Quantum of What?
It feels good to finally be back here in Indianapolis. I got in around 3pm yesterday afternoon, and even with the imminent task list, managed to slip in an hour or two nap.
With everyone being in town at the same time, we decided to go check out the new 007 movie, Quantum of Solace. Here's a quick review:
Good. Not great, nor epic as a whole, but good.
The action, as always in any Bond movie, is on point. The cinematography was pretty crazy, and some of the stunts were, while definitely not really possible, super fun to watch.
The plot was also decent, but they relied on you to have seen and remembered a ton of stuff from the most recent Bond movies to fully understand the plot and subtleties that this new one put out there.
I will say that the acting was better than I remember from Casino Royale, and the concept of revenge was executed in epic fashion. My main disappointment was with the opening Bond theme! I thought that with Alicia Keys doing it they couldn't go wrong - but I was wrong. Just wasn't catchy at all. The rest of the soundtrack was, as usual, epic as an untamed beast running through a moonlit desert toward a battle for the freedom of a nation from the gripping hands of evil. Yeah.
{A work-in-progress render of the never-finished 3D project of mine, Trusty Beast, from 2 years ago. It is, in fact, a beast riding through a desert toward an epic city. One day I'll redo/finish it if I have time}
Anyway, I'm off to a wedding. Paul and Sarah, congrats in advance!!!
With everyone being in town at the same time, we decided to go check out the new 007 movie, Quantum of Solace. Here's a quick review:
Good. Not great, nor epic as a whole, but good.
The action, as always in any Bond movie, is on point. The cinematography was pretty crazy, and some of the stunts were, while definitely not really possible, super fun to watch.
The plot was also decent, but they relied on you to have seen and remembered a ton of stuff from the most recent Bond movies to fully understand the plot and subtleties that this new one put out there.
I will say that the acting was better than I remember from Casino Royale, and the concept of revenge was executed in epic fashion. My main disappointment was with the opening Bond theme! I thought that with Alicia Keys doing it they couldn't go wrong - but I was wrong. Just wasn't catchy at all. The rest of the soundtrack was, as usual, epic as an untamed beast running through a moonlit desert toward a battle for the freedom of a nation from the gripping hands of evil. Yeah.
{A work-in-progress render of the never-finished 3D project of mine, Trusty Beast, from 2 years ago. It is, in fact, a beast riding through a desert toward an epic city. One day I'll redo/finish it if I have time}
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Yo, so speaking of Trusty Beast, Gears of War 2 has these things called Beast Riders and they look JUST like the trusty beast and his rider. My cousin Bryan pointed it out and we have been calling them the trusty beasts ever since.
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