Quantum of Solace - November 7th, 2008

MORDETH LESTOK · Post by **MORDETH LESTOK** » July 8th, 2008, 14:46

a bit premature...but, this looks quite good!

Revenge, Violence, Car Chase, Boat Chase, Helicopter Chase, Guns and Sex =

http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1809961074/trailer

Post by **Dr. kitteny berk** » July 8th, 2008, 14:51

i'm looking forward to this

buzzmong · Post by **buzzmong** » July 8th, 2008, 15:36

isnt QoS a Fleming Novel as well?

Edit and small investigation says no, it was however a short in "For Your Eyes Only", so will be a bit Flemming-ish.

MrGreen · Post by **MrGreen** » July 8th, 2008, 15:38

The tie in game should be good too. CoD4 Enjun, they focused on making the shooting and third-pensioner cover and indoor shininess bits work and didn't bother with shit like a vehicle section. Design ethos seems good enough, most who've played think it's awesome. Me wants.

MORDETH LESTOK · Post by **MORDETH LESTOK** » November 14th, 2008, 19:15

Out today...Critics giving it a B-...haven't read about it...gonna try and see it in IMAX this weekend.

Post by **Dr. kitteny berk** » November 14th, 2008, 19:27

I tried to watch a floorware version, wasn't sure if I was watching a bond movie or a bourne movie, turned it off.

Post by **Grimmie** » November 14th, 2008, 19:48

I enjoyed it.
Lots of very well made action sequences tied together with a bit of a crummy storyline.
Mostly Bond reconciling his buggered up relationship from the last film.
Fantastic chase scene in the desert to look forward to.

Hopefully, with all of his dodgyness sorted out, Bond will get a good story in the next film.

Post by **deject** » November 14th, 2008, 20:13

I'm watching it tonight, in roughly 5 hours.

Lateralus · Post by **Lateralus** » November 14th, 2008, 20:55

Haven't they employed the guy who did all the action scenes from Bourne to do this too? I'm fairly sure they did, and quite frankly, shame on them.

Fear · Post by **Fear** » November 14th, 2008, 21:48

I've not seen this, but a few people I know who have all said "it's good, but not as good as I expected from the hype."

Post by **Dog Pants** » November 14th, 2008, 21:52

Same could be said about every Bond movie ever. In fact, today it could be said about any big movie release.

spoodie · Post by **spoodie** » November 14th, 2008, 22:00

I'd prefer it if they made a bond film rather than just-another-non-stop-action-movie. The question is; what is a bond film? Although I'm sure it's perfectly watchable though.

Sheriff Fatman · Post by **Sheriff Fatman** » November 14th, 2008, 23:20

spoodie wrote:I'd prefer it if they made a bond film rather than just-another-non-stop-action-movie. The question is; what is a bond film? Although I'm sure it's perfectly watchable though.

This. As a child of the 70/80's I prefer the Bond stuff from that era, as corny as it often was. Casino Royale was an action film, I can watch the Bourne series for that.

Most importantly, Bourne doesn't have fucking Daniel "Ikea" Craig in it.

Baliame · Post by **Baliame** » November 15th, 2008, 14:47

Sheriff Fatman wrote:Most importantly, Bourne doesn't have fucking Daniel "Ikea" Craig in it.

Not that there were any good Bonds since Sean Connery...

Post by **deject** » November 15th, 2008, 16:49

I give QoS a 7/10. It had good action, but it was lacking in a few areas.

MrGreen · Post by **MrGreen** » November 15th, 2008, 17:23

deject wrote:I give QoS a 7/10. It had good action, but it was lacking in a few areas.

You mean, everywhere else?

Post by **FatherJack** » November 15th, 2008, 21:31

What makes a good Bond film? I kind of see it as a bit of a British institution, with classics going back decades, something to be kind of proud of. I've never read the books though and don't particularly follow the lore or the stories.

As a kid I remember them as mostly a succession of cool stunts (I had the white lotus that went underwater as a toy) gadgets that always seemed to do exactly what he needed, and some embarassing rude bits.

These new ones seem to be more gritty, are based in modern times with the gadgets being things that do, or could exist, so there isn't much to distinguish them from Bourne films, though I do quite like them, too. Too many adverts of course, but I don't think that'll be fixed any time soon.

So what are they missing? Should the gadgets be more far-fetched - everyone mocked the invisible car, but that was partly because he didn't use it properly - it was only there for a gag with the guard that walks into it. Should they lose the grit and go back to the 50s, 60s or 70s in their setting? Is it just the new actors will never be as good as the old ones, or is there something else I'm missing?

Post by **Dr. kitteny berk** » November 16th, 2008, 1:20

As far as I can work out...

You have to see the movies while you're young, or once they're old, I don't think they work so well when they're current and you're over say, 15.

My official bond cut-off is after goldeneye, the ones after that are pretty crap (though, I do enjoy casino royale)

Post by **FatherJack** » November 16th, 2008, 1:51

Possibly true, I think my last good one was For Your Eyes Only, after that going to the cinema was more about getting your hand down someone's pants than the film.

Post by **Dr. kitteny berk** » November 16th, 2008, 1:52

FatherJack wrote:Possibly true, I think my last good one was For Your Eyes Only, after that going to the cinema was more about getting your hand down someone's pants than the film.

I did wonder why you were sobbing and rocking back and forth with your hand in your pants.