I watched Quantum of Solace on Red Box last night (by the way, I discovered that 9 out of 10 of the Red Box codes I had are no good. The only one that works is "Redbox" if you've never rented a Red Box movie on that particular card before).
Anyway, I'm a Bond movie fan. The Pierce Brosnan movies got a little hokey, so I'm a huge Daniel Craig fan. His Bond is way tougher, way more manly, and not so goofy. I know some Bond fans will say that the character is supposed to be suave and debonaire but I don't care, I like the tough-guy Bond that Craig has brought to the last 2 Bond films. I bet I've watched Casino Royale 10 times or more, it's a great flick. So, I was pretty excited to rent Quantum of Solace, which is a great name for a movie, in my humble opinion. And I liked the movie. I'm not as big of a fan of this one as I am of Casino Royale, but it was good. The whole idea is Bond is trying to get revenge (or a Quantum of Solace ;-) ) for the death of his girlfriend from Casino Royale. He gets mixed up in some international schemes to make ridiculous amounts of money, of course, as usual, but at the same time he is trying to find the people responsible for her death. He does have one "Bond girl" in this film, but her role isn't important - quite a departure from the old Bond movies.
Unfortunately, the Aston Martin only makes an appearance at the very beginning of the movie and it gets torn up (nearly brought a tear to my eye :-D ) and later he drives some Ford model we don't have here in the US. So, the whole thing with cars, women and gadgets that defined the older Bond movies is not a part of this movie and I like the change.
I'll give this movie a 3 out of 5, worth the $1 Red Box rental, but remember this isn't the old Bond, if that's what you're looking for, rent something older.
Anyway, I'm a Bond movie fan. The Pierce Brosnan movies got a little hokey, so I'm a huge Daniel Craig fan. His Bond is way tougher, way more manly, and not so goofy. I know some Bond fans will say that the character is supposed to be suave and debonaire but I don't care, I like the tough-guy Bond that Craig has brought to the last 2 Bond films. I bet I've watched Casino Royale 10 times or more, it's a great flick. So, I was pretty excited to rent Quantum of Solace, which is a great name for a movie, in my humble opinion. And I liked the movie. I'm not as big of a fan of this one as I am of Casino Royale, but it was good. The whole idea is Bond is trying to get revenge (or a Quantum of Solace ;-) ) for the death of his girlfriend from Casino Royale. He gets mixed up in some international schemes to make ridiculous amounts of money, of course, as usual, but at the same time he is trying to find the people responsible for her death. He does have one "Bond girl" in this film, but her role isn't important - quite a departure from the old Bond movies.
Unfortunately, the Aston Martin only makes an appearance at the very beginning of the movie and it gets torn up (nearly brought a tear to my eye :-D ) and later he drives some Ford model we don't have here in the US. So, the whole thing with cars, women and gadgets that defined the older Bond movies is not a part of this movie and I like the change.
I'll give this movie a 3 out of 5, worth the $1 Red Box rental, but remember this isn't the old Bond, if that's what you're looking for, rent something older.
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