Yeah, like Silva he is playing the role and hiding his true emotions, which he does every single time he is on screen except for when Vesper dies. This is his disguise, which he wears over the feelings underneath.
In my option Skyfall is the best James Bond film. Not the greatest the best. Celebrating 50 years of the iconic franchise with many nice nods and references to all the films. Narratively it’s the most diverse with Judi Dench delivering an endearing performance, with her character being at the centre of the story. Bond goes through many challenges, him seemingly falling to his death only to be reborn and face a threat who has also returned from darkness, makes its a very metaphorical experience. There’s this elusive subtext within the rivalry of Bond against Silva. The character is stripped down to his bare necessities, he loses that “panache” his skills become rusty and his overall competence is questioned throughout. More importantly he has to confront his past and revisiting Skyfall gives the character some much needed depth. I love how Sam Mendes broke the traditional formula of a bond movie and made it a visceral experience. The action is smoothly paced throughout its lengthy running time, never feeling like too much or too little. The script is written with labyrinth effect. The set pieces are highly original, not typically exotic or fancy rather refined and profound. I love how it retains bonds British roots with the majority of the film taking place in the U.K. Bond overlooking the Skyfall landscape with the Aston martini behind him, is one of the most iconic moments in the series period. Finally i adore the emotionally impactful climax where M succumbs to her wound. Bond shedding some tears at her passing whilst also blowing up Skyfall makes it the most compelling climax to a bond film I’ve ever seen. And Javier Bardem was the perfect villain for the story. Not motivated by manipulating state of the art satellites or controlling the worlds oil supply, rather the simplest and best motivation a villain can possess - REVENGE! Yes Skyfall is a thinking man’s bond film. It’s certainly one for the ages.
Even with more recent action movies raising the bar, Skyfall holds up so damn well as a solid action movie. If this came out today, we’d still be equally impressed
So, point ot intrest: a lot of people might hear the name "the troubles" and think it doesn't sound that bad. Then you remember that the Irish name for WW2 was "the emergency". The Troubles was absolutely brutal. Even at the exact opposite end of the country people would be legitimately scared about what was happening up there.
In my opinion Skyfall is the best James Bond film. Not the greatest the best. Celebrating 50 years of the iconic franchise with many nice nods and references to all the films. Narratively it’s the most diverse with Judi Dench delivering an endearing performance, with her character being at the centre of the story. Bond goes through many challenges, him seemingly falling to his death only to be reborn and face a threat who has also returned from darkness, makes its a very metaphorical experience. There’s this elusive subtext within the rivalry of Bond & M against Silva. The character is stripped down to his bare necessities, he loses that “panache” his skills become rusty and his overall competence is questioned throughout. More importantly he has to confront his past and revisiting Skyfall gives the character some much needed depth. I love how Sam Mendes broke the traditional formula of a bond movie and made it a visceral experience. The action is smoothly paced throughout its lengthy running time, never feeling like too much or too little. The script is written with labyrinth effect. The set pieces are highly original, not typically exotic or fancy rather refined and profound. I love how it retains bonds British roots with the majority of the film taking place in the U.K. Bond overlooking the Skyfall landscape with the Aston martini behind him, is one of the most iconic moments in the series period. Finally i adore the emotionally impactful climax where M succumbs to her wound. Bond shedding some tears at her passing whilst also blowing up Skyfall makes it the most compelling climax to a bond film I’ve ever seen. And Javier Bardem was the perfect villain for the story. Not motivated by manipulating state of the art satellites or controlling the worlds oil supply, rather the simplest and best motivation a villain can possess - REVENGE! Yes Skyfall is a thinking man’s bond film. It’s certainly one for the ages.
There are some truly beautiful shots in this film. And the locations are stunning even by Bond standards. But to take a Bond third act and isolate them in the middle of nowhere like that and make it so personal was brilliant. It feels like a different film almost.
Lee, I think every thing that Bond does can be called an "interesting choice". Just like in Casino Royale, jumping onto a construction crane is an "interesting choice".
In my option Skyfall is the best James Bond film. Not the greatest the best. Celebrating 50 years of the iconic franchise with many nice nods and references to all the films. Narratively it’s the most diverse with Judi Dench delivering an endearing performance, with her character being at the centre of the story. Bond goes through many challenges, him seemingly falling to his death only to be reborn and face a threat who has also returned from darkness, makes its a very metaphorical experience. There’s this elusive subtext within the rivalry of Bond against Silva. The character is stripped down to his bare necessities, he loses that “panache” his skills become rusty and his overall competence is questioned throughout. More importantly he has to confront his past and revisiting Skyfall gives the character some much needed depth. I love how Sam Mendes broke the traditional formula of a bond movie and made it a visceral experience. The action is smoothly paced throughout its lengthy running time, never feeling like too much or too little. The script is written with labyrinth effect. The set pieces are highly original, not typically exotic or fancy rather refined and profound. I love how it retains bonds British roots with the majority of the film taking place in the U.K. Bond overlooking the Skyfall landscape with the Aston martini behind him, is one of the most iconic moments in the series period. Finally i adore the emotionally impactful climax where M succumbs to her wound. Bond shedding some tears at her passing whilst also blowing up Skyfall makes it the most compelling climax to a bond film I’ve ever seen. And Javier Bardem was the perfect villain for the story. Not motivated by manipulating state of the art satellites or controlling the worlds oil supply, rather the simplest and best motivation a villain can possess - REVENGE! Yes Skyfall is a thinking man’s bond film. It’s certainly one for the ages.
@@master-of-mind5881 Thank you for this commentary and breakdown of Skyfall.. This is my favourite Bond movie, the Bond movie that first drew me to the 007 world and possibly my favourite film of all time!! I agree with your points, and I will quickly add that I used to live near Macau, and they do have casino's there, and the lighting in Macau and Shanghai was on point.
@@fredhollows3180 I LOVE both Another Way to Die and No Time to Die, as well as Live and Let Die. It's weird that all my other choices for best aside from Skyfall all contain the word "die" haha
In my option Skyfall is the best James Bond film. Not the greatest the best. Celebrating 50 years of the iconic franchise with many nice nods and references to all the films. Narratively it’s the most diverse with Judi Dench delivering an endearing performance, with her character being at the centre of the story. Bond goes through many challenges, him seemingly falling to his death only to be reborn and face a threat who has also returned from darkness, makes its a very metaphorical experience. There’s this elusive subtext within the rivalry of Bond against Silva. The character is stripped down to his bare necessities, he loses that “panache” his skills become rusty and his overall competence is questioned throughout. More importantly he has to confront his past and revisiting Skyfall gives the character some much needed depth. I love how Sam Mendes broke the traditional formula of a bond movie and made it a visceral experience. The action is smoothly paced throughout its lengthy running time, never feeling like too much or too little. The script is written with labyrinth effect. The set pieces are highly original, not typically exotic or fancy rather refined and profound. I love how it retains bonds British roots with the majority of the film taking place in the U.K. Bond overlooking the Skyfall landscape with the Aston martini behind him, is one of the most iconic moments in the series period. Finally i adore the emotionally impactful climax where M succumbs to her wound. Bond shedding some tears at her passing whilst also blowing up Skyfall makes it the most compelling climax to a bond film I’ve ever seen. And Javier Bardem was the perfect villain for the story. Not motivated by manipulating state of the art satellites or controlling the worlds oil supply, rather the simplest and best motivation a villain can possess - REVENGE! Yes Skyfall is a thinking man’s bond film. It’s certainly one for the ages.
In my option Skyfall is the best James Bond film. Not the greatest the best. Celebrating 50 years of the iconic franchise with many nice nods and references to all the films. Narratively it’s the most diverse with Judi Dench delivering an endearing performance, with her character being at the centre of the story. Bond goes through many challenges, him seemingly falling to his death only to be reborn and face a threat who has also returned from darkness, makes its a very metaphorical experience. There’s this elusive subtext within the rivalry of Bond against Silva. The character is stripped down to his bare necessities, he loses that “panache” his skills become rusty and his overall competence is questioned throughout. More importantly he has to confront his past and revisiting Skyfall gives the character some much needed depth. I love how Sam Mendes broke the traditional formula of a bond movie and made it a visceral experience. The action is smoothly paced throughout its lengthy running time, never feeling like too much or too little. The script is written with labyrinth effect. The set pieces are highly original, not typically exotic or fancy rather refined and profound. I love how it retains bonds British roots with the majority of the film taking place in the U.K. Bond overlooking the Skyfall landscape with the Aston martini behind him, is one of the most iconic moments in the series period. Finally i adore the emotionally impactful climax where M succumbs to her wound. Bond shedding some tears at her passing whilst also blowing up Skyfall makes it the most compelling climax to a bond film I’ve ever seen. And Javier Bardem was the perfect villain for the story. Not motivated by manipulating state of the art satellites or controlling the worlds oil supply, rather the simplest and best motivation a villain can possess - REVENGE! Yes Skyfall is a thinking man’s bond film. It’s certainly one for the ages.
In my option Skyfall is the best James Bond film. Not the greatest the best. Celebrating 50 years of the iconic franchise with many nice nods and references to all the films. Narratively it’s the most diverse with Judi Dench delivering an endearing performance, with her character being at the centre of the story. Bond goes through many challenges, him seemingly falling to his death only to be reborn and face a threat who has also returned from darkness, makes its a very metaphorical experience. There’s this elusive subtext within the rivalry of Bond against Silva. The character is stripped down to his bare necessities, he loses that “panache” his skills become rusty and his overall competence is questioned throughout. More importantly he has to confront his past and revisiting Skyfall gives the character some much needed depth. I love how Sam Mendes broke the traditional formula of a bond movie and made it a visceral experience. The action is smoothly paced throughout its lengthy running time, never feeling like too much or too little. The script is written with labyrinth effect. The set pieces are highly original, not typically exotic or fancy rather refined and profound. I love how it retains bonds British roots with the majority of the film taking place in the U.K. Bond overlooking the Skyfall landscape with the Aston martini behind him, is one of the most iconic moments in the series period. Finally i adore the emotionally impactful climax where M succumbs to her wound. Bond shedding some tears at her passing whilst also blowing up Skyfall makes it the most compelling climax to a bond film I’ve ever seen. And Javier Bardem was the perfect villain for the story. Not motivated by manipulating state of the art satellites or controlling the worlds oil supply, rather the simplest and best motivation a villain can possess - REVENGE! Yes Skyfall is a thinking man’s bond film. It’s certainly one for the ages.
The main reason I love this film so much. M being the female lead gives the film so much weight and moments for amazing acting between her, Craig, and Bardem
Fun fact: Adele wrote the title song 'Skyfall' with Paul Epworth when she'd finished reading the movie script, even drafting a few verses that were used in the final recording. And we all agree it's a win *ding*
"Just one more thing to say, my late husband was a great lover of poetry, and, em, I suppose some of it sunk in, despite my best intentions. And here today, I remember this, I think, from Tennyson: "We are not now that strength which in old days moved earth and heaven, that which we are, we are. One equal temper of heroic hearts, made weak by time and fate, but strong in will. To strive, to seek, to find, and *not* to yield."
