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]

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

[astralavator.livejournal.com]

More of a Bourne feel makes it sound so tempting.

[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.

[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