Skyfall: Awesome flick. The plot is so intricately carved, and the characters so dynamic, that’s it’s a fitting entry in the Bond series and feels like a conclusion entry at that. The acting is wonderful, with the standout being Javier Bardem, but I loved Judi Dench and Daniel Craig. It was a nice surprise to see both Ralph Fiennes and Naomi Harris in this movie. Bardem made for a very interesting and freakish villain, and the deepness of the story, the way it affects the main characters, is excellent. The ending is phenomenal; some of the best stuff in a Bond movie ever. [spoil]M’s death in particular is very touching, but the entire sequence on the moor just gives me chills, especially with the beautiful imagery of the burning house whose light illuminates the whole dark moor[/spoil]. One of my favorite films of 2012. A
Ballboi, remember to add spoiler tags when you reveal things like that. I added them, if you are wondering.
And, yes, Skyfall is a great film. Silva’s plot doesn’t make any sense, though, so I wouldn’t praise the script. The rest of the craft makes up for that, so the film stays strong. But it could have been the best in the series, and it sadly missed the opportunity.
Forgot to add those while I was typing that review. Thank you for adding them. 
My dad got the blu-ray of Skyfall. Love it!!
Ferris Bueller’s Day Off: Finally saw this movie! Enjoyed it very much. Great staging with the cinematography and it’s very much a laugh-a-minute film. 8.5/10
^I’m happy to hear that you enjoyed it!
I watched Year One last night. It was just as bad as I remembered it was.
SoA: I think spoiler tags are no longer needed once a movie is out on home video, as they would’ve had cinema premieres in most countries by then. At least, that’s the policy with regards to Pixar movies here.
Personally, I think Baliboi shouldn’t have to spoiler-tag the ending, but at least put a disclaimer before the revelation, like what film magazines do.
For example:
In The Empire Strikes Back, (SPOILER ALERT!!!) Darth Vader reveals he’s Luke’s father.
But yeah, I’m glad you and Baliboi enjoyed it like I do! I understood Silva’s motivations and I think his intention was to (Spoiler) destroy MI6 and kill M. But how he pulled off his plan was too far-fetched and depended on too many variables, much like the Joker in The Dark Knight.
Another plot hole I wondered was what happened to the stolen file of MI6 agents? It was conveniently forgotten, at least from what I remember of my two viewings.
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Real excited for Fast & Furious 6. It’s big, loud and dumb, but by golly, it’s part of a franchise that keeps topping its vehicular stunts with each instalment! 
Check out the trailer… in French!
Sorry if I don’t agree with that.
I know it’s the policy with Pixar film, but it’s a different case. This is a Pixar forum, and it’s assumed that most members would have seen a Pixar picture by the time it’s released on home video. And you are aware that by coming here you’l most likely see spoilers.
But one can’t assume a member has seen EVERY film by the time it’s released, so I think the spoiler tags should be respected in every case, specially in this thread. The disclaimer isn’t as useful as the tags, because your eye may wander and read the spoiler before you see the warning.
Adding a tag only takes a click, and as Ballboi said, he only didn’t add it because he forgot, but I’m pretty sure he wouldn’t be bother by using it, or any other member, for that matter
And yes, I’m glad you also noticed the holes on Silva’s plan. I don’t think it’s similar to the Joker’s, because that one was bound to work whatever happened, and isn’t far fetched if you study all that happens in that film carefully. Bane’s plan in TDKR, however, does suffer from it, but I still think it’s more credible than Silva’s.
Good points, SoA. We can assume most would’ve seen Pixar films by the time they arrive on home video, as opposed to other movies, so it might make more sense to be more “strict” with non-Pixar films. And Baliboi’s okay with it.
We’ll agree to disagree, I won’t spoiler tag member’s posts but I’ll put in the spoiler disclaimer, and you, in turn, can continue to spoiler tag whenever you see fit.
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Speaking about Silva’s far-fetched plan of vengeance, this reminds me of a comic I saw on dA:
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Source[/spoiler]
Yes, I think of that every time 
You would think they would work harder to restrain that kind of dangerous people, being the greatest intelligence agency in the world, and all that jazz.
Spirit, could you message me about Silva? I’ve only seen Skyfall once, and I don’t see how he didn’t make sense. Thanks!
North By Northwest: I think it is fantastic! A really enjoyable film, that kept me excited the whole time.
Indeed, after watching Skyfall, it quickly entered into out top Bond list, and we were really forcing it to like it better than Casino Royale, but we couldn’t ignore the fact that this time around, the script didn’t make much sense. There are a lot of plot holes, but the most glaring ones are those related to Silva’s plan.
