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[marktmurphy]

Well to be fair to him, they do look dirty in places- on purpose I'm sure. That bar that Felix is in, for example. But that's intended of course. And the ruin they have the party at is pretty clearly a not-all-that-nice struture with some fairy lights hung up on it in the video, but I'm sure in the film it will look stunning.

[Leon]

Well to be fair to him, they do look dirty in places- on purpose I'm sure. That bar that Felix is in, for example. But that's intended of course. And the ruin they have the party at is pretty clearly a not-all-that-nice struture with some fairy lights hung up on it in the video, but I'm sure in the film it will look stunning.

Calling them "cheap" is a very odd statement though. This film is far from cheap.

Dirty, sure...so what? They are supposed to look that way and it takes a lot of money and effort to build sets that look the way you want. A real dive of a bar in South America would be cheap and dirty, the sets are specially built to mimick that so they have clearly done a good job.

The actual sets will not have been cheap, believe me [Mr Wint].

Edited by Leon, 19 March 2008 - 09:30 PM.

[marktmurphy]

Yeah I know it's supposed to look dirty, that's why I said 'that's intended'! And the night-time bar does look a little cheap in the video- as I said; it appears to be just an old ruin with some fairy lights. That's not to say it won't look great in the film- many movie sets and props are very cheap, but still look great in the film. The GoldenEye disc prop for example was made of wood. It's pretty cheap-looking in the flesh.

[Mr_Wint]

Yes, I'm sure it's intended. But I dont want another visit to Barrelhead night club in this film.

[Orion]

Im really excited about the film now, such a shame i need to wait til OCt 31st before i see it

[sharpshooter]

The film is looking brilliant. No worries from me.

I like the shots of Bond, with black jacket pulled up high, on the phone in a dimly lit building. It gives me a gritty 1930's Double or Die vibe.

[kneelbeforezod]

From what little is shown here the film looks gorgeous, the sets have atmosphere and character. I think the South American vibe is going to coming across really strongly.

The party set looks great to me... unlike say, that tacky party in Tomorrow Never Dies.

I have a feeling this film could be cinematically more rich and atmospheric than CR.

[TaoMike]

Interesting to see Mathis alongside Fields and Bond in Panama... Looks like he may have a larger part in the story than I thought.

And I also love the shot of Leiter at the bar. Very cool.

[MattofSteel]

These things make me want a teaser trailer even more, I'm jazzing to see what the look of this thing is going to be.

[sharpshooter]

Yeah, a teaser trailer would be enough at this stage. It seems to me to be an atomospheric, gritty action romp.

[Qwerty]

New 'Quantum of Solace' Newswrap Video

Interviews with Marc Forster, Michael G. Wilson, Gemma Arterton and more...

[Fro]

This movie is in good hands with Forster. All the sets and locations in his movies are always really interesting. Looks great so far.

[Byron]

Is it possible, even remotely possible, that our James will indulge in a spot of Latin dancing?

Seeing that video and hearing that salsa music, gave me visions of Craig dancing up a storm with some exotic beauty. And let's not forget most women love dancing.

As i recall there have been brief bits of Bond dancing in the films before but not so sure if he dances at all in the books. I'd certainly like to see more of Bond dancing.

[Skudor]

I'm getting very excited about this movie! The aerial scenes could turn out spectacular!

[sharpshooter]

Indeed. I am looking forward to this retro dogfight above that stunning location. Good to see Felix in there as well, being as cool as ever. Also, watching this clip, it made me appreciate David Arnold's Casino Royale score a lot more. He did a magnificent job, some really memorable cues in there.

[marktmurphy]

Is it possible, even remotely possible, that our James will indulge in a spot of Latin dancing?

Seeing that video and hearing that salsa music, gave me visions of Craig dancing up a storm with some exotic beauty. And let's not forget most women love dancing.

As i recall there have been brief bits of Bond dancing in the films before but not so sure if he dances at all in the books. I'd certainly like to see more of Bond dancing.

I quite like your thinking, actually.

And yeah, Mattofsteel, by the looks of it they must have more than enough stuff to put a teaser trailer together!

