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[sharpshooter]

IGN's review. They gave it a 9/10 and called it the best in the series.

http://au.ign.com/ar.../skyfall-review

[00Twelve]

Very exciting, these reviews.

What's not exciting is the smell of all these panties twisted into a giant bunch about this gunbarrel.

[S K Y F A L L]

Could Silva be a cyborg?

[JCRendle]

Could Silva be a cyborg?

??

[S K Y F A L L]

Could Silva be a cyborg?

??

I think I'm up too late reading reviews and reading to much into things. There was one review though which mentions

Spoiler

something about Silva and getting under your skin and also his disability, which I read between the lines as if he is not what he appears.

[x007AceOfSpades]

Okay, I'm now over the fact that the gunbarrel is at the end of the film. Whatever, nothing me, or anyone can do about this.

Still looking forward to the film at full 100% rate. I'm disappointed, but I won't let it ruin my Skyfall experience.

[TheManwiththeWaltherPPK]

Ones of the posters at another forum I frequent went to the press screening (proved it with his ticket and everything) and gave a rave review of the film. Interestingly, he mentioned that he is a more a fan of the novels than the films, so I guess that is a good sign for those whose Bondmania is more literary than cinematic.

[JimmyBond]

The one piece of spoilery information I read was:

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Bond wanting to help a dying agent and M forcing him not to. I assume this is the MI-6 Agent Bond finds near death at the beginning.

I think that scene will play out great in the film.

[AgenttiNollaNollaSeitsemän]

Perhaps it is the new tradition placing gunbarrel to the end, I don't know. Of course it is a nuisance but a very minor one. What is important to me is that after 4 years of waiting we get a great Bond film.

[007jamesbond]

the daily mail mention that......

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Ms.Harris would return , but i do not think she is Moneypenny assistant to M, but become the secretary for Bond......

[JimmyBond]

the daily mail mention that......

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Ms.Harris would return , but i do not think she is Moneypenny assistant to M, but become the secretary for Bond......

Ah but you see:

Spoiler

Her office is right outside Mallory's Office. Plus other reviews already spilled the beans. She's Moneypenny

[sharpshooter]

Yeah, Silva being gay isn't surprising. Interested to see how it's handled, though.

I admit to being surprised. It's routine for action movie villains to be effeminate or vaguely "bent", but explicitly gay is something else. If the depiction isn't pitch-perfect, they risk being accused of perpetuating yada yada yada. (And not without some justification, considering Bond's history with this stuff.) So I'm impressed that they've decided to go there. And it makes a lot of sense, given some of the stuff Bardem has said about the character. I can well imagine how this trait might figure in Silva's personal calamities and motivations for taking revenge, and how it could result in a more sympathetic and complex character.

Not sure about 'explicitly gay' i believe in one of the reviews it mentioned a scene between Bond and Silva being 'loaded with meaning'. I'm guessing it's implied at best.

Yes, from a handful of reviews, I think it's strongly implied that Silva has some level of attraction to Bond, but I doubt it will be stated verbally.

On this point, upon reflection its seems like pushing Le Chiffre's "wow, you take very good care of your body" exchange just a little bit further. Similar scenario too, except Bond has clothes on this time!

[AgenttiNollaNollaSeitsemän]

Silva being gay is an intriguing complex, and I am certain it is handled tastefully - not overemphasising it. Perhaps it is Skyfalls very subtle nod towards Diamonds Are Forever? That film on the other hands was as subtle as a fist to the face, but great fun. Now when I look at Silva to me he looks like the imaginary big brother of novels Mr. Kidd.

[TheSilhouette]

Ones of the posters at another forum I frequent went to the press screening (proved it with his ticket and everything) and gave a rave review of the film. Interestingly, he mentioned that he is a more a fan of the novels than the films, so I guess that is a good sign for those whose Bondmania is more literary than cinematic.

I'm interested in reading his review. Would you be able to point me in that direction?

[Jim]

All very interesting; seems they have a winner on their hands.

