Skyfall (2012)

20141121:
Skyfall is a great action movie and I would highly recommend it.

James Bond (Daniel Craig)

From what I can recall, I would say Skyfall has got to be one of the better James Bond movies.

One contribution is that Bond, as portrayed by Daniel Craig, feels darker and more real.

In particular, there were times during Skyfall where I thought perhaps this movie could have been a Batman movie simply by changing a couple of details around.

M (Judi Dench) and Mallory (Ralph Fiennes)

Overall, I would highly recommend Skyfall, especially if you're a fan of action movies or a fan of James Bond.

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20141227:
I watched this movie again today with my dad. While I decided not to take any notes, I could say that I enjoyed the movie about the same as the first time I watched it.

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Instant Comments:
1: Pretty cool chase on the rooftop.

Silva (Javier Bardem)

1: That train jump.
1: Well, it wouldn't be the first time that Bond has "died." (You Only Live Twice (1967))
1: Lol. I guess that's how you take a vacation in MI6.
1: I don't see how two guards in front of an underground bunker is suppose to be more secure
1: "Skyfall" during the psych eval. What's it mean!?!

1: Hahaha. "Were you expecting an exploding pen? We don't really go for that anymore." (GoldenEye (1995))
1: "Good luck out there in the field... And please return the equipment in one piece."
1: I guess that's why you have to pass the tests (pull-ups).
1: "Bond, James Bond." (@the casino)
1: Shaken.

Severine (Bérénice Lim Marlohe)

1: "I like you better without your Beretta." "I feel naked without it."
1: I really like Javier Bardem in this movie.
1: "What makes you think this is my first time?"
1: 50 year old Macallan (the label read 1962).
1: Haha. "Latest thing from Q branch, called a 'radio'." (a rebuttal to Silva ridiculing Q branch earlier)
1: Whoa. He's insane.

Aston Martin

1: Hahaha. "He's keen to get home."
1: Holy crap. That's awesome, but only because its fake (rail comes crashing down).
1: Ha. Sony Vaio.
1: Aston Martin with licence plate BMT216A.
1: "Try and stop me you jumped up little shit."
1: "What did you say you did for a living?" Ha.

1: Hahaha. "Welcome to Scotland."
1: Ha. "My name's Eve. Eve Moneypenny."
1: "I'm sure we'll have one or two close shaves." Wow. The set up for that line, in order to also reference older movies is just mind-blowing.
1: Sony Vaio again.
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Q (Ben Whishaw)

Watched 20141121 (Netflix, Instant)
Watched 20141227 (Netflix, Instant)
Skyfall (2012) Sam Mendes. 143 min

Relevant Links:
Skyfall (IMDb.com)
Skyfall (Wikipedia.org)
Skyfall (RottenTomatoes.com)

Team America: World Police (2004)

Watched 20141116 (Netflix, Instant)
Team America: World Police (2004) Trey Parker.

Joe, Lisa, Spottswoode, Sarah, and Chris.

Relevant Links:
Team America: World Police (Wikipedia.org)
Team America: World Police (IMDb.com)
Team America: World Police (RottenTomatoes.com)
Team America: World Police (MetaCritic.com)

20141116:
While I didn't like the start of this movie, I think it had a nice finish.

Overall, I liked most of the movie's songs and found many of the jokes funny. I think, however, it takes a particular type of humor to enjoy this movie and perhaps that means you might just either love it or hate it.

Lisa.

Instant Comments:
That fight.
Lol. Eiffel Tower and Louvre.
Ha. (Get in the limo.)
Oh my goodness, that face morph.

Gary (the protagonist) reflects.

Ha. A hammer.
References Star Wars.
Lol. All those famous structures.
Hahahahaha. "I promise I will never die."

Kim Jong-il singing "I'm So Ronery."

See, there's three kinds of people: dicks, pussies, and assholes. Pussies think everyone can get along, and dicks just want to fuck all the time without thinking it through. But then you got your assholes, Chuck. And all the assholes want us to shit all over everything! So, pussies may get mad at dicks once in a while, because pussies get fucked by dicks. But dicks also fuck assholes, Chuck. And if they didn't fuck the assholes, you know what you'd get? You'd get your dick and your pussy all covered in shit!

Gary and Chris.

Damn, that vomiting. Intense.
HAHA! That final release of vomit is hilarious, mainly because it was unexpected.
"Pearl Harbor Sucks"
"Montage" References Rocky.
Another Star Wars reference.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990)

20141115:
There was more character in the opening six movies of this movie than the entire duration of the recent 2014 movie, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014).* While the characters were, in some sense, less realistic, I felt much more connected with them.

Michelangelo, Donatello, Leonardo.

It should be noted that this connection I had with the characters in the original extends beyond the first six minutes. There's also nothing quite like Casey Jones in recent movie.

Finally, I happen to like Shredder more in this movie than the high-tech Shredder in the recent movie.

Splinter

In summary, all my votes are in favor of the first Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie (as compared to the recent 2014 one).

*[20180722] What I originally wrote was convoluted and today I interpretted it as it is now written.

[20141115 Assumed Post Date][20180722]

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April O'Neil

Instant Comments:
"Bossa nova!" Hahaha.
"I deliver a message." (opens his hand, slaps her) "Shut it."
"Can we keep her?"

Raphael

References Rocky (1976). "Adrian!"
References James Cagney. Apparently Cagney is popularly misquoted as saying, "You dirty rat."
Haha. "Keep practicing."
Wheel of Fortune.

Shredder

"Hey, didn't they use this place in the Grapes of Wrath?"
"I have always liked 'Cowabunga.'" "Cowabunga!"

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Watched 20141115 (Netflix, Instant)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990) Steve Barron. 93 min

Casey Jones

Relevant Links:
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990 film) (Wikipedia.org)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (IMDb.com)