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Absolutely!
She was trash too, but a recast could have salvaged her imo.
“Do you want to put that in English for those of us who don’t speak Spy”
“...so isn’t it about time you unwrapped your present?”
...but yes, all three were quite trashy. I did like Jill St. John though, despite her character becoming more of an airhead as the film goes on.
The two scenes where it's too quick:
.Mitchell's betrayal where it looks like M's been shot. And the underground chase that follows.
.The boat chase.
QoS is a film which introduced some other noticeable elements, including overt callbacks to prior iconic entries and artsy direction, which have for better or worse continued through the last two in Craig's run.
I realize there's a lot of fan love here for the film and that's fine. However, I don't know of anyone in the general public who has reassessed this film. It is a mostly forgotten entry.
I agree. The only section which still is hard to make out is Bond chasing Mitchell through the sewers. The car chase opener it does suit and is an absolute belter! But it's the quieter scenes that stand out for me, scenes with M, Mathis encounter, Greene meets Beam on the plane, finale with Vespers lover! More memorable for me than anything in SF!
I can agree with the Mitchell's betrayal where it looks like M's being shot - but the chase that follows is OK, IMO; the boat chase didn't bother me one bit.
That being said, it's not an editing approach I'd prefer for every Bond film, but for QoS it's completely fine.
It had massive expectations after the high of CR and was bound to not hit that mark.
It was one of the shortest films in the series.
The villain was forgettable and the plot wasn't seen as very good.
People immediately saw the fast-cutting and Bourne influence and immediately called it a Bourne rip-off.
We now know a lot of it was limited by the Writer's Guild Strike, putting more pressure on Forester and Craig to fill in the gaps.
The gap between QoS and SF and the success of the latter made QoS seem like more of a failure than it actually was.
That being said, it's good that fans, if nobody else, realize QoS is a decent Bond film with a lot going for it. I liked it from first viewing, although admitted it wasn't near CR, but still a solid Bond film with great individual moments and scenes.
I've revisited it several times on video and like it better than the M-starring film that followed it or brothergate.
Agreed. Honestly, I don't like to imagine the film with traditional editing. It's like the GE score. It's not traditional but it's right for THAT film.
The ending was alright, IMO, with QoS picking up where CR left.
Never cared much for the GE score, but in context (watching the film), it's alright. It's not a score I sit down an listen to – in contrast with several other Bond scores.
- the car chase (basically my two favourite car brands against each other, Aston and Alfa)
- the opera scene
- reunion with Mathis, plane scene and arriving in Bolivia
Ok, I admit, that’s five.
QOS is as good as CR
Based on the last viewing(s), I kinda agree. I certainly enjoy QoS just as much.
I love both of those car chases! Bone crunching, visceral car chases is what we need!
Yes! CR is a 10 but QOS is a 9.5.
It certainly beats the half-arsed attempt in SP…
A better actress might have asked for a change of lines, inspired better lines or at least deliver it somewhat better. In any case, however bad these lines were, she could have improved the character overall by simply... Acting better.
Despite his inexperience, Laz is strong in several scenes. BUT I’m not sure I believe his character as a lost, tortured soul. He’s too youthful and sprightly.
I get that Barry was trying to out-do John Williams but it just doesn't work for me.