Skyfall

I'll be the first to admit it: I'm not a James Bond fan. On occasion, my friends have persuaded me to see a movie or two, but I missed most of the older Bond films. I did see Casino Royale and Quantum of Solace. Both were good, but Solace left me in confusion and not really wanting to see another Bond film. But the preview for Skyfall looked really good and my buddy and I had some free time on a trip, so I went to see it. Loved how we were dropped right into the middle of the action right away. Nice tension and action got me excited to see where the movie went next. The opening title sequence was beautiful, but like all Bond openers that I've seen, looks like it was a drug induced hallucination. Don't get me wrong, the imagery was beautiful as was the song by Adele. But it just makes me think of drugs for some reason. The dialog was sharp and had just the right amount of wit. The photography and locations, especially Shanghai and Scotland were gorgeous.

The best part for me, visually speaking was that the effects were seamless. Not once did I feel as if something was greenscreened or shot on a soundstage. Oh I know parts were, but you couldn't tell. So a big kudos to the visual effects artists on this one! Bond's gadgets were well designed, simply elegant in their form and function. For the most part, the plot did move along at a fair pace. The villain is a hardcore bad guy, twisted and one step ahead most of the movie. I really enjoyed the "back to basics" feel to the movie and I'm hopeful that Skyfall will be starting a good trend in Bond movies for the foreseeable future. 

THIS MOVIEDOOD RATES IT: AWESOME!