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| Movie Review: Quantum of Solace Alternate Title: Revenge Times Two
Story: If you did not see Casino
Royale you might be scratching your head trying to understand the
good guys, the bad guy and the in between guys in this latest 007 James
Bond installment directed by Marc Forster (Monster's
Ball, Finding Neverland) and written by Neal Purvis, Robert
Wade and Paul Haggis.
We find ourselves right where Casino Royale
left off with revenge being the heart and soul of this fast paced, light
on dialogue, Bond installment. At the beginning of the movie it seemed
as if they sandwiched dollops of plot in the midst of car chases, airplane
chases, street chases and explosions. In a nutshell, Bond is seeking
revenge against the people that killed his Casino Royale love, Vesper,
and a new character, Camille, is seeking revenge against the murderous
thug who killed her family when she was a little girl.
There is lots of action, beautiful locations,
handsome men and gorgeous women as eye candy for one and all. My favorite
sequence took place during a performance of Tosca. If you like the Bond
franchise you cannot go wrong. If you are looking for a more high tech,
fast paced shoot 'em up, perhaps you should look to the Bourne series
instead. I like them both.
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site with all of the details. http://james-bond-movie-list.blogspot.com/
Watch the trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4jY8WxcFMo Acting: Daniel Craig as James Bond is a delightful
incarnation of the character. He is strong, handsome and cranky and
smart. Olga Kurylenko as the revengeful, Camille was
adequate in her role. The ubiquitous Mathieu Amalric
as the very bad Dominic Greene was good. Judi Dench
as M, seems to enjoy this easy role. It was good to see Giancarlo
Giannini as Mathis, back again. Gemma Arterton
as Agent Strawberry Fields was underutilized. Jeffrey Wright
returns as CIA operative, Felix Leiter. Trivia: Daniel Craig is the first Bond actor to have
been born after the Bond series began. He is committed to another two
Bond films. Giancarlo Giannini is an inventor. He invented the moving,
playing jacket Robin Williams was wearing in Toys
Predilection: I like Daniel Craig.
Sex Spectrum: There is always the hint of sex in a
Bond film.
Blatant Product Placement: I was aware of Aston Martin
as a product placement and my movie cohorts noticed others, including
Ford.
Soundtrack: Not as exciting as I would have liked.
Opening Titles: An interesting graphic.
Theater Audience: Saw this movie while on vacation
in ST Croix with four other Bondies.
Sappy Factor: 0
Quirky Meter: 0
Squirm Scale: 0
Drift Factor: No time to drift. Too many fast paced
scenes.
Predictability Level: High
Tissue Usage: 0
Oscar Worthy: No
Big Screen or Rental: Big screens are always best
for a Bond film. If you want to rent the rest of the Bond films, check
out: Dr. No (1962), From Russia With Love (1963), Goldfinger (1964),
Thunderball (1965), You Only Live Twice (1967), Casino Royale (1967),
On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969), Length: Under two hours.
LOBO HOWLS: (00)7 |