Wednesday, September 24, 2008

Quantum of Solace, Avagadro's Constant of Action

I'm a little concerned about the number of crash-bang-wallop scenes in the upcoming Quantum of Solace. After multiple viewings and careful analysis, I was able to extract the following from the two trailers:

1. A gun fight in an olden-style building
2. A knife fight in a hotel room
3. A regular fight in a lift
4. Bond ramping a motorbike onto a boat
5. Bond running over rooftops
6. Bond driving a different boat
7. Bond running over different rooftops
8. Bond flying a plane that is getting shot up
9. Bond driving a car that is getting shot up
10. A clearly CGI-Bond plummeting through a glass roof after a rooftop fight seemingly goes awry.
11. Bond dangling from and spinning on a rope whilst grabbing a gun and flipping right side up to shoot a guy above him who is about to shoot Bond

It just seems that, unless these scenes are very short, the majority of the film takes place in a vehicle or brutal fight or on a roof. What was great about Casino Royale was the pacing; the talking and tension-building/boring gambling parts broken up nicely by crazy action.

This seems like 100% crazy action.

I'm sure it'll be good and I'll still enjoy it, but it's best to steel myself for dissapointment.

Steel? Steal?

2 comments:

Almarov said...

"Casino Royale" had good bits? Bwah?

Almarov said...

What? It was more "Die Hard" than bond! The only gadget he got was an electromagnet.