I went to watch the latest instalment of the James Bond
franchise; Skyfall a few weeks ago, but I’ve held off writing a review as many
people at the time had yet to see it and I didn’t want to ruin it all for
people with spoilers. So I’ve given it plenty of time and if you still haven’t seen
it where the fuck have you been?
Let’s start with the
45minutes of Bond related advertisements before the film, yes the rumours are
true this is the most commercial bond film ever whoring its self out to
multinational corporations , this has led to some controversy with the
placement of a certain Dutch Lager Brand, in a scene which has no bearing on
plot or character progression. Many die hard bond fans became annoyed because Bond
drinks vodka martinis, well guess what idiots? He does, several scenes later. So
get the sticks out your arses and pay attention to the film instead of trying
to pick it apart.
Nevertheless on to the film I will go. I will admit like
most films I went into the cinema with quite low expectations, these is mainly
due to the distinctly average film Quantum of Solace became after the sheer
awesomeness of Casino Royale. I have to say the verdict is I was pleasantly surprised. The opening action sequence is long and I
mean really long, the longest in bond history, but yet in manages to keep you
hooked for over five suspense filled minutes. The only issue with it was the
inclusion of agent “E”, the crappest female character ever introduced into the
bond universe. Not to mention the worst named agent, what happened to the 00’s?
Now we’re on to everyone favourite part of the bond
franchise (or maybe just the males), the bond girls, unfortunately this film
has a very poor showing. For a while I couldn’t, work out who was the bond girl
but I’ve come to the conclusion that it was Judi Dench, seriously Sam Mendez? You
have the likes of the smoking hot seductive Bearnice Marlohe and you give her a
bit part for about five minutes before killing her. WHAT WERE YOU THINKING?!!! I’m
not going to mention the new Moneypenny (former agent “E”) either because it’s
clear she was only cast to up the ethnic quota, as she was neither a good
actress nor a decent character.
The film itself is packed with little nods to previous bond
films which I though was a great little touch especially as the latest films
have decided to jump all over the timeline, with the best coming in an appearance
of the classic DB5, still as beautiful as it was all those year ago when it
first appeared in Goldfinger. If you’ve seen the film you can’t help but notice
that this film is clearly designed to reboot the series with the death of M and
the introduction of a new M, Q & Moneypenny. Which seems out of place
considering it’s the third Daniel Craig film, why was this not done in Casino Royale,
actually wait no, it would ruin the amazing film it was.
So in conclusion
Skyfall is a good addition to the James Bond franchise, but I could have been so
much better, the under utilisation of decent bond girls, which has become a
standard in the last two films with Bearnice Marlohe in Skyfall and Gemma Arterton in Quantum
of Solace. Hopefully the new film will feature a great bond girl to rival the
greats. But if your still looking for an action packed film with great stunts
and action sequences that have come to define the modern bond films then
Skyfall will not disappoint, the film has more explosions and stereo-typically shit
henchmen than you can shake a stick at and defiantely well worth watching.
So
the Final Scores are…..
****
4/5 Stars
Pros:
Bearnice Marlohe(click here and thank me later), DB5, Opening Sequence
Cons:
Agent “E”
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