The OFFICIAL Quantum of Solace Thread

[Koray Savas 2,251]

I love Beat The Devil. That and Star are my favorites. They are all really great films, but Chosen is the weakest of them all IMO.

[Morlock 11]

Star was Guy Ritchie's? It was fun. Chosen was pretty weak...but I liked Mychael Danna' music. I really didn't care for Kar Wai Wong's film. Joe Carnahan's was terrific. And I liked how Innaritu brought his own sensibility to the piece (John Woo did too....but that was just boring action, IMO).

[AzOutcast 122]

I agree in that the Casino Royale trailer was terrible in that it seemed like just another Bond flick. That trailer turned me off from seeing the movie altogether. Fortunately, I happened to find a $20 on the ground one particular day and decided, "What the hell," the movie would be free. Ahh, thank God. The trailer looks pretty good. To be honest, my only concern is how well they bring the story together, and hopefully they don't fall back into the typical Bond mold.

I think Clive Owen would've made a great Bond, had they continued making Bond stories of him in his prime. The super suave and nearly perfect spy that we're used to. I think it was important that they brought in a face you wouldn't normally associate with Bond, and he certainly brings a roughness to the role that Clive lacks (as much as I love the guy).

[Koray Savas 2,251]

Star was Guy Ritchie's? It was fun. Chosen was pretty weak...but I liked Mychael Danna' music. I really didn't care for Kar Wai Wong's film. Joe Carnahan's was terrific. And I liked how Innaritu brought his own sensibility to the piece (John Woo did too....but that was just boring action, IMO).

Yeah, Guy Ritchie did Star. It's pretty funny. As for Tony Scott, I actually like his style. If you like Beat The Devil, you should like Man On Fire, they are essentially the same stylistically speaking. True Romance was good. Deja Vu was also enjoyable, for me. Domino was bullpoo. I've only seen Enemy Of The State once and I haven't seen Crimson Tide.

[Morlock 11]

I know Scott's work. I don't think his style is generally conducive to a 2 hour film. I liked Domino is a weird way. Man on Fire was buried beneath it's style, and crappy ending. Enemy of the State is the only film of his that actually survives his style intact, IMO. His current style was not evident before, and in that film things were still relatively toned down. His style fit the high-tech thriller (Will Smith and Gene Hackman didn't hurt, either).

[Koray Savas 2,251]

Domino was just a re-hash of Man On Fire. Exact snippets of film and music were re-used. I thought Man On Fire was well-made and a great watch though. It was definitely entertaining to say the least.

[JoeinAR 1,949]

I have this suspision that both Morlock and Koray are extremely pale individuals (which for Morlock living in that desert hell must be strange) whose skin hasn't seen much of the sun

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265]

That would go for me also, Joseph!

[Morlock 11]

I have this suspision that both Morlock and Koray are extremely pale individuals (which for Morlock living in that desert hell must be strange) whose skin hasn't seen much of the sun

I have a rather average caucasian skin-tone. Although I do not get a huge amount of sun, having little to do with Tony Scott movies. I am a night owl, And not having a beach in my city, my torso rarely gets the nice tan I got in my army days.

Morlock- who's probably in the running for gayest post ever

[Red 75]

Very good trailer, definitely looking forward to this one.

[JoeinAR 1,949]

I have this suspision that both Morlock and Koray are extremely pale individuals (which for Morlock living in that desert hell must be strange) whose skin hasn't seen much of the sun

I have a rather average caucasian skin-tone. Although I do not get a huge amount of sun, having little to do with Tony Scott movies. I am a night owl, And not having a beach in my city, my torso rarely gets the nice tan I got in my army days.

Morlock- who's probably in the running for gayest post ever

as small as Israel is you can't ever be too far from the beach

[Ollie 1,059]

Since the Casino Royale trailers didn't do the film any justice I'm not going to worry about this trailer.

[Morlock 11]

I have this suspision that both Morlock and Koray are extremely pale individuals (which for Morlock living in that desert hell must be strange) whose skin hasn't seen much of the sun

I have a rather average caucasian skin-tone. Although I do not get a huge amount of sun, having little to do with Tony Scott movies. I am a night owl, And not having a beach in my city, my torso rarely gets the nice tan I got in my army days.

