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On an October 2012 episode of The Graham Norton Show (2007), Judi Dench revealed how her mobile cell phone has a ringtone with the James Bond theme and how when it rang during filming on the set, it would often produce laughter, and after a while, her annoying 007 cell-phone ring-tone became an on-set running joke.
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-Hashima Island, the site of Silva's lair, is a tiny deserted industrialized island situated off the south west coast of Japan, 15 km from Nagasaki, and running just 480 meters long and 160 meters wide. The small isle is one of 505 uninhabited islands in the Nagasaki Prefecture. The isle is also known as "Ghost Island" as well as "Gunkanjima" which translates as "Battleship Island". The island was last significantly inhabited in 1974 and was once a thriving coal mining community. The island is notable for its character due to its sea wall and its untouched abandoned and derelict concrete buildings.
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-A few days after the film debuted in Britain, the real MI6, the Secret Intelligence Service (SIS), took out a full page advertisement in "The Times" and "The Sunday Times" running with the headline, "If the qualities that make a good spy were obvious, they wouldn't make a very good spy". The aim of the ad was to debunk the legend and mythology associated with film fiction spies like James Bond in Skyfall (2012) saying that real life spy work is not "high-speed chases and shoot-outs", an average spy is not a "globe-trotting secret agent" and that psychological profiles of real life agents show that they are actually "far more ordinary". The ad also dismisses the white male spy stereotype saying that "the truth is we don't care what sex you are or where you're from, as long as you're a British national". The humorous advertising campaign is considered one of MI6's most open ever recruitment drives. But in true espionage fashion, the ad still warns of utmost secrecy and strict confidentiality advising potential candidates that they cannot disclose that they are making an application to anyone.
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-Judi Dench played the role of M in this film at the age of 77. The performance is also Dench's 7th time playing M. This is Dench's largest ever on-screen role playing the M character, the most significant James Bond film ever to explore a relationship between the M and James Bond characters. Producer Barbara Broccoli says that 'Skyfall' explores this relationship perhaps more than in any of the 22 previous films. She has said, "We wanted to really mine the relationship between Bond and M, because it is the most significant relationship he has in his life. M is the only person who represents authority to him. You have two extraordinary actors, and we just thought - let's go all the way. It's worked extremely well. It's a very emotional story."
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-Judi Dench has more screen time in this film alone than Desmond Llewelyn had in his 17 films as Q, making her portrayal of M the most common character in the series after Bond himself.
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-At the 2013 Academy Awards ceremony, Skyfall (2012) became the first James Bond film to achieve a number of records in the franchise's history:
•The most number of Academy Award nominations ever received by a Bond film totaling five (Best Song, Score, Sound Mixing, Sound Effects Editing and Cinematography).
•The first Bond film to get Oscar nominated in three decades. The last time was in 1982, when Rien que pour vos yeux (1981) was nominated for Best Song. 1982 also saw producer Albert R. Broccoli receive the Honorary Thalberg Award.
•First Bond film to win two Oscars (Goldfinger (1964) and Opération Tonnerre (1965) won just the one each)
•The third Bond film to win an Academy Award and the first in forty-seven years, the last being Opération Tonnerre (1965).
•Skyfall's tied Oscar for Sound Editing was not actually the first in that category, as Goldfinger (1964) had won for Best Effects, Sound Effects whilst Les diamants sont éternels (1971) had been nominated for Best Sound.
•After a number of Bond Songs having being nominated for the Best Song Oscar (Vivre et laisser mourir (1973), Rien que pour vos yeux (1981), L'espion qui m'aimait (1977) and the unofficial Casino Royale (1967)), Adele's "Skyfall" became the first James Bond theme to win the Academy Award for Best Original Song.
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-The movie does not feature any American actors or characters, which is unusual for a big budget English language film.

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25/12/2013 11:14 par tellurikwaves

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25/12/2013 11:14 par tellurikwaves

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25/12/2013 06:07 par tellurikwaves

James Bond returns home.

Author: bluesman-20 from Canada
27 September 2013

Skyfall takes Bond in a new direction. His past. The plot is a 007 plot. A Enemy kills a agent who has a disc containing the names of MI6 agents under cover. James Bond and another Agent Eve. Are dispatched to save the agent and recover the disc. They fail and Bond is left for dead. However once the disc is in the Enemy's hands he releases the names and pictures of the agents. the Agents are found and killed and still the mystery man threatens to reveal more names and pictures. Then he bombs the MI6 headquarters And M figures it out the enemy was once one of them. Think back on your sins he tells her. M is now under fire from the prime minsters office and is given three months to retire.

Her Replacement Sir Gareth Mallory is more then willing to be helpful but he also Tells M her time is over. As things get desperate. James Bond returns from the dead ready to take on the newest enemy for His country. When the enemy is revealed to be Roual Silvia a Agent once favoured by M. Who gave him up when his actions got to be too dangerous. Silvia was tortured and left for dead as well but he came back twisted and hungry for revenge. It is a plan that'll force Both Bond and M to confront their pasts. While trying to build their futures. And it might cost them everything.

