Re: Quantum of Solace : 3/24/09
 

Probably because Columbia did the marketing for the theater release and Fox
is doing the DVD/BR release. Maybe they only got the "finished" images and didn't bother to ask for anything else. It's not that big of a deal, but the coloring is off to me.

Re: Quantum of Solace : 3/24/09
 

I quite liked QoS, but some scene where pretty bad. The chase at the beginning had too many close-ups of the cars, the plot was pretty weak (no bond villian should say the word "utilites") and they only killed like one guy. Not that ruthless.
BUT.
I enjoyed little bits here and there. The opera scene was very great (and pretty much silent), liked the rooftop chase (and the fall), the fight at the end (and the exploding glass wall) and I liked the way they introduced every new location with a sentence in the style of the country.
I will always think Dalton is the best Bond. To me you have to look at the actor and think "would he kill someone?" I only get that with Dalton.
I'll get the is BD but here in the UK they seem to go on a deal pretty quickly. The new Casino Royale was on a "2 for £25" deal about a month after it came out. I'll get it then.

Re: Quantum of Solace : 3/24/09
 

got my 1-disc copy in the mail today and it came in one of those eco-friendly cases with the holes in it. lame.

Re: Quantum of Solace : 3/24/09
 

wtf!! now fox started pulling that crap too??
only makes dvds even more fragile! if thats the best way
they can think of saving the planet we are doomed anyhow :)

Re: Quantum of Solace : 3/24/09
 

Well, with 22 titles in the series, we all can't be expected to agree on the best or worst. While I like all the Bond films, the three I mentioned are my least favorite. Just my opinion.

Re: Quantum of Solace : 3/24/09
 

So does anyone have a scan of the Target edition?

Re: Quantum of Solace : 3/24/09
 

I bought the movie last night, and have watched a bit more than half of it so far. Honestly, I was bored. More M, more Felix and less choppy camera work would have been fantastic. It's a personal preference, but I don't like the choppy camera work that makes me struggle and rewind to determine what exactly happened. There is a scene involving planes that made no sense to me at all, for example (not a spoiler, I hope).

This felt like a Bourne-knock off and not a Bond movie at all, or perhaps a montage of fights that could have been spread over a few Bond films. If there was an hour of non-action mixed in throughout this short movie, perhaps that also would have been a fix.

The store I bought in only charged a $2 premium for the two-disc version, so they clearly agreed on its value. I bought the premium just in case I somehow wanted it later, but had the difference been even $5 I would have bought the one-disc release.

Ah well.

I agree, by the way, that Die Another Day was the worst Bond movie ever. Quantum is in the bottom five, but it can't compete with Die Another Day.

Re: Quantum of Solace : 3/24/09
 

Watched this in bluray last night, awesome.

Re: Quantum of Solace : 3/24/09
 

Don't have a scan, but I picked this up today at Target (although I posted about a month ago that I would hold off for a three disc set) it's a very detailed book, showing every car, boat, plane, motorcycle, helicopter, sub and airship that Bond has ever used throughout every movie. very detailed stories about each one as well -however - this is a reprint of one of those giant Dorling-Kindersley books, (see www.dk.com) and this book, being 5 1/2 in x 6 in, makes the print very,very tiny!

Is it worth it? if you plan on getting QOS now and not waiting for a possible 3-disc set, I would take this Target exclusive over the walmart calendar, which will be of no use by the end of the year anyway. If there is a future 3-disc, you can keep the book, sell the 2 disc and get the upgrade. Just remember, the print is very small, but I'm sure your eyesight is better than mine.

Maybe I'll go to the Dollar Tree and pick up some cheap reading-magnifying glasses...

Re: Quantum of Solace : 3/24/09
 

is the one disc version the same dvd as the movie disc of the special edition?

Re: Quantum of Solace : 3/24/09
 

Yep

Re: Quantum of Solace : 3/24/09
 

Commanderbond.net recently posted that an Australian website, EzyDVD, has a listing for a 2-disc DVD release of Quantum of Solace scheduled for 28 July 2010.

Re: Quantum of Solace : 3/24/09
 

This is why I never bought the original release.

Re: Quantum of Solace : 3/24/09
 

Aye. I eventually broke down and bought the Blu-ray at Target last year, using the $5.00 web coupon when it was on sale one week. For $14.99, I figured I could justify double-dipping later. Plus, I was on a Bond kick at that point in the year and really wanted to re-watch the film.

Re: Quantum of Solace : 3/24/09
 

The 'bits has the same info, I've never seen this. We saw Casino Royale in the theaters and enjoyed it, but we just never got around to watching QoS. I picked up the CR 3 discer for a good price, so I'll probably grab this as a companion piece.

Re: Quantum of Solace : 3/24/09
 

Ironically, I just saw it on Showtime HD for the first time today (Thanks to the current challenge-marathon theme) I didn't think the movie was too bad, but I didn't know that I needed to be extremely familiar with Casino Royale before I watched this (Haven't seen CR in over 2 years, so when Bond confronts a certain character near the end of QoS, I got confused)

I'll await further details on the specs for this QoS release to see if it's worth a buy.