[Pen-l] from Juan Cole: A Quantum of Anti-Imperialism

2008-11-18 Thread Jim Devine
-- Forwarded message -- From: Juan Cole [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Sun, Nov 16, 2008 at 2:04 AM The reviews of director Mark Forster's Quantum of Solace have complained about the film's hectic pace ..., about the humorlessness of Daniel Craig's Bond, and even about the squalid

Re: [Pen-l] from Juan Cole: A Quantum of Anti-Imperialism

2008-11-18 Thread Louis Proyect
Jim Devine wrote: -- Forwarded message -- From: Juan Cole [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Sun, Nov 16, 2008 at 2:04 AM The reviews of director Mark Forster's Quantum of Solace have complained about the film's hectic pace ..., about the humorlessness of Daniel Craig's Bond, and even

Re: [Pen-l] from Juan Cole: A Quantum of Anti-Imperialism

2008-11-18 Thread Jim Devine
Louis Proyect wrote: As much as I would like to see a leftish Bond movie, this one sounds like a complete mess. Apparently, the movie borrows heavily from the quite good Bourne movies with Matt Damon, but overplays the car chase type mayhem that the Bourne movies grew increasingly to rely on.