SmugKitZine Tied for the best movie I have ever seen

Skunkyrate Gripping story with well-crafted characters

MamaGravity good back-story, and good acting

Asad Almond A clunky actioner with a handful of cool moments.

cinemajesty 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)

achmoye I liked the opening. This is where belong my two stars. The Bond opening are always beautiful. Actually I'd rather watch 2 hours of Bond opening instead of this garbage. 1. Daniel Craig has only one expression. No wonder he doesn't pass the psychological test in the movie. Maybe it was the actor answering. How could he pass the casting. Remember Pierce Brosman, his fine humour traits ? What happened to Bond's personality ? 2. My Lord this movie is so sexist. Women just fall drooling in Bond's presence. Their only goal is to go in his bed. The random sex scenes are killing me. Is it Game of Thrones ? Funniest example is first car chase, when his female colleague is driving, and he actually push her, take the driving wheel to turn on the right. Because she could'nt do it obviously LOL 3. The plot is ridiculous and predictable, with cliché hacking like it is a superpower or something. 4. Bond risk his life to chase a ...guy. Why ? Couldn't you, like, make a police perimeter instead of running if a GOD DAMN TRAIN ??? Can't you just take the actual elevator instead of hanging yourself to it ? How does that help you chase the guy ??? He could just have called the button XD So yeah, a hilarious pile of cinéma clichés. A skyfall on action-movies. I don't recommend.

Samiam3 There are three items which make Skyfall worth some credit. First there is the title song. Regardless of whether the lyrics make sense (like all the other bond songs) 'Skyfall' is destined to be a soul classic someday. Second there is Javier Bardem's performance. His bond villain is as deliciously whimsical as he is sinister. Third there is Roger Deakin's cinematography, which compliments all the set pieces with extraordinary light and colour, and subsequent texture.Aside from this, Skyfall is dismissible. The biggest problem is Daniel Craig who plays James Bond with no love. He seems to interpret 007 as a creation of the cold and seclusive espionage world of John le Carré. That wouldn't explain however the way he just shoots back a shot of thousand dollar scotch as if it were a tequila and lime. What happened to your class Mr. Bond?Between the action set pieces, Skyfall is rather ponderous and void of wit or charm. The movie brings in a 'would be' bond girl (with the whole package; lips, legs) only to bump her off a couple scenes later in a way it feels like an attack on the bond girl tradition itself.Skyfall succeeds in dodging most of the gimmicks but fails to capture the highlights of the 007 legacy.

tomasg-69814 A JB movie alright. With some excellent acting and a good script. An opening scene that should get a ticket for kind of over-speed.And some last half an hour! Stays in your mind for weeks the first time you watch it.Danny's finest 007 hours on screen besides Casino, in my opinion. Some picks of humour delights the audience very well on the journey, and there's the right James Bond feeling most of the way.A Spanish guy named Javier Bardem is far out beautiful bad guy. (Can't remember a more stone cold avenging mind for decades in Bond time line....) When MI6 is forced to hide underground, you know it's red alert.One amazing scene after another, you can't catch breath for quite many seconds. The whole production team should have been awarded a "small Oscar" for getting this together so brilliant. And the "Put-aside-Spectre-story-for-a-while" works great. But it sleeps in the subs, if you know what I mean... But. I don't like the way Judy Dench (M) and 007 seems to have special feelings for each other. Blabla...I know. M never showed Pierce B that kind of sympathy!:/Church scene is kind of the ending of Return Of The Jedi; a fellow to me bringing that view. (Darth/Luke confession scene.) I don't think it suits a James Bond film...touching though, anyway.I rank this Daniel Craig James Bond 007 movie towards his other stuff. To Sean, Roger (R.I.P), George, Timothy, and Pierce's 007 stuff you got to have a distance kind of mind to enjoy them to the fullest.So I finish with my personal top 6 JB movies. (One from every actor's 007 career.)*SC: "Goldfinger" (1964.) The 007-movies as we know them starts here. (For sure.)*GL: "OHMSS" (1969.) Underrated one-show from George L. Entertaining and action-filled. A top 10 JB movie to me. Nevermind the aging of such 60's stuff.*RM: "The Spy Who..." (1977.) Roger Moore as 007 to the fullest. A 70's classic people today still compares to year fellow movies like Star Wars, Close Encouters, or, for .... sake, Smokey and the Bandit. Way out there, as the 70's was, and a certain '79 movie sealed it.*TD: "The Living Daylights" (1987.) Very hard to choose one of his (sadly only) two movies. I like both of them a lot. LTK gets to me deeper in between days, but this is more of the pure JB thing.*PB: "Goldeneye" (1995.) All-in by Pierce Brosnan. He new his work was important and very well sought after. The other 007's of his sadly disappears in too much merchandise. And DAD is quite silly still, uh?*DC: "Casino Royale" (2006.) No one could expected an entering like this. As his fore-runner, he knew that a first job was crucial. He did it, quite well.So...now I've completed my 007 reviews. Over 1,5 years since first. Got some likes, got some dislikes. (But I hope it entertains someone out there.)I adore you (Bond) movie lovers as much as you adore me, and any other kindred spirits!