Skyfall Review

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DixieKong said:
Even though I haven't seen Skyfall yet, I've read numerous reviews (positive, negative, and mixed), read the spoilers, and watched some video clips. So I pretty much know all there is to know about Skyfall. Yes, I'll need to actually see the film in order to make a proper judgement. But from what I know so far, as well as my dislike for Casnio Royale and Quantum of Solace, I don't think I'm going to care too much for Skyfall. It might be better than the previous two, but for me, that's really not saying much.

I just don't like all this constant tinkering of the Bond formula/elements, as well as the overly dark tone. If it was something along the lines of For Your Eyes Only or the Timothy Dalton Bonds, then I could side with it. But these recent Bonds have been rather gloomy and depressing. And I just don't find Craig's Bond to be appealing at all. Again, to all those that like these new Bond films, that's perfectly fine, and I totally respect your opinion. But Bond hasn't been fun for me in long time. The last one I really enjoyed was GoldenEye, and afterwards it's been either just okay to not so great. The old Bond magic just isn't there anymore.

But I'm going to stop moaning and complaining about my classic Bond woes, and say congratulations to Amp on reviewing all the official and unofficial Bond films. You certainly put a lot of time and effort into these reviews, and they're always a pleasure to read.

Thanks for the positive feedback on my reviews.  You have been one of the constants to comment on these.

I would just like to say that knowing your preferences that you will probably like Skyfall better than the last two, but probably not as much as the older films.  One thing is for sure though.  The direction is much better.  You and I won't fight over how many men Bond takes out in an elevator and both be wrong like we were in that scene from Quantum of Solace.  All of the quick cuts and camera shaking in  QoS was atrocious.