rickove

Ok watched it last night an was looking forward to this new 007 bond movie.I found I was disapointed in the camera work on the fast paced action?chaotic,unsteady an a strain on the eyes to watch,Seems to be a trend with action flics these days,you cant watch the action unfold smoothly an enjoy ,just an unsteady mess ,and an abundance of petrol/fuel explosions towards the end over the top,unrealistic?
Overall still a must see for the 007 fans,and a rather cold Bond(Craig) not much of a charmer this time. Just my inital impressions,Cheers!

slickstu

Bond#22 has Her Majesty's Thug hunting down a kingpin from the secret organisation, Quantum, who means to acquire ground water sources in Bolivia for his own personal profit. Quite what this has to do with the same organisation brokering deals between terrorists and rogue bankers (the residual plot thread from Casino Royale) is anybody's guess and herein lies the central flaw of Quantum Of Solace (what does that title even mean, anyway?)

Quantum Of Solace was intended to be the sequel to Casino Royale, indeed it follows on directly from its predecessor without so much as an introduction. But the problem is that the script makes little effort to clarify the overall objective of the Quantum group, with the result being that Casino Royale and Quantum Of Solace come across as two completely unrelated stories when we are expecting quite the opposite. With the exception of the carry-over alpha villain, Mr White (who is swiftly written out of the plot), this new film quietly departs from the plot of its predecessor and this merely serves to create confusion as to exactly what the plot of this installment is. Indeed, Quantum Of Solace has so little to do with its predecessor that one wonders why the "To Be Continued..." style ending of Casino Royale was even used. It all smacks of over-zealous marketing and a rushed script. This is also evident in a marked continuity error in M's attitude towards Bond between the two films. Her statement, "When you can't tell your friends from your enemies, it's time to go", is a direct contradiction to her congratulating 007 on his "trusting no-one" at the conclusion of Casino Royale.

The film has much in common with the Bourne movies in terms of style and setting; the roof-top chase sequence is almost lifted in it's entirety and the action editing (particularly the car chase sequence) is even less discernable than those from the Bourne films - do we really care about all those split second gear changes and throttle pedal stabs?

Performance-wise, most are adequate but replaceable, the exceptions being Giancarlo Giannini, who brings much heart to the character of Mathis, and Judi Dench who, as always, is a treasure. Jeffrey Wright is criminally underused as Bond's intriguing American opposite number, Felix Leiter. The films key asset, however, (as was the case in Casino Royale) is Daniel Craig who is an excellent 007 and, arguably, the best yet. If nothing else, Daniel Craig deserves a better vehicle for his talents.

6.5 out of 10

Godzilla

I will be going next weekend to see it.

Till Daniel Craig came along i didnt see the need to pay to see the movie at the cinemas.

Those who play bond have a place to hold, Daniel Craig does it to the highest level in my opinion.

His level of playing the role makes it worth paying to watch.

bss904

Just seen the movie and have to agree with all of the above posts. Either i am getting old or the speed of the action scenes is just ridiculous. I could not keep up with the action on the big screen.
Still liked it even though i would not rate it as one the best.

DND

it wasn't one of them cam action scenes was it ? I hate that crap

DND

Just seen this movie... don't wast your money

Shijku

lol.. u spent more then 15$ on lunch.. why not see it, lol

not as great as i thought but wroth seeing, altho cam work is fast to follow... might be easier on hd i guess, lol

allover

Saw it last nite from row 3 from screen, thought it was me when i walked out with sore eyes and aching head but still enjoyed it

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Sanity

What was your opinion Godzilla ? I reckon Casino Royale was great , but going on all reviews this one is a lot different.

mandc

Right on the money rickove.....utter bloody chaos in all the action scenes...lucky I'm not an epileptic.
What the hell is wrong with current film making.

allover

mandc, funny you should say that as my 18 year old son is epeleptic and declined to see the show, as my wife and i walked out we were relieved he did

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3XX

watch dvdscr myaelf nothing less.

The movie was ight but again pretty similar nothing special me thinks.