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A classic example of many on this forum, glass houses and stones my friend.
Making out you are above it all when all said and done we all get riled and say things.
I don't mind being called out on it, be sure you don't get vertigo high up there as you look down on the likes of me.
Oh god, I am just sooo into myself, up on my tippy-toppy throne. You are most certainly right, sir. You are but a pustule from where I'm sitting, and my well-cushioned arse bears no sympathy for the many peons I have bettered as I look down upon them from on high. Ah, the white, fluffy clouds, the bright, shimmering sun, the captivating blue of the sky; it all looks so wondrous from way up here. This truly is the splendor of life...
*cough* *cough*
As much as I love our little conversations, @Shardlake, as I stated earlier today I do feel you have an "I hate SP and all those involved in its creation" quota to fill, and by my count you've only injected your negativity and dramatic hatred of the movie into just under half of your posts today. You're slipping! ;)
A question: does placing an emoticon after my comment tranquilize the bitter retort (?), because I honestly can't tell from way up here. I guess I'm going to have to invest in some grade-A binoculars before long.
I am, in the end, just a dopey rabid fan that never actually gets to watch these movies as often as I'd like...
~O)
They're the best scenes in that film, which is a shame.
How does QoS rank among the Craig films for me? I need to watch SF again, but right now I'd say I rank them CR, then SF, then SP, then QoS, but I rank all of them above all the Brosnan films except for Goldeneye, which I have at #8, but it might move down a little in my next ranking.
YES!!!!!
Something I forgot to mention is how I finally noticed, near the end where Bond has chased Greene through the desert hotel on fire and finally caught him but they hear the gunshot and Greene says essentially "Looks like you lost another one"...Bond lets him go, runs in the opposite direction, and looks for Camille. Maybe the thought Bond would have is that Greene doesn't have anywhere to escape to, though maybe he could've escaped, because at least one vehicle was left intact, the one that Bond later used to drive him into the desert (unless Bond called someone to bring the vehicle to the hotel, which I doubt). But bottom line, it's apparently more important for Bond to try to make sure that what happened to Vesper in CR doesn't happen to Camille this time, so he abandons the chance to question Greene about Quantum right then to go to Camille. Another connection with CR, I think, that maybe some of you noticed.
I'm not too sure about how well I did with this video but we'll soon see.
The reason I like this video is why I love the QoS trailers as well; you used the constant action and momentum of the movie to keep raising the adrenaline of the trailer beside the music. Overall I like the song choice and the wailing chorus that happens in sections of high action (again nice parallels with video and audio). It can get a bit too hip-hop at points, but overall it's not a bad fit. I like all the little character moments you addressed in regards to Bond in the video too, giving time to his fight to move on from Vesper and the inclusion of Mathis' quote about the good and bad being all mixed up is a perfect symbolic line of the film itself and its moral grays. And of course there's awesome moments that really stick out here like in the Skyfall video where a line or sound in the song matches the action occurring in the video. My favorite moment in this one was the gun shot in the song that hits right as Bond and Camille fight over a gun on Medrano's boat. Brilliant.
I look forward to your Casino Royale video, but of course you knew that. Make us proud!
I wasn't disappointed at all. I thoroughly enjoyed QoS when it came out.
I saw it as a refreshing palette cleanser. I was not completely bowled over by CR. I thought it was a vast improvement on DAD and I thought Craig was miles better than Brosnan, but it didn't completely do it for me.
In a sense what I like about QOS is that it feels a bit smaller and low key than CR. It's not trying desperately to be a classic like so many of the recent films. As a result i think it works a lot better.
Yes it has too much frenetic action, but People often overlook the excellent dramatic scenes - some of the best of the Craig era IMo.
Yes. Very nice.
I think Amalric is underrated as well. I enjoy his perofrmance.
Glad to hear it. Yes, Giancarlo Giannini is great.
I love every scene with him and he is also one of my favourite European actors (non-British).
His death scene in QOS leaves me in tears. For years I wasn't even able to watch it (for personal reasons).
Now that I can again I think it's the best emotional scene of the series even. And one of the moments where Craig actually shows a bit of acting talent too.
QoS is flawed and I dare say handicapped but there's just so much going for it that makes it a unique standout entry. No pretence. No bullshit. It's a film that gets straight down to business, tackling the story head on.
The opening car chase is definitely the best PTS of the Craig era and top 5 of all 24 entries. Craig is amazing. Stoic and lost in his job and really operates on a, 'by any means necessary' level. Furthermore, he looks great. His suits are the perfect fit, none of that overly tight fit rubbish and he's really able to move, continuing the visceral movement, action and urgency with the physical action.
Then we get set pieces like Tosca, intimate moments like: Bond and Mathis (every scene they shared was pure gold).
I could go on about how underrated this film is and all the subtle and inconspicuous gems there are littered throughout but I won't. The film is definitely one of the most boldly artistic entries and due to its length and pacing, serves to be satisfying, particularly as an epilogue to CR.