SKYFALL. While not the most original story in the Bondseries is compelling because we get a glimpse of Bond's past. Things the books hinted about are revealed here. This might be the most personal Bond film since on her majesty's secret service. And Daniel Craig nails the Role of James Bond perfectly. There are no more comparisons to Sean Connery. The Role is Craig's. He is now just as good as Connery was. And the real beauty of SKYFALL is that while it's a JAmes Bond Reboot. The Ending sets us up for the more traditional James Bond Universe that we all know and love. I enjoyed Skyfall greatly simply because I've seen every 007 movie ever made from Barry Nelson's Casino Royale to Skyfall itself. And all I've got to say is it's a film all Bond fans will like. Some say it's boring some say it's awful. I say watch it and make up your own mind.

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Ralph Fiennes : Gareth "M" Mallory :Le prochain M

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A great film of action and suspense.

Author: psagray from Spain
25 April 2013

The loyalty of James Bond (Daniel Craig), the best agent of the British services, to his superior M (Judi Dench) will be tested when her past comes back to haunt. At the same time, MI6 is attacked, and 007 will have to locate and destroy the grave danger posed by the villain "Silva" (Javier Bardem). To achieve this will have the help of the agent "Eve" (Naomie Harris).

In "Skyfall" Bond we find the most dark and dreary, the famous British spy becoming a serious character, tough and realistic.The script shows an interesting story, full of tension, which has several interesting twists, full of action and excitement, but also intrigue, small dose of humor and some great dialogue.Great is the direction of Mendes, to excel in the action sequences, shot perfectly, while credible spectacular. The actors are well into their characters, Craig Bond endorses the harder and sad, twilight tone, perhaps the least seductive of the series, it's not after anything that moves. Bardem perfectly meets an evil character very curious, between the character stereotype of comic book villain, and realism. Dench, with more weight in the plot, creates an unforgettable M, the best of the series.

Photography and staging are impeccable, the end, thanks to its "minimalism" is breathtakingly beautiful.The film is long but very agile, the viewer does not realize the long term, knows how to create tension at all times to keep looking at the display.Despite being a more serious and realistic Bond knows the most classic honor of the franchise, thanks to great little details. Against this, it seems too bombastic for trying more than mere entertainment. Not a Bond sympathetic, this is a film to suffer much, bitter, with doses of humor, but very dark, away from light and fun product that represents the bulk of the series.The result is one of the great Bond film and a great film of action and suspense.

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Javier Bardem : Tiago Rodriguez alias Raoul Silva

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A Bond for a new era

Author: FSfilmblog from United Kingdom
2 February 2013

A James Bond film made for the modern era, you'd be hard pressed to find any other film series able to stand the test of time and still feel relevant. When it looks like it's lagging behind the competition of the other spy action thrillers, the makers have taken note and re-invented the mould, making it more real and exciting.

To me, Bond had too much of a rigid formula, the cars, the chases, the girls, the gadgets, the megalomaniac villain's and the spectacular set pieces/stunts. After a while though, the older films seem to suffer from a sense of deja vu. It's a case of been there, done that. The structure of the films have become stale and repetitive. Same plot about a group of criminals/organisation hell bent on world domination/destruction, with a beautiful bond girl in tow, Bond and or Bond girl gets capture, ridiculous car chase or stunts with a million of cheesy one liners. Frankly, I had pretty much given up on the Bond films. They have become predictable and tedious with only the change of location to give the film any sort of distinction.

The plot of Skyfall is unlike previous Bond films, starts with the routine chase resulting in Bond being shot and wounded, believed to be dead by MI6. When an attack on MI6 headquarters manifest through a cyber attack and a bombing at the headquarters, Bond returns to uncover who is behind the assault. Struggling from his gun shot wound, Bond has to prove his fitness mentally and physically through some rigorous tests. Sent back into action without being fully fit, Bond embarks on the mission to expose the mastermind. What Bond discovers is a villain who happens to be ex-agent who has a vendetta against M and will stop at nothing to kill her.

First thing you'll notice is the lack of gadgets and the usually bond girl (there is one of sorts but you'll understand when you watch it). Also with a villain who is suave yet as equally menacing as Hannibal Lector, we have a loose cannon who isn't after the world but revenge. It's spy vs spy and the story is more of a evolution of the characters that inhabit the world of Bond. Nods to older Bond films crop up from dialogue, props and even the classic Austin Martin car makes an appearance. It's a homage as well as a resurrection of well known characters.

