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  • chrisisallchrisisall Brosnan Defender Of The Realm
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    @MrBond I completely agree with my esteemed colleagues dramaticscenesofQOS & Ali here; that was a wonderfully detailed and thoughtful review of the movie, and the journey Bond made in it. You words threw into sharp relief things that had been dancing at the edge of my consciousness, yet lacked the solidification necessary for a deeper conscious understanding of why I love this movie so much. You gave me (us) that. Thank you. If it's possible, you helped me to love this (future classic) movie even more.
  • GetafixGetafix
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    QoS also has Arnold's better scores.
  • LudovicoLudovico
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    Am I the only one thinking La Perla de la Duna was tragically underused? Great little villain's hideout.
  • doubleoegodoubleoego #LightWork
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    Wow, that analytical assessment from @MrBond was brilliant. An excellent and thoroughly detailed review of a movie, that on the surface is, front loaded with action but it is under the surface one of the deepest and thoroughly, character developed Bond movies coated with subtle execution. However, the film's editing is a massive deterrence but I'll definitely give QoS
    SharkBait wrote:
    Currently watching Quantum of Solace and I had to pause just to come here and comment and add another plus point to QoS ; Out of all three films, in Quantum Craig has the best Bond hairstyle. Not to short and not too spiky. That is all. I will now continue watching this highly entertaining movie. :D

    I can't remember who it was, I think it may have been @DaltonCraig or @Getafix who said Craig's hair in QoS looked like someone had stepped on his head. As much as I disagreed with such a comment, I couldn't stop laughing.
  • dramaticscenesofQOSdramaticscenesofQOS
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    Getafix wrote:
    QoS also has Arnold's better scores.

    You're right on that!
  • dramaticscenesofQOSdramaticscenesofQOS
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    Lots of modern style blended with a retro-look. If you see all the juxtaposition between M and Bond while he's in Haiti. Then we get the opera house which feels so modern and has some cinematography that features different angles like when Bond is confronting Greene and his guards.

    Yusef's apartment had a lot of 60's style to it.
  • barryt007barryt007
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    dramaticscenesofQOS wrote:
    .

    Yusef's apartment had a lot of 60's style to it.

    It would do,it was a barracks in Aldershot....

  • dramaticscenesofQOSdramaticscenesofQOS
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    The lamp on his table was round and unique but it was the eco hotel in Perlas de Las Dunas, and the aeroplane which had that retro style.
  • Ottofuse8Ottofuse8
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    yea sorry but i hate this film...
  • 0BradyM0Bondfanatic70BradyM0Bondfanatic7 Quantum Floral Arrangements: "We Have Petals Everywhere"
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    Ottofuse8 wrote:
    yea sorry but i hate this film...

    Did you read the title of this thread?

    ap·pre·ci·a·tion
    əˌprēSHēˈāSHən/
    noun
    1.
    the recognition and enjoyment of the good qualities of someone or something.
    "I smiled in appreciation"
    synonyms: valuing, treasuring, admiration, respect, regard, esteem, high opinion

    Now please, go be unoriginal somewhere else.
  • SaintMarkSaintMark
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    0BradyM0Bondfanatic7 wrote:
    Ottofuse8 wrote:
    yea sorry but i hate this film...

    Did you read the title of this thread?

    ap·pre·ci·a·tion
    əˌprēSHēˈāSHən/
    noun
    1.
    the recognition and enjoyment of the good qualities of someone or something.
    "I smiled in appreciation"
    synonyms: valuing, treasuring, admiration, respect, regard, esteem, high opinion

    Now please, go be unoriginal somewhere else.

    Anytime there is an appreciation thread people will visit it, The Brosnan threads suffered far more abuse in that sense.

    But I agree those kind of remarks are not done.

    Quantum of Bourne did have a strong performance by Daniel Craig and Judy Dench, I appreciate their work.

  • chrisisallchrisisall Brosnan Defender Of The Realm
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    SaintMark wrote:
    Quantum of Bourne
    Not ap·pre·ci·a·ted.
    :))
  • dramaticscenesofQOSdramaticscenesofQOS
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    QoS really set the whole M & Bond relationship firmly before SF. It's like Marc Forster started this theme and Sam Mendes took it and ran with it (I mean this as a compliment to Mendes).
  • 0BradyM0Bondfanatic70BradyM0Bondfanatic7 Quantum Floral Arrangements: "We Have Petals Everywhere"
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    SaintMark wrote:
    0BradyM0Bondfanatic7 wrote:
    Ottofuse8 wrote:
    yea sorry but i hate this film...

