That's right; I was there at the midnight showing of the new Bond flick like a total fanboy and was geeking out all over the place.
Quantum of Solace turned heads in Britain and shattered their box office records despite their vocal complaints about it. I can't really come up with any other reason why they would be bashing their own native hero besides the fact that it was directed by French filmmaker Marc Forster. I personally am not aware that all the other directors in the Bond franchise were English, but if that's the case, I still think people need to stop complaining and not waste anymore wear-and-tear on their jaws on anything other than eating popcorn whilst they bask in the glow of Daniel Craig kicking ass for almost TWO HOURS STRAIGHT.
While it's not as good a movie as Casino Royale, QOS serves it's purpose as a pretty good segway into whatever they come up with next. Yes it has a lot of action, and I think that is where the storytelling dipped a bit compared to it's predecessor, but that brought to mind the flavor of some of the older Bond films:
Action and bad guys for the sake of action and bad guys.
Normally, this fault can capsize a movie with the effect known as "sequelitus", especially when more questions are presented than answered, as is what happens here. Yet, I think some can forget that A) This is the first sequel to a Bond movie ever and B) The character of James Bond is the driving force behind the success of the franchise. Ian Fleming's creation somehow lives and breathes and feels without actually having to do ANY of those things, save flying through the air while shooting and kissing the hottest women ever at the same time.
The character of 007 could be walking naked through a mall holding and ice cream cone and punching an old lady in the denchers and still look totally badass and get several women's numbers/panties/home addresses.
So fear not! Your questions remain unanswered, yes? Good! All the more reason to go see Bond again and forget how much you hate your job!
-Matt G
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