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23rd Bond film - 2012 was the 60th Anniversary year for the films [ Dr No 1962 ] First Bond novel - Casino Royale, 1953, so 2023 was the 70th for the books !!!
@@OriginalPuro Although I love the new films, the gadgets and cars in all of the other Bond iterations are just so much cooler. But, then again those films were a LOT less realistic 😭
@@damianmorris2753 No time to die was shit. Only thing I enjoyed was action sequences, zimmers's music , visuals performances of Craig, Ana, Lea, Fiennes, Christoph Waltz. The black bond girl was unwatchable with pathetic performance. Rami Malek was meh. Writing was pathetic. Dialogues of some characters was weird and corny. I wished Sam Mendes and team had did the last one (fixing issues with Spectre)
31:25 In terms of cinematography, this is probably the best monologue in the entire series. The way the camera holds a long angle as Bardem slowly walks across the room, and he perfectly times his delivery to finish as he makes his way over to Bond. Such an interesting way to introduce a villain.
My favorite Bond movie of all time!!! I was a gal in high school when this movie came out, and my then-boyfriend and I went to see it in theaters together. And man, when things got intense and the whole house went up in flames, we were CLINGING to each other nonstop! 😂
Javier’s portrayal of Silva was likely influenced, at least in some capacity, by Heath Ledger’s performance as the Joker. Both manipulate events from a distance, arrange for themselves to be captured and brought to the good guys’ headquarters in order to escape and mess up their whole system, are dark reflections of the protagonist, are violently insane yet playfully charming, and Silva even has his own “wanna know how I got these scars” moment when he pulls out his dentures.
According to the Scotland Wild website, which is Scotland's website to draw tourism, the actual "lodge" set was built on land owned by the Department of Defence in Surrey England. It was constructed for the film and then destroyed. It did, however, look similar to a structure that was further down the road. Additionally, the role of Kincaid was added to the movie after a planned cameo for Sean Connery fell through. He was going to be the lodge steward who happened to be a retired 00 agent (unnamed), but because of his failing health at the time, he could not complete the shoots and ended up dropping out. They actually went after Dalton, and Lazenby but, obviously, neither agreed to do it. So they rewrote the role to that of Kincaid and dropped the retired 00 storyline. Great reactions, lots of fun!! Looking forward to Spectre!!
Surrey's in England but otherwise you're right, it's an area between the villages of Elstead and Thursley. The dummy lodge was built was built on Ministry of Defence land just outside the villages which was (and still is) used for military exercises and previously as a drop zone for paratroop training. The level of detail on the dummy lodge was incredible.
There's a few stories going about around the Kincaid character. The one I've heard (and that Mendes has repeated) is that the role was written to lure Connery out of retirement by the writers and producers. But Mendes felt that it would be too much of a circus to actually go through with it so the role was never offered to him. You can definitely hear Connery in the "Welcome to Scotland" line though.
It's a small moment, but Kincaid pulling out the knife and saying "Sometimes the old ways are best" is one of my favorites. Kincaid goes hard and he's seen some shit!
You also see the parallel between him and Bond, with Bond preferring to 'do it more traditional'. Kincaid was the man that picked him up and took care of him after he lost EVERYTHING, and James echoes that influence several times. It wasn't a particularly forward thing, but a nice touch from the writers.
I switched to a single blade safety razor and a badger hair brush for applying sandalwood shaving cream.... and it truly is a whole other level of shave.
One thing that you might not immediately think about this movie is also that the villain won. He achieved his goal of killing M, and he wanted to die himself with her. He did everything he set out to do.
I have a friend who has a masters in computer science who freaked out when he saw the computer Silva was using... "Do you understand how powerful that computer is?!!" Silva showed us....
@@Cbcw76 lol, the car Bourne and Marie were driving when Marie is shot was a Suzuki Samurai, not even vaguely similar to the Land Rover Defender in this film.
The funny thing about Javier Bardem is that he rose to fame playing romantic leads in Spanish films but once he started doing English language films he became typecast as the villain.
That Aston Martin DB5 (with red ejector button, which actually got used back then) is first appeared in Goldfinger (1964), third Bond film. Was a brand new thing back then.
One of the best things about this movie is the way they slowly brought back and gave background and foundational relationship building for the elements of classic Bond movies that Daniel Craig's era had sort of distanced itself from in the first two films. We got the classic OG Bond crew of M (in this case a male M like in old films), Moneypenny, Q, and Bond together, and we got to see all 4 of them operate as an actual team, which makes their relationship even stronger for later stories. What I always loved about this movie is that in that courthouse fight scene, when you see everyone ducking out of the way, Mallory is the only person jumping over the tables and running towards danger and pulling M out of the way - it shows you without really saying a word just how he's as much of a warrior as Bond is, which is why in many ways he's the perfect leader that Bond would listen to, someone who understands the battlefield.
