hozay
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Yesterday I hired and watched Taken 2 and Skyfall. Did my usual and avoided all trailers and reviews before seeing them.
Spoilers !
Was very surprised to see action sequences in the two films shot in not just the same locale but on the very same roof tops, that was kinda weird. I've seen those roof tops in another film as well but can't recall which film it was.
Taken 2 was reasonably entertaining but I wasn't expecting much. The lack of originality in recent action films is starting to get depressing though and using exactly the same stunts ( Bourne's rooftop leaps through windows etc) is so lazy. Still, there was enough in it to keep me amused for the duration. 7 /10
Skyfall started so well but fell victim to poor writing and taking itself far too seriously. Javier Bardem though was wonderful in his early scenes and his monologue was a real highlight ( he would make a great Joker in Batman if ever the opportunity arose again ). It was the film's lack of humour and silly ending that disappointed most and it thumbing it's nose at the older Bond films - oh we don't need silly gadgets any more, just this, it's a radio" - fuck off - and your gun only fires for you ( can you guess what happens next ? ). Not to mention introducing Moneypenny as a new character, why would you do that, we're the new modern Bond but not really, I didn't get that bit at all. The old Bond films never took themselves seriously. It's good that the over the top sexism is gone but they could have kept the occassional corny line or bad pun. Now we have Daniel Craig, who's pout is reaching Derek Zoolander proportions and a new Q who's a teenage computer whiz with a personality to match. I think the makers are losing sight of Ian Fleming's creation and focusing more on what other people are doing with spy characters ans stories recently and trying to emulate their success. I'd like to see them get back to basics. 7 / 10
< Message edited by hozay -- 1/4/2013 3:50:10 AM >
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