To cut to the chase I do like Daniel Craig as Bond, he is very charismatic and has truly magnetic eyes. My favourite Bond is Sean Connery and my personal favourite Bond film is Goldfinger. I have a fondness for James Bond and for most of the movies. Reviewed by TheLittleSongbird 10 / 10 One of the best Bond movies, and for me Daniel Craig's best outing Unusually for a Bond film, this must be the only occasion where the villain actually achieved all of his objectives! What director Sam Mendes does bring is some character moments and making effective use of Judi Dench as she recites some Tennyson. Although the film contains international locations, breathtaking action, some sumptuous cinematography from Roger Deakins, it flags a bit in the middle when it needed an additional action sequence.

The film also references earlier Bond movies as part of its golden anniversary celebrations. There is also a new M hovering in the background. The film re-introduces some familiar characters after being away for a few films, a younger more hi-tech Q and a new Miss Moneypenny. Daniel Craig's novice spy from Casino Royale is now a disillusioned veteran, at one point told to call it a day. It also takes liberties with the messy timeline of the film series. Skyfall celebrated 50 years of the Bond films in the cinemas. M is under pressure especially as it seems she is being targeted by an anonymous cyber terrorist who turns out to be a rogue agent Silva (Javier Bardem) who was once M's most effective spy. Bond is presumed dead after a mission goes wrong in Istanbul as he tries to retrieve a hard drive containing a list of top agents. To think back in 1989, Licence to Kill could not compete with the likes of Batman, Indiana Jones or Lethal Weapon 2 in the US box office. It was almost surreal to see Skyfall being made by an Oscar winning director, go on to win Oscars and become one of the top grossing films of all time.

Having watched every James Bond film on the big silver screen since The Spy Who Loved Me in 1977.

Reviewed by Prismark10 9 / 10 Billion dollar Bond

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