James Bond In Skyfall - - - Part 12

[Hunter Rider]

I agree that the scene with Bond and Silva was stronger, but in a film like this that relied on the mirror image villain, that needed to be the case. I agree that Craig definitely gave his best performance, which I think can be said all across the board. That also greatly helped the story out. Mendes seems to know how to get a lot out of his cast.

I liked the different ways he tried to crack Bond, effortlessly switching track as each one failed to garner the results he wanted. Also Silva had one of the best Bond villain entrances to date.

I really like Live and Let Die in a satirical kind of way.

Moore did rock that black turtle neck and silver penis cannon combo with panache.

 

[Bruce Malone]

Interesting article about dalton on his bond stint and his views on craig.

"There's a case to be made that Daniel Craig is the best Bond ever, or at least in a very long time," Dalton said in a phone interview from London.

Dalton says he holds that view too, and though he reiterated that he has no regrets, he’s a little envious of the material Craig gets to work with. “The first 25 minutes of 'Casino Royale'? I would have died to have done that,” he said.

Although it's a little sad to hear about his career.

Dalton is concentrating on voice work in animated movies now — he’s had parts in films including “Toy Story 3” — and says that while he does receive live-action opportunities, “I guess I’m at the stage where the things I’m offered are not really what I want.”

http://www.latimes.com/entertainmen...on-daniel-craig-bond-20121108,0,2428085.story

 

[TheVileOne]

Hey he was awesome on Doctor Who and in Hot Fuzz!

Dalton sounds like a good sport. License to Kill is still a favorite of mine.

 

[Rodrigo90]

Let's hope WB considers him for Alfred in the new Batman movies

 

[CapedCrusader14]

Damn that's an awesome thought actually.

I would personally like to see Bill Nighy as Alfred though.

 

[Gianakin_]

Although it's a little sad to hear about his career.

Don't see how it's sad, really. He's turning stuff down, guy works steady, doing things he likes.

 

[Octoberist]

Don't see how it's sad, really. He's turning stuff down, guy works steady, doing things he likes.

What you just said contridicts that Dalton said in that interview!!!

 

[A Necessary Evil]

So how many nods to previous Bond movies did everyone catch?

I got:

- Bond stepping on the Iguana to escape the pit as a nod to Moore and the croc in LALD.

- The transmitter and DB5 scene = Goldfinger

- Silva's island and the shooting contest felt reminiscent of Bond and Scaramanga in MWTGG

The exploding pen gag, which I wasn't expecting.

 

[Gianakin_]

What you just said contridicts that Dalton said in that interview!!!

How?

and says that while he does receive live-action opportunities, “I guess I’m at the stage where the things I’m offered are not really what I want.”

 

[Bruce Malone]

It's obviously not ideal for him. He's saying most of the live action offers he does get are things he doesn't want.

I don't see the plus side to that? every actor wishes to be offered roles they will enjoy or want to do.

 

[Gianakin_]

Maybe I'm totally misreading it. I'll use my Hodor glasses.

 

[georgec]

Hodor!

 

[spider-neil]

Love the Dalton Bond movies. Instanstly loved LTK but wasn't keen on TLD but watched it recently and loved it.

 

[Slushy]

Dalton's always been more of a theatrical kind of actor so it doesn't surprise me he's declining good offers. I gave it some thought about my question earlier and I think Goldeneye would've been his last Bond film as he would've been too old to do TND.

Ironically, I became a fan of his because of Flash Gordon. Long before I knew him as 007.

 

[The Englishman]

Dalton's always been more of a theatrical kind of actor so it doesn't surprise me he's declining good offers. I gave it some thought about my question earlier and I think Goldeneye would've been his last Bond film as he would've been too old to do TND.

Ironically, I became a fan of his because of Flash Gordon. Long before I knew him as 007.

I read something that said he was offered AVTAK but turned it down for some reason so they stuck with good old Roger for that one and that he could have been in GoldenEye too.

 

[spider-neil]

Dalton's always been more of a theatrical kind of actor so it doesn't surprise me he's declining good offers. I gave it some thought about my question earlier and I think Goldeneye would've been his last Bond film as he would've been too old to do TND.

Ironically, I became a fan of his because of Flash Gordon. Long before I knew him as 007.

My favorite Dalton role (out of LTK) is the Rocketeer villian, he's awesome in that movie as are Connelly's boobs

 

[chamber-music]

Timothy Daltton should get a part in Game Of Thrones. He would be great in a show like that.

 

[Dark Raven]

Dalton would've been great in Goldeneye. It almost seems written more for him. I don't know about AVTAK. Maybe he could've been good in that too, but it is more of a lighthearted, Moore-type film. If he had been in him prime, I think Dalton could've been good in Casino Royale, QOS and Skyfall. Those are also suited to him.

 

[Gold Samurai]

Although it's a little sad to hear about his career.

It's a shame he had to get dragged into that whole Mel Gibson tirade since he had a son with Oksana who was 10

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He looks just like a regular dad in his Subaru station wagon.

 

[Visceral]

My initial feelings about the film were, "It was good, but not as good as Casino Royale." But, when I thought about it, that was probably because I was expecting more of an action film than character study of Bond. The advertisements probably had something to do with that, as well.

However, after reading what Visceral posted some pages back, I think my opinion on the film is a lot more positive. I think he so eloquently sums up why it's such a excellent piece of filmmaking:


When approaching this as a character study, and not an action film, it's definitely a much more positive movie going experience.

Thank you, you have to love a film that makes you think. And I am still thinking.

 

[Spider-Fan]

I liked the different ways he tried to crack Bond, effortlessly switching track as each one failed to garner the results he wanted. Also Silva had one of the best Bond villain entrances to date.

Agreed! I was also a big fan of the bit with the helicoptor.

 

[CConn]

Personally, I like it when a movie presents a character study while focusing on other things.

For instance, most people consider B89 to be Jack Nicholson's movie, but in between his scenes, there's a tremendous amount of character introspection and progression going on with Bruce Wayne that you'd never even notice if you weren't paying attention.

I feel like both Casino Royale and QOS (even though QOS wasn't that good overall) did that exact same thing for Bond; even though his inner demons and past weren't really a focal point in either movie, through his characterization and reaction to the events and characters in those two movies, we were able to get a pretty thorough and intriguing glimpse into his psyche. At least, much moreso than any other Bond movie.

With Skyfall, it was like they outright say "Okay, we're going to do a character study movie, everyone!!!" And that was consistently the primary driving force of the film. Which, for me, came off as heavy handed and amateurish compared to the much more nuanced writing of the first two Craig films.

 

[TheVileOne]

T-Dalt was also awesome in CHUCK.

 

[cabel]

Been working my way through the movies. Just watched Live and Let Die. Really entertaining, if really silly at times.

 

[bullets]

So how many nods to previous Bond movies did everyone catch?

I got:

- Bond stepping on the Iguana to escape the pit as a nod to Moore and the croc in LALD.

- The transmitter and DB5 scene = Goldfinger

- Silva's island and the shooting contest felt reminiscent of Bond and Scaramanga in MWTGG

I thought him driving the construction vehicle might count as a reference to Casino Royale.

from IMDB: Dr. No (1962)
The bottle of alcohol that Silva offers Bond on his island says, in big letters, "1962" on its label, referencing the franchise's 50th anniversary. Silva pours a shot each for both Bond and himself, simulating a sort of "toast" to celebrate.