Those Highlands scenes were shot in Glen Etive, which is a beautiful drive just south of Glencoe. It’s a one-track road that doesn’t go to anyplace in particular beyond the loch at the end of the road and the gorgeous scenery. When I was driving there in 2012, there were way too many people in Glencoe, but as soon as we pulled onto the road for Glen Etive, everyone disappeared and it was just us and the beauty.
@@pexsel4184 it was a 6 imo, it was a longer more than for it own good, There were a few plotholes i found watching it but when its released on streaming sites I can rewatch and piece it together. The action and cars were cool and the ending was brutally heartbreaking but I found a few too many issues to up it from a 6
@@pexsel4184 it wasn't a classic bond.Classic bonds are Sean Connery or Brosnan films.Spectre could be considered as an attempt at classic Bond but this one wasn't even that.
At the risk of getting overly soppy, thank you for bringing some positivity to so many of us who need it in sad times. Always enjoy appreciating films with this (not so ) little community of ours. Keep up the good work from the UK.
14:51 I remember watching this in cinema and at this exact moment, the whole room burst into cheers and applause like we'd all temporarily become American; it was a great showing.
Craig’s 1st and 3rd go about being Bond are definitely two of the best bond films out of them all. Spectre and Quantum are good movies, Craig, the cast and everyone who helped make them all did great jobs.
In my opinion Skyfall is the best James Bond film. Not the greatest the best. Celebrating 50 years of the iconic franchise with many nice nods and references to all the films. Narratively it’s the most diverse with Judi Dench delivering an endearing performance, with her character being at the centre of the story. Bond goes through many challenges, him seemingly falling to his death only to be reborn and face a threat who has also returned from darkness, makes its a very metaphorical experience. There’s this elusive subtext within the rivalry of Bond against Silva. The character is stripped down to his bare necessities, he loses that “panache” his skills become rusty and his overall competence is questioned throughout. More importantly he has to confront his past and revisiting Skyfall gives the character some much needed depth. I love how Sam Mendes broke the traditional formula of a bond movie and made it a visceral experience. The action is smoothly paced throughout its lengthy running time, never feeling like too much or too little. The script is written with labyrinth effect. The set pieces are highly original, not typically exotic or fancy rather refined and profound. I love how it retains bonds British roots with the majority of the film taking place in the U.K. Bond overlooking the Skyfall landscape with the Aston martini behind him, is one of the most iconic moments in the series period. Finally i adore the emotionally impactful climax where M succumbs to her wound. Bond shedding some tears at her passing whilst also blowing up Skyfall makes it the most compelling climax to a bond film I’ve ever seen. And Javier Bardem was the perfect villain for the story. Not motivated by manipulating state of the art satellites or controlling the worlds oil supply, rather the simplest and best motivation a villain can possess - REVENGE! Yes Skyfall is a thinking man’s bond film. It’s certainly one for the ages.
I don't think so. Casino Royale was a reboot (thus separating It from ohe previous ones) and this is the last one of Craig as Bond (as has been said several times thus far) so I don't see the spoiler there
@@SA80TAGE yes, that's correct (an 'n' slipped past the autocorrect). But It has been known for two years of interviews and so on that It has the last one, so there isn't spoilers
@@diegofrad Yeah, it is by no means perfect or as good as skyfall, but not many movies are that good anyways. Having seen both Dune and NTTD, I say Dune is the better movie but both are incredible sounding visual experiences you just HAVE to see in cinemas.
11:10 I never saw this a confirmation of either or them being gay or bi, or even if it it its not the point. Its Silva trying to throw Bond off and put him on the defensive. Bonds response is a clear "yeah that's not gunna work on me", like he sees right through it. Silvas reaction to that is just a witty acknowledgement that it didn't work. I really don't think either characters sexuality has anything to do with it, whatever it is. It's just a back and forth powerplay that was honestly fun as hell to watch
I was a bit torn on how to feel about it, like it could easily be interpreted as "Moriarty-esque scary gay is scary" but also I like how both characters are so... unaffected. I think your comment sums it up perfectly. It was all just a tactic.
@@rozieredz It almost reminds me of how the joker was portrayed on the beginning of Arkham Asylum: A serious house on serious earth. Hes likely not actually attracted to Batman, he just acts like it to throw Batman off by exploiting his childlike psyche
imo the "waste of good scotch line" should have been a win. This is Bond unwilling to show regret, even when a woman he cares for is murdered because he couldn't protect her. It's a shame for sévérine to be killed so early, but Bond's quip isn't just a way to disarm Silva, it's moreover Bond being unwilling to admit to feeling grief. Sure he didn't love sévérine, but it must have hurt him to see her killed - especially since he promised to save her - so rather than express remorse, even to himself, he hides behind gallows humour to pretend that he is an emotionless agent, which definitely isn't Craig Bond. This contrasts nicely with Silva, who has embraced his emotions and acts entirely on regret, and loses because he cannot detach himself from his emotions and plan dispassionately the way that Bond/M can
14:50 Sorry to triple comment, but when THAT Aston Martin comes out and THAT sound plays, I get chills. Takes me back to old-school X-Box Bond games, any time you did anything extra-Bondish, you got the noise. Ahhhhh
Bardem as Silva is THE quintessential Bond villain. No conversation to be had. He’s deep and complex, strangely charismatic while remaining terrifying and cold. Has to be one of the best castings of all time.
12:12 : if it makes you feel any better, there's a small theory going around that Bond was genuinely angry over Severine's death and his glib quip there was meant to disarm SIlva's henchmen before he commenced with his rampage at 12:23
As a fan from CT, I appreciate the Hartford shoutout Just watched this the other day - easily Daniel Craig’s best, and might be my favorite in the franchise - love this movie!
the skyfall house was actually filmed in south east england right next to my house. I watched lots of it being filmed and when they blew it up it woke my mum and brother up. i slept through it like a champ
@@SuperMinion1 Same, even at the naïve age of 14, it was a pretty bad first impression and it wasn't until Skyfall that I started watching James Bond and even then it took until lockdown to watch the pre-Craig Bond movies in earnest.
I love how this movie is very much an anti-Bond movie, really doubling down on the almost sociopathic nature of the character. It doesn't try or want to make an excuse for all the killing, sexism and other bad traits Bond has, it just shows it all and wants you to know that Bond really isn't a hero of any kind. He's just a guy who loves violence, alcohol and sex and is really good at commiting violence. It still blows my mind that after more than 20 movies this one just tells the audience thatr they shouldn't worship Bond because he's almost as bad as the villain of his own story.
In my option Skyfall is the best James Bond film. Not the greatest the best. Celebrating 50 years of the iconic franchise with many nice nods and references to all the films. Narratively it’s the most diverse with Judi Dench delivering an endearing performance, with her character being at the centre of the story. Bond goes through many challenges, him seemingly falling to his death only to be reborn and face a threat who has also returned from darkness, makes its a very metaphorical experience. There’s this elusive subtext within the rivalry of Bond against Silva. The character is stripped down to his bare necessities, he loses that “panache” his skills become rusty and his overall competence is questioned throughout. More importantly he has to confront his past and revisiting Skyfall gives the character some much needed depth. I love how Sam Mendes broke the traditional formula of a bond movie and made it a visceral experience. The action is smoothly paced throughout its lengthy running time, never feeling like too much or too little. The script is written with labyrinth effect. The set pieces are highly original, not typically exotic or fancy rather refined and profound. I love how it retains bonds British roots with the majority of the film taking place in the U.K. Bond overlooking the Skyfall landscape with the Aston martini behind him, is one of the most iconic moments in the series period. Finally i adore the emotionally impactful climax where M succumbs to her wound. Bond shedding some tears at her passing whilst also blowing up Skyfall makes it the most compelling climax to a bond film I’ve ever seen. And Javier Bardem was the perfect villain for the story. Not motivated by manipulating state of the art satellites or controlling the worlds oil supply, rather the simplest and best motivation a villain can possess - REVENGE! Yes Skyfall is a thinking man’s bond film. It’s certainly one for the ages.
@Brupcat yeah, imo No Time to Die was a flawed film (weak villain, waste of Specter, etc), but still a good sendoff to the Craig Bond. Plus, for once, all named women in the movie survive! That’s something I did not expect, and a first for this Bond
I remember Tymothy Dalton describing Bond as "a bad guy that luckily is working for the good guys". But honestly, when it comes to something of an agent like him, that's exactly what you want, a completely remorseless psychopath who will put the mission ahead of anything.
I always saw this movie's main theme or plot about Two Sons and their Bossy Mum with the good Son (Bond) trying to protect and save his Mum and the Bad Son (Silva) trying to kill her while both coming to grips with their own traumas and one overcoming them and the other not.
Fun Fact: One of my college teachers and her husband worked on this film among a dozen other Hollywood films. She said that this film was by far her favourite film to work on as everyone she met on and off set were just lovely to work with and were really passionate about filming what I like to call the benchmark for all James Bond films to live up to, only No Time to Die and Casino Royale surpass this film in my opinion.
11:50 - Speaking of greater cause in this scene: If Bond had hit Severine, Silva would've never fired his shot, because the game would be over. If Bond had his the glass, Silva maybe wouldn't have fired his shot, because the game as implied would be over. If Bond misses, Silva fires his shot, leaving him with an empty gun when Bond decides to take out the guards. Missing was the best play, and I believe he did it on purpose knowing this, since as soon as Silva has no shot left to shoot he makes his move.
Exactly, Severine was never going to survive long term even if Bond hits the glass and Bond is certainly going to get killed aswell. So he had to miss in order to disarm Silva to have a chance of surviving.
5:38. You forgot to mention that in the very last scene - where Bond is being introduced to M - in M's office there is a picture of old-fashioned sailing ships squadron ready to fight.
14:10 Best speech from M in the entire series, ever. Still gives me goosebumps. And her literally staring death (Silva) in the face and "not yielding" is a perfect callback to the Tennyson poem she just finished quoting. Dame Judi Dench is always at least ten wins!
There's just something I have trouble putting into words, about how great the sound effect of the single gunshot when Moneypenny shoots Bond on the train. For a movie/series that has so much gunfire, there's just something so visceral, so impactful, about that one single shot.
Having lived in Scotland as a missionary for a little over a year, the majority of which was in Inverness up in the Highlands, I can confirm: Scotland is beautiful
I always figured "what makes you think this is my first time" was pointing back to Casino Royale when Le Chiffre had him naked and tied to a chair. Also.. perhaps Bond has some reservations about jumping on to a train when he just came back from being shot and left for dead after jumping on an earlier train. That said.. wonderful win nod at the end. Your videos always bring a smile to my face and sometimes look back on things I miss. Well done, sir.