[Major Tallon]

Connery took to the dance floor a couple of times, in Thunderball and NSNA, but Fleming's Bond didn't. The Latin music in the background is "Welcome to Cuba" from the DAD soundtrack. Other music was from the CR soundtrack, and I agree that it worked very well as background for these clips.

[Binyamin]

Oh... my.... GOD! The DC-3 shots are gorgeous.

Excuse me. I have to go change my boxers.


Really, there's nothing to worry about with "twice the action" -- from everything I've seen, it's twice the well-done action.

Edited by Binyamin, 20 March 2008 - 04:21 PM.

[Righty007]

Who fell down the stairs? Bond or Greene? I can't tell.

[Leon]

The film is looking brilliant. No worries from me.

I like the shots of Bond, with black jacket pulled up high, on the phone in a dimly lit building. It gives me a gritty 1930's Double or Die vibe.

Those brief shots immediately made me think of the novel The Spy Who Loved Me for some reason. All it would need is Bond having a gritty and nasty close-quarters gun fight with some heavies in those corridors.

This film looks like it will really set the bar ridiculously high in terms of style and atmosphere for the Bond films to come. Loving the actually genuine and quality retro look to many of the scenes.

Edited by Leon, 20 March 2008 - 04:30 PM.

[DamnCoffee]

Who fell down the stairs? Bond or Greene? I can't tell.

I think somone said it was Elvis in another thread. But... I'm kinda hoping its Bond, we havent seen anything like that before.

[Zorin Industries]

The film is looking brilliant. No worries from me.

I like the shots of Bond, with black jacket pulled up high, on the phone in a dimly lit building. It gives me a gritty 1930's Double or Die vibe.

Those brief shots immediately made me think of the novel The Spy Who Loved Me for some reason. All it would need is Bond having a gritty and nasty close-quarters gun fight with some heavies in those corridors.

This film looks like it will really set the bar ridiculously high in terms of style and atmosphere for the Bond films to come. Loving the actually genuine and quality retro look to many of the scenes.

Yes, love the look of the retro planes and a desert set retro dog fight. Very FLIGHT OF THE PHOENIX....

[Leon]

Oh yea, and anybody else find themselves narrowing their eyes at the three south american oddballs with big hats?...

Three Blind Mice anyone?

[Righty007]

Who fell down the stairs? Bond or Greene? I can't tell.

I think somone said it was Elvis in another thread. But... I'm kinda hoping its Bond, we havent seen anything like that before.

It does look like Elvis, however, remember the set report lady said "and one of them will fall down the stairs" referring to Bond, Greene and Camille? At least, that's how I interpreted it.

[HH007]

Excitement is growing.

[DamnCoffee]

Who fell down the stairs? Bond or Greene? I can't tell.

I think somone said it was Elvis in another thread. But... I'm kinda hoping its Bond, we havent seen anything like that before.

It does look like Elvis, however, remember the set report lady said "and one of them will fall down the stairs" referring to Bond, Greene and Camille? At least, that's how I interpreted it.

I still think it should be Mathis.

[stromberg]

It's Elvis (not Taubman himself but a stuntman).

Just saw a Hi-res version of the footage. One can clearly spot the haircut at the beginning of the falling, at 2:47 (and it looks like 'Fields' is climbing the stairs at the same time).

[mcdonbb]

Some sets looks a little bit cheap and dirty. I hope it will look totally different on screen.

None of the sets look that way to me.

Seconded Harms...in what way do they look cheap Wint?

yeah dont get that either. not cheap but do seem to capture more of the realistic side of S America. Nice contrast to the other more stylized "Adam-like" sets shown in the first newsreel.

but not cheap

[Qwerty]

It's Elvis (not Taubman himself but a stuntman).

Just saw a Hi-res version of the footage. One can clearly spot the haircut at the beginning of the falling, at 2:47 (and it looks like 'Fields' is climbing the stairs at the same time).

Yep.

Should be kind of interesting to see Bond, the two villains and the two Bond girls all together in one scene.

[tdalton]

Who fell down the stairs? Bond or Greene? I can't tell.

I think somone said it was Elvis in another thread. But... I'm kinda hoping its Bond, we havent seen anything like that before.

It would be interesting if it were Bond. As you say, we haven't seen anything like that before (and it would certainly be interesting to see Bond in that kind of situation), but I don't think that it's him.