    Did you read the title of this thread?

    ap·pre·ci·a·tion
    əˌprēSHēˈāSHən/
    noun
    1.
    the recognition and enjoyment of the good qualities of someone or something.
    "I smiled in appreciation"
    synonyms: valuing, treasuring, admiration, respect, regard, esteem, high opinion

    Now please, go be unoriginal somewhere else.

    Anytime there is an appreciation thread people will visit it, The Brosnan threads suffered far more abuse in that sense.

    But I agree those kind of remarks are not done.

    Quantum of Bourne did have a strong performance by Daniel Craig and Judy Dench, I appreciate their work.

    How hypocrisy runs rampant. Slap someone's wrist for being disrespectful of the topic at hand while taking a jab yourself.
    chrisisall wrote:
    SaintMark wrote:
    Quantum of Bourne
    Not ap·pre·ci·a·ted.
    :))

    Quite. What do you say, @chrisisall? Shall we mosey on down to the Skyfall appreciation thread and spam the place full of posts calling it a total "Skyfail?" Har har har, sneer, sneer, sneer... 8-|
  • chrisisallchrisisall Brosnan Defender Of The Realm
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    0BradyM0Bondfanatic7 wrote:
    What do you say, @chrisisall? Shall we mosey on down to the Skyfall appreciation thread and spam the place full of posts calling it a total "Skyfail?" Har har har, sneer, sneer, sneer... 8-|

    The low road awaits.
    Sadly, I will not be taking it today. ;)
  • SaintMarkSaintMark
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    chrisisall wrote:
    0BradyM0Bondfanatic7 wrote:
    What do you say, @chrisisall? Shall we mosey on down to the Skyfall appreciation thread and spam the place full of posts calling it a total "Skyfail?" Har har har, sneer, sneer, sneer... 8-|

    The low road awaits.
    Sadly, I will not be taking it today. ;)

    Skyfail, I like it.

    And I like the Bourne movies so it is a compliment of sorts. O:-)

  • MurdockMurdock The minus world
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    SaintMark wrote:
    chrisisall wrote:
    0BradyM0Bondfanatic7 wrote:
    What do you say, @chrisisall? Shall we mosey on down to the Skyfall appreciation thread and spam the place full of posts calling it a total "Skyfail?" Har har har, sneer, sneer, sneer... 8-|

    The low road awaits.
    Sadly, I will not be taking it today. ;)

    Skyfail, I like it.

    No that's "You Know Who's" hot button insult... :-((
  • SaintMarkSaintMark
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    Murdock wrote:
    SaintMark wrote:
    chrisisall wrote:
    0BradyM0Bondfanatic7 wrote:
    What do you say, @chrisisall? Shall we mosey on down to the Skyfall appreciation thread and spam the place full of posts calling it a total "Skyfail?" Har har har, sneer, sneer, sneer... 8-|

    The low road awaits.
    Sadly, I will not be taking it today. ;)

    Skyfail, I like it.

    No that's "You Know Who's" hot button insult... :-((

    I had not read this one before or it has escaped me. And I dare to speak his name: Voldemort or M in Bond 24. ;)

  • AstonLotusAstonLotus
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    Terrible movie.

    Horribly edited action scenes.Heck the whole film is horribly edited.A Bond who comes across as a low life psychotic scumbag.Boring plot.Crap villains.No gadgets.

    Its not a Bond movie.Its a bad Bourne movie.
  • 0BradyM0Bondfanatic70BradyM0Bondfanatic7 Quantum Floral Arrangements: "We Have Petals Everywhere"
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    AstonLotus wrote:
    Terrible movie.

    Horribly edited action scenes.Heck the whole film is horribly edited.A Bond who comes across as a low life psychotic scumbag.Boring plot.Crap villains.No gadgets.

    Its not a Bond movie.Its a bad Bourne movie.

