I think what you've written here accurately describes how I've kind of felt about the movie, but I have been unwilling to admit it to myself.
I love of Casino Royale with all my heart - there is so much about that movie that is good, and so I was expecting something on the same level from QOS. And I think I was more than slightly disappointed.
I totally agree with the anaogy of the alternative universe!Jason Bourne. I'm sure on the surface the idea to hire the guy from the Bourne films as the 2nd unit director (or whatever he was) was a good idea, but it really did make it just feel like a Bourne film.
And the action annoyed me - it wasn't awe inspiring like it was in CR, and there was too much of it. My friends and I decided that if you took out the action, you'd have a ten minute movie.
Which was something else that pissed me off - how short it was. They could have expanded on so many things, like Bond's discussion with Vesper's previous boyfriend, but they didn't.
Anyway. Admittedly, there were a few good things about it - Bond's relationship with M for one, but even that we've seen before.
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Date: 2009-01-02 10:10 am (UTC)I love of Casino Royale with all my heart - there is so much about that movie that is good, and so I was expecting something on the same level from QOS. And I think I was more than slightly disappointed.
I totally agree with the anaogy of the alternative universe!Jason Bourne. I'm sure on the surface the idea to hire the guy from the Bourne films as the 2nd unit director (or whatever he was) was a good idea, but it really did make it just feel like a Bourne film.
And the action annoyed me - it wasn't awe inspiring like it was in CR, and there was too much of it. My friends and I decided that if you took out the action, you'd have a ten minute movie.
Which was something else that pissed me off - how short it was. They could have expanded on so many things, like Bond's discussion with Vesper's previous boyfriend, but they didn't.
Anyway. Admittedly, there were a few good things about it - Bond's relationship with M for one, but even that we've seen before.
I think I was just mightily disappointed.