The one with the 200th

Well what do you know. Post 200 already. Should have been earlier, as time constraints is the main reason why. So what will it be about.
How about a double feature movie review. I manage to watch Quantum of Solace and Madagascar 2 these past couple of days.
The last movie that I was looking forward to for 2008. Being a Bond fan, this was highly anticipated after the success of Casino Royale. After all the hate Danial Craig received prior to Casino Royale, he convinced everyone that he was the Bond for the new age. Sadly, yes sadly the QoS didn't live up to expectations. I left the cinema saying to myself "what the hell was that?". First up, it wasn't even a Bond film. The stripped the essence of Bond movies and made it more into a Jason Bourne movie. Even the opening credits sequence was crap as well as the song by Jack White and Alicia Keys. Not one of their memorable works despite their accolades.
I was disappointed that Bond was less witty and didn't even have one of those one-liners which we all love. Gadgets wise there was nothing except a Sony Ericsson mobile phone which served as an advertisement. But gadgets wasn't really an issue as Q has yet to be introduced. Even Bond doesn't seem to say much. Just a lot of action sequences.
Even the villain wasn't villainous enough. I do know they want to do away with cheesy villains from Bond past. But at least have him commit a villainous act. And no, drowning Gemma Arterton's character in oil doesn't count, because we didn't see it. Even the villainous plot wasn't well developed. I think the whole idea was about water.
And one final complaint, Olga Kurylenko's character doesn't take her clothes off!
So to offset the 007 disappointment, I went for a movie which is fun. I went for Madagascar 2. It was a good laugh and enjoyable to watch. I guess I do really enjoy cartoons.
Oh well, that's about it I guess. Here's to the next 100.