QUANTUM OF SOLACE | Chase across the rooftops of Siena

Bond chases Quantum mole Mitchell (Glen Foster) across the rooftops of Siena in QUANTUM OF SOLACE (2008). The sequence took two weeks to capture and used the largest GoCam system (cameras hanging from wires that can be moved in any direction) ever deployed for a film.

[@camicees]

Editor: How do you want the cuts? Bond: Shaken, not stirred.

[@FirstLast-yc9lq]

There is very little here that is "shaky".

[@caribbaviator7058]

Nice stolen comment

[@camicees]

@@caribbaviator7058 actually thought it was clever but didnt know someone else said it haha

[@MontyQueues]

@@FirstLast-yc9lq check your eyes

[@fringetheory1162]

@@FirstLast-yc9lq Literally everything that's not drone or slow-mo footage is shaky lol, you watchin then same movie the rest of us are watchin?

[@MaxSharma1989]

The end of the last gunshot is where the traditional gunbarrel sequence and title credits should've begun. That would've been an applause worthy moment in the theatres.

[@ivanivez7456]

I agree. What a missed opportunity

[@MaxSharma1989]

@@ivanivez7456 Truly. Would've elevated the film 👍👍👍

[@rizkyadiyanto7922]

but then we wouldnt know how the story goes next. except its just epilogue.

[@MaxSharma1989]

@@rizkyadiyanto7922 Would've made for a good visually arresting choice though......

[@MyCandyBlue137]

Next director: Great idea 👍🏼👍🏼

[@kweejibodali7009]

whomever designed the scaffolding stunt choreography is a complete mad genius... my hats off !

[@babauranai]

agree, so many good ideas implemented at once, it sucks that we can barerly see them. Hopefully this will and the others will get a directors cut now that craig's all wrapped up

[@user-vm9we7fs4d]

@@babauranainah

[@Mrs_Puffington]

Just too bad we can't see most of it.

[@Malrottian]

I counted 255 cuts in a bloody four and a half minute clip. I'm not sure we can rag on Taken 3 after that any more.

[@samuelrux3880]

I think the edits depicts the manic pace of the chase paralleled with the horse race. It;s done again with the fight scene at the opera

[@LET4M4RU]

Yeah that's why Quantum of Solace is usually forgotten, it sits poorly between Casino Royale and Skyfall

[@niptuck117]

@@samuelrux3880 Along with the frantic nature of Bond's pursuit throughout, driven by urgency but also by his revenge. It's a perfect look into Bond's state of mind.

[@LET4M4RU]

@@zachlewis9751 yes, that's how forgettable this movie is

[@Cheeks730]

i get where you're coming from and i agree but this is a 100x better choreographed

[@redlightmax]

4:29 As others have pointed out, this could've been a new trademark that started with Casino Royale - opening action sequence ends with Bond shooting at the camera, song starts, roll opening credits.👍

[@valmurphy4616]

Just love the man. What an ACTOR.

[@tylerjsmithers8385]

I think a good opening for the gunbarrel is replay the ending scene of Casino where Bond says his trademark line, then cut to gunbarrel

[@theonlybigmorg]

if they didn't have so many cuts it could've been one of the best bond scenes

[@jesseowenvillamor6348]

With or without, it's a great scene

[@crosslink1493]

A scene with so many cuts reminds me of Oliver Stone films, except Oliver Stone kept doing it throughout most of his films. Works great for action films to keep the tension and suspense up, but not for regular drama parts. I've seen this movie 3X, it seems to get better each time I watch it. Cheers

[@pratikkantode937]

Perhaps those cuts precisely makes it awesome. Since it create a sense of suspense.

[@stefanwagner1424]

​@@pratikkantode937 I take it you haven't the faintest what suspense means in film-making...

[@sonnykingcomposer]

3:19 okay, that is an awesome shot.

