Skyfall [Blu-ray] [2012]

This is the 23rd Bond movie but the 3rd in the Bond-series that star Daniel Craiga’s no-nonsense 007. Following a weaker Quantum Solace in 2008 that suffered from a writers strike, Skyfall is a much superior recovery of form form that is simply very well done from start to finish. With this movie, director Sam Mendes (known at that stage for some fairly thoughtful movies like American Beauty, The Road to Perdition) proves he can deliver spectacular action movies, that much is clear following the traditionally breathtaking opening scene. This he later put in further practice in his brilliant 1917 epos.The exhilirating opening scene is only the proloque that ends with an “Agent down!" message to M by Eve (Naomie Harris) abruptly followed by Adele’s subtle warm title song that is reminiscent of Shirley Bassey’s performance in Moonraker, Goldfinger and Diamonds are Forever). In the role of main villain mr Silva, that only makes an appearance after an hour, it would have been hard to find a better qualities actor than Javier Bardem. Silva is modern day criminal, thriving on cybercrime, yet his odd blond hair style properly classifies him as a traditional Bond protagonist.The movie very well balances familiar and new elements although I struggles a little bit with the reappearance of Bond’s Aston Martin. But all in all you’ll get a great mix of drama, action, and subtle jokes.I occasionally buy some expensive 4K movies, in particular since the whole family is a big fan of the franchise and will revisit the movies in future. I'm glad I did that with this movie. The 4K version offers razor-sharp details with immersive character close-ups. The vista’s and wider scenes are striking as well. The digital clarity remains strong even in the many fast-moving action scenes. The Dolby Vision color grading brings good black levels. The movie comes with DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1l that is very dynamic and grand.

I great film I have had no issues at all thank you.

Skyfall fullfils its purpose with finesse. The whole point of the film was to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Bond whilst redefining Craig’s Bond for the modern era. The symbolism, the setting (skyfall) cinematography, Silva, M’s bigger role, central to the plot. The introduction to Moneypenny and Q. All these nuances and troupes that make Bond such an iconic character, intricately woven into a complex mystery plot where M faces a ghost from her past and James confronts his childhood. Skyfall is multilayered, visceral, robust and utterly satisfying. Easily in the top five best JB films. One for the ages.

Excellent

The 4K ULTRA HD Blu Ray disc version of this film has greatly improved sound and picture quality over the standard Blu Ray disc version when played through a 4K ULTRA HD Blu Ray player and a 4K ULTRA HD TV with HDR (High Dynamic Range).

Great film. Decent price

I bought this to complete the 50th Anniversary boxed set of Bond. Now whilst I'm a massive Bond fan, I'm not too big on Daniel Craig, he's just got no class, although apparently closer to the original books - thug Bond as I call him, just isn't very charismatic. Let's face it, it was hard to follow Pierce, who in my opinion is the best modern Bond.Anyway, great film - brilliant classic theme by Adele, epic chases, Moneypenny kicking ass and of course Dame Judy (Was personally gutted that she died, but Fiennes was a good replacement) The gloriously camp Javier Bardem was such a brilliant baddie as well.I had high hope of Spectre as well, but that fell flat on it's face..

Decent james pond movie .. worth re-watching.