I don't think it matters whether or not it was Bond's first time. Silva was simply trying to unsettle Bond, when Bond quips back (aka this doesn't unsettle or phase him) Silva immediately loses interest and shifts to conversation again.
Skyfall really does have the best music of the entire Bond franchise. Between Adele's title song, the *PERFECT* use of the Bond Theme with the Aston Martin, and that haunting music for Scotland - plus all the other bits in between.
In my option Skyfall is the best James Bond film. Not the greatest the best. Celebrating 50 years of the iconic franchise with many nice nods and references to all the films. Narratively it’s the most diverse with Judi Dench delivering an endearing performance, with her character being at the centre of the story. Bond goes through many challenges, him seemingly falling to his death only to be reborn and face a threat who has also returned from darkness, makes its a very metaphorical experience. There’s this elusive subtext within the rivalry of Bond against Silva. The character is stripped down to his bare necessities, he loses that “panache” his skills become rusty and his overall competence is questioned throughout. More importantly he has to confront his past and revisiting Skyfall gives the character some much needed depth. I love how Sam Mendes broke the traditional formula of a bond movie and made it a visceral experience. The action is smoothly paced throughout its lengthy running time, never feeling like too much or too little. The script is written with labyrinth effect. The set pieces are highly original, not typically exotic or fancy rather refined and profound. I love how it retains bonds British roots with the majority of the film taking place in the U.K. Bond overlooking the Skyfall landscape with the Aston martini behind him, is one of the most iconic moments in the series period. Finally i adore the emotionally impactful climax where M succumbs to her wound. Bond shedding some tears at her passing whilst also blowing up Skyfall makes it the most compelling climax to a bond film I’ve ever seen. And Javier Bardem was the perfect villain for the story. Not motivated by manipulating state of the art satellites or controlling the worlds oil supply, rather the simplest and best motivation a villain can possess - REVENGE! Yes Skyfall is a thinking man’s bond film. It’s certainly one for the ages.
The cinimatic precision of this movie and how beautifully shot each scene in this movie provides, placed it amongst my top five favorite movies of all time. It's a truly spectacular bond flick.
Completely disagree on the Scotch Line after She dies. I read it as he was still very much broken. Everything in that scene is said with his eyes and body language.
Yeah considering Bond’s blatantly asshole-ish behaviors throughout the movie, there was no need to specifically mention two and act like it’s out of place for him right now.
I look forward to it too. There’s some good stuff in that film. Unfortunately, the Blofeld scenes that are so central to the film fall so flat due to questionable writing choices.
In my option Skyfall is the best James Bond film. Not the greatest the best. Celebrating 50 years of the iconic franchise with many nice nods and references to all the films. Narratively it’s the most diverse with Judi Dench delivering an endearing performance, with her character being at the centre of the story. Bond goes through many challenges, him seemingly falling to his death only to be reborn and face a threat who has also returned from darkness, makes its a very metaphorical experience. There’s this elusive subtext within the rivalry of Bond against Silva. The character is stripped down to his bare necessities, he loses that “panache” his skills become rusty and his overall competence is questioned throughout. More importantly he has to confront his past and revisiting Skyfall gives the character some much needed depth. I love how Sam Mendes broke the traditional formula of a bond movie and made it a visceral experience. The action is smoothly paced throughout its lengthy running time, never feeling like too much or too little. The script is written with labyrinth effect. The set pieces are highly original, not typically exotic or fancy rather refined and profound. I love how it retains bonds British roots with the majority of the film taking place in the U.K. Bond overlooking the Skyfall landscape with the Aston martini behind him, is one of the most iconic moments in the series period. Finally i adore the emotionally impactful climax where M succumbs to her wound. Bond shedding some tears at her passing whilst also blowing up Skyfall makes it the most compelling climax to a bond film I’ve ever seen. And Javier Bardem was the perfect villain for the story. Not motivated by manipulating state of the art satellites or controlling the worlds oil supply, rather the simplest and best motivation a villain can possess - REVENGE! Yes Skyfall is a thinking man’s bond film. It’s certainly one for the ages.
Gotta give you props for taking a win off. This is an otherwise fantastic movie and it frustrates me that so many people in production wrote, filmed and edited that scene and everyone was like "yeah this is fine."
Skyfall was probably my favorite out of the Craig Bond pentology. All the actors are top notch, the additional screen time with Bond and M together was deserved and welcomed, and the opening credits music is just astounding. Seriously, I have not stopped listening to "Skyfall" by Adele for months now. Incredible film.
I'm honestly fine with the shower scene. In comparison to the Casino Royale shower scene I think it works. Post-Casino Royale Bond is just a misogynistic scumbag, broken by the betrayal of the only woman he truly loved. The shower scenes parallel each other as one shows bond being empathetic and vulnerable, while the other shows him as selfish and uncaring. It's not until Spectre that he finds someone to truly love again and be a better person.
While I agree about them being parallels I think you touched on something very important: Bond stops after this movie. But I don't think it's because of spectre as much as it is about M's death. I think Bond has a somewhat jaded view of women after Vesper betrays him. Because of M's death he stops making excuses and steps up to be the agent M knew he could be.
i get what you're saying, but I still think that what's he's doing is not just scumbaggery: it's pretty much flat-out evil (can you imagine our reaction if the villain of the story was doing the same?) you get that level of grating but acceptable scumbaggery with the "waste of a good scotch" line later (where his reaction at least serves some tactical use). i don't feel like there was any reason the shower scene should've been included: the point it's trying to convey is done (in a much more palatable way) with the scotch, and all it does is leave a terrible _terrible_ taste in the mouth
@@kylegagnon4009 I don't think I fully agree. Bond's handling of Monica Bellucci's character in Spectre felt pretty rough, calloused and aggressive. So if anything, it's Léa Seydoux that pulls him back a little bit. And it might be because she falls into a similar position as Vesper, a woman to be protected rather than used or conquered.
Fun fact, this was the first R rated movie I got to see (thanks dad), and the first bond movie I saw. It’ll always have a special place for me, it was nice to see this analysis of it
1:19 see this is what I don't get. Old bond had a giant with steel teeth in space, a dude with a boomerang hat with blades, weird gadgets that still don't make sense. For gun nuts, a ppk in scenarios where they don't fit. But stuff like, motorcycle chase on a roof is too much? When did movie critics forget that they're watching a movie? Yes, I'm mostly looking at the channel this channel is derivative of.
@@Carabas72 You're right, I should have put "critic" instead. Was trying to mean those kinds of nitpicker critics over all. Not, you know, actual critics.
I'll miss Dame Judi Dench as 'M', and I'll miss Daniel Craig as Bond just as much. I've always been partial to 'Casino Royale' as my favourite Bond film because it was the first one to truly make me appreciate the franchise, but 'Skyfall' is just BRILLIANT. Supremely well acted, incredibly well shot, and with high stakes that were personal enough to actually matter.
I saw this as an uninterested teenager with my grandma, great aunt, uncle, and cousin about ten years ago and came out surprisingly delighted. This is such a great movie.
"Just because we saw the events play out the way they did doesnt mean it was THE plan." I feel like Silva's plan went perfectly as he wanted it to, up until the shootout at the government meeting, when Mallory was the X factor he never took into account. The entire third act of this movie wouldn't have happened if Mallory didnt jump in. Also, Silva's pause as he realizes he will have to LOOK at M as he shoots her is just, chef's kiss.
CinemaWins Fan fun fact and advice of the day (Yes, I'm referencing my own comment from a few years ago): the music that plays during the drive is called simply "Skyfall", and if you want to enjoy it to its fullest, listen to it climbing up a mountain. One of the greatest moments of my life, as I sat at the peak looking at the English countryside listening to it.
10:25 i feel the colour is specifically used to show bonds own talent, a major theme of the film is old vs new with bardems character focusing on the modern world breaking apart the old world of M’s ideal. the blue in shanghai is modern and futuristic and bond messes up, the assassination goes through and he drops patrice without finding out his boss. then in macau it goes to the old bond, casinos, shaken not stirred and going more into the ‘bond girl’ and he manages to pull off what he needs to. great cinematography in the colouring of it all.
Everything about this movie was awesome. But the old school Bond car with the classic Bond theme was the best part! It pushed all my nostalgia buttons without being gratuitous nostalgia for its own sake, it fits with the theme of old-school vs new-school that was present during the whole movie. I love how the new Q sees Bond as a bit of a relic then comes around and how Bond sees Q as a toddler at first but also comes around. That was also well done and not in-your-face. It's easy to just say "We want these characters to not like each other at first but then they gain each other's respect and end up liking each other"
I am more surprised about Kevin Michael Richardson being Kamek (for reference, he was Gabu (spelling?) from the Lilo and Stitch series, the tall sharkish co-captain of the guard)
Should've included the part where the man on the tube platform said "He's keen to get home" after Bond jumps on the train, British humor at its finest 😂
Fun Fact about Kincade: In the very early stages of writing the movie's script, the writers briefly played with the idea of potentially casting Sean Connery for the role. That however was quickly thrown out the window again for various reasons, including that he most likely would have completely overshadowed Craig, Dench and Bardem.
Also Connery had pretty much retired at that point, and I think it would've taken quite a lot to get him to come back out again. Still, while it would've been great to see him there, I'm glad they cast another great screen icon like Albert Finney
i think he kept the bullet pieces on purpose in his shoulder cause he knew he would come back one day. Only his people would be able to trace the fragments. All the time while he was "enjoying death" was basically an vacation
3:35 Considering that the first time we saw MI6 HQ get blown up was in "The World is Not enough", I like to think that expression is M thinking "Damnit, not again!" Also, yes, Dame Judi can get it
Do y'all guys realise that on *this* side of The Pond, the phrase "[person] can get it" means something *very* specific? That rhymes with schmexual schmintercourse?
Thank you for adding subtitles to the bottom of all your videos. Sometimes I mishear things so it's really great being able to double confirm by reading them, it mitigates a lot of confusion very quickly.
20:35 I saw this in theaters and I knew this was something. I had it pegged as like the start of an old James Bond TV series, but it makes just as much sense for it to be the start of I guess the first Bond movie?
One thing I liked about this is the kind of circularity it creates for Judi Dench's version of M. Her first appearance in Golden Eye was at the end of the Cold War and she was the person who knows how the world really works coming in to fix Bond the dinosaur. Now 17 years later, as the War on Terror is starting to wear on the West, she's become the dinosaur who no longer understands how the world really works.