Morlock- who's probably in the running for gayest post ever

as small as Israel is you can't ever be too far from the beach

That is correct. But I rarely leave the city. There's a stigma of people living here about the rest of the country. I only get to the beach once, maybe twice a year, if that's where me and my friends decide to go for a weekend (even then, we'll rarely go to the Mediterranean...only up north, to the 'Sea of Galilee'). The dead sea is about 45 minutes away from me...but who wants to go there?

[Koray Savas 2,251]

I have this suspision that both Morlock and Koray are extremely pale individuals (which for Morlock living in that desert hell must be strange) whose skin hasn't seen much of the sun

I'm white, not albino.

[Unlucky Bastard 7,782]

I go red under the sun.

[Vaderbait1 1]

Anyways, about the movie,the preview looked pretty good. I'm geeked that there's a new Bond coming. The renegade Bond bit has been done before, but I think they can do it better this time, with much more drama.

[Unlucky Bastard 7,782]

Anyways, about the movie,the preview looked pretty good. I'm geeked that there's a new Bond coming. The renegade Bond bit has been done before, but I think they can do it better this time, with much more drama.

Yeah, License to Kill and Die Another Day... give it a rest!

[Mr. Breathmask 555]

Well, Licence to Kill was pretty good.

Die Another Day... not so much.

[Neimoidian 14]

Yep. Licence was Glen's best picture, even though it was quite not in line with previous Bonds. I am expecting QoS to be similar in tone to Licence, which doesn't bother me much as long as it's the Casino's direct sequel. On the other hand I'd like to watch Craig in more classic bondesque vein (however, not goofy, nor semi goofy one, like some of the previous).

[Mr. Breathmask 555]

Check out the shots from the interrogation scene in the trailer. The bandage on Mr. White's leg is over the wound he got at the end of Casino Royale.

[Morlock 11]

Well, Licence to Kill was pretty good.

Die Another Day... not so much.

Both are are crappy. I don't get the love for License to Kill. DOD started off fun and stupid. But it quickly became just stupid.

[Neimoidian 14]

Check out the shots from the interrogation scene in the trailer. The bandage on Mr. White's leg is over the wound he got at the end of Casino Royale.

I know. I bet that in "50 mistakes of QoS" they will mention that the bandage was inadequate to the kind of wound or it was to high or too low on the leg.

[Vaderbait1 1]

License was decent. It was merely...different.

[JoeinAR 1,949]

I have this suspision that both Morlock and Koray are extremely pale individuals (which for Morlock living in that desert hell must be strange) whose skin hasn't seen much of the sun

I'm white, not albino.

get some sun, there is a thing called OUTSIDE

[Koray Savas 2,251]

I have this suspision that both Morlock and Koray are extremely pale individuals (which for Morlock living in that desert hell must be strange) whose skin hasn't seen much of the sun

I'm white, not albino.

get some sun, there is a thing called OUTSIDE

What are you talking about?

[Vaderbait1 1]

I have this suspision that both Morlock and Koray are extremely pale individuals (which for Morlock living in that desert hell must be strange) whose skin hasn't seen much of the sun

I'm white, not albino.

get some sun, there is a thing called OUTSIDE

What are you talking about?

They are off in their own little world.

So let's talk about the score to it, what kind do people want?

Me, personally, I'd love to have the techno-stuff as more of a supporting role. Arnold is at his best when he's either not having techno at all, or using it as a tool instead of an orchestra. I think it was DAD that had the techno stuff so loud and chaotic it drowned out the orchestra at times.

[Morlock 11]

I'd like a consistant score. And an appropriate release. Casino Royale was very good, but a whole lot of the material struck me as not particularly interesting, and the score felt more like a collection of set-pieces spaced out over a long period. Really, there's about 25 minutes in there I like.

