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softer, nicer guy emasculates the first two films careful crafting of him as a brutal killing machine.
And I'd disagree strongly w/your view of the end: trite as hell and enough w/the fake FX. It's hard to believe they can afford to have a second-unit in Malaysia (or wherever it was) and Macau and not find a REAL Scottish castle on the moors?
It was very poorly written, both as action and as drama, and Albert Finney: what the fuck????
Who cared about him? No relationship was pre-developed, at all.
How about the waste of Fiennes?
And Bardem was just silly, not scary at all.
Let's face it: execrable writing AND pathetic direction.
Sam Mendes is NOT an action director.
Or much of one, at all.

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Topic - "Skyfall:" very, very far below the first 2 Craig films. Javier Bardem, Ralph Fiennes - tinear 16:33:33 11/09/12 (11)

I liked it, but I agree it felt like a psychothriller instead of a 007 film NT - Jazz Inmate 19:11:03 11/21/12 (0)

Bottom third of James Bond films - barryb 12:29:57 11/19/12 (0)

some skillfully edited chase scenes, but as a movie a dismal failure. - mbnx01 19:17:59 11/14/12 (0)

I thought is was awful ! (nt) - jfz 04:33:35 11/14/12 (0)

I thought was better than most Bonds... - mkuller 11:44:03 11/11/12 (1)

I agree - Jon L 11:26:21 11/20/12 (0)

Young critics proclaiming "best bond ever" - barryb 13:41:48 11/10/12 (2)

A- in the Dallas rag. If it was shot in fast cut style fuggedaboudit^ - Road Warrior 20:30:02 11/10/12 (1)

Horrible attempt. Mendes isn't a Bond director, period. - tinear 08:52:27 11/11/12 (0)

Bardem's over-the-top, camped up performance set this one back . . . - mr grits 17:01:35 11/09/12 (1)

Spoilers (grits should have said so, too...): this attempt to turn Craig into a - tinear 08:10:07 11/10/12 (0)

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