Tag: Skyfall
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Who signed off on the scorpion CGI?!
I mostly enjoyed Skyfall, but one of my least favorite scenes is Bond’s scorpion drinking game at the bar. The intent is clear enough: Bond’s steady hand is back as he calmly holds a drink while a scorpion crawls over… Read More →
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Skyfall’s blown MI6 agent identities: great plotline
One of the more compelling ideas in Skyfall is the exposure of MI6’s undercover agents in a storyline that briefly opens the door to the wider, shadowy world of British intelligence before quickly getting back to Bond’s personal journey. As… Read More →
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Perhaps this isn’t the time
In The World Is Not Enough, M’s restrained response to Elektra King’s offer of a “gift” is a great summation of my opinion on having M face-to-face with any Bond villain and the scene underscores why placing M directly opposite… Read More →
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Another Skyfall komodo dragons post…
As I’ve posted previously, the presence of Komodo dragons in the Macau casino sequence of Skyfall remains one of the movie’s most baffling creative choices, and it deserves continued scrutiny. From a logical, practical, or even thematic standpoint, their inclusion… Read More →
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Not exactly Christmas, is it?
One of my most persistent criticisms of the modern Bond era and in particular the Craig era, is the deliberate downgrading of James Bond’s gadgets. This issue is most conspicuous in Skyfall, when Bond complains with the above line to… Read More →
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Oh. Well my name’s Eve. Eve Moneypenny.
Skyfall‘s final sequence and the formal introduction of Moneypenny and the new M ultimately redeem the movie. After Silva’s death and the disjointed return to Bond’s childhood home, the narrative regains its footing with a moment that feels both deliberate… Read More →
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Are you gonna complain the whole way?
This Bond quote introduces one of Skyfall‘s most improbable narrative turns: Bond and M retreating to his childhood home in an Aston Martin DB5. For me, this is the point where the movie begins to unravel. However nostalgic or thematically… Read More →
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I didn’t order anything. Not even you.
In Skyfall, are we genuinely meant to accept that Moneypenny visits Bond’s hotel room in Macau solely to give him a clean shave? The line above practically begs for subtext, and the scene is so charged with unspoken desire that… Read More →
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Free both of us
Silva’s unnerving interaction with M at the climax of Skyfall is one of his best moments in the movie. His whispered plea, “Free both of us,” as he presses the gun to both their heads, captures the essence of his… Read More →
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Anyone else not buy the end of Skyfall?
Even though Skyfall isn’t my favorite Daniel Craig outing (that honor goes to Spectre, thank you very much), I still have a soft spot for it. What I don’t have a soft spot for, however, is Bond and M’s most… Read More →
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