[@MLCHZDCK0518]

ong frrrrrrrrr imagine watching it in theaters .......,wicked

[@J48038]

the final shot of this clip I liked more

[@HarpreetExplores]

Yes, because that’s only shot which goes on for 3 seconds. All the other shots are so abruptly cut its hard to make out what’s happening where.

[@aaroniousairlines9949]

It looks a bit cgi to me

[@sonnykingcomposer]

@@aaroniousairlines9949 oh yeah, definately CGI involved. Still, for all the flack Foster gets I think he did produce some amazing stuff.

[@davider6884]

But you gotta agree at the very least, the music in this scene is great!

[@alwaysOPEN4business]

David Arnold is always great

[@alphamaledriveshard]

This is passable. But I think the soundtrack from Skyfall and Spectre were horrible.

[@lautarovazquez3193]

@@alphamaledriveshard the soundtrack from Skyfall was bad? Dude...

[@alphamaledriveshard]

@@lautarovazquez3193 Well it's just this one soundtrack they reuse that annoys me. They use it over and over again in Spectre as well. kzbin.info/www/bejne/nWq2ZnqkmbqbodE The OST I'm talking about starts after 1:50 in this video. 👆

[@jamescollett2625]

@@alphamaledriveshard really I liked the Skyfall soundtrack . Why didn’t you like it?

[@QuantumOfSolace1]

Quantum of Solace was an under rated Bond film. If you watch it more than a couple of times you appreciate it more!! They say there were script problems - but if there really was -they did really well overcoming it. This is Director criticism - but he managed to put together the over all production pretty damn well!!!

[@Thicc_Cheese_Dip]

Agreed. Wish they'd stuck with this style and gotten a better director in. Instead they went for neo-classic storylines and higher grayscale, making the recent movies look somewhat old-fashioned in my view.

[@ivanivez7456]

It didn’t feel like a Bond film. It felt more like Jason Bourne than the James Bond we know and love

[@beramtaib4713]

It was more of the shaky cam style that I don’t like

[@emmanuelmeysman820]

indeed

[@SphinX504]

​@@ivanivez7456 its a revenge film, so it was never supposed to feel like a traditional entry. Same with License to Kill.

[@johnboy1760]

A brilliant action set piece, wonderfully acted completely undermined by all the silly cuts. This film had a lot of potential but squandered it.

[@raymondo43]

Glad I am not the only one who has a problem with the absurd amount of cuts in this scene.

[@richardb6260]

Everyone was trying to be Bourne. That style ruined the action in Batman Begins too.

[@jskypercussion]

Well I got some more cuts for you all.

[@thatweirdgreenparrot7715]

4:29 Missed oportunity for gunbarrel shot. It would be perfect reference for Casino Royale style opening.

[@Zeemis]

How many damn cuts does this scene need, holy shit dude

[@alex0589]

"more"

[@nunomarques7782]

Yes

[@jesseowenvillamor6348]

Nah you're just exaggerating

[@giormelgar8113]

@@jesseowenvillamor6348he isn’t, No time to die, Skyfall and Casino Royale has much better cinematography with less cuts and less unnecessary camera shaking

[@SceneArtisan]

The ever-so-shaky editing in this left me more shaken (dizzy and disoriented) than one of Bond's dry Martini's.

[@miltontavares9506]

I hate shaky cam.Just hate it so much.

[@pieboyuk56]

Yep, to many cuts and some pointless shaky cam that take away from the sequence. Great bond finish though.

[@skuzad25]

I love shaky cam.

[@vokasimid5330]

There is a reason why choose to do the Shaky cam kzbin.info/www/bejne/n3KuiWadd8Z_d7s

[@fang_xianfu]

@@vokasimid5330 of course there's a reason why they did it, they didn't make their $200m movie the way they did on a whim. But that doesn't make the results any less shit.

[@ganeskmr]

Physically, mentally, hard work Bond is Daniel Crag. excellent movie.

