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Shaken or Stirred? DO I LOOK LIKE I GIVE A DAMN

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  • LanglyLangly Registered User regular
    edited April 2011
    it was on hold, but I think I heard rumors that production had started/might start/will be starting

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  • OlivawOlivaw good name, isn't it? the foot of mt fujiRegistered User regular
    edited April 2011
    MGM's financial troubles are relieved for the moment so yeah, it's happening

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  • AntimatterAntimatter Devo Was Right Gates of SteelRegistered User regular
    edited April 2011
    my dad and I saw Quantum of Solace in a theatre without seeing Casino Royale before it because WOOPS didn't know it was important

    we both thought it was bad, and my dad thought it was the worst Bond movie he saw

    he was including Moonraker


    we both heartily enjoyed Casino Royale when we got around to it, though

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  • DichotomyDichotomy Registered User regular
    edited April 2011
    Munkus Bieber wrote: »
    I never understood why people were confused about the title.

    It's a very tiny, miniscule, basically nonexistent amount of solace.

    That about sums up the movie.

    I ain't confused at all

    I am quite sure that it is an awful name for a movie

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  • beefbeef Registered User regular
    edited April 2011
    Why? It's appropriate for Bond's character arc.

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  • Grey GhostGrey Ghost Registered User regular
    edited April 2011
    Craig is returning for Bond 23, Sam Mendes is directing, Rachel Weisz and Javier Bardem have been offered costarring roles (probably villains)

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  • AntimatterAntimatter Devo Was Right Gates of SteelRegistered User regular
    edited April 2011
    Grey Ghost wrote: »
    Craig is returning for Bond 23, Sam Mendes is directing, Rachel Weisz and Javier Bardem have been offered costarring roles (probably villains)

    oh my fuck

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  • SolarSolar Registered User regular
    edited April 2011
    Rachel Weisz? Cool.

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  • NaphtaliNaphtali Hazy + Flow SeaRegistered User regular
    edited April 2011
    Grey Ghost wrote: »
    Craig is returning for Bond 23, Sam Mendes is directing, Rachel Weisz and Javier Bardem have been offered costarring roles (probably villains)

    Hoorayyy

    It better pick up the CR/QoS story though, the continuation of the plot between the two films was the best and totally made QoS better by proxy

    Love me some Craig Bond films

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  • EdcrabEdcrab Actually a hack Registered User regular
    edited April 2011
    I agree with Bad-Beat re: everything he said about QoS

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  • JAKJAK Registered User regular
    edited April 2011
    Grey Ghost wrote: »
    Craig is returning for Bond 23, Sam Mendes is directing, Rachel Weisz and Javier Bardem have been offered costarring roles (probably villains)

    And Ralph Fiennes.

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  • OlivawOlivaw good name, isn't it? the foot of mt fujiRegistered User regular
    edited April 2011
    Quantum of Solace is an awkward title at best

    But the worst thing is because it's a Bond movie, they have to work the title into the script somewhere

    So someone has to say the words "quantum of solace" and you're like "uuuuuugh"

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  • EdcrabEdcrab Actually a hack Registered User regular
    edited April 2011
    Could've been worse I guess. They could've insisted on working it into the theme tune

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  • Grey GhostGrey Ghost Registered User regular
    edited April 2011
    What's the most you ever lost on a coin toss, Mr. Bond?

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  • Grey GhostGrey Ghost Registered User regular
    edited April 2011
    Olivaw wrote: »
    Quantum of Solace is an awkward title at best

    But the worst thing is because it's a Bond movie, they have to work the title into the script somewhere

    So someone has to say the words "quantum of solace" and you're like "uuuuuugh"

    I forget, when did they actually say it?

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  • The_ScarabThe_Scarab Registered User regular
    edited April 2011
    Grey Ghost wrote: »
    Olivaw wrote: »
    Quantum of Solace is an awkward title at best

    But the worst thing is because it's a Bond movie, they have to work the title into the script somewhere

    So someone has to say the words "quantum of solace" and you're like "uuuuuugh"

    I forget, when did they actually say it?

    Some criminal organization was called Quantum and then there was something about them being cut off from the rest of the criminal underworld blah blah it was dumb as all hell.

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  • Grey GhostGrey Ghost Registered User regular
    edited April 2011
    No I remember the organization was called Quantum (the organization, by the way, was not the problem with the movie)

    I just don't remember when anyone actually said the phrase "quantum of solace" referring to its meaning of a small measure of peace

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  • The_ScarabThe_Scarab Registered User regular
    edited April 2011
    who cares. quantum of solace is essentially popcorn eyeglasses. it's a dumb fucking name.

