Skyfall took James Bond to new heights, grossing $1.1 billion worldwide to become the most successful 007 installment in history. The 2012 blockbuster killed off Bond’s boss, M (Judi Dench), and found Her Majesty’s most deadly secret servant (Daniel Craig) struggling to stay relevant in a post-spy world. But returning director Sam Mendes can only see that film in terms of unfinished business. “Bond has been rebooted at the end of the movie,” Mendes says. “This is only the beginning of the story.”
Spectre provides a kind of culmination to the three previous films while developing a backstory that’s been largely unexplored until now. “The Bond creation myth never happened,” Mendes says. “I felt there was an opportunity there: What made him? And who were the people who affected him along the way? You’re sort of telling the story backwards of how Bond became Bond.”
so we got that..we got the pigeon double take..in multiple movies..we got roger moore riding a gondola through the streets of venice..we got a villain turning into a balloon and we got a car that pulled an evil knievel in the man with the golden gun. that's cool though breh
we're also so used to a film being ALL about the villain, when in reality this movie was all about Bond and the villain and circumstances going on around him are only to reveal his character and motivations. While yes, this certainly makes the villain in some ways, a let down, which why I said it is a valid criticism of the movie. My point is none of Skyfall's problems are big enough to make it an overall bad movie. You can say you didn't enjoy it on the same level as something like Casino Royale, but to call it an overall corny movie is a little ridiculous.
