The Blair-ite era of the MI6 years in Vauxhall is here resigned to an aged oil painting of said building behind a very familiar oak and mahogany strewn office with a stage-right leather door and a leather-topped desk purpose made (or taken out of Pinewood storage) for dropping Eyes Only documents and passports onto with boss-like urgency. MI6’s London is now stepping away from the capital of the Pierce Brosnan years (with its video-walls, glass partitions and holographic training programmes) towards a bespoke, possibly Tory-inspired modernism more akin to the Robert Brown as M / Universal Exports years.
As in until MI6 move back into the rebuilt Vauxhall Cross building for bond 24?
As I said before, how do we know the office isn’t already in the Vauxhall Cross building? Not all of the building was destroyed. Besides, wherever the office is housed, I think it will appear in Bond 24—it’s too iconic just to be used merely as an in-joke at the end of SF.
We see Bond stood on the roof, by the view it's obvious it's no where near Vauxhall Cross.
The cast for the film is more like a West End who's who. Alongside the establishment of Daniel Craig as Bond, Dame Judi as M, and Rory Kinnear as Tanner, we are introduced to Ralph Fiennes as the government overseer Mallory keeping an eye on MI6 from the PM's perspective, Ben Whishaw as a new and fresh take on the Quartermaster and Naomie Harris as field agent Eve. Whishaw is fantastic as the new Q, a character who could easily be seen as the grandson of Desmond Llewellyn more mechanically minded gadget-master in the original Dr No - Die Another Day timeline. A nice touch is his opening scene with Bond, appreciating one of the paintings at the National Gallery. The coda is obvious, but its lovely to see the character appreciates artistic things as many technically minded people often do, and the wit displayed by both characters is delightful to watch.
Yeah, but to what end? Both Kinnear and Wilshaw are said to be the best Hamlets on the West End stage for the last 20 years. But it's not like they get to stretch their acting chops in a Bond film, so why bother? In particular, Tanner has been in two films now and does anyone know what his personality is? It could be any actor in the role. Okay, Whishaw has a personality as Q - but it could be a far less actor as he's still just a stereotype, in fact that Richard Akoeyede from The IT Crowd could do it just as well, and have a more comic persona to boot.
Same with Fiennes, he's not bad but it may as well be the cold fish bloke from The Living Daylights, who we've never seen again in anything. Actually, I find these kind of actors wrong for the kind of film where they're meant to just dip in and make an impression, rather than give a layered, development of character.
I KNEW I should have written more! I do comment that its only the three mains that get any development, though I missed on the fact it is somewhat annoying. I highlight the good moments, because they are genuinely good. QoS did nobody in its cast any favours. Skyfall by contrast shows a cast that if given more to do, they can deliver. Hopefully we may get that in future films. - This film was given the task of making M centre stage, so everything else got shoved out of the way, which I also noted. I agree Tanner in particular is sorely underdeveloped.
TPussy, don't be daft! - He fell in a LOCH. Been there done that myself once. Surprised no one commented on the stink of silt, peak and bog weed when he turned up.
Re this whole Base building business. It is said in the film the Vauxhaull building was "strategically vulnerable" - Ie the association with the real world location of MI6 is now over. (The chalk painting in the new office makes this clear too.) Add to that, as Mini G noted, the building we see Bond and Penny standing on is clearly a different location from the old HQ. - Its a new chapter, a new start, and it is a continuation of the CR reboot. Out with the newer old, in with an older looking brand new! Reintroducing classic elements of old, but no doubt with defining twists. For example the original M was a Vice Admiral of The Royal Navy. The latest M, is a former Army Leftenant Colonel. The same, but different!
This is Thunderbird 2, how can I be of assistance?
We see Bond stood on the roof, by the view it's obvious it's no where near Vauxhall Cross.
Point taken, but the issue really is whether the office at the end of SF is now M’s permanent one. I think it is, you don’t. There’s no point in arguing about it. Let’s wait till Bond 24 to find out.
