Your favourite QoS moments?
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Whilst watching Quantum of Solace, I found myself constantly thinking "that was great", only to think the very same thing a few minutes later.
My second viewing is this afternoon, so I'll have some more solid points to make, but here are the moments within QoS that stood out for me:
The Opening - Before we are thrust into the car chase, I love the rapidly zooming shot along the water, approaching the tunnel. The calm before the storm...
Tosca/Gunfight - Some beautiful cinematography, its great how the two scenes are inter-cut, with the rousing opera music over the top. I've always longed for a scene as artistic as this within a Bond film, and Forster has finally delivered.
Drunk Bond: "How many have I had?". There was a very nice atmosphere to this scene. Some have expressed their disdain at seeing Bond like this, but I found it very tender. My brother turned to me during the scene, and said "very Fleming". I know its easy to attach that notion to any 'reflective' Bond moment (cough, Goldeneye, cough, beach), but the dialogue and the ambiance made it so.
The Death of Mathis: A lovely, tender scene. Almost brought a tear to the eye. Its been a while since we've seen a genuinely moving demise of an obligatory 'sacrificial lamb', but Mathis and Bond's relationship was particularly complex, in that Bond had the man "imprisoned and tortured". A great performance from both actors.
Bond cradles Camille - this moment, within the hopeless situation of the burning hotel, was another brilliantly powerful one. I hope the echoes of Bond and Vesper in the shower were deliberate (and I suspect they were). The concept is the same, although the context (a burning building as opposed to a mere shower) is completely different. Bond couldn't save Vesper but he can save Camille. "Close your eyes..." I've always found the technique of dulling the SFX and letting the score take dominance really powerful, I loved it in the Lord of the Rings films, but never expected to see it used well in Bond. Here, as Bond rushes to save Camille, it works fantastically.
The Yusef confrontation: I wasn't expecting this. I've always wanted the Vesper situation to be clearly revealed, and I was losing hope. Then wham, here it is. A mere dialogue sequence, but Daniel Craig and Simon Kassianides give it a real intensity. The whole Vesper affair just became FAR more sinister, especially as we see someone who is, essentially, a 'Vesper no. 2', Yusef's next victim. Now I fully understand Bond's desire for revenge, and just how manipulated 'poor' Vesper was.
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My second viewing is this afternoon, so I'll have some more solid points to make, but here are the moments within QoS that stood out for me:
The Opening - Before we are thrust into the car chase, I love the rapidly zooming shot along the water, approaching the tunnel. The calm before the storm...
Tosca/Gunfight - Some beautiful cinematography, its great how the two scenes are inter-cut, with the rousing opera music over the top. I've always longed for a scene as artistic as this within a Bond film, and Forster has finally delivered.
Drunk Bond: "How many have I had?". There was a very nice atmosphere to this scene. Some have expressed their disdain at seeing Bond like this, but I found it very tender. My brother turned to me during the scene, and said "very Fleming". I know its easy to attach that notion to any 'reflective' Bond moment (cough, Goldeneye, cough, beach), but the dialogue and the ambiance made it so.
The Death of Mathis: A lovely, tender scene. Almost brought a tear to the eye. Its been a while since we've seen a genuinely moving demise of an obligatory 'sacrificial lamb', but Mathis and Bond's relationship was particularly complex, in that Bond had the man "imprisoned and tortured". A great performance from both actors.
Bond cradles Camille - this moment, within the hopeless situation of the burning hotel, was another brilliantly powerful one. I hope the echoes of Bond and Vesper in the shower were deliberate (and I suspect they were). The concept is the same, although the context (a burning building as opposed to a mere shower) is completely different. Bond couldn't save Vesper but he can save Camille. "Close your eyes..." I've always found the technique of dulling the SFX and letting the score take dominance really powerful, I loved it in the Lord of the Rings films, but never expected to see it used well in Bond. Here, as Bond rushes to save Camille, it works fantastically.
The Yusef confrontation: I wasn't expecting this. I've always wanted the Vesper situation to be clearly revealed, and I was losing hope. Then wham, here it is. A mere dialogue sequence, but Daniel Craig and Simon Kassianides give it a real intensity. The whole Vesper affair just became FAR more sinister, especially as we see someone who is, essentially, a 'Vesper no. 2', Yusef's next victim. Now I fully understand Bond's desire for revenge, and just how manipulated 'poor' Vesper was.
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Comments
- Bond not accepting Fields choice of hotel
- Opera scene
- Bond drunk (humanized him for me)
- Mathis death (Did i see a tear in bonds eye?)
