Quantum of Solace

[GeneChing]

The new Bond film trailer is out. I wonder if it'll showcase more parkour...

[doug maverick]

just heard it the quantum solice song featuring alicia keys and jack white. excellent just thought i'd let you guys know.

[GeneChing]

It's kind of retro, which works for Bond, but still doesn't hold a candle to McCartney or Her Majesty herself, Shirley Bassey.

[doug maverick]

wow nobody has talked about this yet i'm surprised. ok this movie good but not even close to casino royale and was more bourne then bond. it just didn't do it for me, not one bit. it didn't have the finesse that is a bond film. it was obviously a producers film i mean with the running time at 90 minutes i mean come on. the storyline wasn't really fleshed out and it just felt like a porn in that the story just served as breif interruptions between action sequences. this was a rush job and it shows. i mean the acting and action was all fine and dandy its watchable even enjoyable but something was missing and whatever it was just turned me off to this installement. they need to bring back martin campbell.

[SoCo KungFu]

I thought it was kick ass.

The opening was better than him chasing down a giant kenyan. Which I was worried with how they would beat that intro.

The plot was fine in my opinion. I guess if you hadn't seen CR then you'd not know what was going on. But it tied up the whole mess with Vesper and still has all the stuff normal to Bond like the evil diabolical villain fronting as a savior to the world while secretly plotting their own way at strangling it for power.

If anything was missing....its the gadgets. There were not missile launchers in headlights, no laser watches, no explosive bubble gum.

Which to me is fine too. To be honest I like the seriousness the new bonds are taking.

[sanjuro_ronin]

Wait till you see the sequel to this one...

[nolte13]

I thought QoS was really good. You're right that it wasn't nearly as great as Casino Royale, but I thoroughly enjoyed it.

The stroyline wasn't as emphasized in this installment as much as the developement of Bond's character. Craig's subtlety is extremely powerful, especially in this flick. I thought he did a wonderful job putting forth Bond's humanity and the realization that his actions effect all the people around him.

It really was a continution, almost like an appendix to Casino Royale...but I still found it hard to not have a great time watching it.

Plus I think Olga Kurylenko is hands down my favorite Bond girl ever. I don't know if I was as amazed by her acting ability as much as I was by her stunning beauty. But alas, I truly am a sucker for a pretty face (and amazing body).

I know alot of people who said they were hugely disappointed by the movie, but I still enjoyed it. I really like the more realistic and incredibly cold Bond as compared to the others (take THAT Pierce Brosnan!).

Daniel Craig is gold.

And Olga should be the bearer of my children.

[SimonM]

Watching it tonight or tomorrow.

[doug maverick]

i didn't say the movie was bad, it was good i saw it twice in fact. i'm just saying it felt overly produced hell it was even shortend to 90 minutes why well yo add more screenings ofcourse. i think the next installment they need to go back to what they were working on with casino royale.

[Jimbo]

It wasn't a bad film, but as mentioned, nowhere near Casino Royale. I have to say I was a bit disappointed. It seemed like everything was set up to have Bond get into lots of hand-to-hand fights. That's fine sometimes in a 007 movie, just not the whole movie.

I will say that Daniel Craig is my favorite James Bond, only not in this movie. I like his no-nonsense coldness...he truly lives up to "Licensed to Kill". I even like his Bond better than Sean Connery's (my now second-favorite), because Craig has far superior athletic coordination, thus making him more convincing in physical confrontations.

[sanjuro_ronin]

It wasn't a bad film, but as mentioned, nowhere near Casino Royale. I have to say I was a bit disappointed. It seemed like everything was set up to have Bond get into lots of hand-to-hand fights. That's fine sometimes in a 007 movie, just not the whole movie.

I will say that Daniel Craig is my favorite James Bond, only not in this movie. I like his no-nonsense coldness...he truly lives up to "Licensed to Kill". I even like his Bond better than Sean Connery's (my now second-favorite), because Craig has far superior athletic coordination, thus making him more convincing in physical confrontations.

You know...that was kind of the point of the whole movie, to showcase Bond's "transformation" into a "killing machine" and to give Bourne a "run for his money: too.

[iron_silk]

I wasn't a big fan of Casino Royale. The big fights lasted way too long and the "story line" and dialogue was pretty poorly put together.

I mean I thought the actors were great and did the best with what they got but it was really forced and ended with M explaining it away in a paragraph. Excellent.

on the other hand I will be watching QOS...all my friends want to and I hate to be left out.

[Jimbo]

Sanjuro Ronin:

But I thought they already established that in Casino Royale. Like I said, there is a place for hand-to-hand, but when there's too many scenes like that in a 007 movie it can tend to lessen the impact of each fight. The knife fight in the hotel room and the elevator fight are examples of excellent scenes at just about the right length.

Maybe there were not as many fights as I thought; but at first viewing that was my impression. Just my .02.

[sanjuro_ronin]

Sanjuro Ronin:

But I thought they already established that in Casino Royale. Like I said, there is a place for hand-to-hand, but when there's too many scenes like that in a 007 movie it can tend to lessen the impact of each fight. The knife fight in the hotel room and the elevator fight are examples of excellent scenes at just about the right length.

Maybe there were not as many fights as I thought; but at first viewing that was my impression. Just my .02.

They began to establish that in CR, they expanded on it, considerably, in QOS.
This movie was just about one thing and one thing only:
Plot wise - Revenge
Movie wise - make it clear that there is NOTHINg this "new" JB can't handle and that he doesn't need gadgets.

[SimonM]

Fleming's books were NOT gadget heavy (at least the ones I have read).

As such I am very glad to see the movie franchise moving away from gizmos and towards the man I think Fleming envisioned: a tough, brutal, intelligent and dangerous thug.