SKYFALL

This was one of the best Bond films if not THE best. and i've seen them all even the horrid ones with george lazenby and that patrick fellow.

It was different than other 007 movies because there was a plot that made sense and the movie really developed the characters - Bond himself and also the villain played by Javier Bardem and Judi Dench- M. In fact, i got more of a sense of Bond as being a real man instead of this superhero in a suit. The other sides of him including his age related physical changes really added to my involvement with him. It was like for the first time I actually cared for Bond instead of just watching him as an attractive (and oh, Daniel Craig is very attractive) automaton who was constantly flirting with and bedding unimaginably beautiful and exotic women. This sex aspect of Bond was at a minimum in the movie.

The graphics were incredible; brilliant and innovative. There was a fight scene with Bond and Bardem that portrayed them in black against an everchanging swirly color night sky scene in Shanghai. The skyline and night lights of the cities were wonderful and mesmerizing.

And casting Javier Bardem as the villain was a smart move. He is so likably creepy evil and his character and motivation was developed to the point that i became involved in his actions also and not only as a cipher that Bond could use to illustrate his fighting and running moves. Oh, Bardem was good. He wanted revenge on M and this led to the fleshing out of her character as well.

The car chase scenes and shootouts were also at a minimum.
We both rated this movie a 9 and there are some unexpected twists at the end of the movie.