My SECOND Ever James Bond Movie... | *Quantum of Solace* Reaction 

Daniel Craig stated that he actually had to write part of the movie himself, along with the director, and as he said, "I am not a writer." All things considered, I think they did their best.

This was heavily affected by 2007 writers' strike, the next one is so so good.

Daniel Craig wrote this himself thanks to the 2007 writers strike. When you look deeper into the plot, its actually a really solid movie. Dominic Greene is in a way more terrifying than most Bond villains, because instead of a cat stroking criminal mastermind, he’s someone who can exist in the real world. A sleazy businessman who makes deals with corrupt politicians.

Bond, to M at the end, “Congratulations, you were right.” he finally admits that he did love Vesper. And that sets the tone for his character. The womanizing playboy, who Bond always was, had one great love that hurt him so deeply that he could never be close to anyone again. This is why casino royale, and quantum of solace are my two favorite Craig movies. Enjoyed watching your reaction and I’m glad you liked it also.

Ah how fitting. A writers strike film fits perfectly for this time of year.

Daniel Craig’s Bond films tends to be more physical, action paced and parkour oriented rather than depending on the trademark gadgets

"He was un-alived!" There's always a couple of gems in your reactions!

I am one of these weirdos that really enjoyed this one. I liked how it deals with the fallout of what happened (immediately) after Casino Royale, I liked that Camille and Bond had two separate, but parallel stories going and he didn't even have to sleep with her and the movie starts with, imo, the best Bond chase scene of the franchise and, just as you catch your breath, you get another white knuckle chase scene, this time on foot. And, while you get a better feel for the shadowy organization behind Le Chiffre and Dominic Greene, you still don't have a full grasp of just how extensive it is, not to mention you conclude the film with Bond turning even harder and colder than he ever was and you understand why.

Two fun facts: Bolivia was chosen as part of the plot because of the country's history of water. In 1999, the Cochabamba Water War happened, it was a series of protests against the privatization of the city's water supply. Several scenes in the Atacama desert were recorded in the north of Chile, during the filming there was an incident. The mayor of the commune of Sierra Gorda, Carlos López, staged a protest because he was angry at the filmmakers' portrayal of the Antofagasta Region as part of Bolivia. He was arrested for trespassing the set and put on trial 2 days later.

All his Bond movies are brutal. A+ parkour. The oil girl is an homage to a previous Bond girl in an early movie. I like the first four Daniel Craige movies, not the final one.

Fun fact: hard to tell, but this girl played Taskmaster in Black Widow and the upcoming Thunderbolts movie

I hope she reacts to the Bourne Trilogy after Skyfall; especially since the Daniel Craig Bond movies seem greatly influenced by those first three Jason Bourne movies. I think she would really like the Bourne Trilogy, for reasons I will not spoil here.

Quantum of Solace was originally a short story by Ian Fleming in his collection called FOR YOUR EYES ONLY which is also a movie title starring Roger Moore as Bond.

The irrational hatred of the one henchman with the Dumb and Dumber haircut was not something I expected to see in this reaction, but seeing it was definitely the highlight of my evening. Quantum of Solace is a Bond film that tends to get a bad rap, but I don't think the film is _that_ bad. It's clear that the script suffered due to the 2007-8 writers' strike (quite an apt time to release this reaction), resulting in a convoluted and overstuffed story, a weak villain and underdeveloped plot beats. The editing is also a problem, the entire film is cut to ribbons in that very typical Jason Bourne-esque fashion, making the action scenes in particular very hard to follow. That said, I love the way they've developed Bond's character and actually explored his grief and depression following Vesper's betrayal and death. Daniel Craig himself is excellent as always, the music is legitimately great (save for that awful theme song), and there's some great scenes here like the opera scene. This film has the bare bones of a good or even great Bond film, but it had the misfortune of being made and released at the worst possible time, plus having to follow up Casino Royale. It's not as terrible as many people say, but it is definitely a rather weak and underwhelming entry. Thankfully we got Skyfall next, which is a massive improvement and a strong contender for the title of the best film in the series

This movie gets way more hate than it deserves. I really, really like this one.

The movie had a mixed reception because this was released during the 2007-2008 Writers Strike.

