The Quantum of Solace

[Grumpmeister]

Dark and edgy seems to ne the Hollywood standard at the moment, some films it works with and some it doesnt. Look at Batman for example, from the Tim Burton version onward the films were a mix of dark and camp but the new reimaging with Christian Bale has meant that you finally have a Batman character that is true to the original concept. Bond should work in the same way as the character in the novels is far darker than has been protrayed (sometimes possibly even borderline sociopathic) but it may take longer to be accepted as people are too used to the old Hollywood version. 

[Nick]

I agree about the Bond films going back to the darkness of the books. No prob with that. But this film is just incoherent.

Oddly, still good though. Well, it's a Bond film innit?

The Roger Moore ones were utter shite, but I still watch them 

[Grumpmeister]

Roger Moore was never convincing as a Bond though, he was ok as Simon Templar but he never had the, for want of a better word, edge that you would have expected Bond to have.

[Snoopy]

Somebody on the Radio was saying that you need to watch Casino Royale followed immediately by QofS to be able to follow the plot.

 
Some bint by the name of Broccoli was being interviewed ~ though what she would know about it I can't say  


Twas on the Steve Wright show on Friday last.

[Nick]

As you well kinow she stands to make squillions of pounds from it. I have seen both films. The second one is a sequel, but it is still largely incoherent 

[Barman]

As you well kinow she stands to make squillions of pounds from it. I have seen both films. The second one is a sequel, but it is still largely incoherent 

Calm down, calm down... you'll do yourself a mischief... 

[Bar Wench]

That and the lack of a steadicam in the opening sequence made me want to vomit.

[Nick]

I am trying to werk  

Keep up with all this shite  

And teach The Boy how to do a PowerPoint presentation for his surprise homework on this surprise INSET day

[Nick]

That and the lack of a steadicam in the opening sequence made me want to vomit.

That weird fight on ropes and all that broken glass had me disorientated too 

Like the absurd dogfight though

[Snoopy]

That and the lack of a steadicam in the opening sequence made me want to vomit.

This shakey camera trick to make it look like a "real time documentary film" is getting a bit old hat don't you think?

[Uncle Mort]

This film is beginning to sound very missable.

[Snoopy]

This film is beginning to sound very missable.

Well I certainly will wait for it to pop up on TV when I can watch it without wasting good money.

[Bar Wench]

Dark and edgy seems to ne the Hollywood standard at the moment, some films it works with and some it doesnt. Look at Batman for example, from the Tim Burton version onward the films were a mix of dark and camp but the new reimaging with Christian Bale has meant that you finally have a Batman character that is true to the original concept. Bond should work in the same way as the character in the novels is far darker than has been protrayed (sometimes possibly even borderline sociopathic) but it may take longer to be accepted as people are too used to the old Hollywood version. 

Yes but Christian Bale's Batman still has the batmobile, the cape, gadgets etc. They haven't inherently changed it for changes sake. It is still recognisable as Batman. Where as if Bond weren't called Bond and there wasn't that tedious martini exchange in the middle you wouldn't know Quantum of Solace from any other action film.

[Bar Wench]

This film is beginning to sound very missable.

Well I certainly will wait for it to pop up on TV when I can watch it without wasting good money.

If you are an action film fan it is certainly worth going. The big set pieces are incredible on the big screen. However, if you aren't bothered about that then yeah, dvd far better.

[Nick]

This film is beginning to sound very missable.

Noooooooooooooooo

I have seen every Bond film as soon as it came out since my Dad took me to see Dr No in 1962.

Tradition, innit?