Not bad 2nd Craig Bond

Rating: 6/10 (20 September 2009)

OK this is my third comment on QOS, the first one got so many negative responses I felt I had no choice but to delete, the second one I didn't feel do it justice and now this is my third(in fact I have never had to do so many reviews for one movie before). Those who did catch my first comment before I deleted it will know that I was repulsed by it(I remember using the phrase about it belonging at the bottom of Hollywood's sewer). On my second viewing I was rather surprised about the fact that I actually enjoyed it(which prompted me to delete my original review). On my third viewing I really enjoyed it, in fact a lot more than some of the older Bond movies(YOLT,DAF,LALD, TMWTGG, Octopussy,AVTAK and the Brosnan Bond's not including GE which I like. QOS takes place right after Casino Royale. Bond, still reeling after Vesper's betrayal goes on the hunt for businessman Dominic Greene who has brought a plot of land in a desert. It soon transpire that Dominic Greene plans to take control of Bolivia's water supply. Add to that a vengeful Bond girl(Camille) who wants to kill Colonel Medrano who has links to Dominic Greene and you have an intensely gripping Bond movie.
What I didn't like about QOS on my first viewing is what I enjoy so much about it now. For instance on my first viewing I found the character of Dominic Greene rather ordinary but I realise now that is part of his appeal. The producers wanted to give a QOS a more grounded feel to it and therefore didn't make Dominic Greene into some megalomaniac but wanted to make him more understated and seem more human than previous Bond villains like Blofeld for instance. Another thing I enjoy about QOS now that I didn't like on my first viewing is how it toffs it caps to previous Bond movies. I love the Goldfinger tribute when Strawberry Fields is killed by Greene and is dowsed in Oil.
QOS, although it received mainly positive feedback from fans it has also received much negativity. I think the negativity comes from the fact that at time QOS doesn't feel like a Bond movie. It is more to the point than most Bond movies, at just under 110 minutes it is probably one of the shortest Bond movie. QOS has not only appealed to fans of Bond but also from non Bond fans. I think gaining appreciation from non Bond fans is vitally important if the producers want to franchise to continue and be successful. I think QOS's main strength is it's action sequences, in particular the opening car chase. I don't know what the general consensus about the action sequences in QOS but I find them to be shockingly brutal.
What I learnt about QOS on my third viewing is that it's one of those Bond movies which some Bond fans may have to watch more than once to fully appreciate it's brilliance.