A friend took us to see the cult movie "Quantum of Solace" yesterday at a $1.25 cinema. He actually was more interested in showing us a $1.25 movie theatre than the $1.25 movie, but to see one we had to endure the other, so this is what Hollywood's cultists gave us for our buck twenty five:An opening chase scene that, of course, was completely incoherent.
A plot that, of course, was completely incoherent as well - even though a good story well told is why normal people go to the movies in the first place.
A lecture on the supposed state of the environment that, of course, was clear-as-a-bell.
An unchallenged and flat-out lie that, of course, "the world is running out of oil."
A white American who's weird, and sadistic, paired with a black American who's torn because, of course, he cares so-damn-much and his higher sense of moral values are so much more attuned to the reality of international affairs - even though most blacks I know can't find their beloved Africa unless it's on a t-shirt.
Suffering Bolivian peasants with, of course, absolutely no say in what happens in their lives.
Another incoherent fight scene, this time between a 110 lb. woman and a sadistic military man three times her size, where she not only wins but, of course, does so as a result of kicking him in the balls. (Damn: a trained killer, and rapist, fell for that one again! Amazing!)
Plus, right after we see that Bond (in another totally incoherent fight scene) can single-handedly destroy four very macho and well-trained security agents - while they've got him under watch and trapped in an elevator - once he's in the open, of course, he finds it almost impossible to dispatch one lone European metrosexual.
And let's not forget this was another one of those lousy Hollywood "entertainments" that, of course, was hailed as a breakthrough 007 movie, in every way, as well as a true must-see event.
Our conclusion:
This was a stupid cult movie that wasn't even worth 125 pennies - and, of course, we probably wouldn't have been half as disgusted with it if that's exactly what we could have paid with. Well, that and a bucket of spit.
You cultists (both in Hollywood and in the viewing audience) should be ashamed of what you're doing to Art. The filmmakers for producing such crap and the viewers for believing it's coming out this way by accident. You're all a bunch of lamers as far as TMR's concerned.
