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Written January 1, 2009
good not great

by movielover554

I recently saw this movie. The plot was pretty decent. It invovled a secret underground organization and bond being mad at someone for killing his girlfriend in the previes bond. The action was great. It included of a car chase, a runing chase, a boat chase,a plane chase, and a fight in a burning building. One of the major problems with this bond was there was no moneypenny and no gadgets from Q. To tell u the truth Q wasnt even in the movie. In the 1900's the coolest parts of the bonds were when Bond uses Q's gadgets. Casino rayol had this problem too so if ur new to the bond serius this is a very entertaining movie. Daniel Creg isnt my favorite job but he still managed as a very good bond in this movie. So overall it was a very entertaining movie and a great addition to the bond serius.
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Written November 24, 2008
Quantum of Solace - Title with many meanings

by auntie_dino

I read several reviews of this movie before going to see it. Most of the reviews were correct; plenty of violence/action in this new Bond. Certainly more so when compared with Daniel Craig's Bond intro Casino Royale. Like the first, Daniel Craig's fight scenes are more realistic. He gets plenty bruised and bloodied. If compared with fight scenes that Sean Connery and Roger Moore had in their Bond films would understand. Don?t get me wrong, I still think Sean Connery is the most suave of all Bonds and Roger Moore the best wit/humor. In fact each actor has added his own flair to the character.
What I thought lacking was ummm....dialogue. Most of Craig?s lines were less than 6 sentences and some of them were two/three words. Judy Dench has more dialogue then anyone in the film it seemed. I am a huge 007 fan and will still add to my collection. However, if the 007 franchise is trying to attract a new/younger fan base eventually even they will want more story, dialog, finesse. Is the new
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Oh No!
Written November 20, 2008
Quantum of Solace

by Sttrk2

Daniel Craig is way too cold for 007 in this second installment as James Bond! As a woman, I want James Bond not only to be good looking and sexy but approachable and certainly loveable. This James Bonds is as cold as the ice in the martinis he drinks.The car he drove had none of those inriguing gadgets like previous Bond cars. The story was boring and seeingly endless. Fires and explosions do not a movie make! While the Russian young lady was very beautiful her non-romance with Bond left the ending flat.Two beautiful people and no romance..... boring!
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Must Go!
Written November 14, 2008
Don't hate!

by Martino7

many people are still bitter at the idea of Daniel Craig as James Bond... Screw Them!
this movie was filled with non-stop action and its so far a great build up of James Bond. you don't just see James Bond as a gentleman anymore, he is also a bad***, which in my opinion is Amazing. Don't listen to the dumb critics. Go watch Quantum of Solace.
- 12 out of 14 found this review helpful.
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So-so
Written November 14, 2008
Falling Short of the Franchise

by bherm88

I am a die hard Bond fan and was waiting for this movie to come out since the first trailer. I was at the theater at midnight last night. However, when it was over, I was sorely disappointed. As a movie, it was not bad. The acting was good, the action scenes were exciting, and Daniel Craig was a great Bond. However, it was not a great Bond film, failing to live up to any previous franchise benchmarks. Bond is not a special ops killing machine like Jason Bourne. The way this Bond was written for Craig was off the mark for the character. The movie was just Bond kicking through doors and killing people indiscriminately. It lacked the cunning espionage of past Bond movies, in addition to Q Branch and exotic locations. The plot was weak and underdeveloped. Daniel Craig can be a great Bond and his emotion was an interesting addition but hopefully future Bond movies are much more in line with what Bond is supposed to be, not some box office whim.
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Written November 16, 2008
You NEED to watch Casino Royale...

by SneakySF

You NEED to watch Casino Royale before seeing Quantum Solace to fully understand whats going on. The movie takes place right were the last one left off...with Bond finding Mr. White and continuing the rampage, bent on vengeance, they led up to in the last movie. There will be no special gadgets or super slick transforming cars! But that's OK because when you're a trained assassin on a killing spree you won't need much...a shard of glass or anything lying around with a pointy edge will do.
This is definitely a more gritty but sophisticated version of Bonds that relies on you being a fan of the last movie AND having an attention span big enough to listen to all the dialog between action sequences. A MUST GO for fans of the last one and GO for Bond fans in general because you don't have to understand the details to enjoy the destruction that follows a P.O.'d Bonds.
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Written November 14, 2008
Quantum of Solice

by film princess

I would recommend this movie to any bond/action movie fan. The action scenes are great and keep you on the edge of your seat. Daniel Craig is a fantastic Bond - a great actor not just eye candy. My only criticism is that the story wasn't as well developed as Casino Royale. The film was so fast paced that I could have easily watched another 20-30 mins had they wanted to develop the plot between the action scenes. Enjoyed it overall though and can't wait for the next one!!
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Written December 13, 2008
Quantum of Solace

by love2ski88

Overall I thought the movie was pretty good. Unfortunately I really disliked the cinematography during the action scenes. The short choppy cuts with way too close camera shots were disorienting and made it extremely difficult to follow the action. What appeared to be some incredibly good stunt driving and flying was turned in to a disorienting mess! My son also did not like the camera work and at 14 I would think that he is the target audience for that type of camera work. One of the best things about the previous Bond movie was the foot chase at the beginning of the movie. It was tough, exciting and didn't have any cg or bogus Hollywood Dukes of Hazard type of stunt work.

