Quantum of Solace (2008), Bond's Rebirth Continues...

Advantages: Close to Fleming's Bond again...
Disadvantages: The shortest Bond of them all.

...fter a mammoth search, Daniel Craig was in, although it was criticised, but he would prove his nay-sayers wrong. Casino Royale was very faithful to Ian Fleming's original book, keeping the card game in, and the awful torture scene in as well. It was one of the most successful Bond films ever, it would gross nearly $600 million worldwide. Craig was firmly established as the new James Bond, injecting some much needed new blood into a tired old franchise. But, it doesn't stop there, Casino Royale is revealed to be Part 1 of a two-part story. To continue the story, the attitude of Bond is still the same, it's more action packed, and it's tighter. Quantum of Solace is gritty, realistic, very exciting, and has all you could want from a James Bond film. It makes for a good continuation of an already intriguing saga.Picking up...

donaldmckinney 01.01.1970 · Read review
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Quantum of Solace DVD

Advantages: Gritty, modern Bond movie
Disadvantages: The only Vesper in sight is a cocktail...

...Quantum of Solace, the latest Bond movie, now available on DVD. Although I was a little disappointed with this when I saw it at the cinema, I pre-ordered it from Amazon.co.uk without hesitatation as I think it deserves/needs a second and maybe even a third viewing to really understand and appreciate the story. It picks up where the excellent Casino Royale left off, with Bond (Daniel Craig) tracking down and capturing Mr. White, one of the key players in the death of Bond's latest squeeze, the gorgeous Vespa Lynd (Eva Green). The opening scene involves an excellent car chase, in a great location (strangely, the video game version of this replaces the Alfa Romeo cars with Mercedes-a-likes) and swiftly moves onto a number of other exotic locations, including Siena, Austria, the Caribbean and South America. I don't want to ruin...

psirac 01.01.1970 · Read review
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Quantum of Solace - distinctly average Bond movie

Advantages: Good cast, well directed
Disadvantages: Poor script

...It?s no secret how the Bourne films influenced what was a dying Bond franchise. After the embarrassing Die Another Day seemingly hammered the nail in Bond?s coffin, Casino Royale saw Bond return more gritty, brutal and, fundamentally, more like Bourne. So if Casino Royale was The Bourne Identity, then The Quantum of Solace should be The Bourne Ultimatum, a feature-length, globe-spanning search for answers. One question remains: does Quantum measure up to its predecessor? The answer, sadly, is ?no.? Royale would be almost impossible to top, a heady mix of Bond and Bourne, featuring the most iconic Bond girl since Pussy Galore, and one of the best James Bonds - period - in Daniel Craig. Where Royale saw the Bond franchise kickstarted by Goldeneye helmer Martin Campbell, Quantum sees Monster?s Ball director Marc Forster step in to...

BRoyJenkins 01.01.1970 · Read review
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