Topic: Skyfall AKA Bond 23 (2013)

[samuelrichardscott]

Albert Finney has joined the cast:
http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/archives/albert_finney_goes_from_bourne_to_sam_mendes_james_bond_film/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

Sam Mendes is directing, and Craig, Javier Bardem, Ralph Fiennes, Ben Whishaw, Naomie Harris as Moneypenny, Helen McCrory, Rory Kinnear and Berenice Marlohe. Filming starts next week.

Woohoo, more Bond.

[Achim]

Any word yet if this will conclude the story that was started in the previous 2 films...?

[samuelrichardscott]

Any word yet if this will conclude the story that was started in the previous 2 films...?

Not really any news of any kid yet on this. Rumours are that the title is set though... Skyline

[samuelrichardscott]

Today was the press release because filming actually starts this tonight!

Official title today: Skyfall

Synopsis:

Bond's loyalty to M is tested as her past comes back to haunt her. As MI6 comes under attack 007 must track down and destroy the threat, no matter how personal the cost.

Daniel Craig is Bond (of course)
Javier Bardem is the villain
Albert Finney and Ralph Fiennes have unconfirmed roles
Judi Dench is M
Bérénice Marlohe is the Bond girl, Severin
Rory Kinnear is M's assistant
Naomie Harris plays field agent Eve
Ben Wishaw has an unconfirmed role

http://uk.movies.yahoo.com/james-bond-23-title-is-skyfall.html

[samuelrichardscott]

Helen McRory has joined the cast.

[samuelrichardscott]

[samuelrichardscott]

[samuelrichardscott]

A short bit of footage from the BBC (might be UK only video):
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-17597603

[samuelrichardscott]

[DJ Doena]

Was it just me or was that movie relatively boring? Both in pacing and in story?

And what's with the in-universe reality of the thing? First you have Bond, shot twice, falling down more than a hundred feet neck-first into a river, then falling down a waterfall. And on the other end, you have

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M dying of a stich

And now I'm getting nitpicky, but that always happens when the movie doesn't really pull me in.

When Bond blew up

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Skyfall, the accelerated debris managed to take out a helicopter. But the blonde bad guy standing right in front of the house didn't even have a scratch.

But I guess that's to be expected from a man who can talk and walk for another minute after he got a knife into his back, near the spine.

And what's with the convoluted plot?

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Why go through all the fuzz of getting yourself caught just to break out again

Of the new Bonds I still like Casino Royale the best, despite the ridiculous outcome of the last poker hand.

[DSig]

I can't see this one ... ANY Bond that drinks Heineken rather than martinis is no Bond 

[Mustrum_Ridcully]

I can't see this one ... ANY Bond that drinks Heineken rather than martinis is no Bond  

To be precise:
Any anthropoid that prefers Heineken to a real beer [EDIT] whatever doesn't deserve to be called "Human".

[Achim]

The brewery bosses of Heineken, Budweiser (US) and Guinness went to a bar. The boss of Heineken orders a Heineken. The boss of Budweiser orders a Budweiser. The boss of Guinness orders an orange juice. The other two are surprised and ask why. The boss of Guinness replies: You two didn't order beer, so I thought I shouldn't either.

[DSig]

 

[MEJHarrison]

The brewery bosses of Heineken, Budweiser (US) and Guinness went to a bar. The boss of Heineken orders a Heineken. The boss of Budweiser orders a Budweiser. The boss of Guinness orders an orange juice. The other two are surprised and ask why. The boss of Guinness replies: You two didn't order beer, so I thought I shouldn't either.

 

For the record, Guinness happens to be my favorite beer!