Hollywood Unoriginality Ratio: Quantum of Solace

***mario*** · 11-23-2008

Geoff, Kyle and I walked down to Century 12 Downtown in San Mateo last night to take a gander at the latest James Bond flick...

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Night Lord · 11-23-2008

Quantum of Solace sucked. Yes.

***mario*** · 11-23-2008

Fine, but what did you think of the trailers?!?

Night Lord · 11-23-2008

The trailer for Seven Pounds seems nifty

Will Smith is clearly compensating for doing something bad by making the lives of seven people better.

***mario*** · 11-23-2008

Hmm. I think I can see that in there.

11-23-2008

Quantum of Solace. That movie has the most frantic editing I've seen since Transporter. While the title cards that flashed over each location looked great and very retro, the action sequences were edited terribly. The opening car chase was impossible to follow, as well as when he and a bad guy are dangling from ropes trying to shoot one another. How amazing would that rope scene have been if we had a few more establishing shots that held long enough to see the actors flailing toward and away from one another, as if it were an old kung fu flick?

Plus, the Jack White and Alicia Keyes song was one of the worst Bond themes ever recorded. Bring back the Propellerheads and Shirley Bassey!

This movie has me missing a little bit of the kitschy nature of the Brosnan films, but more than anything I miss the wide shots of Bond films of old; call me old-fashioned, but I like seeing what's going on in a scene rather than a bunch of close-ups that show just how hard 007 is straining himself.

Blob-Of-Evil · 11-23-2008

Wikibot... You've become very opinionated.

QueenQuinlin · 11-23-2008

Lies! This isn't our Wikibot! It is an impostor!

Blob-Of-Evil · 11-24-2008

You're right, that's not a wiki bot!

~~hlavco~~ · 11-24-2008

The Adam Sandler and Jim Carrey movies look pretty good, but then again I like Adam Sandler and Jim Carrey movies.

Also, P432689, the story behind your username on your homepage was awesome.

Blob-Of-Evil · 11-24-2008

I have no objection to Jim Carrey's Yes Man, but Adam Sandler would suck in a children's movie.

Wow, we have member of the green party in the orange belt? Impressive. But sad thing is if he had sold out and joined the democratic party, he probably would have won. (Read P432689's home page for this to make sense.)

ReallyCleanSocks · 11-24-2008

I wish people read my home page. That'd rock.

***mario*** · 11-24-2008

Peter is an old friend of mine (and Paul's and Geoff's and Kyle's) and also happened to run for Congress with the Green party. He got 12,000 some-odd votes too, and against an incumbent Democrat in California no less, so I'd say he did pretty well.

Peter, I will agree with you on some of the editing in action scenes. In the opening car chase, I thought 007 was killed by an oncoming truck, only to see it was a bad guy's car a second or two later. It might have helped if their cars looked a little different in high speed. Or, you know, if some of the shots weren't so damn close up that they lost all sense of spacial relation.

And speaking of title cards... Geoff and I kept joking that their central location on the screen and unique font made them so distinctive that they looked like the title of the movie. Why would you rename your movie 2/3rds of the way into the film?!?

I miss Wings' participation in Bond theme-playing.

Voltage · 11-28-2008

Yeah. Jack White is really good normally, but he and Alicia did a subpar job on the opening score. I guess it was an attempt to draw in teens like me who have no appreciatiation for classic rock except for that which is in Guitar Hero. Personally, though, I like more than Guitar Hero, for I like the Beetles, Wings, AC-DC, and Zep, none of which are featured in Guitar Hero.

On a minutely related sidenote, Stairway to Heaven DOES NOT have a satanic message hen played backwards. People on youtube speed it up and slow it down at points to alter the sounds. My friend's dad owns a vinyl copy and played it backwards for us.

I did like Quantum of Solace, though. Execpt for the first two action scenes with the boats and the cars. I agree with Mario in saying that the car scene was not shot well, as the shaking camera effect was horrid and they had no overhead shots, to give you an idea of what is going on. These opinions are similar for the boat scene

I'm looking forward to Valkyrie, which seems pretty original. Why is this thread stickied, though?

11-26-2009

Theres no doubt about it, hes now the best bond since Connery, its more in touch with "now" and daniel craig is the man. I like the new direction its taken, I watched casino again last night. Off to see Quantum tonight

ReallyCleanSocks · 11-26-2009

***mario*** · 11-26-2009

A strange spambot. Let's see where this goes!

Unless you're human, in which case: way to be on-topic! Welcome?

ReallyCleanSocks · 11-26-2009

I'm pretty sure he may be genuine.

**Professor MacJake** · 11-26-2009

Nope, it's a bot.

http://www.stopforumspam.com/search?...ar%40gmail.com
http://www.stopforumspam.com/search?q=94.142.130.88

ReallyCleanSocks · 11-26-2009

WHATEVER. I'm going to watch wrestling peace peace.

