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Mastidon Reports From The QUANTUM OF SOLACE Premiere!!

Solum of Qualace by bunkyboo	Oct 30th, 2008 01:09:46 PM
that is all.
So basically, they've turned Bond into Bourne by Garbageman33	Oct 30th, 2008 01:11:32 PM
Good chicks, though.
Quantum Of Leapage... by LordPorkington	Oct 30th, 2008 01:12:03 PM
"And now Mr Bond, you will die!" --- "Oh boy..."
Olga is freaking HOT! by HoboCode	Oct 30th, 2008 01:12:27 PM
Damn.
Daniel Craig wants Bond boys, too by bunkyboo	Oct 30th, 2008 01:13:42 PM
I can tell he really understands his audience.
I just farted... by LordPorkington	Oct 30th, 2008 01:13:59 PM
And it fucking stinks. Had to get that off my chest. Sorry.
Timothy Dalton was GREAT! And Shakeycam by bluelou_boyle	Oct 30th, 2008 01:14:11 PM
Dalton was a great Bond. Daylights is fantastic, more like Craig's films than Moore's or Brosnan's. And Merrick - quit the shakeycam bitching. Bourne Ultimatum was perfect. The action was amazing!
Dalton? He was GOOD, man. by Mr Gorilla	Oct 30th, 2008 01:14:32 PM
All that resigning from the service; seeking revenge; getting bloody and beaten up - DALTON did it first and he did it very well.
by DarthCorleone	Oct 30th, 2008 01:19:23 PM
1) TIMOTHY DALTON RULES. 2) The name of the song is "You Know My Name," not "Do You Know My Name." That said - encouraging review and great photos.
timothy dalton by captain_kirk	Oct 30th, 2008 01:19:41 PM
Here's the thing: Dalton was great; his movies sucked warty cock. We may all remember that Dalton's films were an attempt, again, to reinvent Bond. Something that has only with Craig been met with success. Parts of Brosnan's reinvention were ok, but still a shock. And Die Another Day? Sigh, at least the keys invisible car has been misplaced. Dalton's films had a stranger introduction, and I remember in, if I'm correct, Living Daylights, the intro involved a model handling a camera. The camera was an Olympus. Perhaps the most blatant product placement since Pierce Brosnan shaved his beard off with a Norelco. anyhoo, i agree Craig is the best bond ever. I think that there's still work to do on the franchise (a Bond movie less than 2 hours? UNHEARD OF! 1:46? It's nuts! Even Tomorrow Never Dies was 1:59). Anyhow, I'm looking forward to lots more with Craig.
Wait, where's the review? by seppukudkurosawa	Oct 30th, 2008 01:22:26 PM
You are gonna post one, right? And I've done my fair bit of bitching about how overpaid actors often are, but I was locked out of my house the same night of this premier, so I know how fucking bitterly cold it was. Whatever those two Bond babes got paid wasn't enough!
Gemma was born polydactyl. by DarthCorleone	Oct 30th, 2008 01:23:06 PM
Cool bit of trivia.
Bland. James Bland. by vadakinX	Oct 30th, 2008 01:23:23 PM

gemma had 6 fingers? by captain_kirk	Oct 30th, 2008 01:23:49 PM
where did u hear that?
Gemma was a flying dinosaur?! by LordPorkington	Oct 30th, 2008 01:24:15 PM
That's fucking bullshit!
Christopher Nolan for Bond 23 by DC Films	Oct 30th, 2008 01:25:55 PM
Te needs a break from Batman before doing the daunting second sequel - can't think of a better Director for Bond! Also i read that he loves Bond movies!!! And how about Christian Bale as an enemy agent - Craig vs. Bale would be shattering.
Marc Forster, not "Foster" by Zardoz	Oct 30th, 2008 01:26:05 PM
I'm so looking forward to this movie!
DarthCorleone & seppukudkurosawa by mastidon	Oct 30th, 2008 01:27:43 PM
I realized I had DO in the title by mistake when I was listening to it on my iPod on my flight back home today. Its been the ringtone on my phone for 2 years now. But hey, no sleep = mistakes. Which brings me to my next point, I don't want to put out my full review until tomorrow as I am way too tired and I already see a few other typos in my fast one.
