007 - Quantum of Solace (SPOILERS)

[Mark Chance]

Looks like it'll be a rental for me.

Me too. After the rather unimpressive mess that was Casino Royale following the general horribleness of Pierce-Brosnan-as-Bond, I'm pretty much JamesBonded out.

On the plus side, Get Smart was a much better spy movie. Let's hope for those sequels, especially a big screen debut for the Craw.

 

[mmadsen]

After the rather unimpressive mess that was Casino Royale...

Excuse me? (And have you read any of the novels?)

 

[Arnwyn]

I bet MI6 love being called "the Secret Service".

Why? Doesn't James Bond work for "Her Majesty's Secret Service"?

Excuse me?

I, for one, didn't find Casino Royale all that great (though I wouldn't necessarily call it a "mess"). How long did I have to suffer watching a lame and boring card game in that movie? (Answer: Too long.)

I also (so far) consider Craig to be just barely a cut above Lazenby. YMMV.

 

[Morrus]

Why? Doesn't James Bond work for "Her Majesty's Secret Service"?

No, he doesn't. There's no such organization. Well, maybe there is, but if so it's really secret....

He works for MI6.

 

[Arnwyn]

Huh. Weird. Then I wonder why Ian Fleming called his one James Bond novel "On Her Majesty's Secret Service"...? Combined with the fact that the agency is actually called the "Secret Intelligence Service", I can understand why one might use the shortened-for-convenience "Secret Service" when discussing James Bond (though "MI6" is even shorter).

Either that, or the Brits simply don't know their own naming conventions, or are inconsistent! Mmm... pedantic internet discussion on a lazy and slow at the office Friday afternoon...!

 

[Plane Sailing]

If you notice my reply earlier, the official name for MI6 is SIS - Secret Intelligence Service. That's who Bond works for.

Regards

 

[Mark Chance]

Excuse me?

Did I stutter?

The movie Casino Royale was overlong, overwrought, overhyped, and underwhelming. After about 3/4ths of it, I was ready for it to end. When it didn't, the disappointment only increased.

(And have you read any of the novels?)

Yep, but not many.

 

[TwistedBishop]

Did I stutter?

The movie Casino Royale was overlong, overwrought, overhyped, and underwhelming. After about 3/4ths of it, I was ready for it to end. When it didn't, the disappointment only increased.

It's clear that the majority of people who watched that film don't share your sentiment. Does Quantum of Solace satisfy those folks? It didn't for me, personally. A couple key roles were badly miscast and the main villain's plot not terribly interesting. When the big climax of your film involves James Bond fighting a small, maddened frenchman wielding a fire axe....something has gone wrong.

 

[Mark Chance]

It's clear that the majority of people who watched that film don't share your sentiment.

So? I'm not in the habit of basing my sentiments on what some alleged majority thinks. In matters of taste, the majority doesn't get to decide. At one point in time, a whole lot of people thought pet rocks were all the rage as well. Doesn't change the fact people were buying rocks for pets.

 

[Wycen]

Saw it last night. Being a Bond fan it fell to me to explain some of the background to my friends.

Liked it, but am not a fan of the shooting style, they should have pulled the camera back so we could see more of the action.

My read on Mathis' death was the corrupt cops thought they had killed him when they put him in the trunk, but when he moved/breathed they realized they failed and pulled their guns to finish the job. Not saying this Bond isn't ruthless enough to use him as a shield, but I didn't see that, though the dialogue that followed I admit to not understand entirely, probably should want Casino Royale again.

One thing I noticed. No gadgets. We don't even see the quartermaster. Sure, they used a bunch of GPS/telephony/touch screen stuff, but I'm talking about rockets skates, laser gloves and shock bikinis. Gadgets.