This is among the best Bond films, if not considered the best by many. It is exceptionally well done, and Javier Bardem (especially after No Country For Old Men) delivered one beast of a villainous performance.
I think that car is a Land Rover... That's a car that will always require work... it's also a car that will refuse to start when the weather is perfect... but will start first time after being left in -30C weather for a few days. Some say it has character... others say it is garbage. Some swear by them... others swear at them.
I am glad y'all loved this movie as much as I did. The exploding pen reference was from Goldeneye and the seat ejection reference was from Goldfinger. They made a ton of call backs in this film. Your reaction was top tier :)
there is a scene, at the end, when silver's chasing m into the chapel. as the fires of bond's house is casting light across the moore, it brightens the gravestones around said chapel. silver stops and sees bond's parents' grave. when the entire gravestone's lit up and both names of bond's parents are shown, the camera suddenly switches to silver's face. he pauses, as he comprehends what he's reading. what follows is pure elation, as silver has a eureka moment. he completely overjoyed and starts triumphantly laughing into the night's sky. remember this scene...
Hands down for me not only the best of Daniel Craig's Bond films, but one of the best of the entire franchise! Story, casting, characters, music - everything was just perfect for this film.... apart from the demise of 'M', which I believe had something to do with the studio wanting to 'reinvigorate' the franchise. BIG shout out to the theme song sung by Adele, my favorite Bond song of all time!: it's widely reported that Daniel Craig apparently cried hearing it saying it was just perfect! - & that he tried to get her back for his remaining 2 films, but it wasn't to be!
Highest-grossing Bond film of all time and released during the 50th Anniversary. Bond remembering his tragic past, rebuilding his body & soul, recharging his character to being the best in the game. Judi Dench as the only female 'M' within 17 years and 2 eras. Tied with the late Bernard Lee, who played the role first in the earliest films. Saw this in IMAX and i was blown away. Bardem as the villain, Introducing franchise favorites (Q & Moneypenny), getting a new M and the title theme by Adele is so good. A definite bounce-back from the previous film. Showing us once again why no does it better than 007.
You can see more of Judi Dench as M in Brosnan's four Bond films. Though, she plays two different people who happen to be M, the Head of MI6. Brosnan's films are in a different universe to Craig's, basically. Just like Tim Burton's Batman films are unrelated to Chris Nolan's Dark Knight trilogy.
Great reaction. I am from Spain and I have followed Javier Bardem's carreer from the beginning. I like how both of you appreciate his work in this movie. He can play any role: one of the best villains in Bond saga or the King Triton in The little mermaid. His first role was in a TV series. He was six years old. His mother was one of the protagonists, the kid who was supposed to play a part did not appear and Bardem's mother brought him as a replacement
The Kincade bloke at the end was originally written to be played by Sean Connery as this film was celebrating 50yrs of Bond. However, in the end they thought it would've been a bit too weird for two Bond's to meet so cast Albert Finney instead.
This and Casino Royale are my 2 favorite Bond movies ever. When i think about this movie, I think about the scene at 45:00. That was just epic. The acting, the action, the music. Everything.
Fun Fact: The woman interrogating M during the inquiry scene was played by the late Helen McCrory who played Draco Malfoy's mother in the Harry Potter films alongside Ralph Fiennes who , of course , was Voldemort. This was the first film they worked together since the end of the series.
This was a blast to watch with you guys, and the whole crew. ❤️ Will definitely show up the next time I can. (Also, Nikki is funny, Steven, really she is.)
The new Q is great! Ben Wishaw is killing it - and he's consistently good in the future movies. By the way, Skyfall was one of the movies that was kind of imitating The Dark Knight, but didn't cock it up by completely missing the point. There were a lot of movies that came out that were just trying to be edgy, dark, and gritty that just didn't understand why it worked for Batman, but not Spider-Man, or the 2017 Power Rangers, Star Trek Into Darkness, etc, but THIS MOVIE absolutely understood what made that movie great.
This was the movie that made me love the Bond franchise. I knew of him, but the idea of Bond never really appealled to me before I saw this. I immediately went to my local library looking for the original Fleming novels after this. Love how everything about Bond seems crippled and isolated, old and alone. Even his childhood home looks as isolated as can be. It's a very personal story mixed with some amazing action. That scene you said looked like John Wick was probably why I loved JW so much when I saw it, I could never find another fight scene like that Skyfall skyscraper scene, creative with the neon and glass, until the JW's came out. The next two are a treat and will have some more familiar faces in them.
