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I have to admit, I'm a little disappointed with "Quantum of Solace". It looks wonderful, the story (while a little confusing) is involving, Daniel Craig is great, and it has almost everything you'd expect from a James Bond movie. Except James Bond.
I embraced the idea of a more realistic Bond, as seen in "Casino Royale". It was a fresh start for the franchise, and Craig was just the guy to pull it off. But Bond seems so pissed off now that you can't imagine him having any fun. Where's the suave, wisecracking Bond that we love?
Despite the fact that James is such a surly curmudgeon throughout "Quantum", my biggest problem with the film is the action sequences. It's not that they're poorly choreographed. Or that the locations aren't stunning. It's that you can't tell what the hell is going on at any given moment. Obviously taking a cue from the Bourne movies, director Marc Forster has chosen to cover the action sequences in shaky camera moves and then edit it at the pace of about one shot per second. What results is severe disorientation, to the point where you aren't sure who's who, and that's not a good thing when you're supposed to be rooting for one of them.
I also think the villain is dull this time around, but quibbles aside, I did enjoy a lot of the film. It's never boring, the performances are good, and the scene at the outdoor opera hall is wonderful. I just hope Bond's finally gotten over losing his girlfriend so we can all have some fun next time (and hopefully understand what's going on).
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your life is easy i mean you have no major pains growing up a rich kid.
you have had it easy and most likey would not know pain if it hit you on the forehead.
enjoy your life rich kid in the land of beauty.
Kinder words were never spoken.
Wow! Mr. Anonymous up there needs some major therapy!
Actually, the real reason for Ryan's immunity to pain is that childhood experience he had falling into a pool of radioactive chemicals. He and I were hanging out at this chemical plant just playing tag or something and next thing I knew, he was falling into that vat of chemicals. We couldn't find him for weeks until he just appeared one day in the papers, having stopped a bank robbery from happening.
So I don't really know what the big deal is? The guy's impervious to pain. Isn't that a good thing? You anonymous people are weird.
hahahaha... amazing.
I can say I wasn't impressed with this movie. The action scenes pretty much gave me a headache.
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