Not to let Campbell off the hook, but I thought GL had problems which went way beyond the question of who's in the director's chair.

Not to let Campbell off the hook, but I thought GL had problems which went way beyond the question of who's in the director's chair.

@avclub-b0dae075785888267fc19871f3e7dab7:disqus See for me, his willingness to quit for a woman was one of my favorite plot points of CR. I took it as another reminder that this is Newbie Bond we're watching, and that it's precisely Vesper's death (as well as the married woman who died earlier in the film) which sends…

@avclub-b0dae075785888267fc19871f3e7dab7:disqus See for me, his willingness to quit for a woman was one of my favorite plot points of CR. I took it as another reminder that this is Newbie Bond we're watching, and that it's precisely Vesper's death (as well as the married woman who died earlier in the film) which sends…

Here's the part I never understood: unless I'm mis-hearing the dialogue, LeChiffre says "Your friend Mathis is my friend Mathis," correct? And I don't know any other way to interpret that than as an admission that Mathis was working with LeChiffre. So I was naturally confused by his innocent/unlucky status in QOS.

Here's the part I never understood: unless I'm mis-hearing the dialogue, LeChiffre says "Your friend Mathis is my friend Mathis," correct? And I don't know any other way to interpret that than as an admission that Mathis was working with LeChiffre. So I was naturally confused by his innocent/unlucky status in QOS.

Steamy elements? Hmm, lemme guess…the half-naked couple who got interrupted by Vigo the Carpathian?

Steamy elements? Hmm, lemme guess…the half-naked couple who got interrupted by Vigo the Carpathian?

"Don't worry. It's a Rolex."

"Don't worry. It's a Rolex."

Oh man, I forgot about the bartender line! His delivery on that just kills me.

Oh man, I forgot about the bartender line! His delivery on that just kills me.

Anything Hans says, and anything that's at the expense of an authority figure. I had no idea how much mockery was stuffed into that screenplay when I was younger.

Anything Hans says, and anything that's at the expense of an authority figure. I had no idea how much mockery was stuffed into that screenplay when I was younger.

"Breathmint?" is definitely up there for me.

"Breathmint?" is definitely up there for me.

So much for "this MIGHT be tolerable if it's a trilogy of 90-minute crackerjack entertainments."

So much for "this MIGHT be tolerable if it's a trilogy of 90-minute crackerjack entertainments."

No idea how long it's been since I last saw it, but I still crack up every time I remember his line delivery on "Yes, there is a problem. You haven't EATEN YET."

No idea how long it's been since I last saw it, but I still crack up every time I remember his line delivery on "Yes, there is a problem. You haven't EATEN YET."