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Tuesday, October 30, 2012

A James Bond Tribute


Yes, a tribute ... I think this is the best way I can describe Skyfall ... As the 50 years anniversary of Bond movies is upon us, it finally sheds some light on the origins of this amazing character, brings together the new Bond with old gadgets and characters and creates a great pathway for the future ... 

I was a bit scared at first as the opening action sequence didn't really pull me in, but Skyfall gathers up steam pretty quickly, and in the end delivers what I would say is most probably the best Bond movie of all time. I'm not sure that it's a better movie than Casino Royale, but it's definitely a better Bond movie, and that's what really sets them apart. 

Casino Royale countered the Pierce Brosnan disasters with a complete lack of gadgets, betting everything on the human side of the Bond character, and in the process of doing so left many people wondering if we'll ever get to see a car with machine guns again ... Skyfall should be commended even only for showing that you can in fact teach the new dog old tricks, and brings the franchise in a much more balanced position, where we have the strong character of Bond, but also  ... well ... minor spoiler ahead ... a car with machine guns on it. And the best part is that it doesn't even look stupid ...

Oh, and finally but definitely not least ... we have, as many expected probably, the best Bond villain ever ... Javier Bardem brings his monster actor skills to the party and burns the house down ... he doesn't make all the movie, but he lies on top of the Skyfall cake like the incredible cherry he is ...  I might go for a second viewing even just to see him creep the hell out of me again ...

So, yeah, there you go ... I was indeed impressed ...