You all are a seriously great reaction channel. You're both very down to earth and authentic. I'm liking everything I've seen so far. Keep just being yourselves 🕊
Easily the best Bond villain across 50+ years of movies. A sympathetic villain always stands out (Killmonger for example) but, yeah the similarities between this guy and Heath Ledgers Joker have been noted. Honestly, I kind of hate that they kill him off but, unlike many villains I think he actually gets what he wants in the end.
I watched this live, now I'm watching it in my work suit while I have some coffee before work, I wish Scotland was in the same time zone as America! lol thank you both for creating the content :)
Not just one of the best Bond films but also contains, in my opinion, one of the best third acts in a Bond film AND one of the most spectacular explosions in movie history. I was floored the first time I experienced the Skyfall manor exploding, and never fails to exhilarate me with each viewing.
I recently started shaving old school with a brush, nice cream, and a safety razor (not the straight razor shown in this film). I love it! It’s a fantastic hobby to get into and it feels so much better than cartridges or disposables.
To answer your earlier question, the opening gun fight is a Glock 17 pistol….modified for full auto fire. The magazine (not clip) is a double drum mag. He then drops it and switches to an extended box magazine for the shootout on the train. Love your content.
There were plans to bring Sean Connery back to act in the role of Kincade, the gamekeeper at the Skyfall Estate. Rumors range that they did ask but he said no, or they didn't ask due to either already knowing his answer or because they feared the audience would get confused by his appearance.
The brush and a good shave soap/cream is amazing. Get a badger brush, (look up how to take care of it) and start with shave soap like Prorasso. Also, look into the old fashioned safety razors- wildly close shave and way cheaper than the cartridge razors
The opening credits in this film are a microcosm of the actual story, the recurring theme is obscurity and reflection (smoke and mirrors), Bond is shown shooting himself in the mirrors as an early indication that the primary antagonist is as you find out and ex MI6 agent, who's every move is misdirection and subterfuge aimed at derailing MI6's every attempt to gain the upper hand which end up bringing about the very thing the antagonist wants to happen, this is another occasion in the Bond series where, although the antagonist dies, he dies knowing that he has won, and nothing Bond did was able to stop that.
This was great because it did fan service with the old bond films In a way that it doesn't distract from the movie plot. I love the Scotland angle for Sean Connery. The Walther, Moneypenny, the Astan Martin it was Done very well.
So this film was actually filmed in Hankley common, which is near Pinewood studios (known for 007 films) and about 5 miles away from where I used to live, its army land where they regularly train and fly chinooks into, but also open to public, they built the Skyfall manor there….twice because they blew it up twice to get the right shots, we have a lot of films made near here, the Witcher and gladiator were filmed in Bourne woods a couple of miles away from Hankley, again as it’s close to Pinewood studios, and these are where I walk my dog
This movie has such an interesting dichotomy to it. On the one hand, it’s a story about Old vs New and that Bond and M are coming to the end of their tenure and yet at the same time, we’re reintroducing characters from the original franchise in the form of Q, Mallory, and Moneypenny as the newer generation. No other franchise has done that before.
This is one of my favorite Bond movies. Ever. It's easily the best modern day Bond (even ahead of Casino Royale). But this movie also has a special place for me because it helped me during a rough time in my life. I had just had to put my dog down and I was an absolute mess and this movie was in the theaters. I was a bit messed up and needed a distraction so I decided to go to the theater to distract myself for 2 or so hours. This movie successfully distracted me. During the run time I was able to get my mind off my loss and watch an amazing movie with some absolutely breathtaking shots and terrific dialogue. I was still sad afterwards, but this movie is what helped stabilize me by giving me a little sense of normalcy. I will always love this movie.
The old man named Kincade is Albert Finney in his last film role ever. He died seven years later in 2019. Probably best known for playing Ed Masry in Erin Brockovich.
Skyfall is fantastic. Sam Mendes directed the heck out of it and Roger Deakins cinematography is exceptional. I have some issues with some of the plotting and the contrivances employed but they are only minor nitpicks as the thematics of the story and the performances are all so good. A class act.
@24:35 shaving with a brush and shaving soap is amazing.... So much better. I used to also try to use a straight razor (which is much closer) but finally abandoned it as I continued to nick myself way too frequently. Even without a straight razor, lathering up with a brush and just using a safety razor is so much better than using some crappy foam or gel out of a can and smearing it on with your hands. Somehow it gets the hairs to stand up and makes the shave smoother, closer, and less irritating. I'll never go back (unless traveling).
You guys should absolutely check out some of the old Bond flicks, especially the ones from the 60's & 70's. Namely - Goldfinger, From Russia with love, You only live twice, The spy who loved me, etc. I bet you'll have a blast reacting to those.
