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Originally Posted by Willravel
Yes the theme song was absolutely abominable. In the refrain, Keys and White sing the same note over and over, and each time they sing it, it's off key! "You Know My Name", from Casino Royale, wasn't spectacular, but it wasn't bad. "Another Way to Die", from QoS, actually hurt the movie it was so bad. It's reason enough to install a mute button in movie theaters.
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I originally thought it was the worst Bond credits song ever, but then I was reminded of the time Ah-Ha did the opening credits! Either way, the opening credits sucked and I was disappointed.
io9 has a harsh, but not off-base, review:
Quantum Of Solace Review: Quantum Of So What?
I thought the movie was entertaining, but they did a terrible job of explaining Greene's plan/motivations and how Quantum fits into it all.
I think will's earlier post, about how this movie should be seen as the second act of Casino Royale, is accurate, but that brings me to my biggest complaint...
One of the things I absolutely loved about Casino Royale is that I could feel Bond becoming
Bond throughout the entire movie - and the soundtrack mirrored that. The Bond theme is hinted at with increasing length and clarity throughout the film, until the end where a cold, suave James Bond shoots a guy and says "I'm Bond. James Bond." and then: full Bond theme! I felt chills at the end of Casino Royale and thoroughly excited to see the future with Daniel Craig as this character.
Then QoS comes along and it's like that never happened. Casino Royale unsubtly showed us that Bond had become
Bond, and QoS said "oh wait, one sec, we've got another action story to tell before Bond gets the class you expect from him! The stuff with Strawberry Fields was the best in the movie, because it's when I felt Bond was most like the character he's supposed to have become in Casino Royale. Overall, though, I felt Bond was more
Bond in Casino Royale than Quantum of Solace!
When they finally bothered with the Bond theme during the closing credits, it felt abrupt and totally out of place, because that theme didn't fit the character I had just watched.
Anyway, it was an entertaining movie, and I think it deserves to be seen and enjoyed. I'm just disappointed because Casino Royale was so great, and was headed in such a clear direction, and I feel like QoS entirely ignored that!
On the plus side: Gemma Aterton was hot!