Frankly, I'm up for someone else having a crack at it. I like Arnold's work...but I'd love a whole new esthetic. Arnold's Bond scores strikes me as very choppy and not consistant in tone. And I don't find enough variety to make them as interesting as Barry's Bond score. Maybe someone with an esthetic of Barry or Morricone, where the score for the scene on the whole is more important than the specific synch-points.

[JoeinAR 1,949]

I'd like a consistant score. And an appropriate release. Casino Royale was very good, but a whole lot of the material struck me as not particularly interesting, and the score felt more like a collection of set-pieces spaced out over a long period. Really, there's about 25 minutes in there I like.

Frankly, I'm up for someone else having a crack at it. I like Arnold's work...but I'd love a whole new esthetic. Arnold's Bond scores strikes me as very choppy and not consistant in tone. And I don't find enough variety to make them as interesting as Barry's Bond score. Maybe someone with an esthetic of Barry or Morricone, where the score for the scene on the whole is more important than the specific synch-points.

for once I completely agree with you, I liked about 1/2 of the Casino Royale score, and those parts were the parts Arnold channeled J. Barry.

[Mr. Breathmask 555]

Arnold challenged Barry during half of Casino Royale?

Only moments I can think of is the James Bond theme during the end credits and the big fanfare when the airplane is revealed in the Miami International sequence.

Unless you're also referring to the love theme, which I don't think is channeling Barry per se. It's just... a sweeping love theme.

[Unlucky Bastard 7,782]

It's just... a sweeping love theme.

Yeah, but Arnold has that Barry sound anyway.

[Morlock 11]

Well, Barry does have a niche with a certain kind of sweeping love themes. The one from Casino Royale is definitely within that niche. No matter what you're doing, you're treading on Barry territory.

[Mr. Breathmask 555]

Perhaps, but I can't say it felt intentional to me. But maybe that's personal, I don't know.

[Unlucky Bastard 7,782]

You can hear Barry influences in Independence Day.

[JoeinAR 1,949]

I thought the love theme was very Barry-esque.

[Ollie 1,059]

I though Casino Royale and Tomorrow Never Dies were Arnold's best Bond efforts. TWINE & DAD have way too much electronics and they are mixed too loud within the score.

If he sticks with the style of CR and TND I'll be happy.

[Unlucky Bastard 7,782]

TND still remains his best Bond score. TWINE is okay, but his techno gets a bit old, and DAD is just the same thing all over again on acid. Thankfully, CR was a return to basics.

But would you rather Eric Serra back?

[Koray Savas 2,251]

But would you rather Eric Serra back?

Yes.

[JoeinAR 1,949]

yeah but you think zimmer is quality.

[Koray Savas 2,251]

Some of Zimmer, yes. Do you have a good memory at all? I've said numerous times I listen to RCP for entertainment, not quality.

Eric Serra isn't quality, but he's a fun listen.

[Ollie 1,059]

Eric Serra scoring another Bond film =

[Morlock 11]

I concur.

[Henry B 50]

Some of Zimmer, yes. Do you have a good memory at all? I've said numerous times I listen to RCP for entertainment, not quality.

This explains so much.

[FattyMcButterpants 1]

Every time I read one of Koray's posts, it's like I'm sucked into a parallel universe for a split second

[Vaderbait1 1]

Eric Serra scoring another Bond film =

Good lord no. It's the only Bond score I've never listened to all the way. If I wanted to listen to Serra's style of music I'd go play Super Mario Bros for NES.

[Henry B 50]

Hey, don't knock Koji Kondo.

[Koray Savas 2,251]

Hey, don't knock Eric Serra.

[FattyMcButterpants 1]

The only cue from the film I can listen to is the escape from the helicopter ... which is not on the CD.

The love theme is kind of acceptable as well, although a bit blah.

[JoeinAR 1,949]

Hey, don't knock Eric Serra.

we really don't have to his music does it for us.

[Koray Savas 2,251]

What music of his have you heard besides Goldeneye?

[BurgaFlippinMan 7]

Every time I read one of Koray's posts, it's like I'm sucked into a parallel universe for a split second

I think he's got one of those crystal skull thingies ya know?