Pre shave oil to soften the whiskers, good shave soap with badgers brush, you can get good shave foam dishes which will keep the foam warm after it's made. The warmth helps open the pores, I myself prefare a double edge razor, but cut throat is closer and takes a lot of practice. Shave balm afterwards. Can't get much closer
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Skyfall is the first Bond to gross over a billion and the most successful Bond of all time.
Well, goldfinger another classic🇪🇸👍
Yes
23rd Bond film - 2012 was the 60th Anniversary year for the films [ Dr No 1962 ] First Bond novel - Casino Royale, 1953, so 2023 was the 70th for the books !!!
Now you folks need to watch Tom Jones (1963), which won the Academy Award for Best Picture. It's one of Albert Finney's (Mr. Kincade) early roles.
Javier Bardem was an excellent villain in this one. This one is top tier Bond film.
along with OHMSS and Casino Royale, one of my three favourite Bonds.
He said it was all he ever wanted. . .to be a Bond Villain, and I got to say. . .he nailed it
Only Bond villain that I was upset to see die - simply because I wanted more of him in other movies
Even the perfect foil for Bond....
@@Strider91 He must've been relieved knowing he was in one of the only two good movies of this series lol.
When Q asks if Bond was expecting an exploding pen, it’s a nice little reference to a pen that Bond had in Goldeneye.
@@OriginalPuro Although I love the new films, the gadgets and cars in all of the other Bond iterations are just so much cooler. But, then again those films were a LOT less realistic 😭
The exploding pen was first used by Timothy Dalton in The Living Daylights
"Are you going to eject me?" is also a reference to the Aston Martin that had the ejector seat in ANOTHER Bond movie.
@@AdeptusCaeiusIII I’m pretty sure that was Goldfinger when Bond said “ejector seat you must be joking” and Q said “I never joke about my work”
@@ModernRudeBoy I forgot about that it’s been a bit since I’ve seen the Timothy Dalton films.
"I know when a woman is afraid and pretending not to be." Call back to Vesper. This movie is incredible 🙌
* Most Bond girls.
Skyfall is The Pinnacle of James Bond films.
I watched this in the cinema when it was released..
Still my favourite ever Bond film.
More like the toilet
Skyfall is easily the best of the modern 007 movies and a great celebration for bonds 50th anniversary 🎊🎉🥳
W amazing movie!
Its tied with _Casino Royale_ for me and in my top-four alongside _Spy who loved me_ and _Goldeneye._
@@kuribayashi84 nice 👍🏿👍🏿
@@Lloyd-Franklin that's cool 👍🏿
Unpopular opinion: Skyfall is the worst of the Daniel Craig's Bond movies
The best Bond movie of all time in my opinion.
Same here!
I think both casino Royale and this are on par for the best
Great movie I agree. I felt the dialogue was filled with too many one liners but that’s just me.
Idk about that, my personal favorite is license to kill with timothy dalton….but def craig’s best
Also my favorite Home Alone
Casino Royale & Skyfall are the best bond films.
for sure skyfall then royale my favorites also liked no time to die
If you only watched the Craig movies maybe.
Agreed. I think No Tme To Die is a little underrated, too. Daniel Craig is definitely the best, in my opinion. Not even close. The most human bond.
@@damianmorris2753 No time to die was shit. Only thing I enjoyed was action sequences, zimmers's music , visuals performances of Craig, Ana, Lea, Fiennes, Christoph Waltz. The black bond girl was unwatchable with pathetic performance. Rami Malek was meh. Writing was pathetic. Dialogues of some characters was weird and corny.
I wished Sam Mendes and team had did the last one (fixing issues with Spectre)
@@mudiametokunboh2370 Yeah, I liked "No Time To Die" as well.
When he fixes his cuff link at 6:10 or so .. Iconic bond moment
31:25 In terms of cinematography, this is probably the best monologue in the entire series. The way the camera holds a long angle as Bardem slowly walks across the room, and he perfectly times his delivery to finish as he makes his way over to Bond. Such an interesting way to introduce a villain.
My favorite Bond movie of all time!!! I was a gal in high school when this movie came out, and my then-boyfriend and I went to see it in theaters together. And man, when things got intense and the whole house went up in flames, we were CLINGING to each other nonstop! 😂
This might be my favorite Bond film. Such a great blend of the old and new Bond. It feels like a love letter to Bond.
