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Old 11-14-2012, 09:28 AM
 
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Hmmmmmmmmmmmm, your grade is so low.
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Old 11-14-2012, 10:12 AM
 
Location: not where you are
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Saw the movie, thought it was fair. 3.5 out of 5 stars.

*SPOILER ALERT*


Did anyone else notice that Bond utterly failed every single mission he was given in this movie and the bad guy got exactly what he wanted?

Retrieve the HDD: Failed - He was shot by his own support.

Pass a Fitness For Duty Evaluation: Failed - M pulled a lot of strings to get him approved.

Interrogate the Assasin: Failed - He killed him before getting any questions answered. It was only by pure luck that he happened across a clue that let him later fall into the villian's trap.

Stop the HDD From Being Decrypted: Failed - Names of NATO agents were released on the web.

Capture the Villian: Failed - (Actually tricked into thinking he'd succeeded and playing right into the bad guy's hands--even worse! I thought 00's were supposed to be clever spies who can smell traps.)

Protect M: Failed - She was killed by the villian despite Bond having hours to prepare and fighting on his (literally) home turf.

Recapture the Villian - Failed. Bond killed him; which is what he wanted--to die along with M. Instead he died a few seconds before M.

Based on his performance in this movie, 007 should be fired.




**END SPOILERS**

Couldn't rep you again, but on target.
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Old 11-14-2012, 09:54 PM
 
Location: Blah
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Originally Posted by sponger42 View Post
Saw the movie, thought it was fair. 3.5 out of 5 stars.

*SPOILER ALERT*


Did anyone else notice that Bond utterly failed every single mission he was given in this movie and the bad guy got exactly what he wanted?

Retrieve the HDD: Failed - He was shot by his own support.

Pass a Fitness For Duty Evaluation: Failed - M pulled a lot of strings to get him approved.

Interrogate the Assasin: Failed - He killed him before getting any questions answered. It was only by pure luck that he happened across a clue that let him later fall into the villian's trap.

Stop the HDD From Being Decrypted: Failed - Names of NATO agents were released on the web.

Capture the Villian: Failed - (Actually tricked into thinking he'd succeeded and playing right into the bad guy's hands--even worse! I thought 00's were supposed to be clever spies who can smell traps.)

Protect M: Failed - She was killed by the villian despite Bond having hours to prepare and fighting on his (literally) home turf.

Recapture the Villian - Failed. Bond killed him; which is what he wanted--to die along with M. Instead he died a few seconds before M.

Based on his performance in this movie, 007 should be fired.




**END SPOILERS**
Agreed,

I'll probably draw fire from MI6 but I wasn't overly impressed with SkyFall. I mean it had some interesting parts, a little Bond family history for example. Anyhow, I still suggest the movie for th simple fact that it still has explosions and fighting and Bond girls.
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Old 11-15-2012, 07:45 AM
 
Location: England
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It was a very different James Bond film to any I have seen before. As said, everything he touched in this movie was a fail. I enjoyed it very much, he was portrayed much more as man instead of superman.
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Old 11-15-2012, 01:11 PM
 
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It was a very different James Bond film to any I have seen before. As said, everything he touched in this movie was a fail. I enjoyed it very much, he was portrayed much more as man instead of superman.
And that is what I liked about this film. Superman is boring. I like the flaws. It made Bond more interesting.
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Old 11-17-2012, 10:00 AM
 
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I saw this yesterday, and was entertained by it. I do miss the comic dialogue of the old movies and there wasn't much of that here, but overall I thought the story moved along quickly. i give it a 7 out of 10.
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Old 11-17-2012, 10:47 AM
 
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I did not like Bardems's character. He was too much of a caricature, almost cartonish. He would have been perfect 30-40 years ago (the Roger Moore era), though.

Casino Royale is still the ultimate modern Bond movie.
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Old 11-17-2012, 04:40 PM
 
Location: Austin, TX
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Just saw it, and liked it very much. Enjoyed most of the action, unlike in the previous Bond movie. Also loved the references to previous Bond movies (car, exploding pen).
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Old 11-19-2012, 10:40 AM
 
Location: Colorado
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Gotta say, I did NOT see that ending coming. At all! Glad I didn't know about it in advance.
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Old 11-19-2012, 08:52 PM
 
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loved it! daniel craig is a great bond
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