Quantum of Solace

edited January 2008 in Chit chat
I hope this new Yames Boned movie will not be as boring as License to Kill was, seeing as they seem similar.

I did enjoy the new guy, that rugged one, whose name so easily escapes me. He looks more like a common street thug than the regular spy we've all come to love and admire but whassisname did a good job though (imho).

Love the title.
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  • edited January 2008
    Wasnt a huge fan of Casino Royale, wasnt bad though and i think it surprised many people as when they announced it was Daniel Craig they were all moaning he was a bad choice. Then of course he did well and they were suddenly quiet !

    I'm glad the franchise is still huge though and i hope the new films a success
  • edited January 2008
    psj3809 wrote: »
    Wasnt a huge fan of Casino Royale, wasnt bad though and i think it surprised many people as when they announced it was Daniel Craig they were all moaning he was a bad choice. Then of course he did well and they were suddenly quiet !

    I'm glad the franchise is still huge though and i hope the new films a success

    it was alright, cept it could have done without judi dench. and what was all that nonsense about you have to have three kills or something to qualify for a 'license to kill' . so does that mean the first 3 were murders?
  • edited January 2008
    That's a really bad title for a bond film....sounds more like a Superman film.
  • edited January 2008
    It's actually one of the short stories from Fleming's "For Your Eyes Only" collection. I'm really looking forward to this myself.

    Necros.
  • edited January 2008
    mile wrote: »
    it was alright, cept it could have done without judi dench. and what was all that nonsense about you have to have three kills or something to qualify for a 'license to kill' . so does that mean the first 3 were murders?

    I was under the impression that the whole 'double-o' thing made him an assassin rather than a spy, and that was why the guy at the beginning wasn't initially worried.
  • edited January 2008
    Necros wrote: »
    It's actually one of the short stories from Fleming's "For Your Eyes Only" collection. I'm really looking forward to this myself.

    Necros.

    yeah thats right, isn't there one called 'james bond in new york' too? would be interesting to see if that is next. :)
  • edited January 2008
    I read on the Wii news channel yesterday that it's meant to be a continuation of the story after Casino Royale and that "Bond's internal struggle" of being betrayed by wos'name will be focussed on. No ta! I watch Bond for gadgets, a bit of shooting of nasty baddies, some crumpet and some glib comments, not all that in-depth internal struggle bollocks. This is James Bond, not bloody Atonement.
  • edited January 2008
    Yes, I'm looking forward to this one as well. I thought that Casino Royale was one of the best Bond films for the past 20 ears, and Daniel Craig brought an air of darkness to the role that I think worked very well. I certainly think he makes a far better Bond than Pierce Brosnan did.
  • edited January 2008
    Vertigo wrote: »
    I read on the Wii news channel yesterday that it's meant to be a continuation of the story after Casino Royale and that "Bond's internal struggle" of being betrayed by wos'name will be focussed on. No ta! I watch Bond for gadgets, a bit of shooting of nasty baddies, some crumpet and some glib comments, not all that in-depth internal struggle bollocks. This is James Bond, not bloody Atonement.

    I'm quite liking the change in direction, as a kid Bond films were all the same and were enjoyable but now i'm older i'm quite happy with making it more 'real' rather than the usual Bond storyline script of gadgets, crumpet and funny comments.

    Hopefully the new film will be as successful as the last one
  • edited January 2008
    psj3809 wrote: »
    I'm quite liking the change in direction, as a kid Bond films were all the same and were enjoyable but now i'm older i'm quite happy with making it more 'real' rather than the usual Bond storyline script of gadgets, crumpet and funny comments.

    Hopefully the new film will be as successful as the last one

    nah they should have given him more gadgets to use than ever before, how about an ipod that turns into a gun, now thats keeping in with the kids. :)

    i am suprised that bond didn't jump the shark when he went into space. you've got to admit that was the most ridiculous one of all. :)
  • edited January 2008
    psj3809 wrote: »
    I'm quite liking the change in direction, as a kid Bond films were all the same and were enjoyable but now i'm older i'm quite happy with making it more 'real' rather than the usual Bond storyline script of gadgets, crumpet and funny comments.

    Hopefully the new film will be as successful as the last one
    It's all Matt Damon's fault really. :)

    I agree though. Casino Royale was a refreshing change.

    Necros.
  • edited January 2008
    mile wrote: »
    i am suprised that bond didn't jump the shark when he went into space. you've got to admit that was the most ridiculous one of all. :)
    If it was made nowadays, Moonraker would probably have spelled the end of the series. Luckily they followed it with what I think was the best Roger Moore installment.

