After watching this video, I knew I had to write a quick post on this movie which I caught few days ago. WATCH THIS!

QoS is, to me, a good movie. I’m not really a Bond fan. I never watched the earlier films fully. I’ve never read a single Ian Fleming book. And I’ve only known about James Bond properly since its reintroduction by Pierce Brosnan.

But the latest reboot, with Daniel Craig, is simply the best. The first movie, Casino Royale, proves that Craig’s Bond is up there with the best of the Bond actors, and QoS just confirms that his depiction of James Bond IS the best.

The action is way more intense than the first, in that Bond finds himself caught in chase scene after chase scene. The fight scenes were really raw, sort of unrehearsed. That could be a good thing, or a bad thing. Good, because it looks really brutal and fierce. Bad, because the shaky camerawork makes you dizzy.

James Bond is the first of its kind. Spy movies. Its been around since the early 60s with Sean Connery playing the role, if I’m not wrong. After that, so many spy movie/series came about. Some are really good, like Mission Impossible ONE, and Bourne Identity, but nothing beats the original. Although its been rebooted more times than any other movie character, the personality of James Bond is still unique.

In Quantum of Solace, you’ll see Bond to be one of the coolest badass characters EVER. All the moves he makes, all the lines he said, all freakin’ cool. Gives you the wow effect on every single thing he did on the movie. From his awesome fights, down to the hard cold stare he gives. All cool.

The only thing I couldn’t really follow is the storyline. Yes, it IS the most important thing in the movie, but, I realise that not fully understanding the story does not make the movie a shitty one. Sometimes the audience couldn’t catch it the first time round. Take Mission Impossible ONE for example. I had to watch it twice to fully understand it. First time round, I only took in the awesomeness. I know all sorts of shit and backstabbing is going on but I dunno what or who is doing them. Only after watching the second time, do I fully realise the awesomeness of the movie. Likewise with Quantum of Solace. I basically follow the story, but I have questions about a lot of the details.

Then there’s Olga Kurylenko! Yay for her for keeping her clothes on this time. Yup, she took em down in Hitman, and almost every movie before that, I think. Even did it in Max Payne, except you don’t see anything. The role is pretty similar to Hitman, except she’s of some use in this movie.

Whoever says the movie sucks because the story isn’t clear, maybe its you who can’t grasp a slightly more complicated movie plot. You can go back to watching super simple storyline movies like umm… Max Payne.

I’m gonna watch it again. Most probably not in the theaters though.

James Bond! I’m not that much of a fan, but since the first Bond movie I watched is Goldeneye, so every other Bond movie I watch is in comparison to it.

And what can I say about Casino Royale? Based on how strong the impression had on me, I’d say Goldeneye has a greater impact, and I watched that on VCD. But that’s probably coz’ I was small and had not exposed myself to really awesome movies… I mean, look at how movies are nowadays. Even Mission Impossible 1 had more impact on me, at that particular time.

However, Casino Royale in itself, is a very good Bond movie. I liked the storyline, the action sequences and the sheer simplicity of it, minus all that gadjets that made Bond look really cheezy and fake. In terms of acting, Casino Royale’s Craig is really good, making the image of James Bond look like someone you don’t wanna mess with; sometimes cool and composed but sometimes rash and careless. It’s a good reboot of the franchise.

The actor however, I still have doubts. Craig’s portrayal of Bond is awesome, no doubt. But I’m still hooked to Pierce Brosnan (especially from Goldeneye) as the real James Bond.
Royale’s Bond seem too super-heroish built, although the movie is the most realistic one yet.

Heh. I’m comparing Casino Royale to Goldeneye a lot. I don’t know why. Goldeneye had a lot of impact on me back then, and I thought it was the coolest Bond movie ever. But all I can say is that Casino Royale is a definite contender…. even in the whole secret agent franchise.

What I’m trying to say here is… GO AND WATCH IT!