Skyfall is definitely my favorite out of the bond series. The visuals and story for me is just everything
That thing between M and Bond is called LOVE.❤
Javier’s portrayal of Silva was likely influenced, at least in some capacity, by Heath Ledger’s performance as the Joker. Both manipulate events from a distance, arrange for themselves to be captured and brought to the good guys’ headquarters in order to escape and mess up their whole system, are dark reflections of the protagonist, are violently insane yet playfully charming, and Silva even has his own “wanna know how I got these scars” moment when he pulls out his dentures.
According to the Scotland Wild website, which is Scotland's website to draw tourism, the actual "lodge" set was built on land owned by the Department of Defence in Surrey England. It was constructed for the film and then destroyed. It did, however, look similar to a structure that was further down the road. Additionally, the role of Kincaid was added to the movie after a planned cameo for Sean Connery fell through. He was going to be the lodge steward who happened to be a retired 00 agent (unnamed), but because of his failing health at the time, he could not complete the shoots and ended up dropping out. They actually went after Dalton, and Lazenby but, obviously, neither agreed to do it. So they rewrote the role to that of Kincaid and dropped the retired 00 storyline. Great reactions, lots of fun!! Looking forward to Spectre!!
Surrey's not in Scotland...
Surrey's in England but otherwise you're right, it's an area between the villages of Elstead and Thursley. The dummy lodge was built was built on Ministry of Defence land just outside the villages which was (and still is) used for military exercises and previously as a drop zone for paratroop training. The level of detail on the dummy lodge was incredible.
Ah yes! Thank you for the correction!
There's a few stories going about around the Kincaid character. The one I've heard (and that Mendes has repeated) is that the role was written to lure Connery out of retirement by the writers and producers. But Mendes felt that it would be too much of a circus to actually go through with it so the role was never offered to him. You can definitely hear Connery in the "Welcome to Scotland" line though.
I drove past there back in October. All the filming spots are pointed out, especially Braveheart locations. Gorgeous countryside!
A shaving brush is actually really good.
It gets the whiskers to stand up quite nicely.
It's a small moment, but Kincaid pulling out the knife and saying "Sometimes the old ways are best" is one of my favorites. Kincaid goes hard and he's seen some shit!
You also see the parallel between him and Bond, with Bond preferring to 'do it more traditional'. Kincaid was the man that picked him up and took care of him after he lost EVERYTHING, and James echoes that influence several times. It wasn't a particularly forward thing, but a nice touch from the writers.
I switched to a single blade safety razor and a badger hair brush for applying sandalwood shaving cream.... and it truly is a whole other level of shave.
One thing that you might not immediately think about this movie is also that the villain won. He achieved his goal of killing M, and he wanted to die himself with her. He did everything he set out to do.
True.. Very True
Wait wait WHAT!?! My two favorite reactors reacting to my FAVORITE Bond movie ever!!!! Is it my birthday...? (Love you guys)
I have a friend who has a masters in computer science who freaked out when he saw the computer Silva was using... "Do you understand how powerful that computer is?!!" Silva showed us....
I kinda chuckled in the Theater wondering why the computer was tied into their system hacking it.....
Nice reaction. Also I am 67 years old and have seen every Bond movie and this is hands down my favorite.
I’ve seen them all. 100% the best bond. Q dies, long live Q. Javier Bardem, Ralph Fiennes.
Javier Bardem is fantastic.
6:31 From what I looked up. That's a 2007 Land Rover Defender.
@@Cbcw76 lol, the car Bourne and Marie were driving when Marie is shot was a Suzuki Samurai, not even vaguely similar to the Land Rover Defender in this film.
It's a bit like owning a sports tractor, and I could give 100 reasons not to buy one. My one is outside.
@@alanhynd7886 Yep. Absolutely terrible in many ways, but I still wan one!
The funny thing about Javier Bardem is that he rose to fame playing romantic leads in Spanish films but once he started doing English language films he became typecast as the villain.
That Aston Martin DB5 (with red ejector button, which actually got used back then) is first appeared in Goldfinger (1964), third Bond film. Was a brand new thing back then.
That nod to GF was beautiful..
Very hilarious.
Not only is the Komodo dragon fast, its saliva is toxic. And, even more toxic, THEY DESTROYED THE DB5! WTF!
One of the best things about this movie is the way they slowly brought back and gave background and foundational relationship building for the elements of classic Bond movies that Daniel Craig's era had sort of distanced itself from in the first two films. We got the classic OG Bond crew of M (in this case a male M like in old films), Moneypenny, Q, and Bond together, and we got to see all 4 of them operate as an actual team, which makes their relationship even stronger for later stories. What I always loved about this movie is that in that courthouse fight scene, when you see everyone ducking out of the way, Mallory is the only person jumping over the tables and running towards danger and pulling M out of the way - it shows you without really saying a word just how he's as much of a warrior as Bond is, which is why in many ways he's the perfect leader that Bond would listen to, someone who understands the battlefield.
