Bond is definitely Back

Rating: 9/10 (12 November 2012)

This is my first ever review for IMDb, I often used IMDb but after watching Skyfall, I had to let my opinion be known. As a Bond fanatic I can say with complete surety that Skyfall is a refreshing departure from the themes of the last two Bond films (Casino Royale, and the major disappointment Q.O.S). Produced by the late Albert Broccoli's two children, Skyfall possesses all the characteristics that made Bond, Bond over the last 50 years. Gone are 007's/Daniel Craig's attempts to embrace 007's faults and struggles as an agent with his personal demons. Skyfall fully embraces the role of 007 as suave, super agent, a man of both mystery and muscle, instead of the 'action hero' persona captured in the last two bond films. My grades below:****Spoilers Below***** A: Full of ACTION. From the opening vignette, the movie is jam packed with action sequences, broken only by the intermittent segues into more action B: BOND IS BACK! Daniel Craig must be given credit for his portrayal of Bond the secret agent. He is able to both capture Bonds mortality, and his ability to just plain ol kick some ass! Sam Mendes deserves even more credit for recapturing the essence of Bond. Exotic locations, camera work and angles, lighting, beautiful women, and enough drama to satiate the Bond purists. F: Femme fatal. A necessary component of EVERY Bond film. Berenice Marlohe is a knock out, a tribute to many of the former French models who have been in previous Bond films. Her screen time equates to what seems like a cameoHer character and interaction with 007 could have been further developed. Someone that hot, deserves more screen time G, G, G: Girls,Guns, Gadgets. Q-branch finally made it into a Bond film with DanielCraig, a theme a I thought was missing from the last two Bond films,Walther PPK is back, and the girls are great, Naomie Harris, Berenice Marlohe, and Tonia Sotiropoulou as Bonds lover. L: Location, althoughmuch of the action takes place in England, we visit destinations such as James home town of Scotland, Turkey, and China as well. Music: Adele totally rocks the theme song, paired with the dusky, primal, yet sexy song paired with the opening credits. N: Nostalgia. A theme I very much enjoyed, as many of the elements that made Bond Bond are back. These include vodka martinis, casino scene, Walther PPK's, and even the gray Austin Martin first featured in Gold Finger, and again later in Casino Royale, all play roles in the movie. Even M's office so prominently featured in many of the Connery movies is brought back. T: Time. At a shade under two hours, 23m, it is one of the longer Bond films, but it doesn't disappoint, nor does it leave you wishing the film was shorter. V: Villain. Javier Bardem is adept at playing dark, ominous characters. They should have had him embrace this role more fully instead of playing a 'gay' jilted former MI6 operative That's my synopsis, without giving too much away; I am already eagerly anticipating the next Bond films. Based on the developments in this movie, and the fact that Daniel Craig has signed on for another 3 Bond movies, you can rest assured that Bond is Back!