I always cry when in the end after killing the man who killed her father and raped and killed her mother and sister she sees the fire and just freezes. This movie contains two Black Widow actors David / Alexei aka Red Guardian and Olga / Antonia aka Taskmaster nice that they were reunited

I agree. I am among those who appreciated quantum of solace. It had more emotional heft for the bond character who was clearly struggling with his grief. His brutality in this film was evident, especially that scene where he nonchalantly waits for one guy to die from the knife wound. That coldness was as close to the ian fleming character as i have seen portrayed on the big screen. In the end, he finally confessed the truth to M: it was all about vengence, not for the security of the country, but to settle a personal vendetta against the people who took away a life he really wanted. This storyline was John Wick before John Wick (sans the puppy).

It is very underrated. It also is the most believable espionage plot of any Bond film.

The biggest reason why this got criticized so much was because of the gap between the two films. People didn't expect a direct sequel, and they certainly didn't remember every little detail. In the beginning when Bond opens the trunk and we see that it's Mr. White, it immediately takes you out of the movie if you don't remember who he is.

This may not be the best Bond film, but I will defend Olga Kurylenko and Gemma Arterton as underrated Bond girls and the climax is pretty fun

Fun fact, the hotel at the end of the movie is the ESO hotel for astronomers working at the Paranal observatories in Chile.

Should really watch the older Bond movies, to get the origin of some of the call backs in the current ones. Like the lady covered in oil, being a call back to one of the first Bond movies. And its just fun to see what the storytelling, acting and action was like back then compared to these ones.

Helpful hint…before you watch the last Bond film “No Time To Die”, watch the 1969 film “On Her Majesty’s Secret Service” (which I believe is the BEST of the series). You’ll then be able to recognize all the Easter Eggs the last film has/references. Cheers

Situated on the prominent Gaeta peninsula, on the shore of Lake Como, Villa Gaeta is comprised of a dozen private apartments. Some of these are rented out to holiday makers, enabling guests to enjoy staying in a fabulous lakefront location used in the film Casino Royale as the residence of Mr White.

quantum of solace is my favourite, dont really know why... the action and the music just fit, Olga was beatiful... love it

I’m excited for your reaction to Skyfall. It’s my favorite Daniel Craig James Bond movie!

' see, you didn't say housekeeping and you startled him now you have to deal with this "

Did not realise that Corinne was played by Stana Katic! She's Det. Kate Beckett in Castle! And her buddy actor is Nathan Fillion!

While this movie isn't as good as the previous one, it still has some really good action set-pieces.

Can't wait til you get onto the Brosnan films, they're so good.

The main reason for the hate for this is that it followed one of the best in the franchise and dared to be mediocre. It also didn't help that the villain went from Le Chifre, master poker player and strategist, to "Chad". There was also no "Priveledged Henchman" in this one. Usually, there's at least one bad guy to provide a boss fight before the Big Bad. The closest thing this one had to it was the General, and Bond didn't even interact with him. She was given a huge backstory for a Bond Girl. Her story could have been a movie of it's own. At the end they just tossed it all away. The press also made a huge deal about the fact that the only part of this movie that came from the source material was the title. The original story was almost too short to be a short story, and was just about a dinner conversation. They didn't mention the fact that none of the Brosnan movies had any connection to the source material, and "The Spy Who Loved Me" only shared the title as well. The original story there was about Bond "Home Aloning" some mafia types in a motel, told form the perspective of the woman caught in the middle who was running the place. Fun Fact: if you read the Credits, Miss Fields first name was Strawberry. Like the Beetles song. Not so fun fact: Daniel Craig lost the tip of a finger filming the axe fight. They were able to sew it back on. I don't know which finger it was, but if you recall the line from Casino Royale... "If all that was left of you was you r little finger..." Looks like she had it exactly backwards.

lol. "Friend of yours." "I don't have any friends"

M: I need you back. Bond: I never left. I love that dialogue.

“That man’s ice cold!” No. He’s just completely strung out on ptsd. Think about everything he’s been through in the last few weeks.

