10 – The F-Bomb,

• In 50 years of Bond films, Skyfall is the first to feature the F-Word in all its obscene glory
• The curse though doesn’t come from Bond but from Judi Dench’s M, at the start of the third act while she reflects on the events of the film.
• Although it’s argued that Timothy Dalton drops another F-Bomb in his first film, ‘The Living Daylights’ but as it’s inaudible many debate exactly what he is mouthing. This ranges from “Bloody hell” and “Oh damn it” to “Strawberry Jam”.

09 – Sean Connery Will Return,

• When Bond returns home for the climax we are greeted by the gamekeeper, a man named Kincade as played by Albert Finney.
• Originally the producers wanted Sean Connery for the role.
• While a good idea for celebrating the franchises 50^th year, ultimately it was dropped for fear that it would melt down the brain of every Bond fan with debates over continuity and code name theories.
• Oh and some other thing about it also being a tasteless cheap publicity stunt.

08 – From the Academy with Love,

• Skyfall was the first Bond film in 47 years to win an academy award.
• Amazingly enough Octopussy was not even nominated for best picture in 1983 despite having the best title in cinema history
• Skyfall won two Oscars being the first to do so as well, beating Goldfinger and Thunderball’s 1 award win.

07 – The British Knight,

• Believe it or not, Batman and Bond have a large amount in common
• For example both had their parents killed at a young age and both use fantasy gadgets to fight bad guys.
• Skyfall director Sam Mendes was on record saying the Christopher Nolan’s ‘The Dark Knight’ had a big influence on the way he saw how to shoot the film. Exampled in the comparison of Bond standing on a roof top looking out over London in similar way that Batman would over Gotham.
• However plans for Craig to copy Bale’s Bat-voice were thankfully never considered.

06 – No Americans?,

• While a huge hit at the US domestic box office it would be surprising to know that there is not a single American actor or character in the film.
• This is highly unusual for an English language film and is clear evidence of the popularity Daniel Craig’s Bond with US Audiences.
• It could also be that American audiences are finally burying the hatchet against those vicious red coats.

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