Jugdish by mastidon	Oct 30th, 2008 01:28:32 PM
It is not a man purse, it is an arm sling as he broke his shoulder.
christopher Nolan by captain_kirk	Oct 30th, 2008 01:28:38 PM
Shut up DC FILMS Nolan SUCKS at ACTION. We'll be lucky if Forster didn't flub it, but Nolan's action directing is confusing. Dark Knight's finale SUCKED
whats that lapel thing everyone is wearing? by ArcadianDS	Oct 30th, 2008 01:30:53 PM
looks like a tomato slice wrapped to a sprig of aparagus with a rubber band. Anyone know what that is?
No probs, mastidon! by seppukudkurosawa	Oct 30th, 2008 01:32:37 PM
You know what they say, a picture of a freezing, half-naked Gemma Arterton says more than a thousand words!
ArcadianDS by seppukudkurosawa	Oct 30th, 2008 01:36:28 PM
Are you serious? A couple million World War 1 victims just rolled in their graves... (It's a poppy, by the way).
captain_kirk by DC Films	Oct 30th, 2008 01:38:41 PM
I have to agree with you, since The Dark Knight was such a critical and commercial failure. Your opinion certainly does seem to represents the majority here...
seppukudkurosawa - thank you! by LordPorkington	Oct 30th, 2008 01:42:02 PM
I was too embarrassed to answer that question. The sheer ignorance of some people is astounding, it really is.
DC, great suggestion! by thedeadnextdoor	Oct 30th, 2008 01:42:37 PM
I absolutely agree with the suggestion of Nolan directing a Bond film. "The Dark Knight" has to be this year´s best action film, but I´m off to see "Quantum..." tomorrow, so I´ll see how it compares to it.
Fuck the majority! by seppukudkurosawa	Oct 30th, 2008 01:43:39 PM
Have you looked at a list of movies that have gotten to No.1 in the US Box Office this year? The majority of people have mild down's syndrome. But I'd say the majority of GEEKS would agree with Kirk that Nolan does have a bit of a problem shooting action, even if they loved the movie.
seppukudkurosawa by DC Films	Oct 30th, 2008 01:51:17 PM
I said 'critical' as well as commercial success. Please, find me one bad review for The Dark Knight (apart from complaints that it's too violent - should never have been a 12A). Regarding his action direction - it's improved beyond the ability of your usual Bond director - problem with the Bat finale wasn't the direction but the over-complex concept of the 'cellphone-goggles' trying to potray multi-levels at a fast pace. BTW, cheers thedeadnextdoor ;)
ArcadianDS MUST have been joking by IAmMrMonkey!	Oct 30th, 2008 01:51:33 PM
Nobody is surely THAT stupid.
speaking of the dark knight.. by captain_kirk	Oct 30th, 2008 01:52:04 PM
what i never understood about the finale was this. If the Joker was such an evil bad ass, and if both ships were truly wired, why wouldn't he have just blown them up on his own? I mean on a timer. He's that smart. The script wasn't. Dark Knight was a major let down. I was pissed when it ended. That being said, whether Nolan's failed action sequences were a result of him or his overly complex script remains to be seen, but I wouldn't let him have a chance at the franchise. I would just keep letting Martin Campbell have a crack at it until he finally kicks off. Cause he's consistent and excellent (except in The Legend of Zorro's craptacular CG ending).
When the idiot mumbles something about the best Bond being "awfu by JackPumpkinhead	Oct 30th, 2008 01:54:11 PM
That's the point when one stops reading and closes the tab.
how about making a BOND movie..... by j2talk	Oct 30th, 2008 01:55:43 PM
is that too much to ask????? oh,enough with the shaky camera, the first time it was new and interesting - now its for HACKS...
both dalton and brosnan were shite by earlfist	Oct 30th, 2008 01:57:21 PM
well maybe I'm a bit harsh but watch dalton in anything.... The guy has no range. John glen was a hack and despite" licence" actually having a plot, it still sucked. Brosnan was a little better as he has low key charm but little charisma. Looking forward to QoS as I thought casino a bit overatted, especially the final act, but craig is terrific as bond. If QoS is action packed fine by me.
captain_kirk - the Joker's motivation by DC Films	Oct 30th, 2008 01:59:43 PM
The Joker certainly could've blown up the ships himself. We can infer that by not blowing up the ships, but instead giving them such a Riddler-esque choice, he wanted to prove a point - the question at the film's heart: when it comes down to it are we all just animals out for ourselves (Mad Dogs, as the Joker termed it). Hence he was gutted when the ships didn't blow - proved instead that we're not all mad dogs at heart.
