I believe 'Quantum of Solace' is one of the worst Bond movies that I've seen. I will tell you why.
10) Daniel Craig is not a bad actor, But can we see a smile once in a while? And what's with the disheveled look? Where's the tuxedo? And there's no humour and one-liners either.
9) What happened to the gun barrel sequence at the beginning of the film? Maybe the director does not want to remind us that we are watching a Bond movie. Instead the gun barrel sequence appears at the end of the movie.
8) The title song sung by Alicia Key and Jack White is possibly one of the worst Bond songs ever. The tune is so monotonous and boring. Give me Shirley Bassey or Sheena Easton anytime.
7) The opening car chase sequence made me nauseous. The poor shooting and editing of the scene made it look like an MTV video.
6) Bring back Moneypenny and Q! What's a Bond movie without the gadgets and the firtations.
5) Dominic Green must be the worst villain in Bond history. There's nothing evil about him at all. While the villains in the other Bond movies plan to destroy earth or detonate nuclear bombs, Greene's crime is stealing water! And in the final fight scene between Greene and Bond, did you notice how Green keeps squealing like a girl.
4) And what about the henchman?! With a name like Elvis, who could be afraid of him? He looks like a sissy with his toupee. Remember Jaws and Oddjob?
3) Even though it's a supposed to be a sequel from 'Casino Royale', must Bond keep reminding us of how sad he is of losing Vesper? "Boo-hoo, Vesper is dead, and I'm so sad. Boo-hoo-hoo." Get over it, dude!
2) There's no chemistry between Bond and the female leads. Rolling Stone magazine calls Camille "perhaps the dullest Bond girl ever." Whatever happened to the final scene where Bond always nails his leading lady?
1) James Bond is NOT Jason Bourne! QOS is trying to imitate something which is not meant to be. And like Jason Bourne, who has forgotten his identity, had Bond or maybe the producers acquired amnesia too?
December 12, 2008
Nominations for the 66th Golden Globe Awards
Here are the nominees for the 66th Golden Globe Awards. Winners will be announced on Sunday January 11th 2009.
The biggest surprise of the list is Tom Cruise who earned a Globe nomination for Best Supporting Actor in 'Tropic Thunder'. Personally I'm disappointed that 'The Dark Knight' was not nominated for Best Motion Picture, and neither was director Christopher Nolan nominated. Anyway my prediction is that 'Benjamin Button' will sweep the awards this year with Best Motion Picture (Drama), Best Actor (Brad Pitt) and Best Director(David Fincher).
Best Motion Picture - Drama
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Frost/Nixon
The Reader
Revolutionary Road
Slumdog Millionaire
Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
Burn After Reading
Happy-Go-Lucky
In Bruges
Mamma Mia!
Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
Leonardo DiCaprio for Revolutionary Road
Frank Langella for Frost/Nixon
Sean Penn for Milk
Brad Pitt for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Mickey Rourke for The Wrestler
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama
Anne Hathaway for Rachel Getting Married
Angelina Jolie for Changeling
Meryl Streep for Doubt
Kristin Scott Thomas for Il y a longtemps que je t'aime
Kate Winslet for Revolutionary Road
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
Javier Bardem for Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Colin Farrell for In Bruges
James Franco for Pineapple Express
Brendan Gleeson for In Bruges
Dustin Hoffman for Last Chance Harvey
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
Rebecca Hall for Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Sally Hawkins for Happy-Go-Lucky
Frances McDormand for Burn After Reading
Meryl Streep for Mamma Mia!
