I rewatched Casino Royale today, and just coming out of seeing QoS I saw things I never understood before, and that I couldn't have without that second movie. Which was very cool.

I want to see QoS again to see if what I didn't see was actually there, and just because Daniel Craig.

My mom and I watched Casino Royale again last night, and then went to see QoS today. The rewatch was beneficial for both of us, and I think it was far more a "sequel" than other Bond films seem to be. I liked the resolution of the whole arc, and I thought QoS moved a little faster. (Though it did seem like a collection of fights/chases pasted together with angst.)

Also, continue to love me some Judy Dench. (I don't think that's really a spoiler?)

But I do love Daniel Craig as Bond.

Well, yes. That is awesome. And Judy Dench! Man, I want a movie that focuses entirely on M, with Bond as the secondary character.

I just watched The Fall. It was beautifully shot, and Lee Pace is always a joy to watch. And the little girl didn't annoy me as much as small children often do in movies. The bit with Lee's character using Alexandra to score him his drugs bothered me, but then it was probably supposed to. Worth two hours and the time it took to look for it on Netflix.

I actually haven't brought myself to returning The Fall to Netflix. Showed it to my brother, his girlfriend, and my mother, and they all fell instantly in love with it and were enthralled by Catinca and entranced by the cinematography and locations and walked away from it on clouds.

I'm still a bit let down by the ending what with it suddenly turning into a love story about stuntmen, but at this point I really should just buy the damned movie, because it is such a lovely ride. And Lee Pace is ridiculously good in it. In a way, as much as I love Pushing Daisies, I don't quite feel that it's Lee's perfect vehicle, and wouldn't mind having him freed up to pursue better fitted roles. Don't shoot me! Loved him in Wonderfalls, adored him in Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day, witnessed amazing depth and range in The Fall, but he's sometimes flat for me in PD. Like he's not completely at home in that role.

the scene where he's hitting the flask and telling the horrible fate of the characters of the story just kills me, the way his voice is hoarse and breaking. Guh.

Juliebird - that scene you talk about really hurt, as it was supposed to. And I adored the moment when he realized no matter how horrible he felt, he couldn't destroy her illusions in either him or the story he'd constructed, and pulled it all back just a bit.

It didn't all work quite for me as well as I wish it had, mainly because I think the adventure doesn't really tie into either of their lives enough. However, I've only seen it once, and I know I missed that everyone in the story was played by someone who played someone in reality. Maybe it all ties in better than I caught the one time.

The more I watch it, (and I've watched it a lot in the past two months) the more I love it, and the more my quibbles with it disappear. And as much as I now love the thank you thank you thank you very much! ending, because of the sheer enthusiasm of the delivery by Catinca, it still feels so separate from the rest of the movie. And Roy's bouncing back from his Fall due to Alexandria's love doesn't seem to be addressed in any satisfactory way. But I really don't care, because I love everything else, even if it doesn't fit or doesn't make sense or doesn't pull together, because it was just such an incredibly enjoyable ride.

I'm glad you really liked the film because I really liked it too - very unexpectedly. I did not care for Tarsem's "The Cell" - so I watched this one on faith.

He is a very visual director who has a bit of trouble with narratives, but it seemed to come out on the other side okay with this movie. I think the vehicle of the storytelling worked well - given the movie references and that the whole thing wasn't supposed to be "real."

I watched every single one of the extras which actually made me like the film more.

Just got back from seeing Quantum of Solace. I have very few quibbles with the film. Daniel Craig rocks bond. Hard.

DH said I let out a noise when Bond said he hoped Fields had handcuffs. I had to admit I wibbled.

But damn, the action was so fast, it was almost hard to follow.

I did not care for Tarsem's "The Cell"

That's definitely a movie that is less than the sum of its parts, but there are some amazing parts there. Also, apart from "Out of Sight" (which I LOVE!), it's basically the only other movie I like J Lo in.