Craig looks about seventy years old in those photos by peter skellen	Oct 30th, 2008 02:06:54 PM
Suprise, suprise. All the Bonds are shit except for Connery and Dan Kregg, QOS, despite being widely panned, is actually brilliant etc, etc, yawn...
I'm staying spoiler free, but I just had a great conspiracy theo by herr_howard	Oct 30th, 2008 02:08:02 PM
What if the mystery guy that Bond hauls in at the beginning of the movie (after shooting him at the end of the last movie) becomes...wait for it...Q? I was watching the trailer again this morning and it suddenly dawned on me, "This guy is WAY too mysterious...and he seems to be channeling Desmond Llewelyn pretty well...wait a second...if he's got all these ties to stuff that's going on 'everywhere', maybe he has access to weapons technology, too..." I may be way off, but 4 years ago I predicted Barack Obama would be the Democratic presidential candidate...
Isn't this the movie after the Trek trailer? by Heckles	Oct 30th, 2008 02:11:06 PM
Double feature fo sho.
Mastidon's piece cannot be taken seriously by kwisatzhaderach	Oct 30th, 2008 02:12:16 PM
when he says Timothy Dalton was awful. Dalton's portrayal of Bond has only ever been bettered by Connery in Dr No and From Russia With Love. So much for being a big Bond fan.
"Timothy Dalton was just plain awful." by Smerph	Oct 30th, 2008 02:15:43 PM
Congratulations; you're an idiot. Your opinion now means nothing.
I don't want to go off subject again, but regarding TDK by Darth_Kaos	Oct 30th, 2008 02:18:28 PM
I agree with many, TDK even though a good film (not great, but good) had all kinds of flaws (counting the shitty fight scenes). The only good action scene was the street scene with the batPod. Hopefully when the fanboys take a moment and slip there lips from the ass crack of all things TDK, they'll watch it on DVD and finally see that it's not a perfect film and not the greatest superhero film either. Back on subject: I look forward to watching the new Bond movie.
Dalton by mastidon	Oct 30th, 2008 02:19:56 PM
You don't like my opinion, so be it. I grew up with Moore. He was the Bond I knew and loved until the movies became a joke. Dalton never clicked with me. Different strokes. Such is life.
timothy dalton love/hate by Bouncy X	Oct 30th, 2008 02:21:25 PM
look at that, this guys shares his opinion and because it differs with many of the posters, now they all think he's stupid. how dare he not share your opinion on something...the nerve i say.
I liked Timothy Dalton best when... by Garbageman33	Oct 30th, 2008 02:21:37 PM
He had a miniature building sticking out through his mouth. That's good comedy right there.
Can't wait for this. However, by Roketopunch	Oct 30th, 2008 02:21:39 PM

Who was the seahag that Daniel Craig by Roketopunch	Oct 30th, 2008 02:22:28 PM
was with. She's real fucking ugly.
Sorry, Timothy Dalton was bad... by tvspace	Oct 30th, 2008 02:22:45 PM
... but it had as much to do with the era of the 80s' than it did him. And they dropped in in a Bond universe that was owned by Connery and Moore. And as good as Connery was in Dr. No, he was horrific in Diamonds are Forever. And we won't even touch Never Say Never Again.
"He was the Bond I knew and loved until the movies became a joke by Smerph	Oct 30th, 2008 02:23:09 PM
You stopped loving the Bond movies when they "became a joke"...and you prefer Moore? That makes no sense. The Bond movies became a joke with Diamonds are Forever. Moore occasionally treated it seriously and delivered the occasional good instalment, but Dalton treated it sensibly (just like Craig).
Mastidon by kwisatzhaderach	Oct 30th, 2008 02:25:16 PM
I grew up with the Moore movies too. But Dalton acted Moore off the screen.
tvspace by kwisatzhaderach	Oct 30th, 2008 02:26:21 PM
Connery was terrible in Diamonds Are Forever. The rot set in around Thunderball, his performances in Dr No, Russia and Goldfinger are all seminal, but the lazyness crept in after that.
I knew they should have gone with... by PirateEmery	Oct 30th, 2008 02:27:23 PM
...Something of Boris.
Bouncy X by Smerph	Oct 30th, 2008 02:32:19 PM
If Mastidon is willing to dismiss Dalton's contribution to the Bond franchise with such a comment, I'll treat him with the same respect. Craig is not doing anything overly different to what Dalton did 20 years.
