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[WesReviews]

Look, I'm an American and I'm just as upset as most of you are about the direction of Quantum of Solace. I HATED the action...or shall I say, the fast-paced montages that were supposed to be action scenes...and the Alicia Keyes song at the beginning was easily the worst song of the series (worse than even Die Another Day, which is no easy feat).

I just want an honest to goodness Bond film. Casino Royale felt that way. QoS did not. After watching QoS, I had the same feeling in the pit of my stomach after watching Roland Emmerich's Godzilla film. "That wasn't Godzilla". Only, this time I said "That wasn't Ian Fleming's James Bond 007...where was Ian Fleming's James Bond 007?"

Marc Forster was simply the wrong pick for director. If they choose someone with even the slightest experience in doing action films, it'll be a huge improvement over QoS on that merit alone.

And yes, QoS had an impressive debut, but that was due mostly to anticipation and excitement leading off the strength of Casino Royale. Notice how the second week saw a massive 59% plunge from the first week. Much greater than Casino's second week plunge (24%, I believe it was). Casino had legs, whereas QoS will disappear from theaters much sooner. This will hopefully send a signal to producers that the decisions they made on this film weren't the kind to produce box-office longevity. I saw CR 3 times in theaters. With QoS, one time was MORE than enough and I don't wish to see it again anytime soon.

Edited by WesReviews, 27 November 2008 - 10:38 AM.

[Pierce - Daniel]

I think they will likely pick a Martin Campbell-esque director someone who can be reigned in, Marc Forster is very much used to making his own movies, and QOS is 100% his. I'm guessing EON will want more conrol next time.

[DanMan]

Doubt it, considering "his film" is a smash hit.

[dogtherock]

Im an american and i think they shouldnt MAKE US THE BAD GUYS! We were not the main bad guys but they make the characters seem stupid and hillbilly. thats not us.

[SecretAgentFan]

Im an american and i think they shouldnt MAKE US THE BAD GUYS! We were not the main bad guys but they make the characters seem stupid and hillbilly. thats not us.

Really? Felix Leiter is neither stupid nor hillbilly. His CIA associate is ruthless and only cares about securing the rights to oil. The Bad Guys in QOS are international (Quantum), French (Greene) and British (Mr.White).

[DaveBond21]

If they want to appeal to the American audience they should include the following elements:-

Have some poo gags

Have some boobs on show

Have a villain with a funny foreign accent

Have lots of other characters with funny foreign accents

Do away with subtitles. Everyone knows that foreigners speak English in funny accents.

More explosions

More toilet humour

Benny Hill references

[JimmyBond]

If they want to appeal to the American audience they should include the following elements:-

Have some poo gags

Have some boobs on show

Have a villain with a funny foreign accent

Have lots of other characters with funny foreign accents

Do away with subtitles. Everyone knows that foreigners speak English in funny accents.

More explosions

More toilet humour

Benny Hill references

Yeeha! That sounds like one hell of a film right there!

[Bradley De La Cloche]

If they want to appeal to the American audience they should include the following elements:-

Have some poo gags

Have some boobs on show

Have a villain with a funny foreign accent

Have lots of other characters with funny foreign accents

Do away with subtitles. Everyone knows that foreigners speak English in funny accents.

More explosions

More toilet humour

Benny Hill references

Give this man an Oscar!