Quantum of Solace was shit

[BananaBreadMuffin]

Okay, if you're planning on seeing it, don't read this, (and preferably don't see it), since there are major spoilers in my post, mainly because the plot was a steaming pile of shit.

It was twenty minutes before the end that I found out what the evil nefarious scheme was. And do you know what it was? Ripping off a corrupt dictator. OH NO! It wasn't as if they'd actually stopped all the water getting to the poor Bolivian peasants, they only made sure the corrupt dictator who'd just sold them the land in a shady deal paid lots of money for it! What the fuck? Gone are the days of starting world wars and destabilising the world, this was just depressingly boring.

I'm not going to even begin with the fact that a hotel in the middle of a desert opted for hydrogen fuel rather than the seemingly obvious solar panels, and how they seemed to have ensured to spread these fuel cells all over the hotel so if one blew up, then the rest would surely follow.

The plot went no-where for the first 1.5 hours anyway as well. Leave revenge movies to other IPs, Bond just isn't suited to following leads around the world but not actually achieving anything. We found out nothing about the bad guys except they were buying a bit of desert and nothing was there but something ("the most valulable resource in the world") actually was....
wait are you telling me it was fucking water?
Psssssssssh.
There's freshwater everywhere, geniuses. And I'm sure you could make much more money holding the world to ransom with nuclear weapons pointed at key capital cities than by overcharging on utility bills.

And besides, I'm fucking fed up with shadowy organisations that you don't actually know about. Right at the end, Greene tells Bond everything he needs to know, before Bond unceremoniously dumps him in the desert. So why doesn't he tell us? Why am I left in the dark for another two years about just who the fuck I was supposed to be hating for destroying the world?
Not to mention a bond girl with absolutely zero spark between her and Craig. That love was purely mechanical and on-screen, and it sucked.

That said, the directing was very good. I enjoyed the homage to Shirley Eaton's gold painted girl from Goldfinger, (even if it was perhaps a little obvious, everything down to the pose was mimicked, except with oil - WHY OIL, OIL ISN'T INVOLVED IN THIS MOVIE AS EVERYONE INSISTS ON TELLING ME EVERY FIVE MINUTES), and I thought the fast cuts between the palio and the parkour-esque chase through the rooftops of siena was a great idea.

TLDR verdict:
Just leave it to Bourne, he does the whole mysterious shadowy villain thing much better, go deal with some actual villains.
3/10
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[Doom-Fan]

omg luluulul nub stfu bawnd rools

[Sweman]

i think it was a good movie... Daniel Craig is good as James Bond... but he doesent beat Sean Connery or Pierce Brosnan

[SouthAsian]

I hate James Bond.

[Viridis]

I agree BBM, however, i dont think it was terrible, but the plot was all over the place and difficult to follow. :/

[Shaun]

I am a huge bond fan but I have not seen casino royale and I will not be watching quantum of solace.

Craig was a horrible choice for bond and I havent heard anything good about either movie.
I have been told there isn't even decent gadgets in the newest movie.
Lame.

[Prekesh]

At 11/4/08 09:49 AM, Wasim wrote:

At 11/4/08 08:47 AM, SouthAsian wrote: I hate James Bond.

A muslim must not hate anybody, so what you where saying was:

"I don't like James Bond."

LOL a muslim must not hate anybody..when i see loads saying that they hate america?

anyway on topic, james bond WAS pretty fun to watch..but the last one was shit (imo) and the new one obviously sounds shit ..so i might as well not watch it,

[BananaBreadMuffin]

At 11/4/08 09:54 AM, Shaun wrote: I am a huge bond fan but I have not seen casino royale and I will not be watching quantum of solace.

Craig was a horrible choice for bond and I havent heard anything good about either movie.
I have been told there isn't even decent gadgets in the newest movie.
Lame.

You must have been living under a rock, because I thought most people enjoyed Casino Royale.

[Shaun]

At 11/4/08 10:00 AM, BananaBreadMuffin wrote: You must have been living under a rock, because I thought most people enjoyed Casino Royale.

Maybe the 1967 version, I've seen it.

[WritersBlock]

At 11/4/08 10:00 AM, BananaBreadMuffin wrote:

At 11/4/08 09:54 AM, Shaun wrote: I am a huge bond fan but I have not seen casino royale and I will not be watching quantum of solace.

Craig was a horrible choice for bond and I havent heard anything good about either movie.
I have been told there isn't even decent gadgets in the newest movie.
Lame.

You must have been living under a rock, because I thought most people enjoyed Casino Royale.

