I went to see the new James Bond movie, "Quantum of Solace", on Saturday afternoon. And I had a really good time.
This isn't the usual Bond movie. Previous Bonds were all heavy on plot, especially "The World is Not Enough", which had a plot so convoluted that even Pierce Brosnan deemed it incomprehensible.
This one has a wafer-thin plot, and is more of a character study of the man Bond himself. The last Bond movie, "Casino Royale", introduced Bond as a newly-minted 00. QOS, which is a sequel to that, shows Bond growing into this status, and also M learning about Bond, and how far he can be trusted.
There are always people who have misgivings about any actor who is selected to portray Bond. Just this week, I've read people criticising Roger Moore, Pierce Brosnan and Daniel Craig. However, as someone who has read a few of Ian Fleming's books, I think Craig portrays Fleming's Bond's cynicism and lack of sentimentality about his job better than any one else. And, yes, Fleming's Bond did fall in love. More than once.
The theme song, Another Way to Die, by Jack White (of the White Stripes) and Alicia Keys, is pretty weird and does not fit into the rest of the catalogue of theme songs, in my opinion. On the other hand, the music itself lends itself as part of the movie soundtrack.
This isn't the usual Bond movie. Previous Bonds were all heavy on plot, especially "The World is Not Enough", which had a plot so convoluted that even Pierce Brosnan deemed it incomprehensible.
This one has a wafer-thin plot, and is more of a character study of the man Bond himself. The last Bond movie, "Casino Royale", introduced Bond as a newly-minted 00. QOS, which is a sequel to that, shows Bond growing into this status, and also M learning about Bond, and how far he can be trusted.
There are always people who have misgivings about any actor who is selected to portray Bond. Just this week, I've read people criticising Roger Moore, Pierce Brosnan and Daniel Craig. However, as someone who has read a few of Ian Fleming's books, I think Craig portrays Fleming's Bond's cynicism and lack of sentimentality about his job better than any one else. And, yes, Fleming's Bond did fall in love. More than once.
The theme song, Another Way to Die, by Jack White (of the White Stripes) and Alicia Keys, is pretty weird and does not fit into the rest of the catalogue of theme songs, in my opinion. On the other hand, the music itself lends itself as part of the movie soundtrack.
6 Comments:
I'm not much into the whole James Bond movies, but I'm interested in seeing this one. And I do like the "newer" Bond better than Brosnan for sure.
I'm likin that you have all James Bond music playing when I come visit your blog. You know good music!
White Stripes and Alicia Keys? I'll have to hear that one. I have a few White Stripes songs on a CD and I typically skip them. Alicia Keys is alright though.
I think I'll have to go see the movie and form my own opinion. ...it will be awhile though. I'm a Dollar Theater gal. :o)
We are going to see it this weekend!! I'm excited. I didn't really like the older bond movies, but I loved Casino Royale!
did anyone else notice that this post(about 007) was published at 00:07? was this just a freaky coincidence, or was it intentional?
Dave, you're the first one to notice. And, yes, it was very intentional.
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