tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21487528.post6209895501448131548..comments2023-08-19T23:23:19.849+10:00Comments on Sentire cum Ecclesia: Cathy and David at the Movies: Quantum of SolaceSchützhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05026181010471282505noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21487528.post-23356845361384088732008-11-22T04:20:00.000+11:002008-11-22T04:20:00.000+11:00I bloody loved it!I was a fan of the earlier Bond ...I bloody loved it!<BR/><BR/>I was a fan of the earlier Bond movies from Dr No on, however, as that led to reading the Fleming novels, the lack of a hermeneutic of continuity, shall we say, between the Bonds was apparent, and much as I enjoyed the Bond flicks for pure fun fantasy I wished the Bond of the books were on the screen too.<BR/><BR/>Now he is! Or at least a reasonable effort thereat. Yes there's lots of action and special effects, it isn't all built around gadgets introduced by Q at the outset, and Camille is far from the standard Bond girl to be eye candy taken to bed but a counterpart and action character in her own right. Plus, they seem to be building on the general story line of the books, starting as they did with Casino Royale.<BR/><BR/>Wouldn't it be great, given the reasons Sean Connery abandoned the role years ago and the new direction of the current Bond series, if he had a part in one of these something like the appearance of the original Catherine, Faye Dunaway, in the remake of The Thomas Crown Affair?<BR/><BR/>All in all, I waited to leave until the final credits had run, and had the same excitement when I saw "James Bond Will Return" at the very end as I did all those years ago!<BR/><BR/>Und Christine -- Olga Kurylenko, die Fegefeuerliste ganz bestimmt!Past Elderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10541968132598367551noreply@blogger.com