Since this is always liable to raise controversy I'll explain my background; I hated the way Quantum of Solace seemed designed to give me a headache, but liked the film, especially on second viewing. I felt if the editing had not been carried out in such a way it would now be a far superior film. I am perfectly aware that this is not the only opinion, that many people liked the way it was edited and cut, and I respect this, and would argue that I'm not saying I want to replace the original film, just it would be nice to have a recut.
I can't see the problem with an extended edition being marketed, plenty of other films have managed to do it. Whilst Lord of the Rings is a unique example of how well an extended edition can be marketed even beyond that there's Spiderman, X-Men, the latter two Bourne Films, Kingdom of Heaven and numerous archive films that have had extended or completely different versions released (The Richard Donner Superman 2 perhaps the most famously different). The only things that go against Quantum of Solace as far as I can see is that in all the other cases it has been the Director who is the driving force behind the recut, and I'm sure Forster's very happy with the way his film is streamlined 'like a bullet' and also that Bond is a 22 film series, and a series that has run this long may not want to start recutting their back catalogue, as they never know where it'll end up. The major hurdle is that there is a risk of causing offence to Forster, which I don't think a relatively small production company wouldn't want to do, as their reputation could fall on one tiny issue.
Do I think this will happen? No. Do I want it to? Yes. So, have you guys got anything to say on the matter?
Edited by JLaidlaw, 04 March 2010 - 12:50 PM.