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- First reviewDecember 22, 2010
- Last reviewNovember 9, 2012
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Skyfall Doesn't Disappoint Anyone Except James Bond
PostedNovember 9, 2012
mingleman
from los angeles, ca
Age:35 to 44
Gender:Male
Goes to the movies:monthly
Dialogue
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5
Special Effects
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5
Art Direction
3
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Acting
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5
Story
3
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5
Camerawork
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5
Ok. So James Bond cries. Hasn't happened since George Lazenby and for similar reasons too.
OK short and sweet.
Too much Dench time. seriously anymore closeups of her ancient punim and they should rename the movie Judi Skyfall. This movie was more about the aging Dench than the swashbuckling Bond.
Not enough real action. Lot of time spent building plot and sadness and anxiety. But really Live and Let Die and countless other stil achieve a PACE that this film regrettably fails to deliver.
OUtside of Javier who does a great job reviving and modernizing Christopher Walken, there weren't any other notable characters. Oh where oh where are Mr. Kidd and his sidekick. All the bad guys were just boring.
The Bond girls totally sucked. Moneypenny was just sexless. Can't even remember the other Bond Girl. Oh where oh where is the sexy, powerful alluring charm of Bond girls past.
Ok, the smarmy Britsh attempts at humor really dont deliver to a US audience. Isnt the world globalizing so that viewers dont have to hear crap like "we're buggered". I mean really this is the best the writing staff can come up with?
Why is Bond turning into the Dark Knight. Do all movies have to be filmed in tunnels, dark rooms and night scenes. Is the daytime world so boring that we can only be turned on by seeing characters and scenes against dark backdrops. really, add a bit of sunshine.
Too cool for gadgets? seriously?
i saved this for last because the whole last set of scenes in the movie just not tangibly believable. i wont give away the plot sequence but why would i believe that our protagonists couldn't get more help secretly. i just found it hard to buy into.
All in all in an absolute sense the movie was enjoyable just not so memorable. But relative to the fantasy of James Bond i felt it disappointed. Not enough action. Not enough cool.
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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TRON 3D Sucks but movie doesnt
PostedDecember 22, 2010
mingleman
from los angeles, ca
this was a great movie to take my 13 year old to. the story was simplistic enough that she could follow the plot line (was there a plot to be found). but the 3D basically sucked. very disappointed to spend the extra money on IMAX when the screen was first of all smaller than a traditional IMAX screen that i have seen before and secondly the 3D experience was pretty damn flat. There should have been more fight scenes with the team and probably one with the old vs the young jeff bridges. and lastly the ZEUS character was a cheap copy of hte Gary Oldman character from the Bruce Willis sci-fi movie. Imax i want a credit for the difference between Disney 3d and your movie. AMC good job otherwise.
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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