Skyfall is a different type Bond movie... Really!

Rating: 7/10 (30 March 2013)

Skyfall has outdone the bond series in action, pain, photography, and attention to detail, and possibly length. The effort to film knock-down action in exotic places is monumental. It has presented a villain that is downright frightening and effectively built up so that the viewer will truly be afraid of what he will do next. HOWEVER, the film falls flat when compared as the same genre as the definitive first half-dozen Bond films: This one is thoroughly downbeat from start to finish, and except for a half-hearted 'where-have-you-been' from M near the end, it is completely devoid of humor. The early bond films have been characterized as spoofs and tongue-in-cheek. Skyfall can better be described as "Is it Over Yet? Give Me a Drink!"