Sunday, Nov 23, 2008
Saw the movie today, launched yesterday here. The grade I give the movie: C.
I was quite disappointed with this movie, Casino Royal was an outstanding bond movie, and I thought this would be an amazing sequel. I read reviews on it saying it was worse than the prequel, but I thought it wouldn't be that bad, well, it was.
The whole movie surrounded the idea of a ''secret super organization of bad dudes'' and they tried to make this look outstanding, but they didn't get to transmit the feeling of it. The plan of the main evil character looks mysterious the whole movie along, but at the end it is just dumb. The whole Bond's ''vengeance'' for Vesper's death is disappointing.
The sense of reality they gave in the last movie was lost here. Yeah, I know bond movies always have weird gadgets, but dudes moving things in a (Microsoft touch) table in an intelligence agency is just stupid. They also try to give a more human aspect to M, as in the last movie, when we see her with her husband in the bed getting a phone call. But this time we see her moving into one of the geographical locations of one of bonds mission which doesn't fit in the personality of M in my opinion.
The role of the CIA is not as emotive as in the last movie. They try to give a feeling of importance about them with a special operations team (and other things that would spoil the movie for you), but I can say they don't achieve this objective. Also, the Bond girls don't fit in the story at all in my opinion.
The change from scene to scene had little sense, they didn't tell you how Bond or another character got there, but I can understand how the dude in charge of the movie thought this was an ''intelligent'' and ''revolutionary'' way of filming.
In the whole movie Bond didn't mention: ''The name's Bond, James Bond.'', maybe this is a indirect way of the director to suggest the way of making Bond movies is changing, well, they are changing for bad!
The only good I could find in this movie was the action scenes, the theme song and the acting of Daniel Craig.
What did you think about it?
I was quite disappointed with this movie, Casino Royal was an outstanding bond movie, and I thought this would be an amazing sequel. I read reviews on it saying it was worse than the prequel, but I thought it wouldn't be that bad, well, it was.
The whole movie surrounded the idea of a ''secret super organization of bad dudes'' and they tried to make this look outstanding, but they didn't get to transmit the feeling of it. The plan of the main evil character looks mysterious the whole movie along, but at the end it is just dumb. The whole Bond's ''vengeance'' for Vesper's death is disappointing.
The sense of reality they gave in the last movie was lost here. Yeah, I know bond movies always have weird gadgets, but dudes moving things in a (Microsoft touch) table in an intelligence agency is just stupid. They also try to give a more human aspect to M, as in the last movie, when we see her with her husband in the bed getting a phone call. But this time we see her moving into one of the geographical locations of one of bonds mission which doesn't fit in the personality of M in my opinion.
The role of the CIA is not as emotive as in the last movie. They try to give a feeling of importance about them with a special operations team (and other things that would spoil the movie for you), but I can say they don't achieve this objective. Also, the Bond girls don't fit in the story at all in my opinion.
The change from scene to scene had little sense, they didn't tell you how Bond or another character got there, but I can understand how the dude in charge of the movie thought this was an ''intelligent'' and ''revolutionary'' way of filming.
In the whole movie Bond didn't mention: ''The name's Bond, James Bond.'', maybe this is a indirect way of the director to suggest the way of making Bond movies is changing, well, they are changing for bad!
The only good I could find in this movie was the action scenes, the theme song and the acting of Daniel Craig.
What did you think about it?
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Posted Nov 23, 2008 4:40 pm PT
I'm probably not going to see it, just because everyone is giving it such bad reviews.
Posted Nov 23, 2008 4:57 pm PT
The action stuff itself was greatly choreographed, BUT the camera is so bad you won't realize where the action's going most of the time. This movie was so disappointing on so many levels, Daniel Craig's acting talent was wasted on a lazy script, and if Marc Foster is directing the next one, count me out.
Posted Nov 23, 2008 4:59 pm PT
dang, I had high hopes for this movie.
Posted Nov 23, 2008 5:07 pm PT
angel: how are you?
I am a fan of James bond, but not a fan (not by any stretch of the imagination) of the theatre so I won't go out to see it. Once it comes out on DVD I'll watch it.
I enjoyed casino royale, but I am one of the oldschool fans that really thinks something has been lost in franchise somehow.
I think Daniel Craig is a pretty good bond. The best bond will always be Sean Connery.
I have yet to see a bond movie that rates a C so I'm pretty surprised by that, although your arguments seem to have merit. I guess I will just have to wait and see for myself. Good blog.
Posted Nov 23, 2008 5:35 pm PT
yep James Bond movies changed a lot, I'm not sure about this new concept.
Posted Nov 23, 2008 7:04 pm PT
This movie is so bad?I dont believe nothing
Posted Nov 24, 2008 4:29 am PT
johnsteed> lol, then there was no good in it for you? Maybe the action shots were not taken as good as in the last one, but I did enjoy them. About the song, I like it by itself, but I agree it doesn't fit that much in a 007 movie. And yeah, he's a cool dude.
seth> If I heard the next movie was the worst in the cinematographic history, I would still go see it, it's a Bond movie!
digi> I agree the camera wasn't that good, but as I said before, I still found the action scenes cool. I do agree the script was also crappy, but I think Daniel Craig managed to take the best from it. Lets hope there is a new director for the next movie.
ajarbuckle> Me too, at least you will be prepared for it.
kelly> Hi. Home cinema is cool, some people in the theaters don't have manners, but I don't have the patience for the DVD to release. About the grade I gave it, being a Bond movie it needs a strict one, and having an awesome prequel maybe influenced in my grade, but I still think it was quite bad. And thanks.
DarkNeoBahamut> Yes they have changed, but the change in the last movie was positive and well done. I think in this one they tried to follow up this change and they just messed it up.
Motorheat> lol. Well, you better prepare yourself for something worse than the last movie.
seth> If I heard the next movie was the worst in the cinematographic history, I would still go see it, it's a Bond movie!
digi> I agree the camera wasn't that good, but as I said before, I still found the action scenes cool. I do agree the script was also crappy, but I think Daniel Craig managed to take the best from it. Lets hope there is a new director for the next movie.
ajarbuckle> Me too, at least you will be prepared for it.
kelly> Hi. Home cinema is cool, some people in the theaters don't have manners, but I don't have the patience for the DVD to release. About the grade I gave it, being a Bond movie it needs a strict one, and having an awesome prequel maybe influenced in my grade, but I still think it was quite bad. And thanks.
DarkNeoBahamut> Yes they have changed, but the change in the last movie was positive and well done. I think in this one they tried to follow up this change and they just messed it up.
Motorheat> lol. Well, you better prepare yourself for something worse than the last movie.
Posted Nov 24, 2008 11:54 am PT
ive never been a big james bond fan but sucks that u didnt like the movie
Posted Nov 24, 2008 4:23 pm PT
I thank that I will eventually go and see it someday.
Posted Nov 27, 2008 8:54 pm PT
bigd575> lol. happy thanksgiving.
Posted Nov 28, 2008 3:41 am PT
I thought it was a good follow up. Now i wonder what the next one will hold? As long as Daniel Craig is in it I'll go opening night.
Posted Nov 28, 2008 2:54 pm PT
yeah, I'm also curious of what the next one will bring, but I just hope another director is in charge of it.
Posted Nov 28, 2008 4:49 pm PT
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