Review: Skyfall

2012 marks the fiftieth year of super spy James Bond’s appearance on the glittering big screen. In that time the suave secret agent has helped evolve and shape the big brash action movie, making a star of grumpy Scotsman Sean Connery. As swift as Bond’s rise was his fall into camp parody with a raise of Roger Moore’s ridiculous eyebrow. He then turned serious and sullen with a serious and sullen Timothy Dalton, experienced a renaissance under the Irish charm of Pierce Brosnan, and finally a radical reboot and reinvention with latest incarnation, the ice-cold Daniel Craig (Oh, and an Aussie played him too, but you know, who cares). Somehow 007 has managed to stand the test of time and remain relevant while everything around him has changed. Or has he? Does Skyfall prove he still was it takes in the face of stiff competition from your Bournes and Batmans? Read on and find out.

News: New Skyfall Trailer, Olympic TV Spot, Pics, And Clips

As I mentioned last week during my update on The Bourne Legacy, this is a bumper year for those of who enjoy our spy action thrillers. Skyfall is shaping up to be the best Bond film in a very long time (the IMAX trailer is mind-blowing) and the new trailer, released today, only serves to confirm that.

News: The Bourne Legacy Featurette Hints At Links To Previous Instalments

 

It’s truly exciting year for those of us who love our action-packed spy thrillers. Not only is Bond back but it seems he’s in top form with Skyfall (I saw the IMAX trailer before a showing of The Dark Knight Rises and was BLOWN AWAY), but we also have a return of the Bourne series with The Bourne Legacy. Replacing Matt Damon, Jeremy Renner now heads up the franchise as Operation Treadstone comes to an end and powerful forces try to tie up loose ends by disposing of their assets.

News: Skyfall Teaser Released – “Some men are coming to kill us. We’re going to kill them first.”

FIFTY YEARS. That’s how long James Bond has been on our screens. Introduced at the height of the Cold War, he’s seen out communism, disco, and reinvented himself in the face of the world’s latest global threat – terrorism. It’s amazing that an amoral British state-sanctioned assassin could have this kind of lasting world-wide appeal. Or IS it? Anyway, Skyfall is the latest in the super spy’s adventures and last week saw the release of the new poster above. Along with the poster came the announcement of the first teaser trailer, and yes, we’ve managed to get our leather-gloved paws upon it. Would you like to see?

Weekly Ricochet: The Amazing Spider-Man, The Dark Knight Rises, Skyfall, Seven Psychopaths, Killing Them Softly, Gravity, I Know That Voice…

The Weekly Ricochet is a round up of all the news we want to tell you about but couldn’t justify giving an entire page.  First up, The Amazing Spider-Man director Marc Webb has opened a Twitter account to help market the new film, his first tweet being a link to the photo above. Yep, Peter Parker showing some good balance.

News: Skyfall Teaser Poster Released

The first teaser trailer for the new James Bond film, Skyfall, is due to hit the internet at 8:30am BST this Monday, the 21st May. In the meantime, a teaser poster has been released to whet our appetite for 007’s latest globe-trotting adventure.

News: Sweet New Skyfall Pics Show Bond Packing Some Serious Hardware

Told you. Bond (Daniel Craig) rocking a machine gun. Check out the muzzle flash on that beauty. Yeah, so I’ve got a hold of some new Skyfall pics that I’m more than  happy to share with you. For a price. Or not. I wouldn’t do that to you. Not unless… No. Anyway, Skyfall pics. Let’s get to it!

Weekly Ricochet: The Avengers/Captain America, The Amazing Spider-Man, Skyfall, Only God Forgives, Moonrise Kingdom, Safety Not Guaranteed, Wonder Women! The Untold Story Of Superheroines…

Welcome to the Weekly Ricochet, the round-up of all the news that can’t quite get a page for itself. First up is the rather fantastic shot of Captain America (Chris Evans) above from The Avengers. Can you believe we get to see it in a little over two weeks? No, neither can I.

News: Skyfall’s New Video Blogs Cover The Bond Girls

It was announced a few months back that the new Bond film, Skyfall, would be covered by regularly updated video blogs. I posted director Sam Mendes’ update not so long ago but today 007.com released a pair of vids covering the female characters played by Bérénice Marlohe and Naomie Harris. Let’s have a look.

News: New Pics Of James Bond’s Skyfall

We have some neat new pics from the set of the latest James Bond flick, Skyfall. Earlier in the week we got our first look at Javier Bardem as the film’s villain, Silva. Now we get a look at his evil lair, ‘Skyfall lodge’, and 007 himself, Daniel Craig.