All the other favourite moments you have already hilighted, except one: gunbarrel anyone? I cheered (even of my sister rolled her eyes as nobody else did!)
10/10
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I dont remember this bit
Mine would be
- Opera Scene
- Upgrading Hotels
- Mathis dying
- Fire Scene
- The Fight scene at the end between Greene and Bond (Girl Scream)
A very strong Bond film, Great Music to it.
9/10 overall, Could go up after second viewing.
I liked the end "Goodbye Mr. Greene", Mylast name is Green and I thought it was great
Bond beats the crap out of a hired goon and steals his bike.
The entire Torsca opera scene.
Mathis' death.
The dogfight and parachute jump into the cavern.
When Bond and the girl infiltrate the remote luxury hotel cordoned off by Bolivian troops and Quantum agents.
Most Strongest / Emotional Bond Films For Me
1. Quantum Of Solace
2. On Her Majesty's Secret Service
3. Licence To Kill
1 Chase on foot
2 The upgrading hotels joke
3 Opera scenes
4 The way Fields is found dead - very Goldfinger
5 The way Bond lets Greene go
6 The gun barrel scene although it is in the wrong place.
7 Just the whole pacing of the film
Negative points
1 The car chase scene was good but needed a little introduction.
2The parachute fall seems a little unbelievable (even for a Bond film)
The Opera / Restaurant scene. (More a hats off to Marc Forster for a wonderful lesson in film making).
The passing of Mathis and the subsequent disposal of his body.
The brutality of the lift (elevator) escape.
The dropping of Vesper's Love knot into the snow.
Rather than just a single moment, I liked how MI6 was protrayed. In previous films you get the impression that M, Bond and Moneypenny make up the whole of the organisation. In QOS, you see a lot more MI6 personnel and you get the sense that MI6 is a massive organisation. Similarly, you get this feel with the enemy organistaion too. This gives the film more depth and makes it a lot more exciting.
And I don't want to ruin it for people that haven't been to see it yet, but the death of a certain character will put a nostalgic smile on the face of any classic-Bond fan.
So I went from one favourite bit to another. But, if I have to list some -
- the foot chase - everything is made more difficult for Bond. Mitchell jumps from one ledge to another, and part of the second ledge collapses, so Bond has to jump further. Everything that Mitchell does, Bond has to do in a harder way because of something Mitchell has done. Great and very subtle.
- the car chase. I love the zooming shot along the Lake, cutting into pieces of the cars. Wonderful.
- the Opera scene. All of it. How Bond catches Quantum out, and the way the gun fight is more or less done with a different soundtrack.
- Greene's fate. Very nasty and vindictive. I approve.
- Bond riding a motorbike. I mean, really riding a motorbike. Looking comfortable on a motorbike. None of this sticking it on a flatbed and filming from the back. He was really riding the bike, and he looks like he's been riding for years. He has those little quirks that bikers have. Two fingers on the clutch and brake for instance. And the fact he was dressed very much like Steve McQueen in The Great Escape for that scene.
- the fire and explosions at the end. Fire is notoriously difficult to work with. It looked brilliant.
- Greene sticking the axe in his foot. A really wince-inducing moment.
- M saying "I don't give a **** what the Americans have to say about their trumped up charges. He's my agent. And I trust him." I felt like cheering. I still do.
Oh to hell with it - the whole damn film!
1. How he got the motorbike...when Camille dumped him from the car...and he stands in the road and says..."well that's not very nice..." had me chuckle...then along comes the bike...brilliant.
2. The boat chase...but right at the end...after he's escaped the speeding boats...and he's standing up...steering..and the music goes to a solo and it goes slow motion...him on the water...realising what he's just done...again brilliant film making.
3. The martini scene on the plane...so subtle...yet so moving, especially when Mathis asks what he is drinking..and Bond asks the bartender..."what are these again?" Like he doesn't know..and yet of course we know he knows...so touching. So moving....just superb.
4. Right at the end, when they are in the burning building...and Camille is in the fire...with water showering down...just like the shower scene in CR...and she is petrified of the fire...from her past...and Bond rescues her...*sigh* Pure Bond.
There are probably more...but I've only seen it once...and I need to see it again....but those are it for now.
Pure brilliance from start to finish.
Totally agree with these and also the Tosca and Mathis scene - very skillfully crafted and executed I thought. I did also like the general echos back to CR.