I've watched this video a couple times (Skyfall is one of my favorites) and the line "When you're feeling pumped about the cool gun your new bestie, Paddington, gave you..." makes me laugh every time
The way this movie reintegrated a lot of the classic Bond elements but twisting them a little bit to fit the modern times is really clever. I've always loved Bond stories but Skyfall does somehow special by elevating the team that is around Bond - the MI6 team they assembled in this film getting to have that badass scene in the courthouse is just chef's kiss.
Adele’s song was nominated as #1 when it comes to The Oscars. The choice for making a movie around a song is just so well done it deserves at least 35 wins!
I like how Bond in the bike chase was riding a older model while the villain was on a newer police bike. Showing off Bond's advanced age through his bike which was a workhorse.
Ah, Idaho, forever immortalized by that no one outside knows a thing about us. It's refreshing to hear that no one has yet caught onto the thing we've been planning. Soon, very soon...
@kshamwhizzle I kinda see it as Bond not letting the villain see his true emotions, everything he says is a way to put his enemies off and make it look like they aren't getting to him (just like Silva's intro scene and his responses to Silva's flirting). It's been a running theme that he's gotten less and less empathetic as the films go on, you can compare it to how he reacted in Casino Royale in the shower scene.
@@Kaspargee Exactly, I don’t really see bond reacting any other way. Especially considering that he is not that connected to her as she was with Vesper
I just watched no time to die today and I must say…from childhood to now….I will miss Daniel Craig…..I have been watching all James Bond movies from Sean Connery to Daniel Craig…. Proud to be James Bond fan and will never give up on the EON production and James Bond. Edit: I am 20 and I gotta say….James Bond is the only Classy series we can get…sure there are other movies which are classy but nowadays there are Marvel and DC series but then again the only close thing we can get for class is James Bond…
I was a very young teen when the first Bond played at theaters. Sean Connery is great as Bond, yet I have been won over to believe that Daniel Craig is now the best Bond. In ‘Casino Royale’’, there are scenes that make it absolutely wonderful........ when one of bad guys planted a bomb and didn’t know that Bond had switched it until too late, my oh my..... Daniel’s expression just before that baddie went boom, so great! Another favorite scene is when the defibrillator pads wires were not connected......... WOW, that whole process is impactful!! During the main villain’s ‘Le Chiffe’ (Mads Mikkelsen, such a fantastic actor) scenes, he oozes sinister and evil!! (His portrayal of Dr. Lecter, on the TV series ‘Hannibal’.......... EEK, what a totally awesome performance!!). Edited for spelling,😐!
In my option Skyfall is the best James Bond film. Not the greatest the best. Celebrating 50 years of the iconic franchise with many nice nods and references to all the films. Narratively it’s the most diverse with Judi Dench delivering an endearing performance, with her character being at the centre of the story. Bond goes through many challenges, him seemingly falling to his death only to be reborn and face a threat who has also returned from darkness, makes its a very metaphorical experience. There’s this elusive subtext within the rivalry of Bond against Silva. The character is stripped down to his bare necessities, he loses that “panache” his skills become rusty and his overall competence is questioned throughout. More importantly he has to confront his past and revisiting Skyfall gives the character some much needed depth. I love how Sam Mendes broke the traditional formula of a bond movie and made it a visceral experience. The action is smoothly paced throughout its lengthy running time, never feeling like too much or too little. The script is written with labyrinth effect. The set pieces are highly original, not typically exotic or fancy rather refined and profound. I love how it retains bonds British roots with the majority of the film taking place in the U.K. Bond overlooking the Skyfall landscape with the Aston martini behind him, is one of the most iconic moments in the series period. Finally i adore the emotionally impactful climax where M succumbs to her wound. Bond shedding some tears at her passing whilst also blowing up Skyfall makes it the most compelling climax to a bond film I’ve ever seen. And Javier Bardem was the perfect villain for the story. Not motivated by manipulating state of the art satellites or controlling the worlds oil supply, rather the simplest and best motivation a villain can possess - REVENGE! Yes Skyfall is a thinking man’s bond film. It’s certainly one for the ages.
Recently did a run of the franchise with friends, and we ended with this one because 1. *Gorgeous*, and 2....well...Spectre..."the one everyone loves!" Looking forward to that one's redemption on this channel, though.
There's a lot of greatness to Spectre, but a lot of wrongness, too. The base story of Bond slowly but surely reopening himself to human relationships and love while having to also take on the most dangerous organization he's ever encountered is a great one, and is honestly the best-done part of the movie. His whole "technically gone rogue, but all his friends who are actually his friends back in MI6 are still helping him regardless" is also great. There are also a bunch of great sequences and shots throughout. But then there are points like the somehow actually boring car chase when Bond is escaping the SPECTRE meeting; utterly underutilizing Dave Batista as Chief Goon (he's a great goon, but the man can act! Let him speak and trade barbs with Daniel Craig, for god's sake!); almost literally copying the character twist of Doctor Evil for this version of Blofeld, and thus spoiling the most perfect casting of Cristoph Waltz, who nonetheless kills it despite a lot of crap material. I've grown less harsh with Spectre, but I also think it was unfortunate for it that it came after such near-perfection in Skyfall. It's a bit like Quantum of Solace; it's a not-as-good-but-still-solid-in-a-lot-of-ways follow up to a movie that was damn near perfect, and because it's lesser to what came directly before, that lesserness makes it feel and seem so much worse by comparison.
This is not just my favourite Bond film, but my favourite Film full-stop. Every scene is absolutely perfect in my opinion. The filmmakers got me to feel and notice everything exactly how they wanted me to.
I love using these videos as a basis on whether or not I should watch a movie. Really useful. As a suggestion, could you do an “Everything Great about Sherlock Holmes?”
I always thought the "waste of good scotch" line was him suppressing his emotions so that he could move on as quickly as possible.
Yeah, like Silva he is playing the role and hiding his true emotions, which he does every single time he is on screen except for when Vesper dies. This is his disguise, which he wears over the feelings underneath.
Yeah its obvious Silva is just trying to get a reaction out of Bond
Yeah clearly, right?
In my option Skyfall is the best James Bond film. Not the greatest the best. Celebrating 50 years of the iconic franchise with many nice nods and references to all the films. Narratively it’s the most diverse with Judi Dench delivering an endearing performance, with her character being at the centre of the story.
Bond goes through many challenges, him seemingly falling to his death only to be reborn and face a threat who has also returned from darkness, makes its a very metaphorical experience. There’s this elusive subtext within the rivalry of Bond against Silva.
The character is stripped down to his bare necessities, he loses that “panache” his skills become rusty and his overall competence is questioned throughout.
More importantly he has to confront his past and revisiting Skyfall gives the character some much needed depth.
I love how Sam Mendes broke the traditional formula of a bond movie and made it a visceral experience. The action is smoothly paced throughout its lengthy running time, never feeling like too much or too little. The script is written with labyrinth effect. The set pieces are highly original, not typically exotic or fancy rather refined and profound.
I love how it retains bonds British roots with the majority of the film taking place in the U.K.
Bond overlooking the Skyfall landscape with the Aston martini behind him, is one of the most iconic moments in the series period.
Finally i adore the emotionally impactful climax where M succumbs to her wound. Bond shedding some tears at her passing whilst also blowing up Skyfall makes it the most compelling climax to a bond film I’ve ever seen.
And Javier Bardem was the perfect villain for the story. Not motivated by manipulating state of the art satellites or controlling the worlds oil supply, rather the simplest and best motivation a villain can possess - REVENGE!
Yes Skyfall is a thinking man’s bond film.
It’s certainly one for the ages.
@@master-of-mind5881 can you please just shut up
Idk I feel the „waste of good scotch“ was Bond trying his hardest to not seem affected, but he clearly is
Also, it's very much a Sean Connery Bond line. I can seriously hear that line in Connery's voice
Even with more recent action movies raising the bar, Skyfall holds up so damn well as a solid action movie. If this came out today, we’d still be equally impressed
It's not that old bruh
For sure,I love this film,fantastic cinematography too
@@JTM610 dang its nearly 10 years old we getting old
JTM 610 next year will be it’s 10th anniversary.
After watching No Tim to Die, my favourite 'spy' films are still Skyfall, MI:Fallout and A Man From Uncle. They are so well-made and so cinematic.
It always bothered me that M never mentions how Bond breaks into her house again even after she warns him to never do it again in Casino Royale
I see it as intentional. It's beyond the pettiness now.
She thought he was dead.
So, point ot intrest: a lot of people might hear the name "the troubles" and think it doesn't sound that bad.
Then you remember that the Irish name for WW2 was "the emergency".
The Troubles was absolutely brutal. Even at the exact opposite end of the country people would be legitimately scared about what was happening up there.
For sure bro. Most of my family still dont want to go to the north
Yeah, it's pretty much canon now that Mallory probably was involved in the murder or cover up of murders of innocent people in NI.
@@inkgeneral124 Funny, most of mine don't want to go south.
@@elias_xp95 as a kerryman, i agree with them and are offended in equal measures
@ And the British army butchered hundreds of innocent civilians during the Troubles including many children.
"Which farm animals your favourite?"
"Macau"
Damn you CinemaWins I spit my iced tea all over my keyboard!
What food was thrown at your face?
"Mac-ow"
@@masterkevkev 🤣🤣
The computer line was it for me
like his fall, from the sky, his skyfall...
@@masterkevkev LOL
My personal favorite bond movie. That entire last act is masterful - the premise, the cinematography, everything
I absolutely loved the introduction to Moneypenny and Fiennes as M, perfect fucking storytelling
In my opinion Skyfall is the best James Bond film. Not the greatest the best. Celebrating 50 years of the iconic franchise with many nice nods and references to all the films. Narratively it’s the most diverse with Judi Dench delivering an endearing performance, with her character being at the centre of the story.
Bond goes through many challenges, him seemingly falling to his death only to be reborn and face a threat who has also returned from darkness, makes its a very metaphorical experience. There’s this elusive subtext within the rivalry of Bond & M against Silva.
The character is stripped down to his bare necessities, he loses that “panache” his skills become rusty and his overall competence is questioned throughout.
More importantly he has to confront his past and revisiting Skyfall gives the character some much needed depth.
I love how Sam Mendes broke the traditional formula of a bond movie and made it a visceral experience. The action is smoothly paced throughout its lengthy running time, never feeling like too much or too little. The script is written with labyrinth effect. The set pieces are highly original, not typically exotic or fancy rather refined and profound.
I love how it retains bonds British roots with the majority of the film taking place in the U.K.
Bond overlooking the Skyfall landscape with the Aston martini behind him, is one of the most iconic moments in the series period.
Finally i adore the emotionally impactful climax where M succumbs to her wound. Bond shedding some tears at her passing whilst also blowing up Skyfall makes it the most compelling climax to a bond film I’ve ever seen.
And Javier Bardem was the perfect villain for the story. Not motivated by manipulating state of the art satellites or controlling the worlds oil supply, rather the simplest and best motivation a villain can possess - REVENGE!