I enjoyed Daniel Craig as Bond again and I continue to think that he is a great, gritty choice for Bond. Right now in my family he's currently running second behind Sean Connery for best Bond
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Written November 26, 2008
Bond market collapses

by Jac DC

The new Bond movie had all the makings of a great film- a good lead actor, good follow-on story line and, well...it's a Bond flick. Unfortunately, the writers decided to make it a confusing montage of disjointed scenes and a non-existent story.

Where is the Blowfelt vilian we could identify with? Where's the dramatic event in the beginning of the film that tells us why Bond is even on the screen? Even though I got to the theater early enough to see the pre-movie ads three times, I felt like I had missed some critical event that explained what the hell was going on. As for the ending, I think they still need to film it...nothing happened...
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Written November 16, 2008
Producers, Forster Ruined Bond

by FanBuster

QoS is not the worst Bond Movie of all time...because it is NOT a Bond film...Marc Forster in all of his self indulgent smugness (see internet interviews where he laughs about killing all the iconic Bond lines and how he has truned Bond into this dark figure full of selfish revenge, all the while saying to hell with her majesty's service) Congrats Marc, you have ruduced Bond to nothing more than a contemporary action hero--and in this category, you have been eclipsed by the Bourne Indenity series, which is far more compelling, better written, and so much more entertaining.

Attn: Producers, 1. read these fan reviews; fire Forster. 2. Fire the QoS Writers; Give us a Wow opening and a Wow close and don't forget englishmen still want to save the world, not give M the finger and place personal issues above God and Country...lastly, Marc, why did you not end with Bond giving those poor people their water back? It would have been one hell of a close...if not just the right thing to do!
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Must Go!
Written December 24, 2008
Almost as good as Casino Royale.

by TheDarkestKnight333

Casino Royale is the Best Bond Film Ever, but Quantum of Solace is still an awesome Bond film. Daniel Craig is still the Best Bond Ever. The action sequences are great in this one. The first half hour is pretty much nonstop action. The only flaw that I saw in this movie was the opening credits song. It's awful. Can't wait for Bond 23. A-
- 6 out of 7 found this review helpful.
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So-so
Written November 14, 2008
Went to the Midnight Showing

by Yodadad

Have to say disappointed! I was really looking forward to this movie for a very long time. What happened to the pace and tone that Martin Campbell set in Casino? This movie is in way too big a hurry to get over with. They need to get rid of Forster and get a director that understands his material better. This is a Bond movie guys- not a stunt show! Give me more pithy dialog, playful banter big stakes poker games, come on don't just put in action to put in action!

Not worth the big wait. Hopefully the next will get back to the Casino magic!
- 8 out of 11 found this review helpful.
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So-so
Written December 31, 2008
See it to say you've seen it

by Luvmandms

Lots of mayhem and destruction, typical of a James Bond movie.

However, he goes thru the whole thing denying his actions because of revenge, but that's exactly what he's doing.

Best to see it to set the plot for the next one, but I would have taken a pass on it, if my hubby hadn't dragged me to it.
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Written December 1, 2008
New style Bond

by Maserati_Mike

Although the review in People magazine was quite negative, I suspect that the reviewer is too young to appreciate that this is a new take on the Bond we all know. Yes, Daniel Craig is a bit rough around the edges compared to the previous actors, but that is precisely the point. Casino Royale and now the sequal, Quantum are really a prequal to the Connery, Moore, Brosnan and Dalton style Bond.

I would highly recommend Quantum, with one important piece of advise. You MUST see Casino Royale first, as Quantum is a true sequal and much of the detail will not make sense if you have not seen Casino first.
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Written November 27, 2008
Bond...james bond

by Geronimo007

The movie is good overall...but its missing a couple of tiny things that would/ve made it greater
the sentence Bond...james Bond goes should be always used in the bond series, the gadgets were not present at all, bond seemed emotionally vulnerable it deosnt go well with for a professional spy with a license to kll
but i liked the continuous action the thrill, i unerstand the frustration of some viewers that bond didnt look classy and charming, its ok a spy's suit should get dirty and bloody from time to time
i think that M had a gretaer role in this movie probably since its gona be her last role in the bond series.
- 6 out of 7 found this review helpful.
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