Smerph by JMZ	Oct 30th, 2008 02:34:14 PM
you are a prick
JMZ by Smerph	Oct 30th, 2008 02:36:28 PM
But a prick with informed opinions. Now fuck off back to school.
Marc Forster IS... by sherlock_junior	Oct 30th, 2008 02:37:09 PM
'Hitman' they should've cast him. But on topic. The movie sounds great! I don't want another Casino Royale, that one was one of a kind excellence, to make this movie shorter and more action packed sounds like the right thing to do. Change of pace is the way. And if the action is Bourne-like without the shakeycam, well... I'm there if it opens in the Netherlands!
Is Bond wearing a messenger bag? by scudd	Oct 30th, 2008 02:43:35 PM
Bond's a hipster now?
QOS has such a goofy fuckin poster by phantom_of_teh_paradise	Oct 30th, 2008 02:45:39 PM
Makes me snicker every time I see it.
Dalton good?? by j2talk	Oct 30th, 2008 02:56:30 PM
the mans acting was CARDBOARD....
"I'm there if it opens in the Netherlands!" by IAmMrMonkey!	Oct 30th, 2008 02:57:57 PM
If? Do you guys only get one movie a year over there or something? Or are Bond movies banned? Explain. I NEED TO KNOW!
UHHHH... by The InSneider	Oct 30th, 2008 02:58:43 PM
"Is it as good as Casino? ABSOLUTELY."... NOT. This dude is flat-out wrong.
"does Bond get missions anymore?" by IAmMrMonkey!	Oct 30th, 2008 02:59:32 PM
Um, yes. Try watching every Bond movie with the exception of License To Kill.
I listened to a review by by emeraldboy	Oct 30th, 2008 02:59:42 PM
Tara brady from Hot Press the irish magazine. She has seen all the bond movies. and put this one in the bottom three of the worst bonds. Ever made. Here however is the really interesting thing. She saw the film at the Press Launch and after the press launch, the film was taking back to editing booth and all the good parts were taking out of the movie and for no apparent reason. I havent seen this film. I cant wait to see it.
By common consent... by emeraldboy	Oct 30th, 2008 03:05:36 PM
The villains are getting really dull. The main thread of the reviews that I have read say that Everything they got right in Casino Royale, they got wrong here.
Daniel Craig looks like a Robert Crumb drawing by Baron Karza	Oct 30th, 2008 03:09:44 PM
or a 1970s irish caricature on a beer stein.
Quantum's short running time intrigues me... by TylerDurden3395	Oct 30th, 2008 03:14:09 PM
I felt that Casino would've been perfect if they had cut out 20 minutes.
ONLY 2 PIX OF OLGA? by alice 13	Oct 30th, 2008 03:14:28 PM
dude wtf.
License to Kill by captain_kirk	Oct 30th, 2008 03:26:08 PM
I keep getting mixed up with a Sidney Poitier / Tom Berenger movie from the 80's. Anyhoo, the problem with License to Drive was that Joe Don Baker must have been the only villain to ever not die in the end, but rather get carted off by the police. Yes, Blofeld was around for several films, but he was never arrested. That was weird. A statue fell on him and Bond busted him. Lame ending. Great Bond, lame ending.
Captain Kirk by IAmMrMonkey!	Oct 30th, 2008 03:38:26 PM
Wasn't that "The Living Daylights"?
yes, it was the living daylights by captain_kirk	Oct 30th, 2008 03:40:33 PM
just not paying attention.
Marc Forster is Hitman: post 2 by sherlock_junior	Oct 30th, 2008 03:46:28 PM
@ IAmMrMonkey! Ow yeah what I was supposed to have typed was 'when' it opens in the Netherlands. Hehe we're a small country but we love movies. Sometimes we got these strange sneak previews where an American film is shown like months before it opens in America... (like with Dogma and Dumb and Dumber) And sometimes we have to wait for half a year to get to see it!
Craig's date by Thrillho77	Oct 30th, 2008 03:51:43 PM
Why did Mathieu Almaric put on women's clothing to walk down the carpet with Craig?
Gemma was born a pterodactyl? by berserkrl	Oct 30th, 2008 03:58:33 PM
I did not know dat.
berserkrl... by LordPorkington	Oct 30th, 2008 04:14:02 PM
I already did that one earlier in the Talkback, and it wasn't even funny when I did it the first time around. Try reading the Talkback before you post next time.
