Quantum of Solace

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The 22nd James Bond film and the sequel to Bond's last epic mission 'Casino Royale'

"Betrayed by Vesper, the woman he loved, 007 fights the urge to make his latest mission personal. Perusing his determination to uncover the truth Bond and M interrogate Mr White who reveals the organisation which blackmailed Vesper is far more complex and dangerous than anyone could have imagined.

Forensic intelligence links an Mi6 traitor to a bank account in Haiti where a case of mistaken identity introduces Bond to the beautiful but feisty Camille, a woman who has her own vendetta. Camille leads Bond straight to Dominic Greene, a ruthless business man and major force within the mysterious organisation.

On a mission that leads him to Austria, Italy and South America, Bond discovers that Greene, conspiring to take control of one of the world's most important natural resources, is forging a deal with the exiled Medrano. Using his associates in the organisation, and manipulating powerful contacts within the CIA and British government, Greene promises to overthrow the existing regime in a Latin American country, giving the General control of the country in exchange for a seemingly barren piece of land.

In a minefield of treachery, murder and deceit, Bond allies with old friends in a battle to uncover the truth. As he gets closer to the man responsible for the betrayal of Vesper, 007 must keep one step ahead of the CIA, the terrorists, and even M, to unravel Greene's sinister plan and stop his organisation."

[Also, Vesper Lynd has also brought to my attention that you lucky people get tp see Daniel Craig's (aka, James Bond) Quantum Sausage.] :wink:

Discuss.
 
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There's also rumours going that Bond will get married again in QOS. Craig didn't deny that when interviewed, but also didn't admit it.
Seriously looking forward to it. Hopefully it'll be ready by the date they've announced.
 
Getting married "again" it wouldn't be considered, really, as Casino Royale was a reboot, and thus none of the 20 films before it are a part of this new Bond's history.
 
Takk said:
Getting married "again" it wouldn't be considered, really, as Casino Royale was a reboot, and thus none of the 20 films before it are a part of this new Bond's history.
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To be fair, there were only two movies that actually had any continuity to them in them. They were On Her Majesty's Secret Service, and then the later one (Roger Moore film, can't remember which) where he visits Theresa. The Bond movies, at least to me, were just a bunch of movies about a person named James. No real timeline involved.

But still, your point is valid, because it will be like he was never married.
 
What? Diamonds are Forever (the Sean Connery one that was right after OHMSS) didn't have any continuity? Thats odd, cause... you know... he's hunting Blofeld in the opening because he killed his wife. ;)

And what about The Spy Who Loved Me and Moonraker? Jaws and Bond knew each other in the latter because of the former. And what about Die Another Day and the gadget room, where Bond is looking over a bunch of his old Q lab equipment? There are several other references to past films from movie to movie, they just aren't overly blatant, and they always ignore dates, thus creating a timeless continuity... it may lack a proper timeline, but it still has continuity... they are mostly all complete stand alone films, but that doesn't mean continuity doesn't exist.

Anyway, back to Craig's Bond in contrast with the others... basically what its like is Sean Connery, George Lazenby, Roger Moore, Timothy Dalton, and Pierce Brosnan were all playing the same character... while Daniel Craig is playing another... its like an alternate universe version of the guy. Kinda like Earth 1 and Earth 2 Superman from the DCU. Same guy, same basics, totally different histories, and thus two different characters.

P.S. The Roger Moore film you're thinking of was For Your Eyes Only, and it began with Bond finally utilizing his license to kill on Blofeld.
 
Hahah, I remember when they released the name of the new Bond movie I thought, "wow, what a pretentious, strange name...."

It sounds pretty interesting. I hope there are more Bond emerging from the ocean all half naked and wet scenes XD
 
Takk said:
Getting married "again" it wouldn't be considered, really, as Casino Royale was a reboot, and thus none of the 20 films before it are a part of this new Bond's history.
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I know, I was using the term is a loose sense.

Robbiedbee said:
To be fair, there were only two movies that actually had any continuity to them in them.
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Try watching the first half a dozen films or so and say that. Stau Blofeld makes several appearances, and SPECTRE is mentioned on several occasions.

