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One of the worst; doesn't bear up under repeated viewings (makes no logical sense whatsoever).

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Audiophilander

In Reply to: RE: Quantum of Solace--The best Bond ever? posted by patrickU on May 10, 2009 at 12:11:20

Casino Royal was good, but the wheels came off of Quantum of Solace.
The whole industrially designed incendiary hotel in the desert was just silly and there were far too many precious coincidences. In fairness, there were a few good scenes, but they were all thrown together without much thought of where they were going with the plot; the story was just far too illogical, without the suspension of disbelief crucial to making an action/adventure yarn work.
The ecological theme of greed and acquiring global resources was worthwhile if the story had made more sense, but after the first half of the movie it seemed like the writers were struggling to make the theme work in an action setting. Furthermore, the villains were rather mundane. No, Casino Royale was much better executed.
AuPh

Edits: 05/11/09

Follow Ups:

RE: How many times did you watch it? - patrickU 09:51:47 05/12/09 (4)
I just wonder.
- Once in the theater and rented once because friends who missed it in the theater wanted to see it on Blu-ray. - Audiophilander 01:33:36 05/13/09 (1)
  I thought it was one of the weaker Bond films when my wife and I caught it in it's initial theatrical run, but the second time around didn't improve the film; in fact, it exacerbated it's flaws. Sure, the action looks great, but the plot made no intuitive sense whatsoever and even the action/suspense seemed horribly forced, especially toward the end. Other than the Goldfinger homage (oil covered girl on bed) the film lacked cleverness and got completely bogged down by one implausibly precious coincidence after another.
  
  The bottom line: In a single viewing Quantum of Solace's pacing never slows down enough for the audience to clearly see the shaky logic, coincidences and other faults; in a second viewing they become painfully apparent. Casino Royale was far superior, IMHO.
  
  BTW, the second time was the last Quantum of Solace for me, unlike the LoTR trilogy which is a masterpiece worthy of repeated viewings for those folks who appreciate epic fantasy.
  
  AuPh
  - RE: So and I thought you have been through several times! nt - patrickU 04:22:21 05/13/09 (0)
    Hony soit qui..
- I may have to give it another shot because I found it almost un-watchable - sjb 10:04:56 05/12/09 (1)
  if it wasn't for laughing with my friend at how bad it was we wouldn't have enjoyed those two hours at all.
  
  "The man is only half himself, the other half is his expression." -- Ralph Waldo Emerson
  - RE: The mystery of life.... - patrickU 10:36:33 05/12/09 (0)
    Practically this kind of films are really not my cuppa. God knows.
    Now tell me why I found it one of the best JB and you one of the worst.

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