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MI6 rounds up media reaction from around
the globe to the recently released Quantum of Solace
trailer...
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Teaser Trailer Sparks A
Global Reaction
5th July 2008
On June 30th, the first
teaser trailer for "Quantum of Solace" took
the Internet by storm. Released several hours earlier
than initially planned, the first preview gave fans
a peak at the 22nd adventure bound for cinemas later
this year.
The 1 minute 30 second preview picks up
in the midst of MI6's interrogation of the shady Mr.
White, but soon explodes into a montage of hi-octane
action. Daniel
Craig recently commented saying that "Solace" would
triple the action of 2006's "Casino
Royale".
The teaser was premiered on AOL.com in the US and MSN.co.uk in the UK. No sooner than the long anticipated preview of Daniel Craig's second outing as 007 swept the web, fans and media outlets were buzzing.
Many praised the timeless nature of James Bond while others commented on James Bond's latest ride, the striking Aston Martin DBS.
But whatever made the biggest impression, the reaction throughout
the globe was intense spectacle. One week on, MI6 rounds
up the feedback from a host of the internet's media outlets
to gauge
the global feedback.
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Above: The 'Solace' trailer opens
with interrogation of the shady Mr. White. |
The buzzword among fans is 007's vengeful attitude
and possible rogue status - something the producers have been
discussing since the beginning of the production - and reporters
picked up on this from the get go:
"Perhaps borrowing
from the 'Bourne' action movies starring Matt Damon,
the 'Quantum of Solace' trailer also hints at Bond
becoming an outsider at his own spy agency." - Reuters.com
"With this 22nd entry into the world of
Bond, we see James going out for revenge following the death
of Vesper Lynd. And by revenge we mean the ass-kicking, bad guy-stabbing,
motorcycle-jumping, Aston Martin DBS-racing kind of revenge.
Yeah, the good kind." - Jalopnik.com, Detroit, USA
"The trailer for the upcoming Bond flick "Quantum
of Solace" (which sort of sounds like a post-emo band) was
released online yesterday. And the lesson we seem to be able
to take away from the trailer overlaps a bit with another recent
blockbuster [The Incredible Hulk]: You wouldn't like Bond when
he's angry." - Paste Magazine, Georgia, USA
Above: Bond and Camille face off
against Greene one last time against the fiery backdrop
of the South American desert... |
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"The
trailer for Quantum of Solace has been unleashed and
it looks every bit as bad-ass as Casino Royale." -
TheHDRoom.com
"Quantum of Solace might be one of
the strangest titles in the history of the James Bond franchise
- but if the trailer for the latest movie is anything to
go by, the latest installment will be anything but." -
Brisbane Times, Australia
"That pose where the 007 logo becomes
the title, and Daniel Craig totes the machine gun over
the hill - awesome." - Mlive.com, Michigan USA
There were many who felt that the
22nd James Bond film has got the mixture of daring stunts,
striking
scenery and glamorous ladies just right:
"Complex action
sequences engaging powerful vehicles, boats and airplanes
are mixed with more intimate scenes and love affairs
between Bond and his diverse love interests." -
Enews 2.0, UK
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"There isn't a single double entendre in
the above trailer for the forthcoming James Bond movie, "Quantum
of Solace."There's also not a single cheesecake shot of
a hot chick — though Daniel Craig does bare his "stubby
torso" (my wife's words; if only my torso were so "stubby").
And then there's the decidedly unkitschy tag line: "For
love, for hate, for justice, for revenge." In other words,
this is a whole new Bond — or at least an even deeper look
at the dark, brooding, badass 007 Craig portrayed in "Casino
Royale," one of the best films in the entire series." -
ReadExpress.com
"Bond films have a long tradition of fantastic
trailers, showcasing the requisite thrills and spills, evil villains
and beautiful women that make Bond the institution it so rightly
is, and this one doesn't disappoint. Without going too much into
the film's plot, the teaser gives away just enough of the murky,
complex world Bond is about to be thrown into." - Den of
Geek, UK
"No disrespect to Sean
Connery - the greatest Bond ever - but I'd rather watch
Daniel Craig's 007: a lethal, unrelenting, cold-blooded spy." -
Tulsa World, Oklahoma, USA
"More than half a million have
watched it on YouTube" - AP |
In particular, the second's worth of romantic interlude between
Craig and his co-star, the British actress Gemma
Arterton,
has tickled a few fancies online:
"Quantum of Solace
movie promises high octane action: Fast cars, speeding powerboats,
leaping motorcycles and a first glimpse of Bond girl Gemma
Arterton undressed." - Courier Mail, Australia
"Here's the trailer,
avec Daniel Craig, shirtless and very, very pouty..." -
Herald, New Zealand
Australian news outlet LiveNews, summed
up the storm that this first 'Solace' trailer has
caused: "Bond fans worldwide are already licking their
lips over the next installment of Bond's newest chapter,
not set for release until November this year. The phrase "Quantum
of Solace trailer" is already one of the top ten hot
search items on Google." - LiveNews, Australia
And of course the best dressed remark, "Finally, a preview of why those 40 bespoke Tom Ford suits were sacrificed." Men.Style.com
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Briefing
Produced by Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli (Eon
Productions), QUANTUM OF SOLACE was released in the
UK on October 31st 2008 and is directed by
Marc Forster. Principal photography started on January
3rd
2008 at
Pinewood Studios and around the UK, and foreign locations
including Italy, Panama, Chile, Peru and Austria.
Paul Haggis completed the script based on a first draft
screenplay developed by regular scribes Neal Purvis & Robert
Wade, with later polish by Joshua Zetumer. The story
is a direct continuation of the events of Casino
Royale. 007 faces off against
villains Mathieu Amalric (Dominic Greene), Anatole
Taubman (Elvis) and Joaquin Cosío (General Medrano).
Olga Kurylenko (Camille) and Gemma Arterton (MI6 Agent
Fields) play the Bond Girls. Dame Judi Dench (M), Jeffrey
Wright (Felix Leiter) and Giancarlo Giannini (Mathis)
reprise their roles as Bond's allies. It is British
actor Daniel Craig’s second outing as James Bond,
following his debut film Casino Royale released November
16th 2006.
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