Skyfall

Skyfall was, by far, the best Bond movie I’ve seen yet.  Mostly because the movie allowed something the other movies never have: a deep look into 007’s past.  It allowed the audience to experience interesting character moments and, later on, context for those moments.  The former was certainly nothing new, but it was nice to finally experience a little of the latter.  The reboot they’ve done with the Craig movies helped make this move possible, and it makes me wonder if the franchise wouldn’t be better off if they reboot the character every other decade or so to give the storytellers more freedom.

#007 #DanielCraig #JamesBond #Skyfall

Two degrees

I have two degrees in English, yet “specific” trips up my tongue every freaking time. Sheesh.

CW’s Arrow

I’ve never actively followed Green Arrow.  My only exposure to him was Kevin Smith’s run at DC and then later Bruce Timm’s take on him in the Justice League cartoons.  I do enjoy me some live action superheroes though, so I thought–regardless of general lack of interest in the character–the new show would be worth my giving it a try.  Aside from a few odd shortcomings (including a little clunky narration and occasionally contrived storytelling) Arrow’s pacing, action, acting, and intriguing setup was mostly enjoyable.  I’m going to stick with it, provided the rest of the series delivers as well as the pilot.

#Arrow #CW #GreenArrow