I haven't even seen Casino Royale yet. I don't flock to the cinemas with the masses, so I'll probably see Quantum of Solace first on TV. Other movies I haven't seen yet are: Iron Man, The Incredible Hulk, and almost every other adrenaline fuelled action blockbuster, as well as every single movie that isn't an adrenaline fuelled action blockbuster. The Dark Knight is one exception. I only saw the latest Indiana Jones movie just a few months back... on a bus.
BBM, if you thought this guy was living under a rock, you must think I live under a little rock called the moon. xD
But I just can't be bothered watching many of those movies as they hit the cinemas. Last time I went to the cinemas, it was to see Wall-E. What a beautiful story. :')

[Slidy]

I only figured out the polt 20 minuits after watching it. Does the title "Quantum of Solace" have anything to do with the plot?

[Obvious-M]

I liked it, good film. On a related note a friend of mine at uni went to see the film and met Daniel Craig and talked to him.

[Penrodeo]

At 11/4/08 08:35 AM, Sweman wrote: i think it was a good movie... Daniel Craig is good as James Bond... but he doesent beat Sean Connery or Pierce Brosnan

Pierce Brosnan started the trend of bad Bond movies. Goldeneye was ok, but other than that, he's not a good choice for Bond.

[RubberTrucky]

I had lost my lust for seeing this movie, when I heard they got a shitload of Coca Cola commercialfunds so they would change Bond's favorite Martini drink into Cocal Cola and then they dump that fact on the audience every single coca cola commercial.

I'm glad the movie actually sucks.

[Lizzardis]

I tought i'd never say it....but i agree with a mod.
It was kinda gay and i agree with his point of it was tecnically nothing to do with oil yet everyone was talking about ti, and that they were useing hydrogen instead of solar panels.

Usually i go to see James Bond i expect something different something unique, something will will make me open my mouth in awe.But no i get a "Just like any other action" movie, i have to say i was very disapointed!!!!!!!

I have to say, don't waste your £5!

[Luxury-Yacht]

Maybe they were just trying to break away from the traditional Bond M.O. and expand.

[NEVR]

I didn't read your post yeah BBM because you said in the first line not to read it if planning to go see the new 007. I would like to see it, so for now I'll bookmark this thread and come back to your opening post after I've seen it.

Some general thoughts on Craig as 007 and what I'm expecting from the new movie in terms of Casino Royale:

I enjoyed CR, and thought that whilst Craig received a hell of a lot of criticism about being chosen as the new Bond, he did do a good job. I don't know how he fares in the new movie, but he definitely dispelled any thoughts I had that he wasn't up to the task.

I think he's brought something fresh to the table as an actor; he seems to bring a little more seriousness and a little less light-heartedness to the role. Whilst Brosnan was fantastic (and probably my favourite 007 to date), it did seem that the movies he was producing by the end of his tenure as James Bond were a shade on the cheesy side. Too many "amusing" puns and a little too much swagger rather than down-to-business.

This is the reason why I liked the Bourne movies so much... Bourne is a no-nonsense assassin-come-soldier figure, and he is straight to the point. There's no fucking about with overly complicated and extravegant technology, just his own wits and skill.

Still, if Casino Royale was anything to go by, I'm hoping I will like the new movie. CR did indeed set me up to want to see a sequel, so I hope it's not a massive flop like BBM seems to think it is.

To conclude:

At 11/4/08 12:01 PM, Lizzardis wrote: I tought i'd never say it....but i agree with a mod.

GOD WHAT A COCKSUCKER LOL

[Mechabloby]

lmao, one of my mates is a right James Bond fanatic so I hope when he sees this that he is serverly disappointed enough to give up on the rest of the series. That'd be fun.

I know a few other people who saw the film when it came out and they all slagged it off, too and after reading the plot on IMDB, I knew it was going to be pretty shite, but to be fair, the original novel was only a side-story anyways.

but hey, what do i care? i'm not a fan of the series, tbh

[Spectacle]

I didn't think it was that bad, though I was a little confused about some things since I hadn't seen casino royale.

[Squatting-Dog]

I haven't seen QoS and I don't really plan to. They've taken the Bond name and put it on shit movies.

Casino Royale was a good movie but it was not a good BOND movie. Bond is supposed to be cunning and smart. He does not fall for women, they fall for him. They took Bond and raped him, just like Lucas and Speilberg did with Indiana Jones.

[ashfrupt]

Daniel Craig is shit compared to the original James Bond. Pierce Brosnan kicks ass.Daniel Craig on the other hand can kiss my ass.

[funkycaveman]

its was different, thats not a bad thing