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This is a area where it if free to discuss the movie with spoilers. Not that we would want to spoil this movie for anyone :twisted: :wink:



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[spoil]MI6 agents James Bond—also known as 007—and Eve Moneypenny assist on a mission in Turkey in which an MI6 operative has been killed. A computer hard drive has been stolen containing details of all NATO agents operating undercover in terrorist organisations. Bond and Moneypenny chase the assailant, the French mercenary Patrice, and attempt to recover the disk. During the chase, Bond is shot in the shoulder. He nevertheless continues his pursuit until he is shot at long range by Moneypenny, who is attempting to kill Patrice. He is posted as "missing, presumed killed".

The head of MI6, M, comes under political pressure to retire during a meeting with the Chairman of the Intelligence and Security Committee, Gareth Mallory. On her return from the meeting, MI6 is hacked and an explosion occurs in the offices, killing a number of MI6 employees. On hearing the news of the attack, Bond returns to London. Shrapnel taken from his shoulder wound points to Patrice, and Bond is sent to Shanghai, where it is known the mercenary will shortly arrive.

Five of the agents' names are released, with the promise of more releases in the ensuing weeks. Bond finds and follows the Frenchman, and witnesses him carry out an assassination. The two men fight, and Patrice falls to his death before Bond can find out who he is working for. Searching the assassin's equipment, Bond finds a gambling chip, which leads him to a casino, where he is paid €4 million for the kill. Sévérine, who Bond saw earlier at the scene of the assassination, warns him that he is about to be killed, but promises to help him if he will kill her employer. Bond beats his attackers and joins Sévérine on her boat. They travel to an island, where they are taken prisoner by the crew and delivered to Sévérine's employer, Raoul Silva. Silva had previously worked with M and blamed her for his capture, torture and imprisonment by the Chinese. Silva kills Sévérine, but Bond overpowers his guards and captures Silva for return to the UK.

Back at MI6 headquarters Q attempts to decrypt Silva's laptop, but while he is accessing the computer it hacks the MI6 systems, allowing Silva to escape into the London Underground tunnel system. Pursued by Bond, Silva disguises himself as a policeman and attacks M during a public enquiry into her handling of the stolen hard drive. Bond arrives to join Mallory and Moneypenny in beating off Silva's attack, and M is hurried from the building by her aide, Bill Tanner. Bond drives M away from the scene in her car and, after exchanging it for his own Aston Martin DB5, drives her to his empty and remote childhood home in Scotland, Skyfall. He instructs Q to leave an electronic trail for Silva to follow, a decision supported by Mallory.

