Movie Review: Quantum Of Solace (Spoiler Free)
Do you feel the era is changing? Well in movies I do. It looks like this era that we’re living now requires different habit, different way of living, different behaviour, and perhaps different style of idols, compare to the past. Actually it’s not even in the past yet. It’s just around the corner.
That’s what Hollywood recently kept doing. They feel that Bruce Wayne or Batman needs some refreshments. So they restarted the franchise with Batman Begins. It told the story of how Bruce Wayne began his life as Batman. We saw different perspective in Bruce Wayne character. It’s more realistic than before. They continue their new style in The Dark Knight.
They also restarted the franchise of James Bond. Not only that they chose different actor, Daniel Craig, replacing Pierce Brosnan as James Bond. They also restarted the story with Casino Royale. James Bond with Daniel Craig at the helm showing totally different aspects of character compare to previous Bonds. Casino Royale showed us the darker and raw character of James Bond that never seen before.
I guess I can say that Daniel Craig represents James Bond that really fits in the new era. His charm is quite different compare to his predecessors. He’s handsome, that’s obvious. But he also has something different. He showed us how to play hardball in a hard manner. And he’s less flirty. It’s now part of his unique character. It’s not the thing that previous Bonds used to do or have.
Bond character setup in Casino Royale proved to be right in the next movie, Quantum of Solace. The audiences could see how the character is being developed in Quantum of Solace. Those raw and hard manner character from unexperienced Bond in Casino Royale eventually finds its lessons here. Bond learns how to get mature. How to deal with his emotional character. And the most importantly, how to walk the path to be a great and legendary 007 agent of MI6.
I’m not gonna say anything about the action sequences. Because there are too many standard action movies in the last several years sometimes it makes me wonder which one truly stands out to others. I will only say that Quantum of Solace has good action sequences. But not great. So it’s not really special.
My most negative feedback about the action sequences is it seems that Hollywood use very fast editing technique too much. It’s not enjoyable. Once you blink your eyes than you’re gonna miss it. I believe Marc Forster, the director, better tried to approach these action sequences in more “old-fashioned” way. I’m pretty sure that the audiences love to see the “full frontal” explosions, chasing cars, and fighting sequences.
Another thing that made me bit dissapointed is that the latest Bond movies tend to leave the historical known characteristic of Bond movies. In Quantum of Solace I felt like I was watching Bourne’s movie instead of Bond’s. I know that these 2 movies are the restart of the franchise. Different approach on the character is good. But hopefully different approach on the style of the movie will stop here in Quantum of Solace.
Still, for me Quantum of Solace is a must see movie. Not because it’s a great action flick. But because it’s a fuckin’ James Bond movie with character development in it. Bond character in Quantum of Solace is not a finished article. Not yet. Perhaps it’s gonna be in the 3rd movie. But I really hope that the producers and director won’t be in such a hurry to finish the “new” Bond character development in the next one.
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Title : Quantum of Solace
Director : Marc Forster
Cast : Daniel Craig, Olga Kurylenko, Mathieu Amalric, Giancarlo Giannini, Judi Dench, Gemma Arterton, Jeffrey Wright.
Genre : Action, Adventure
My Rating : 3 out of 5
Pics taken from here
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Note : There’s a scene that made quite a buzz in Quantum of Solace. It’s a sexual scene. There are audiences that think they saw an upskirt scene without any underwear. I remember that scene. In fact it surprised me a bit because that scene is not important. Why they have to shoot the scene anyway. One thing that I’m not sure is whether she’s wearing underwear or not because it was very fast. Perhaps you might want to check 
Clue : it’s around the rape scene (minor spoiler).
oooh si daniel toh. sering liat iklannya di tv,but ak merhatiin.
krisis ekonomi neh. gak pake acara nonton bioskop
wah gimana kalo puasa dulu barang sehari buat nongton
persediaan pelem semasa cuti ini masih banyak..
so, Quantum of solace, maybe later
asal jgn kelamaan aja yak. N’tar keburu turun pula
masuk bandungnya taun depan da…
damn
hehe kyknya ngga deh Nat. Mgkin bareng ama amrik yg bakal maen skitar tgl 14 Nov n’tar. Yah berharap aja deh
Di Quantum of solace tumben banget adegan “tempat tidur”nya agak kurang hehe….
Gw lebih suka Daniel Craig drpd Pierce Brosnan, krn lebih cool, di film ini ini keliatan kalo James Bond ternyata punya hati nurani juga.
hehe mgkin belon saatnya. Kan dia msh terbayang2x ama si Vesper. Mgkin di pilem brikutnya bakal banyak tuh adegan ranjangnya
Iya tuh, si daniel craig cocok ama selera generasi skrg.
