AJB live commentary on SKYFALL

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  • JTMJTM Posts: 3,027MI6 Agent
    Shady Tree wrote:
    Bond's apparent lack of concern about Severine's death is a problem, here, I think... because not Bondian. The sequence allows him no time for even a brief mournful reaction shot (as Bond over Aki's death, or even Bond taking a moment of sadness over Miranda Frost's dead body).

    I don’t think he felt no concern. Before the “good scotch” line he seemed a bit taken back, but it’s not like he could just scream out “whyyyy?!”, he needed to maintain a sense of composure.
  • Shady TreeShady Tree London, UKPosts: 2,998MI6 Agent
    M having Silva as a skeleton in her cupboard... gives her a personal connection with the villain's story, as in TWINE with Elektra...
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  • Number24Number24 NorwayPosts: 22,330MI6 Agent
    edited May 2020
    Hooking up the computer of a known hacker to the main network of MI6. Brilliant :))
  • Asp9mmAsp9mm Over the Hills and Far Away.Posts: 7,535MI6 Agent
    JTM wrote:
    Shady Tree wrote:
    Bond's apparent lack of concern about Severine's death is a problem, here, I think... because not Bondian. The sequence allows him no time for even a brief mournful reaction shot (as Bond over Aki's death, or even Bond taking a moment of sadness over Miranda Frost's dead body).

    I don’t think he felt no concern. Before the “good scotch” line he seemed a bit taken back, but it’s not like he could just scream out “whyyyy?!”, he needed to maintain a sense of composure.

    Exactly. It’s continuing to thE mind game and putting Silva off as he makes his move.
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  • Shady TreeShady Tree London, UKPosts: 2,998MI6 Agent
    'Jaws' done scarily...like a James Whale make-up for Karloff
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  • BarbelBarbel ScotlandPosts: 37,854Chief of Staff
    Bond does Batman- can't help but wonder if MGW had a hand in this! (His biological father (not Cubby) was the first screen Batman)
  • HigginsHiggins GermanyPosts: 16,619MI6 Agent
    Ooooordeeeeer!
    President of the 'Misty Eyes Club'.

    Dalton - the weak and weepy Bond!
  • BarbelBarbel ScotlandPosts: 37,854Chief of Staff
    Helen McCrory :x :x :x :x :x
  • JTMJTM Posts: 3,027MI6 Agent
    Gymkata wrote:
    Number24 wrote:
    Hooking up the computer of a known hacker to the main network of MI6. billiant :))

    Yep. Just a baffling lapse of intelligence.

    But...movie.

    Maybe it’s just arrogance on Q’s part—he knows it’s a hacker’s computer and there’s a risk, but he believes that his skill and the firewalls he’s set up can block anything.
  • Number24Number24 NorwayPosts: 22,330MI6 Agent
    The plot has been good up to now, but now it starts falling apart. Silva's plan is too complicated and relies too much on luck.
  • BarbelBarbel ScotlandPosts: 37,854Chief of Staff
    Higgins wrote:
    Because - movie :)) :))

    :D :D :D :D
  • HigginsHiggins GermanyPosts: 16,619MI6 Agent
    Yes, leaving London with the target is just a dumb idea.
    Blend in with a couple of million people and nearby police/ military would be the obvious solution.
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  • BarbelBarbel ScotlandPosts: 37,854Chief of Staff
    Excellent direction by Mendes.
  • JTMJTM Posts: 3,027MI6 Agent
    Timecheck: Silva getting on the train. Accurate?
  • Shady TreeShady Tree London, UKPosts: 2,998MI6 Agent
    edited May 2020
    A question for UK members: is the obnoxious Chair of the Joint Defence Committee in SF more like Yvette Cooper (Chair of Home Affairs Committee) or more like Priti Patel (Home Secretary) - both awfully snarky - especially with each other - irl?
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  • Number24Number24 NorwayPosts: 22,330MI6 Agent
    edited May 2020
    "He's keen to get home". That line would have worked in a Roger Moore Bond, but it's used sparingly. it's not a lot of jokes and only a few really work.
  • HigginsHiggins GermanyPosts: 16,619MI6 Agent
    edited May 2020
    Barbel wrote:
    Excellent direction by Mendes.

    Until we see the empty tube train miniature
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  • BarbelBarbel ScotlandPosts: 37,854Chief of Staff
    Rush hour on the tube- very topical in 2020!
  • Shady TreeShady Tree London, UKPosts: 2,998MI6 Agent
    This kind of scene is a bit like Bourne (but without ridiculous QOS-style fast editing)
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  • HigginsHiggins GermanyPosts: 16,619MI6 Agent
    Timestamp: Bond searches for Silva on the train
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  • BarbelBarbel ScotlandPosts: 37,854Chief of Staff
    Bond joins a train, just as in the PTS.
  • HigginsHiggins GermanyPosts: 16,619MI6 Agent
    Music is a bit too playful and happy
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  • Asp9mmAsp9mm Over the Hills and Far Away.Posts: 7,535MI6 Agent
    Higgins wrote:
    Barbel wrote:
    Excellent direction by Mendes.

    Until we see the empty tube train miniature

    That wasn’t a miniature. It was full size real train.
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  • HigginsHiggins GermanyPosts: 16,619MI6 Agent
    Windmill arms while running here, too :(
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  • JTMJTM Posts: 3,027MI6 Agent
    So if Silva had just closed that door, he probably would’ve succeeded...
  • HigginsHiggins GermanyPosts: 16,619MI6 Agent
    edited May 2020
    Asp9mm wrote:
    Higgins wrote:
    Barbel wrote:
    Excellent direction by Mendes.

    Until we see the empty tube train miniature

    That wasn’t a miniature. It was full size real train.

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    Not in all shots as far as I know
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  • BarbelBarbel ScotlandPosts: 37,854Chief of Staff
    Higgins wrote:
    Music is a bit too playful and happy

    Yup. Arnold would have been so much better.
  • Asp9mmAsp9mm Over the Hills and Far Away.Posts: 7,535MI6 Agent
    Higgins wrote:
    Asp9mm wrote:
    Higgins wrote:

    Until we see the empty tube train miniature

    That wasn’t a miniature. It was full size real train.

    Not in all shots as far as I know

    It was. They didn’t use a miniature at all.
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  • Shady TreeShady Tree London, UKPosts: 2,998MI6 Agent
    It was rush hour a minute ago... now there's no one but the driver on this crashing train.
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  • JTMJTM Posts: 3,027MI6 Agent
    Love this M monologue! Especially the end -{
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