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Topic History of: Skyfall Max. showing the last 5 posts - (Last post first)
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Michael
JK, it turns out n° 1 son had recorded Quantum to our box so I watched it last night.
It really is a mean-spirited charmless affair with no recognizable human emotions involved.
You're right about the editing. One of the hallmarks of Bond movies is that the stunts are actually performed, not coded in CGI. We can feel that as an audience. The choppy editing sucked the real drama out of the car chase at the beginning and what should have been a stunning rooftop chase in Siena.
Oh, and the theme song...
On the other hand, it was beautifully filmed; fantastic production values.
K
JK2006 wrote: Yes; agreed; Adele good not great; funnily enough I think amongst the Top 5 ever Bond themes (Goldfinger; We have all the love; From Russia; Nobody does it better) is McCartney's Live and Let Die - stunning.
Live and Let Die is practically perfection as far as fitting a song to a film goes. I've often wondered what the story is behind that song, not that I'm doubting Paul's brilliance but it's very different for him. Were there other writers, composers etc involved?
JK2006
Yes; agreed; Adele good not great; funnily enough I think amongst the Top 5 ever Bond themes (Goldfinger; We have all the love; From Russia; Nobody does it better) is McCartney's Live and Let Die - stunning.
K
Michael wrote: Concerning Adele's song, does anyone have a good interview of the commissioning editors on Bond. The song certainly does have an impact. How have they managed this over the years?
Really? Adele's song is good but not great IMO. It's very fitting though so it works well and is the best Bond song for a while. The worst has to be Jack White with Alicia Keys, absolutely dreadful:
Sir Seldom Hardprick
They're always so long! I'm sure they start out with the length and then work on filling it with whatever nonsense they can find. Hitchcock managed to create some clever, well-paced and absorbing thrillers that lasted less than two hours. Producing bloated and bombastic movies seems to be a badge of honour these days.
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