We see Bond stood on the roof, by the view it's obvious it's no where near Vauxhall Cross.
Point taken, but the issue really is whether the office at the end of SF is now M’s permanent one. I think it is, you don’t. There’s no point in arguing about it. Let’s wait till Bond 24 to find out.
Regarding the new building it is most definitely NOT MoD Main building in London as you can see this in the background as DC is stood on the roof, also neither MI5 or MI6 have been based in MoD main building in the last 50 years.
Thanks for spotting that.
As a general point on the location of the M's office in previous fims and timelines: While the real agencies have not been based there it was used for at least one of the Moore era films. Possibly Octopussy. There was another one where it was based in Trafalgar square Right on the corner of the Mall. Building now called Uganda House, although it could have been the door to what is Malaysia Tourism (or was when the Google car went past). I can't recall if the location was indicated in any other films.
10 Whitehall used to be owned by the MOD, but only until 2004/5.
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Interesting. I think I know someone who used to work there. A bean-counter.
Of course if it has a built in spa now Bond wont have so far to go if they do another remake of Thunderball :-)
Here's a screen grab from apple maps on my phone (bond's location being the purple pin);
10 Whitehall used to be owned by the MOD, but only until 2004/5.
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Amusingly Google Maps has it tagged as Dept of Energy and Climate Change. Coincidence, but quite appropriate for the "climate change" in Bond's secret world.
I don’t know why the producers of SF chose that rooftop to associate it with M’s new office. The main thing is his new office (wherever it is based) is the one depicted at the end of SF.
Besides, films are not reality, and buildings in real life (be they hotels or not) have stood in for many fictional locations. This can be seen at its most outlandish in TMWTGG, with the half-sunken wreck of the liner Queen Elizabeth in Hong Kong harbour being used as a location for one of MI6’s overseas outposts.
I don’t know why the producers of SF chose that rooftop to associate it with M’s new office. The main thing is his new office (wherever it is based) is the one depicted at the end of SF.
Besides, films are not reality, and buildings in real life (be they hotels or not) have stood in for many fictional locations. This can be seen at its most outlandish in TMWTGG, with the half-sunken wreck of the liner Queen Elizabeth in Hong Kong harbour being used as a location for one of MI6’s overseas outposts.
You mean that shipwreak wasn't really a secret HQ?
Some of our UK regulars are slow to post their opinions... Lady Rose, Lexi, FelixLeiter girl...
Amazed how some folk on other forums bang on about wanting the gunbarrel at the beginning of the film... It's a ritual thing I guess.
I'm the slowest as it's been years since I was on this forum.
Napoleon I was surprised to read your review. Whilst I think your points were well argued I have to say that I disagree in general (respectfully).
For quite a few years (about 25!) I have gone in to watch each new Bond with as much of an open mind as I can. Each one is reflective of the time it was made and of those at the helm. I try to be understanding of the changes made. That said I was very disappointed in the ludicrousness of DAD and the "all over the place"ness of QOS.
I enjoyed SF immensely. The self reverential moments were done quite deftly I felt compared to the "ladling it on with a shovel" moments in DAD. Yes the ejector seat moment is silly but it's a quick moment, refers to the series history and is ultimately not used.
Many of the old films have Bond going into battle with (on occasion) entire armies, on his own.
I would say that we should never expect too much of each Bond film, never build ourselves up or sneak a look at reviews or spoilers.
Strangely I do understand why some have issues over the Gunbarrel position. For me, the gunbarrel was like waving a flag at the beginning of the movie. It was a cue for the pent up excitement and anticiaption to begin and I prefer it at the beginning.
Going for my second viewing tonight, I'll see if my opinion changes!
) cheers. Quest for fire next on the 'to do' list? )
With some of your flawed comments in this thread, a list pointing them out might be useful.
