Skyfall

Synopsis: When Bond's latest assignment goes gravely wrong and agents around the world are exposed, MI6 is attacked forcing M to relocate the agency. These events cause her authority and position to be challenged by Gareth Mallory (Ralph Fiennes), the new Chairman of the Intelligence and Security Committee. With MI6 now compromised from both inside and out, M is left with one ally she can trust: Bond. 007 takes to the shadows - aided only by field agent, Eve (Naomie Harris) - following a trail to the mysterious Silva (Javier Bardem), whose lethal and hidden motives have yet to reveal themselves.
Director(s): Sam Mendes
Production: MGM
  Won 2 Oscars. Another 65 wins & 119 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.8
Metacritic:
81
Rotten Tomatoes:
92%
PG-13
Year:
2012
143 min
$299,300,000
Website
18,631 Views


(DOOR OPENING)

Ronson's down.

He needs medical evac.

M (OVER EARPIECE): Where is it?

Is it there?

Hard drive's gone.

M:
Are you sure?

It's gone. Give me a minute.

They must have it.

Get after them.

I'm stabilizing Ronson.

We don't have the time.

I have to stop the bleeding!

Leave him!

(CAR HORNS HONKING)

(HORN HONKS)

? BOND:
Have you got him.

He's in the black Audi.

What about Ronson?

He's been hit.

We're sending an emergency

evacuation squad.

They'll be too bloody late!

(TIRES SCREECHING)

He's seen us.

Medical evac for Ronson

five minutes away.

(TIRES SCREECHING)

That's all right. You

weren't using it.

I wasn't using

that one, either.

(MOTORCYCLE ENGINES START)

(PEOPLE SCREAMING)

(CAR HORNS BLARING)

(TIRES SCREECHING)

(MAN SHOUTS ANGRILY)

Keep your head down.

(GUNFIRE BLASTING)

(GUN CLICKS)

(SIRENS WAILING)

) (MOTORCYCLE ENGINE REVVING

Just get clear!

Tanner, which way?

Keep going. I can

direct you from here.

You both know what's

at stake here.

We can't afford to

lose that list.

Yes, ma'am.

(HORN HONKING)

EVE:
Where are they now?

They appear to be on the

rooftops of the Grand Bazaar.

(PEOPLE GASPING)

(PEOPLE SHOUTING)

(TIRES SCREECHING)

Take a left. There's a bridge.

You can cut him off.

(CAR HORN BLARING)

(CAR HORNS HONKING)

(TRUCK HORN BLARING)

(TIRES SCREECHING)

Down, sir!

(TRAIN HORN BLARING)

(ENGINE REVVING)

(GRUNTING)

What happened? They're

on the train, ma'am.

What do you mean on the train?

I mean, they're on

top of a train.

Well, get after them,

for God's sake!

She's going out of range.

We've lost tracking.

We're blind here.

What's going on? I'm

still with them.

Get me CCTV,

satellite, anything!

(BULLETS RICOCHETING)

(GRUNTS)

M:
What was that?

VW Beetles.

I think.

(GUNFIRE CONTINUES)

Bond! He's

uncoupling the cars.

(PEOPLE SCREAMING)

M:
007, are you all right?

Just changing carriages.

What's going on? Report!

It's rather hard

to explain, ma'am.

(ELECTRICITY BUZZING)

(TRAIN HORN BLARING)

(GRUNTING)

(TRAIN HORN BLARING)

(BOTH GRUNTING)

Looks like there isn't

much more road.

I don't think I can

go any further.

I may have a shot.

It's not clean.

Repeat, I do not

have a clean shot.

(TRAIN HORN BLARING)

There's a tunnel ahead.

I'm gonna lose them.

Can you get into a

better position?

Negative. There's no time.

Take the shot.

I said take the shot.

I can't! I may hit Bond.

Take the bloody shot!

(GUNSHOT)

(TRAIN HORN BLARING)

Agent down.

