QUANTUM OF SOLACE

[crankyoldman]

Ha, well, I was supposed to wait until my family went to see it, but there was offers of breakfast and hanging with people. It's fucking cold and I'm a little tired now (keeping warm saps eeeeenergy) but I'm happy!

Anyway, possible spoilers, though I'll try to keep it vague, the usual.



Well, that is certainly not what I was expecting. I liked that, though. Kind of had a slightly more Bourne type feel. For a Bond movie, it was interestingly self-aware; lots of pan ins on dirty streets before going up to the glamorous parties. There was a lot more grit and reflection. In fact, setting was a real focus, with these really neat titles for each location. It managed to go a little more Timothy Dalton type Bond, but without going TOO far into that. Because I didn't really like Dalton much. It stopped just before hitting all that ridiculous angst. It handled the bits where there were emotional punctuation without going over the top. Thank god.

I kind of loved Camille, who didn't actually serve as a typical Bond Girl as much as, well, a reflection. I hope I see her in more films, she's got a steely interestingness to her and her vulnerabilities didn't seem so mentally unstable as a lot of them--her specific phobia that came into play made sense.

I really love how much we got to see M. OMG I love Dench!M so much. There's something very awesome about the M-Bond dynamic, which kind of elevates her in a way that is very cool.

And oh man, what a burn on the CIA in some parts. Though it was great to see Felix again, as I like Felix. But as a CIA nerd, I think it was fair. I guess I have a certain moral ambiguity to where I can still enjoy certain things. XD I don't make sense. But it also had an environmentalist bad guy. There was a lot of talking out of both sides of the mouth, which is kind of nice.

I love Daniel Craig as usual. He's such an understated actor, but damns can he be subtly expressive. When I go to see it with the family maybe I'll catch more.



It wasn't the "whoa" experience that Casino Royale was, but I liked it. I think the people whining are being babies. XD

I also really liked the title sequence. God I need that song.

~Cendri

Comments

[drakonlily.livejournal.com]

Amy Winehouse is the singer of that I THINK (so could be wrong). That sounds like more fun than I had. I feel alseep after lunch XD and ah... just woke up.

[safety-caesars.livejournal.com]

(It's Alicia Keys and Jack White actually! ;D)

[venefica-aura.livejournal.com]

Yar, though originally it was intended to be Amy Winehouse, just her legal trouble caused them to ask someone else.

Personally, I like Alicia Keys better, so. XD

~Cendri

[drakonlily.livejournal.com]

MY BAD! XD I knew they wanted to get her to do it. I'm not a Jack White fan, but for some reason love this song.

[safety-caesars.livejournal.com]

The actual music video is pretty hot too! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hM5UJvnbbuY) I still need to see this movie :3

[venefica-aura.livejournal.com]

Eeee. Yeah, it was a bit more subdued and stuff, but I'm a complete spy movie nerd, so I pretty much like any of them. XD

~Cendri

[astralavator.livejournal.com]

More of a Bourne feel makes it sound so tempting.

[venefica-aura.livejournal.com]

Still very different, but the action sequences and some of the way things played out reminded me a bit of Bourne.

I can't complain, I think I like all spy movies by default. XD

~Cendri

[astralavator.livejournal.com]

I suppose that means he doesn't attempt to settle down and become a professor. xp

[venefica-aura.livejournal.com]

Or sell mopeds, no. XD

~Cendri

[astralavator.livejournal.com]

Not if he wants to keep the girl.

[firefly99.livejournal.com]

YES

TREMENDOUSLY

I stayed to watch all the credits because I liked the music and the other guy who stayed came up to me and was all 'that was terrible?' and I was all 'WHAT'.

I loved Camille. That last scene with her and Bond in the car, where she says, "I keep thinking 'he's dead. Now what.'" broke my heart. I loved the relationship between them, and his little 'have you ever killed someone?' speech to her was wonderful. I agree with you - I hope she comes back.

I loved M. Does that need to be said? I liked Felix's eyerolling expressions and snarky complaints - it was like he was a less restrained Bond, and that improved the dynamic, I think.



...also, Fields was so hot. Nice little Goldfinger homage with her mode of death.

...I don't know why so many people hated this movie. I can't think of anything about it I disliked and my meta-goggles were having a field day. I got to the point where I was basically counting all the Bond Tropes it was screwing over just to see the look on your face, and I love that in a film.

[venefica-aura.livejournal.com]

I think so many people disliked it BECAUSE it was screwing over the tropes.

Yes, Fields was quite hot. Nicely done, James. Also, nicely done NOT sleeping with Camille. Bond could use more chicks in his life that he's not banging (like M! OMG THE "Your mother?" "She likes to think she is." BIT OMG!)

But I mostly want to know how she handles it all after. As much as I loved Vesper (because I did quite a bit), I knew she would self-implode eventually, I think Camille would be interesting in the aftermath.

And the people I went to see it with were all, "well, that was different for a Bond movie" but they didn't seem to dislike it, just liked the previous one better. Like the feeling you get from the middle movie in a trilogy (which this is, in a way).

~Cendri

[tijuana-pirate.livejournal.com]

YOU REMIND ME THAT I MUST SEE THIS MOVIE.

Maybe I'll con my labmates into coming with me. They are boys. Maybe that will work. XD

OMG. <3

-T. pirate