Skyfall

[CuckingFunt]

First off, the cinematography was amazing. But Deakins always shoots beautifully, so that is to be expected. Also, Sam Mendes is BY FAR the best director they've gotten for a Bond film in quite a while. It really was a stunning film to look at.

Ultimately, this is probably the closest I have gotten to liking one of the Daniel Craig Bond films without exception or disclaimer. It felt a bit long at a few moments, but just a bit. I still think the move to a more serious/less campy Bond franchise is, personally, a bit dissatisfying, but this one had a pretty good balance of serious and fun. I'm still not wild about Craig, but that's entirely a matter of taste. I recognize he's a good actor, but I just don't much like him for some reason. But these are all pretty minor things. I generally enjoyed watching the film from start to end.

Most triumphantly, Skyfall is the first of the Craig films that actually felt like a Bond movie, rather than a generic action flick that just happened to have gadgets and recognizable theme music. All the little callbacks to the old films made me very happy and somewhat optimistic about the rest of Craig's tenure.

Oh, also, Javier Bardem was perfectly delightful as the villain.

[CitizenDwayne]

Most triumphantly, Skyfall is the first of the Craig films that actually felt like a Bond movie, rather than a generic action flick that just happened to have gadgets and recognizable theme music. All the little callbacks to the old films made me very happy and somewhat optimistic about the rest of Craig's tenure.

This is interesting; despite being a great movie, in my opinion, Casino Royale doesn't feel particularly "Bond-ish". I am now looking more forward to this movie than I was before.

After the disappointment of Quantum, this looks to be quite the bounce back.

[Fabbs]

5/10

[ALVAREZ6]

First off, the cinematography was amazing. But Deakins always shoots beautifully, so that is to be expected. Also, Sam Mendes is BY FAR the best director they've gotten for a Bond film in quite a while. It really was a stunning film to look at.

Ultimately, this is probably the closest I have gotten to liking one of the Daniel Craig Bond films without exception or disclaimer. It felt a bit long at a few moments, but just a bit. I still think the move to a more serious/less campy Bond franchise is, personally, a bit dissatisfying, but this one had a pretty good balance of serious and fun. I'm still not wild about Craig, but that's entirely a matter of taste. I recognize he's a good actor, but I just don't much like him for some reason. But these are all pretty minor things. I generally enjoyed watching the film from start to end.

Most triumphantly, Skyfall is the first of the Craig films that actually felt like a Bond movie, rather than a generic action flick that just happened to have gadgets and recognizable theme music. All the little callbacks to the old films made me very happy and somewhat optimistic about the rest of Craig's tenure.

Oh, also, Javier Bardem was perfectly delightful as the villain.

Whattt?? Casino Royale >>> Skyfall

I thought casino was quite bondish.

[oh crap]

Good movie, saw it today.

[Proxy]

The movie ing sucked. What horrible . I was laughing most of the time. I laughed harder than most comedies.

The only acceptable part was the visual direction. Acting could only do so good with such terrible writing. Writing was just a tad worse than Prometheus and TDKR.

[scampers]

It was okay. The last Bond movie I really liked was Goldeneye. Casino had its moments but felt kind of like a yawner to me. And I've already forgotten what Quantum was even about. But Skyfall was fun... I liked the homages to the classic films.

[Blake]

First off, the cinematography was amazing. But Deakins always shoots beautifully, so that is to be expected. Also, Sam Mendes is BY FAR the best director they've gotten for a Bond film in quite a while. It really was a stunning film to look at.

Ultimately, this is probably the closest I have gotten to liking one of the Daniel Craig Bond films without exception or disclaimer. It felt a bit long at a few moments, but just a bit. I still think the move to a more serious/less campy Bond franchise is, personally, a bit dissatisfying, but this one had a pretty good balance of serious and fun. I'm still not wild about Craig, but that's entirely a matter of taste. I recognize he's a good actor, but I just don't much like him for some reason. But these are all pretty minor things. I generally enjoyed watching the film from start to end.

Most triumphantly, Skyfall is the first of the Craig films that actually felt like a Bond movie, rather than a generic action flick that just happened to have gadgets and recognizable theme music. All the little callbacks to the old films made me very happy and somewhat optimistic about the rest of Craig's tenure.

Oh, also, Javier Bardem was perfectly delightful as the villain.

I think I agree with all of this.

I want to like Craig as Bond, but there is just something missing.

I think he needs to be more of a smart ass ladies man and less of a robot, imo.

[gameFACE]

Saw it this past weekend. Thought it was pretty damn good. I like what they're doing to make it a continuing series. Also, they're giving more depth to several of the characters that needed it, specifically M & Q.

I like Craig as Bond. He's likeable and edgy at the same time. And I didn't think I would ever say this but he's ooching up to a tie with Sean Connery as the best Bond. Apples and oranges, but a tie, imo.