Director: Marc FosterRelease Date: November 14, 2008
Genre: Action / Adventure / Thriller
MPAA: Rated PG-13
MGM
The ORB's take: I had to watch it twice to appreciate it.
Movie Review:
I have to be honest with you, I am not a huge fan of the new Bond. It will probably take me another Daniel Craig Bond movie to win me over to this new type of "Bond". I have always thought that Bond's attributes of charm, showing us new gadgets, introducing us to new flashy cars, getting any girl he wants, and taking out anyone in his way to get the answers he is after are what make 007. Don't get me wrong, this movie is filled with boat chases, car chases, foot chases, and lots of action. If it wasn't a Bond movie I would have loved this film, but I was hoping for the old James and I got a ruthless, kill everything in site Bond - and again that is just not James Bond. This movie picks up where Casino Royale left off. It finishes the story of where James becomes a "00", allowing you to see a completely different side to James Bond than you have been used to in the past. Good movie? Yes. Good Bond? Getting there. Worth a DVD rental? Yes. If you don't like it the first time you watch it, watch it again; it worked for me.
What to Watch For: Chase scenes, 007 becoming a new type of Bond.
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Official Quantum of Solace Site
IMDB
I don't think I'll care about James Bond saving 60% of the water supply in Bolivia no matter how many times I watch it.
ReplyDeleteThis movie was okay. But the plot very hard to follow. At the end, I didn't really understand who and why. Just that he was running around, chasing the organization that had killed the woman he loved in Casino Royale.
ReplyDeleteSupposedly, this movie was meant to be somewhat of a bridge to the next movie. I hope so. Everyone has to remember that with the new Bond, they are starting at the beginning. He isn't the refined British spy we all think of when we think James Bond. He's more Jason Bourne right now.