Alternate title: Quantum of Whatness?

Spoiler alert: I will be discussing scenes and topics from the film, so if you’ve not yet seen it and/or don’t want to know about it, move on to the next article.

Before I even begin, let me make this clear: I LOVE JAMES BOND films.  I have some very found memories of Bond films, and I’m pretty sure that For Your Eyes Only might have included on of my first views of a semi-naked woman, while Mr. Connery introduced me to Baccarat, fine whiskeys, and men that can drive like experts, and run marathons, all while smoking a pack of cigarettes a day.

So with much enthusiasm and vigor I headed out to see a Quantum of Solace with a small group of friends the other night.  Where to even begin with the problems here.  One of my favorite things about a Bond film is the opening credits sequence.  The opening of Octopussy ranks high on my list, while Die Another Day might come in at a close second.  These intros often have cutting edge effects, and can hold their own as artistic short works.  These opening credits did very little for me, with only the sand shifting into nude female silhouettes providing any interest at all.  The rocking camera inside a longitude/latitude globe has already been over used, and I was left baffled as to what the film was/is even all about before the opening sequence.  Not so with other openers.  Ah, que sara sara – perhaps the rest of the film will explain it all to me….

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