But let’s not get away from the point (which I can see you are desperately trying to do): M’s office as shown at the end of SF will be his office in Bond 24. I think this is perfectly obvious, as has been stated here once already by someone else, and in a review of the film posted earlier in this thread.
Please address the issue instead of hiding behind mockery.
Some of our UK regulars are slow to post their opinions... Lady Rose, Lexi, FelixLeiter girl...
Amazed how some folk on other forums bang on about wanting the gunbarrel at the beginning of the film... It's a ritual thing I guess.
I'm the slowest as it's been years since I was on this forum.
Good to have you back, ps! Do you still run that cinema in Welwyn Garden City?
I don't much mind whether the new office is for keeps or not, does seem odd it's taken us three films to get back to where we started, would prefer the new M is Sir Miles Messervy but sort of makes sense it's not. I'm afraid the whole reboot thing just doesn't work for me in all, it messes with my head. I guess people can jump around the Sherlock Holmes canon without caring about the timeline to be fair. They're approaching it from that end. Then again, they don't hark back to previous incarnations, ie Holmes in his wartime Rathbone thrillers doesn't hark back to his Victorian era films.
Some of our UK regulars are slow to post their opinions... Lady Rose, Lexi, FelixLeiter girl...
Amazed how some folk on other forums bang on about wanting the gunbarrel at the beginning of the film... It's a ritual thing I guess.
I'm the slowest as it's been years since I was on this forum.
Good to have you back, ps! Do you still run that cinema in Welwyn Garden City?
I don't much mind whether the new office is for keeps or not, does seem odd it's taken us three films to get back to where we started, would prefer the new M is Sir Miles Messervy but sort of makes sense it's not. I'm afraid the whole reboot thing just doesn't work for me in all, it messes with my head. I guess people can jump around the Sherlock Holmes canon without caring about the timeline to be fair. They're approaching it from that end. Then again, they don't hark back to previous incarnations, ie Holmes in his wartime Rathbone thrillers doesn't hark back to his Victorian era films.
Hi Napoleon,
Good to be back. No sadly I don't run the Broadway anymore. But strangely I enjoy cinema as a punter again! Strange that!
I think we all take what we like from the films. In a way I'm more excited and pleased for Skyfall because it seems to be so universally well reviewed, with huge audience numbers and even some of my wife's girl friends love it (and not just for Mr Craig). I feel that Bond is definitely back. I've just text my Mum to say she and Dad should go and see it. When did you last go to the cinema together I asked? Titanic she replied. I think after 15 years my parents could do no better than renewing their cinematic relationship with 007!!!
I’m not very good a proper reviews. Especially when I just want to write AMAZING over and over in caps lock. So this is a rough rundown of what went through my head as I watched the film. Remember I’ve only seen it once so I may have some stuff in the wrong order or missed some fantastic bits.
(HERE BE SPOILERS)
(adverts)
Jesus, does every product on Earth have a Bond tie in?
(trailers)
Les Miserable looks worthy but dull. Jack Reacher looks awful. The Hobbit looks awful. Actually, all these films look terrible.
(the film)
The new MGM logo’s ridiculously over-animated.
No gun barrel? AGAIN?
Oh, so the missing hard drive is right here in the film? Didn’t know that would happen.
This is building up nicely.
Liking Eve. Good bit of banter with the wing mirrors.
A sadistic part of me wishes Bond had punched a bloke to get at that motorcycle.
Motorbikes on the rooftops is good.
Imagine one motorbike coming through the window, then, just when you’ve recovered, another one pops up.
That’s a fair amount of carnage on that bridge. Did Eve cause all that?
Why doesn’t Patrice just run away, instead of standing around on the back of a train shooting at Bond?
Loving the carnage caused by the digger.
“I think it was a VW Beetle.” Ha! Though a part of me suspects VW paid an enormous amount of money for that line.
The cufflink adjustment? Amazing. Obviously.