Erythritol said:
Hahah, I remember when they released the name of the new Bond movie I thought, "wow, what a pretentious, strange name...."
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It's derived from a quote by Ian Fleming himself, referencing to how Bond and Lynd's relationship is over. Roughly.
 
...and that boys and girls, his how you make yourself look like an idiot on the internet.

Still, I think there is very little continuity in the Bond movies. At least not enough so that it matters, and after a certain point in the movies (midway through Moore's tenure) that Bond movies show little or no reference to previous movies.

I say "little or no" to prevent me getting egg on my face again.
 
That's because by then there were very few of the original novels that hadn't been turned into movie adaptations, and so completely new story lines had to be written.
 
Ahhh, I remember watching Casino Royale when it came out in the cinema. Spectacular, truly spectacular. Now I'm all ready for the sequel with hawt Daniel Craig. :P Apparently, I think it's set for a November release here in the UK and everyone else gets it in December. Ha!
 
Actually... last I heard, it was late October (last week of the month) for the UK and early November (first week of the month) for the wide release... and yes, Casino Royale kicked ass... and I can't wait to see the new one. My uncle and I have already made plans to see it during the openning weekend (my uncle and I are like the only two Bond fans in my family).
 
Pooley said:
It's derived from a quote by Ian Fleming himself, referencing to how Bond and Lynd's relationship is over. Roughly.
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It's also the name of the short story on which the new movie is based.

Still, I think there is very little continuity in the Bond movies. At least not enough so that it matters, and after a certain point in the movies (midway through Moore's tenure) that Bond movies show little or no reference to previous movies.
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No there isn't much, you have recurring characters ie the russian played by coltrane, the CIA guy, Felix, until he is eaten by a shark, I think he may refer to Felix in a movie made after his death, and villains, ie Jaws and SPECTRE and his relationship with M, moneypenny and Goodnight to name just a few.

The books have more continuity than the movies.
You have to remember Fleming wrote during the cold war, hence why the most of the villains are Russian, and now post cold war all the Villains arent affiliated with the Soviet Union/Russia, but now countries like North Korea provide the villains.

Casino Royale is almost a prequel to the bond series, as it doesn't have any real impact on the other novels. Because it is before all the others, it is like Takk says, a reboot, the other bond may as well not have existed, in terms of plot.

I would have prefered Casino Royale's ending to be more similar to the novel's it would make QOS better imo
 
This is after Dark Knight my most awaited movie of the year, Casino Royale brought back my interst in the Bond films after some pretty poor ones. Hoping to see that the rumors from a while ago about Al Pacino being the head of the organization are true, he's apparently going to make a short appearance in this film and have a bigger role in the next which would bloody brilliant.

And despite where the name comes from the name just sounds silly, it sounds like a Star Trek episode or something.
 
Jack White and Alicia Keys will record Another Day to Die, the first duet in the history of James Bond theme tunes.
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Yeah, I had heard that earlier today or some such...Certainly sounds like an...interesting duo. Should be good though! ^_^ F Amy Whinehouse in the A. She sucks...I don't understand why she's popular at all (if she actually is and it's not just a paparatsi thing)...
 
I was actually holding out for The Last Shadow Puppets to be chosen for it. From the sound of The Age Of The Understatement, that's what they were gunning for when they wrote the album. But Jack White is a good lyricist at least. Not too excited about Keys.
 
Coming very soon, QoS.
New James Bond, but apparently it's much shorter than all the previous ones. I can't wait, it should have action, hot wimminz and witty one liners.
I can't think of any other movies at the moment.
 
Kasabian said:
Coming very soon, QoS.
New James Bond, but apparently it's much shorter than all the previous ones. I can't wait, it should have action, hot wimminz and witty one liners.
I can't think of any other movies at the moment.
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Ditto, although I'm not going to expect another film as good as Casino Royale. It'll be a long time, if ever, that that is topped. I've also found out that the "the name's Bond; James Bond" line wont be in Quantum of Solace.
 
The Man With No Name said:
I've also found out that the "the name's Bond; James Bond" line wont be in Quantum of Solace.
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Huh? That's ridiculous. Why would they purposely exclude that line? These Bond movies are becoming less and less...Bond-like.

But yeah, Quantum of Solace is pretty much the only upcoming movie of interest that I know of. Looks pretty badass.
 
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