[TheManwiththeWaltherPPK]

Ones of the posters at another forum I frequent went to the press screening (proved it with his ticket and everything) and gave a rave review of the film. Interestingly, he mentioned that he is a more a fan of the novels than the films, so I guess that is a good sign for those whose Bondmania is more literary than cinematic.

I'm interested in reading his review. Would you be able to point me in that direction?

http://forums.superh...=396855&page=19

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To be more accurate, it's more a quick summary of his initial reaction than a full-blown review. However, I'm sure he will link to his full review when it is released. Warning though, there is some discussion of spoilers in the thread. On page, 21 or 22 of the the thread, he mentions that he is a major fan of the novels, the films not so much.

[Berni99]

So whats next? @ Bond 24 we have a Gunbarrel at the Beginning AND at the End? Who made this stupid decision to put the Gunbarrel at the End of the Film

[AgenttiNollaNollaSeitsemän]

Like I said elsewhere the gunbarrel might as well be the way the films will end from now on... At least it's there! I remember speculation of the gunbarrel scene being removed for good when the series was rebooted.

[Shrublands]

http://www.hollywood...el-craig-378796

http://www.denofgeek...ler-free-review

http://www.flickerin...yfall-2012.html

[JCRendle]

Spoiler

a credits sequence festooned not
by silhouetted naked women, but by images of
the secret agent's tombstone and of his being
sucked to his doom underwater.

nice. Also, good to hear that the Bond theme is properly used when needed.

[Twingolot]

May be there are two versions of Skyfall - one with the gunbarrel at the beginning, one with it at the end. Then they would have used the second for the press release just to tease fans which are the only ones who care about it.

[The Shark]

Spoiler

a credits sequence festooned not
by silhouetted naked women, but by images of
the secret agent's tombstone and of his being
sucked to his doom underwater.

nice. Also, good to hear that the Bond theme is properly used when needed.

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Like the sound of the Welles/LADY FROM SHANGHAI reference, too.

[sharpshooter]

May be there are two versions of Skyfall - one with the gunbarrel at the beginning, one with it at the end. Then they would have used the second for the press release just to tease fans which are the only ones who care about it.

Nah. It is what it is. You don't have to like it, but you do have to accept it.

[thecasinoroyale]

I can't stop reading these fantastic reviews - it's so exciting but don't want to spoil too much!

[Berni99]

May be there are two versions of Skyfall - one with the gunbarrel at the beginning, one with it at the end. Then they would have used the second for the press release just to tease fans which are the only ones who care about it.

I hope also...

Does any contacted Tony Lewis, what he said about the fact that the gunbarrel ist at the end?

Edited by Berni99, 13 October 2012 - 09:46 AM.

[MkB]

From the Guardian review:

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Audaciously, Skyfall's most sexually charged moment comes not with the femme fatale at that gaudy casino but during the extended interrogation scene, as Silva runs his fingers across Bond's bare chest, then reaches down to part his legs. "What's your regulation training for this?" Silva teases him. "What makes you think it's my first time?" 007 shoots back – a tacit reminder that he went to Eton after all.

[Shrublands]

The Variety review is in...

http://www.variety.c...pKyxNLw.twitter

[Satorious]

Empire review is in http://www.empireonl....asp?FID=137076

Also not sure if this one from indieWire has been posted yet?

http://blogs.indiewi...s-best-20121012

Edited by Satorious, 13 October 2012 - 10:36 AM.

[sharpshooter]

The Variety review is in...

http://www.variety.c...pKyxNLw.twitter

I enjoyed reading this one especially. By all accounts Skyfall adds to the character and the franchise - as well as commenting on the world today. The mix of old and new is going to work really well.

[AgenttiNollaNollaSeitsemän]

What I really dislike about those reviews is name of Christopher Nolan popping up every now and then, like he is something be-all, end-all when in reality he is nothing but a hot air balloon. But I digress, I'm happy that Skyfall seems to bring 007 back with a bang and I am anxiously waiting for the afternoon of October 26th.

Edited by AgenttiNollaNollaSeitsemän, 13 October 2012 - 10:42 AM.