AJB live commentary on SKYFALL

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  • Number24Number24 NorwayPosts: 21,701MI6 Agent
    Two world class actors at work!
  • BarbelBarbel ScotlandPosts: 36,053Chief of Staff
    JTM wrote:
    What would be the approximate temperature in Scotland that time of year (Autumn/Winter maybe)?

    Something below zero
  • Shady TreeShady Tree London, UKPosts: 2,965MI6 Agent
    Silva's affronted response after Bond has inflicted the mortal wound on him and cheated him out of the ending he'd wanted... brilliantly comic!

    And Craig's delivery of "Well, I..." as a preface to his comic punch-line. This one phrase very briefly channels both Moore's Bond and Robert Vaughn's Napoleon Solo...
    Critics and material I don't need. I haven't changed my act in 53 years.
  • HigginsHiggins GermanyPosts: 16,618MI6 Agent
    Great end for,Silva!
    President of the 'Misty Eyes Club'.

    Dalton - the weak and weepy Bond!
  • BarbelBarbel ScotlandPosts: 36,053Chief of Staff
    Dench carries the emotional weight of this movie.
  • Shady TreeShady Tree London, UKPosts: 2,965MI6 Agent
    Touching death scene...
    Critics and material I don't need. I haven't changed my act in 53 years.
  • HigginsHiggins GermanyPosts: 16,618MI6 Agent
    Craig‘s Dalton Hommage moment 8-)
    President of the 'Misty Eyes Club'.

    Dalton - the weak and weepy Bond!
  • JTMJTM Posts: 3,027MI6 Agent
    The shots on the roof—more brilliant cinematography!
  • BarbelBarbel ScotlandPosts: 36,053Chief of Staff
    Olivia Mansfield.

    Olivia = Judi Dench's middle name
    Mansfield = first M of the Secret Service
  • Shady TreeShady Tree London, UKPosts: 2,965MI6 Agent
    It's a shame Eve is giving up active service (though she is caught up in the skirmish at the end of SP).
    Critics and material I don't need. I haven't changed my act in 53 years.
  • JTMJTM Posts: 3,027MI6 Agent
    edited May 2020
    Padded door! ...and chair
  • BarbelBarbel ScotlandPosts: 36,053Chief of Staff
    New M!


    New adventures!
  • Shady TreeShady Tree London, UKPosts: 2,965MI6 Agent
    Higgins wrote:
    Craig‘s Dalton Hommage moment 8-)

    haha!
    Critics and material I don't need. I haven't changed my act in 53 years.
  • Number24Number24 NorwayPosts: 21,701MI6 Agent
    The last scene is such a fantastic gift for the fans :007)
  • BarbelBarbel ScotlandPosts: 36,053Chief of Staff
    The gunbarrel, only about two hours too late!
  • JTMJTM Posts: 3,027MI6 Agent
    Ahh well that was a brilliant rewatch! A fantastic film—cinematography, cast, locations, writing -{
  • BarbelBarbel ScotlandPosts: 36,053Chief of Staff
    One of the best.
  • Number24Number24 NorwayPosts: 21,701MI6 Agent
    I had a good time, even though the film is actually too good to discuss a lot.

    Garbel: can we get a photo of the Fleming manor in Scotland?
  • JTMJTM Posts: 3,027MI6 Agent
    Barbel wrote:
    JTM wrote:
    What would be the approximate temperature in Scotland that time of year (Autumn/Winter maybe)?

    Something below zero

    Surprised that Bond goes for a quick dip in a subzero lake, then in the church scene—still with soaking clothes—isn’t shivering or turning blue!
  • Shady TreeShady Tree London, UKPosts: 2,965MI6 Agent
    Number24 wrote:
    The last scene is such a fantastic gift for the fans :007)

    Yes, I remember how thrilling it felt seeing that at the time, on first viewing.
    Critics and material I don't need. I haven't changed my act in 53 years.
  • Number24Number24 NorwayPosts: 21,701MI6 Agent
    Can I suggest FRWL next time? WE were supposed to do that one anyway when Honour Blackman died and we watched GF instead.
  • BarbelBarbel ScotlandPosts: 36,053Chief of Staff
    Number24 wrote:
    Can I suggest FRWL next time? WE were supposed to do that one anyway when Honour Blackman died and we watched GF instead.

    Yes, I agree- definitely FRWL next.
  • BarbelBarbel ScotlandPosts: 36,053Chief of Staff
    Number24 wrote:
    I had a good time, even though the film is actually too good to discuss a lot.

    Garbel: can we get a photo of the Fleming manor in Scotland?

    I take it you mean me?


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  • Shady TreeShady Tree London, UKPosts: 2,965MI6 Agent
    Barbel wrote:
    Number24 wrote:
    Can I suggest FRWL next time? WE were supposed to do that one anyway when Honour Blackman died and we watched GF instead.

    Yes, I agree- definitely FRWL next.

    Would love that. One of my top 2 or 3.
    Critics and material I don't need. I haven't changed my act in 53 years.
  • BarbelBarbel ScotlandPosts: 36,053Chief of Staff
    Higgins wrote:
    Number24 wrote:
    London is full of cameras Silva could hack. Sctoland is still in the 70's. Good plan ;)
    The drive to Glasgow! 70s technology, many more people and even men in skirts :o

    None of which are in the movie, Higgy!
  • Number24Number24 NorwayPosts: 21,701MI6 Agent
    Barbel wrote:
    Number24 wrote:
    I had a good time, even though the film is actually too good to discuss a lot.

    Garbel: can we get a photo of the Fleming manor in Scotland?

    I take it you mean me?


    ursula.jpg

    Freudian misspelling? Thanks :))
  • HigginsHiggins GermanyPosts: 16,618MI6 Agent
    Barbel wrote:
    Higgins wrote:
    Number24 wrote:
    London is full of cameras Silva could hack. Sctoland is still in the 70's. Good plan ;)
    The drive to Glasgow! 70s technology, many more people and even men in skirts :o

    None of which are in the movie, Higgy!

    Yeah, because he made the mistake not driving to Glasgow... 8-)
    President of the 'Misty Eyes Club'.

    Dalton - the weak and weepy Bond!
  • BarbelBarbel ScotlandPosts: 36,053Chief of Staff
    That's not a mistake- he wouldn't wanna go there.
  • JTMJTM Posts: 3,027MI6 Agent
    Now that we're done with the rewatch I'll jump back to the earlier mention of Taken 2. Took these screenshots (Taken is the one with the green/blue filter...and Liam Neeson) after watching it the other day and thinking "hey, I recognise that exact part of that one rooftop in that massive city of 15 million people".

    Taken 2: 4 October 2012, Skyfall: 22 November 2012...a busy couple of months for Istanbul in film!

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  • BarbelBarbel ScotlandPosts: 36,053Chief of Staff
    Thanks, JTM. I watched that film once then forgot all about it. (That's 'Taken 2", not "Skyfall"!)
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