This train fight is bringing back happy memories of Octopussy. ”MISHKA!”
Stop gassing and fire the bloody gun, woman.
Ok, Danny Kleinman’s finally gone insane.
Will have to see if the text of M’s obituary is the same as in You Only Live Twice, Would be nice if it was.
Is there any need for a London MI6 caption? And shouldn’t it be MI6, London?
Dame Judi meets the Sex Pistols.
I think the whole cinema just bounced in the air about twelve feet when MI6 exploded.
Is that the entire extent of that Greek girl’s part? Wow. Talk about bigging yourself up. She’ll be at an autograph festival in Milton Keynes within the month.
I wonder if that scorpion is real or CGI.
Is this meant to be in Turkey? The music seems sort of African.
CNN. Thank God it’s not Sky.
I wonder what happened to M’s nifty apartment from Casino Royale. And Mr M, for that matter.
Dame Judi has such a potty mouth.
I’ve been past that ramp in Spitalfields! I know where that is!
Well, they managed to build all this very quickly, didn’t they? Can you fit the whole of MI6 in one room?
Eve is here for the transition? Hmm. Maybe she is going to be Moneypenny after all.
Has anyone actually mentioned her name yet?
All this Tanner chatting to Bond while he works out is a bit homoerotic.
Rory Kinnear has lost a bit of weight since Quantum of Solace. I definitely would. Though I would worry that halfway through sex with him the image of Roy Kinnear would enter my head and put me off my stride.
Alright Q is funny and clever.
No need to be rude about exploding pens.
Is there any need for a Shanghai caption?
That pool’s in Canary Wharf, you big cheats.
I love all this neon.
Didn’t expect the spring up onto the bottom of the lift. Brilliant.
This must be the first stealth sequence in a room full of glass walls.
Severine!
This silhouetted fight is FANTASTIC.
Really wanted to shout “PYRAMIDS!” when Patrice fell off the building then.
Ah, an explanation for that 1 YouTube view.
More banter with Eve. She’s very good at it. Definitely Moneypenny.
I wonder if that barge has a seat on it. I don’t think I’d be able to stand up in case I fell in the water, no matter how dramatic it looked.
Komodo Dragon’s a nice touch.
Ah, I just realised what the chip is for. Makes sense now.
Euros? Sticking with the Quantum of Solace idea that they’re better than dollars, are we?
Severine is gorgeous.
And she can act. I was worried she’d be the weak link but she’s great.
Best girlfriend in distress since Andrea Anders.
Like the raising of the glass to the men.
Assault with a deadly briefcase.
Do Komodo Dragons attack like that? I thought they bit you and then waited for you to die of poison or something?
Maybe it’s not a Komodo Dragon.
He’s just giving Eve all the money? I hope she donates it to the Blue Cross (GOLDFINGER GAG).
If someone snuck up behind me in the shower, I doubt I’d be quite so calm.
This is very pretty.
Would people just clear off an island because the computer told them to? Wouldn’t they, you know, check? Send in men in hazmat suits or something?
Love Silva’s introduction.
Love Javier Bardem in general, actually.
LOL GAY. Not a criticism.
“What makes you think it’s my first time?” Clever avoidance of gay disgust issues there.
Oh dear. Severine’s going to die, isn’t she?
Poor girl. Though I did like the way Silva “won”.
Gadget saves the day! Win!
Wait: so in the emergency rebuild of MI6, they also built this fancy glass wall that turns opaque at the push of a button, and a glass Hannibal Lecter prison? I bet they prioritised that over some far more important things. I bet there’s only one cubicle in the ladies’ loo.
Eww. Gums.
How’s he going to get out of here?
No such place as Gainsborough Road tube station.
Ah, so that’s how he’s going to get out.
That’s not Temple. That’s Charing Cross Jubilee Line.
This stuff with the Tube driver’s very good. I like the additional humour in the film. Craig’s so much more relaxed.
