I saw it today at the IMAX. As far as Bond movies go,I rate it very high. I really don't want to give too much away. There are some nods given to past spy movies and TV shows. Not sure if it was intentional or not. I feel the villian was more weird than interesting. He was kind of a cross between the villian in Goldeneye (Sean Bean's 006) and Heath Ledgers Joker. The strengths of the movie are the dialogue actually moves the movie along and doesn't suffocate it with boring,droll "British_Speak".
Also,the beautiful cinematagraphy might be Oscar worthy. One of the best looking 007 movies ever.
There are some nods to past Bonds in here and one movie part that should have been given to Sean Connery or Roger Moore (You'll know it when you see it). I give it a solid 3 stars, very enjoyable overall.

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favrefan said:"Chris Coghlan isn't gonna pay your rent, Jimmy."

The bad guy looks like the guy who delivered the pizza to Mr. Hand's class in Fast Times At Ridgemont High

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Seriously considering seeing this over the weekend. I caught the last couple from Craig on demand the
last 2 weeks. He is a good Bond. Also saw him in Girl with Dragon Tattoo and he was good there as well.

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Very entertaing flick. Very good, but not great.

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Not gonna get into details, but after initiial viewing, I rank this up there with any of the other films in the series...I think people will still point to Casino Royale being better as far as the Craig films go but this was a bit better for me.

Best in a long time. Daniel Craig is starting to grow on me.

Was cool that I saw 3 generations of grandpa/dad and 11 year old ish boy in the audience.

And of course you had to start humming under your breath the first time the old theme came on.

The whole cast was excellent too. Dame Judi Dench may be the best acress ever from England.

yeesh, no wonder general petraeus cheated on her.

This movie was awesome.

It's the best of all of them. Really good. Very long, but very reminiscent of the most recent Batman series.

who's the best bond, craig or connery? connery use to be hands down. now i'm not so sure.

Craig is really good. I would have said connery hands down but he's so damn... Scottish.
Maybe Craig wins for now.

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It's two different Bond eras. It's like Keaton vs. Bale for Batman. It's comparing two different types of film making and writing.

Skyfall was very good but fell a bit short of Casino Royale IMHO.

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Another really solid Bond flick. Caught it this past weekend. I am not sure how it rates against the others but
I really like Craig in this role. He is a total badass. Much more believable than Brosnan. The opening chase
scene was really good, I caught myself gripping my chair during the motorcycle chase.

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The 85th Academy Awards® will include a tribute to the James Bond movie franchise which is celebrating its 50th Anniversary this year, the telecast’s producers announced today.

Producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron said;

“We are very happy to include a special sequence on our show saluting the Bond films on their 50th birthday. Starting with ‘Dr. No’ back in 1962, the 007 movies have become the longest-running motion picture franchise in history and a beloved global phenomenon.”

The 85th Academy Awards nominations will be announced live on Thursday, January 10, 2013, at 5:30 a.m., PT in the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater.

Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2012 will be presented on Oscar® Sunday, February 24, 2013, at the Dolby Theatre™ at Hollywood & Highland Center®, and televised live on the ABC Television Network. The Oscar presentation also will be televised live in more than 225 countries worldwide

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favrefan said:"Chris Coghlan isn't gonna pay your rent, Jimmy."

Have any of the Bond films ever won an academy award? I'm pretty sure none of them have. Maybe one or two nominations.

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No,I don't think they have. A few songs were nominated. Cubby Broccoli received a lifetime achievment award awhile back. I remember that.

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favrefan said:"Chris Coghlan isn't gonna pay your rent, Jimmy."

In my opinion these get right what the Dalton-era films got a bit wrong.

I'm a fan of the Lazenby era...

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No he didn't.

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favrefan said:"Chris Coghlan isn't gonna pay your rent, Jimmy."

Lazenby
Dalton
Moore
Brosnan
Craig
Connery

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Wow,Sean goes last?
I really liked all of them. They all had their strong points. If I had to pick a favorite,it would be Barry Nelson.

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favrefan said:"Chris Coghlan isn't gonna pay your rent, Jimmy."

Just bought it and saw it... The ending was absolutely brilliant, I just pray that they now transition to some of the familiar Connery type films...

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