RKMBs Forums .::Robegories::. Media Quantum of Solace: worst Bond title ever?

Producer Michael G. Wilson said the title, chosen only a few days ago, was taken from a story by Bond creator Ian Fleming that appears in the collection "For Your Eyes Only."

Craig said Fleming defined a quantum of solace — it means, roughly, a measure of comfort — as "that spark of niceness in a relationship that if you don't have, you might as well give up."

Filming began earlier this month at Pinewood, the franchise's home since the 1960s. It's a direct sequel to 2006's "Casino Royale," beginning an hour after that film ends, with Bond devastated by his betrayal by true love Vesper Lynd.

"He had his heart broken at the end of the last movie and that certainly is a spur for him in this one," Craig said.

"I'd be lying if I said there wasn't revenge in his heart. But it's more than that. That spurs him on, but that's not what the movie is. It's not a revenge movie. It's about him figuring a few things out."

Producer Barbara Broccoli said the film, directed by Marc Forster ("Monster's Ball," "The Kite Runner"), mixes Bond's "inner turmoil" with action — and of course gadgets — as he tries to stop a shadowy cabal trying to bring down the world economy.

Craig's second Bond adventure continues in the gritty vein of "Casino Royale," in which a rough-edged 007, newly granted his "license to kill," bled, sweat and felt real emotion. But Wilson promised it also has "twice as much action" as its predecessor.

"It's pretty jam-packed," he said.

Filming began at Pinewood three weeks ago. Location shooting will take place in Italy, Austria, Panama, Chile and Peru.

Mathieu Amalric is a new addition as villain Dominic Greene. But the French actor, star of the Oscar-nominated "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly," won't be sporting a trademark tic like many of his predecessors.

He and Forster decided his villainy should come from within.

"That's maybe what is horrible about today," Amalric said. "We can't guess who the villains are. The villains are invisible."

Amalric said he modeled his character to some extent on former Prime Minister Tony Blair and French President Nicolas Sarkozy.

"I've been taking details, the smile of Tony Blair, the craziness of Sarkozy, he's the worst villain we've ever had," he said.

Bond may find solace — producers are coy — in the arms of two Bond Girls — Ukrainian Olga Kurylenko as a feisty Bolivian named Camille and Gemma Arterton as an MI6 agent named Fields.

"In the movie, he is obviously still attached to his past," said Kurylenko. "The appearance of this new girl might divert him. Or, it might not."

Craig, who overcame public skepticism — a blond Bond? — to win rave reviews for "Casino Royale," said he still felt nervous about the role.

"All the fear I felt before is still there," he said.

"This is a $200 million movie, and it's James Bond. We have to make it great."

"Quantum of Solace"
"Quantum of Solace" is not a spy story and Bond appears only in the background. Told in the style of W Somerset Maugham, the tale has Bond attending a boring dinner party at the Government House in Nassau with a group of socialites he can't stand.

Bond makes an offensive remark after dinner when the other guests have left in order to stimulate conversation. This solicits a careful reply from the elderly Governor of The Bahamas who tells 007 a sad tale about a relationship between former civil servant Philip Masters stationed in Bermuda and air hostess Rhoda Llewellyn. After meeting aboard a flight to London the two eventually married but after a time Rhoda became unhappy with her life as a housewife. She then began a long open affair with the eldest son of a rich Bermudan family. As a result Masters' work deteriorated and he suffered a nervous breakdown. After recovering he was given a break from Bermuda by the governor and sent on an assignment to Washington to negotiate fishing rights with the US. At the same time the governor's wife had a talk with Rhoda just as her affair ended. Masters returned a few months later and decided to end his marriage, although he and Rhoda continued to appear as a happy couple in public. Masters returned alone to the UK, leaving a penniless Rhoda stranded in Bermuda, an act which he'd been incapable of carrying out merely months earlier. But Masters never recovered emotionally, his vital spark never relit. The governor goes on to tell Bond how after a time Rhoda married a rich Canadian and seems to be happy, telling Bond that his dull dinner companions whom he found so boring were Rhoda and her new husband.

While the story does not include action elements, as other Fleming tales do, it attempts to posit that Bond's adventures pale in comparison with real life drama. Bond reflects that the lives of the people he passes somewhat superficial judgments upon can in fact hide poignant episodes.

With Amy Winehouse long out of commission, Alicia Keys has signed on to lend her sultry, soulful pipes to the new theme song being readied for the upcoming James Bond installment, Quantum of Solace, by alt-rocker Jack White.

The male half of the White Stripes, who wrote and produced the tune, called "Another Way to Die," will also play drums. The film's soundtrack is due out Oct. 28, while the movie itself, the second 007 flick featuring hunky blond Bond Daniel Craig, hits theaters Nov. 7.

Hasn't the era of pop-star Bond soundtrack come and gone? I mean, Alicia Keys?? Talk about trolling the bottom of the barrel.

Hasn't the era of pop-star Bond soundtrack come and gone? I mean, Alicia Keys?? Talk about trolling the bottom of the barrel.

Still, who gives a fuck? This new Bond is the best it's been in decades...

Hasn't the era of pop-star Bond soundtrack come and gone?

I mean, Alicia Keys?? Talk about trolling the bottom of the barrel.

Still, who gives a fuck?

Hasn't the era of pop-star Bond soundtrack come and gone?

Plus, the Cornell song was one of the best things about the last film!

vos postulo vestri professio spoonfed vobis

Didn't you hear Casino Royale's intro?

when all we see.. is the view to a kill...



very much so.

though, its actually not even part of the official soundtrack for the movie. and, apparently, the reason is because all of the rumors of cornell being a gigantic trud are true.

when all we see.. is the view to a kill...



very much so.

though, its actually not even part of the official soundtrack for the movie. and, apparently, the reason is because all of the rumors of cornell being a gigantic trud are true.

Loosely translated.....you need your art spoonfed to you.

Personal choice G-Man, personal choice....That said, how can you say that those 3 are the only memorable ones, with songs like Nobody does it better

We have all the time in the world

the OHMSS instrumental theme

i was just talking shit man. just messing around.....relax!

You got me there. I completely forgot about that one. Mea Culpa.



Good song, but I was referring to songs that played over the opening credits as the "official" movie theme. That was played during the movie as a background song, wasn't it?



I actually came close to mentioning this as the fourth but I was thinking more along the lines of the "pop" theme songs, not the "orchestral" stuff. In fact, I almost didn't mention "Dr. No," because it was also an instrumental, but figured the twangy "Duane Eddy" style guitar work made it enough of a pop song for inclusion.

Still, you raise good points and I can't really disagree strongly with any of them.

That being said, we're still talking only six good songs out of a twenty-plus film series. Not a great ratio. And certainly not a ratio that suggests Alicia Keys is wildly out of place as a performer for the series.

I'll take Connel any day over her...

no

Pro wears his soul on his face.