    Necros.
  • edited January 2008
    Over Christmas, I saw Dye Another Colour -- sorry, Die Another Day; and was surprised how gritty and realistic it was. Still, I doubt that the secret MI6 headquarters at Vauxhall Cross really has its own Tube station! ;)
    I never make misteaks mistrakes misyales errurs — oh, sod it.
  • edited January 2008
    Necros wrote: »
    If it was made nowadays, Moonraker would probably have spelled the end of the series. Luckily they followed it with what I think was the best Roger Moore installment.

    Necros.

    quite right. don't get me wrong i love moonraker, totally camp, and one of the best endliners.

    'i think he's attempting re-entry, sir'

    class.
  • edited January 2008
    robert@fm wrote: »
    Over Christmas, I saw Dye Another Colour -- sorry, Die Another Day; and was surprised how gritty and realistic it was. Still, I doubt that the secret MI6 headquarters at Vauxhall Cross really has its own Tube station! ;)

    They wasted some really good stuff on that film. The first half hour or so was amazing, and then it all went a bit Roger Moore :(
  • edited January 2008
    psj3809 wrote: »
    I'm quite liking the change in direction, as a kid Bond films were all the same and were enjoyable but now i'm older i'm quite happy with making it more 'real' rather than the usual Bond storyline script of gadgets, crumpet and funny comments.

    Hopefully the new film will be as successful as the last one

    I quite agree. I've never been a huge fan, but a fan when they've been on TV nonetheless (For Your Eyes Only and Goldeneye have been my only 007-cinema treats). My fave has always been Roger Moore because he's the 007 I grew up with, much like Tom Baker being the only true Doctor Who for me.

    Never a huge fan of both, but enjoyed them.

    Casino Royale remake was a breath of freah air though. It gave a dark, realistic, and ultimately vulnerable side to Bond that has been missing since, well, day one, apart from when Timothy Dalton threatened to open it all up with the massively underrated Licence to Kill. In the end, CR was too long a film but I think it's given an impetus into a more interesting side to the Bond character than the "sent on mission/meet bade/complete mission/finally screw babe".

    CR could have lost the final half hour certainly and not been any the lesser film for it. I expect the up and coming film to be even better. They seriously need a new bad guy in it though. Not the main one, his sidekciks are always better.
  • edited January 2008
    natxcross wrote: »
    They wasted some really good stuff on that film. The first half hour or so was amazing, and then it all went a bit Roger Moore :(

    Exactly, the idea of Bond being captured, tortured, and posibly brain-washed was great, and boded really well for the rest of the film. Trouble is, the film went from being, as mentioned, gritty and realistic, to an over the top fantasy/science fiction film. I could write a list of what I thought were failings, but the virtual reality shooting range (which Moneypenny later uses for her own, non-gunplay involved, amusement) was the worst.

    On the plus side, the bloke who played the Western-ised version of the evil Korean was very good, and deserved a better storyline than he got.

    And like most people, I thought that Daniel Craig would be rubbish as Bond, and that the change in direction that Casino Royale would take would be a major error. And like most people, I was very glad to be proven wrong. I'm not saying Craig is a very good Bond, and certainly I think Pierce Brosnan should have kept the role (Brosnan is my second favourite Bond, after Connery, perhaps we should have a poll on the best Bond and the best Bond film?) but he did very well in Casion Royale, far better than we were expecting. And Casino Royale was excellent, maybe the best Bond film ever. Well, me and some of my mates think so anyway. :)

    I do wish that they'd not included the medical-kit thing, though, as that was a bit too close to science fiction. Apart from that, it was a great film.
  • edited January 2008
    ewgf wrote: »
    I do wish that they'd not included the medical-kit thing, though, as that was a bit too close to science fiction. Apart from that, it was a great film.

    DEfinitely the worst part of the entire film. After hearing about it I was expecting much worse from that scene and in the end it gave Bond an invincible side that the film had been gearing against. It should have been cut from the final release, but I guess they pandered to the Bond fans.

    They made up for it in the torture scene; defintely the most graphic I've ever seen in a Bond film. It was uncomfortable viewing to say the least. It reminded me a lot of *that* Reservoir Dogs scene.
  • edited January 2008
    Vampyre wrote: »
    DEfinitely the worst part of the entire film. After hearing about it I was expecting much worse from that scene and in the end it gave Bond an invincible side that the film had been gearing against. It should have been cut from the final release, but I guess they pandered to the Bond fans.

    Isn't Bond supposed to have infinite health? ;)
    I never make misteaks mistrakes misyales errurs — oh, sod it.
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