Quantum of Soulless by Acquanetta	Oct 30th, 2008 04:26:01 PM
I'll say this for the Bond producers, at least they're consistent with their inconsistency. Just about everything that fans praised about Casino Royale has been thrown out in Quantum of Solace. Bond is back to being invulnerable, and the script once again favors stunts over story. 007 Magazine has been unconditionally supporting and hyping this film all year long, yet they found it to be a crushing disappointment. http://www.007magazine.co.uk/b ond22/bond_22_review.htm
I can't help getting excited about this. by The Reluctant Austinite	Oct 30th, 2008 04:35:59 PM
I know most reviews are saying it's nowhere near as good as "Casino Royale" (my candidate for the best non-Conery Bond, and besting even most of those), but I'm still excited. My only issue is the run time. Bond movies should be over 2 hours long. This series doesn't need more action packed into a smaller space, it just needs for the action scenes it does have to hit us with the impact of those in "Casino Royale." Everyone who has played the role has made a bad Bond film, except, oddly, Lazenby. "Her Majesty's Secret Service" might be at the top of everyone's list if Connery were in it. Connery made "Diamonds Are Forever." Moore made "A View to a Kill" (maybe the worst ever). Dalton made "License to Kill" (I actually like "The Living Daylights" quite a bit). Brosnan made "The World is Not Enough" and the second half of "Die Another Day." Craig is the first actor ever given the opportunity to play the character before he was truely James Bond. I can't wait for this one!
Smerph by JMZ	Oct 30th, 2008 04:38:10 PM
your opinions are no more informed than anything else I have read here
It's Putin vs. Hobbit! by jackofhearts29	Oct 30th, 2008 04:46:28 PM
Seriously, Craig looks like Putin. And Putin looks like Dobby the House Elf.
captain_kirk by codymr	Oct 30th, 2008 04:57:43 PM
I think you have it a bit mixed up. Brad Whitaker (Joe Don Baker) was killed by Bond at the end of TLDL. Bond used his key chain with plastic explosive to kill him by blowing up the statue of Caesar. However, General Georgi Koskov (Jeroen Krabbé) was another villain that was arrested by the KGB shortly after Whitaker's death. I just popped in the DVD to check... Regardless of the details, I see your point.
The Reluctant Austinite by codymr	Oct 30th, 2008 05:04:08 PM
I agree with you 100%. I have nothing to add really, just seconding your comment. I actually made EXACTLY the same comment to a couple of friends while shooting the shit about the new Bond film a couple of days ago.
Smerph by codymr	Oct 30th, 2008 05:20:38 PM
I'd have to agree with you... the series went haywire during DAF - parts of that bond film were jaw droppingly bad (Mr Kidd & Mr Wint... YIKES). A shame it was Connery's farewell to the Eon series. Moore's tenure in the role was hit and miss with slightly more misses than hits. Craig does a great job with the material. Funny how there was so much blowback from fans about his casting before CR was released. In hindsight, he's up there with Connery.
I don't want a Bourne Bond by Dr Gregory House	Oct 30th, 2008 05:21:41 PM
Casino Royale was such a pleasant surprise and a great movie all the way around. I'll wait until I see Quantum until I pass judgement, but it sounds like the producers and director may have fucked up in their 'vision' of Bond for this movie.
wait, a lack of depth in characterization from Haggis? by BadMrWonka	Oct 30th, 2008 05:26:54 PM
tell me another one! fucking scientologist douchebag...the man has never written a single believable character, just one boring archetype after another. oh, except for walker texas ranger. fucking piece of shit. I hope someone steals the Oscar back that he stole with Xenu money...
Timothy Dalton was FUCKING AWESOME. by Gungan Slayer	Oct 30th, 2008 05:49:15 PM
Period. Also, sucks Craig had to attend the premiere with his arm in a sling.
"making it the first real Bond sequel..." by -guyinthebackrow	Oct 30th, 2008 06:03:43 PM
What? You never saw DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER? The one after ON HER MAJESTY'S SECRET SERVICE that ended with Bond's wife dying. DIAMONDS starts up with Bond going after the guy that killed his wife. In short... you're an idiot.
Is Craig wearing... by -guyinthebackrow	Oct 30th, 2008 06:06:46 PM
... the Jack Sack in those photos?
Where are the Zack & MIri reviews? by Rupee88	Oct 30th, 2008 06:09:16 PM
One has to think that the AICN guys don't like it...Kev is a friend of the site and maybe they don't want to honestly pan his film before it is released. I'm not against this necessarily, but it is interesting.