The Daniel Craig series of Bond films are the only ones that are a single, long arc of characterization. It’s subtle, and follows Fleming’s character arc from the books, which started with Casino Royale and was supposed to end with You Only Live Twice (from which much of No Time to Die was taken from). This film is very important in that arc, picking up as it does immediately after Casino Royale. I too think it was a strong outing, certainly better than its usually given credit for. While I do think it was less focused than Casino, I believe that Craig’s performance is exemplary, as is Olga Kurylenko’s.

Trivia, the opening scene, of water and mountains followed by the car chase along the shore of Lake Garda, is in northern Italy, which is were the villa, set on the shores of Lake Como, from the last scene of the previous movie is located. I think when people say Quantum of Solace is the weakest of the Daniel Craig Bond movies they aren't saying it is bad, just that of five very good bond movies they think it is the least good. I think it is the most intimate of the Craig bonds, the motivations for both Bond and Montes are more personal than most Bond movies.

‘James you can’t keep killing everyone … I need Intel!’

9:25 “he looks like a DJ.” 😂 hahahahaha

Budget was approximately $200 million, shot in 6 countries.

RIP Sean and Roger.

the guy who was tripped to fall down the stairs WAS the hair guy, you see when he gets to the bottom that AWFUL hair is actually a toupee to cover his bald head

if you have trouble with james’ promiscuity, or olga’s character for that matter, let’s say that spies use all methods available to manipulate assets to accomplish goals.

I really like QOS! I think it got a "bad rap" for being somewhat derivative of the Bourne Identity films. But, even if that has, perhaps, some truth to it, it's still a Daniel Craig Bond film and it ROCKS!! I loved the way this film told the story of James post-Vesper, and how he was able to get justice for her, in the end. This is still the opening, origination-arc of Bond's story, as portrayed by Daniel Craig. He still growing into who he would become in the following films. Keep going! You will love it!

Its not a bad Movie, the first one just set the bar up very high, casino royal and the next one are goated

At 10:20 you can see a guy behind bond sweeping the air

I have always liked this film. There are elements in the film that set up the rest of the films in this series.

such a great reaction! most just base it on a few flat things. you always dive deeper into the case, writing, lighting, videography, etc.......thank you for being so amazing. Daniel Craig was a great Bond. he care about the character/story so much.

If you ever go back to the older Bond films, you'll see the parallels with the way Bond gets tied up by the heartstrings in _On Her Majesty's Secret Service_ in a way similar to how he did in _Casino Royale,_ and the result was very similar: an aloof, cool, calculating agent who will never again see "love" as anything but a gadget far more effective than anything Q ever developed for him. Also, you'll notice that 007 isn't the only player with a new face: Q, Felix, M, and a whole host of other characters are all here, and they play the same roles they always have even if the actors are different. It's something that (along with the soundtrack) gives the entire franchise a continuity that's almost impossible to match, no matter which era we're talking about

I like this movie and all of DCs Bond movies. Keep it up!

It feels like I'm just about one of the only Bond fans who actually LIKES this film. I think there are like twelve of us.

The actor who played the guy with the bad hair played one of the concentration camp survivors in Band Of Brothers.

I hope you’ll get to watch the classic Bond films. I’ve always preferred them than Craig’s.

Roberto Schaefer's cinematography deserves more credit He gave this movie the cleanest and sharpest look in the entire 007 saga

The only film where I fell asleep in the theatre part way through lol

ok, your thumbnail inspired me. i have to go watch this movie so i can watch this reaction.

The ‘ hair ‘😂😂 That was some hairpiece he was wearing. That was more sinister than Greene. I think Casino Royale was so good the next was always going to be compared slightly unfavourably to it. Great films

