Video: A
Audio: A
Extras: C
Quantum of Solace
was the anticipated follow up for Daniel Craig as James Bond after the wildly popular Casnio Royale. Quantum didn't seem to register with audiences as well, but you can't strike gold everytime. Harry Knowles was in love with the film, Roger Ebert gave it a thumbs down, and I was on the liking it side, but definately not in love with it.
The Video: A
This is a solid transfer, I saw no edge enhancement. Although this is not the most beautiful Bond films to see, Roberto Schaefer's cinematography looks good on Blu-Ray. The film is formatted in 2.35:1 and is done in MPEG-4 AVC at 1080P.
The Audio: A
The audio is done in DTS-HD, this is a reference grade soundtrack. If you are into showing off the sound of your hometheater then this is the disc to do it with. The first scene with the car chase alone will both rattle windows and show the clarity of the mix. This is a very clear mix and shows off the clarity of a good audio mix in DTS.
The Extras: C
This is a big disappointment for such a big release. These are also same extras that can be foung on the regular DVD. There is no audio commentary, which is weird considering all the work that has gone into the rerelease of the other James Bond movies. Casino Royale
was just double dipped on Blu-Ray, with additional extras including a substantial audio commentary. All this leads me to believe that there will be a double dip on this disc in 18 months when the next Bond movie is released.
The extras you will find here are :
- Bond on Location
- Start of Shooting
- On Location
- The Music
- Olga Kurylenko and the Boat Chase
- Director Marc Forster
- Crew Files
- “Another Way to Die” Music Video with Jack White and Alicia Keys
- Theatrical Trailers
The best one is the music feature. It begins talking about the scoring of the film, but unfortanately slinds into discussing of the theme song with Jack White and Alicia Keys. The behind the scenes on the scoring of the feature was the one section that didn't seem to come from a press release, hopefully there will be more on that when the collector's edition comes out.
I would not recommend buying this disc as there will probably be a two disc release for the next Bond film, but I diffentately would recommend renting this disc and showing it off to your friends.
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