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    Bond in China!

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    skyfall was definitely a return to form for bond, i enjoyed it immensely. javier bardem steals the show, from his first scene on, he plays the perfect villain for james bond, likable and charismatic. my problem? the script way to many reference to old and new. "this is the old way, this is the new way" is constantly pounded into our heads, which was irritating. because it was also the theme of the movie so it didnt need continual verbal reference when thats what we were seeing on screen. also there was so really poor CGI. but that might have been the imax screen, making it noticeable...when i watch it again on a normal screen ill know, also all the obvious dark knight references kept annoying me, there was even a tiny avengers nod. and lets not forget all the nods to previous bond movies, which actually i loved. the action and acting was top notch all around, judy dench once again shows that she IS "M". it was great, i put it on par with casino royale. except that with this one they brought back the tongue and cheek style dialogue from the old bond movies. daniel craig has solidified himself as one of the great bonds...to me its connery(connery IS bond) pierce brosnon, and craig. its a must see. the scenes of hong kong and macau were beautiful, although i dont know how much was actually shot there beyond the exteriors. DONT SEE THIS IMAX. ill be a little technical here... this movie was shot digitally with the arri alexa, this camera shoots in a 2k resolution(twice the size of standard 1080HD) with a super 35mm sensor. it was meant to be projected in standard 2k which is what you see when you go to a movie theater...so projecting it on a large imax screen makes alot of things noticeable, even down to the lighting scheme if you know what to look for. save the four bucks and see it in a regular theater. but see it none the less.

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    This is officially my favorite Bond film. IMO, Daniel Craig is the best 007. I used to think nobody could top Sean Connery, but I think Craig has.

    Javier Bardem is outstanding as the villain.

    Not much more I can add. I believe at least some, if not all, of the Asian scenes were actually shot in Japan.
    Last edited by Jimbo; 11-10-2012 at 10:38 PM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jimbo View Post
    This is officially my favorite Bond film. IMO, Daniel Craig is the best 007. I used to think nobody could top Sean Connery, but I think Craig has.

    Javier Bardem is outstanding as the villain.

    Not much more I can add. I believe at least some, if not all, of the Asian scenes were actually shot in Japan.
    dont know where you are getting that info from...none of the asian scenes were shot in japan...the interiors were shot on a soundstages back at pinewood. and the exteriors were shanghai and macau. dont know where you are getting japan from.

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    On some movies like the bond films, I watch the whole end credits. They did shoot in Japan, and in Bosnia, Turkey, and I think in Germany, too. Not everything, but locations in.those countries
    were used.

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