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  • Grey GhostGrey Ghost Registered User regular
    edited April 2011
    In the original short story it referred to the smallest measure of comfort and compassion that you need to maintain a relationship with another human being, and what happens to your humanity when you lose that

    In the movie, that small measure of humanity is something Bond is completely lacking right now, and it also allowed them to work in the name of the organization (because Quantum, you see, controls every tiny little thing at metaphorically speaking sub-atomic levels)

    It's a fine title, it's just awkward because audiences don't know what words mean and God forbid they learn some new ones

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  • DichotomyDichotomy Registered User regular
    edited April 2011
    no, it's still dumb as shit

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  • EdcrabEdcrab Actually a hack Registered User regular
    edited April 2011
    It's an awkward and purple title and implying that I simply lack the vocabularly to appreciate it is... troubling

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  • Grey GhostGrey Ghost Registered User regular
    edited April 2011
    Of course you guys know what the words mean, I'm saying that general audiences had a hard time with it

    edit: okay I won't deny that it was awkward

    But my least favorite Bond title is Octopussy
    It's fucking retarded and nothing will top it, for me

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  • PlatyPlaty Registered User regular
    edited April 2011
    I went to school in the city where the opera scene in Quantum of Solace was shot.

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  • OlivawOlivaw good name, isn't it? the foot of mt fujiRegistered User regular
    edited April 2011
    A "quantum" isn't even a noun

    It's just silly

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  • PharezonPharezon Struggle is an illusion. Victory is in the Qun.Registered User regular
    edited April 2011
    YOU HAVEN'T EVEN SEEN IT YET.

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  • OlivawOlivaw good name, isn't it? the foot of mt fujiRegistered User regular
    edited April 2011
    IT STILL HAS A SILLY TITLE PHAREZON

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  • TrippyJingTrippyJing Moses supposes his toeses are roses. But Moses supposes erroneously.Registered User regular
    edited April 2011
    Octosolace.

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  • EdcrabEdcrab Actually a hack Registered User regular
    edited April 2011
    Quantum of Pu-


    ...nevermind

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  • TasteticleTasteticle Registered User regular
    edited April 2011
    For a few quantums more

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  • EdcrabEdcrab Actually a hack Registered User regular
    edited April 2011
    The Good, the Bad, and the Quantum

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  • Bad-BeatBad-Beat Registered User regular
    edited April 2011
    Quantum Leap

    ...wait.

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  • OlivawOlivaw good name, isn't it? the foot of mt fujiRegistered User regular
    edited April 2011
    Bad-Beat wrote: »
    Quantum Leap

    ...wait.

    I'd pay money to see a movie where Scott Bakula ends up in the body of James Bond

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  • Zen VulgarityZen Vulgarity What a lovely day for tea Secret British ThreadRegistered User regular
    edited April 2011
    I liked QoS

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  • WeaverWeaver Breakfast Witch Hashus BrowniusRegistered User regular
    edited April 2011
    Solar wrote: »
    Rachel Weisz? Cool.

    omgomgomgomgomgomgomgomgomgomgomgomgomgomg

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  • BusterKBusterK Negativity is Boring Cynicism is Cowardice Registered User regular
    edited April 2011
    Like Pandora Tomorrow
    Cumbersome Bond film titles work best when they are just vaguely descriptive code names

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  • Grey GhostGrey Ghost Registered User regular
    edited April 2011
    Olivaw wrote: »
    A "quantum" isn't even a noun

    It's just silly
    1. A quantity or amount.
    2. A specified portion.
    3. Something that can be counted or measured.
    4. Physics
    a. The smallest amount of a physical quantity that can exist independently, especially a discrete quantity of electromagnetic radiation.
    b. This amount of energy regarded as a unit.

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  • DudBoltDudBolt Registered User regular
    edited April 2011
    Judi Dench looks pissed off all the time. Like, all day every day.

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  • BusterKBusterK Negativity is Boring Cynicism is Cowardice Registered User regular
    edited April 2011
    Grammatically, Quantum of Solace makes sense
    But that doesn't change it from being cumbersome, ridiculous and purple

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  • MeldingMelding Registered User regular
    edited April 2011
    purple?

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  • TrippyJingTrippyJing Moses supposes his toeses are roses. But Moses supposes erroneously.Registered User regular
    edited April 2011
    I wonder how many awkward calls M gets from Bond when videoconferencing.

    She'd be getting ready for bed when the speaker and camera turn on, and there's Judi Dench in a negligee.

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