Review: 007: Quantum of Solice (Blu-Ray)

I like Daniel Craig as Bond; some don’t but I think he plays the part really well. With that in mind I had no qualms about picking up Quantum of Solace on blu-ray shortly after it was released. The movie after all is spectacular and every bit a great action movie. But does it do justice to a blu-ray launch? Read on and take whatever you will from this review.

Quantum of Solace opens, as we’ve come to expect, with a flashy opening title backed this time by the tones of Alicia Keys and Jack White singing ‘Another Way to Die’ and to be honest I’ve never really liked the opening Bond sequences (except for Casino Royale.) Once the movie begins however, we’re thrown straight into the action with a well shot car chase. Unfortunately this is the last time we’ll get a good look at one of Bond’s trademark Aston Martins as Fords seem to dominate the rest of the picture.

Setting my beloved car-candy aside, however, and all the other essential Bond elements are there. Daniel Craig returns as the young, brash lead while Judi Dench tries to keep him under control as M while in typical Bond style there are two ‘love interests’; Gemma Atkinson as MI6 agent Strawberry Fields and Olga Kurylenko as Camille Montes.
Other notable inclusions are Mathieu Amalric as main baddy Dominic Greene and David Harbour as CIA South American Section Chief while Jeffrey White and Giancarlo Giannini return as Felix Leiter and Rene Mathis.

Without spoiling the film itself, I will content myself with stating that the events of Quantum of Solace follow directly from those of Casino Royale which was a refreshing addition to the Bond series. Throughout the movie, the title character is trying to track down the illusive organisation originally revealed in Casino Royale.

Overall, the movie is a delightful watch. The undercurrent of environmentalism and environmental terrorism fits in excellently with the terrorism storyline of Casino Royale and thus I’d recommend Quantum of Solace to anyone who wants a continuation of that movie’s story.

The blu-ray extra features, however, leave a lot to be desired. Unlike some other movies that are currently available on the format, there’s nothing really special that you couldn’t see on a DVD. The in movie menu’s are a nice addition but, unlike movies like Iron Man, Quantum of Solace lacks a specially designed timeline when paused. A small feature it may be but it’s nice when the extra effort is put into a blu-ray release. Pick this up on blu-ray if you like but your unlikely to get the DVD price-difference worth of extras.

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