tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4564277570960354470.post8808015661477979144..comments2024-03-04T03:28:33.591-05:00Comments on Tips from Chip: Movie – Skyfall (2012)Chip Laryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00787403805554027107noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4564277570960354470.post-44798403677989498332013-02-14T11:11:42.037-05:002013-02-14T11:11:42.037-05:00"The cinematography should win an Oscar too.&..."The cinematography should win an Oscar too."<br /><br />Deakins is a perennial nominee (nine so far), but he's never managed to win. I thought he'd win for True Grit, but he didn't. This year I think Life of Pi will get the cinematography Oscar.<br /><br />"And that ceramic bulldog was a nice touch. If I'm not mistaken, it did not appear on M's desk in any previous films."<br /><br />You know, I was wondering about that. I didn't remember it, but I've only seen the other Craig Bond films once.Chip Laryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00787403805554027107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4564277570960354470.post-32938757222656557812013-02-14T09:28:26.663-05:002013-02-14T09:28:26.663-05:00I thought this film was well directed. The cinemat...I thought this film was well directed. The cinematography should win an Oscar too. I love the sequence in the museum with Q and we see all those different angles of the two talking. And that ceramic bulldog was a nice touch. If I'm not mistaken, it did not appear on M's desk in any previous films. Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09212743923364795680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4564277570960354470.post-80598124679249737502013-02-14T09:22:42.417-05:002013-02-14T09:22:42.417-05:00I'm afraid I can't agree on the "new ...I'm afraid I can't agree on the "new Bond" films. While they are certainly entertaining, they are not James Bond. There are certain iconic things you don't change. Bond being a man who outthinks his opponents instead of outslugging them is one of those things.<br /><br />In regards to the martini, there was a scene in Skyfall where Bond is watching a man shaking a martini blender then pouring Bond a drink. Bond replies, "perfect", so he now does care how one is made, but the filmmakers still don't actually give the longtime fans the classic "shaken, not stirred" line.Chipnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4564277570960354470.post-39014102431340095502013-02-14T09:04:40.361-05:002013-02-14T09:04:40.361-05:00CR was a decent starter film for those who had nev...CR was a decent starter film for those who had never seen a Bond movie before. In fact, I'd recommend that those people who have only seen Craig as Bond not watch any of the prior films.Chip Laryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00787403805554027107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4564277570960354470.post-2616095949075821592013-02-14T09:03:05.739-05:002013-02-14T09:03:05.739-05:00It definitely the best of the three Craig films. ...It definitely the best of the three Craig films. I haven't really thought where I'd put it among all the Bond films, since the Craig ones have always remained separate in my mind - the "real Bond" movies and the "new Bond" movies.Chip Laryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00787403805554027107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4564277570960354470.post-74996931669441838212013-02-14T07:03:20.510-05:002013-02-14T07:03:20.510-05:00I wasn’t too crazy about Skyfall. I loved the way ...I wasn’t too crazy about Skyfall. I loved the way Casino Royale (which is the only later Bond film to rival the Connery era ones imo) dared to reboot the franchise by basically telling the story of how Bond became Bond, going back-to-basics and getting rid of all the tired clichés. The over the top villains and gadgets, and even stuff like the ‘Bond, James Bond’ and ‘shaken, not stirred’ lines that were awesome the first time Sean Connery uttered them, but then got repeated ad nauseam throughout the Roger Moore films. There’s a little gem of a scene in Casino Royale where the bartender asks Bond if he wants his martini shaken or stirred and he answers, “Do I look like I give a damn?!” That pretty much sums it up for me. I know that some people like the fun Bond who’ll ski off a cliff with a Union Jack parachute, but I prefer the darker, menacing Bond without the fluff. Skyfall was dark alright, but not in that menacing way, if that makes any sense... it was dark in a sort of scared way, like the writers knew that the old cold war type Bond stories were history, yet weren’t quite comfortable with the new reinvented Bond of Casino Royale and nostalgic for the good old days when M stood for Man, not Mum.CouchPeanuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15254765048608372997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4564277570960354470.post-7134731560045635802013-02-14T01:24:01.020-05:002013-02-14T01:24:01.020-05:00Good review Chip. I liked Casino Royale more thoug...Good review Chip. I liked Casino Royale more though but this almost lived up to the hype. A decent flick and one of the better Bond movies, but not my favorite of all-time I have to say.Dan O.http://www.dtmmr.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4564277570960354470.post-24042494473458688742013-02-13T17:00:26.235-05:002013-02-13T17:00:26.235-05:00This film is definitely among my 10 favorite Bond ...This film is definitely among my 10 favorite Bond films ever. It had a lot of old-school elements that I loved but also some new ideas in the mix. After all, it's the 50th anniversary of Bond. You have to go a bit old-school with it. I had a lot of fun watching it and I marked the fuck out when I saw the old Aston-Martin! I was bouncing in seat when I saw that and go OOHH!!! I wasn't the only one. Here's to 50 more years for 007.thevoid99https://www.blogger.com/profile/03055459287396592446noreply@blogger.com