Timothy Dalton was my favorite Bond by Rupee88	Oct 30th, 2008 06:10:14 PM
I don't know why they didn't use him again. I guess he didn't have enough "star" power, but he was perfect in the role. Craig is very good too, but just needs a better script than the last one.
Timothy Dalton WAS Bond! by Lord Haw Haw	Oct 30th, 2008 06:12:25 PM
He actually looked like he could kick your ass in a dark alley, unlike Moore and Brosnan's Teflon Bonds. Dalton's still the best Bond in my book, although I thought Craig was outstanding in Casino Royale.
How can you hate Dalton and yet like Craig by DannyOcean01	Oct 30th, 2008 06:36:24 PM
Craig's Bond is clearly influenced by Dalton. Dalton like Brosnan never got a decent go of Bond, and could have become two of the best. This guy's a nut.
In fact, this guy ain't a huge Bond fan by DannyOcean01	Oct 30th, 2008 06:40:21 PM
He's a fucking bandwagon leaper. Only e-whores are so happy to lap at Craig's balls like that. He's good certainly, but to eviscerate Dalton like that is really, really, ridiculous
Timothy Dalton= Total Bondage. by colinjbooth	Oct 30th, 2008 07:17:04 PM

DALTON IS A FAG, CRAIG ROXORZ UR SOXORZ, DEAL FATTIES. by dr sauch	Oct 30th, 2008 08:42:45 PM
TRUTH.
BOND 2008 vs RAMBO 2008? by ABking	Oct 30th, 2008 08:55:56 PM
Which is more bad ass?
Bond vs. Rambo by Acquanetta	Oct 30th, 2008 09:29:19 PM
I'm not sure Bond should ever be compared to Rambo. It wasn't that long ago that the idea of James Bond wielding a machine gun was ridiculed, and considered too over the top. In fact, that was pretty much a recurring theme in the wake of Casino Royale. The reboot was supposed to be a departure from the Bond films that were little more than a loose collection of stunt sequences. Instead, that's exactly what the producers have returned to after just one film. I'm beginning to think they should take a longer hiatus in between films, because that seems to be the only way they can get off of autopilot. But anyway, to answer your question, I'd have to go with Rambo. (For that matter, I'd probably have to pick Stallone over Craig as well. Even at 60.)
The Living Daylights & License To Kill by Kirbymanly	Oct 30th, 2008 09:46:45 PM
were the best Bond movies since the 60's and the best leading up to Casino. Dalton was fucking GREAT as Bond.
Re: RAMBO 2008 vs. BOND 2008 = RAMBO! by ABking	Oct 30th, 2008 09:55:03 PM
Stallone pulled out all the stops with Rambo on a 50 million budget. It makes you wonder where he is going with the 5th (which he recently just said he is taking his time with cause he wants a worthy story). JAMES BOND seems to have gone back to the over-the-top-ness of past but in more of a BAD ASS way. I say Craig is the best BOND ever besides Connery. His BOND films puts PIERCE BROSNON's to shame sans GOLDENEYE.
That theme song by hallmitchell	Oct 30th, 2008 10:05:30 PM
Is a disgrace. Shows two great artists together doesn't mean great music.
The QOS songs sounds like Eddie Murphy's Buckwheat is singing it by Nasty In The Pasty	Oct 30th, 2008 10:44:35 PM
"An' den-a, a den-a deiba, den-anna-DA, it jes'...Mettie Dabie AYE!"
So my question is... by Cadillac Jones	Oct 30th, 2008 10:50:03 PM
...is the Gunbarrel opening in this fucker?
Cadillac Jones by odo19	Oct 30th, 2008 11:16:34 PM
From what I have heard it is at the end instead of the beginning.
Quantum of Shoelace by captain_kirk	Oct 30th, 2008 11:34:02 PM
Kirby seriously. The Living Daylights and License to Kill were hardly Bond's best moments. Joe Don Baker, new-slut Moneypenny, Bond in khakis going for a stroll and a sleigh ride with Olivia D'abo, and the weight of an unclear vision for "reinvention" almost destroyed the franchise. I will say that The Living Daylights had some of my favorite and awesomest Bond moments, but fell apart in the finale. I'm sorry, but if a statue is going to fall on a bad guy, it (a) must be a fcking huge statue; and (b) must crush the mother fcker to death. As for License to Kill, there was no reason why Felix Leiter survived, delimbed and all, and the topless psychic bit it. Very good opening sequence. Very shitty rest of the movie. And, as if I ever needed more proof, let me remind you of how bad License to Kill was with two magic words: Wayne Newton.