THE JUMP SCARE LMAO

As someone who has recently watched all 25 Bond films I can confidently say: you should've watched some (or even all) of the older ones first, for some comparison and perspective how the series evolved. But, if you're not up for 20 films (which would provide you with a steady stream of content though; plus, I think even the worst Bond films should be watched at least one time), here are my propositions for (*ehem*) 2 films per actor (with some more mentions though, I couldn't help myself XP; spoiler free, of course): *Sean Connery era:* (Connery is the certified OG. Very dated in some aspects, but great nonetheless) _Goldfinger_ _You Only Live Twice_ honorable mentions: _Doctor No_ - the first Bond ever _From Russia With Love_ - another classic, just improving on the previous one dishonorable mention: _Diamonds Are Forever_ - the last official Connery Bond film (there was one unofficial later, but I didn't bother with it). I don't think it's bad, I just didn't like it much. *George Lazenby era:* (He brought more sensitivity to the character, which I found refreshing, but still in need of some polish.) _On Her Majesty's Secret Service_ - unfortunately Lazenby only had one film. Fortunately it's one of the best. If any Bond film is gonna make you cry, it's this one. *Roger Moore era:* (Roger was definitely the most humorous Bond, which fans find themselves either loving or hating.) _The Spy Who Loved Me_ _For Your Eyes Only_ honorable mentions: _Live And Let Die_ - Moore's debut as Bond. Not my cup of tea, but as I said, every Bond film should be seen at least once. _Moonraker_ - I think other fans would recommend it instead of FYEO, but I enjoyed the latter more. _Octopussy_ - probably the most underrated Bond film dishonorable mentions: _A Man With A Golden Gun_ - Christopher Lee is the villain. That's all I can positively say about it. _A View To A Kill_ - just one too many film for Moore. Still fun, but his age is showing more than before. *Timothy Dalton era:* (Timothy walked so Craig could run. Back in the '80s audience didn't react well to his tough-as-nails potrayal, but he's criminally underrated. My 2nd favourite Bond.) _The Living Daylights_ _License To Kill_ *Pierce Brosnan era:* (Definitely the most handsome Bond, Brosnan is often described as "jack of all trades, master of none". To me, he was the best Bond (stylish, confident, tough, but with a sense of humor), trapped in subpar films.) _Goldeneye_ _Tomorrow Never Dies_ honorable mention: _The World Is Not Enough_ - I didn't really vibe with it, but it has quite original villain, brilliant (though accidental!) sendoff for the original Q and probably the most memorable Bond sigma male moment. dishonorable mention: _Die Another Day_ - objectively it's one of the weakest Bond films. It did took gadgets, futurism and CGI a bit too far (and the writing was often disappointing), but I really liked it, early 2000's cheese. 😁 For Craig I would've recommended: _Casino Royale_ _Skyfall_ >honorable mention: _No Time To Die_ - you're gonna cry. A lot. >dishonorable mention: _Spectre_ - It had some good ideas, but also a metric ton of bad ones. Especially after you watch the older films.

i wonder who is going to be the next bond

They are one of those movies like Waterworld with Kevin Kostner, where they have been exaggerated with the fame of the bad critics and when you see them, it was not so bad and you find them good and very entertaining.

I agree the opening song is awful. The song that got rejected was so good and idk why they didn’t use it. If you’re interested it’s called No Good About Goodbye by Shirley Basey. It’s incredible and should’ve been the title song

26:20 Oh look. A movie about How Nestle got so big.

That guy's haircut!! When the hairdresser asked what sort of cut he wanted, he must have replied "I want the village idiot haircut please"

Thank you! I actually like this a lot. I've never understood the hate. Shockingly, I prefer this over the next 3.

Awesome Video Vicky 😉😉

Oh, I never watched the James Bond movies. Thanks for the reaction, I think I'll watch (the first) and this one too!

I feel like this movie was not well advertised, and before I watched it, I wasn't sure if I wanted to (even the title sounds a bit strange). It felt like this Craig saga would go on without it, like it's just an interjection. But I still think it was quite good. Personally I also like Pierce Brosnan movies :) I understand people mostly like the more classic Cold War James Bond movies, but for me the Cold War is a bygone era (an era between interesting WWII and so-called "now"), so I always preferred the post-Cold-War ones, i.e. the ones from "now". Plus Pierce Brosnan works are bit more lighthearted than these serious and brutal Daniel Craig's movies, especially "Tomorrow Never Dies" (sort of my fav). Would be great if you took on Pierce Brosnan movies after you finish with Daniel Craig :) Oh and... Pozdrowienia z Polski! 😁

I personally liked the movie a lot, didn't realize it was not so liked until seeing reviews online after the fact. I will say this is the weaker as the next couple movies are REALLY good

Almost the best version of the James Bond series. Hated for being against the mainstream media.

