{"id":1992,"date":"2012-11-09T18:34:24","date_gmt":"2012-11-09T18:34:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.revolutionsf.com\/revblogs\/geekcurmudgeon\/?p=1992"},"modified":"2012-11-09T18:34:24","modified_gmt":"2012-11-09T18:34:24","slug":"my-skyfall-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.revolutionsf.com\/revblogs\/geekcurmudgeon\/2012\/11\/09\/my-skyfall-review\/","title":{"rendered":"My Skyfall review"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.revolutionsf.com\/revblogs\/geekcurmudgeon\/files\/2012\/11\/SKYFALL-UK-POSTER_650.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1994\" src=\"http:\/\/www.revolutionsf.com\/revblogs\/geekcurmudgeon\/files\/2012\/11\/SKYFALL-UK-POSTER_650.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"337\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Even though <a href=\"http:\/\/www.revolutionsf.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">RevolutionSF<\/a> hosts this blog, I know some of you may not routinely check out the main page. For y&#8217;all slackers, here&#8217;s the news that I <a href=\"http:\/\/www.revolutionsf.com\/article.php?id=5469\" target=\"_blank\">reviewed the latest James Bond <em>Skyfall<\/em><\/a>\u00a0for the site.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>One of the finest James Bond installments, 2006&#8217;s magnificent\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.revolutionsf.com\/article.php?id=3382\"><em>Casino Royale<\/em><\/a>\u00a0infused an air of realism rarely seen in the previous films. Daniel Craig&#8217;s expert portrayal of the neophyte agent hearkened back to the dark, less humorous visage of Fleming&#8217;s novels. Picking up immediately after the conclusion of\u00a0<em>Royale<\/em>, the disappointing\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.revolutionsf.com\/article.php?id=4304\"><em>Quantum of Solace<\/em><\/a>\u00a0paled in comparison to its predecessor, derailing much of the hoped-for future promise of the series. In the franchise&#8217;s 50th year, Craig returns for his third outing in\u00a0<em>Skyfall<\/em>, a picture that successfully returns to the excitement and quality of\u00a0<em>Casino Royale<\/em>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.revolutionsf.com\/images\/content\/skyfallbondinside.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"496\" height=\"310\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.revolutionsf.com\/article.php?id=5469\" target=\"_blank\">Read the rest&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Even though RevolutionSF hosts this blog, I know some of you may not routinely check out the main page. For y&#8217;all slackers, here&#8217;s the news that I reviewed the latest James Bond Skyfall\u00a0for the site. 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