Ha! at the idea that you can just wander down the carriage of a rush hour Tube train. Those buggers wouldn’t let you past for anything.
That’s not Embankment. That’s Charing Cross Jubilee Line again.
It would have been funny if they’d left all those “please stand on the right” signs on the escalator as they slid down. “Ow. Ow. Ow. Ow.”
That crashing Tube train gave me a flashback to when they dropped a tram on Coronation Street.
Is it sadistic of me that I would have preferred a train full of people to come smashing through? That Silva killed a couple of hundred people because he’s just that evil?
Who are all these henchmen? Where are they coming from?
“My late husband.” Poor Mr M.
Hard to concentrate on a poem during a tense action sequence.
Raging gun battles would certainly liven up BBC Parliament.
Eve’s not going to turn out to be a baddie, is she?
Shooting the fire extinguishers. Very FPS.
I like Silva just going off in a huff.
Poor Tanner. How do you get a cab to a top secret hideout?
Nobody does sarcasm like Dame Judi.
Ejector seat button! HA. Though wait: that means this is the Aston Martin from Goldfinger, not the one he won in Casino Royale. Which is the one that Q gave to Sean Connery, which hasn’t happened. Or has it? So where does Skyfall fit in the timeline? Are Casino Royale and Quantum of Solace set before Dr No, and now Skyfall’s after Die Another Day? QUESTIONS.
SCOTLAND in big letters across the map. Alex Salmond will like that.
Ah, Skyfall’s a house. I wonder if they came up with the Bondian title and then tried to find a way to shove it into the film.
I forgot Albert Finney was even in this.
It’s like the end of A Nightmare on Elm Street! Will they just turn their back on Silva and he’ll disappear?
I WONDER IF THAT PRIEST HOLE WILL BE RELEVANT.
Kincaid telling Bond about his parents dying is a bit Alfred/Bruce Wayne. Whither Aunt Charmian?
Loving the use of the Aston Martin’s guns. LOVING IT.
Dame Judi’s firing a gun! She’s not very good.
I love the way the action sequences just grow out of the film; it builds up to the violence, rather than it just being “here’s a car chase”.
When will people learn not to keep gas canisters in the house?
Now THAT is a decent explosion. Bravo.
Is Silva going to drown under an icy lake? That would be an interesting way for him to go.
Apparently random henchman is going to drown under an icy lake. After being throttled with a leg. That’s a bit weird.
Andrew Bond and Monique Delacroix Bond!!!
M’s going to die. The only question is “how”.
Two heads, one bullet. Actually tense.
Should have realised that hunting knife would turn up.
Kincaid should have died.
Are those tears dripping off Bond’s nose, or icy drops of water? He must be freezing. And they’ve blown his car up. How’s he going to get back to civilisation?
Standing on a rooftop looking moody. Very Captain Jack Harkness.
It’s going to be that bulldog, isn’t it?
He should have thrown it in the air and shot it.
She IS Moneypenny! Damn you tabloids for ruining the surprise! And Kate Westbrook’s going to be annoyed they didn’t make Jane canon.
PADDED DOOR! PADDED DOOR TO M’S OFFICE!
M’S OFFICE! IT’S ALL WOOD PANELS AGAIN!
NEW M! AND THIS TIME, HE’S VOLDEMORT!
The gun barrel AT LAST. Though it’s that shiny one from Quantum of Solace. Where are those zig zaggy bits in the top left corner?
50th anniversary logo. Awwwww.
That was bloody marvellous. It was epic and intimate; it hit all the right notes; it was fun. Uniformly brilliant performances. And Daniel Craig is just amazing. Bring on Bond 24. Like, now.
Can I see it again please?
This is the one review that made me laugh, remember... and somehow sums it up really nicely. The fact that you remembered all of this in one viewing is amazing.
I wish this site had a like button.... spot on!