Yes Skyfall is a thinking man’s bond film.
It’s certainly one for the ages.
@@master-of-mind5881 I'm not reading that but good for you mate
There are some truly beautiful shots in this film. And the locations are stunning even by Bond standards. But to take a Bond third act and isolate them in the middle of nowhere like that and make it so personal was brilliant. It feels like a different film almost.
@@Inukitsoq Why it’s a very well thought out comment
Lee, I think every thing that Bond does can be called an "interesting choice". Just like in Casino Royale, jumping onto a construction crane is an "interesting choice".
That entire opening is stock full of interesting choices. Literally, up to and including how he got out of it.
Catching a thrown pistol rather than dodging it like a normal person is an interesting choice.
@@High_Key
Had to throw it back, man.
In my option Skyfall is the best James Bond film. Not the greatest the best. Celebrating 50 years of the iconic franchise with many nice nods and references to all the films. Narratively it’s the most diverse with Judi Dench delivering an endearing performance, with her character being at the centre of the story.
Bond goes through many challenges, him seemingly falling to his death only to be reborn and face a threat who has also returned from darkness, makes its a very metaphorical experience. There’s this elusive subtext within the rivalry of Bond against Silva.
The character is stripped down to his bare necessities, he loses that “panache” his skills become rusty and his overall competence is questioned throughout.
More importantly he has to confront his past and revisiting Skyfall gives the character some much needed depth.
I love how Sam Mendes broke the traditional formula of a bond movie and made it a visceral experience. The action is smoothly paced throughout its lengthy running time, never feeling like too much or too little. The script is written with labyrinth effect. The set pieces are highly original, not typically exotic or fancy rather refined and profound.
I love how it retains bonds British roots with the majority of the film taking place in the U.K.
Bond overlooking the Skyfall landscape with the Aston martini behind him, is one of the most iconic moments in the series period.
Finally i adore the emotionally impactful climax where M succumbs to her wound. Bond shedding some tears at her passing whilst also blowing up Skyfall makes it the most compelling climax to a bond film I’ve ever seen.
And Javier Bardem was the perfect villain for the story. Not motivated by manipulating state of the art satellites or controlling the worlds oil supply, rather the simplest and best motivation a villain can possess - REVENGE!
Yes Skyfall is a thinking man’s bond film.
It’s certainly one for the ages.
@@master-of-mind5881 Thank you for this commentary and breakdown of Skyfall.. This is my favourite Bond movie, the Bond movie that first drew me to the 007 world and possibly my favourite film of all time!! I agree with your points, and I will quickly add that I used to live near Macau, and they do have casino's there, and the lighting in Macau and Shanghai was on point.
I think Adele singing the theme song should be just like 25 wins 😂
Yes agree 100%
She's got the same vibe as the old Shirley Bassey Bond themes. But it's still completely Adele.
This IMO is the best bond song by far.
@@fredhollows3180
I LOVE both Another Way to Die and No Time to Die, as well as Live and Let Die.
It's weird that all my other choices for best aside from Skyfall all contain the word "die" haha
@@Richard_Nickerson hahaha
You should have shown M’S whole speech, the poem she reads deserves 5 wins minimum
True.. bond running while the lines are being read is the best part
Imo it's the best scene in the movie
In my option Skyfall is the best James Bond film. Not the greatest the best. Celebrating 50 years of the iconic franchise with many nice nods and references to all the films. Narratively it’s the most diverse with Judi Dench delivering an endearing performance, with her character being at the centre of the story.
Bond goes through many challenges, him seemingly falling to his death only to be reborn and face a threat who has also returned from darkness, makes its a very metaphorical experience. There’s this elusive subtext within the rivalry of Bond against Silva.
The character is stripped down to his bare necessities, he loses that “panache” his skills become rusty and his overall competence is questioned throughout.
More importantly he has to confront his past and revisiting Skyfall gives the character some much needed depth.
I love how Sam Mendes broke the traditional formula of a bond movie and made it a visceral experience. The action is smoothly paced throughout its lengthy running time, never feeling like too much or too little. The script is written with labyrinth effect. The set pieces are highly original, not typically exotic or fancy rather refined and profound.
I love how it retains bonds British roots with the majority of the film taking place in the U.K.
Bond overlooking the Skyfall landscape with the Aston martini behind him, is one of the most iconic moments in the series period.
Finally i adore the emotionally impactful climax where M succumbs to her wound. Bond shedding some tears at her passing whilst also blowing up Skyfall makes it the most compelling climax to a bond film I’ve ever seen.
And Javier Bardem was the perfect villain for the story. Not motivated by manipulating state of the art satellites or controlling the worlds oil supply, rather the simplest and best motivation a villain can possess - REVENGE!
Yes Skyfall is a thinking man’s bond film.
It’s certainly one for the ages.
In my option Skyfall is the best James Bond film. Not the greatest the best. Celebrating 50 years of the iconic franchise with many nice nods and references to all the films. Narratively it’s the most diverse with Judi Dench delivering an endearing performance, with her character being at the centre of the story.
Bond goes through many challenges, him seemingly falling to his death only to be reborn and face a threat who has also returned from darkness, makes its a very metaphorical experience. There’s this elusive subtext within the rivalry of Bond against Silva.
The character is stripped down to his bare necessities, he loses that “panache” his skills become rusty and his overall competence is questioned throughout.
More importantly he has to confront his past and revisiting Skyfall gives the character some much needed depth.
I love how Sam Mendes broke the traditional formula of a bond movie and made it a visceral experience. The action is smoothly paced throughout its lengthy running time, never feeling like too much or too little. The script is written with labyrinth effect. The set pieces are highly original, not typically exotic or fancy rather refined and profound.
I love how it retains bonds British roots with the majority of the film taking place in the U.K.
Bond overlooking the Skyfall landscape with the Aston martini behind him, is one of the most iconic moments in the series period.
Finally i adore the emotionally impactful climax where M succumbs to her wound. Bond shedding some tears at her passing whilst also blowing up Skyfall makes it the most compelling climax to a bond film I’ve ever seen.
And Javier Bardem was the perfect villain for the story. Not motivated by manipulating state of the art satellites or controlling the worlds oil supply, rather the simplest and best motivation a villain can possess - REVENGE!
Yes Skyfall is a thinking man’s bond film.
It’s certainly one for the ages.
"And make no mistake...Dame Judi Dench can get it."
I'm not even laughing, that's the truth.
@Morgan Oates the person is really attractive/you'd sleep with them.
@Morgan Oates no problem, it's definitely a more ambiguous kind of slang/it's not super obvious from the context :)
In my option Skyfall is the best James Bond film. Not the greatest the best. Celebrating 50 years of the iconic franchise with many nice nods and references to all the films. Narratively it’s the most diverse with Judi Dench delivering an endearing performance, with her character being at the centre of the story.
Bond goes through many challenges, him seemingly falling to his death only to be reborn and face a threat who has also returned from darkness, makes its a very metaphorical experience. There’s this elusive subtext within the rivalry of Bond against Silva.
The character is stripped down to his bare necessities, he loses that “panache” his skills become rusty and his overall competence is questioned throughout.
More importantly he has to confront his past and revisiting Skyfall gives the character some much needed depth.
I love how Sam Mendes broke the traditional formula of a bond movie and made it a visceral experience. The action is smoothly paced throughout its lengthy running time, never feeling like too much or too little. The script is written with labyrinth effect. The set pieces are highly original, not typically exotic or fancy rather refined and profound.
I love how it retains bonds British roots with the majority of the film taking place in the U.K.
Bond overlooking the Skyfall landscape with the Aston martini behind him, is one of the most iconic moments in the series period.
Finally i adore the emotionally impactful climax where M succumbs to her wound. Bond shedding some tears at her passing whilst also blowing up Skyfall makes it the most compelling climax to a bond film I’ve ever seen.
And Javier Bardem was the perfect villain for the story. Not motivated by manipulating state of the art satellites or controlling the worlds oil supply, rather the simplest and best motivation a villain can possess - REVENGE!
Yes Skyfall is a thinking man’s bond film.
It’s certainly one for the ages.
The main reason I love this film so much. M being the female lead gives the film so much weight and moments for amazing acting between her, Craig, and Bardem
I mean its Dame Judy Dench. Who wouldn't.
Fun fact: Adele wrote the title song 'Skyfall' with Paul Epworth when she'd finished reading the movie script, even drafting a few verses that were used in the final recording. And we all agree it's a win *ding*
Wonderful song by an excellent singer. She really captured the essence of the film.
This isn't as good coz of the writers and diff director
@@715michalawhat
First Bond movie I saw in a theater. Of course the beginning was exciting.
Then the song takes it down a hundred notches.
Really messed with my head.
@@glitterspray different directors for casino royale and skyfall
"Just one more thing to say, my late husband was a great lover of poetry, and, em, I suppose some of it sunk in, despite my best intentions. And here today, I remember this, I think, from Tennyson: "We are not now that strength which in old days moved earth and heaven, that which we are, we are. One equal temper of heroic hearts, made weak by time and fate, but strong in will. To strive, to seek, to find, and *not* to yield."
The establishment of M's husband, who we saw in Quantum of Solace, having died should count as a win.
R.I.P. sorry for your loss 😢🙏
“Bond puts out a hand, so she doesn’t destroy her back.”
I think it’s a tad late for that, wink wink…. I’ll see myself out. 🤣
Noice
Hell yeah bröther lmao
Those Highlands scenes were shot in Glen Etive, which is a beautiful drive just south of Glencoe. It’s a one-track road that doesn’t go to anyplace in particular beyond the loch at the end of the road and the gorgeous scenery. When I was driving there in 2012, there were way too many people in Glencoe, but as soon as we pulled onto the road for Glen Etive, everyone disappeared and it was just us and the beauty.
It (obviously) got craaaazy busy for a year or so after Skyfall released.
Thanks, I intend to make a visit later in life...
@@WozWozEre still pretty busy, but that's more to do with the general area being pretty touristy
Skyfall was such a great movie, I can't wait to watch No Time To Die
Oh you don't want to do that
Watched it today was great did fall asleep during it though
I watched ist last week
It was a classic James Bond, not great but not bad imo
Fulfilled my expectations
@@pexsel4184 it was a 6 imo, it was a longer more than for it own good, There were a few plotholes i found watching it but when its released on streaming sites I can rewatch and piece it together. The action and cars were cool and the ending was brutally heartbreaking but I found a few too many issues to up it from a 6
@@pexsel4184 it wasn't a classic bond.Classic bonds are Sean Connery or Brosnan films.Spectre could be considered as an attempt at classic Bond but this one wasn't even that.
16:30 I love that Kincade thinks ‘M’ is Emma but M never corrects him.
