yep a read this on the beeb website , looks like the title song might be another flop, unless they can fit that title in the lyrics
Good point, how is that going to be worked into a song? Then again, there have been a fair few Bond theme's without the title in the lyrics, pretty much like Casion Royale...
Without having checked out the site, the title doesn't bug me at all...If I recall correctly, the name comes from a Ian Fleming short story (it's one of the 5 in the "For Your Eyes Only" book). I'm very curious if/how it will tie into the movie, since the story was about a fellow's cheating wife and the aftermath...
Regardless, this may be indicative of a continued attempt by the studio to try to tie back into original Fleming material/ideas, which, generally speaking, worked well. Look at the Connery films--generally considered to be the best, and all worked off of Fleming stories (though Diamonds are Forever was changed LOTS...a good thing though, since the original story was rather poor (largely a reflection of a 50s-ish era older Brit's impressions of the US...not very nice).
Think of how much cooler Casino Royale would have been if it had stuck to 'Chemin de fer' instead of moving to poker!
Yeah, but poker is what is supposedly popular right now, so gotta look at it from the marketing angle (unfortunately).
It wouldn't have mattered one whit to popularity. It would have made it more timeless . . . and might have actually helped, as people wondered "what the hell . . ." is that card game they're playing. A touch of class.
Without having checked out the site, the title doesn't bug me at all...If I recall correctly, the name comes from a Ian Fleming short story (it's one of the 5 in the "For Your Eyes Only" book). I'm very curious if/how it will tie into the movie, since the story was about a fellow's cheating wife and the aftermath...
I like movies that have titles starting with "Q".
I like the character named "Q".
I like Bond movies.
If I remember correctly the extra features mentioned that producer Michael G. Wilson is a big fan and player of poker. That would explain the impetus to change. I would've liked to see chemin de fer as well, especially since Ian Fleming did a nice job explaining it in the novel.It wouldn't have mattered one whit to popularity. It would have made it more timeless . . . and might have actually helped, as people wondered "what the hell . . ." is that card game they're playing. A touch of class.
I like movies that have titles starting with "Q".
I like the character named "Q".
I like Bond movies.
Ergo, you like John Cleese.
Do we know if he'll be in Quantum of Solace?
Do we know if he'll be in Quantum of Solace?