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Fantastic Movie! A bit disappointed of the short Istanbul Sequence. I hoped that they will use more of this beautiful city with it's historical architecture (Mosque, Bosporus Bridge, Sultan Palace etc.) but a great Motorbike & Train sequence.
One of my favourite scenes was suprisingly the Shanghai Fight Scene, with the graphics in the background and the silhouette of both men fighting for life. VERY STYLISH!!! But where are the slow motion scene where Patrice is falling (see Trailer).
Skyfall is a very stylish movie and makes a lot of fun & with a great Javier Bardem (imo one of the best and realistic enemy).
For all of us who collects the clothes it's fantastic to see it all on screen especially the Barbour Jacket and Billy Reid Peacoat. 5/5 Stars -{
Saw it at midnight, my favorite Bond film now,loved how "classic" it seemed, no more Bond becoming Bond, Daniel Craig constantly had this very Steven mcqueen-esque cool vibe going on throughout the film and Berenice surprisingly delivered a fantastic performance given her small role.
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I didn’t know this. Is it in the book or film?
I think the gunbarrel sequence is essential for setting the tone and getting the adrenalin going.
Thank God for that.
http://www.totalfilm.com/reviews/cinema/skyfall
Very negative comments from fans on this site, about the review and the film.
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We see Bond stood on the roof, by the view it's obvious it's no where near Vauxhall Cross.
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I KNEW I should have written more! I do comment that its only the three mains that get any development, though I missed on the fact it is somewhat annoying. I highlight the good moments, because they are genuinely good. QoS did nobody in its cast any favours. Skyfall by contrast shows a cast that if given more to do, they can deliver. Hopefully we may get that in future films. - This film was given the task of making M centre stage, so everything else got shoved out of the way, which I also noted. I agree Tanner in particular is sorely underdeveloped.
TPussy, don't be daft! - He fell in a LOCH. Been there done that myself once. Surprised no one commented on the stink of silt, peak and bog weed when he turned up.
Re this whole Base building business. It is said in the film the Vauxhaull building was "strategically vulnerable" - Ie the association with the real world location of MI6 is now over. (The chalk painting in the new office makes this clear too.) Add to that, as Mini G noted, the building we see Bond and Penny standing on is clearly a different location from the old HQ. - Its a new chapter, a new start, and it is a continuation of the CR reboot. Out with the newer old, in with an older looking brand new! Reintroducing classic elements of old, but no doubt with defining twists. For example the original M was a Vice Admiral of The Royal Navy. The latest M, is a former Army Leftenant Colonel. The same, but different!
You can't have the MI6 building any more now that it's a theme park, you have schoolkids queueing up to go inside these days.
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He's stood on the southern corner of the roof looking across the top of Whitehall towards the tower of Westminster.
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I see. Thanks.
Point taken, but the issue really is whether the office at the end of SF is now M’s permanent one. I think it is, you don’t. There’s no point in arguing about it. Let’s wait till Bond 24 to find out.
Why would M's new office be in a hotel?
But yeah ok ok, I'll stop winding you up now.
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Here's a screen grab from apple maps on my phone (bond's location being the purple pin);
And here's a wiki page on the hotel, which states that 10 Whitehall is now private residencies and a spa;
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corinthia_Hotel_London#section_6
10 Whitehall used to be owned by the MOD, but only until 2004/5.
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Thanks for spotting that.
As a general point on the location of the M's office in previous fims and timelines: While the real agencies have not been based there it was used for at least one of the Moore era films. Possibly Octopussy. There was another one where it was based in Trafalgar square Right on the corner of the Mall. Building now called Uganda House, although it could have been the door to what is Malaysia Tourism (or was when the Google car went past). I can't recall if the location was indicated in any other films.
Interesting. I think I know someone who used to work there. A bean-counter.
Of course if it has a built in spa now Bond wont have so far to go if they do another remake of Thunderball :-)
Amusingly Google Maps has it tagged as Dept of Energy and Climate Change. Coincidence, but quite appropriate for the "climate change" in Bond's secret world.
