Hutchinson Leader - Quantum of Solace - Comments

There were a couple

Jorge Sosa — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 14:34:06 -0600

There were a couple incidents while filming the opening car chase. In one of them, two stuntmen was hurt badly while staging the head-on crash between a car and a truck. Six days earlier, a driver was delivering an Aston Martin to the set when he lost control of the vehicle and drove into a lake.

I don't think there were any fatalities on-set.

(Jorge Sosa is a staff writer for the Hutchinson Leader. He can be reached at sosa@hutchinsonleader.com)

Quantum was action-packed

Matt McMillan — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 13:56:23 -0600

Quantum was action-packed and very good. As a Bond fan, I liked the grit of the movie. It seemed to have less tuxedos and casino-hopping scenes, but more action. Bond was more renegade agent than ladies man. It was interesting to see how "M" tried to handle him.

I liked the locations in the movie, too. The car chase scenes reminded me that you posted an item about a bad accident during filming. Was someone killed? Do you know if that happened in the Siena Italy car chase?

Casino Royale aired on

Matt McMillan — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 22:45:36 -0500

Casino Royale aired on Showtime last weekend. I saw it at the theater, and was equally impressed seeing it a second time.
It seems like there is new life in the franchise, which is good news for Bond fans.
I read an earlier post of yours about an unmade Bond movie with Sean Connery in New York. It demonstrates the interest by many who want these movies to be the standard for action and story. Perhaps Mr. Bourne has helped steer Bond back to quality and entertainment.