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I'm aware people invent solutions to these unfathomable moments, even if it does mean shunning the laws of physics. You could say it was done by Penn & Teller, but it still wouldn't change the fact it's, by and large, a poorly directed piece of action.
The opening car chase works because the freneticism is effective in selling the story - but even that gives way to several wider more sweeping shots that allow us to get a sense of geography (something massively important in delivering a successful action scene). The boat chase simply doesn't do this - - the only effective frames it pulls off are a couple of impact shots.
This scene is only there to service Forster's 'elements' motif. It's hastily cobbled together, sloppily shot and edited, and does nothing to progress or shape the story. They should be aiming to tick at least one of those boxes. Sadly most of the action in the film is a let down in this regard. I've heard it called a great action movie on here, which I can only fathom is because of the quantity not quality.
I don't think QoS is a bad movie at all, but given it's largely a procession of action scenes I'd expect them to be top notch. As it is I'd only really afford the opening chase the label 'great'.
Yup. Neither could the filmmakers.
The driver of the inflatable was rocking the boat in order for it to get free from Bond's vehicle. I can only assume that his actions cause the inflatable to slide back, tightening the line and then it flipped forward due to the hook caught on the front end. It was poorly edited, as were many of the other action sequences here.
The hook grapples the boat, forcing it downwards. The grapple must have been attached to Bond's boat, Bond would either have to speed up or the bad guys slow down, thus creating the tension to force the other boat downwards. Once the other boat had stopped, the grapple must have broken off Bond's boat.
I love QoS but this was sloppy.
If the rest of the scene was awesome I think most people would give it a pass. As it is it's a glaring example of the general sloppiness of the scene.
i think some announcement is coming soon
OMEGA's or EON's??
Is the Commander coming??
As Partridge might have said 'Stop getting physics wrong!!'
Where's the opposite and equal reaction on Bond's boat? The force needed to throw that boat 20 feet into the air would rip the back off Bond's rickety boat if the other end of the rope was attached to it, thats if the rope didnt snap first.
Not sure what I make of it...
a) the fact that the inflatable slid down the back (or side) of Bond's boat (not seen and perhaps the missing clip) was enough to start the front to tip forward and tighten the rope line
b) the weight (downward force) of the chap on the front of the inflatable accelerated the tip once the slide began,
c) the hook and suddenly tight extended rope line tugged the front as it tipped down, thereby exacerbating and further accelerating the process and causing it to become a flip,
d) the relative acceleration of Bond's boat vs. the inflatable (whose motor had lifted off the water thereby rendering it slower) also moved things along.
At the end of the day, the boat flipping that high in the air was a cool shot, and that's pretty much all there probably is to it. Similar in that respect to Bond diving to catch a falling plane.
That was the problem with Bond 24 is completely lacks any tension after the main credits.
I do. That "NATO" strap is ugly and would have been fit on a 10 dollar watch in the 70'ies. Pure and Simple
Goodness, it's hideous!
I prefer QoS to SP ,one is #4 and the other is #12 ,but you didn't feel any tension when Bond was getting his arsed kicked against Hinx ?
I remember thinking ,this is CraigBond and he is being beaten in every area by pure brute force/ !!!
I still do ,whenever I see that scene,i think its brilliant.
Presume they intended to announce that Bond would be wearing it in the new film but weren't reckoning on EON's sloth.
It looks like something Austin Powers would wear.
"The timepiece salutes the ensign colours of the British Royal Navy, with touches of white, blue and red found throughout the watch, creating a suave and stately look."
Suave and stately? Far from it.
It's like they thought, "What kind of watch would Captain America wear?"
By that point I've just lost complete faith in the film, the previous action sequence is just downright boring, can't say I was blown away by the Hinx fight when I watched it a 3rd time recently.
Also the gag for dispatching Hinx defuses all the tension, I was really looking forward to the fight between them two but it's nowhere in the same class as Bond and Grant in FRWL.
I just don't like SPECTRE at all.
SP is definitely in the lower registers for me, nearer DAF and I that is pretty much the nadir along with DAD, TWINE & TND.
You're seriously trying to compare the Sistine Chapel to a Bond movie? Lol wow.
Agreed. It looks like something a flamboyant despot would wear. It's funny how vocal I've been with my displeasure of Omega and the rare occasion I post a pic of my watch, celebrating its goodness, Omega like clockwork (no pun intended) swiftly release a new model, reminding me just how much they p me off and how they insist on cheapening themselves as a brand.
Whats more depressing is how keen some people seem to be to embrace a 4 year gap. When it gets to 10 years between films will people still be backing EON and saying they need a rest?
No, I mention the Sistine Chapel to illustrate that a great work takes time. Bond 25 can be the Sistine Chapel of Bond movies, but if they don't make the necessary alterations it won't happen. The producers have to do some soul-searching, and in the past that has come about by other means.
Hey, that watch took four years to make. I don't want to hear anybody questioning its greatness, m'kay?