Originally Posted By oc_dean Saw it a few nights ago. So I guess Judi Dench had enough, huh? I was shocked to see what happened there at the end of the film. Then I looked her age on the net. And I see she is 77. 7 Bond films throughout a 17 year span ... I guess she's had enough at her age ... And wants to retire from that film franchise. I was hoping ... as the movie continued on ... that they would get another sassy, witty English dame like Judi .. but I guess that was not meant to be. So ... Ralph Fiennes seems to be the new "M" ... this time around - a male. Not a female. Anyway .... what do the rest of you think? I'm going to miss Judi Dench from the Bond film series ... but if she did another one ... she'll be turning 80. I guess at this stage ... it's time to say goodbye. She'll be missed. And I wonder how many more is Daniel Craig going to make. He ain't no spring chicken anymore. LOL .. you can see age setting in with him. So I wonder what changes will come in the future. And if I'm not mistaking, isn't the author of the series wanting to bring closure to it soon? I wonder.
Originally Posted By DouglasDubh I think Craig is signed for two more. Bond should be between 30 and 50 "isn't the author of the series wanting to bring closure to it soon?" The author has been dead for awhile. I see no reason for Bond to end - just reboot it every 10 to 20 years.
Originally Posted By dagobert I read somewhere that Judi Dench has problems with her eyes and that's another reason why she wanted to get out of the series. My favourite scene of her was in GoldenEye, when she says to Bond that he is a Dinosaur, a relict from the Cold War. I think with Skyfall the reboot is completed and now we have the classic Bond back. I would have also prefered a female as M, but I think Ralph Fiennes will do a good job. I just hope they bring back the actual MI6 building, because his office looks too old. As popular James Bond is right now, Skyfall will be the most successful movie of the series, I don't think they will end it soon. Daniel Craig signed on for two more films.
Originally Posted By Tikiduck The table is set for the writers to do their thing now. Namely, get us some villains that we can really despise. It may be time to touch on Russia again, as they are always up to something shady, and any international bad guy sounds so much better with a good Russian accent.
Originally Posted By Labuda So, did anyone else totally dig Javier Bardem as the villain? I loved his character, and REALLY am impressed by the makeup job when he pulls out his jaw/teeth to show M what the cyanide capsule did. AWESOME work on the part of whoever did it, be it makeup people or CGI artists!
Originally Posted By WilliamK99 So, did anyone else totally dig Javier Bardem as the villain? I loved his character, and REALLY am impressed by the makeup job when he pulls out his jaw/teeth to show M what the cyanide capsule did. AWESOME work on the part of whoever did it, be it makeup people or CGI artists!<< I thought it was a nice tribute to Jaws, the villain from Moore era films...
Originally Posted By Labuda I need to re-watch some old Moore-era films, I think. I remember the character name Jaws, but not much about the character himself. I also need to get off the pot and watch some Connery Bond films... I think I've only seen Goldfinger.
Originally Posted By dagobert >>>I need to re-watch some old Moore-era films, I think. I remember the character name Jaws, but not much about the character himself. I also need to get off the pot and watch some Connery Bond films... I think I've only seen Goldfinger.<<< Connery did some really good Bond movies. Despite the fact that the movies are 50 years old, in my opinion they are still pretty good. I was never a Moore fan and I don't like his Bonds that much. Only "The Spy Who Loved Me" was enjoyable.
Originally Posted By brotherdave Finally saw this yesterday, and was completely blown away! One of the best Bond films made! I truly "geeked-out" during the last part of the movie and the end of the film. I love that they brought back the classic gun-barrel sequence, though it's seen at the end of the film. My guess is that it will return to opening the next Bond film. Given Ms. Dench's age, I can see why she was leaving. She was excellent in her role, even more hard-nosed than Bernard Lee ever was. But I suspect Ralph Fiennes will be excellent in that role in the next few films. And the twist with Miss Moneypenny? Excellent! Although, I thought her and Bond never...ahem...never mind! Overall, I'm very satisfied now with Daniel Craig as Bond. Much more than his first two outings. I have a feeling that most die-hard Bond fans will find this film quite satisfactory.
Originally Posted By dagobert >>>Overall, I'm very satisfied now with Daniel Craig as Bond. Much more than his first two outings. I have a feeling that most die-hard Bond fans will find this film quite satisfactory.<<< Totally agree. Although I liked Casino Royale, it didn't feel like a real Bond movie, more like Jason Bourne. Quantum of Solace was just bad, but Skyfall was fantastic.
Originally Posted By Tikiduck It would have been cool to see some bald guy with a white cat, in the spirit of the old Hitchcock cameos.