I don’t know why the producers of SF chose that rooftop to associate it with M’s new office. The main thing is his new office (wherever it is based) is the one depicted at the end of SF.
Besides, films are not reality, and buildings in real life (be they hotels or not) have stood in for many fictional locations. This can be seen at its most outlandish in TMWTGG, with the half-sunken wreck of the liner Queen Elizabeth in Hong Kong harbour being used as a location for one of MI6’s overseas outposts.
You mean that shipwreak wasn't really a secret HQ?
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Napoleon I was surprised to read your review. Whilst I think your points were well argued I have to say that I disagree in general (respectfully).
For quite a few years (about 25!) I have gone in to watch each new Bond with as much of an open mind as I can. Each one is reflective of the time it was made and of those at the helm. I try to be understanding of the changes made. That said I was very disappointed in the ludicrousness of DAD and the "all over the place"ness of QOS.
I enjoyed SF immensely. The self reverential moments were done quite deftly I felt compared to the "ladling it on with a shovel" moments in DAD. Yes the ejector seat moment is silly but it's a quick moment, refers to the series history and is ultimately not used.
Many of the old films have Bond going into battle with (on occasion) entire armies, on his own.
I would say that we should never expect too much of each Bond film, never build ourselves up or sneak a look at reviews or spoilers.
Strangely I do understand why some have issues over the Gunbarrel position. For me, the gunbarrel was like waving a flag at the beginning of the movie. It was a cue for the pent up excitement and anticiaption to begin and I prefer it at the beginning.
Going for my second viewing tonight, I'll see if my opinion changes!
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No it wasn’t. I thought I’d better clear that up for you.
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With some of your flawed comments in this thread, a list pointing them out might be useful.
But let’s not get away from the point (which I can see you are desperately trying to do): M’s office as shown at the end of SF will be his office in Bond 24. I think this is perfectly obvious, as has been stated here once already by someone else, and in a review of the film posted earlier in this thread.
Please address the issue instead of hiding behind mockery.
Good to have you back, ps! Do you still run that cinema in Welwyn Garden City?
I don't much mind whether the new office is for keeps or not, does seem odd it's taken us three films to get back to where we started, would prefer the new M is Sir Miles Messervy but sort of makes sense it's not. I'm afraid the whole reboot thing just doesn't work for me in all, it messes with my head. I guess people can jump around the Sherlock Holmes canon without caring about the timeline to be fair. They're approaching it from that end. Then again, they don't hark back to previous incarnations, ie Holmes in his wartime Rathbone thrillers doesn't hark back to his Victorian era films.
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Hi Napoleon,
Good to be back. No sadly I don't run the Broadway anymore. But strangely I enjoy cinema as a punter again! Strange that!
I think we all take what we like from the films. In a way I'm more excited and pleased for Skyfall because it seems to be so universally well reviewed, with huge audience numbers and even some of my wife's girl friends love it (and not just for Mr Craig). I feel that Bond is definitely back. I've just text my Mum to say she and Dad should go and see it. When did you last go to the cinema together I asked? Titanic she replied. I think after 15 years my parents could do no better than renewing their cinematic relationship with 007!!!
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This is the one review that made me laugh, remember... and somehow sums it up really nicely. The fact that you remembered all of this in one viewing is amazing.
I wish this site had a like button.... spot on!
Bond's most realistic enemy ever? Cyber experts say Skyfall risk is 'real'
One of my favourite scenes was suprisingly the Shanghai Fight Scene, with the graphics in the background and the silhouette of both men fighting for life. VERY STYLISH!!! But where are the slow motion scene where Patrice is falling (see Trailer).
Skyfall is a very stylish movie and makes a lot of fun & with a great Javier Bardem (imo one of the best and realistic enemy).
For all of us who collects the clothes it's fantastic to see it all on screen