Kincade was played by the legendary Albert Finney.
One of the greatest!
An absolute treat it was watching this on the theater big screen. Especially the intro art style graphics with the surround sound, awesome
This is among the best Bond films, if not considered the best by many. It is exceptionally well done, and Javier Bardem (especially after No Country For Old Men) delivered one beast of a villainous performance.
I think that car is a Land Rover...
That's a car that will always require work... it's also a car that will refuse to start when the weather is perfect... but will start first time after being left in -30C weather for a few days. Some say it has character... others say it is garbage. Some swear by them... others swear at them.
Poetry in the comments.
Blowing up Skyfall = the biggest explosion in UK cinema history
Probably the earliest jump scare for Nikki ever
Skyfall and GoldenEye are my favorite Bond movies. So good!
One of the best bond films, and (for me) hands down the best opening songs!
The writing for Javier Bardeen is so good. It takes incredible writers and a phenomenal actor to make a character this good.
I am glad y'all loved this movie as much as I did. The exploding pen reference was from Goldeneye and the seat ejection reference was from Goldfinger. They made a ton of call backs in this film. Your reaction was top tier :)
50th anniversary of bond movies beginning with Dr No in 1962 sam brought back some of the basics that og bond fans would recognize
Yes indeed.
I remember the classic gunbarrel moment and the 50 years logo at the end getting major applause.
there is a scene, at the end, when silver's chasing m into the chapel.
as the fires of bond's house is casting light across the moore, it brightens the gravestones around said chapel. silver stops and sees bond's parents' grave. when the entire gravestone's lit up and both names of bond's parents are shown, the camera suddenly switches to silver's face. he pauses, as he comprehends what he's reading. what follows is pure elation, as silver has a eureka moment. he completely overjoyed and starts triumphantly laughing into the night's sky.
remember this scene...
That is actually an amazing touch! I never noticed that. Gives the character even more depth
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"Right on top of that, Rose." 😂
Skyfall is an AMAZING film
Javier Bardem should've won an oscar for this performance
Hands down for me not only the best of Daniel Craig's Bond films, but one of the best of the entire franchise!
Story, casting, characters, music - everything was just perfect for this film.... apart from the demise of 'M', which I believe had something to do with the studio wanting to 'reinvigorate' the franchise.
BIG shout out to the theme song sung by Adele, my favorite Bond song of all time!: it's widely reported that Daniel Craig apparently cried hearing it saying it was just perfect! - & that he tried to get her back for his remaining 2 films, but it wasn't to be!
Highest-grossing Bond film of all time and released during the 50th Anniversary.
Bond remembering his tragic past, rebuilding his body & soul,
recharging his character to being the best in the game.
Judi Dench as the only female 'M' within 17 years and 2 eras.
Tied with the late Bernard Lee, who played the role first in the earliest films.
Saw this in IMAX and i was blown away.
Bardem as the villain, Introducing franchise favorites (Q & Moneypenny), getting a new M and the title theme by Adele is so good.
A definite bounce-back from the previous film.
Showing us once again why no does it better than 007.
47:53 Albert Finney. He was In the movies: Big Fish, Annie, Erin Brocovich, Bourne Ultimatum, Bourne Legacy, Jason Bourne, Corpse Bride, and Traffic.
You can see more of Judi Dench as M in Brosnan's four Bond films. Though, she plays two different people who happen to be M, the Head of MI6. Brosnan's films are in a different universe to Craig's, basically. Just like Tim Burton's Batman films are unrelated to Chris Nolan's Dark Knight trilogy.
The guy from James childhood is Albert Finney and was in Bourne Ultimatum, Bourne Legacy and hi was the lawyer in Erin Brockovich.
Skyfall has some of the best cinematography ever. masterclass of visuals, and lighting. the best bond movie of all time, really
Great reaction. I am from Spain and I have followed Javier Bardem's carreer from the beginning. I like how both of you appreciate his work in this movie. He can play any role: one of the best villains in Bond saga or the King Triton in The little mermaid. His first role was in a TV series. He was six years old. His mother was one of the protagonists, the kid who was supposed to play a part did not appear and Bardem's mother brought him as a replacement
The Kincade bloke at the end was originally written to be played by Sean Connery as this film was celebrating 50yrs of Bond. However, in the end they thought it would've been a bit too weird for two Bond's to meet so cast Albert Finney instead.
My Favorite modern Bond Flick. Just a loving fusion of the Old and New, it's a love letter to Bond fans of all ages.
