Quantum Of Solace

    Shocking to see no Brit has made a thread yet!

    I loved this film, in some ways its better than Casino Royale (Action, quality of the action, a decent Aston chunk, good characters,some witty dialogue) and other ways not quite as good (bit too short, left wanting more, plot not as involving/twisty, absolutely terrible title sequence).

    Overall an amazing film imo, a worthy sequel and continues the direction the franchise is taking nicely.

    Go see it asap!

    Saw it the other night, it's absolutely amazing. Definitely on a par with Casino Royale.

    However, the title sequence did absolutely suck! I guess it summed up the film nicely (desert), but still...

    Haven't seen a great Bond movie since the era of Sean Connery and Roger Moore.

    I love the old ones but can't stand the new ones. They have no own charm. Its just generic action cinema.

    Bleh. I was supposed to go watch it with some friends from work last evening but there was a change of works We're set for Tuesday I believe. Good to know it doesn't suck

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    ":xn2c71ko]Well... just came from the cinema.It's a good movie... and, that's it I guess, a good movie! Didn't exceeded my expectations tho.

    same here. went with my gf and we both were a little bit confused by the plot. however, that may just be us.

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    You have seen Casino Royale haven't you, Steppenwolf?

    Yes i have. Decent action movie. Not more not less. But seriously how can anyone fully enjoy modern Bond movies when the old ones are so much superior? I see nothing about the new Bond movies that could make them classics. The Connery and Moore ones i have seen a dozen times and would always watch them again when i see they are on TV. A movie like Casino Royal doesn't has this appeal to me.

    For modern times secret agent movies the Bourne trilogy is ten times better then anything with the name Bond on it from the last 25 years imo.

    I more or less agree with you Stepp, although I must say I loved Casino Royale and Golden Eye!

    Btw, here's the list of Official James Bond films

    1. Dr. No (1962)

    2. From Russia With Love (1963)

    3. Goldfinger (1964)

    4. Thunderball (1965)

    5. You Only Live Twice (1967)

    6. On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969)

    7. Diamonds Are Forever (1971)

    8. Live and Let Die (1973)

    9. The Man with the Golden Gun (1974)

    10. The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)

    11. Moonraker (1979)

    12. For Your Eyes Only (1981)

    13. Octopussy (1983)

    14. A View to a Kill (1985)

    15. The Living Daylights (1987)

    16. Licence to Kill (1989)

    17. GoldenEye (1995)

    18. Tomorrow Never Dies (1997)

    19. The World is Not Enough (1999)

    20. Die Another Day (2002)

    21. Casino Royale (2006)

    22. Quantum of Solace (2008)

    I'd love to buy the whole pack, but I bet it aint cheap!

    i never got what was so special about bond movies. they're not particularly interesting plotwise (generic villain x tries to take over the world, bond girl twists the plot etc etc.) and the action is at best mediocre. the old movies had at least a few good actors, but the newer ones have no appeal at all. this leads me to a question: is it pure traditionalism or what makes you people watch these movies? i am thinking i must be stupid not to see the reason, so please, enlighten me.

    He's a fun character to watch. And exaggerated spy tales are even more fun. It's the same reason why science fiction and westerns are interesting, they're genre flicks that a lot of people really like. Bond happens to do the spy fiction stuff the best. Though, maybe by default.

    I don't know how anyone can take Casino Royale and say it isn't a great film in its own right; its quality as a film seems indisputable to me, with the critics backing that assertion up. I don't think many people will argue that Bond got totally ridiculous with the Pierce Brosnan films, but that's exactly what Casino Royale was meant to correct. Regardless of why many people went to see it (obviously tradition played a role), it is a good film.

    And just to clarify because there is some confusion about this, Casino Royale was a reboot of the Bond franchise in the same way that Batman Begins was a reboot of the Batman franchise; it had a completely different tone to the Brosnan era, and had much more in common with the older films' class and overall atmosphere IMO. Try not to include it when saying something like "modern Bond movies", because that's pretty much on par with describing "modern Batman movies" and including Batman Forever.

    What a great movie!

    It felt somewhat different than Casino Royale but I enjoyed it very much. Some of the scenes like

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    the opera scene

    were so well shot and written than it gave me chills.

    Like I said, it was a bit different than Casino Royale but very well done Bond movie. Can't wait to see the next one.

    Seen the movie? Let's discuss this:

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    Do you think this Quantum plot branch is going to continue in the next Bond movie or are we going to see Quantum as a background threat just like Spectre was in the previous films?

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    Definitely think the Quantum branch is the new Spectre, at the end Greene was killed by two shots to the back of the head suggesting someone had been sent to find and kill him. Obviously a much higher up player in the group.

    Quantum is definitely the new Spectre and I expect them to keep them for the rest of the new Bonds. I loved the nod to Goldfinger with Fields covered in oil (black gold!).

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    I don't know how anyone can take Casino Royale and say it isn't a great film in its own right; its quality as a film seems indisputable to me, with the critics backing that assertion up. I don't think many people will argue that Bond got totally ridiculous with the Pierce Brosnan films, but that's exactly what Casino Royale was meant to correct. Regardless of why many people went to see it (obviously tradition played a role), it is a good film.And just to clarify because there is some confusion about this, Casino Royale was a reboot of the Bond franchise in the same way that Batman Begins was a reboot of the Batman franchise; it had a completely different tone to the Brosnan era, and had much more in common with the older films' class and overall atmosphere IMO. Try not to include it when saying something like "modern Bond movies", because that's pretty much on par with describing "modern Batman movies" and including Batman Forever.

    No Casino Royale is not much better then the Brosnan Bonds. Personaly i felt that when Bond reanimated his own heart in Casino Royale was one of the lowest points in the whole Bond franchise. Even Brosnan Bond firing a soviet tank while he drives it wasn't as ridiculous.

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