    Do you read at a second grade level, my friend? You do understand what the bloody definition of APPRECIATION is, don't you, and why your comments aren't welcome in a thread meant for POSITIVE discussion? Headaches. Headaches, headaches. [-(
  • chrisisallchrisisall Brosnan Defender Of The Realm
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    QOS has one of the best female co-stars, and really good chemistry between her & Craig.
  • dramaticscenesofQOSdramaticscenesofQOS
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    chrisisall wrote:
    QOS has one of the best female co-stars, and really good chemistry between her & Craig.

    The chemistry was much better. Camille was beyond her years.
  • chrisisallchrisisall Brosnan Defender Of The Realm
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    I found this on another site, thought it worth sharing:

    "If you walk in the cinema expecting CR II: The Revenge, you will be disappointed. If you walk in the cinema expecting a good time because it's the new Bond film, you'll have a great time. QOS is, to me, the Tomorrow Never Dies to Casino Royale's GoldenEye - it's not as brainy, or thought provoking, but it's damned entertaining, and it delivers action and excitement in spades."
  • 0BradyM0Bondfanatic70BradyM0Bondfanatic7 Quantum Floral Arrangements: "We Have Petals Everywhere"
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    I think QoS is just as thought-provoking as CR, but that's just me. The central character study of Bond as he goes through the entire grieving process is brilliant, one of the pinnacles of the film.
  • dramaticscenesofQOSdramaticscenesofQOS
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    That's why the dramatic scenes and the psychological aspects of the action scenes (representing Bond inner turmoil) are what make me like the film along with other symbolisms and realistic qualities. The soundtrack was wrll done, truly.
  • chrisisallchrisisall Brosnan Defender Of The Realm
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    @dramaticscenesofQOS I agree with what you're saying; the soundtrack was especially excellent.
  • dramaticscenesofQOSdramaticscenesofQOS
    edited March 2014 Posts: 1,280
    chrisisall wrote:
    @dramaticscenesofQOS I agree with what you're saying; the soundtrack was especially excellent.

    I think I can say that we both appreciate Arnold's music better than the other fellow scoring the music.
  • AstonLotusAstonLotus
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    0BradyM0Bondfanatic7 wrote:
    AstonLotus wrote:
    Terrible movie.

    Horribly edited action scenes.Heck the whole film is horribly edited.A Bond who comes across as a low life psychotic scumbag.Boring plot.Crap villains.No gadgets.

    Its not a Bond movie.Its a bad Bourne movie.

    Do you read at a second grade level, my friend? You do understand what the bloody definition of APPRECIATION is, don't you, and why your comments aren't welcome in a thread meant for POSITIVE discussion? Headaches. Headaches, headaches. [-(

    Sorry.I will try to say something nice about QOS...

    I think Gemma Arterton looked cute.

    I thought the bit where Bond hands the unconcious body of Camille to a dude on the dock and says '' Here, shes seasick '' was funny.

    I liked Camille, despite the fact that she looked like she had been spray painted orange.

    Umm...thats about it.

  • chrisisallchrisisall Brosnan Defender Of The Realm
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    AstonLotus wrote:
    Umm...thats about it.
    Oh, are you leaving? Oh, too bad, well, nice to have had you here. So long!
  • 0BradyM0Bondfanatic70BradyM0Bondfanatic7 Quantum Floral Arrangements: "We Have Petals Everywhere"
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    AstonLotus wrote:
    0BradyM0Bondfanatic7 wrote:
    AstonLotus wrote:
    Terrible movie.

    Horribly edited action scenes.Heck the whole film is horribly edited.A Bond who comes across as a low life psychotic scumbag.Boring plot.Crap villains.No gadgets.

    Its not a Bond movie.Its a bad Bourne movie.

    Do you read at a second grade level, my friend? You do understand what the bloody definition of APPRECIATION is, don't you, and why your comments aren't welcome in a thread meant for POSITIVE discussion? Headaches. Headaches, headaches. [-(

    Sorry.I will try to say something nice about QOS...

    I think Gemma Arterton looked cute.

    I thought the bit where Bond hands the unconcious body of Camille to a dude on the dock and says '' Here, shes seasick '' was funny.

    I liked Camille, despite the fact that she looked like she had been spray painted orange.

    Umm...thats about it.

    Wow, nice work. Hope you didn't strain yourself or anything...
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