James Bond: Quantum of Solace
Seriously, these movies should be marketed as comedies. XD
I'm probably blessed with a very patient hubby, because he didn't shush me once when we watched it together. (This could, possibly, also be because he watched it before I came home from work and it was his second go around.)
I'm not quite sure what slays me more: The huge LEAPS in logical plot points or The attempts at romance.
Seriously, us ladies are already watching because Bond is hot, no need to insult our emotional intelligence by trying to sell us on a romance that didn't make sense in the first movie, let alone the second. (I joked with Jason that they fell in love in the first movie during a montage set to music, and he was all, "It could happen!" *snort giggles* In a Disney movie, sure. But it's not something you usually see in a Bond movie.)
Oh, seriously, I about died DIED laughing when Camille cupped his face to offer comfort and said that she hoped he got over his loss. Because you know, falling in love with a woman who lied to you is TOTALLY like watching your mother and sister get raped and killed at a young age. Wtf? O_o;; I'm sorry, Mr. Movie Producer, I just can not believe that Bond has more emotional baggage than Camille. The idea itself sends me into peals of laughter. Emotionally tortured!hero is really emotionally crippled, it's part and parcel of the whole Bond thing. Let's not try to make it out to be anything other than what it is, kthnxbai.
And Miss Fields...I'm still scratching my head over her. Bond goes AWOL, and we're going to send the all powerful...secretary after him to bring him back? Seriously? This is after he's managed to make it to wherever the hell it is that he wants to go without use of funding of any sort, with another operative roped into the mission with him. Oh yeah, I totally bought that the secretary would be the one to bring him home. -_- I did not at all suspect that she would end up dead. No really. The thought didn't cross my mind at all when Bond left her completely alone with the bad guy. I totally thought she'd kill him and end the movie right there. -_- I think Bond displayed like .0008 seconds worth of guilt over her death, even with M standing there. As far as plot points go, she was pretty failtastic, but oh so typical of a Bond flick that you can't help but laugh. Oh! And let's not forget the "I'm having sex with you because apparently my penis does all my thinking for me, even though I'm totally heartbroken over whatsherface". Smex away my pain, oh secretary of love! I think I'm vaguely insulted that she was a redhead. Even if I kept asking Jason if her real name was Field of Boobs and J kept shooting me dirty looks.
Also, every time they mentioned Vesper, all I could think of was Princess Vespa from Spaceballs.
See? Comedy. ^_^
I'm probably blessed with a very patient hubby, because he didn't shush me once when we watched it together. (This could, possibly, also be because he watched it before I came home from work and it was his second go around.)
I'm not quite sure what slays me more: The huge LEAPS in logical plot points or The attempts at romance.
Seriously, us ladies are already watching because Bond is hot, no need to insult our emotional intelligence by trying to sell us on a romance that didn't make sense in the first movie, let alone the second. (I joked with Jason that they fell in love in the first movie during a montage set to music, and he was all, "It could happen!" *snort giggles* In a Disney movie, sure. But it's not something you usually see in a Bond movie.)
Oh, seriously, I about died DIED laughing when Camille cupped his face to offer comfort and said that she hoped he got over his loss. Because you know, falling in love with a woman who lied to you is TOTALLY like watching your mother and sister get raped and killed at a young age. Wtf? O_o;; I'm sorry, Mr. Movie Producer, I just can not believe that Bond has more emotional baggage than Camille. The idea itself sends me into peals of laughter. Emotionally tortured!hero is really emotionally crippled, it's part and parcel of the whole Bond thing. Let's not try to make it out to be anything other than what it is, kthnxbai.
And Miss Fields...I'm still scratching my head over her. Bond goes AWOL, and we're going to send the all powerful...secretary after him to bring him back? Seriously? This is after he's managed to make it to wherever the hell it is that he wants to go without use of funding of any sort, with another operative roped into the mission with him. Oh yeah, I totally bought that the secretary would be the one to bring him home. -_- I did not at all suspect that she would end up dead. No really. The thought didn't cross my mind at all when Bond left her completely alone with the bad guy. I totally thought she'd kill him and end the movie right there. -_- I think Bond displayed like .0008 seconds worth of guilt over her death, even with M standing there. As far as plot points go, she was pretty failtastic, but oh so typical of a Bond flick that you can't help but laugh. Oh! And let's not forget the "I'm having sex with you because apparently my penis does all my thinking for me, even though I'm totally heartbroken over whatsherface". Smex away my pain, oh secretary of love! I think I'm vaguely insulted that she was a redhead. Even if I kept asking Jason if her real name was Field of Boobs and J kept shooting me dirty looks.
Also, every time they mentioned Vesper, all I could think of was Princess Vespa from Spaceballs.
See? Comedy. ^_^