On Monday after basketball had recessed for Christmas I decided to indulge myself in a cinema double feature.
The first movie I saw was the latest James Bond movie starring Daniel Craig. I thought Craig did a great job in "Casino Royale" so I was looking forward to seeing this one. Majority of my friends and even my parents beat me to seeing this movie. They were all kind enough to not spoil the movie for me, so I truly appreciate that. "Quantum of Solace" was action packed and tried to pick up where "Casino Royale" left of. Unfortunately, the plot wasn't as strong. I felt that they had a lot of good ideas for the plot and they put them all in. The lack of editing the plot down to a few consistent themes ultimately made "Quantum of Solace" pale in comparison to "Casino Royale". There was a small thread that tied the movie together and to "Casino Royale", but was often lost in the fog of the other plot components.
The second movie of my double feature was "Slumdog Millionaire". I had heard this movie had been getting phenomenal reviews and watching the trailer I wanted to see what this one was all about. I thought this movie was very well done! The story was gripping and held your interest throughout. I liked how they used the "Who wants to be a Millionaire" as a vehicle to tell the story of children growing up in the slums of India. This movie pretty much had it all. There was a love story, a story of working hard and getting out of the slums, tragedy, cruelty, and redemption. The ending maybe a little hollywood but it is just what you want to happen to these characters after everything they have been through. I give it an A!
The first movie I saw was the latest James Bond movie starring Daniel Craig. I thought Craig did a great job in "Casino Royale" so I was looking forward to seeing this one. Majority of my friends and even my parents beat me to seeing this movie. They were all kind enough to not spoil the movie for me, so I truly appreciate that. "Quantum of Solace" was action packed and tried to pick up where "Casino Royale" left of. Unfortunately, the plot wasn't as strong. I felt that they had a lot of good ideas for the plot and they put them all in. The lack of editing the plot down to a few consistent themes ultimately made "Quantum of Solace" pale in comparison to "Casino Royale". There was a small thread that tied the movie together and to "Casino Royale", but was often lost in the fog of the other plot components.
The second movie of my double feature was "Slumdog Millionaire". I had heard this movie had been getting phenomenal reviews and watching the trailer I wanted to see what this one was all about. I thought this movie was very well done! The story was gripping and held your interest throughout. I liked how they used the "Who wants to be a Millionaire" as a vehicle to tell the story of children growing up in the slums of India. This movie pretty much had it all. There was a love story, a story of working hard and getting out of the slums, tragedy, cruelty, and redemption. The ending maybe a little hollywood but it is just what you want to happen to these characters after everything they have been through. I give it an A!
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