Skyfall short review.

[amanuensis1]

I saw Skyfall over the weekend; surprisingly, though it was an engaging film, and I would certainly say it's a good action film, I didn't really like it. I love Bond films; I go into them to watch Bond thwart nuclear countdowns and save the world and pull out cool gadgets and be all kinds of smooth. And to see the latest Bond Girl and how she measures up. A Bond film where he's lost his mojo and where M has as much screentime as Bond does? It's interesting, but it's not what I go to see. I won't say more than that outside of a cut; discussion invited in the comments.

I love Daniel Craig's stoic Bond, and Judi Dench is always brilliant, but I walked out of Skyfall with a craving to watch Moonraker again. Sigh.

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[soawen.livejournal.com]

I was ambivalent as well. I love Judi Dench's M, so I was fine with her having so much screen time, but honestly, Q? A radio transmitter and a gun? And what was with the whole "so you're a victim of human trafficking and forced prostitution, so we'll fuck and watch you get killled"-thing? Mood killer, that one.

Good movie, just not a Bond movie.

(Also, my brother's scream of pain at the whole "Who says it's my first time"-scene was delicious. Apparently Bond wasn't supposed to be bisexual. At least if it wasn't with Q or Ralph Fiennes.)

[amanuensis1.livejournal.com]

Oh, the tragic thing is, I got NO slashy vibes over that scene; I thought both of them were just winding each other up, Silva with the creepy and Bond with the brash. Tragic, I tell you!

[soawen.livejournal.com]

Oh, I know. More the pity. But Brother is still unable to distinguish between slashy vibes and posturing. He is also convinced that relationships between two friends are hotter than between two enemies/reluctant allies, the poor dear.

He is young.

He will learn.

[amanuensis1.livejournal.com]

*has gigglefits*