-Sam Smith's intro song is one of the better James Bond intro songs. out of the Craig era I rank the Bond intro songs like this... 1)Spectre 2-3)Casino Royale/Quantum of Solace 4)Skyfall. I think Skyfall is the weak link of the Craig era Bond songs. but I will say that Casino Royale's was either my favorite song or close to it from the Craig era at one point but it has since dropped off a bit.
-It's a bit disappointing in comparison to Skyfall (2012) but then again it's easily above Quantum of Solace (2008) which is the clear cut weak link of the Craig era.
-It feels more like a traditional Bond movie which depending on how one see's that, it could be a good thing or a bad thing. because while it's my 4th favorite Bond movie of ALL of the Bond movies (behind... (1)Skyfall(9/10) 2)Casino Royale(9/10) 3)Goldfinger (1964)(7.5-8/10) 4)Spectre (2015)(7.5-8/10)), I think that's partially what gives Casino Royale/Skyfall the solid edge is they are not like your typical Bond movies. but I can't really complain too much as Spectre is within my Top 105 movies straight up.
-Monica Bellucci was underused for sure as while I realize she's not the main Bond Girl, so that will limit her screen time on that alone, it seems like for how small her role was they could have almost gotten any random person for that role as while she's not exactly a big name, she's got more of a name than any random person you could have given that role to given the minimal screen time.
Popeye Doyle ill play with what you said a bit to get the point across with less words...
"Léa Seydoux is gorgeous. Too bad she wasn't as "committed" as she was in Blue is the Warmest Color." ; removes the wink wink nudge nudge part and has same effect.
but anyways... since your referring to "committed", they can only go so far with that in a Bond movie given the PG-13 rating, as you already know.
Yeah, off the top of my head, in terms of action scenes in the movie, that was probably one of the better ones. but to be honest in terms of overall action scenes I feel these are generally a step down from what we had in the past with the Craig era. like it seems to be more trying to copy traditional Bond movies of the past.
I get your comments there. but unless Boyle really screws things up it's just about guaranteed to be easily his best movie for me as I don't care for his movies. but with Bond, it pretty much sells itself especially when paired with a decent director etc.
I can see why some might say that, as it would have benefited a bit from a shorter length. but I don't think it ever really hits any weaker stretches that drag on for any length of time to where it has a clear negative effect on the overall movie. but I imagine you get a bit of a weaker stretch here and there though.
I think that it's more his general style/presence that suits QT's style more than anything else.
but that aside, I would have to disagree with you on QT being the only director to use him well solely because of... Carnage (2011). he suited that well.
FridayOnElmStreet Agreed.
because while she's not exactly a big name or anything, she's more known than her screen time made her seem like. she was definitely underused as while I realize Lea S was the main Bond Girl, they still should have used Bellucci more and gave her at least a slightly bigger part then what she got.
p.s. hell, for the record... she's more attractive than Lea S if you ask me straight up.
I don't see how he could have much given, Waltz pretty much acts like Waltz in general and I would say pretty much the same with what you said about Craig to as I think for the most part actors act how they act and can't really change too much especially when playing the same character like in these Bond movies. so I think any differences would have to be minimal and maybe ones perception of ones performance as a certain character movie after movie, like is with the case with Bond, is effected based on how much they like a particular movie more than the actual actor changing their acting etc(?).
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While I can't say it was 'boring', I do agree with you that it was too long and was nothing special. but like I mentioned above I feel that overall the action in this movie is the worst of the Craig era(although Quantum of Solace might appear worse in some ways due to the lighting fast editing which damages that), as like I already mentioned, it seems to be almost paying homage to more traditional Bond movies.
they might have been a bit long, especially Spectre, I would take Mendes back in a heartbeat as he just about guarantees a certain level of quality for me where as other directors are likely to end up being worse overall.
my favorite Bond movies...
1.Skyfall (2012) - 9/10 (within my Top 26 movies)
2.Casino Royale (2006)
3.Goldfinger (1964) - 7.5-8/10 (within my Top 105 movies)
4.Spectre (2015)
5.From Russia with Love (1963) - 7-7.5/10 (not much outside of my Top 105 movies)
6.Licence to Kill (1989) - 7/10 (within my Top 187 movies)
7.Dr. No (1962)
so as you can see, Sam Mendes has directed my #1 and #4 Bond movies of them all and also not to mention the masterpiece... Road to Perdition (2002)(10/10 ; within my Top 9 movies). basically Mendes is solid-to-great with the right subject matter as I can rely on him to deliver a movie that will likely be among My Favorite Movies in general if he's given the right subject matter. still, with that said, I would not want a single director to hang around for too long though for variety sake especially if they get a respectable director for their replacement. but if it was some random director, I would rather play it safe and stick to what's reliable.
p.s. main reason I give Skyfall the edge over Casino Royale at this point is because Casino Royale never really hit's it's stride til around the time Eva Green shows up which is nearly 1hr into the movie. basically I feel Skyfall has better pacing throughout the movie as my overall interest in it is a bit more stable. it will be interesting to see whether my 9/10 remains for Casino Royale the next time I re-watch it. Skyfall on the other hand grew stronger for me with re-watches.... 7.5-8/10, 7.5-8/10 to a 8/10, 8/10 to a 8-8.5/10, then on my most recent viewing 8-8.5/10 to a 9/10 as I have seen Skyfall four times so far with Dec 8th 2015 being my most recent re-watch.
CoolJGS☺ While I can't really fault you much for saying that, ill go with Skyfall personally especially given it's also solid visually and is a more enjoyable movie.
moviebuffbrad Yeah, but I think it's mainly because it's not often Bond has great chemistry with a Bond Girl on screen as in the Craig era the clear stand out in this area is Eva Green in Casino Royale (2006) as she helped amp up that movie where as the rest of the Bond Girls in the Craig don't stand out in this regard as they range from passable to forgettable. personally I think Lea S is the most forgettable of the Craig era main Bond Girls.
p.s. hell, in my opinion... when I think of the cream-of-the-crop in terms of James Bond having chemistry with a Bond Girl there are two that stand out for me which are... Sean Connery/Honor Blackman (Goldfinger (1964)) and Daniel Craig/Eva Green (Casino Royale (2006)) as after those two, while there is still some others that are respectable in this regard, they don't stand out like those two do. plus, it always helps those movies themselves are among the best Bond movies to.
