Tag: Quantum Of Solace
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You can’t put a price on integrity
In Quantum Of Solace, Camille delivers this quick line after sabotaging Dominic Greene’s conversation with some investors. Her fake drunken stupor is effective, although I doubt Greene’s claim that her little performance would have actually cost him a deal. If… Read More →
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Character Spotlight: Anatole Taubman as Elvis
Among Quantum Of Solace‘s flaws, Dominic Greene’s henchman Elvis certainly earns a place on my list, largely because I’m still not sure what the character is supposed to bring to the movie. Rather than making Greene more intimidating, Elvis often… Read More →
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I unapologetically capitalize all Bond title words
It’s such a force of habit at this point that I’ve been doing it for so long. Ever since I watched my first Bond movie, GoldenEye, and fell down the 007 rabbit hole, I’ve developed certain capitalization habits that I… Read More →
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Casino Royale/Quantum Of Solace double feature
Aside from watching the movies chronologically as I recommended in my last post, I’d argue the other genuinely useful viewing strategy for a James Bond fan is pairing the first two Daniel Craig films together. This naturally happens when watching… Read More →
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Bond’s Slate Kill Feels Straight Outta Bourne
Okay, it pains me to admit it, but Bond’s kill of Slate in Quantum Of Solace immediately reminded me of the close, chaotic violence of the Jason Bourne movies. The brutal intimate knife fight and that slowly expanding pool of… Read More →
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Licence To Kill’s gas tanker monster truck
A pet peeve of mine is when James Bond finds himself in a chase involving an unconventional vehicle that is slow and cumbersome but is somehow transformed into a precision stunt machine simply because Bond is behind the wheel. Quantum… Read More →
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Quantum’s starbound villain lair amazing but underutilized
A recent BBC article shines a light on the Residencia in Chile’s Atacama Desert, the striking location that served as Dominic Greene’s villain lair in Quantum of Solace. While the movie often sits lower in Craig Bond movie rankings, Greene’s… Read More →
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Quantum’s opening minute deserves far more appreciation
Sure, Quantum Of Solace begins with the familiar MGM lion roar, but what follows is an electrifying opening pre-title sequence that instantly grabbed and still grabs my attention like no other. The gradual zoom-in of the picturesque Italian coastline paired… Read More →
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Sounds like you just lost another one!
Dominic Greene’s desperate outburst at the end of Quantum of Solace is as pathetic as it is misguided. Clinging to life and completely at Bond’s mercy, he’s in no position to provoke the man holding him over the edge. Taunting… Read More →
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They’ll do anything for you, won’t they?
M’s above cutting line to Bond in Quantum of Solace lands with an unusually terse discipline. Delivered in the aftermath of Agent Strawberry Fields’ death, it’s less a reprimand than an indictment. M pointedly suggests that Bond’s influence over his… Read More →
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