Quantum of Solace

[Nice]

I saw this movie the night it came out and was very pleased. To be perfectly honest, I'm surprised so many people have been disappointed, because I'm not sure what else everyone expected. In the ending of Casino Royale Bond is pissed off as hell because of Vesper's death. I thought it was fairly clear that he was out for revenge against those who got her tied up in the events that ultimately led to her death.

I fully expected the next movie to be about Bond smurfing people up indiscriminately in a blind rage. Hell, they said that's what it would be only a few short weeks after Casino Royale was released.

One of the primary problems is that people are going into Quantum of Solace expecting it to be another Bond film that stands along on its own. Quantum of Solace is very much a continuation of Casino Royale, just as the next movie will likely be a continuation of Quantum of Solace. The new line of Bond movies is showing a level of cohesion even greater than the movies in which Bond was constantly against Specter, and it's something I definitely approve of.

I never saw Casino Royale, but from what I saw in QoS, I took it he was out for revenge. However, it (QoS) is not a direct sequel, nor is it a traditional sequel. It is almost a stand alone movie with the only thing linking it to CR is the Vesper sub-plot. I was disappointed that QoS had no real plot. It wants you to watch the next Bond film that will hopefully address the big question, "what the smurf is the Quantum of Solace?"