I also liked the scene when his cards were cancelled and with not even the blink of an eye the check-in desk girl agreed to cover for him :007)
The escape from the MI6 agents in the hotel lift
Procuring the motorbike
Hotel upgrade gag (loved it - I'm a teacher)
Taxi Driver CIA address gag
All Judi Dench's dialogue
Axe in foot - great audience reaction!
Mathis death - beautifully done
I'm sure another viewing will give me many more to enjoy remembering. I really loved the film - don't believe the naysayers, see it yourself if you're in doubt!!
Yes, Lexi...this is my favourite scene by far...he's sat there with the stolen picture of Vesper and the Algerian love knot...drinking 'her' down...trying to fill himself up with her...he can't sleep because of her...
My other favourite scene is the closing one..the Algerian love knot in the snow...he's done now...he knew Vesper loved him...she's been avenged...the necklace means nothing anymore...it's not 'of' her..it was given to her...
Beautiful scenes...subtley played...
Got to see “QOS” immediately after “Casino Royale” in the Cinerama Dome in Hollywood Thursday night.
Best:
Loved that it started moments after “Casino Royale”.
Bond revealing Mr. White in the trunk
Tosca sequence- Bond staring down Greene as they all leave. Always great to see Bond pushing bad guys buttons.
Pulling the motorcycle out from under the thug – good laugh
Mathis relationship- Making up with each other, scene on plane, and cradling Mathis, which made me tear up. (I admit it!)
Teachers who won the lottery – good laugh
Dumping Green in the dessert – Bond does to him what he wanted to do to Bolivia
When Yusef’s new Canadian girlfriend says “Thanks” after Bond explains things and lets her go.
Bond telling M “I never left”
Not so good:
Action editing – maybe I’m old but my head was spinning. Fast editing is not in itself bad. I just needed to have a better sense of where things were and what was happening.
Conclusion; Fantastic film, great story,
Also, the escape from the hotel was fantastic. It was so simple, but it put a huge smile on my face.
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- Bond not accepting Fields choice of hotel
- Dropping Vesper's Love Knot
- Bond drunk
- Mathis' death
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Also, a moment at the opera. After epic silence, the guy storms out the door to the rooftop, only for Bond to be poke a PPK at his head. Bond repeatedly asks who he works for, when he refuses, Bond knocks him off the roof onto Greene's car. He got him good. Then the sucker is shot dead by his own men.
This film is filled to the brim with great moments.
The Siena foot chase - I'm glad that footchases are starting to become more common in Bond films.
Any scene with Mathis - Gianinni is just great. Especially the death scene.
The Tosca scene was well done - especially when the fight takes place, while the sound of the opera dominates the soundtrack.
The DC3/Aermacchi chase - The DC-3/Dakota is one of the greatest aircraft ever designed, and a great scene.
The final dialogue between M and Bond - Russian setting, heavy black coat on Bond, classic spy film mood!
I fully agree on these poetic, and of theatrical proportions. These character scenes in the film are why it did not get a rating beneath 6 out of 9 from me. - They were just too sparce. Olga Kurylenko is great as Camille and Dame Judi is wonderful as M, but the scenes you two have noted, - tidy up CR. - Everything else feels like a runaround.
Honourable mention to Gemma Arterton. Fields is a throwaway character in the film, but actress herself, positivley smoulders in the recent Avon advert!
I don't remember this exactly, but was that Greene putting the axe in his own foot ? 'Cause that would be funny!
Other Fave moments:
Opera scene, especially when Bond chimes in with "You people should really find a better place to meet" - classic.
Motorcycle flip: "You were supposed to kill her." -- "Well, I missed!"
The teachers on a sabbatical bit.
The fight in the hotel room. Bru-tal.
The fight bt. Greene and Bond, and the former ending up dead with motor oil in his stomach --payback for Fields, methinks
For some reason, the part where Felix denies recognizing Bond's picture and then gets shown up two seconds later --to think that he's the CIA's best poker player too!
Bond cradling the dying Mathis (but not the part where he dumps him in a garbage container)...Bond holding a traumatized Camille as they're about to be engulfed by flames...Bond drunk...Bond tossing away Vesper's necklace at the end... [blinks rapidly to bat away sudden spec of dust in eyes]
Also, a moment at the opera. After epic silence, the guy storms out the door to the rooftop, only for Bond to be poke a PPK at his head. Bond repeatedly asks who he works for, when he refuses, Bond knocks him off the roof onto Greene's car. He got him good. Then the sucker is shot dead by his own men.
So you like the part where Bond gets a British Special Branch Close Protection Officer,not a Quantum member killed.
Absolutely. It's a great Bond moment.