At the risk of getting overly soppy, thank you for bringing some positivity to so many of us who need it in sad times. Always enjoy appreciating films with this (not so ) little community of ours. Keep up the good work from the UK.
14:51 I remember watching this in cinema and at this exact moment, the whole room burst into cheers and applause like we'd all temporarily become American; it was a great showing.
Craig’s 1st and 3rd go about being Bond are definitely two of the best bond films out of them all. Spectre and Quantum are good movies, Craig, the cast and everyone who helped make them all did great jobs.
Quantum straight up sucks. It was made during the writer's strike, and it shows.
In my opinion Skyfall is the best James Bond film. Not the greatest the best. Celebrating 50 years of the iconic franchise with many nice nods and references to all the films. Narratively it’s the most diverse with Judi Dench delivering an endearing performance, with her character being at the centre of the story.
Bond goes through many challenges, him seemingly falling to his death only to be reborn and face a threat who has also returned from darkness, makes its a very metaphorical experience. There’s this elusive subtext within the rivalry of Bond against Silva.
The character is stripped down to his bare necessities, he loses that “panache” his skills become rusty and his overall competence is questioned throughout.
More importantly he has to confront his past and revisiting Skyfall gives the character some much needed depth.
I love how Sam Mendes broke the traditional formula of a bond movie and made it a visceral experience. The action is smoothly paced throughout its lengthy running time, never feeling like too much or too little. The script is written with labyrinth effect. The set pieces are highly original, not typically exotic or fancy rather refined and profound.
I love how it retains bonds British roots with the majority of the film taking place in the U.K.
Bond overlooking the Skyfall landscape with the Aston martini behind him, is one of the most iconic moments in the series period.
Finally i adore the emotionally impactful climax where M succumbs to her wound. Bond shedding some tears at her passing whilst also blowing up Skyfall makes it the most compelling climax to a bond film I’ve ever seen.
And Javier Bardem was the perfect villain for the story. Not motivated by manipulating state of the art satellites or controlling the worlds oil supply, rather the simplest and best motivation a villain can possess - REVENGE!
Yes Skyfall is a thinking man’s bond film.
It’s certainly one for the ages.
1 and 3 then stop
I love that this movie doesn’t have a main “Bond girl”. In some way M is the “Bond girl” of skyfall and she might be the best one
cap vesper
Saw this after walking out of No Time To Die, it's like the universe is telling me to rewatch the whole CraigBond era
In short, yes.
Longer: I watched them these weeks and they are all wonderful
isn't referring to it as "the whole CraigBond era" perhaps giving away too much spoilers?
I don't think so.
Casino Royale was a reboot (thus separating It from ohe previous ones) and this is the last one of Craig as Bond (as has been said several times thus far) so I don't see the spoiler there
@@diegofrad " this isnthe last one of Craig as Bond" - from what I heard from a friend who went to see the latest one, it very much is his last one.
@@SA80TAGE yes, that's correct (an 'n' slipped past the autocorrect). But It has been known for two years of interviews and so on that It has the last one, so there isn't spoilers
Just as the new bond comes out - nice
How did you do this
@@atomic_bear patreon
Wait this is an hour old but the video is only 27 minutes old wtf?!?
It’s almost like that’s why he’s doing them...
@@enchantedfoxttv when will you people learn it's because of patreon
To everyone contemplating watching No Time To Die in Cinemas: go do it! It’s really a fantastic final for the Craig era.
I agree. Saw It today and, while I have a few nitpicks here and there, It is a fantastic experience
Unfortunately, we have to wait 'til next weekend here in Canada.
I understand... So, it will be like here on Spain with Venom 2, trying yo avoid spoilers like there's no tomorrow
@@ser132 well, waited over a year extra for it, you can do the extra week! :D
@@diegofrad Yeah, it is by no means perfect or as good as skyfall, but not many movies are that good anyways. Having seen both Dune and NTTD, I say Dune is the better movie but both are incredible sounding visual experiences you just HAVE to see in cinemas.
11:10
I never saw this a confirmation of either or them being gay or bi, or even if it it its not the point. Its Silva trying to throw Bond off and put him on the defensive. Bonds response is a clear "yeah that's not gunna work on me", like he sees right through it. Silvas reaction to that is just a witty acknowledgement that it didn't work.
I really don't think either characters sexuality has anything to do with it, whatever it is. It's just a back and forth powerplay that was honestly fun as hell to watch
Facts
I saw it as a nod to casino royale. Like who says it’s the first time I’ve been tied to a chair and tortured
@@kkerklaan _"now the whole world's gonna know you're done scratching my balls"_
I was a bit torn on how to feel about it, like it could easily be interpreted as "Moriarty-esque scary gay is scary" but also I like how both characters are so... unaffected. I think your comment sums it up perfectly. It was all just a tactic.
@@rozieredz It almost reminds me of how the joker was portrayed on the beginning of Arkham Asylum: A serious house on serious earth. Hes likely not actually attracted to Batman, he just acts like it to throw Batman off by exploiting his childlike psyche
imo the "waste of good scotch line" should have been a win. This is Bond unwilling to show regret, even when a woman he cares for is murdered because he couldn't protect her.
It's a shame for sévérine to be killed so early, but Bond's quip isn't just a way to disarm Silva, it's moreover Bond being unwilling to admit to feeling grief. Sure he didn't love sévérine, but it must have hurt him to see her killed - especially since he promised to save her - so rather than express remorse, even to himself, he hides behind gallows humour to pretend that he is an emotionless agent, which definitely isn't Craig Bond.
This contrasts nicely with Silva, who has embraced his emotions and acts entirely on regret, and loses because he cannot detach himself from his emotions and plan dispassionately the way that Bond/M can
14:50
Sorry to triple comment, but when THAT Aston Martin comes out and THAT sound plays, I get chills. Takes me back to old-school X-Box Bond games, any time you did anything extra-Bondish, you got the noise. Ahhhhh
Ben Whishaw as Q is, no lie, my favourite thing about the bond movies. He's just so good
Bardem as Silva is THE quintessential Bond villain. No conversation to be had. He’s deep and complex, strangely charismatic while remaining terrifying and cold. Has to be one of the best castings of all time.
12:12 : if it makes you feel any better, there's a small theory going around that Bond was genuinely angry over Severine's death and his glib quip there was meant to disarm SIlva's henchmen before he commenced with his rampage at 12:23
As a fan from CT, I appreciate the Hartford shoutout
Just watched this the other day - easily Daniel Craig’s best, and might be my favorite in the franchise - love this movie!
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@@tiacho2893 Thanks, bro. I quite often forget that this is a feature. I appreciate it. 😗
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the skyfall house was actually filmed in south east england right next to my house. I watched lots of it being filmed and when they blew it up it woke my mum and brother up. i slept through it like a champ
This was my introduction to Bond movies and reallyyyy stands up
Same
@@HunterX05 y'all are lucky my introduction to Bond was Die Another Day lol
@@SuperMinion1 Same, even at the naïve age of 14, it was a pretty bad first impression and it wasn't until Skyfall that I started watching James Bond and even then it took until lockdown to watch the pre-Craig Bond movies in earnest.
same Skyfall was my very first Bond film and it made me check out the rest.
@@SuperMinion1 that’s one of the silliest but still has great moments
I love how this movie is very much an anti-Bond movie, really doubling down on the almost sociopathic nature of the character. It doesn't try or want to make an excuse for all the killing, sexism and other bad traits Bond has, it just shows it all and wants you to know that Bond really isn't a hero of any kind. He's just a guy who loves violence, alcohol and sex and is really good at commiting violence. It still blows my mind that after more than 20 movies this one just tells the audience thatr they shouldn't worship Bond because he's almost as bad as the villain of his own story.
In my option Skyfall is the best James Bond film. Not the greatest the best. Celebrating 50 years of the iconic franchise with many nice nods and references to all the films. Narratively it’s the most diverse with Judi Dench delivering an endearing performance, with her character being at the centre of the story.
Bond goes through many challenges, him seemingly falling to his death only to be reborn and face a threat who has also returned from darkness, makes its a very metaphorical experience. There’s this elusive subtext within the rivalry of Bond against Silva.
The character is stripped down to his bare necessities, he loses that “panache” his skills become rusty and his overall competence is questioned throughout.
More importantly he has to confront his past and revisiting Skyfall gives the character some much needed depth.
I love how Sam Mendes broke the traditional formula of a bond movie and made it a visceral experience. The action is smoothly paced throughout its lengthy running time, never feeling like too much or too little. The script is written with labyrinth effect. The set pieces are highly original, not typically exotic or fancy rather refined and profound.
I love how it retains bonds British roots with the majority of the film taking place in the U.K.
Bond overlooking the Skyfall landscape with the Aston martini behind him, is one of the most iconic moments in the series period.
Finally i adore the emotionally impactful climax where M succumbs to her wound. Bond shedding some tears at her passing whilst also blowing up Skyfall makes it the most compelling climax to a bond film I’ve ever seen.
And Javier Bardem was the perfect villain for the story. Not motivated by manipulating state of the art satellites or controlling the worlds oil supply, rather the simplest and best motivation a villain can possess - REVENGE!
Yes Skyfall is a thinking man’s bond film.
It’s certainly one for the ages.
@@master-of-mind5881 stop
@Brupcat yeah, imo No Time to Die was a flawed film (weak villain, waste of Specter, etc), but still a good sendoff to the Craig Bond.
Plus, for once, all named women in the movie survive! That’s something I did not expect, and a first for this Bond
Which is something that the book The Spy Who Loved Me failed to use to its advantage.
I remember Tymothy Dalton describing Bond as "a bad guy that luckily is working for the good guys".
But honestly, when it comes to something of an agent like him, that's exactly what you want, a completely remorseless psychopath who will put the mission ahead of anything.
I always saw this movie's main theme or plot about Two Sons and their Bossy Mum with the good Son (Bond) trying to protect and save his Mum and the Bad Son (Silva) trying to kill her while both coming to grips with their own traumas and one overcoming them and the other not.
Fun Fact: One of my college teachers and her husband worked on this film among a dozen other Hollywood films. She said that this film was by far her favourite film to work on as everyone she met on and off set were just lovely to work with and were really passionate about filming what I like to call the benchmark for all James Bond films to live up to, only No Time to Die and Casino Royale surpass this film in my opinion.
r/thathappened
11:50 - Speaking of greater cause in this scene:
If Bond had hit Severine, Silva would've never fired his shot, because the game would be over.
If Bond had his the glass, Silva maybe wouldn't have fired his shot, because the game as implied would be over.
If Bond misses, Silva fires his shot, leaving him with an empty gun when Bond decides to take out the guards.
Missing was the best play, and I believe he did it on purpose knowing this, since as soon as Silva has no shot left to shoot he makes his move.
