Quantum of Solace... what exactly is it? I still don't know.

When James Bond Casino Royale came out, I fell back in love with James Bond. Well, to say I fell back in love is not exactly correct. It was more of a, I thought I loved James Bond, but didn't realize I didn't until I met the new James Bond and then fell in love. And I must admit, I have barely watched any of the "old" Bonds. My experience has truly been limited to Brosnan and Craig. Yes, yes I have Connery as Bond but I have trouble in general watching older movies. Everytime I try to watch them I'm so distracted by the old clothes and "style of movie" that I cannot enjoy it. I know this is strange since I consider myself a rather large fan of movies. But I think the problem is I'm always looking forward to the next big thing or cool movie special effects, so it is hard for me to watch the old movies.

Back to Bond, Carrie and I went and saw Quantum of Solace on the opening night (which was tonight) as sort of the last movie we will see in theaters for a while. Now as stated earlier, I like Daniel Craig as Bond. Some idiots disagree with me and say he was a weak, pathetic, girly-man and not the womanizing, over-cocky and super confident James Bond we all know and (as I once thought) love. However, they are wrong. And if you are one of those morons, go watch the old films cause I'm not. Daniel Craig's James Bond is real. Also, you need to remember that his James Bond is kind of a start over for the entire series. Casino Royale is all about James Bond becoming a 00 agent and what happens to him during his first "mission." Casino Royale also begins to explain how and why James Bond became the "shaken not stirred" man that was portrayed in every other film. The man had his heart broken! The ego was there and so was his swagger, but don't tell me he is a wimp because the man has feelings.

Quantum of Solace continues down the path started in Casino Royale and further explores the pain, anger and heartbreak James felt in the first movie. Now without giving anything away, let's just say... it wasn't Casino Royale. Casino Royale was a love story of sorts with action, poker and a few plots twists thrown in. Quantum of Solace (QoS) was action packed. The movie opens with the Aston Martin buzzing through Italian traffic and the action continued almost seamlessly until the very satisfying ending. Let's get one thing straight about QoS, James Bond kicks ass and doesn't even bother taking names. If you want action, go see QoS, now.

Now its tough because since our last action-packed James Bond, we've been exposed to the Bourne Triliogy which has had some of the best action sequences in a movie ever. James Bond definitely took a few lessons in Bourne fighting because he just goes balls out. The story was strong and made some sense, but while watching the movie you don't think about it too much. I think that is what I liked most about the movie though. It is going to be one of those movies where the more you watch it the more you get out of it. Even thinking about it now, I can see where the writers and director were showing certain elements of Bond that can be overlooked when watching the movie.

So I guess what I'm saying is... I'm kinda like James Bond. Now if only I can remember that Martini recipe.

Last Call
We are now within two weeks of having our first child and I am STOKED. It is hard to imagine that I am going to be a Dad, but guess what, I am and I'm going to have fun being it.