At Skyfall, Bond and M are met by Kincade, the gamekeeper to the Bond family estate. The trio are only lightly armed, but they improvise a series of booby traps. When Silva's men arrive, Bond, M and Kincade fight off the first assault, although M is wounded. Silva arrives by helicopter with a second wave, and Bond sends M and Kincade off through a secret tunnel at the back of a priest hole to a chapel on the grounds. The second assault uses firepower from the helicopter, and Silva throws incendiary grenades into the building. Bond detonates a stick of dynamite with two gas canisters and retreats down the same tunnel as M and Kincade. The resulting blast causes the helicopter to crash, killing a number of Silva's men. Silva sees Kincade's torch beam, follows and arrives at a frozen lake ahead of Bond. Bond attacks Silva's sole remaining follower, and the two fall through the ice, where Bond kills him. Silva meanwhile makes his way to the chapel and forces his gun into M's hand where he begs her to kill them both. Bond arrives and kills Silva, but M collapses from her earlier wound and dies. Her position as head of MI6 is taken by Mallory, while Moneypenny decides not to return to the field as an agent.[/spoil]
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I've learned that the plot of The Unofficial Novelization (R) is actually broader than the plot of the actual movie. Admittedly, it (the "novelization") was done as a joke, but come on.
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Napoleon Solo wrote:I've learned that the plot of The Unofficial Novelization (R) is actually broader than the plot of the actual movie. Admittedly, it (the "novelization") was done as a joke, but come on.
So we were spoiling this movie even before we were intending to. Excellent...
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Spoil away. The more spoilers I read, the less I need to see the film.
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Kristatos wrote:Spoil away. The more spoilers I read, the less I need to see the film.
Better this than giving your money to see Bond 23.
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I've heard that M (Judi Dench) gets killed, but magically comes back years later in GoldenEye.
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Deadline, the U.S. entertainment website, reported yesterday that John Logan has been hired to write Bond 24 and Bond25. He pitched Eon on a story arc covering two films. The leads to the possibility you could even film two at once.
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Napoleon Solo wrote:Deadline, the U.S. entertainment website, reported yesterday that John Logan has been hired to write Bond 24 and Bond25. He pitched Eon on a story arc covering two films. The leads to the possibility you could even film two at once.
With Craig's advancing age, this seems wise. Plus it means the Crag era will be over quicker. I hope they film them next year and release them around this time next year and the year after, and then hand over the role to Henry Cavill (or whoever).
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So, what are the "surprises" in Skyfall, so that I don't have to pay money to find out? I know that Eve is Moneypenney, M dies, Voldemort takes her place and Bond is now bisexual. Any others?
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Kristatos wrote:
Napoleon Solo wrote:Deadline, the U.S. entertainment website, reported yesterday that John Logan has been hired to write Bond 24 and Bond25. He pitched Eon on a story arc covering two films. The leads to the possibility you could even film two at once.
With Craig's advancing age, this seems wise. Plus it means the Crag era will be over quicker. I hope they film them next year and release them around this time next year and the year after, and then hand over the role to Henry Cavill (or whoever).
DC doing more Bonds than Pierce is rather an insult if you ask me.
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FormerBondFan wrote:
Kristatos wrote:
Napoleon Solo wrote:Deadline, the U.S. entertainment website, reported yesterday that John Logan has been hired to write Bond 24 and Bond25. He pitched Eon on a story arc covering two films. The leads to the possibility you could even film two at once.
With Craig's advancing age, this seems wise. Plus it means the Crag era will be over quicker. I hope they film them next year and release them around this time next year and the year after, and then hand over the role to Henry Cavill (or whoever).
DC doing more Bonds than Pierce is rather an insult if you ask me.
Craig doing more Bond films than Brosnan is bad enough, but if Craig tops Moore's Bond film record as the producers would like, then that will be even worse.
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Never mind about more film than any past actor, Craig doing one more is bad enough. How long do I have to wait for D'Arcy as Bond? :|
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Daltonite Toothpaste wrote:Never mind about more film than any past actor, Craig doing one more is bad enough. How long do I have to wait for D'Arcy as Bond? :|
Since Barbara has said that she never wants to let Craig go, it seems like we'll have to wait a while before he gets replaced. But I sincerely hope that doesn't happen, because I've already had enough of Craig after the second film.
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Kristatos wrote:So, what are the "surprises" in Skyfall, so that I don't have to pay money to find out? I know that Eve is Moneypenney, M dies, Voldemort takes her place and Bond is now bisexual. Any others?
Well 'Kris' iv'e seen the film..........and Bond is certainly NOT bisexual............there are other surprises in the film like when.........
u didnt think i was going to give anything away, did you? :wink:

I'll say one thing though, apart from the opening sequence, this Bond film is nothing like other Bond films of the past, including the two previous DC Bond films!
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.........there are lots of gun fights in the film!
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English Agent wrote:[

I'll say one thing though, apart from the opening sequence, this Bond film is nothing like other Bond films of the past, including the two previous DC Bond films!
...that's because it's not Bond. :wink:
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carl stromberg wrote:
English Agent wrote:[

I'll say one thing though, apart from the opening sequence, this Bond film is nothing like other Bond films of the past, including the two previous DC Bond films!
...that's because it's not Bond. :wink:
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Kristatos wrote:So, what are the "surprises" in Skyfall, so that I don't have to pay money to find out? I know that Eve is Moneypenney, M dies, Voldemort takes her place and Bond is now bisexual. Any others?
Well done Nick. Exactly.
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FormerBondFan wrote:
Kristatos wrote:
Napoleon Solo wrote:Deadline, the U.S. entertainment website, reported yesterday that John Logan has been hired to write Bond 24 and Bond25. He pitched Eon on a story arc covering two films. The leads to the possibility you could even film two at once.
With Craig's advancing age, this seems wise. Plus it means the Crag era will be over quicker. I hope they film them next year and release them around this time next year and the year after, and then hand over the role to Henry Cavill (or whoever).
DC doing more Bonds than Pierce is rather an insult if you ask me.
A disgrace FBF......a disgrace :!:
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The Saint 007 wrote:
Daltonite Toothpaste wrote:Never mind about more film than any past actor, Craig doing one more is bad enough. How long do I have to wait for D'Arcy as Bond? :|
Since Barbara has said that she never wants to let Craig go, it seems like we'll have to wait a while before he gets replaced. But I sincerely hope that doesn't happen, because I've already had enough of Craig after the second film.
Her next brainstorm is Idrus Elba so don't think it gets any better.
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