Dalton Rules! by Redmantle	Oct 31st, 2008 12:01:04 AM
That is all.
I Ilke the notion of taking QOS as the second half of CR. by ludmir88	Oct 31st, 2008 12:20:25 AM
and not taking it like and entire new story, just "the second half of the first one". nice. now I mentally healthy.
Screw Bond ... by DeadPanWalking	Oct 31st, 2008 12:23:12 AM
... when are we going to get a decent Flashman movie?!?
I think I know quite a bit about WWI and i somehow missed the po by Westonian	Oct 31st, 2008 01:05:43 AM
I don't think I'm an idiot. Sometimes certain things slip by.
poppy lapel by Westonian	Oct 31st, 2008 01:06:08 AM

and if its THAT obvious this article wouldn't be required by Westonian	Oct 31st, 2008 01:12:10 AM
http://www.slate.com/id/210977 1/ plus those lapels look nothing like poppys.
The bourne movies by Murkish	Oct 31st, 2008 01:12:56 AM
were pretty fucking great if you ask me. not many series are that consistently good. as far as bond goes, i loved casino royale and quantum of solace looks just as good. im glad they got the series out of pierce brosnan's dainty grasp
Dalton = Bond by PaulKersey	Oct 31st, 2008 02:01:39 AM
Sean, George and Timoty were the true Bonds! Moore was fun, but he became to cartoonish. Pierce was good, but he only did one decent Bond movie(Goldeneye). I'm not sure if I want to see Bond in a 100% action film. Whats wrong with going back to doing realy spy-missions? So the gun barrel isn't shown in the beginning? That sucks big time! It's a trademark, everytime I see that gunbarrel I know it's bond... but now they have to change it every goddamn movie.
Gunbarrel by mastidon	Oct 31st, 2008 03:55:37 AM
I have neither confirmed nor denied its existence in the opening as that falls into spoiler category.
"She's in this movie much more than previous installments" by PacmanFever	Oct 31st, 2008 04:03:34 AM
Oh Joy
Quantum of Sausage by Zino	Oct 31st, 2008 04:09:48 AM
That is all
Timothy Dalton a bad actor?? by MrMajestic	Oct 31st, 2008 04:11:42 AM
WTF? Timothy Dalton was maybe the most skilled actor out of all the Bonds. Any of you shortbuses ragging on him ever seen "The lion in winter"? He could've been the best Bond save for the fact that his movies were unevenly written and directed. His performance and attitude however were top notch.
Anyone else think Goldeneye is overrated? by BillEmic	Oct 31st, 2008 04:20:03 AM
Yeah, when it came out it was exactly the return that Bond needed but the film hasn't exactly held up against repeated viewings for me. It has the slick look and feel of a great 90's action movie, and Brosnan is convincing in the role, but too much of the movie and story feel silly and overblown. I know a lot of fanboys love Xenia but she strains credibility, and though Alan Cummings is a great actor, his Boris character is incredibly grating. Perhaps Goldeneye is best remembered as a fun Nintendo 64 game. Then again, I prefer my Bond to be lean, mean, and gadget-less: see Dr. No and Casino Royale.
I am with you BillEmic by Mr_P	Oct 31st, 2008 04:32:25 AM
Goldeneye lost me with the whole chase a plane off a cliff on a motorbike and then just step in and fly away trick. The bit on the Dam was top though. And the N64 game is my alltime favourite. Is the new one any good anyone?
Westonian by IAmMrMonkey!	Oct 31st, 2008 05:12:51 AM
The reason a few people were upset with ArcadianDS's comment (and I still think he was joking) was that it suggested a complete disregard for Remembrance Day. It's a bit like if, on the Independence Day TBs a few years ago, someone had said "Independance Day? What the fuck is that? Is it important?"
VIDEO INTERVIEWS FROM PREMIERE by mr blandings	Oct 31st, 2008 05:33:03 AM
check out http://www.absoluteradio.co.uk /news/showbiz/quantum_of_solac e.html
He's wearing a sling by BenBraddock	Oct 31st, 2008 06:16:16 AM
Not your bog-standard white linen one like you and I might wear, this is a cool, black. hi-tech 007 sling. Apparently he aggravated an old rugger injury, hence the sling.
