End of the World? Naah, It’s Christmas!

Anyone remember when the world was supposed to end last Christmas?




Well, I figure today for a change of pace that I will do a written movie review blog instead. And it’s also about time I did a review of a James Bond movie. And what better movie to do a review on than the new Bond film Skyfall. Skyfall is the 23rd installment in the 50-year-old franchise that is directed by Sam Mendes, the man who won an Oscar for directing the 1999 film American Beauty but is probably better known as one of Kate Winslet’s ex-husbands. He seems like an odd choice to direct a Bond movie, but he pulls it off really well and the end result is one of the best Bond films ever.

But before we begin, let’s take a look at the last film, Quantum of Solace. Though while I thought the movie was good, I did have a couple of problems with it. For one thing, it was too short and the theme to that one was uninteresting. Nevertheless, it was still pretty good despite its flaws. Daniel Craig was just as badass here as he was in Casino Royale (his debut movie as 007) and the acting was still pretty good. However, Skyfall is a big improvement.

The movie begins with Bond (once again played by Craig) nearly getting killed while on a mission to obtain a document that has the identities of MI6 agents who have infiltrated terrorist organizations around the world. If the document falls into enemy hands, their identities would be compromised leaving them vulnerable to assassination attempts.

The enemy hands this time around is Silva (Javier Bardiem), an ex-MI6 agent who is out for revenge against M (again played by Dame Judi Dench) for betraying him to the Chinese government years earlier where he was subsequently tortured by the Chinese (apparently someone was pissed he married Penelope Cruz. :D) And when MI6 agents begin getting killed after being exposed by Silva, M is put under an investigation headed by Ralph Fiennes, who starts out as your typical arrogant bureaucratic jerk but plays a much bigger role by the end of the movie (I won’t spoil it here.)

Meanwhile, Bond who had been in hiding since his “death” resurfaces to resume his duties. However, his gun arm is kind of shaky as a result of a shoulder wound he got at the beginning of the movie. Despite that, M clears Bond to pursue Silva. And here is where we are introduced to the new Q (played by Ben Whishaw) who is a quiet, sarcastic 20-something computer geek as opposed to a cranky old man that he was in the original movies. And yes, folks. This Q does make some new toys for Bond though not as extravagant as they were in olden times. This time, 007 gets a customized Walther PPK gun which can only be fired by him. “What did you expect? An exploding pen?,” Q quips to Bond during their first meeting. Points if you can guess which Bond film the exploding pen appears in.

“Do I make you horny, Mr. Bond?”

Back to Javier Bardem’s portrayal of Silva. I got to say that he is one of the best Bond villains to come out of the franchise in years. He plays the character as really creepy and psychotic that you got to take him seriously. In short, he is basically the franchise’s version of Heath Ledger’s Joker in The Dark Knight. Among some of his highlights includes a scene where he interrogates Bond and he’s checking to see if he has a wire and well, I’ll let the picture right next to this paragraph speak for itself. And when he does allow himself to be captured by MI6 agents (and the movie ventures into Chris Nolan territory) and where he masterminds yet another terrorist scheme from the confines of a glass cell (which seems to be the in thing for big movies these days.) Hey, it worked for the Joker, Loki from The Avengers, Bane in The Dark Knight Rises, and for the main villain in the upcoming Star Trek Into Darkness.

What ensues after that is some real suspense-filled edge of your seat thrills as Bond and Silva play a game of cat and mouse that ultimately ends up at Bond’s childhood home, Skyfall presided over by Albert Finney (in a role that was rumored to have been offered to Sean Connery which would have been the icing on the cake commemorating the 50th anniversary of the franchise by seeing the original Bond interact with the current Bond.)

The Bond girls this time around are Naomie Harris who starts out as Bond’s partner at the beginning of the movie and also has a major twist at the end of the movie which I will not spoil and Berenice Marlohe as the mysterious Severeine who has a secret past and is actually the girlfriend of sorts of Silva.

This movie is nothing short of awesome. This definitely ranks among the best of the Bonds that deserves to be named along with movies like From Russia With Love, On Her Majesty’s Secret Service and Casino Royale. It’s also one of the best spy thrillers ever. And that’s saying something. Plus I love the awesome theme song from Adele which is actually a drawback to the Shirley Bassey themes from previous films. Craig is still as badass here as he was in his previous two Bond movies and here’s hoping he still has his edge being that he is signed on for at least two more Bond movies. And if those two are as good as this movie was, then the Bond franchise will definitely have potential to make it to its 100th anniversary.

Team Blackcat Pwns Team Edward





A: A film studio.

Q: How many languages do you speak?


Q: What’s your favorite season of the year?




Q: What was your favorite TV show as a child?


Q: Have you ever been fired? If so why?


Q: What does your average day consist of?


Q: What’s your favorite genre of music?




Q: Butter side up or butter side down?

A: Butter side up.


A: If I had the money, I’d take both.

Q: Do you consider yourself athletic?






Q: What’s your favorite memory from this past summer?


Q: Where in the world is Carmen Sandiego?



A: The economy.

Q: Do you believe in karma?

A: Yes I do.


A: Best just to say it flat out.

Q: What’s your favorite saying?



A: My current job. lol

Q: How do you like your eggs cooked for breakfast?

A: Overeasy.








A: Pizza.




A: Usually walk. My travel is very restricted.

Q: What’s your favorite Christmas cookie?







A: I usually visit McDonald’s and Burger King most often.


A: Offer a toothpick?





Q: Could you eat a pizza right now?

A: There’s always time for pizza.



Q: Is masturbation cheating?


Q: Do you eat dairy products?


Q: Do you use Google Plus?




Q: What was your best subject at school?


Q: Rock, paper or scissors?

A: Rock.

Q: What do you put on your French fries?


Q: Have you ever been a victim of bullying?


Q: Zombie, werewolf, or vampire?




Q: What do you do to stay fit?



A: Yes.


A: Either one would work well for me.




A: My leather jacket.

Q: What song do you sing in the shower?


Q: Do you watch Glee?


Q:  Is there such a thing as too much chocolate?

A: One can never have too much chocolate. lol.



Q: Who is your favorite Sesame Street character?

A: Cookie Monster.

Q: What is your favorite comeback story?




Q: See any good movies?


Q: Frogs: Friend or foe?

A: I don’t think frogs are that bad actually.

Q: How old is too old for a teddy bear?

A: I guess never.

Q: Have you ever been horseback riding?

A: Yes, when I was a kid.



Q: Do you have the moves like Jagger?


And now let’s move on to the Meetme questions:





Q: Are you left-handed or right-handed?

A: Right-handed.


A: Being controlled by them.

Q: What’s your favorite flavored Pringles?



A: Either one is about the same to me.

Q: Do you chat on Yahoo?

A: Not really, although I am on Messenger.

Q: What’s the most played song on your iPod?





A: Whatever I want.



Q: If the Pope poops, is it holy crap?

A: It could be.


