Sunday 25 August 2013

Some Comic Relief...

Despite critically analysing the Bond films both aesthetically and with regards to its role within a wider cinematic and cultural context I am also a fan of the franchise and get a geeky kick out of some of the more fun places it can inhabit in popular culture.

The Bond films, with their extensive location filming and quick product turn around, are prone to continuity errors, for which websites have been set up so that fans may spot and submit movie mistakes. Having recently discovered a set of 'Honest Trailers' on youtube, the one for Skyfall takes this one step further by listing many a faux pas with the plot, narrative and editing. If taken with a large dash of salt and ignoring the completely irrelevant Miss Moneypenny comment at the end, this is a comical way of showing how many of the Bond film conventions, which audiences take for granted, can actually be rather ridiculous when attempting to contextualise the film within a plausibly real scenario.

Enjoy!
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