Friday, November 7, 2008

Quantum of Solace

I wrote a totally unrelated post with the same name a while ago. That says something about the eagerness with which I was waiting for the movie. It was released today, and somehow, as has been the case most of the time, without any preplanning, I chanced upon watching it. A comparison to Casino Royale is inevitable. This one is good, but CR was better (a sentiment echoed by some of my friends too). For one thing, the title track is nowhere near You know my name. And maybe the novelty of a new bond has subsided, now it's just another Bond movie. On the brighter side, the action sequences are superb, well thought out and very well directed. Same for the performances. I had some trouble following the storyline, I'll just blame it on the lack of subtitles. And the pace keeps you hooked to your seats. Overall a paisa vasool movie.

5 comments:

vinaya said...

Ek code review, ek tuchcha code review mere aur Bond ke beech mein aa gaya :(
CR was good, but IMO it wasnt a typical Bond movie.

vivek said...

How were the.... ahem ahem....you know who i am asking about.[;)]

Mohsin said...

@Vinaya
I guess that's why I liked it, the typical Bond is too polished to feel real.. that's where CR shone..

@Vivek
disppointment. This guy is nothing compared to Pierce Brosnan in that dept ;-)

Abhishek said...

What I felt was,CR was a different movie than any of the bond movie. In CR, Bond gets his ass whooped badly, unlike in any other movie. Though I didn't Daniel as much as Pierce Brosnan, but he was good in CR. I haven't watch QOS. Will post about it when i do.

Mohsin said...

Bond getting his ass whooped badly makes him somewhat more believable :-)
And don't miss QOS, it's a good movie in itself..