Quantum of Solace (Bond 22) - slight spoilers

[Meds]

Oh damn right, Empire what a film. Quantum is good, but no Empire.

[Ktrek]

My wife and I just got back from seeing this today. I don't agree with others that say it is not as good as Casino Royale. I actually think the film is better! The action sequences were very well shot and the plot moved along rather quickly due to the tight script. I do think there were some good Bond moments. The ending was superb and quite fitting. I'm not sure why anyone would be lost as regards the plot as my wife and I had no problem following along. It does pick up major plot points from the previous movie and if you are not very familiar with Casino Royale it may be a bit hard to follow, I don't know, as I have seen Casino Royale several times and really love that film. I also don't agree with Simon that they should wait at least three years for another film. Two would be plenty. Daniel Craig is aging every day and if he is going to be able to stay Bond for 4 films they will need to get on with it.

Kevin

[Meds]

For something a film like Boind you need to have at least three years to work out a script from scratch (there are no more books to film) and then they need to do some decent prep before they start. Two years is simply not enough time from a production point of view.

[Ktrek]

For something a film like Boind you need to have at least three years to work out a script from scratch (there are no more books to film) and then they need to do some decent prep before they start. Two years is simply not enough time from a production point of view.

But if they would commission the next script while they are currently in production on a film there is no reason for three years. They know they will be doing another film so why not have the machinery in motion?

Kevin

[Meds]

I think you need to look at the fact that they have to be carefull not to repeat themselves. The story was good but for me being a Bond nut i was left empty, it was weak in places and the last scene could have been wrote slightly better. Don't get me wrong i enjoyed the film and i love Bond but for me and my mate (we have a monthly Bond Sunday in which we watch a Bond film, Analise it, watch all the extras and then argue over beers..... great) just looked at each other and shrugged. Now in the making of shows about Quantum they had a beautiful shot of Craig running across the roof tops, you could see it was him, it was shot perfectly and i though oh wow when this hits the big screen its gonna look great. Did it? No. Why? because the damn camera was jumping up and down and going left to right. STOP IT. If i want to pretend I'm running with Bond I'll buy the darn game or do it myself. And yes people moan when viewers say "Oh its a bit Bourne" but the fact is IT IS. Now for me (and as always this is my opinion) I really want them to keep the darkness of Casino but bring back a bit of the espionage and leave the jumpy camera back on the Bourne set. Get the story solid, get the action smooth and lets have the gun barrel back at the beginning where it belongs. Ah that was long now where is my bottle of Kina Lillet i need to make a Vespa.