Wednesday, December 3, 2008

Quantum of Because



Yesterday, I managed to see the new James Bond movie and here are some of my thoughts.
I'll start off with what I think a 007 agent should be.
He should be a gentleman, who is comfortable in all of his surroundings, his best weapon is knowlage, and gains his confidince from being well read and well informed. Ask him a question, and he'll give you the answer.
In terms of fighting, he knows what to do with his fists, but on a physical level, he's not the biggest/ baddest/ strongest dude, he gets roughed up! And when fighting against a superior opponent, he ends up using his wits to thwart his attacker.
Socially, he can hold a conversation with anyone, and ooses charm, confidence and sex appeal, allowing him to sleep with ANY woman that catches his eye. He generally always has a light hearted look on things, and isn't afraid to use his sharp tongue.

Sean Connery in my opinion pulled all of that off in his movies, in my opinion he was the best of the 007s, he managed to sleep with, a minimum of two women per movie, he drove the best cars, had the best gadjets and managed to look good all the time. He had Class.

Daniel Craig's James Bond is a raw, hardcore, gory motherfucker who doens't care about anyone or anything. He fucks people up, gets fucked up, and does what the hell he likes when he likes. He's comparitivly crude in the way he gets the job done, but he gets the job done. He's in short, a brute with a drinking problem and sociopathic tendancies.
But I like him, he's not trying to be Sean Connery's James Bond, he's trying to be his own 007 and I like it.
In my mind I've always explained the different James Bonds, being played by different actors, like this. James Bond 007, is a code name, given to who ever meets the requirements to fill that post when it opens. It may not have been written that way, but none the less it allows you to make sence of the two different styles of James Bond.

Now on to the movie.
The cinematography was awe inspiring, the action was hard, made you cringe and made you jump in your seat. The bad guys weren't pussies from the unemployment line. And just like the movies of old, the product placement was there, but it was subtle, and not in your face. Well done on that note.
However, James Bond never once introduced himself properly in the film. There was no Q, and he only slept with one of the bond girls. This concerns me.
But I can safely say that I was very entertained for my thirty bucks, (thanks Steff) and I certainly wouldn't delete the movie off my hard drive if I ever got a copy.
After the movie I was told that aparently this movie happens like one hour, or close on the heels of Casino Royale. And if you rememeber correctly, Daniel Craig had just been promoted to position of 007 in that movie. So perhaps he's still getting used to his new role.
I mean it would explain the bit at the end not being at the begining of the film.

Daniel Craig, in my opinion you have brought honour back to the 007 Brand, Sean Connery would be proud.

at end felt entertained
product placement kept to subtle minimum.
~Later
Geoff

7 comments:

Phil said...

"his best weapon is knowlage"

I love you Geoff.

Almost as much as I love irony.

Matthew said...
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Matthew said...

Oh snap. Well spotted.

Matthew said...

Geoff, Apollo said it best. Stay in school. Be a thinker, not a stinker.

the foxweasel said...

I love how, if you just didn't feel like putting in all the time and effort of reading the whole post, you could just scroll to the end and get the short, succinct review:

"at end felt entertained
product placement kept to subtle minimum."

take that roger ebert.

Geoff said...

If I wanted your opinions, I'd give them to you.

Phil said...

I think what Geoff means is:

"if i wanted youe opnions

habberdash"