Emma Thompson for Last Chance Harvey
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Tom Cruise for Tropic Thunder
Robert Downey Jr. for Tropic Thunder
Ralph Fiennes for The Duchess
Philip Seymour Hoffman for Doubt
Heath Ledger for The Dark Knight
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Amy Adams for Doubt
Penélope Cruz for Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Viola Davis for Doubt
Marisa Tomei for The Wrestler
Kate Winslet for The Reader
Best Director - Motion Picture
Danny Boyle for Slumdog Millionaire
Stephen Daldry for The Reader
David Fincher for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Ron Howard for Frost/Nixon
Sam Mendes for Revolutionary Road
Best Screenplay - Motion Picture
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button: Eric Roth, Robin Swicord
Doubt: John Patrick Shanley
Frost/Nixon: Peter Morgan
The Reader: David Hare
Slumdog Millionaire: Simon Beaufoy
Best Original Song - Motion Picture
Bolt ("I Thought I Lost You")
Cadillac Records ("Once in a Lifetime")
Gran Torino ("Gran Torino")
WALL·E ("Down to Earth")
The Wrestler ("The Wrestler")
Best Original Score - Motion Picture
Changeling : Clint Eastwood
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button : Alexandre Desplat
Defiance : James Newton Howard
Frost/Nixon : Hans Zimmer
Slumdog Millionaire : A.R. Rahman
Best Animated Film
Bolt
Kung Fu Panda
WALL·E
Best Foreign Language Film
Der Baader Meinhof Komplex (Germany)
Maria Larssons eviga ögonblick (Sweden/Denmark)
Gomorra (Italy)
Il y a longtemps que je t'aime (France)
Waltz with Bashir (Israel)
Best Television Series - Drama
Dexter
House M.D.
In Treatment
Mad Men
True Blood
Best Television Series - Musical or Comedy
Californication
Entourage
The Office
30 Rock
Weeds
Best Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Bernard and Doris
Cranford
John Adams
A Raisin in the Sun
Recount
Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television
Ralph Fiennes for Bernard and Doris
Paul Giamatti for John Adams
Kevin Spacey for Recount
Kiefer Sutherland for 24: Redemption
Tom Wilkinson for Recount
Best Performance by an Actress in a Mini-Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television
Judi Dench for Cranford
Catherine Keener for An American Crime
Laura Linney for John Adams
Shirley MacLaine for Coco Chanel
Susan Sarandon for Bernard and Doris
Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy
Alec Baldwin for 30 Rock
Steve Carell for The Office
Kevin Connolly for Entourage
David Duchovny for Californication
Tony Shalhoub for Monk
Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy
Christina Applegate for Samantha Who?
America Ferrera for Ugly Betty
Tina Fey for 30 Rock
Debra Messing for The Starter Wife
Mary-Louise Parker for Weeds
Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama
Gabriel Byrne for In Treatment
Michael C. Hall for Dexter
Jon Hamm for Mad Men
Hugh Laurie for House M.D.
Jonathan Rhys Meyers for The Tudors
Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama
Sally Field for Brothers & Sisters
Mariska Hargitay for Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
January Jones for Mad Men
Anna Paquin for True Blood
Kyra Sedgwick for The Closer
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Neil Patrick Harris for How I Met Your Mother
Denis Leary for Recount
Jeremy Piven for Entourage
Blair Underwood for In Treatment
Tom Wilkinson for John Adams
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Eileen Atkins for Cranford
Laura Dern for Recount
Melissa George for In Treatment
Rachel Griffiths for Brothers & Sisters
Dianne Wiest for In Treatment
The biggest surprise of the list is Tom Cruise who earned a Globe nomination for Best Supporting Actor in 'Tropic Thunder'. Personally I'm disappointed that 'The Dark Knight' was not nominated for Best Motion Picture, and neither was director Christopher Nolan nominated. Anyway my prediction is that 'Benjamin Button' will sweep the awards this year with Best Motion Picture (Drama), Best Actor (Brad Pitt) and Best Director(David Fincher).
Best Motion Picture - Drama
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Frost/Nixon
The Reader
Revolutionary Road
Slumdog Millionaire
Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
Burn After Reading
Happy-Go-Lucky
In Bruges
Mamma Mia!
Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
Leonardo DiCaprio for Revolutionary Road
Frank Langella for Frost/Nixon
Sean Penn for Milk
Brad Pitt for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Mickey Rourke for The Wrestler
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama
Anne Hathaway for Rachel Getting Married
Angelina Jolie for Changeling
Meryl Streep for Doubt
Kristin Scott Thomas for Il y a longtemps que je t'aime
Kate Winslet for Revolutionary Road
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
Javier Bardem for Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Colin Farrell for In Bruges
James Franco for Pineapple Express
Brendan Gleeson for In Bruges
Dustin Hoffman for Last Chance Harvey
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
Rebecca Hall for Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Sally Hawkins for Happy-Go-Lucky
Frances McDormand for Burn After Reading
Meryl Streep for Mamma Mia!
Emma Thompson for Last Chance Harvey
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Tom Cruise for Tropic Thunder
Robert Downey Jr. for Tropic Thunder
Ralph Fiennes for The Duchess
Philip Seymour Hoffman for Doubt
Heath Ledger for The Dark Knight
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Amy Adams for Doubt
Penélope Cruz for Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Viola Davis for Doubt
Marisa Tomei for The Wrestler
Kate Winslet for The Reader
Best Director - Motion Picture
Danny Boyle for Slumdog Millionaire
Stephen Daldry for The Reader
David Fincher for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Ron Howard for Frost/Nixon
Sam Mendes for Revolutionary Road
Best Screenplay - Motion Picture
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button: Eric Roth, Robin Swicord
Doubt: John Patrick Shanley
Frost/Nixon: Peter Morgan
The Reader: David Hare
Slumdog Millionaire: Simon Beaufoy
Best Original Song - Motion Picture
Bolt ("I Thought I Lost You")
Cadillac Records ("Once in a Lifetime")
Gran Torino ("Gran Torino")
WALL·E ("Down to Earth")
The Wrestler ("The Wrestler")
Best Original Score - Motion Picture
Changeling : Clint Eastwood
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button : Alexandre Desplat
Defiance : James Newton Howard
Frost/Nixon : Hans Zimmer
Slumdog Millionaire : A.R. Rahman
Best Animated Film
Bolt
Kung Fu Panda
WALL·E
Best Foreign Language Film
Der Baader Meinhof Komplex (Germany)
Maria Larssons eviga ögonblick (Sweden/Denmark)
Gomorra (Italy)
Il y a longtemps que je t'aime (France)
Waltz with Bashir (Israel)
Best Television Series - Drama
Dexter
House M.D.
In Treatment
Mad Men
True Blood
Best Television Series - Musical or Comedy
Californication
Entourage
The Office
30 Rock
Weeds
Best Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Bernard and Doris
Cranford
John Adams
A Raisin in the Sun
Recount
Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television
Ralph Fiennes for Bernard and Doris
Paul Giamatti for John Adams
Kevin Spacey for Recount
Kiefer Sutherland for 24: Redemption
Tom Wilkinson for Recount
Best Performance by an Actress in a Mini-Series or a Motion Picture Made for Television
Judi Dench for Cranford
Catherine Keener for An American Crime
Laura Linney for John Adams
Shirley MacLaine for Coco Chanel
Susan Sarandon for Bernard and Doris
Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy
Alec Baldwin for 30 Rock
Steve Carell for The Office
Kevin Connolly for Entourage
David Duchovny for Californication
Tony Shalhoub for Monk
Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy
Christina Applegate for Samantha Who?
America Ferrera for Ugly Betty
Tina Fey for 30 Rock
Debra Messing for The Starter Wife
Mary-Louise Parker for Weeds
Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama
Gabriel Byrne for In Treatment
Michael C. Hall for Dexter
Jon Hamm for Mad Men
Hugh Laurie for House M.D.
Jonathan Rhys Meyers for The Tudors
Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama
Sally Field for Brothers & Sisters
Mariska Hargitay for Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
January Jones for Mad Men
Anna Paquin for True Blood
Kyra Sedgwick for The Closer
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Neil Patrick Harris for How I Met Your Mother
Denis Leary for Recount
Jeremy Piven for Entourage
Blair Underwood for In Treatment
Tom Wilkinson for John Adams
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Eileen Atkins for Cranford
Laura Dern for Recount
Melissa George for In Treatment
Rachel Griffiths for Brothers & Sisters
Dianne Wiest for In Treatment