tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057225441101183394.post5140690774358245537..comments2024-03-22T21:02:55.051+13:00Comments on Bat, Bean, Beam: Another Skyfall reviewGiovanni Tisohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10618534731338616708noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057225441101183394.post-39436343739983184492012-12-17T15:45:09.551+13:002012-12-17T15:45:09.551+13:00Suits you, sir. I am the world.
The product is not...Suits you, sir. I am the world.<br />The product is not enough.<br /><br />A magpie eye, a shining edge.<br />Agon. Agon. A gun.Megan Claytonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03584562106579704547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057225441101183394.post-43270365905399949662012-12-11T10:18:11.643+13:002012-12-11T10:18:11.643+13:00“What struck me most about Skyfall was the re-imag...“What struck me most about Skyfall was the re-imagining of Bond as a figure of decline.”<br /><br />Coincidentally I saw The Dark Knight Rises over the same weekend and the parallels are quite striking. I think Stephen Wright mentioned them too – there are extended sequences that are about Wayne and Bond’s physical failings and they cast long brooding psychological shadows. Interestingly, too, inGiovanni Tisohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10618534731338616708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057225441101183394.post-11412039706030498212012-12-11T10:06:19.521+13:002012-12-11T10:06:19.521+13:00"Death commas" deserves to be a book tit..."Death commas" deserves to be a book title.Philiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18076353733931722397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057225441101183394.post-59217573903684559752012-12-11T10:01:47.302+13:002012-12-11T10:01:47.302+13:00“Bond, the ultimate Public Servant. What is annoyi...“Bond, the ultimate Public Servant. What is annoying is that Bond films appeal to the split within, the resulting guilt, then the need to go do something for coin.”<br /><br />Yes, the contradiction between Bond’s psychotic idealism and the hyper-commercial ethos of the film is rather disenchanting if you think about it, and one of the most unfortunate surface effects of the product placement – Giovanni Tisohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10618534731338616708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057225441101183394.post-85197505860914150812012-12-11T08:58:23.654+13:002012-12-11T08:58:23.654+13:00What struck me most about Skyfall was the re-imagi...What struck me most about Skyfall was the re-imagining of Bond as a figure of decline. In most of the films, he'd defined by his capacity: Bond is the best shot, the best fighter, the one who understands how everything works. In Skyfall, the emphasis is on his inability. He can't do the physical exercises. He can't hit anything. He's addicted to alcohol and drugs. The scene with QJeff Sparrowhttp://www.overland.org.aunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057225441101183394.post-19250303779820630062012-12-11T08:46:52.732+13:002012-12-11T08:46:52.732+13:00Bond, the ultimate Public Servant. What is annoyin...Bond, the ultimate Public Servant. What is annoying is that Bond films appeal to the split within, the resulting guilt, then the need to go do something for coin.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04424066726955708314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057225441101183394.post-39868219743308093642012-12-11T06:48:10.748+13:002012-12-11T06:48:10.748+13:00Nice review Giovanni. I had a great time with this...Nice review Giovanni. I had a great time with this movie but I didn’t fall in love with it as much as I have with the older ones and Casino Royale as well. Still, a great Bond movie that has me excited for what’s to come next for Bond. Dan O.http://www.dtmmr.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9057225441101183394.post-83324212498698764712012-12-11T05:13:05.348+13:002012-12-11T05:13:05.348+13:00Wouldn't condom brand be the "get" p...Wouldn't condom brand be the "get" placement? Or is disposable merch too down-market?<br />Can you tell us who designed the powder-blue zip-front terri onesie Sean Connery sported in a private cabana by the pool at The Fountainebleau in <i>Goldfinger</i>?Jay Schiavonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04575283403103183391noreply@blogger.com