Quantum of Solace

[Ari]

I was alone, so no worries!

[Abraham Smashington]

Haha. So I finally checked out this trailer. It looks okay I guess. Some cool shots for sure, but I'm not sure if this will be a theater experience or not yet. I'll have to wait for some reviews.

[Spiderine]

I really liked Casino Royale, and since they are continuing the story from it I'm really excited for Quantum.

[PHEDG]

I really think Mathieu Amalric is a good choice as a villian. I liked his role in Munich. Even in The Diving Bell and the Butterfly he did a good job.

[Captain Russ]

Saw the Something of Boris last night.

It started out very strong, but once ol' Dom Greene was introduced, it started to veer into Bond 101.

Actually, the seams began to show on the latest flick when Bond chases down a lead and then beats him to death. Haggis and Co. had turned Bond into a mindless killing machine. And it continued down the usual Bond flick road and didn't look back. Hell, they even crib a novelty death from Goldfinger. There was little to no care for any character's fate, as they were never built up as anything but sacrificial lambs from the word "go". SPOILER ALERT! Poor Mathis. Bond gets pulled over by federales. He's forced to open the trunk, and Mathis is there, beaten half to death. Bond picks the old-timer up and he then uses him as a fucking human shield to deflect gunfire. Bond does the usual kill kill bullshit, and then throws Mathis away like trash, saying "He'd understand". And later on when he avenges Mathis' death by popping a cap in some general's dome, the ADRed line "This is for Mathis!" was so tacked on I had to laugh to distract from the shittiness of it. It was some of the laziest execution this side of Crystal Skull. Where something that should have had some sort of dramatic purpose, either of raising the stakes or providing some depth to the proceedings, fell with a gigantic thud.

Stuff like that made me want to kick the dicks off of Marc Forester, Paul Haggis, and his co-writers (Purvis and Wade).

The irony was that the action was strong in execution, but when it came to any of the key dramatic scenes, Forester was painting the screen with several coats of weaksauce.

The beginning and ending felt like a continuation of the plot threads left in the wake of Casino Royale, but the middle was a giant spectacle for spectacle's sake.

It could have been so much better. I am a sad panda.

[Abraham Smashington]

So rental or theater?

Keep in mind I love Bond but wasn't blown away by Casino Royale.

[Captain Russ]

For me, it's a rental. But I dug Casino Royale and thought it was a strong start. Which made this all the more pissadointing.

Go in with loooooooooow expectations if you head to the multiplex.

[bprice57]

than makes me sad to hear you say rental...i didnt see casino royale in the theater but thought it looked perfect for the big screen. that parkour scene in the beginning was epic. this new one looked the same, and i liked CR, and now im slightly upset.

[Captain Russ]

Maybe you'll end up being surprised then.

[Ari]

I found it more enjoyable than Meat, but he is pretty correct with his review. I loved Casino Royale, and this is a nice companion piece to that film, but not as good. I wouldn't mind slowly integrating Q and some gadgets into the next films to make it more Bond and less Bourne, but Daniel Craig is aces. If you loved Casino and can't wait to see how Bond deals with what happened in that film, then go see Quantum. If you really aren't that concerened, Netflix it.

Also, we got some of the most horrid trailers ever. Some Will Smith film called 7 Pounds (the trailer was an ass fuck of nonsense), the trailer for Drowning Monk (a.k.a. 2012), an old trailer for The Day the Earth Stopped Spinning, and other shit. No Watchmen or Trek. The Valkyrie trailer looked pretty decent, though.

[patronsaintofcheeseburgers]

I think I'm still going to try and brave the theatre for this one...I <3 Bond flicks.

[Captain Russ]

I was making fun of that Smiff flick the entire time. A lame crack of "Ah shit, a 21 Grams sequel. They're upping the ante. This time...it's personal" was made.

Yes, I had been drinking. Which may have swayed my critical judgment of ol' Danny Craig's flick.

[Ari]

I could watch that 7 Pounds trailer on a loop for 24 hours and still not be able to figure out what the flying shit the movie is about. Nor would I care.

[Captain Russ]

That sort of high concept can go die in a fire, unless it's about robots and the naked women who love them.