"Skyfall" (2012) film review

Hello Bond fans,

The new Bond film was released here in the UK today, so you KNOW your boy had to watch it. And such a major film deserves some quality shared thoughts. So if you're ready to read on, be warned to reading the good, the bad, and the ugly. Your Martini may well end up thoroughly shaken in this relatively spoiler-free review. Enjoy!

About

Director: Sam Mendes
Main Stars: Daniel Craig, Javier Bardem, Ralph Fiennes, Naomie Harris, Bérénice Marlohe, Albert Finney, and Judy Dench
Genres: Action, Adventure, Crime, Thriller
UK Release Date: 26 October, 2012
Running Time: 143 minutes

Brief Plot

Bond's loyalty to M is tested as her past comes back to haunt her. As MI6 comes under attack, 007 must track down and destroy the threat, no matter how personal the cost.

[Click for the Trailer] - YouTube video

Review

Many a people I know who have seen the two previous Bond films, the reboot collection of Casino Royale (2006) and Quantum of Solace (2008), tend to find themselves loving the first, and to varying degrees disliking the latter, and so would proceed to bite their nails in a cocktail of optimism and high caution as they await watching this film. I must admit though, I had little concern - I absolutely LOVED the first Bond reboot, and saw the second as more of an extension to the first, so overall I appreciate the experience, though I do understand where people are coming from.

Football: Arsenal v Shalke match review

Hello fellow Gooners,

Score: Arsenal 0-2 Schalke (Champions League group stage)
Date: 24 October, 2012
Stadium: Emirates

Seeing today's display, it made me want to rage-type. But I decided against the capital letter writing. However, it didn't stop the feeling of disdain towards my beloved favourite football team; the mighty Arsenal, who did not play so mightily today, for the second game in a row (after losing to Norwich) played a bad game.

We had a starting line up consisting of Mannone, Jenkinson, Vermaelen, Mertesacker, Santos, Coquelin, Arteta, Ramsey, Cazorla, Podolski, and Gervinho as the point man. I decided like a Mertesacker leg out to tackle my review of the game by discussing individual performances head on.