TurquoiseB wrote:
> ...but Daniel Craig really is the best James
> Bond ever. And "Quantum of Solace" is actually
> a pretty good movie.
>
> It should be; it sure cost enough to make. But
> most of it is right up there onscreen, in the
> sets, and the stunts (real stunts, jawdroppers,
> a large number of them done by Craig himself).
>
> The filmmakers basically reinvent the James Bond
> franchise, while staying true to some of its
> conventions, like the obligatory stunt scene
> before the credits, and the Bondgirl dipped in
> something icky. But they give it something it
> has lacked to date -- believable characters.
>
> I liked it. It had enough car chases and blowing
> things up so that even Sarah Palin's friends will
> like it, but it had a little depth, too. And good
> actors, allowed to act. I found it a most enjoyable
> way to spend an afternoon.
Interesting political analysis of the film:
http://etresoi.ch/Denis/bond.html
