There’s been over 20 James Bond flicks over the years and pretty much all of them have been 2 hours or more. Consider this to be the very first James Bond film in history to be the shortest film ever. It’s been confirmed that the new James Bond flick that stars Daniel Craig will run about 1 hr. and 40 minutes.
From the article:
“Of Note: Marc Forster revealed to Cinematical that the running time for Quantum of Solace is just over an hour and forty minutes, making it the shortest Bond film ever. Also, read on to find out why Forster won’t direct another one.”
More on it here:
http://www.cinematical.com/2008/09/22/daniel-craig-and-marc-forster-answer-your-bond-questions
Smart marketing plan! It is getting kind of old of every single Bond flick being so long and it’s about time for a change. 1 hr. and 40 minutes is pretty short.
And another “Quantum of Solace” note, this article states that the movie decided to stop it’s famous catchphrase “Bond…James Bond”.
More on it here:
Good move dropping the catchphrase or bad mistake?
I think it’s a good move. It’s time to give James Bond a little more character and give him a different feel.
Looking forward to the movie as I will see it in theater. I hope it’s good.
Kev
K'Brocking 
I believe cutting traditions make new ones, and holding on to them for over 20 whole films, they were never going to last much longer.
Look at Casino Royale for instance, try fitting Q or Moneypenny in that, you’d then have to change there role attributes completely to accompany them in Quantum of Solace, it would never work.
I believe cutting traditions make new ones, and holding on to them for over 20 whole films, they were never going to last much longer.
Look at Casino Royale for instance, try fitting Q or Moneypenny in that, you’d then have to change there role attributes completely to accompany them in Quantum of Solace, it would never work.