VIDEO INTERVIEWS FROM PREMIERE - real address by mr blandings	Oct 31st, 2008 07:22:56 AM
http://www.absoluteradio.co.uk /news/showbiz/quantum_of_solac e.html
ok for God's sake - just go here and click on the link by mr blandings	Oct 31st, 2008 07:25:14 AM
http://www.absoluteradio.co.uk /
Some Trivia: by Aquatarkusman	Oct 31st, 2008 08:02:30 AM
The first Felix Leiter was... Jack Lord (Dr. No, 1962), more famous as Steve McGarrett in 271 episodes of Hawaii Five-0. // Also, the villain should be interesting, as the only other thing I've seen him in (The Diving Bell & the Butterfly) had him completely immobile about 90% of the time.
BillEmic by codymr	Oct 31st, 2008 08:28:31 AM
It's funny you say that, I'd have to agree with you... I was so looking froward to Goldeneye because it was marketed as "the return to the book Bond". but when it came out it was more of the same... silly names... silly gadgets... overblown action scenes for the sake of overblown action scenes... and the FX miniature work was, well horrible (ie: the water running backwards during the radio telescope scene). The worst was that they set up the BMW by having Q explain the whole thing and then they never even crack it up. Joe Don Baker was like "Thx Jimbo for the car" and he drives away. It didn't help that HEAT came out around the same time which had on of the best shoot outs in cinema history. The irony is that the Goldeneye video game was one of the best for its day. I missed countless university classes using multiplayer mode with my roommates. That sniper rifle killed. I personally thought there was improvement with Tomorrow Never Dies... but I'm sure there are plenty who would disagree.
all the reviews panned it? by mossad77	Oct 31st, 2008 08:37:14 AM
Who cares what a bunch of Yank reviews say about a Bond movie? I could care less! Empire magazine gave it four out of five stars, and that is good enough for me.
Judith Dench. I'd fuck her. by BendersShinyAss	Oct 31st, 2008 08:42:33 AM
No i wouldn't. not again, that is. who am I kidding, I'd do her sideways repeatedly.
Judi Dench has a massive chest.... by DANNYGLOVERS_DICKBLOOD	Oct 31st, 2008 10:10:00 AM
...and I don't really mean the tits specifically. Like her entire chest plate itself is fucking huge!!
yes I was joking by ArcadianDS	Oct 31st, 2008 10:40:38 AM
Trying to bait others to say, "yeah what WAS that thing?" oh well. At least I have Flanders Fields memorized - have since I was 12: In Flander's Fields the poppies grow Between the crosses, row by row.
I am a fan of "Never Say Never Again" by Abominable Snowcone	Oct 31st, 2008 02:48:53 PM
Yes I am.
Re: codymr by BillEmic	Nov 1st, 2008 02:28:46 AM
I honestly don't think I've seen Tomorrow Never Dies since it came out in the theater, but I do remember enjoying it more than Goldeneye. it had a great opening, and I was a big fan of Michelle Yeoh from her work with Jackie Chan in Police Story 3: Supercop. My problem never was with Brosnan, he was always a very capable Bond, it was just that he seemed to get saddled with the most underwhelming scripts and was yet somehow able to ride this surge of popularity to the point where everyone of my generation (i.e. people too young to have grown up with Roger Moore) recognize him as "the BEST Bond" when i would beg to differ...
Never say never again was the first bond film by emeraldboy	Nov 1st, 2008 05:56:32 AM
that I ever saw and I have seen them all the bond films since then.
The bond movies havent really aged that well by emeraldboy	Nov 1st, 2008 06:02:27 AM
and they havent stood the test of time. When the brosnan bonds came to an end, he really was a relic of the cold. He did say to M when M said the world has changed that he hadnt.
What bond needs and think we all agree... by emeraldboy	Nov 1st, 2008 06:04:06 AM
on this, is a radical shake up.
They may look outdated today... by emeraldboy	Nov 1st, 2008 06:06:59 AM
But Ken adam's studio design were legendary.
From the moore era to brosnan by emeraldboy	Nov 1st, 2008 06:25:55 AM
Bond got bigger and bigger and more bloated.
Arm sling (not a man-purse) and poppy lapels by GreatWhiteNoise	Nov 1st, 2008 01:34:59 PM
Craig recently had some shoulder surgery to repair a torn labrum; that's a sling he's wearing on his right arm. And the poppy lapels are worn in the days leading up to Remembrance Day (Nov 11) in the UK and Canada. Oh yeah, did I mention I really want to see this movie?

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