Last weekend, I went to see "Quantum of Solace", the new James Bond movie that serves as a sequel to "Casino Royale". It was pretty short; an hour and a half I think, but nevertheless weighs in as the shortest Bond movie yet. Also, it's even shorter compared to "Casino Royale", which if I remember correctly was actually pretty long. It was okay; the action scenes were good, but the plot was kind of hard to understand. Also, in this movie Bond really seems like an British version of Jason Bourne without the memory loss. Because of the hard-to-understand plot, which as far as I can tell involves a huge company's attempt to control the water supply in third-world countries in South America while Bond deals with the emotional aftereffects of lover Vesper Lynd's suicide, I didn't like it as much as "Casino Royale". I've heard that "Quantum" is only the second part of a trilogy, which makes sense since the movie has no real ending. Also, having not seen "Casino Royale" for awhile, I had forgotten some of the loose plot threads that were resolved in this movie.
Also, a new "Watchmen" trailer has surfaced. I heard that it was supposed to debut before "Quantum of Solace", but I didn't see it and was forced to search for it online. It's currently on the superblog right now, but it may appear on this blog as well to protect it from overeager deleters. It's really amazing; however, unlike the first trailer, this one shows evidence of subtle differences between the movie and comic. The main one is that the movie seems to imply the existence of a team of superheroes called the Watchmen that has disbanded by the time of the movie, consisting of Nite Owl, Silk Spectre, Dr. Manhattan, the Comedian, Rorschach, and Ozymandias. Let's hope that the movie is still just as awesome as the comic, just with good special effects (have you SEEN the trailer scene where Dr. Manhattan levitates the giant watch out of the ground on Mars?). For those of you who have never read the Watchmen comic (I pity you), I'll probably put up a comprehensive review soon, with the material fresh in my mind after what I think is my third re-read of the comic.
Also, a new "Watchmen" trailer has surfaced. I heard that it was supposed to debut before "Quantum of Solace", but I didn't see it and was forced to search for it online. It's currently on the superblog right now, but it may appear on this blog as well to protect it from overeager deleters. It's really amazing; however, unlike the first trailer, this one shows evidence of subtle differences between the movie and comic. The main one is that the movie seems to imply the existence of a team of superheroes called the Watchmen that has disbanded by the time of the movie, consisting of Nite Owl, Silk Spectre, Dr. Manhattan, the Comedian, Rorschach, and Ozymandias. Let's hope that the movie is still just as awesome as the comic, just with good special effects (have you SEEN the trailer scene where Dr. Manhattan levitates the giant watch out of the ground on Mars?). For those of you who have never read the Watchmen comic (I pity you), I'll probably put up a comprehensive review soon, with the material fresh in my mind after what I think is my third re-read of the comic.
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