[@CodeNameCheese_]

I wouldn't go that far

[@BigBoy257]

Daniel Crag

[@jmichael9751]

The shaky cam and quick cuts leave me confused than actually feeling immersed and takes away from the tension and clarity of the moment. You compare this to the sky fall train chase scene and it’s night and day. I’m glad they realized this was a mistake.

[@giormelgar8113]

THANK YOU, someone else notices the absurd shakiness and cuts of this scene.

[@kinganarkzie]

That shot where they fall through the glass is epic.

[@colincampbell3199]

I'm happy to see lots of other people mention the editing. I had to rewatch the last 5 seconds several times, because I didn't know what happened.

[@tiebrkr4231]

4:07 A magnificent shot. One of my favorites in the whole saga.

[@haoyuan92]

4:29 *bond shoots* *cameraman dead* *screen cuts to black* *roll credits*

[@aaroniousairlines9949]

Iij want a gif of this

[@logansp8123]

I feel like the more you watch quantum the more u like it.

[@1994SonicDude]

Truer words couldn't have ever been spoken. Including the fact this movie marked the end of David Arnold's incredible music career on the 007 series so QoS is a bitter sweet ending that era as well.

[@harrysecombegroupie]

Yes! It's my second favourite Craig Bond film. I wish they'd stuck with this grounded, more realistic tone instead of reintroducing cartoon villains and over the top plots.

[@isaackmojica8302]

@@harrysecombegroupieStill no time to die atleast has the raw brutality of fights and energy missed in the Mendes films

[@wibblewobble1934]

@@1994SonicDude Gotta say I disliked David Arnolds first Bond score for Goldeneye, I think even he said he regretted some of the musical decisions with that, but by the end of his tenure he absolutelly killed it, superb stuff. Still think his greatest soundtrack of all time is Stargate though, what a god damn masterpiece.

[@craigmoorebrightsparkprodu799]

@@wibblewobble1934 Arnold didn't score GoldenEye. Eric Serra did.

[@SS-hh4eu]

This chase is extraordinary

[@nicholasclarke171]

For once it's the bad guy who is kidnapped, gloated to and with a little help from a single aid manages to escape without a trace. It's normally Bond who does that. Interesting reversal.

[@albertgaspar627]

Mr. Whyte comes off as much the operative for Spectre as Bond is for MI6. He took out Safin's family in the past and takes out Le Chiffre when Spectre realizes he'll accept MI6's offer eventually.

[@MarkanVaran7]

say what you want about this movie but this scene is in top 5 Bond scenes ever! Such a classic chase! Thank you Daniel for portraying James Bond. My favorite Bond ever

[@user-vm9we7fs4d]

Oh this movie is ass

[@redlightmax]

3:18 This sequence reminds me of a Jackie Chan movie - improvising with the girders and scaffolding - but done seriously. It's amazing, one of my fave Bond scenes.

[@richardb6260]

Only Chan didn't need to edit a scene to death. It's usually just him in one long take.

[@TheRenzer9]

I will NEVER forget Craig as Bond !

[@MichaelCarterShow]

The thumbnail would've been perfect for a gunbarrel sequence in this film I.M.O.P

[@andrewbevan4662]

Yes, the credits could have started just after this

[@danielbold6167]

110% agreed. So wish it did.

[@user-zu5gf5tg6u]

i think this one of the best action sequences in cinema

[@TheBrickGuy7939]

The ending is so cool.

[@heatherhutchinson3625]

Oh the editing ... I thought only the writers went on strike that year.

[@suspiciouschicken]

2:07 let's be honest we've all tried that in a video game at least once

[@suzyqualcast6269]

Try for real, tiles are a sod !!

[@suspiciouschicken]

@@suzyqualcast6269 what?

[@nikolaipelikan915]

what, like in Lego Star Wars? Never worked out for me.

[@suspiciouschicken]

@@nikolaipelikan915 it's possible

[@theholy_grialll007]

Assassin’s Creed

[@adespade119]

Don't listen to all the critics about the cuts, it's an excellent piece of filmaking, like the car chase scene at the beginning. I can't imagine the amount of work that was put in to creating them.