I was thinking exact same thing, and you put it words
Exactly, Severine was never going to survive long term even if Bond hits the glass and Bond is certainly going to get killed aswell. So he had to miss in order to disarm Silva to have a chance of surviving.
5:38. You forgot to mention that in the very last scene - where Bond is being introduced to M - in M's office there is a picture of old-fashioned sailing ships squadron ready to fight.
14:10 Best speech from M in the entire series, ever. Still gives me goosebumps. And her literally staring death (Silva) in the face and "not yielding" is a perfect callback to the Tennyson poem she just finished quoting. Dame Judi Dench is always at least ten wins!
There's just something I have trouble putting into words, about how great the sound effect of the single gunshot when Moneypenny shoots Bond on the train. For a movie/series that has so much gunfire, there's just something so visceral, so impactful, about that one single shot.
Skyfall is probably one of my favorite Bond Movies, it's definitely in my own top 5 bond movies because of how it has more layers than an onion.
Having lived in Scotland as a missionary for a little over a year, the majority of which was in Inverness up in the Highlands, I can confirm: Scotland is beautiful
🏴😎
Best part of Britain.
I always figured "what makes you think this is my first time" was pointing back to Casino Royale when Le Chiffre had him naked and tied to a chair.
Also.. perhaps Bond has some reservations about jumping on to a train when he just came back from being shot and left for dead after jumping on an earlier train.
That said.. wonderful win nod at the end. Your videos always bring a smile to my face and sometimes look back on things I miss. Well done, sir.
I don't think it matters whether or not it was Bond's first time. Silva was simply trying to unsettle Bond, when Bond quips back (aka this doesn't unsettle or phase him) Silva immediately loses interest and shifts to conversation again.
Skyfall really does have the best music of the entire Bond franchise. Between Adele's title song, the *PERFECT* use of the Bond Theme with the Aston Martin, and that haunting music for Scotland - plus all the other bits in between.
Silva is amazing and that cyanide reveal scene scarred me for quite a while after seeing it. Also, awesome rat story!
Yes that reveal was shocking, totally looked really YUCKY‼️
In my option Skyfall is the best James Bond film. Not the greatest the best. Celebrating 50 years of the iconic franchise with many nice nods and references to all the films. Narratively it’s the most diverse with Judi Dench delivering an endearing performance, with her character being at the centre of the story.
Bond goes through many challenges, him seemingly falling to his death only to be reborn and face a threat who has also returned from darkness, makes its a very metaphorical experience. There’s this elusive subtext within the rivalry of Bond against Silva.
The character is stripped down to his bare necessities, he loses that “panache” his skills become rusty and his overall competence is questioned throughout.
More importantly he has to confront his past and revisiting Skyfall gives the character some much needed depth.
I love how Sam Mendes broke the traditional formula of a bond movie and made it a visceral experience. The action is smoothly paced throughout its lengthy running time, never feeling like too much or too little. The script is written with labyrinth effect. The set pieces are highly original, not typically exotic or fancy rather refined and profound.
I love how it retains bonds British roots with the majority of the film taking place in the U.K.
Bond overlooking the Skyfall landscape with the Aston martini behind him, is one of the most iconic moments in the series period.
Finally i adore the emotionally impactful climax where M succumbs to her wound. Bond shedding some tears at her passing whilst also blowing up Skyfall makes it the most compelling climax to a bond film I’ve ever seen.
And Javier Bardem was the perfect villain for the story. Not motivated by manipulating state of the art satellites or controlling the worlds oil supply, rather the simplest and best motivation a villain can possess - REVENGE!
Yes Skyfall is a thinking man’s bond film.
It’s certainly one for the ages.
The cinimatic precision of this movie and how beautifully shot each scene in this movie provides, placed it amongst my top five favorite movies of all time.
It's a truly spectacular bond flick.
Completely disagree on the Scotch Line after She dies.
I read it as he was still very much broken. Everything in that scene is said with his eyes and body language.
Yeah, it's all there in the acting, not in the line - he's quipping because he feels he should, not because he's feeling quippy.
Yeah considering Bond’s blatantly asshole-ish behaviors throughout the movie, there was no need to specifically mention two and act like it’s out of place for him right now.
he said it because he didn’t want to give him the reaction he wanted
I truly love how there are long stretches of silence in this film. It fits so well and builds tension
Looking forward to your "Everything GREAT about SPECTRE" video.
I look forward to it too. There’s some good stuff in that film. Unfortunately, the Blofeld scenes that are so central to the film fall so flat due to questionable writing choices.
In my option Skyfall is the best James Bond film. Not the greatest the best. Celebrating 50 years of the iconic franchise with many nice nods and references to all the films. Narratively it’s the most diverse with Judi Dench delivering an endearing performance, with her character being at the centre of the story.
Bond goes through many challenges, him seemingly falling to his death only to be reborn and face a threat who has also returned from darkness, makes its a very metaphorical experience. There’s this elusive subtext within the rivalry of Bond against Silva.
The character is stripped down to his bare necessities, he loses that “panache” his skills become rusty and his overall competence is questioned throughout.
More importantly he has to confront his past and revisiting Skyfall gives the character some much needed depth.
I love how Sam Mendes broke the traditional formula of a bond movie and made it a visceral experience. The action is smoothly paced throughout its lengthy running time, never feeling like too much or too little. The script is written with labyrinth effect. The set pieces are highly original, not typically exotic or fancy rather refined and profound.
I love how it retains bonds British roots with the majority of the film taking place in the U.K.
Bond overlooking the Skyfall landscape with the Aston martini behind him, is one of the most iconic moments in the series period.
Finally i adore the emotionally impactful climax where M succumbs to her wound. Bond shedding some tears at her passing whilst also blowing up Skyfall makes it the most compelling climax to a bond film I’ve ever seen.
And Javier Bardem was the perfect villain for the story. Not motivated by manipulating state of the art satellites or controlling the worlds oil supply, rather the simplest and best motivation a villain can possess - REVENGE!
Yes Skyfall is a thinking man’s bond film.
It’s certainly one for the ages.
@@master-of-mind5881 its my fav
+1 for Silva's reaction when he sees the tombstone of Bond's parents.
I was literally searching for this video an hour ago, forgetting it didn’t exist lmao.
Gotta give you props for taking a win off. This is an otherwise fantastic movie and it frustrates me that so many people in production wrote, filmed and edited that scene and everyone was like "yeah this is fine."
The lighting in this movie is absolutely beautiful.
I'm from the UK, the hype surrounding this films release was like nothing I've ever seen for a film.
One of my all time favourites.
Great job 👍
Skyfall was probably my favorite out of the Craig Bond pentology. All the actors are top notch, the additional screen time with Bond and M together was deserved and welcomed, and the opening credits music is just astounding. Seriously, I have not stopped listening to "Skyfall" by Adele for months now. Incredible film.
I'm honestly fine with the shower scene.
In comparison to the Casino Royale shower scene I think it works.
Post-Casino Royale Bond is just a misogynistic scumbag, broken by the betrayal of the only woman he truly loved.
The shower scenes parallel each other as one shows bond being empathetic and vulnerable, while the other shows him as selfish and uncaring.
It's not until Spectre that he finds someone to truly love again and be a better person.
While I agree about them being parallels I think you touched on something very important: Bond stops after this movie. But I don't think it's because of spectre as much as it is about M's death. I think Bond has a somewhat jaded view of women after Vesper betrays him. Because of M's death he stops making excuses and steps up to be the agent M knew he could be.
Interesting take
i get what you're saying, but I still think that what's he's doing is not just scumbaggery: it's pretty much flat-out evil (can you imagine our reaction if the villain of the story was doing the same?)
you get that level of grating but acceptable scumbaggery with the "waste of a good scotch" line later (where his reaction at least serves some tactical use). i don't feel like there was any reason the shower scene should've been included: the point it's trying to convey is done (in a much more palatable way) with the scotch, and all it does is leave a terrible _terrible_ taste in the mouth
@@kylegagnon4009 I don't think I fully agree. Bond's handling of Monica Bellucci's character in Spectre felt pretty rough, calloused and aggressive. So if anything, it's Léa Seydoux that pulls him back a little bit. And it might be because she falls into a similar position as Vesper, a woman to be protected rather than used or conquered.
Also: Someone having a traumatic past like Severine does not mean they're not still sexual beings.
omg, "which farm animal is your favourite?" "macau" that had me giggling for a while lol
Fun fact, this was the first R rated movie I got to see (thanks dad), and the first bond movie I saw. It’ll always have a special place for me, it was nice to see this analysis of it
1:19 see this is what I don't get. Old bond had a giant with steel teeth in space, a dude with a boomerang hat with blades, weird gadgets that still don't make sense. For gun nuts, a ppk in scenarios where they don't fit. But stuff like, motorcycle chase on a roof is too much? When did movie critics forget that they're watching a movie? Yes, I'm mostly looking at the channel this channel is derivative of.
That's not a movie critic. That's a troll who stumbled into an easy way to make money.
@@Carabas72 You're right, I should have put "critic" instead. Was trying to mean those kinds of nitpicker critics over all. Not, you know, actual critics.
I'll miss Dame Judi Dench as 'M', and I'll miss Daniel Craig as Bond just as much.
I've always been partial to 'Casino Royale' as my favourite Bond film because it was the first one to truly make me appreciate the franchise, but 'Skyfall' is just BRILLIANT. Supremely well acted, incredibly well shot, and with high stakes that were personal enough to actually matter.
I saw this as an uninterested teenager with my grandma, great aunt, uncle, and cousin about ten years ago and came out surprisingly delighted. This is such a great movie.
"Just because we saw the events play out the way they did doesnt mean it was THE plan."
I feel like Silva's plan went perfectly as he wanted it to, up until the shootout at the government meeting, when Mallory was the X factor he never took into account. The entire third act of this movie wouldn't have happened if Mallory didnt jump in. Also, Silva's pause as he realizes he will have to LOOK at M as he shoots her is just, chef's kiss.
CinemaWins Fan fun fact and advice of the day (Yes, I'm referencing my own comment from a few years ago): the music that plays during the drive is called simply "Skyfall", and if you want to enjoy it to its fullest, listen to it climbing up a mountain. One of the greatest moments of my life, as I sat at the peak looking at the English countryside listening to it.
The eerie, desolate sound makes me wanna listen to it while driving through a ghost town!
10:25 i feel the colour is specifically used to show bonds own talent, a major theme of the film is old vs new with bardems character focusing on the modern world breaking apart the old world of M’s ideal. the blue in shanghai is modern and futuristic and bond messes up, the assassination goes through and he drops patrice without finding out his boss. then in macau it goes to the old bond, casinos, shaken not stirred and going more into the ‘bond girl’ and he manages to pull off what he needs to. great cinematography in the colouring of it all.
Could you do Terminator: Salvation? The special effects in that movie are great.
Not a surprise, given it was Stan Winston’s final film.
