Skyfall

I've finally seen it, and I loved it. It's stylistically still Bond, but stylishly very modern. The cinematography is sublime, the score is engaging, and they both compliment each other wonderfully. This is without a doubt the best Bond movie ever. It's like a whole new level of Bond film-making. Gone is the action-adventure Bond, and in its place is a beautifully artistic, subtle yet sexy, spy action-thriller. I'm so happy to name this my favourite film of 2012 above Jack Reacher and The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (not least because it's British) because it was made with finesse, precision and direction. Kudos to Sam Mendes, he executed his own vision very well, and it makes light of the Bond conventions (gadgets, shaken not stirred etc.) which I thought was a unique and risky touch, which paid off.

Javier Bardem, in one scene, became probably the best Bond villain ever, and by the end of the film he is the clear favourite. The only gripe I have is the beginning where they're riding on the rooftops with motorbikes, it was obviously a double and CGI backgrounds for the closeups. I thought that everything before the opening titles was pre-Mendes Bond, sort of like an homage to Bond of past, and everything post-opening titles was the new Bond. Talking of the opening titles, that was magic, especially when the title came up and Bond was sinking into the water, very artistic.

The scene in London was absolutely amazing. I was amazed with just how excited and into the scene I was. Using the underground in that way and the police outfit was all visually exciting, but the music leading up to the climax at Parliament was just film-making at its best. Everything in this movie was original. The scenes in Shanghai and Macau were good, but particularly Shanghai, the neon signs gave the impression of a nightclub feeling, and it was super cool. This is easily the best filmed Bond movie, the still shots, the photographic shots, it was beautiful. Each new location gave off a different colour scheme, and I've always loved movies that manage to differentiate locations with the use of colour.

I'd like to see it again. Now.

A

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Oh man. When you begin to compare Skyfall to any other Bond movie, especially Roger Moore ones, it's like comparing Batman Begins to Batman: The Movie, it's just such a stark contrast.

What is Batman: The Movie?

Oh man. When you begin to compare Skyfall to any other Bond movie, especially Roger Moore ones, it's like comparing Batman Begins to Batman: The Movie, it's just such a stark contrast.

Okay - - hadn't heard it referred to that way - - it's Batman on IMDb and elsewhere.


Then I agree with your premise that there is no comparison - - Batman remains the best Batman movie (though Mask of Phantasm gives it a run for the money) and Skyfall is nothing compared to the true James Bond movies.

China's board of film censorship often delete scenes that show the country, or its government, in a bad way.

They've removed part of the film that shows a Chinese security guard being overpowered, as well as references to the Chinese government being involved in torture.