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KillerGremlin · 12-01-2008, 03:41 AM

We had a car chase, a boat chase, a plane chase, a foot chase, a minor motorcycle chase. I mean damn. I felt like I was watching a compilation of the past Bond movies crammed into one film. We had a scene paying homage Goldfinger; painting the girl in oil and leaving her on the bed. I can't say I approve of them axing Mathis. I thought he was a superb character, and I was kind of hoping he would fill the shoes of the always wonderful Valentin Zukovsky. And then there was the non-stop action, which did have some "Bourne-isms." The interior complex at the end of the film reminded me of the interior of the bank from Goldfinger. That is two, count'em, two cinema-lifts from Goldfinger (at least).

I guess...I guess a lot of scenes felt like they were paying tribute to old Bond films.

But here's my thoughts: my two favorite Bonds are still Brosnan and Connery. I understand that people dislike Brosnan because he lacks the physical aspect of Bond. But I like his personality, and personality goes a lonnnnnngggggg way. I want directors to move past the "blunt object" description that M gave Craig in Casino Royale. I get it. Craig is ripped. Craig is a badass, mother fuckin' James Bond. He can beat the shit out of you. But he also has a pretty impressive (dare I say suave?) personality. Honestly, my favorite parts in Quantum of Solace were when Bond was conversing, snooping, and not doing action scenes. I quite enjoyed Layer Cake, a movie where I thought Craig got to flex some of his charm. Also, I understand that Bond has a LICENSE TO KILL, but the killing scenes were COLD. Like, Bourne cold only colder. The scene where Bond killed the guy on the balcony. That was brutal. I understand it might resonate more with Flemming's Bond, but this is cinema, escapism. Ya ya ya ya.

Where do we go from here?

-Next movie they should try to make a Bond film (okay, sounds cliche)

-Bring back the Q department

-Bring back the female character motif (largely missing from this film but it's a minor criticism)

-Bring back the Evil Bad Guy's side kick. Where is Jaws or Oddjob.

-More Felix (I absolutely love Jeffrey Wright)

-M needs to stop being such a bitch. Seriously didn't Bond save her life, take care of Le Chiffre, and all that?

-Bond needs to be slightly less cold when he kills people.

-Fire director Marc Forster. Seriously. The cinematography was a fucking mess for a good 1/3 of the film. This is B-O-N-D. Not B-O-U-R-N-E.

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I'm still giving this sucker 2 or 2.5 stars. So obviously I enjoyed a good portion of the movie.

Things I really liked:

-Mathis

-Felix Leiter

-Miss "Fields" (Strawberry Fields...LOL...GET IT?!?!?)

-Dominic Greene and his evil plot

-The stadium/play scene (we actually got to see Craig's suave, humorous side)

-The initial encounter Bond has with Camille when he takes the place of the assassin (again, we got to see Craig's personality rather than his choreographed bluntness)

-The film as a whole (but, was this a BOND film? hmm...)

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Things I think I liked but I am not really sure of:

-painting the girl in oil. Homage or not, Auric Goldfinger might be pissed.

My own personal note. The Bond chicks were both gorgeous, as was Bond's watch and car.

Conclusion: me and BAB have a lot to discuss.

12-01-2008, 03:41 AM	#6
KillerGremlin No Pants KillerGremlin is offline Location: Friggin In The Riggin Now Playing: my ding-a-ling Posts: 4,566	Re: Quantum of Solace Review We had a car chase, a boat chase, a plane chase, a foot chase, a minor motorcycle chase. I mean damn. I felt like I was watching a compilation of the past Bond movies crammed into one film. We had a scene paying homage Goldfinger; painting the girl in oil and leaving her on the bed. I can't say I approve of them axing Mathis. I thought he was a superb character, and I was kind of hoping he would fill the shoes of the always wonderful Valentin Zukovsky. And then there was the non-stop action, which did have some "Bourne-isms." The interior complex at the end of the film reminded me of the interior of the bank from Goldfinger. That is two, count'em, two cinema-lifts from Goldfinger (at least). I guess...I guess a lot of scenes felt like they were paying tribute to old Bond films. But here's my thoughts: my two favorite Bonds are still Brosnan and Connery. I understand that people dislike Brosnan because he lacks the physical aspect of Bond. But I like his personality, and personality goes a lonnnnnngggggg way. I want directors to move past the "blunt object" description that M gave Craig in Casino Royale. I get it. Craig is ripped. Craig is a badass, mother fuckin' James Bond. He can beat the shit out of you. But he also has a pretty impressive (dare I say suave?) personality. Honestly, my favorite parts in Quantum of Solace were when Bond was conversing, snooping, and not doing action scenes. I quite enjoyed Layer Cake, a movie where I thought Craig got to flex some of his charm. Also, I understand that Bond has a LICENSE TO KILL, but the killing scenes were COLD. Like, Bourne cold only colder. The scene where Bond killed the guy on the balcony. That was brutal. I understand it might resonate more with Flemming's Bond, but this is cinema, escapism. Ya ya ya ya. Where do we go from here? -Next movie they should try to make a Bond film (okay, sounds cliche) -Bring back the Q department -Bring back the female character motif (largely missing from this film but it's a minor criticism) -Bring back the Evil Bad Guy's side kick. Where is Jaws or Oddjob. -More Felix (I absolutely love Jeffrey Wright) -M needs to stop being such a bitch. Seriously didn't Bond save her life, take care of Le Chiffre, and all that? -Bond needs to be slightly less cold when he kills people. -Fire director Marc Forster. Seriously. The cinematography was a fucking mess for a good 1/3 of the film. This is B-O-N-D. Not B-O-U-R-N-E. --------------------------- I'm still giving this sucker 2 or 2.5 stars. So obviously I enjoyed a good portion of the movie. Things I really liked: -Mathis -Felix Leiter -Miss "Fields" (Strawberry Fields...LOL...GET IT?!?!?) -Dominic Greene and his evil plot -The stadium/play scene (we actually got to see Craig's suave, humorous side) -The initial encounter Bond has with Camille when he takes the place of the assassin (again, we got to see Craig's personality rather than his choreographed bluntness) -The film as a whole (but, was this a BOND film? hmm...) --------------------------- Things I think I liked but I am not really sure of: -painting the girl in oil. Homage or not, Auric Goldfinger might be pissed. My own personal note. The Bond chicks were both gorgeous, as was Bond's watch and car. Conclusion: me and BAB have a lot to discuss.