Everything Wrong With Skyfall In 4 Minutes Or Less

Dr. Krieger said:
what do you expect for a british movie.
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Yet just recently you told me we don't make any these days!! Unfortunately most big budget films these days seem to have ludicrous plots. I guess they think that the target audiences are just not sophisticated enough to care or even notice.
 
I think they overdid this a bit. Yeah, there were some issues, but a lot of that was just the same suspension of belief that most action movies require.

I thought it was a decent movie. I liked that it paid homage to the old Bond movies of my youth.
 
Yeah, I liked that as well. They even modeled Ralph Fiennes' M after Bernard Lee, and resurrected M's old office. I thought the weakest aspect was the villain, because he's so similar to villains we've already encountered, such as 006.
 
Threedee said:
Yeah, I liked that as well. They even modeled Ralph Fiennes' M after Bernard Lee, and resurrected M's old office. I thought the weakest aspect was the villain, because he's so similar to villains we've already encountered, such as 006.
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It is nowhere near as bad as say Indiana Jones where he somehow managed to smuggle aboard a German submarine which was just about to dive. What about where the Nazis seal Indy and Marion in the Well of Souls to die.Indy finds an exterior wall, pushes a loose block from the wall and they escape. The block appears to be about 3ft by 3ft by 4ft, or 36 cu-ft (1 cu-m). A limestone block that size weighs more than 2.5 tonnes, who is he Superman? Actually talking about him, what about where he loses his superpowers and hitch hikes back to his ice cave in the depths of winter in flimsy clothing.
 
Aoxomoxoa said:
It is nowhere near as bad as say Indiana Jones where he somehow managed to smuggle aboard a German submarine which was just about to dive. What about where the Nazis seal Indy and Marion in the Well of Souls to die.Indy finds an exterior wall, pushes a loose block from the wall and they escape. The block appears to be about 3ft by 3ft by 4ft, or 36 cu-ft (1 cu-m). A limestone block that size weighs more than 2.5 tonnes, who is he Superman? Actually talking about him, what about where he loses his superpowers and hitch hikes back to his ice cave in the depths of winter in flimsy clothing.
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So your point is that some of the scenes in some science fiction movies don't pass the scientific muster?
 
I liked Skyfall. A lot of people at work were criticizing it, but I think people are having trouble adjusting to the new storyline in general...
 
Aoxomoxoa said:
It is nowhere near as bad as say Indiana Jones where he somehow managed to smuggle aboard a German submarine which was just about to dive. What about where the Nazis seal Indy and Marion in the Well of Souls to die.Indy finds an exterior wall, pushes a loose block from the wall and they escape. The block appears to be about 3ft by 3ft by 4ft, or 36 cu-ft (1 cu-m). A limestone block that size weighs more than 2.5 tonnes, who is he Superman? Actually talking about him, what about where he loses his superpowers and hitch hikes back to his ice cave in the depths of winter in flimsy clothing.
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no, not Superman... but he is American... which means vastly superior to any British man... so I can understand why you are confused. It wouldn't be possible for a British man so you assume it simply is not possible.
 
Aoxomoxoa said:
Actually Superman is a Kryptonian.
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And his outfit is made from cloth that came with him. So how do you know it doesn't provide excellent insulation?

The idea that these people looked at the most trivial items and think it actually effects the quality of the film is laughable.

A prime example is the remark that Bond fired two shots so he is ready for action. His firing the rifle was not to see if he was ready for action, it was to see if it was still sighted in properly. It obviously was, so why waste ammo?
 
WinterBorn said:
And his outfit is made from cloth that came with him. So how do you know it doesn't provide excellent insulation?

The idea that these people looked at the most trivial items and think it actually effects the quality of the film is laughable.

A prime example is the remark that Bond fired two shots so he is ready for action. His firing the rifle was not to see if he was ready for action, it was to see if it was still sighted in properly. It obviously was, so why waste ammo?
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There is a very good discussion of Superman II which compares the Richard Donner version with that by Richard Lester, it also wonders how Superman manages to get back to the Fortress of Solitude after being beating up in a diner. It further speculates on how Superman and Lois Lane get back to the good ol' USA after their night of carnal pleasure which his mum says can only happen if he loses his powers.

http://cinemademerde.com/Essay-Superman_II.shtml
 
So, far, the odd numbered Indiana Jones films have been excellent. The even ones have sucked. I still don't think that will save number five from sucking, since Lucas lost his ability over 20 years ago, and Spielberg doesn't seem to care enough.
 
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