brat with a over-inflated ego. Not fun at all.Even the special effects are debatable. For example, if you make a subway train crash by blowing a hole in it's path then for Christ sake put some crash test dummies or something in it to at least make some pretense of it not being an empty mock-up!This is undoubtedly the worst Bond movie ever. My disappointment with this movie cannot be overstated.

Movie Review: "007: Skyfall"Being in good hands at Columbia Pictures and slowly-recovering Hollywood studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Eon Productions Ltd. represented by producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson strikes the fine line of action and drama with Bond Production 23, engaging Academy-Award-Winning Director Sam Mendes to fulfill the 50th anniversary of the 007 movie series, sharing twists of suspense and elegantly-shot action sequences by cinematographer Roger Deakins, at age 62, with another original screenplay by Robert Wade & Neal Purvis, who get supported by screenwriter John Logan, known for the polished script of "Gladiator" (2000), based on Ian Fleming's life-time creation of the character of James Bond, performed by actor Daniel Craig in full range-playing bestform."Skyfall" builds a dramatized relationship between "007" and the MI6-agent's superior "M", portrayed for the seventh times since 1995 by Dame Judi Dench, who together with the leading man delivers an humanized as emotional journey of loss with respect to fallen, believed-dead spies in an high-precision driving pre-title sequence with a traditional chase sequence from a hotel room over Istanbul's streets by car and motorcycle with field action support by the character of Miss Moneypenny, here in an expanding coverage performance by actress Naomi Harris, who follows 007 to his train boarding towards a spectacular roof top fight with the train's full acceleration, when plot surprises sends the audience into a mysterious main-title-sequence with Bond looking, searching, digging and shooting himself into the past of a forfeited childhood under the nerve-striking vocals of singer Adele, setting the tone to one of the best 007 movies since "GoldenEye" (1995), establishing high-profile motion picture quality entertainment for any thriller-indulging audience.After tension losses with "Quantum of Solace" in season 2008/2009, this Bond movie presents itself in a total Zeitgeist fashion of Fall 2012 and beyond, standing strong and compact in its 135 Minutes editorial cut by Stuart Baird, who makes use of Roger Deakins' remarkable use of color, symmetry and long camera takes in the first ever fully-digital-received visual works for a 007 movie. The editor brings back the classic reservation as well as elegant continuity of "Casino Royale" (2006) or "From Russia With Love" (1963). The audience around the world thanked the filmmakers with upto 50 percent increase in international box office attendance of movie season 2012/2013; also due to a fulminate performance by actor Javier Bardem as Bond nemesis Silva, who together with side-kicking beauty actress Bérénice Marlohe, leads James Bond deeper into a wide-spread network of global-playing entities as snatching tentacles of a soon-to-be-revealed head organization "Spectre". Nevertheless major computer-hacker Silva gives Bond the hardest time in this picture toward a nothing-to-be-wished-for showdown on a Scotish private estate in a night raid of splintering concrete, major shoot-outs, a tunnel escape from a crashing helicopter over to an ice-lake crossing path of the already legendary chapel confrontation in the triangle of redemption between Silva, Bond & "M" under a subconsciously lingering soundtrack by composer Thomas Newman, who reinvents "007" historic pitches into his overall original score compositions accompanied by sensual placed sound design works.Released on October 23rd 2012 to a world premiere in London, UK under full cast, including further supporting splendor by character performers Ralph Fiennes and Ben Wishaw arranged by long-term Eon's staff casting director Debbie McWilliams, onboard since "For Your Eyes Only" (1981), as well as the filmmakers' attendance, led by accomplished director Sam Mendes, who then eventually overthrow himself with the over-budgeted 245 Million Dollar production of "Spectre" in 2015 to share nevertheless this proudly-received presentation of a James Bond movie for the ages, making its succession to overall audio-visual motion picture satisfactions for spectators from China over the Americas to countries of Europe.© 2017 Felix Alexander Dausend (Cinemajesty Entertainments LLC)

Whenever going through the Tube I fantasized about sliding down the long and steep escalator and taking satisfaction in the masses envying me. Here James Bond (Daniel Craig in this third outing as 007) and the evil Silva (Javier Bardem) achieve this in the Tube, and it's one of the most impressive stunts in Skyfall.I would have achieved greater satisfaction if the movie (even in the DVD outtakes) had a scene where Bardem, channeling Anton Chigurh from No Country For Old Men, swiftly despatches the arrogant commuters who attempt to push him aside to reach their platform on time, e.g. the suited people who think they can push their way through (I guess their Jaguars are being serviced) or the grumpy old guy who gets angry because he missed his train, even though the next one will arrive in 3.01 minutes.The Scottish highland scenes are stunning, although I was surprised to learn Bond's mansion was actually constructed in Surrey, in the neighboring country of England!Gareth Mallory MP, the Chairman of the House of Commons Intelligence and Security Committee, becomes the new M. I wonder if the by- election caused by Gareth's resignation from Parliament was won by the Opposition or a third party? Political intrigue at its finest. Anyway Ralph Fiennes plays Gareth, and in 2007 he made huge news when it was reported he had a mile high tryst with Qantas Flight Attendant Lisa Robertson.