You are right to like it: That’s your RIGHT (Unintended pun). I liked it, too.

There are things that happened in this movie that do carry over, but not directly into the next one.

At 6:01 Daniel Craig actually broke his leg filming this scene.

This was an excellent movie in the top 3 of the Craig Bonds IMO The people that hate this movie are the ones that loved "No Time To Die" ~ just goes to show what they know. 🤣🤣🤣🤣

3:50 - Actually, u pronounced it perfectly! 😊

The complaints about this movie was more that it was a let down from the great Casino Royale introduction of Craig which got a lot of acclaim. However, this movie wasn't bad, just not the best of the bunch. Craigs run as Bond is seen as one of the strongest overall, right up there with Connery.

ye best is to consider it as a setup for later movies.

I don’t care if people think this one is generally not as good. I still find it entertaining. It’s far from *bad*.

Nah this one is actually decent considering the issues they had with the writers strike spectre is the shit one

Bond... James Bond

26% of the world's population doesn't have access to potable drinking water. Most of the bottled water available is sold by one company, Nestle Waters.

I've never had any issues with QoS - I certainly enjoy the film, but I think there are a couple of reasons why its considered bad, or weak, compared to the other Craig Bond films. Firstly, it came directly after Casino Royale, which is probably considered the best by most (although I know a lot of people like Skyfall). Secondly, it is admittedly one of the weaker entries, because the others are so strong - not because it is itself bad. That said, I actually find this one more memorable than Spectre, for which the only real standout for me was Christoph Waltz.

Honestly, I like this one. It’s a good part 2 to Casino.

You getting jump scared at the end jump scared me

Hydrologic despotism. ( control via water ) oil is similar in principle

Since you haven't seen Goldfinger, you don't know what the body covered in oil on the bed is referencing.

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27:10 Goldfinger

Hey v your hair looks beautiful ❤

While the Craig Bond films have an audience, the best Bonds were Sean Connery and Roger Moore. With an honourable mention to Pierce Brosnan. :)

26:24 Nestlé

Breakin badddd ????

* In the 1st draft of the script, the character of "Mitchell" was a Double-O Agent. They even mention his number. Supposedly he was "009". However, this was dropped from the script because they felt they should be a little more ambiguous about Mitchell, and make him more mysterious, because the organization he works for is very mysterious. In the script his first name was "Craig", but it is never mentioned on screen, nor in the credits(not even on the IMDB page). In the Quantum of Solace video game, they mention that his first name is "Henry", so this became his official name. Bond had a hell of a time putting him down. So, I could believe that he was a Double-O Agent, as efficient as he was. So, could he be *Henry* *Mitchell* *009* ? * Hey, if you wanna see something funny, type in your search *QUANTUM* *OF* *SOLACE* - *PROPOSED* *THEME* *SONG* It's pretty funny. They also have 2 other proposed theme songs. They're called: *No* *Good* *About* *Goodbye* by "Shirley Bassey. Yes, "Shirley Bassey". The lady who sang the theme song for "Goldfinger", "Diamonds are Forever" and "Moonraker". In-stead, they went with.....what they went with🙁 What were they thinking?! The other alternate song for Quantum of Solace was called *Forever* *I* *Am* *All* *Yours* by "Eva Almer. Which one is your favorite?

All the actors that have played Bond did a great job, but I do like the pre Craig films better, except for the ones before the 80s, just not a fan of old movies. Liked the two Dalton films.

You've got to watch the Pierce Brosnan films GoldenEye, Tomorrow Never Dies, The World is Not Enough and Die Another Day

Having seen your reactions to Star Wars and Lord Of The Rings... No Time To Die is going to break you...

This movie has the shortest runtime if all of the OO7 movies.

I'm shaken, not stirred 😂

"I actually don't know if it's a complaint on the acting, on the writing, on the pacing..." None of the above: It's a complaint on the complainers. This stupid-arse mentality among a few numpties that if it's not S-Tier it's F-Tier. It's a damn good movie that just happens to come right after an amazing movie.

Glad you've got back to this journey. Trust me, Skyfall will be a massive return to form.