Kapan tayangnya neh film di 21 cinema
halah, ya uda maen pren. Lha wong gue nongtonnya jg di bingoskop XXI Batam koq
great review!!
thx my friend
blom nonton neh…
pasti seru deh.. Om Daniel Craig makin ganteng aja…
iya mbak Tyas, lumayan buat bekal wiken n’tar
Oom Daniel emang keren. Matanya biru banget 
aku nangkep ko bondnya keliatan tua, tapi jelas macho banget
hehe nuansa tampangnya memang begituh. Lagian mgkin jg disetting begitu, kan si M jg nanya uda brapa lama ga tidur
Ada ide buat nonton streaming dengan kualitas bagus dan “gratis” pastinya?
wah sori pren gue ga tau. Seumur2x ga pernah gue nongton pilem pake streaming. Lagian koneksi gue ga akan mampu
hunting ahh abis ini
hunting DVD bajakan ya
ya betuuul.. saya juga sempat berpikir bahwa saya sedang menonton Bourne, bukan Bond.. *sigh*
Tapi suka sekarang cewek-ceweknya 007 tidak lagi memakai nama-nama lucu dan sok imut itu.. hahahahahaha
satu quote yang saya suka yang diucapkan oleh si Bond di film ini: *this man and I have some unfinished business.”… Gayanya oke banget! hahahaha
iyah Chic, ciri khas Bond jd rada ngilang nih di pilem ini. Jadinya The Bourne Solace deh
Hehe inget aja, tp emang itu jd pengimbang karakter Bond yg jg rada genit 
Hehehe iya adegan itu termasuk yg gue suka, apalagi pas si Corrine bilang terima kasih dgn nada lirih 
as usual, good review jek ! keep up the good work !
hehehe thx jek. Good review jg buat elo yg uda bikin analisa menejemen keuangan
Kayaknya bagus nih ya ? Seru ?
lumayan seru mbak Ani
damn! I haven’t even seen casino royale
wah you better catch up mas Jimmy before you watch this one
filmnya keren man
hehe yo’i man
Pelm yg lu mayan lah drpd lu manyun. Abisny bete bngt, lama kali nunggu pelm bgs yg nongol di bioskop setelah Hell Boy2.
Btw, soal adegan si ce yg d perkosa itu. Kok gua yakin kalo doi pake clana dlm putih. Tp heran jg, soalny bini gua jg yakin kalo ce itu ga pake clna dlm :”>
huehehehe ya smoga aja bini elo jauh lebih jeli drpd elo pren
Mas ‘ko james bond mata2 tapi terkenal
aneh gimana di bisa “kerja” kalo semua musuh tahu dia itu mata mata ?
Ngaku belum nonton filmnya
belum gajian gitu
hehe mgkin definisi agen rahasia hanya berlaku saat di tengah org yg ngga rahasia
Wah tanggal gajiannya ngga tanggal satu kyknya nih 
itu cewek emang ga “pake” koq mas..
en emang.. adegan itu ga penting bgt deh.. kameramennya tuh yg aneh.. yg di shoot koq malah itu..
kalo mo dipake logis, runtutannya benar kalo ce itu harusnya ga “pake”..
mmhh… overall.. james bond quantum of solace… OK..
but still, i prefer casino royale though..
the action and how the story goes much better..
and as of now.. best movie of the year 2008, is Batman the dark knight
wah kyknya kudu ditonton lagi ya biar bisa lebih yakin. Abis wkt itu cuman sekelebat doank
Yup, agree. Casino Royale is better than this one 
sejak Casino Royale, emang banyak perubahan ya.. berbanding terbalik sm Batman, James Bond dibikin lebih muram, dan lebih manusiawi dan gak kegenitan…tp sy selalu suka dia..
sayang belom kesampaian juga nonton QoS (sigh)
hehe iya. Namanya jimbong bagaimanapun jg msh tetep punya kharisma. Wah ayo mbak Astrid ditonton sbelum turun
My name is Bourne….. James Bourne
Bond Identity, Bond Supremacy, and Bond Ultimatum
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saya beri award untuk mas, cek disini yah :
http://my-blogwalking.blogspot.com/2008/11/award-untuk-dan-dari-rio2000.html
wah thx banget ya bro Rio2000. Buat penyemangat ngidupin blog di tengah keterbatasan waktu dan ide nih
Thx again ! 
Did you mean the waitress when the General tried to rape her? She did wear underwear heuehuehue, its color was close to her skin tone
yup, that’s what I meant. Really? did she really wear underwear? I guess I have to watch it again to make sure
I watch it over and over and over and over. Too bad, the video quality was too bad (I talk about video that I watch by streaming internet).
Conclusion: I can saw clearly that the underwear ….. wasn’t visible through bad quality video
huehehehe perhaps we should wait for the DVD version later on
Quantum of Solace itu…film Bond, ya ?
Aih…
Agak beda ama pemeran Bond yang sebelumnya…
Kemana ‘pakde’ Brosnan, ya, mas ?
iya Put, pilemnya Jimbong
Pakde Brosnan pensiun jadi jimbong Put. Mgkin butuh tantangan baru hehe.
Hahahaah…u might want to make it a slow motion moment just to check whether or not the girl wears undies
. I watche bond’s movies, but never be his fans
yeah In, I wish i own those theatres so I can make a special showtimes just for me in slow motion mode
bond yang ini lebi manusiawi, tapi emang kurang flirty jadi kerasa kurang…bond
hehe iya, rasanya kyk ada yg kurang kalo ngerefer ke film2x Bond sbelumnya