You know we’ve never been very good at writing long posts in good English, so I can’t really elaborate as much as I would want, but I’ll try to write a simple outline:
[spoiler]Let’s start by the end. Silva’s goal. It’s to kill M while she’s at the courtroom. That’s all very good, except we discover he’s been planning every step for years. Which is impossible on itself.
How could he know that M would face charges, let alone the exact place, date and time of the audience? We know all his plan ended with him getting out in the correct subway station, which wouldn’t be possible if he can’t magically predict the future (speaking of which, he has prepared a train to fall in the exact spot Bond would be standing in when facing him, because he KNEW it. Also absurd).
Let’s rewind a little. The virus he brings to MI6 allows him to escape. Because he knew exactly where he would be brought to (remember the quarters had been moved early in the film), and because he knew M would have ONLY ONE guard watching over him, and that the unused station he need hat a small passage just a few meters away from his cell. Convenient.
Talking about the break-out, we already say it’s only possible because he infiltrates a virus in MI6 that does everything for him, and that is activated when Q opens the computer. Because he knew Q would do so at the EXACT TIME of M’s hearing.
With all that was said previously, it’s been established that he needed to be captured in order to execute the plan. So he needed Bond for that effect. And he KNEW that Bond wouldn’t kill him or incapacitate him physically while doing so. He also almost had Bond killed, which would foil his own plan.
More rewinds. As he needed Bond, he needed to lure him to his hideout. Instead of directly doing so he trusts in coincidences. The chain of chance that brings Bond to him is as follows:
a) A hit-man shoots Bond in Istanbul, but he survives by pure chance (and also a second, erroneous shot by Eve).
b) Coincidentally, fragments of the bullet remain on Bond’s body.
c) Conveniently, the bullet is made of a material used ONLY by tree hit-men (so much for stealth). So Bond is able to track the right person.
d) Bond follows the hit-man and kills him. He finds he’s been paid with a casino token.
e) He goes to the casino and reclaims the token. He encounters the hit-man employer, Severine.
f) Unknown to Silva (but apparently also in his plan), Severine betrays him and asks Bond to kill him. Bond agrees because he’s such a gentleman and poor Severine has been mistreated.
g) When Severine leaves, Silva’s henchmen try to kill bond (yes, and they’re with the man who NEEDS Bond alive so that he can execute his plan!)
h) Obviously for us, but not for the villains, Bond survives (mostly because the henchman forgets to bring his own gun and uses Bond special one!)
i) Bond sneaks into Severine’s boat, so that she can lead him to Silva. Instead of neutralizing the few henchmen on board, as he could easily had, he spends the whole journey with Severine.
j) They quietly walk to the deck and allow themselves to be handcuffed and brought to Silva’s presence.
k) Bond coincidentally has an ace in the hole, a new toy from Q-branch called radio, which allows him to sent his location to MI6 so that they can come to his rescue and capture Silva in the NICK OF TIME.[/spoiler]
This all proves that Silva is in fact a psychic, and the first character in the franchise with supernatural powers, with the possible exception of Baron Samedi.
I think that’s the main step-line, and it ended up being longer than intended. And I’m still leaving things outside.
After saying that much, I repeat that Skyfall if one of our top 5 Bond films, I’m sure. That goes to prove that, contrary to what most people think, a bad script CAN become a very good motion picture. A film is an ensemble of many elements, most of which were impeccable in Skyfall.
Funny you talking about North by Northwest. I’m actually listening to it’s perfect score. That’s one of my all-time favourite films.
Strange coincidence^^. I watched it this morning.
Oh, okay. That actually makes a lot of sense. Thanks! I didn’t notice any of that on my viewing 
haha
Killing Them Softly: This film is quite unique. I enjoyed it, but certaintly isn’t my favorite film of the year either. 6.8/10.
We watched Anna Karenina last night in my film appreciation class. Definitely deserving of the Oscar it received for Best Costume Design. I’m not too sure how to feel about this movie, because I just can’t get into the story in general. (I don’t like the character Anna in any version I’ve seen). But I thought the use of the stage was very interesting and unusual.
The use of the stage was very interesting, but I don’t know if using it in this film was kind of gratuitous.
Maybe it would make more sense for a film based in a stage play, not one that comes from a novel source.
And yes, Anna has never been a sympathetic character.
I kind of want to see that, but nobody in my family does, so I might not get to.
Argo: A Great film! I think it was a very enjoyable film, although I am not sure if it should’ve won the Best Picture, but it is still a great film, nonetheless. 8.25/10.