Skyfall - 7/10: For a long time, I've been unable to understand the answer to this simple question: Why don't I like the Daniel Craig Bond films? I finally realize why the other night... they lost their way. That might raise a bit of ire, but I'll try and explain what I pick up on in regard to movie psychology. Action movies require us to be able to somehow interject ourselves into the movie. We want to be captivated by the plot. This can be done by letting the viewer become emotionally attached to the main character, which is usually done through establishing an emotional bond by revealing enough about the character. It's also possible to do this through the main character's actions and overall presentation. You can also eschew the main character completely and draw people in through the plot. I think this method is probably the hardest as using the plot as a main factor tends to open up cynicism with plot holes, odd twists, etc.
So, what's the point of going into all of that mumbo-jumbo? I didn't really pick up on any of it in Skyfall. It felt like a typical action movie with a main character that liked to wear suits. Now, that latter part is kind of interesting, because that is what Bond is all about, right? Sort of. At least for me, Bond has always come across as the calm but suave operative with a strong dedication to his job. The Craig movies have the latter, but I've never felt any of the other Bond attributes from his roles.
Essentially, while these movies are decent action movies -- although, some of the baddies are rather lame -- they just don't feel like Bond movies to me. My overall rating of Skyfall was... "at least it's better than Quantum of Solace."
Humm, I saw Lasseter as Exec Producer and assumed it was Pixar.
Nah, it's Disney Animation Studios.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wreck-it_Ralph
According to that page, Lasseter is the "Chief Creative Officer" for Disney, which might explain it.