(WATER RUSHING)

(WATER ROARING)

This is the end

Hold your breath

and count to ten

Feel the earth move and then

in Hear my heart burst aga

For this is the end

I've drowned and

dreamt this moment

So overdue, I owe them

Swept away, I'm stolen

Let the sky fall

When it crumbles

We will stand tall

And face it all together

At Skyfall

Skyfall is where we sta rt

A thousand miles

and poles apart

Where worlds collide

and days are dark

You may have my number

You can take my name

But you'll never

have my heart

Let the sky fall

When it crumbles

We will stand tall

And face it all together

Let the sky fall

When it crumbles

We will stand tall

And face it all

together At Skyfall

Where you go I go

What you see I see

I know I'd never be

me without the security

Of your loving arms

keeping me from harm

Put your hand in my

hand and we'll stand

Let the sky fall

When it crumbles

We will stand tall

And face it all together

Let the sky fall

When it crumbles

We will stand tall

And face it all together

At Skyfall

Let the sky fall

We will stand tall

At Skyfall

(THUNDER RUMBLING)

(TYPING)

(BELL TOLLING)

(BELL CONTINUES TOLLING)

It's like being summoned

to the headmaster's study.

It's a new Chairman.

Just standard procedure.

Bloody waste of my time

is what I call it.

I'm sorry to have

to deal with such

a delicate subject at

our first encounter.

But, um...

I have to be frank with you.

I think that would

be a good idea.

The Prime Minister's

concerned.

Well, you can tell him my operatives

are pursuing every avenue.

? Have you considered

pulling out the agents

I've considered every option.

Forgive me, that sounds

like an evasion.

Forgive me, but why am I here?

Three months ago, you lost the

computer drive containing the identity

of almost every NATO

agent embedded in

terrorist organization

s across the globe.

A list which, in the eyes of

our allies, never existed.

So if you'll forgive me, I think

you know why you're here.

Are we to call this

"civilian oversight"?

" No, we're to call this

"retirement planning.

Your country has only the

highest respect for you

and your many

years of service.

When your current

posting is completed,

you'll be awarded GCMG

with full honors.

Congratulations.

You're firing me.

No, ma'am, I'm here to oversee

the transition period

leading to your voluntary

retirement in two months' time.

Your successor has yet to be

appointed, so we'll be asking you...

I'm not an idiot, Mallory.

I know I can't do

this job forever

but I'll be damned if I'm

going to leave the department

in worse shape

than I found it.

M, you've had a great run.

You should leave with dignity.

Oh, to hell with dignity. I'll

leave when the job's done.

(CELL PHONE RINGING)

Yes?

Now?

Ma'am, alert from Q-Branch. Someone's

trying to decrypt the stolen hard drive.

We're tracing the

encryption signal.

Localizing now.

Centering in the UK.

London.

Get us back to base

as soon as possible.

(SIREN WAILING)

It's coming from MI6.

What?

The data packet is

linking to our network.

Correction. This is

behind our firewall.

We should shut down.

No, track it.

We have to know where

it's coming from.

Strip the headers.

Trace the source.

How the hell did they

get into our system?

. Getting trace back now.

It appears...

It appears to be your

computer, ma'am.

Shut it down.

(TAUNTING MUSIC PLAYS)

(MOCKING LAUGHTER)

What is this?

(SIREN BLARING)

(SIGHS)

For God's sake!

Just get out of the way!

Don't you recognize the car?

Madam.

(EXPLOSION THUNDERS)

(WAVES CRASHING)

(PILLS RATTLING)

(RHYTHMIC MUSIC PLAYING

IN THE DISTANCE)

(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

(CHATTER DIES DOWN)

CROWD (BUILDING IN

VOLUME):
Oh...!

(EXCITED CHATTER)

(CHEERING)

(SHOUTING IN TURKISH)

(CHEERING)

(WAVES SPLASHING GENTLY)

(MAN SPEAKS TURKISH)

(BOND GRUNTS)

ANNOUNCER (OVER TV): This

is CNN Breaking News.

Emergency crews are still

attempting to assess

the damage as investigators

hunt for leads

in what now appears

to be a major

terrorist attack in

the heart of London.

No-one has yet claimed responsibility

for what sources are calling

a possible "cyber-terrorist assault"

on the British Secret Service.

Early reports from

the scene indicate

at least six dead,

many more injured,

with victims being evacuated

to local hospitals

within minutes of

the explosion.

It's time to go, ma'am.

I'm going to find

whoever did this.

(GLASS CLINKING)

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