Review - Quantum of Solace

[Drew Wilson]

I have had a very hard time being motivated to watch movies period. Usually when I do end up watching movies, it's because of others getting me to watch it. This movie gives me just one more reason why I don't watch movies very much anymore.

I saw the movie on the shelf after browsing through several movies and continually saying, "Not interested". When I saw the Bond film on the shelf, I thought to myself, "Well, maybe the Bond film will be a decent movie."

The movie starts off with a mysterious chase scene through a tunnel with the odd pulse of light here and there. Oddly enough, it seems to be representative of the rest of the movie. The odd fleeting flash of clarity here and there. After watching the chase scene, the rolling credits and the interrogation scene, I had some grasp of what was going on finally.

What went through my mind was how some things are rather unclear, so I had thought that a lot more would make sense.

The movie then rolled on to action scene onto action scene onto... well... another action scene. Some of the action scenes were hard to see what was happening. Then there was that special effects table they had, then action scene, another action scene and another. About two thirdss the way through the movie, I had to ask myself, "Was anything going to make much sense?"

Towards the end of the movie, I thought to myself, yeah, there's action scenes, but maybe something will eventually make sense after all of this. After all the action, I was disappointed when it was just Bond saying how Moneypenny was right about one of the guys he killed.

The only thing I could make sense was Bond followed a trail of obscure evidence, the girl wanted revenge over a family death, that the secret service tried to pull the plug on Bond, and a bunch of bad guys wanted a plot of land.

Not sure what they had attempted to do in the movie, but whatever it was, it didn't pan out. Just a bunch of garbled action scenes that led nowhere with a splash of special effects. Surprising to me because I normally like the Bond films. One point for special effects, one point for some action scenes. Otherwise, waste of time:

2/10

[Signa]

I remember feeling the same when I watched QoS. I thought my lack of understanding came from forgetting most of Casino Royale before watching it. Did you happen to see Casino Royale first?

[El Comandante]

Just a bunch of garbled action scenes that led nowhere with a splash of special effects.

Sounds like the typical Bond movie ..... you forgot a hot girl......

[Drew Wilson]

I remember feeling the same when I watched QoS. I thought my lack of understanding came from forgetting most of Casino Royale before watching it. Did you happen to see Casino Royale first?

As it just so happens, I did watch Royale first. I presumed the necklace related to Bonds girlfriend from Royale, but that was a bit of a shot in the dark for me. I'm not sure if Royale would have helped much otherwise in understanding the plot in this movie.

[RACKnRAIL]

Isn't this review just a little bit late?

[Excrement_Cranium]

I've gotten over the whole demand for mounds of meaning in all of my media. It's like some strange atheist demand, but rather than all things being about God, everything has to be "deep."

Fuck that.

Hot chicks and explosions? Fine!

And please, bring back good old fashioned splatter. Enough with the twists being required for a horror movie to be "good."

I don't want to have to "figure it out," or be disappointed when I do 12 minutes into the movie.

I don't need my video games to be hugely beautiful and require a six-thousand dollar system to run, I just need zombies with heads that explode when I hit them. Damn 6 year development cycles and billion dollar budgets.


And (I would put some sort of apology here, but it wouldn't be sincere) fuck the whole "I only listen to indy music" movement. It shows over and over again, that when something small and indy is great, it becomes mainstream. When it's shit... it stays shit.

I guess I'm just not fucking cool.

[Drew Wilson]

And (I would put some sort of apology here, but it wouldn't be sincere) fuck the whole "I only listen to indy music" movement. It shows over and over again, that when something small and indy is great, it becomes mainstream. When it's shit... it stays shit.

That thinking was probably true up to probably 2002, maybe 2003. Artists then started wising up to the fact that major record labels regularly screwed artists and choose to stay indy. Not every artist is either wanting world-wide attention and willing to bankrupt themselves doing it or too stupid to realise what is happening when they sign a contract with a major.

I choose to listen to music I like. These days, there's a grand total of one mainstream song that I found enjoyable, the rest is either indie, or hardcore indie (unsigned acts).:nana: Hope you don't listen to mainstream because it's mainstream.

[Excrement_Cranium]

That thinking was probably true up to probably 2002, maybe 2003. Artists then started wising up to the fact that major record labels regularly screwed artists and choose to stay indy. Not every artist is either wanting world-wide attention and willing to bankrupt themselves doing it or too stupid to realise what is happening when they sign a contract with a major.

I choose to listen to music I like. These days, there's a grand total of one mainstream song that I found enjoyable, the rest is either indie, or hardcore indie (unsigned acts).:nana: Hope you don't listen to mainstream because it's mainstream.

You see, I don't NOT listen to music because it's mainstream. I've got over the whole hating mainstream because that's what the cool kids do thing.

And, I've also gotten over allowing politics to influence my taste all that much. If I like a song or band, I like them. I don't care what label they are on or whatever. That is the band's problem, not mine.

And while some alternative distribution models are emerging, success in those channels often leads to....? Well, mainstream exposure.

That's not to say that there aren't things in the mainstream that I dislike. I don't really care how popular Lil' Wayne is, I think 98.763% of his songs are crap, though I have found a few I like.

The actual point is this: it's my taste. Don't like it? Fuck you (not directly at you there, Drew)!

I'm not in high school any more, haven't been in a long time. I don't have to like what other people like and hate what other people hate. I steal my music just like everyone else - my time and bandwidth, my choice.

: )

[Drew Wilson]

You see, I don't NOT listen to music because it's mainstream. I've got over the whole hating mainstream because that's what the cool kids do thing.

And, I've also gotten over allowing politics to influence my taste all that much. If I like a song or band, I like them. I don't care what label they are on or whatever. That is the band's problem, not mine.

And while some alternative distribution models are emerging, success in those channels often leads to....? Well, mainstream exposure.

That's not to say that there aren't things in the mainstream that I dislike. I don't really care how popular Lil' Wayne is, I think 98.763% of his songs are crap, though I have found a few I like.

The actual point is this: it's my taste. Don't like it? Fuck you (not directly at you there, Drew)!

I'm not in high school any more, haven't been in a long time. I don't have to like what other people like and hate what other people hate. I steal my music just like everyone else - my time and bandwidth, my choice.

: )

Of course it's your choice. The only thing I take issue to personally is the idea that things are mainstream because they are the best thing available. I would disagree with this sentiment personally (which what sparked my response) That's all.