AJB live commentary on SKYFALL

JTM

Higgins wrote:

I find Eve extremely annoying in that entire PTS

I find M the really annoying one.

Number24

The laws of physics have nothing on Bond :007)

Barbel

Wonder how much VW paid for the advert?

Barbel

Gymkata wrote:

Shady Tree wrote:

Rory Kinnear takes backstage with the superb effectiveness that only a very good actor can deliver in a supporting role. (Though Michael Kitchen's Tanner was more likeable imho)

I rather liked Colin Salmon from the Brosnan run as well.

Agree with all points

Number24

You always throw away your gun when it's empty. Basic gun skills ….

Higgins

Cuff straightening! :x

Shady Tree

Fantasy-level action but all the principal actors ground it in a kind of reality through their great performances.

Barbel

Bond moment. (the cuffs)

JTM

So all those train passengers didn’t hear the gunfire on the roof of their carriage?

Ah I love Bond’s drop into the carriage and the fixing of the cuffs!

JTM

Bond’s throwing a right punch pretty well with that bullet in his shoulder...

Barbel

Gymkata wrote:

JTM wrote:

So all those train passengers didn’t hear the gunfire on the roof of their carriage?

Ah I love Bond’s drop into the carriage and the fixing of the cuffs!

I call that 'pulling a Brosnan'.

) ) )

Shady Tree

The sniper was a woman.

Higgins

I‘ve attended a show on a cruiseship.
The pianist only played 2 notes, I had goosebumbs and knew what was coming! :x

Barbel

The fall alone would kill anyone else.

Number24

Barbel wrote:

Gymkata wrote:

JTM wrote:

So all those train passengers didn’t hear the gunfire on the roof of their carriage?

Ah I love Bond’s drop into the carriage and the fixing of the cuffs!

I call that 'pulling a Brosnan'.

) ) )

No, Brosnan used to straighten his tie

JTM

The silence in M’s office bar the rain that turns into the sound of the river is great!

Barbel

One of the best song/title sequences since the good ol' Barry/Binder days. Equal to CR?

Higgins

Yes!

Number24

Question: is this the title sequence where Bond, and especially the Bond actor, is seen the most?

Higgins

Craig looking better than in any minute of the main movie ) )

Shady Tree

My only slight regret about the title track as used in the film is that the musical bridge (used just after the Chinese dragons appear) is truncated... not the full version as we get it in the single as released. And the full bridge is SO John Barry.

Number24

Barbel wrote:

One of the best song/title sequences since the good ol' Barry/Binder days. Equal to CR?

As good as CR and equal the Binder at his best. Binder became lazy.

Barbel

Number24 wrote:

Question: is this the title sequence where Bond, and especially the Bond actor, is seen the most?

You may be right

Higgins

Does anyone know, how much Adele charged and how much she earned in the end?

Barbel

Shady Tree wrote:

My only slight regret about the title track as used in the film is that the musical bridge (used just after the Chinese dragons appear) is truncated... not the full version as we get it in the single as released. And the full bridge is SO John Barry.

Alas, many of the title songs are cut short for the films. Fortunately, one of them is AWTD.

Shady Tree

That '1986/7 Silva avatar' figure who draws his gun in the credits sequence looks too much like Tim Dalton's Bond circa 87

Barbel

Elements of Fleming's YOLT.

JTM

G’day Jack!

And love the presence of “Commander Bond”.

JTM

Mallory pulling off the braces before it was cool enough for Bond (Craig’s).

Higgins

Barbel wrote:

Shady Tree wrote:

My only slight regret about the title track as used in the film is that the musical bridge (used just after the Chinese dragons appear) is truncated... not the full version as we get it in the single as released. And the full bridge is SO John Barry.

Alas, many of the title songs are cut short for the films. Fortunately, one of them is AWTD.

) ) )