This and Casino Royale are my 2 favorite Bond movies ever. When i think about this movie, I think about the scene at 45:00. That was just epic. The acting, the action, the music. Everything.
Fun Fact: The woman interrogating M during the inquiry scene was played by the late Helen McCrory who played Draco Malfoy's mother in the Harry Potter films alongside Ralph Fiennes who , of course , was Voldemort. This was the first film they worked together since the end of the series.
What is, "fun", about that fact?
@@lewis7515 Exactly what James said makes it a "fun fact" RIP Helen McCrory 🙏 Cancer can rot in hell, she had soo much more to give! 😡
I like how you say their first fillm together since Harry Potter like it was a long time. It was one single year later lmao. Relax.
They knew that, which is why they said "Polly" when she came up.
@@GreenFalcon926If they said Polly it was because of Peaky Blinders.
This was a blast to watch with you guys, and the whole crew. ❤️ Will definitely show up the next time I can. (Also, Nikki is funny, Steven, really she is.)
Great villain for this movie. Way different from the other Bond villains
For me this is the fav Bond movie and I have seen all of them, I think its one of those perfect films that need nothing changed
Been a fan of Dame Judi Dench as M since GoldenEye. This was a great send off for her and I really like the addition of Ralph Fiennes as the new M.
Man oh man what a movie. This and Casino Royale is my fav. Great reaction y'all.
The new Q is great! Ben Wishaw is killing it - and he's consistently good in the future movies. By the way, Skyfall was one of the movies that was kind of imitating The Dark Knight, but didn't cock it up by completely missing the point. There were a lot of movies that came out that were just trying to be edgy, dark, and gritty that just didn't understand why it worked for Batman, but not Spider-Man, or the 2017 Power Rangers, Star Trek Into Darkness, etc, but THIS MOVIE absolutely understood what made that movie great.
This was the movie that made me love the Bond franchise. I knew of him, but the idea of Bond never really appealled to me before I saw this. I immediately went to my local library looking for the original Fleming novels after this.
Love how everything about Bond seems crippled and isolated, old and alone. Even his childhood home looks as isolated as can be. It's a very personal story mixed with some amazing action. That scene you said looked like John Wick was probably why I loved JW so much when I saw it, I could never find another fight scene like that Skyfall skyscraper scene, creative with the neon and glass, until the JW's came out.
The next two are a treat and will have some more familiar faces in them.
Favorite and best Bond movie ever! I’ve seen them all and this one hits on every level and written perfectly.
Skyfall is so good. From the soundtrack, the theme song, the action, the visuals, the story, the villain, etc. Awesome all around.
The stepping on the Komodo dragon was a nod to the crocodiles in Live and Let Die
You all are a seriously great reaction channel. You're both very down to earth and authentic. I'm liking everything I've seen so far. Keep just being yourselves 🕊
Easily the best Bond villain across 50+ years of movies. A sympathetic villain always stands out (Killmonger for example) but, yeah the similarities between this guy and Heath Ledgers Joker have been noted. Honestly, I kind of hate that they kill him off but, unlike many villains I think he actually gets what he wants in the end.
He's probably the best. I'd put Goldfinger, Blolfeld and Elliot Carver (who gets more relevant all the time) as runners up.
I watched this live, now I'm watching it in my work suit while I have some coffee before work, I wish Scotland was in the same time zone as America! lol thank you both for creating the content :)
29:04 I love how Bond is pointing at the Komodo dragon, trying to warn the goon.
This is the movie where you find out James Bond was Bruce Wayne AND Kevin McCallister.
Not just one of the best Bond films but also contains, in my opinion, one of the best third acts in a Bond film AND one of the most spectacular explosions in movie history. I was floored the first time I experienced the Skyfall manor exploding, and never fails to exhilarate me with each viewing.
I recently started shaving old school with a brush, nice cream, and a safety razor (not the straight razor shown in this film). I love it! It’s a fantastic hobby to get into and it feels so much better than cartridges or disposables.
how full are those fire extinguishers was priceless. yall are my favorite
To answer your earlier question, the opening gun fight is a Glock 17 pistol….modified for full auto fire. The magazine (not clip) is a double drum mag. He then drops it and switches to an extended box magazine for the shootout on the train. Love your content.
My favorite Bond movie. Love the opening song, too. So good.
There were plans to bring Sean Connery back to act in the role of Kincade, the gamekeeper at the Skyfall Estate. Rumors range that they did ask but he said no, or they didn't ask due to either already knowing his answer or because they feared the audience would get confused by his appearance.
I like how you’re both responsible adults and homeowners. “But he’s ruining their roofs!” My thoughts as well. 😂
The whole of England cried, when we lost M
This is my absolute hands down favorite bond movie.
