Quantum Of Solace

[CelticPredator]

Blofeld. It must be done. I'm working on a little fan film...(because I'm too lazy to come up with something new!!), and im going to put my own version of Mr. Blofeld. Scared, smart, and ruthless.

No kitty though....

 

[Dr.Mirakle32]

Just got back. Definitely better than Casino Royale, and Craig really won me over this time.

 

[Natrix]

I preferred Casino Royale, not that Quantum is a bad movie.

I didn't care for the quicker cuts than even the Bourne movies during most of the action scenes. It just seemed like they really made the action more confusing and harder to follow than it needed to be.

 

[Dr.Mirakle32]

I really only liked Casino Royale after the second time I saw it and took it into consideration. My initial reaction was borderline dissapointment. With QoS, the first hour had its WTF moments, but it quickly shaped up into a classy, modern, action-packed, almost "European"/"art house" thriller; basically a Fleming Bond story for the present. I left the theater pumped, wanting to see what Eon will do next.

I watched CR before seeing QoS, and IMHO alot of the dialogue in the former really tried to hard. The "witty" banter between M and Bond and Vesper and Bond really got old.

A major improvement in QoS was I actually LIKED the Bond-Girls. How could Bond fall for Vesper? I hated her character on the film, and thought about how Connery's, or even Moore's Bond wouldn't put up with her uppity attitude, backtalk, and ultimate betrayal.

If Connery was Bond during the train scene, he would slap her in the mouth and laugh.

 

[The Mike]

Got back from Quantum and loved it. I really liked how they tied up a lot of the loose ends and questions from Casino Royale and loved how it was set up for a continuation of the series. Amazingly fast paced and it really continued to cement Craig as Bond for me. I'm already dying for the next installment.

 

[SOLIDSNAKE]

watched it tonite.
great movie but I think Casino Royal was a better.
Daniel still a great james bond.
8/10 for me.

 

[kl241]

Saw it twice, dare I say that Craig could be better than Connery? And before you start throwing hate mail my way, pop in "Never Say Never Again" before you answer this post. I don't think we will ever see Craig pull a stunt like that.

 

[JediMike71]

Craig better than Connery? No...I don't think so. "Never Say Never Again" was an "unauthorized" James Bond movie. It was produced by Talia Shire's (Adrian from the Rocky movies) production company called Taliafilm. It came out the same year, 1983, that the real James Bond movie, "Octopussy", starring Roger Moore. Somehow they lured Sean Connery back (big paycheck) to play Bond one last time. You'll notice in the movie that none of the regular cast is there playing "Q", "M", or Miss Moneypenny. That's because it wasn't the "official" Bond movie that year.

Never Say Never Again was basically a remake of Connery's earlier official Bond movie, "Thunderball". Same storyline, same bad guy, just updated for the 1980s. It was also one of Kim Basinger's first movies. It was good to see Connery, my favorite actor to play Bond back as James Bond. Even though it wasn't a "real" James Bond movie.

You can't compare Never Say Never Again (Connery's worst Bond movie) to Quantum Of Solace! How about popping in his best one, in my opinion, Goldfinger. Now that one is a classic.

I'm a HUGE James Bond fan. Daniel Craig is now the best actor to play him since Sean Connery, but he's not better than Connery. Sean Connery will ALWAYS be the best in my book.

 

[DarkArtist81]

I saw it tonight and absolutely loved it. I still like CR a bit better, but this was right there with it in my mind. I like that Bond at the beginning was so full of rage that he made mistakes for a while there. Craig really is a great Bond, I LOVE how he plays it. This movie had me from opening scene until the end.

I hope we get like 8 Bond flicks out of Daniel Craig, I cannot wait to see what they do next.

 

[JediMike71]

I agree Josh that Daniel Craig is incredible. It is great to see him make some mistakes in the beginning. It does show he is human, and not some invincible superhero. Craig is showing his vulnerabilities and short-comings and bringing some complexity to the character. Yeah, I'd like to see him stick around and play Bond for a long time.

But I still have a place in my heart for Sean Connery's James Bond.

 

[Cap'n Cook]

A major improvement in QoS was I actually LIKED the Bond-Girls. How could Bond fall for Vesper? I hated her character on the film, and thought about how Connery's, or even Moore's Bond wouldn't put up with her uppity attitude, backtalk, and ultimate betrayal.

If Connery was Bond during the train scene, he would slap her in the mouth and laugh.

It's not really worth comparing the above. This Bond is a completely different kettle of fish, so saying that the other Bonds wouldn't act the same way in a situation is a strange negative feeling to hold. Sorry if that sounds @rsey, it's not meant to.

Then again, I don't really care for Bond films, but love CR. Saw QOS last Sunday, and was not impressed. As many have said the Bourne like 'have to cut every second' action shots were loathsome and incredibly hard to follow. Saying that, our tiny cinema was filled with idiots munching and rustling and walking in and out every two seconds and talking, so I can honestly say I have NO idea what the plot was. I will reserve full judgement until I can watch it on Blu-ray.

CR is a significantly better film to me.

 

[DarkArtist81]

I've been a Bond fan for years, and this movie actually felt more like a true to nature Bond film than CR did. Usually Bond movies aren't that calm, CR was really one of the only ones that could be. Seeing as though it didn't have a lot of traveling and there was no "chasing after clues" kind of plot.

Normally in the Bond formula, Bond globe-trots in hopes of linking the villain to dastardly deeds or chasing him. So this movie fit right back into that.

There is no way it could have been a slower character piece. Not with what had to be accomplished in this film. I think they did a decent job of still remaining interesting and building character (as well as character relationships)....while still being true to the Bond formula.

And I LOVE the continuing storyline. It felt like the good old days with Bond chasing after SPECTRE.

 

[CelticPredator]

BLOFELD!!!

 

[kl241]

I understand about Never, and I love Goldfinger. It was a different time baqk then. But I just thing Craig captures more of what Ian Flemming intended with the character. Connery is the man, but I don't think we will ever see Craig singing "Underneath the Mango Tree".

 

[CelticPredator]

Unless he goes to Jamaica. Because thats all they sing there. There are no other songs.

 

[scubasteve]

Saw it. Great film. Cinematography got annoying at times, but I warmed up to it about mid-way through.

 

[hairlesswookiee]

loved this move 1000000%. it came out guns blazing and grabbed you by the balls and said "we're on this journey together so lets go." the opening song kind of sucked, but whatever.

 

[CelticPredator]

Another Way to Die is the worst Bond theme ever produced. DAD sucks, but its somewhat intresting.

 

[plasmid303]

That parachute scene midway through the movie shattered everything I thought I new about the laws of gravity and momentum. This movie could've been called "Quantum of Science, or lack thereof".

Celtic, I agree about the Bond theme, but I did somewhat enjoy the cg opening sequence/montage, with the return of excess female bodies.

 

[scubasteve]

More like Quantum of Shakycam

No, but really, it was a great film.

Spoiler

Could have done without the awkward rape scene, though. Didn't feel like it belonged in a Bond film.