I love Bond flicks. Who doesn't? No matter how many they make, they are always entertaining and somehow, suprisingly, they manage to drum up newer and newer ways for action scenes to be at least somewhat original.This was the "chase" movie in my opinion. They had some pretty good chases on foot, in cars, on boats, and even one in airplanes. These writers didn't let any idea pass over thier desks without snatching it up.
Daniel Craig did a great job, of course. But I do miss the nonchelant, nothing worries me, suave smile of Pierce Brosnan. I didn't start watching Bond movies until Pierce's first movie so for me, he is my Bond in the same way that Christopher Reeve is my Superman. I love Daniel Craig, but he just seems so emotionally distraught by everything around him. It's like a new side of Bond: inner termoil.
Now for the negative stuff. The movie took place in La Paz Bolivia, where I lived for 2 years. The problem is that none of the movie was actually filmed in Bolivia, and it was very apparant to someone like me who spent so much time there. Thankfully these things would not be noticed by others. The hats the "Bolivian" women wore were so obviously peruvian. The streets in the movie were all paved (95% of Bolivian streets are stone or dirt, rarely do you find a paved road).
And one more thing: What the heck is "Quantum of Solace" and what does it have to do with this movie? It was never explained (or if it was, it was brief and not obvious). I would have rather this movie been called: "Bond Blows Up Bolivia." That would fit nicely.
My Rating: 4/5
My Recommendation: Rent it. Buy it if you're a Bond fan, Rent it if you want a good popcorn flick for a night.
2 comments:
The Daniel Craig Bond movies are the first to follow the books by Ian Flemming. So, expect them to be much more serial than the previous bond films. You'll notice that the events in this movie were a direct result of the events in Casino Royale, and the events of the next movie will be a direct result of Quantum of Solace.
This is also why this Bond is more distraught in these movies than the previous films. In Flemming's books, it follows the story of an MI:6 agent, from when he first starts through his career, so in the first movie he's kinda bumbling. Over the course of time, he gains skills, but becomes more messed up in the head.
As for what Quantum of Solace is. I felt it was a fitting title. In the grand perspective of the two films, and what is to come, Quantum of Solace is the overhanging project that has directed the events from the villain's perspective, and effected Bond's life. I expect in the next movie, we're going to learn a lot more about the Quantum of Solace.
I like the title, Bond blows up Bolivia.
But I have to say that Sean Connery is the real Bond.
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