Nikki has good taste. That was also The Queens favourite car.
😆 Steven the MI6 Insurance Adjuster! The roofs, the equipment, that window...clickety clack clickety clack, whirrrrrr, Egads Man!
The brush and a good shave soap/cream is amazing. Get a badger brush, (look up how to take care of it) and start with shave soap like Prorasso. Also, look into the old fashioned safety razors- wildly close shave and way cheaper than the cartridge razors
The opening credits in this film are a microcosm of the actual story, the recurring theme is obscurity and reflection (smoke and mirrors), Bond is shown shooting himself in the mirrors as an early indication that the primary antagonist is as you find out and ex MI6 agent, who's every move is misdirection and subterfuge aimed at derailing MI6's every attempt to gain the upper hand which end up bringing about the very thing the antagonist wants to happen, this is another occasion in the Bond series where, although the antagonist dies, he dies knowing that he has won, and nothing Bond did was able to stop that.
Antagonist. Bond is the protagonist and Silva is the antagonist.
“Clips are what civvies use in their hair, this is called a magazine”
This was great because it did fan service with the old bond films In a way that it doesn't distract from the movie plot. I love the Scotland angle for Sean Connery. The Walther, Moneypenny, the Astan Martin it was Done very well.
So this film was actually filmed in Hankley common, which is near Pinewood studios (known for 007 films) and about 5 miles away from where I used to live, its army land where they regularly train and fly chinooks into, but also open to public, they built the Skyfall manor there….twice because they blew it up twice to get the right shots, we have a lot of films made near here, the Witcher and gladiator were filmed in Bourne woods a couple of miles away from Hankley, again as it’s close to Pinewood studios, and these are where I walk my dog
This movie has such an interesting dichotomy to it. On the one hand, it’s a story about Old vs New and that Bond and M are coming to the end of their tenure and yet at the same time, we’re reintroducing characters from the original franchise in the form of Q, Mallory, and Moneypenny as the newer generation. No other franchise has done that before.
After Quantum of Solace, the filmmakers knew how to kick things up for JB's 50th year.
This is one of my favorite Bond movies. Ever. It's easily the best modern day Bond (even ahead of Casino Royale). But this movie also has a special place for me because it helped me during a rough time in my life. I had just had to put my dog down and I was an absolute mess and this movie was in the theaters. I was a bit messed up and needed a distraction so I decided to go to the theater to distract myself for 2 or so hours. This movie successfully distracted me. During the run time I was able to get my mind off my loss and watch an amazing movie with some absolutely breathtaking shots and terrific dialogue. I was still sad afterwards, but this movie is what helped stabilize me by giving me a little sense of normalcy. I will always love this movie.
It gives me a all time high.
The old man named Kincade is Albert Finney in his last film role ever. He died seven years later in 2019.
Probably best known for playing Ed Masry in Erin Brockovich.
This is the best Daniel Craig one in my opinion
Skyfall is fantastic. Sam Mendes directed the heck out of it and Roger Deakins cinematography is exceptional. I have some issues with some of the plotting and the contrivances employed but they are only minor nitpicks as the thematics of the story and the performances are all so good. A class act.
@24:35 shaving with a brush and shaving soap is amazing.... So much better. I used to also try to use a straight razor (which is much closer) but finally abandoned it as I continued to nick myself way too frequently. Even without a straight razor, lathering up with a brush and just using a safety razor is so much better than using some crappy foam or gel out of a can and smearing it on with your hands. Somehow it gets the hairs to stand up and makes the shave smoother, closer, and less irritating. I'll never go back (unless traveling).
You 2 make me laugh as you definitely enjoy the banter. Great reaction.
2:55 That's Ola Rapace, Swedish actor (Noomi's ex btw). Thought he needed a mention.
Well done my friends. Let the saga continue, two to go!
It's been a blast watching you guys diggin' on old Jimbo!
Brilliant reaction. Javier Bardem was so good in No Country For Old Men, He is scary in that as well!!
Awesome review great movie this was the last Bond movie that me and my wife saw together before she passed away
You guys should absolutely check out some of the old Bond flicks, especially the ones from the 60's & 70's. Namely - Goldfinger, From Russia with love, You only live twice, The spy who loved me, etc. I bet you'll have a blast reacting to those.
Great review. Seen it many times but Sam Mendez does a great job. I laughed and cried with you.
Pre shave oil to soften the whiskers, good shave soap with badgers brush, you can get good shave foam dishes which will keep the foam warm after it's made. The warmth helps open the pores, I myself prefare a double edge razor, but cut throat is closer and takes a lot of practice. Shave balm afterwards. Can't get much closer
Remember going to see this in the cinema, such a great movie