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RE: "Quantum of Solace:"... I'm with Jazz on this...

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In Reply to: RE: "Quantum of Solace:" fantastic ride, better than Craig's first Bond film. posted by tinear on July 20, 2012 at 16:43:53

... really is a superb sequel, a companion to Craig's Casino Royal that picks up just where Casino leaves off.

Though QoS lost something for me in the desert scenes, it redeemed itself valiantly at the end in a perfectly understated way.

A film that reveals the causations of human foibles that snowball to create terror and leave destruction in their wake - quite profound for a Bond film - imo.

For me, the two films almost weigh in as much as Goldfinger, Thunderball and On Her Majesty's Secret Service, yet stand on their own two legs - quite an accomplishment for a restart.

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"Dr. No" was superb, too. I think the Craig Bond's are equal to Sean's, and I mean that as very high praise. - tinear 09:20:02 07/21/12 (7)
The others just don't count, at all.
- "Others just don't count, at all."... - mpathus 23:14:23 07/23/12 (0)
  Well... there was that ONE moment that Timothy Dalton had in "The Living Daylights" just after a fellow agent is bisected by a sliding glass door at carnival, when he goes berserk.
  He almost shoots some innocents holding Balloons, then has a brilliant psycho flip-flop moment with the moll he's befriended (d'Abo).
  You see the rage and absolute cold killer suspicion for just a second, then it's gone again - covered by the disarming and charming (although steely) professional. Smooth.
  A brilliant moment that captured something I hadn't seen as clearly in any other Bond preceding.
  Dalton had something, not Craig's "animal", but something.
  Agreed about Dr. No. Ursula Andress' Honey Ryder established the ultimate Bond pin-up image for all others to TRY to attain. I'm not so sure any did.
  
  Edits: 07/23/12
- Craig is superior......rewatch Connery's wise cracking punster....... - mr grits 13:08:18 07/21/12 (2)
  character which reached its zenith in FRWL butt was dialed back, fortunately. I firmly believe that Craig is what Fleming really had in mind. A well cared for orphan with a hard on against the world.
  - RE: Craig is superior......"Hard on against the world"... - mpathus 23:34:41 07/23/12 (0)
    Very well put!
    
    FRWL's villain Red Grant was perfectly realized by Robert Shaw. The way he seethes in the shadows is tense film noir - a lurking threat undetected until it is almost too late. My favorite Bond villain.
    
    Man, I hope those days of great acting aren't gone.
  - agreed...may Craig's tenure as 007 last for another 10 films - Jazz Inmate 09:39:21 07/22/12 (0)
    With luck he can remake all of Connery's Bond films.
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- RE: "Dr. No" was superb, too. I think the Craig Bond's are equal to Sean's, and I mean that as very high praise. - Eric B 09:30:57 07/21/12 (2)
  I don't know if they are equal, but are very close and alike. I agree, the others just didn't measure up.
  - Making Bond a nice guy and the films semi-satires didn't work. nt - tinear 12:13:09 07/21/12 (1)
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    - Agreed! nt - Eric B 15:43:35 07/22/12 (0)
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yes, I'm patiently awaiting the third installment, Skyfall - Jazz Inmate 07:26:42 07/21/12 (0)
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