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[rdrr gnr]

Deakins' work in Skyfall is the only reason to ever watch that film.

 

[Empty]

as the blog in the op reminds me, with inside llewyn davis the coens lost deakins and that film still looks amazing with what they went with

i have less hopes of a more studio production but hopefully the same principles that had deakins being hired in the first place to accompany mendes will be used for their second choice

 

[jelly]

Deakins' work in Skyfall is the only reason to ever watch that film.

Only good thing about it. Such a mediocre Bond film.

 

[Ithil]

I guess we can only mourn this loss with Skyfall gifs and screens.

 

[TheChewyWaffles]

Damn. I loved everything about Skyfall other than the hole-filled story. As long as Newman and Mendes come back I'll still have hope.

 

[Emperor Bohe]

FUCK

 

[Pagusas]

You actually think QoS is better than Skyfall?

Yes. QoS actually has some really good scenes. Everything about skyfall felt forced or corney. QoS had major issues but there was a salvageable film in there. Skyfall was a boring mess that couldn't pick a direction and stick with it (but was really pretty!)

 

[Solo]

Too bad. Cinematography was the only thing not excessively mediocre about Skyfall.

Pretty much. Man, the more I look back on Skyfall the more of a disappointment it is.

CR > QoS >>> Skyfall

I REALLLLLLY hope Craig sticks around for his option on Bond 25. I'd hate to see him only do 4 and have half them be Mendes/Logan snoozefests.

 

[Konka]

Pretty much. Man, the more I look back on Skyfall the more of a disappointment it is.

CR > QoS >>> Skyfall

I REALLLLLLY hope Craig sticks around for his option on Bond 25. I'd hate to see him only do 4 and have half them be Mendes/Logan snoozefests.

At least I can remember what skyfall was about. I saw QoS at least twice and all I can remember is water in the desert and the theatre scene...

 

[Sobriquet]

I can watch Skyfall without sound. It's that beautiful.

 

[See You Next Wednesday]

So playing to a well worn trope is somehow a good thing?



It's not about the relative daftness of the plot (yes they are all far fetched), it's about the relative daftness of the stages of the plot that's the issue. Think about the long winded route events took from the beginning of the film through to Silva attempting to assassinate M at the hearing, and realize that that was his intention. The whole crazy enterprise only works on the basis of absolute certainty as to the outcome at every stage (including him gambling that Bond wouldn't just double tap him at the first opportunity).

There's a good break down of various problems the film has here: -

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmoIDKqfY44

I don't necessarily concur with all of them, but it does highlight a lot of the films plot frailties. Still a better film than Quantity of Sausages, but not as good as Casino Royale bar the excellent Cinematography by Mr Deakins.

Cinema Sins is the best youtube channel!

 

[Blader]

You actually think QoS is better than Skyfall?

personally I think Skyfall is the better overall movie, but QoS has higher highs and lands the emotional beats better. The big one being

Spoiler

Mathis' death

in QoS, which is played far stronger than

Spoiler

M's death

in Skyfall, which is a kind of ridiculous fuck up.

 

[karasu]

Skyfall had no flaws. best Bond. Best Bond Girl. Best everything.

 

[odiin]

Skyfall had no flaws. best Bond. Best Bond Girl. Best everything.

Fuck yeah Judi Dench.

 

[NotTheGuyYouKill]

That is a true shame. Deakins did fantastic work.

Wonder if the next one will be based on...

 

[Solo]

Me.

 

[Bobby Roberts]

They're probably never going to base any of the movies on books not written by Fleming, I don't think. They may lift elements here and there (they might already have done so, I'm unsure off the top of my head) but I don't think they're gonna ever just straight up adapt anything from any of the remaining non-Fleming novels.

 

[Solo]

Wouldn't it be great if they discovered a lost or unpublished Fleming nove preferably written from the period before he got sick of writing Bond?

/wetdream