Posted 20 October 2008 - 06:54 AM
I'm really satisfied with this critic I have the feeling, that exprress almost the same that I would write about QOS after november the 6th (the premiere on my country).
I think I will be particularly agree with this: "Quantum... may not pack the same punch as Casino Royale but then that film was following on from Die Another Day, arguably the worst Bond ever. Quantum... follows perhaps the best Bond film ever, so it couldn't possibly maintain that sort of pleasant shock value. However, the fact that it's pretty much on a par should be cause for celebration. For the record, James Bond will return - and on this evidence that's a very good thing indeed."
About the flaws mentioned in the article, yes, it does worry me too the kind of editing that I saw in the clips of action scenes, like the opening car chase. I'm very tired of this trend of documentary shaky-hand camera, now you can see that in all types visual works. I deeply despise this artsy style, it's like they think 'we wanted to do it realistic and contemporary we don't know how, let's just put hand camera with tight close up, problem sold'.
May be we'll get that deformation on QOS with a result of clumsy and unenjoyable action scenes (just like in the IMO overrated The Dark Knight), but as long we don't have to suffer this pretentious trend in almost the entire movie (like let's say the Greengrass's Bournes films) I will be happy, and I still trust that Foster is capable to make good dramatic scenes.