Tag: Skyfall

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

Skyfall lost me a little bit when Bond and M head, well, to Skyfall in the Aston Martin DB5.  The nostalgia factor was off the charts both for the shiny DB5 and the insistent (which I love) Monty Norman James… Read More →

I absolutely love the 1960’s nostalgia sound when Bond unveils his plan to M of taking out the Aston Martin DB5 in Skyfall.  It’s obviously a beautiful car, but as M notes – it’s not the best car to drive… Read More →

So seriously, how did Bond actually sneak on the yacht Chimera and meet Solange in Skyfall?  Sneaking on a yacht, let alone a guarded one, would be difficult. Read More →

I always thought the reasoning to return to Skyfall was a contrived and grasping “showdown” scene.  I didn’t like the premise. Read More →

“…and youth is no guarantee of innovation.” Despite my issues with Whishaw’s Q, I thoroughly enjoyed him and Bond’s first interaction in front of the ship painting in Skyfall. Read More →