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The technical aspects of MR - the direction, cinematography, set design, special effects, music are superior to QOS in every way. Even the action, which may indeed be utterly ludicrous at times, is handled in a more coherent manner.
Exactly. An appeal to popularity (or unpopularity) means nothing. QOS is a mess of a movie, I have no issue to say it, but it is not devoid of qualities.
I think it's a fair review. The following summarises my feelings on QoS quite effectively.
This film catches Ian Fleming's hero on the run, keeps him running, and zips along with a jolting, almost offensive velocity, catching its ragged breath in the rare opportunity for dialogue. Fans of the series who like to slow down and savour the scenery, enjoying a drip-feed of dodgy innuendo, may consider this a rude awakening - it's the shortest Bond movie to date, and easily the most terse.
But consider how many of the pictures, to include Casino Royale, run out of steam as they drag themselves across the two hour mark, if not long before. Quantum of Solace may hurtle through its own (sketchy) plot as if it's not quite the point - there have been more satisfying narrative pay-offs than we get here - but its best sequences bring you up short in the best way, adding up to the giddiest straight ride since The Living Daylights.
I also found this the most enjoyable entry in the series since TLD - the first time since 1987 that I actually just sat back and soaked it up. Tha't not to say it doesn't have faults - far from it. But I personally found it quite refreshing.
This is an Indie wannabe Bond film
I fully appreciate the quality of CR, but when I first saw it, I just found it over-long. I see it as less than the sum of its parts - great scenes, characters and some decent dialogue, but overall not quite as satisfying as I thought it was going to be. It didn't carry me along in the same as the early classic Bonds.
I'm not for a moment claiming QoS is a classic, but I did enjoy it on a purely visceral level - just sitting back and enjoying the ride - in a way that I hadn't done since TLD. I do find some scenes confusing and I would have enjoyed a little slowing of the pace and slightly fewer pointless action scenes, but overall, on first viewing at least, I found it pretty decent.
While the reviews at the time weren't glowing, it's noticeable that very few of them slated it in the way that some fans do on here. I feel that just as SF is overhyped, QoS has been unfairly maligned. I probably wouldn't rank them that far apart to be honest, but my personal preference would place QoS above SF.
By the time it ends though I always think...meh.
I do remember leaving the cinema in 2008 thinking that something just wasn't right with the film. To me, while SF has its weaknesses, I simply find it a more entertaining, better produced experience.
Glad I wasn't the only one to feel that way about CR. I still think it's better than SF though.
'More than the sum of it's parts' is a compliment - i.e. the film adds up to more than its constituent ingredients would suggest. 'Less than the some of' suggests the film is not as good overall as the individual elements.
Or at least, that's how I've always understood it.
100% agreement here, rare, but a fact.
QoS is the obvious weaker of the Craig films but it is not the worst of the series.
Substitute MR for MWTGG and I'm in agreement with you on the three worst films.
For me QOS is #19 at the moment. Elements of it are good but as a whole it's just doesn't feel wholly satisfying for me. AVTAK, MWTGG, DAD and DAF are the only ones I consider to be worse and the ones I would want to rewatch the least.
But, whatcha gonna do? :))
Yeah even though I consider it the weakest of Connery's films, DAF still had some great fun to it (Mr. Wint and Mr. Kidd steal the show :P). And yes the Tarzan yell is ridiculous, but it doesn't completely ruin OP for me either (I admit it's not one of my favorite Bond films, but I don't consider it bad either). Oh well...
Oh. Just now I get the reference to Indy's Dad not liking rats in Last Crusade. I feel like an idiot; I don't know vat to say...
I realized that before; there's also the rats in FRWL. Speaking of which I love Last Crusade; one of my favorite adventure films, and my favorite Indy film. But yeah DAF, while not exactly a well-made film, can be a lot of fun sometimes (particularly the first half and final scene).
Not as good as the films that bookend it, but certainly in the upper half. Maybe top ten even.
I've got it at #15 at the moment,but it could well climb on the next viewing,as SF could at #8....they are hard to pin down.
On my list it most certainly is. ;)
And I am sure I am not the only one.
Is it? There are one or two members that are a bit harsh on it but I think all the fans who claim it's an underrated masterpiece balance things out. QOS gets more than enough praise.