November 12, 2012 [Skyfall]
—And one more alternation: Bond and his evil double, Javier Bardem's Silva. Sure, Bond villains always have more fun than Bond, but Bardem bears down on Bond with those wild eyes of his—and sees himself in Bond, and makes Bond see himself in Silva. Between the two of them, the movie reaches further than pop pulp and reassures me that all those Bond films are not, in the end, simply too many Bond films. As long as Craig keeps his gaze level and his mouth shut, he'll gives us a Bond that knows his duty and just keeps working—as he does in the novels, a little bemused, but solid.
I agree this film was important for the whole Bond franchise, if it had continued like it was going, even if they kept making solid films, the whole franchise would have just became irrelevant. I'm so glad Sam Mendes is returning for the next one too.
ReplyDeleteOh and you mention Jim Emerson, you know what happened to him? I used to read everything the guy did but it's like he just disappeared off the face of the earth.
The remake of Casino Royale reminded me of the books, which is nice; and I actually liked Quantum of Solace, but I understand some of the complaints.
DeleteYeah, no new Scanners posts since April 27 of this year. Looks like he's still Tweeting, though—at least as of 7/29: https://twitter.com/jeeemerson
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