Quantum Of Solace (2008) boasts one of the most brutal deaths at the hand of James Bond (Daniel Craig).
After tracking would-be assassin Edmund Slate (Neil Jackson) to Haiti, Bond visits Slate’s hotel room only to instantly jump into a fight to the death. Slate meets his end when Bond mercilessly stabs him in the neck (likely in the jugular vein) and his leg (likely in the femoral artery) only to let him bleed out on the floor.
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Agent Strawberry Fields (Gemma Arterton) from Quantum Of Solace (2008) is underrated. Not only is she sexy, I was initially sold on her insistence that she wasn’t going to fall into James Bond’s (Daniel Craig) clutches. But alas, as we see in this scene, she even surprised herself in her collapse at the hands of Bond’s charm. There was definitely something about her short, red hair, fair skin and overcoat that was seriously attractive.
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The Aston Martin DBS montage at the beginning of Quantum Of Solace (2008)
The Quantum Of Solace (2008) gun barrel sequence is unique because it comes at the end of the movie, not at the traditional start. I actually enjoyed this subtle change more than I thought I would – specifically because there’s nothing better than hearing the Bond theme blaring at the end of a Bond movie. It’s an exclamation point!
Following this gun barrel sequence is a cool animation to incorporate the gun barrel circle into the movie’s logo, as seen below. Nothing crazy, but another way the series has had fun with the 007 logo and movie title logos over the years. Kudos!
The Quantum Of Solace Gun Barrel Logo
(Check out the street sweeper in the background.)
Quantum Of Solace (2008) is generally not the preferred Daniel Craig James Bond movie. I would tend to agree that (aside from the blasphemous No Time To Die) it’s one of Craig’s weakest overall performances as 007. But as with any James Bond movie, there are always bright spots!
Without question, Quantum‘s opening sequence car chase is one of these bright spots. The first 30 seconds of my theater experience watching this opening sequence on an IMAX screen with a packed audience is one of my most memorable James Bond theater experiences. I had goosebumps it was so awesome!
