(James Bond #15) - James Bond, RANKED
The James Bond franchise needed some rocket fuel injected into its system after growing stale with Roger Moore. The Living Daylights delivers by introducing a new, younger Bond in Timothy Dalton. Looking ahead, he's only in two late 1980s films, but he is that breath of fresh air the 007 series sorely needed.
The bulk of the Moore Bonds started to veer into camp elements. Each quip during an action sequence would lower…
(Filmspotting Year-End Top 10 - Adam's #3 and Matty's #1 of 2010, reviewed on Filmspotting #319) x (David Fincher #8) - David Fincher, RANKED
I really don't know what its going to take for me to fully get on board with this film. I think its incredible, engaging, entertaining, the works - but the best film of the decade? I can't go that far but I guess I'm not mad at a lot of people for going that far.
Aaron…
(Filmspotting Year-End Top 10 - Adam's #2 of 2006, reviewed on Filmspotting #129)
Despite the plethora of unlikable characters, the tangled web of story threads is so intriguing to follow. What makes it so intriguing is the way the film is edited. Constant cutting from one scene to another and back gives the movie a frenetic pace that fosters an engagement with the audience. The movie feels like a series of montages at times, but this makes it feel quick and, above all else, entertaining.
(David Fincher #6) - David Fincher, RANKED
David Fincher returns to San Francisco and tackles a real-life case, that of the Zodiac serial killer. Like Se7en, the film is dark and the clues are expertly fed to the audience throughout. There's not much in the way of laughing other than short bursts of nervous chuckles when Robert Downey Jr. makes wisecracks with his proto-Tony Stark persona or Mark Ruffalo constantly asking for food. Its mostly about the investigation and the…
