Quantum of Solace picks up directly where Casino Royale left off, with our hero mourning the loss of his lover Vespa, and burning with rage at the nefarious organisation which forced her to betray him. This is the first time the Bond franchise has ever continued a direct plot line through more than one film, and the narrative occasionally suffers as a result as the viewer may struggle to follow the complex web of deceit which Bond attempts to unravel.  Bond films have never before been too hung up on the plausibility of the plot, however, and Quantum of Solace is no exception, saving it's energy for it's visually stunning, viscerally breath-taking action sequences. It's a cliché to say so, but I was actually on the edge of my seat, wincing in sympathy as Daniel Craig pounded the bad guys to pulp, while taking quite a bashing himself. The opening sequences in Italy are particularly amazing. 

The other Bond prerequisite is of course beautiful girls, and in Quantum of Solace they come in the form of the shockingly underused Gemma Aterton, and the powerful newcomer Olga Kurylenko, who shares bond's passion for revenge. My only real disappointed with Quantum of Solace came with the anti-climatic final battle. Perhaps I was burnt out from the stomach churning action sequences which preceded it, but I didn't think the burning cardboard compound made a particularly dramatic setting for the finale, and the action itself seemed lacklustre compared with the earlier dynamism and power displayed. This alone, however, would not be enough to deter me from recommending this film, and I think it is another fine addition to the 007 catalogue. It may not have the wow-factor of Casino Royale, but given that that film was so utterly different to every other Bond film, there was no way that Quantum of Solace could have surprised or impressed the critics in the same way. ***3*s

In the new film, the central character is still Goku. Fans of the original Dragon Ball series will be familiar with the story of how Goku and Bulma met, how they met Yamcha the Desert Bandit and many more characters that make their appearances in the later Dragonball Z series. The film will stay relatively faithful to the series however a more "grown-up" approach will be taken to make sure that it is reasonably believable.

Cast

Goku - Justin Chatwin
Chi Chi - Jamie Chung
Yamcha - Joon Park
Bulma - Emmy Rossum
Piccolo - James Marsters
Roshi/Turtle Hermit - Chow Yun-Fat
Gohan (senior) - Randall Duk Kim
Mai - Eriko Tamura

Plot Summary

In the original story, Goku was a child who lived with his grandfather (Gohan) in the middle of nowhere. In the movie it seems that Goku is a high school student (18 years old) and although he does live with his grandfather, the similarities end from there on. After his grandfather's death at the hands of Piccolo, Goku sets off on a trail to find the Legendary Dragonballs to help him stop Piccolo. Now the Piccolo we see in the movie is not the same Piccolo as the one in Dragonball Z it is in fact his father. The Piccolo in Dragonball Z is actually the spawn of Lord Piccolo, an evil ruler in the original manga.

Along the way, Goku meets many acquaintances including Bulma, Yamcha and eventually Master Roshi (also known as the Turtle Hermit). No further information has been released as to the remainder of the plot but we have been told through interviews that it will include a world martial arts scene, plenty of flying and the legendary 'kamehameha wave'.

Speculation

In a recent interview Emmy Rossum, who plays Bulma, revealed that a large monster that appears in the Animé would also feature in the film. She goes on to explain that it is actually an 8ft humanoid shaped monster. One of the Androids? Perhaps Cell? Some even believe Raditz or Ozaruu, which would mean the end of the movie spilling over into Dragonball Z. If this happens you can be sure there will be a sequel.

All in all, people have mixed views on what the movie will be like. Many hardcore fans of the original (now primarily in their late 20's early 30's) will be worried that it messes up the story much in the same way Madonna covered up Don Mclean's American Pie. Kids now say "American Pie? Yeah that Madonna song it's great". Of course there is a young target audience for the movie which means that a lot of the original action, gore and especially humour will be cut out.

I personally was a big fan of Dragonball Z and didn't really get in to Dragon Ball until much later on but I still have my reservations about the film. On the other hand it could be a hit but I suppose we'll just have to wait and see. See you in the Cinemas!

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In Casino Royale we studied 3 scenes. They were the stairwell scene the digitalis scene and the collapsing building casino royale is a remake of the first film that wasn't very good. In the 1st scene there asking for money 2nd bonds poisoned 3rd a house is destroyed.

The first is stair well

In this scene there are lots of sounds and dialog there's also a few special effects and Bondisms.
This is the basic sketch of this scene. Le chief goes up to his room so Bond follows he tells his girl to open the parcel and insides a gun meanwhile. Two men wait in le chief room. Then le chief enters the room they then ask le chiefe for there money they threaten to chop his girlfriend arm off but they don't. Le chief also said he would get there money. Bond was listening the men saw bond they start fighting. So one gets chucked over the banister and the other carries on the fight down stairs with his sword they then smash a window finally they hit the floor bond starts to strangle the man but he reaches for the gun the bond girl pushes the gun in the air so the shot fires into the stairs then he is strangled .In this scene there are some special effects like when the man shoots and the smashing of the window and the sword blade hitting stuff and also blood .All the fighting is care fully choreographed so no ones hurt and it's the same when he gets strangled. In this scene there's death, girls and threats this is typical of a bond film I have named this Bondisms. There is lots of dialogue in this scene like the men waiting in the room the threats and the shouting and also the orders .The technique used most is sound. This includes the gunshot fighting footsteps screaming and being strangled etc. all this together really builds up lots of tension atmosphere for the rest of the film.

Conclusion

Casino Royale does contain most things we have come to expect from a bond film. But it just falls short in the action side off things. Even though it is a very good bond film one that many will enjoy. It still contains very good stunts and special effects and still a lot of action and they have more realistic props e.g. Better blood not ketchup.
Overall it is a very good bond film.