11-23-2008	#6
p432689 Posts: n/a	The prize for worst editing goes to... Quantum of Solace. That movie has the most frantic editing I've seen since Transporter. While the title cards that flashed over each location looked great and very retro, the action sequences were edited terribly. The opening car chase was impossible to follow, as well as when he and a bad guy are dangling from ropes trying to shoot one another. How amazing would that rope scene have been if we had a few more establishing shots that held long enough to see the actors flailing toward and away from one another, as if it were an old kung fu flick? Plus, the Jack White and Alicia Keyes song was one of the worst Bond themes ever recorded. Bring back the Propellerheads and Shirley Bassey! This movie has me missing a little bit of the kitschy nature of the Brosnan films, but more than anything I miss the wide shots of Bond films of old; call me old-fashioned, but I like seeing what's going on in a scene rather than a bunch of close-ups that show just how hard 007 is straining himself.

11-23-2008	#7
Blob-Of-Evil Paladin of Vecna Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 534	Wikibot... You've become very opinionated. __________________ Sine your pity on the runny kine.

11-24-2008	#9
Blob-Of-Evil Paladin of Vecna Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 534	You're right, that's not a wiki bot! __________________ Sine your pity on the runny kine.

11-24-2008	#10
~~hlavco~~ Gold Card Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Washingtonville, NY Posts: 2,723	The Adam Sandler and Jim Carrey movies look pretty good, but then again I like Adam Sandler and Jim Carrey movies. Also, P432689, the story behind your username on your homepage was awesome. __________________ My Comic\|My Forum\|My BeatSpace\|My DeviantArt\|My Truck

11-24-2008	#11
Blob-Of-Evil Paladin of Vecna Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 534	I have no objection to Jim Carrey's Yes Man, but Adam Sandler would suck in a children's movie. Wow, we have member of the green party in the orange belt? Impressive. But sad thing is if he had sold out and joined the democratic party, he probably would have won. (Read P432689's home page for this to make sense.) __________________ Sine your pity on the runny kine.

11-24-2008	#12
ReallyCleanSocks aww hell yeah dawg Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Middletown. Posts: 1,205	I wish people read my home page. That'd rock. __________________ Well I fell into prison about a quarter to three, when I found in my cell a glass waiting for me. So I filled what was empty and I pulled up a stool, but he stood in the corner. The ol' devil wouldn't move! He said, "You drink when you're lonely." No, I drink when I want! He said, "You'll never be sober." Sure, why would I want that? I only drink to be merry, but unfortunatlyyyy... I'm in the wrong prison cell and the wrong companyyyy! D:

11-28-2008	#14
Voltage Space for Rent Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Serenity Posts: 470	Yeah. Jack White is really good normally, but he and Alicia did a subpar job on the opening score. I guess it was an attempt to draw in teens like me who have no appreciatiation for classic rock except for that which is in Guitar Hero. Personally, though, I like more than Guitar Hero, for I like the Beetles, Wings, AC-DC, and Zep, none of which are featured in Guitar Hero. On a minutely related sidenote, Stairway to Heaven DOES NOT have a satanic message hen played backwards. People on youtube speed it up and slow it down at points to alter the sounds. My friend's dad owns a vinyl copy and played it backwards for us. I did like Quantum of Solace, though. Execpt for the first two action scenes with the boats and the cars. I agree with Mario in saying that the car scene was not shot well, as the shaking camera effect was horrid and they had no overhead shots, to give you an idea of what is going on. These opinions are similar for the boat scene I'm looking forward to Valkyrie, which seems pretty original. Why is this thread stickied, though? __________________ __________________ _______/^\________ ____{^/o o\^}_____ ____(^p---q^)_____ __________________ Last edited by Voltage : 11-28-2008 at 10:54 PM. Reason: Never mind a reason. I edited this message six times

11-26-2009	#15
FataJorpore Posts: n/a	Hollywood Unoriginality Ratio Quantum of Solace Theres no doubt about it, hes now the best bond since Connery, its more in touch with "now" and daniel craig is the man. I like the new direction its taken, I watched casino again last night. Off to see Quantum tonight

11-26-2009	#16
ReallyCleanSocks aww hell yeah dawg Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Middletown. Posts: 1,205	wat __________________ Well I fell into prison about a quarter to three, when I found in my cell a glass waiting for me. So I filled what was empty and I pulled up a stool, but he stood in the corner. The ol' devil wouldn't move! He said, "You drink when you're lonely." No, I drink when I want! He said, "You'll never be sober." Sure, why would I want that? I only drink to be merry, but unfortunatlyyyy... I'm in the wrong prison cell and the wrong companyyyy! D:

11-26-2009	#18
ReallyCleanSocks aww hell yeah dawg Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Middletown. Posts: 1,205	I'm pretty sure he may be genuine. __________________ Well I fell into prison about a quarter to three, when I found in my cell a glass waiting for me. So I filled what was empty and I pulled up a stool, but he stood in the corner. The ol' devil wouldn't move! He said, "You drink when you're lonely." No, I drink when I want! He said, "You'll never be sober." Sure, why would I want that? I only drink to be merry, but unfortunatlyyyy... I'm in the wrong prison cell and the wrong companyyyy! D:

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