James Bond movie gets Vatican's blessing

Daniel Craig stars as James Bond in "Skyfall." / MGM/Columbia Pictures

The new James Bond movie "Skyfall" has been breaking box office records overseas, and now it even has the blessing of the Vatican.

Reuters is reporting that l'Osservatore Romano gave "Skyfall" a rave review, calling it one of the best of the 23 James Bond films made over the past 50 years. The review was one of five stories about the movie that appeared in a recent issue of the newspaper that serves the Vatican.

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"Skyfall" across Europe

The movie has proved to be a box-office powerhouse overseas, where, according to The Hollywood Reporter, it has grossed $96.5 million in less than a week.

In the U.K., "Skyfall" set a record for a Monday box office with $6.8 million, beating the last "Harry Potter" movie which took in $5 million one Monday last year. Last weekend, "Skyfall" grossed $32.4 million, the biggest U.K. opening for the franchise and the country's second-biggest ever.

It also has taken in $3.6 million in Brazil, $12.8 million in France, $9.2 million in Russia and $6.5 million in South Korea.

The movie, starring Daniel Craig, Judi Dench and Javier Bardem, opens in the U.S. on Nov. 8.

[63laura]

Daniel Craig does a good job as Bond,James Bond. He in my opinion is not
the best all time suave James Bond;that title belongs to Sean Connery.
I pick Pierce Brosnan, as the number two James Bond. Oh those eyes ! Daniel Craig comes in third with his charming good looks.

[hypnotoad72]

Brosnan was indeed "number two". He was a poor man's Roger Moore, with his movies making "Moonraker" and "The Man with the Golden Gun" as being outright gems by comparison...

[nfission]

It's never a "blessing" when the Vatican has an opinion, their input means zilch. They're nothing but a protected cult of pedophiles and pseudo-religious clowns who have a profound effect on the most credulous of humans. If they were to upstart their organization in today's world they would be destroyed like David Koresh and the Branch Davidians in Waco,TX. How the catholic church remains a religious organization after hundreds of years of corruption is astounding and a travesty of justice for all the children they have committed crimes against. There is no other business in the world that could escape the axe after so much criminality.

[Lulu5545]

It certainly is a blessing. The Catholic Church and it's affiliates have given more to charity than all other institutions. It's still a religious institution because of Jesus' promise to Peter when he commanded that His Church be founded. Unfortunately, corruption exists in the world because of humanity but please don't discount all of the good that still happens. Look at all the corruption in the U.S. yet we still exist as a country, doing much good.

[nfission]

Oh Lulu..... whatcha smokin' sister?

[servorum]

It is untrue and incredibly silly to claim that the Vatican has given this movie or any movie its "blessing." This is the kind of news headline that is designed to get attention without reflecting truth at all.

A good movie review in the newspaper "l'Osservatore Romano" is simply that, a review written by a staff member who liked the movie. This is no different from any review in any newspaper - it is not meant to imply anything beyond the stated opinion of the reviewer.

Neither the Vatican nor the pope "blesses" any movie, so all of you anti-Catholic bigots who have already posted your puerile and ignorant rants can now crawl back under whatever rock you crawled out of.
How pitiful you are.

[servorum]

It's remarkable to me that while CBS News screens out all sorts of bigoted and ignorant postings on this site when they are related to African Americans or other minorities, it allows the likes of a fool who goes by the screen name "Gor-Gor" free rein to spew his filth and bigotry here without any control or comment.
From his previous comments on this site it appears he may be a crypto-pedophile who uses projection to deflect his sin and his guilt to others who dare to say anything true about the Catholic Church.
Honestly, CBS should be ashamed of this policy since it leads to ridiculous comments that have nothing to do with the subject matter at hand.

[hypnotoad72]

Servorum's response seemed to be fairly objective. Especially the middle paragraph. But I can see why the responses were defensive in tone...


GOR-GOR,

How is Servorum being defensive? And we all know about the molestation cover-ups. A few bad apples don't spoil the whole pie, you know...

Nomealaska,

There are some real doozies on the Democratic side as well...

[JohnStockton77]

This is SO SO ridiculous. Jame Bond movies are full of VIOLENCE, LIEING, KILLING, STEALING --all gross horible sins SINS, along with being so fantasdtic that is could enver be real life anyway -- and the Catholic church thinks this is amusing???? This is just sin after sin after sin.

The Catholic church cant be trusted to teach you the Bible

[hypnotoad72]

You forget the context. It's showing a man fighting to stop those sinners.

I'll wait to actually SEE the movie and then decide.

So should you.

[rwsmith29456]

LOL Glad they approve. Even church leaders like suave action heroes in sex, shoot and blow 'em up movies.

[lifeduringwartime]

I thought they like to blow and shoot alter boys. Can't wait he's the best Bond in my opinion.

[lifeduringwartime]

I thought they like to blow and shoot alter boys. Can't wait he's the best Bond in my opinion.