What we are given here is a Bond with more layers to him and more emotions. Daniel Craig has moulded a Bond who is more relateable. Signs of physical and emotional weakness shows us a Bond who is no longer a super spy with little or no vulnerability. Other characters are given more screen time and provide an emotion gravitas (We are also introduced to Q, a young model who is still wet behind the ears).In the hands of Sam Mendes and Director of photography Roger Deakins, there has never been a more beautiful shot Bond film. During Bond's fight with a criminal minion we see only their silhouettes, but the eye is drawn to the beauty of the neon Shanghai backdrop. The reserve can be said for the grime, dour and rainy streets of London which captures our the United Kingdom perfectly.

It's a satisfying and enjoyable film, with plenty of action and a surprising emotional core to the narrative. A great development in characters with seeds being sown to allow for a more relateable and mature story telling and for future characters to come to the fore. Skyfall has made me fall in love with Bond films again so here's hoping there's no more rigid formula and routine mundane narratives of past.

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Naomie Harris : Eve Moneypenny

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Bérénice Marlohe : Séverine

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007 reporting for duty

Author: freemantle_uk from United Kingdom
5 February 2013

It has been a long ride for the Bond series, since the creation of the character there have been 15 novels by Ian Fleming, plenty of spin-off novels, comics, cartoons and video games and the film series is now 50 years old. There have been an extraordinary 23 official films, but few as extraordinary as Skyfall.

After a mission goes wrong in Istanbul, MI6 loses a hard drive containing a list of all NATO agents within terrorist cells, and James Bond (Daniel Craig) is presumed Killed in Action. M's (Judi Dench) competence is questioned and the Chairman of the Intelligence and Security Committee, Gareth Mallory (Ralph Fiennes) plans to replace her. Making matters worse, a cyber-terrorist targets MI6 and M personally, getting a hold of the list and causing an explosion within MI6's headquarters. An older, more damaged Bond then returns to duty to serve Queen and Country, having to prove he is in shape before going on the search to find the terrorist.

Skyfall is a long-awaited film thanks to MGM's financial woes, but it delivers. Skyfall takes a darker approach as we've seen with the past couple films and it's very character driven, yet Sam Mendes and the screenwriters still provide a massive injection of fun. Like most Bond films, Skyfall starts with an incredible chase sequence in Istanbul and continues strongly from then on, including a very stylish silhouette fight in Shanghai. The action scenes sequences were pristinely shot and practical effects were at the forefront.

A challenge for the Bond series has always been real-world relevance. The series has faced down all challenges, from the end of the Cold War to the War on Terror. Skyfall tackles the changing nature of espionage. MI6 is no longer the shadowy organisation that the British government denied existed; it has to face the realities of the 24-hour media age we live in and the democratic accountability that incurs.The nature of the threats have changed, Bond faces a cyber-terrorist and along with the new Q, both could cause more damage than Bond can. In the real world, we have seen what Anonymous is capable of and seen how the Stuxnet worm affected the Iranian nuclear program. But there is always a need for people in the field to investigate.

As M says, she is scared of this new world because many of the West's enemies are now faceless and nationless, and this element can work in the series' favour. Versatility has always been a Bond hallmark, which is why it is so enduring.Skyfall also goes full circle for Bond, as the filmmakers reintroduce popular characters, gadgets and humour. In Casino Royale, Bond is a young man who is bold, arrogant and reckless but can get the job done; in Skyfall, Craig is playing an older Bond who is both physically and emotionally vulnerable.

The idea of an older Bond was briefly touched on in the unofficial film Never Say Never Again, but that was more to accommodate a 52-year-old Sean Connery being in the role. In Skyfall there is actual thematic reasons behind it. Craig gives another excellent performance, cementing his reputation as both a great actor and a great Bond, and the script treats him more as a character than an archetype. Along with M's character arch, the film tackles a theme of facing the past so it can be cleansed.

The casting of Javier Bardem was a coup for the series and we as Bond fans are rewarded with a great villain. Bardem makes out Raoul Silva to be a man with seemingly camp mannerisms, but the master planner has a very sinister delivery. He has a complex, tragic background but he is not like other Bond villains looking for control, world domination, money or even self-preservation: he simply wants revenge.

Skyfall is a great milestone to celebrate Bond's 50th birthday on film, and the Easter eggs for fans aren't overbearing, but rather nice touches. The last anniversary Bond film, Die Another Day, was a disaster and regarded as one of the worst Bond films. It felt like it had to keep referencing the previous films. Skyfall features a few major references to previous Bond films: Bond getting injured (The World is Not Enough), Bond faking his death (You Only Live Twice), the gun that can only work with Bond's palm print (Licence to Kill) and a similar villain to the one in Goldeneye. But these are references you would want to find, not being forced upon you.

Skyfall felt very much like end of one chapter and the start of a new one. Mendes and the writers were able to reintroduce many tropes of the Bond series and still give them a modern and believable twist. For a film that has a 143-minute running time (the second longest Bond film), Skyfall never felt like it dragged and it was an exciting, entertaining film.Please visit www.entertainmentfuse.com

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