Had to watch it twice to remember seeing it at all!

Rating: 6/10 (10 February 2012)

Just got done watching QoS for the second time, the first was a few months ago. Truly, I didn't remember any of it except for the building explosion at the end...which doesn't bode well for any movie, much less a Bond movie.
What I do like is the new Bond created with the casting of Daniel Craig in Casino Royale. Bond is now a much more complex character and we know a lot more about his dark past and partly what motivates him to do what he does. He seems barely in control of himself and the contrast with Sean Connery from the original films is what really makes the franchise reboot successful or at least have some potential.
That said, I agree with some other comments in that the characters in this film seem to drift in and out of scenes that have nothing or very little to do with advancing the plot. Even Camille, the most significant of the secondary characters really didn't have a whole lot to do with the story other than her quest for vengeance (which could have been more interesting if they played that against Bond's internal conflict some). She mainly piggy backed with Bond to finally kill her arch nemesis the general but didn't do a whole lot to help Bond out otherwise, he would have been better off without her. Felix took a backseat until he gives Bond a short bit of information then we hear nothing about him until he gets promoted.
And maybe it's just me but I'm really tired of amazing computer interfaces that make no sense but are really flashy and apparently have all sorts of amazing gee-whizzery...it just doesn't make the story compelling, the characters don't have to work for the information they need it just falls into their lap. The jumpy action shots make it difficult to determine just exactly what is happening and how Bond makes it out of his predicaments. Finally, don't get me started on the random "fuel cell" powered hotel in the middle of the desert...mummy, how did we get here and why? Who put this hotel here? Fuel cells generate electricity in a "power plant", not by putting random hydrogen tanks all throughout your hotel...oh, except for boringly predictable plot devices and a fiery climax to the movie.
So all in all I didn't hate it, I'll just have forgotten it all over again in 3 months time. I haven't seen "A View to a Kill" in forever but I'll never forget Grace Jones and Max Zorrin's blimp, that was just FUN!