Quantum of Solace

Two weekends ago my friends and I went to go see the new bond movie at the AMC Southdale movie theater. Going into the movie I was super pumped and ready for a good action packed classic-bond type movie which included awesome gadgets, sweet killing manuvers, great action scenes and some smoking hot babes. The movie opened with an intense car chase scene involving Daniel Craig and the "villan/bad-guy" car chasing after him. The whole chase was filled with awesome manuvers, and high flying action but it was confusing which I didnt really like because I was not able to identify any of the villans. But at least one of the aspects had been filled; great action scene. Then the action shifted to Haiti where Bond was assigned to look for some man who may contain crucial evidence. This is where the smokin hot babes aspect comes into play. We are introduced to a new character named Camille who is played by Olga Kurylenko an absolutly stunning sight. Like Vesper in Casino Royale she to sort of plays both sides of the spectrum getting involved with both Dominic Green and James Bond. So theres the second aspect of my expectations filled but I am still kind of lost and am not liking how there is no plot devolopment yet. As I sat there in the movie theater I thought to myself wow James Bond has really just turned into a Jason Bourne film. Now dont get me wrong I LOVE Bourne films but the difference between Quantum of Solace and a Bourne film is that the Bourne films actually had some character and plot development where QOS was lacking that important aspect. When I left the theater that night I thought to myself wow I payed to go see a Bond movie but instead I ended up paying for a Bourne like movie. I am really dissatisfied with what Bond has come to, which is basically non-stop action, no plot development, and a lot of confusion. So whoever is producing these movies should start watching the classic bonds with Sean Connery and Roger Moore to really get a good view on who bond is really supposed to be.

Outside Reading Post 1

The book I have chosen to read for outside reading this quarter is called All Quiet on the Western Front. I chose to read this because it is about war and I have heard that it has a lot of action in it. Now I need a book that will make me want to keep reading and a book that I wont want to set down. I also chose this book because my mom told me she had read it when she was my age. She said that she loved it and reccomended that I read it if I wanted a good book. I am really excited about reading this book because it is something new and by an author I have never heard of; Erich Maria Remarque. All Quiet on the Western Front is a book about a German World War I veteran telling about the horrors of war and the detacthment soldiers felt after returning to Germany. This book sounds really great because it is told from a german soldiers point of view. This pov will provide a whole new look at WWI and I believe it can enlighten me on looking at the war in a whole new way and will let me see the Germans side of things. I am really looking forward to reading this book and I dont think I will be dissapointed.