Honestly wouldn’t mind if he did the whole terminator series
The movie got way too much flak when it released.
@@repulser93 Nah just T1 & T2 And Salvation will suffice the rest don’t exist
@@KD-kl4sx Dark Fate works too.
Everything about this movie was awesome. But the old school Bond car with the classic Bond theme was the best part! It pushed all my nostalgia buttons without being gratuitous nostalgia for its own sake, it fits with the theme of old-school vs new-school that was present during the whole movie.
I love how the new Q sees Bond as a bit of a relic then comes around and how Bond sees Q as a toddler at first but also comes around. That was also well done and not in-your-face. It's easy to just say "We want these characters to not like each other at first but then they gain each other's respect and end up liking each other"
You should consider making "Everything GREAT about The Adventures of Tintin - The Secret of the Unicorn" video in the future.
The quick shot at Chris Pratt playing Mario was gold.
I am more surprised about Kevin Michael Richardson being Kamek (for reference, he was Gabu (spelling?) from the Lilo and Stitch series, the tall sharkish co-captain of the guard)
Was looking forward to looking for this ever since you did casino royale
A missed win - the elderly gent in the Tube after Bond gets on the train: 'He's keen to get home!' (astute observation - ding!)
Should've included the part where the man on the tube platform said "He's keen to get home" after Bond jumps on the train, British humor at its finest 😂
I love the way Bond introduces M to Kincade and from then on, Kincade calls her Emma, because he heard Em.
Fun Fact about Kincade: In the very early stages of writing the movie's script, the writers briefly played with the idea of potentially casting Sean Connery for the role.
That however was quickly thrown out the window again for various reasons, including that he most likely would have completely overshadowed Craig, Dench and Bardem.
That might explain why Kincade was revealed from the shadows.
I still kinda wish they'd just gone with it, continuity and acting and overshadowing be damned.
Also Connery had pretty much retired at that point, and I think it would've taken quite a lot to get him to come back out again. Still, while it would've been great to see him there, I'm glad they cast another great screen icon like Albert Finney
As majestic as a passing of the torch moment that could have been, it would have ruined the suspension of disbelief.
Imagine Connery saying the line "Welcome to Scotland."
i think he kept the bullet pieces on purpose in his shoulder cause he knew he would come back one day. Only his people would be able to trace the fragments. All the time while he was "enjoying death" was basically an vacation
3:35 Considering that the first time we saw MI6 HQ get blown up was in "The World is Not enough", I like to think that expression is M thinking "Damnit, not again!"
Also, yes, Dame Judi can get it
Do y'all guys realise that on *this* side of The Pond, the phrase "[person] can get it" means something *very* specific? That rhymes with schmexual schmintercourse?
@@johnnypopstar : 😆‼️
@@johnnypopstar we're well aware, friend
I’ve never heard or read that expression before. I guess I should spend more time in the more colorful corners of the internet.
Thank you for adding subtitles to the bottom of all your videos. Sometimes I mishear things so it's really great being able to double confirm by reading them, it mitigates a lot of confusion very quickly.
Cinematography in this and no time to die was utterly gorgeous
Honestly the “think this is my first time” was a great Casino Royale reference
Phrases can have more than one meaning dude
20:35 I saw this in theaters and I knew this was something. I had it pegged as like the start of an old James Bond TV series, but it makes just as much sense for it to be the start of I guess the first Bond movie?
One thing I liked about this is the kind of circularity it creates for Judi Dench's version of M. Her first appearance in Golden Eye was at the end of the Cold War and she was the person who knows how the world really works coming in to fix Bond the dinosaur. Now 17 years later, as the War on Terror is starting to wear on the West, she's become the dinosaur who no longer understands how the world really works.
Week 47 of asking for Everything Great About Dead Man's Chest.
Yes please (The entire pirates saga need some positivity)
I've watched this video a couple times (Skyfall is one of my favorites) and the line "When you're feeling pumped about the cool gun your new bestie, Paddington, gave you..." makes me laugh every time
16:10 can you imagine how amazing it would’ve been if this Kincaid was played by Connery? It’d be a cool passing of the torch… Alas they never did it…
The way this movie reintegrated a lot of the classic Bond elements but twisting them a little bit to fit the modern times is really clever. I've always loved Bond stories but Skyfall does somehow special by elevating the team that is around Bond - the MI6 team they assembled in this film getting to have that badass scene in the courthouse is just chef's kiss.
One day would love to see everything great about a silent voice.
After the megamind video and seeing you’re still commenting brings a tear to my eye.
Love a silent voice
Ah shit here we go again!
First Megamind, now this!
Mad dedication!
Love it!
9:57 I agree. I’ve seen what triggers can do to people. NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE *NOOPE!!*
For those who didn’t pick up on it: Q’s scrabble mug definitely has the letter Q on the side we don’t see.
This has quickly become one of my favorite movies, let alone favorite bond movies, of all time. And I’ve wanted you to cover this for years!
Adele’s song was nominated as #1 when it comes to The Oscars. The choice for making a movie around a song is just so well done it deserves at least 35 wins!
Always nice when a director lets Scotland 🏴 show her beauty
Finally!! I would actually rate SkyFall as Daniel's best bond film, and yes I have watched NoTimeToDie already, but felt this was the best!
But is it really good as theyre saying? Like casino royale and skyfall levels of good
I like how Bond in the bike chase was riding a older model while the villain was on a newer police bike. Showing off Bond's advanced age through his bike which was a workhorse.
Ah, Idaho, forever immortalized by that no one outside knows a thing about us. It's refreshing to hear that no one has yet caught onto the thing we've been planning. Soon, very soon...
We know about the potatoes, but that's pretty much it.
Actually, the militia/prepper types there love to post about their plans.
“Back in my day, we died eighteen times on the way to work and we still showed up fourteen minutes early.
“Waste of good scotch” is definitely my favorite line.
@kshamwhizzle No, Bond already did that. It's still an amazing line, but it's a *villain* line. Like "For me, it was Tuesday."
@kshamwhizzle I kinda see it as Bond not letting the villain see his true emotions, everything he says is a way to put his enemies off and make it look like they aren't getting to him (just like Silva's intro scene and his responses to Silva's flirting). It's been a running theme that he's gotten less and less empathetic as the films go on, you can compare it to how he reacted in Casino Royale in the shower scene.
@@Kaspargee
Exactly, I don’t really see bond reacting any other way. Especially considering that he is not that connected to her as she was with Vesper
“…his fall…from the sky….his Skyfall..” 🤣😂
I just watched no time to die today and I must say…from childhood to now….I will miss Daniel Craig…..I have been watching all James Bond movies from Sean Connery to Daniel Craig…. Proud to be James Bond fan and will never give up on the EON production and James Bond.
Edit: I am 20 and I gotta say….James Bond is the only Classy series we can get…sure there are other movies which are classy but nowadays there are Marvel and DC series but then again the only close thing we can get for class is James Bond…
I was a very young teen when the first Bond played at theaters. Sean Connery is great as Bond, yet I have been won over to believe that Daniel Craig is now the best Bond. In ‘Casino Royale’’, there are scenes that make it absolutely wonderful........ when one of bad guys planted a bomb and didn’t know that Bond had switched it until too late, my oh my..... Daniel’s expression just before that baddie went boom, so great! Another favorite scene is when the defibrillator pads wires were not connected......... WOW, that whole process is impactful!! During the main villain’s ‘Le Chiffe’ (Mads Mikkelsen, such a fantastic actor) scenes, he oozes sinister and evil!! (His portrayal of Dr. Lecter, on the TV series ‘Hannibal’.......... EEK, what a totally awesome performance!!).
Edited for spelling,😐!
In my option Skyfall is the best James Bond film. Not the greatest the best. Celebrating 50 years of the iconic franchise with many nice nods and references to all the films. Narratively it’s the most diverse with Judi Dench delivering an endearing performance, with her character being at the centre of the story.
Bond goes through many challenges, him seemingly falling to his death only to be reborn and face a threat who has also returned from darkness, makes its a very metaphorical experience. There’s this elusive subtext within the rivalry of Bond against Silva.
The character is stripped down to his bare necessities, he loses that “panache” his skills become rusty and his overall competence is questioned throughout.
More importantly he has to confront his past and revisiting Skyfall gives the character some much needed depth.
I love how Sam Mendes broke the traditional formula of a bond movie and made it a visceral experience. The action is smoothly paced throughout its lengthy running time, never feeling like too much or too little. The script is written with labyrinth effect. The set pieces are highly original, not typically exotic or fancy rather refined and profound.
I love how it retains bonds British roots with the majority of the film taking place in the U.K.
Bond overlooking the Skyfall landscape with the Aston martini behind him, is one of the most iconic moments in the series period.
Finally i adore the emotionally impactful climax where M succumbs to her wound. Bond shedding some tears at her passing whilst also blowing up Skyfall makes it the most compelling climax to a bond film I’ve ever seen.
And Javier Bardem was the perfect villain for the story. Not motivated by manipulating state of the art satellites or controlling the worlds oil supply, rather the simplest and best motivation a villain can possess - REVENGE!
Yes Skyfall is a thinking man’s bond film.
It’s certainly one for the ages.
Recently did a run of the franchise with friends, and we ended with this one because 1. *Gorgeous*, and 2....well...Spectre..."the one everyone loves!"
Looking forward to that one's redemption on this channel, though.
There's a lot of greatness to Spectre, but a lot of wrongness, too. The base story of Bond slowly but surely reopening himself to human relationships and love while having to also take on the most dangerous organization he's ever encountered is a great one, and is honestly the best-done part of the movie. His whole "technically gone rogue, but all his friends who are actually his friends back in MI6 are still helping him regardless" is also great. There are also a bunch of great sequences and shots throughout.
But then there are points like the somehow actually boring car chase when Bond is escaping the SPECTRE meeting; utterly underutilizing Dave Batista as Chief Goon (he's a great goon, but the man can act! Let him speak and trade barbs with Daniel Craig, for god's sake!); almost literally copying the character twist of Doctor Evil for this version of Blofeld, and thus spoiling the most perfect casting of Cristoph Waltz, who nonetheless kills it despite a lot of crap material.
I've grown less harsh with Spectre, but I also think it was unfortunate for it that it came after such near-perfection in Skyfall. It's a bit like Quantum of Solace; it's a not-as-good-but-still-solid-in-a-lot-of-ways follow up to a movie that was damn near perfect, and because it's lesser to what came directly before, that lesserness makes it feel and seem so much worse by comparison.
This is not just my favourite Bond film, but my favourite Film full-stop.
Every scene is absolutely perfect in my opinion. The filmmakers got me to feel and notice everything exactly how they wanted me to.
I love using these videos as a basis on whether or not I should watch a movie. Really useful.
As a suggestion, could you do an “Everything Great about Sherlock Holmes?”