Skyfall opens Friday in the United States, but with UK premieres last week and early screenings stateside, reviews have surfaced on Twitter and generated more buzz for the 23rd installment in the James Bond saga.
The 007 flick is attracting mixed reviews from media critics and moviegoers, while film critic Roger Ebert tweeted, "Skyfall is the best James Bond film in years."
Leading up to the U.S. launch of Skyfall, fans have been getting glimpses of the film through a series of YouTube videos, including an underwater fight scene with actor Daniel Craig.
"Skyfall" is the best James Bond film in years. My review: bit.ly/SwRkew— Roger Ebert (@ebertchicago) November 8, 2012
"It's like going to Per Se and ordering a PB&J." RT @esqculture .@stephenmarche: #Skyfall — the most boring Bond of all ow.ly/f8t5o— Esquire Magazine (@Esquiremag) November 8, 2012
Ebert says its the best yet, Stephen Marche made some obscure NYC restaurant reference about pb&j. Hmm #Skyfall— Scott William Ladley (@WilliamZed) November 8, 2012
.@petertravers says Daniel Craig is dynamite as James Bond in the smashing #Skyfall: rol.st/Z7n1j1— Rolling Stone (@RollingStone) November 8, 2012
"#Skyfall was a terrific, rip-roaring 143-minute respite from the cold," says @heymarshall. Also: hanging foccacia! on.wsj.com/Qmc5Of— Rachel Dodes Wortman (@racheldodes) November 7, 2012
I think that #skyfall is like #thedarknight in that without Bardem/Ledger the film is quite flawed....Javier Bardem is amazing..but the rest— Eoin Macken (@eoincmacken) November 6, 2012
BEST. BOND. OPENING. EVER! Even if the opening song is by Adele. :) #Skyfall— Peter Shankman (@petershankman) November 6, 2012
Very disappointed with #Skyfall far to long and slow. Great photography though.— Paul(@currie1979) November 8, 2012
Skyfall was everything and more than what I was expecting. One solid Bond film. Go see it now!! #Skyfall #BondJamesBond— Marc-Andre Miron (@InfernalTrioEnt) November 8, 2012
My review for #Skyfall : disappointing. And I'm a very big fan of the Bond novels, but have to say that the opening scene was marvelous!— Nathalia Kaur (@Nathalia_Kaur) November 1, 2012