Everyone seemed to want to stay away from the weekend that the long anticipated Bond film released. Skyfall has the weekend to itself and with no audience competition from Wreck-It Ralph‘s second week, it should have no problem topping the chart. Although the franchise has solid openings, nothing has ever been spectacular. That could change with a critically acclaimed third outing for Daniel Craig. It’s made a staggering amount overseas, so the U.S. should be fertile ground.
Individual Commentaries
Wesley Lovell: It’s a fairly impressive week with the latest Bond film paired with the latest Spielberg historical epic. Even Denmark’s Oscar entry seems like a strong bet for entertainment. Peter J. Patrick: This looks like an Oscarphile’s dream week with three major films opening. Skyfall looks to be the smartest, most eagerly antipated Bond film since the glory days of From Russia, With Love and Goldfinger. Lincoln has been getting mixed reviews but is too important a film to dismiss and A Royal Affair is Denmark’s pick for this year’s Foreign Film Oscar, a story previously told on screen as Loves of a Dictator in 1935. Tripp Burton: The major releases are getting bigger and more long-awaited as we get into the holiday season…this year we get a new James Bond and a new Steven Spielberg, always major tent poles no matter what year or season we are in.
S: Support (Writing, Music, Editing, Cinematography)
C: Creative (Production Design, Costumes, Makeup)
T: Tech (Sound, Visual Effects)
A: Animated Feature
D: Documentary Feature
F: Foreign LanguageFilm
All ratings are on a scale of 0 to 10 (with 0 being no interest / no recommendation, and 10 being absolute interest / recommendation).
The Avoid rating follows the same 0 to 10 format with 10 being the highest recommendation that you avoid the film at all costs.
Each Person selects a “Pick of the Week,” some weeks may have more than one, some may have none at all. This is the movie(s) among all releases that each would recommend above all others.
Everyone seemed to want to stay away from the weekend that the long anticipated Bond film released. Skyfall has the weekend to itself and with no audience competition from Wreck-It Ralph‘s second week, it should have no problem topping the chart. Although the franchise has solid openings, nothing has ever been spectacular. That could change with a critically acclaimed third outing for Daniel Craig. It’s made a staggering amount overseas, so the U.S. should be fertile ground.
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