True confessions time: I haven’t been super excited about seeing a movie on its opening weekend since Death Race Sex and the City. But with the Nov. 14 release date for Quantum of Solace closing in, all that’s about to change. The only problem, as I see it, is that jank title, which like the raw foods movement — insert horrified squeak from my tumtee here — has never caught on with me.
So what say you all? Let’s brainstorm a better title for what looks like the action event of the fall movie season. I’ll start:
* Incendiary Device
* Inconsolable Rage (I got that phrase right from the teaser trailer. Thanks, Dame Judi!)
* Please Wear the Square-Cut Trunks, 007!
Okay, clearly I am not good at this movie-titling business, so I’m passing the torch to you. Get to work in the comments section below! Daniel Craig offers his undying gratitude in advance. Sigh.
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“Death Gamble” – since it is a continuation of “Casino Royale”. Or, maybe “Fierce for Justice.” Perhaps “More Naked Torture Scenes.”
I’m in the minority, I’m sure, but I actually like the title. My second choice would definitely, definitely be “Please Wear the Square-Cut Truns,007″- damn!
*trunks
I’m not really sure what “Quantum of Solace” means, but at least it wasn’t something like “Attack of the Clones”, aka the worst title ever for an installment of a major franchise film.
This is the time in Bond’s life when he truly realizes who he really is.
(Title):
Bond James Bond
Here are some more-
The Inconvenient Hunk (since there’s an eco-terrorist as the villain)
It’s Raining Men
Gimme some Hot Stuff
I’m too sexy for my shirt
As long as Daniel Craig is shirtless,the movie will be FINE with me. He’s also great as the poet/studmuffin Ted Hughes in “Sylvia.”
How about “Casino Royale 2: the Streets”?
How about “Ow My Balls”…
Well, a quantum is an amount or unit of measure. Solace means comfort. So “Quantum of Solace” means something like “A bit of Comfort.” Sounds appropriate for a revenge tale to me.
QUANTUM OF SOLACE makes about as much or as little sense as some of these other Bond titles:
- For Your Eyes Only
- Never Say Never Again
- A View to a Kill
- The World is Not Enough
DIE ANOTHER DAY was a great Bond title, but probably the worst Bond film ever!
By the way, that picture of Daniel Craig posted with this blog makes him look like Mel Gibson in THE ROAD WARRIOR. I guess we know who they’ll cast if they ever remake that movie.
I think the title is actually pitch perfect. Seriously, I was getting so sick of all those generic, so-called “Bond-ian” titles. And I love how this one doesn’t bash you over the head with it’s meaning, you actually have to, you know, think about it! Everyone hated on the title when it was first announced, but I guarantee that once the film opens it will go down as one of (if not THE) best Bond films ever, and the title will prove equally indelible. Can’t wait!
Friedman, you are an idiot. All those titles make perfect sense if you know anything about James Bond, Ian Fleming, and espionage in general.
Singularity of Poignancy
Are the square cut trunks the silver/blue trunks he wore in the last movie? Because I saved that picture on my desktop the first time I saw it. Wowza.
I agree, Michael. No matter how good this movie is, the title is still gonna make me cringe. I really loved the working title from a year ago:
Bond .22
The best 007 titles had “die” or “gold” in it. Goldfinger. Live and Let Die. GoldenEye. Tomorrow Never Dies. The Man with the Golden Gun. Die Another Day. These are the best titles out there. So I give you 2008s:
“GoldenDie.” lol
I happen to LOVE the title “Quantum of Solace.”
It’s smart, edgy, and perfectly fits the theme and mood of story (Bond seeks revenge for the murder of Vesper Lynd). As Barbara Broccoli said in an interview, a Bond movie doesn’t have to have the word “die” in it. If folks don’t know what the words “quantum” or “solace” mean, they should look it up.
Let the reverse “dumbing down” of America begin with this Bond title! Oh, the humanity! LOL
Marok, if YOU knew anything about Ian Fleming you’d know that “Quantum of Solace” IS the title of a Bond short story by Fleming himself, written in 1960.
Shaken Not Stirred
Boot to the Head
‘quantum of solace’ as the title is terribly cheesy. (i must have laughed for a minute when i first realised its context). but in a weird way, it works.
“Woof!”
Another way to die.
“Quantum of Solace” is the best James Bond story ever written. Here is the definition of that term, from that terrific story, as said by one of the primary characters: “Relationships between a man and a woman can survive as long as some kind of basic humanity exists between the two people. When all kindness is gone, when one person obviously and sincerely doesn’t care if the other is alive or dead, then it’s just no good. Incurable disease, blindness, disaster–all these can be overcome. But never the death of common humanity in one of the partners. I’ve thought about this and I’ve invented a rather high-sounding title for this basic factor in human relations. I have it called it the Law of the Quantum of Solace.”
You Never Die Enough
“Casino Royale 2: Electric Boogaloo”
I don’t see the reason for another title; I see the reason for another script and movie. If anybody’s actually READ “Quantum of Solace,” the Bond short story, you’d see that it would make a great little film – just not a James Bond spy thriller. So, instead, the producers create a new villain organization called “QUANTUM” (yawn) to go along with the title. I bet arms were sprained and strained patting themselves on the back for that plot idea. Of course, the producers have pretty much stripmined the Fleming titles of almost every book and short story now, even if only a handful bore any resemblance at all to the stories from which the titles were taken.
I’m glad for the introduction of a new master villain organization. I wish they could have brought SPECTRE back, but there’s a usage rights issue hailing back to Thunderball. Every pre-Moore villain worked for SPECTRE, except Goldfinger, and even in that I’m pretty sure they get a mention.
horny man with a platinum gun
“Modicum of Succor”
Anyone who thinks the title is stupid (it is NOT–although it is awkward to say) hasn’t read the short story. No, its not the same storyline, but read Carl L’s quote below from the story. It fits the relationship between Bond and Vesper perfectly.