Rambling review: 15 random thoughts about 'Skyfall'

I just got back from 'Skyfall', and...

 

In short, 'Skyfall' is a Bond movie so good it's like a legitimately good movie, even outside of the franchise. A real review will follow... eventually. 

But, for now, here's 15 random, rambling, thoughts on the film:

The Bond blogs: 'Goldfinger' (1964)

Introduction 

A massive enterprise of books, comics, movies... even a one-off TV special. The Bond film franchise (consisting of 23 "official", and 3 unofficial, entries) celebrates its 50th anniversary this year, and in commemoration there's been a big blu-ray box of all 22 theatrical films from MGM (the 23rd picture, Skyfall, is on its way to theaters in November). The big Bond craze has also inspired me to write retrospectives on all of the films.

I previously covered the franchise's inaugural outing, 'Dr. No', and the first sequel, 'From Russia with Love'. Now, lets take a look at the birth of the Bond phenonenon with 'Goldfinger'.

The Bond blogs: 'From Russia With Love' (1963)

Introduction

A massive enterprise of books, comics, movies... even a one-off TV special. The Bond film franchise (consisting of of 23 "official", and 3 unofficial, entries) celebrates its 50th anniversary this year, and in commemoration there's been a big blu-ray box of all 22 theatrical films from MGM (the 23rd picture, Skyfall, is on its way to theaters in November). The big Bond craze has also inspired me to write retrospectives on all of the films.

I previously covered the franchise's inaugural outing, 'Dr. No', here. And now, lets look at the second (and some might say best) entry in the franchise, 'From Russia with Love'.

Bond turns 50: 'Dr. No' (1962)

Today, October 5, has been declared James Bond Day. A massive enterprise of books, comics, movies... even a one off TV special. The Bond film franchise (of which there are 23 "official", and 3 unofficial, entries) celebrates its 50th anniversary this year, and in commemoration there's been a big blu-ray box of all 22 theatrical films (the 23rd picture, Skyfall, is on its way to theaters in about a month). The big Bond craze has also inspired me to write retrospectives on all of the films for this blog. 

Without further ado, the first in a 22... er, 23 part series: "Bond 50: Dr. No"