Neil wrote:Not to go off topic, but how was Bond?
It had a lot of action, A LOT, more than any other bond film I could remember (I am getting old though!), this bond is really hard core and tuff and gritty. I am sure the younger people in the theater got a real adrenaline rush from it. Some of the people I was with liked it, some didn't - they say they liked the older bonds who were more stealthy and refined and not lots of action and fighting all the time. Some said it reminded them of that jason stathom guy from Transporter movies.
The actions sequences were all filmed really nicely though, the color and scenery and settings were excellent I thought. The characters were interesting, but I don't remember seeing Q, they must have cut him from this film. The end was confusing for me though, it was like they took a 3 hour movie and edited it down to 2 hours and left some stuff out that you needed to fill in the plot and flesh out some of the minor roles. Some of my friends thought they removed some of the story to trump up the action parts and that is why they didn't like it. I am a gadget guy myself and this movie didn't have a lot of neat little gadgets.
Overall one of the better films I have seen this year(though I have seen very few because I think the offerings have been drab), and if you like great choreography and lots of action you should like this film - this bond is really kickbutt kind of guy, but it is not my favorite bond film. It would have been much better in 3D, some of the action sequences would have been amazing with some 3d thrown in.
Of course the most important question is always the bond girl, I really liked daniel craig's ruthlessness, but the bond girl was forgettable. In fact I think I already forgot her. who?
Oh one more thing, I couldn't help but all through the movie remembering how many times certain things had already been done in previous bond movies or other major films I have seen, this is not particular to this film, everything has already just been done so much there is no real innovation. Certain scenes I saw timothy dalton or pierce brosnan reruns and kept wishing they had made the movie 3d to add a new element to the same tired stunts.
Go see it, but see the early show and save a couple dollars. This film aspired to be "body of lies", but fell short. I like body of lies much better.
I need the community's help - what should I do - trade the girlfriend in or no? I mean she is great and all, but just one simple lady, I could have a new girlfriend every night on this technology eh? Neil please help - I am torn.
Marilyn Monrobot, classic.
