Miscellaneous Movie Musings the Sequel

[innerSpaceman]

I'm with Moonie. Raiders may be perhaps my favorite movie of all time that I religiously buy in every format - but I will not be forced to purchase films I don't really like in order to get a slightly better-looking version of one I do. BS indeed.


Oh, and a beer-swilling Bond is sacrelige!

[Alex]

Originally Posted by innerSpaceman

Oh, and a beer-swilling Bond is sacrelige!

Even less of a deal than I expected. The word Heineken is never uttered. Bond is lounging in a beach resort hotel room after months of inactivity and is seen drinking from the distinctive green Heineken bottle. The name is visible but they never gave it any prominence.

Having him in a tux and drinking martinis wouldn't have really fit the scene.


Anyway, the movie.

It a couple days too long. It relies on the omniscient villain to an excessive degree (I expect that from Bond films but there was one scenes that broke the camel's back).

It has a standing up sex scene against a raw stone wall. Apparently everybody making fun of that in Road House didn't make it to England or Sam Mendes.

The best action set piece is the opening action set piece.

It is better than Quantum of Solace but nowhere near so good as Quantum of Solace, partly because it doesn't really ever let up on the seriousness.

Way above average Bond movie but still just an above average action movie.