Quantum of Solace

[JamesKurtovich]

I didn't think this movie was at all bad, but definitely didn't live up to the standards of other Bond films. Like Roger Ebert said, Bond is not Jason Bourne. There's more to him than action.

[owa]

There were articles a while back about Sony losing the rights to Bond. Edit: Hmm, this article makes it sound like it was supposed to happen after QoS but maybe they'll still get money from it even though Fox/MGM will be distributing it.

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/ente...ormous-fi.html

Edit 2: Here's a thread here on it: https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread...ight=Sony+Bond

Anyway, I'm looking forward to seeing it since I missed it at the theaters.

[Jim Morrison]

One of my top 5 Bond films of all time - can't wait.

[wnicholas76]

I hope Best Buy will have the Quantum of Solace Blu-ray in the collectible steelbook packaging when it's released. That would be so sweet!!

[FuTuRe]

yep sony almost didnt even recieve rights to QOS but they barely did last minute...but sony will most likelly have nothing to do with bond 23

[masoud90]

I liked it as well...Of course Casino Royale was better but this was awesome.

[dj02bothell]

When i first saw this, i didn't like it at all, but after if you think about it, it's not that bad. It just doesn't feel like bond and the action scenes were just kind of like randomly put togethor and i thought it was a bit boring. Maybe if it didn't bear the name James Bond and 007, it would suit the film better. I would give this a 7/10, it was good, just don't expect a masterpiece.

[HKMOVIESAREBEST]

Originally Posted by masoud90

I liked it as well...Of course Casino Royale was better but this was awesome.

+1

[Marquoz]

I liked this just as much if not a little bit more then Casino Royale. You get to learn a lot more about Bond and just when it "clicks" in him. He becomes the professional killer in this movie.

[sfmarine]

I'll pick this up but not right away.

[AKORIS]

This movie to me showed how great Daniel Craig is as Bond--- easily
the best since Sean Connery.
This movie was not as great as CASINO ROYALE--- the fast motion action
scenes were obnoxious, the plot was weak, and the villain was ordinary---
but Craig carried this film so well that I enjoyed it. I'm a huge Bond fan and
truth be told I enjoy ALL the Bond movies as well as the actors that have
played Bond-- some are better than others of course-- but this movie
is well worth owning.

Nobody asked but here's an extra 2 cents--

Best Bonds-- Sean Connery and Daniel Craig
Best films-- GOLDFINGER, ON HER MAJESTY'S SECRET SERVICE, THE SPY
WHO LOVED ME, CASINO ROYALE, THUNDERBALL, GOLDENEYE, and LIVE
AND LET DIE

[Stu123]

Mines on its way in the post today

[WyldeMan45]

When I saw this in theaters it'd been about 4 months since I watched Royale, however QoS is coming by Netflix tomorrow so I think I will just watch Royale tonight so the story is much fresher in my mind, because I didn't like QoS upon first viewing, but I love Craig as Bond so I'm hoping 2nd time around will make me love it.

[SkillzthatKillz]

bought mine at best buy tonight, thought it was pretty sweet

[STARSCREAM]

Just watched this for the first time and I really liked it alot.
My wife and I pointed out that all that was missing was a train fight!
You had fights in air, land, sea, etc.

[Devildog151]

Originally Posted by STARSCREAM

Just watched this for the first time and I really liked it alot.
My wife and I pointed out that all that was missing was a train fight!
You had fights in air, land, sea, etc.

Don't forget

[EigeSan]

I saw Quantum of Solace on opening night in the theaters and I was very disappointed. I gave it 2/10. I found the story non-involving and actually fell asleep for 5-10min half-way through the movie. The storyline was slow and even the action scenes weren't able to connect to keep me interested.

Originally Posted by jsteinhauer

Craig's Bond parallels Jason Bourne too much.

I agree with you.

Originally Posted by Jaguar007

I hate it when people compare Bond to Bourne when all Bond is doing is going back to his roots in the Craig films.

As a Jason Bourne fan it's hard not to compare this QofS movie to Bourne. There are too many similarities that cannot be ignored including: Bond purposely damages and smashes his get-away car (a $250,000 Aston Martin DBS!) during the chase scene. Bond jumping off roof-tops to balconies. More quick hand-to-hand combats and less gun fights. James Bond being monogamous (Wow!) with his love interest Camille Montes.

The director probably was trying to show Bond's roots by adding more of an edge with him but it didn't work well. Jason Bourne was a fresh concept for those movie viewers (such as myself and my Dad who was a long time Bond fan) who were annoyed at the same spy agent clichés and wanted something different. The Bourne Triolgy was an alternative that delivered. Obviously that success influenced QofS.

Bottom line, even if this Blu-ray's PQ is good I probably will not be watching it.

[Jaguar007]

Originally Posted by EigeSan

As a Jason Bourne fan it's hard not to compare this QofS movie to Bourne. There are too many similarities that cannot be ignored including: Bond purposely damages and smashes his get-away car (a $250,000 Aston Martin DBS!) during the chase scene. Bond jumping off roof-tops to balconies. More quick hand-to-hand combats and less gun fights. James Bond being monogamous (Wow!) with his love interest Camille Montes.

I will agree that the editing in QoS is very Bourne like and I found QoS very middle of the road for a Bond movie, but all the actions scene similarities you mentioned, Bond did before Bourne ever did. Bond drove smashed up cars in FYEO and AVTAK. The roof top chase in Bourne is almost an exact rip off of the roof top chance in Tangiers in The Living Daylights. The early Bond movies also had more quick hand - to - hand combats and less gunfights like From Russia With Love and On Her Majesty's Secret Service. Bond got less physical with the casting of Roger Moore (and continued with Brosnan) because Bond was played by a less physical actor than Connery/Lazenby and now Craig.

[zahinn]

I wish QoS would have more reason behind the action -_-...but I do enjoy action .. But the film editing was a mess for QoS...The scene chooses new angles every few seconds. That got very annoying. Its as if the editor had ADD or something.

Despite everything QoS was a good ACTION movie..the plot....not so much :P
But its not half bad if you watch it right after watching Casino Royale. =]

[EigeSan]

Originally Posted by Jaguar007

I will agree that the editing in QoS is very Bourne like and I found QoS very middle of the road for a Bond movie, but all the actions scene similarities you mentioned, Bond did before Bourne ever did. Bond drove smashed up cars in FYEO and AVTAK. The roof top chase in Bourne is almost an exact rip off of the roof top chance in Tangiers in The Living Daylights. The early Bond movies also had more quick hand - to - hand combats and less gunfights like From Russia With Love and On Her Majesty's Secret Service. Bond got less physical with the casting of Roger Moore (and continued with Brosnan) because Bond was played by a less physical actor than Connery/Lazenby and now Craig.

Thanks for the info. I was actually comparing Bourne to the more recent Brosnan Bond's, which I'm more familiar with. I've only seen a couple Connery and Moore Bond's years ago. I appreciate you clearing it up though .