[@MontyQueues]

this is like designing a full course meal and shoving it in a blender

[@sumoelaiciu118]

I love this sequence!!😍

[@znraborn7031]

I have no idea why, but Daniel Craig's sounds of exertion in any action role he does is just crazy on my ears. He makes his characters, thus making Bond sound like he's giving the chase and the fight 110%

[@franklesher4459]

Despite the negativity, Daniel Craig brings a close performance, similar to Timothy Dalton.

[@anthonylewis2080]

👍 👍 👍 👍 👍 👍!.

[@sebastianfitzptraick7395]

Funnily enough, I quite like Craig in his first two films. It was when they turned his character from a hardened, young SAS killer into a has been oaf that I began to dislike his films.

[@miltontavares9506]

@@sebastianfitzptraick7395 I do hope No Time to Die brings back the hard edge Bond.

[@miltontavares9506]

@@anthonylewis2080 Craig was able to bring depth to the role.Dalton had good intentions back in the 80´s but the audience didn´t click with his darker and edgier Bond.

[@TA-ht4jo]

Timothy Dalton was a terrible Bond.

[@vishnuprakashr]

What a superb idea to do a scene..really iconic.

[@sawnoff95]

The directing and editing in this film was questionable, at best.

[@QuantumOfSolace1]

No it wasn’t - watch it again!

[@sawnoff95]

@@QuantumOfSolace1 I've seen it many times. It was ...

[@EditedAF987]

tcnascar1 No thank you, I don’t want to get motion sick again

[@user-dz4ty5tj7q]

The most criminally underrated Bond movie.

[@alwaysOPEN4business]

No. Way.

[@jesseowenvillamor6348]

​@@alwaysOPEN4businessYes. Way.

[@alwaysOPEN4business]

@@jesseowenvillamor6348 what are you a 12 year old?

[@EnglishInfidel]

@@alwaysOPEN4business lol and you criticised my comments? Holy fuck 😄

[@duncansherman-hailcaesar3513]

My eyes can’t even follow this scene at all, the whole movie in fact

[@77shyamsundars15]

One of the most seat edge seans are here 👍.danial awesome

[@skyblueerik]

Quantum doesn't get the respect it deserves.

[@leeandrewclarke]

The first three action sequences were all superb and the film is underrated. A shame the ending was a little lacklustre but there's a lot to like.

[@chanceaaronblack2792]

flippin' awesome!

[@sonnykingcomposer]

Yes, let's constantly cut to a horse chase because the stuff with bond is definately not as important as making pretentious art. The chase itself tho is great

[@chensenhan]

The director was an idiot. Everything is so shaky you can't see what is happening

[@Morgue12free]

@DRIVER Shut up. World War Z is one of the best zombie films ever made

[@liquidlethe]

Wow the shaky came and constant cuts literally hurts my head

[@XeniusChannel]

1:59 I was OBSESSED as a kid when the guy jumped from roof🤣 It was like the coolest thing I had ever seen back then. 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@fragnet7673]

After this scene I never wondered again what the best action scene EVER was

[@nostalgia4522]

Don’t know how people can say this movie tanked, it was honestly incredible

[@ivanivez7456]

It didn’t feel like a Bond film. It felt more like Jason Bourne than the James Bond we know and love

[@jesseowenvillamor6348]

​@@ivanivez7456So what? The franchise need to revitalize and go with the trend. And it effectively did

[@user-vm9we7fs4d]

@@ivanivez7456this is nothing like Jason Bourne though

[@doxielain2231]

Great scene made incomprehensible in the sewer sequence due to the edit.

[@shigekitakeshita9152]

my favorite scene on QUANTUM OF SOLACE

[@TheresaBuccola]

This choppy editing style is terrific. I only hurled lunch, but at least breakfast stayed down.

[@theopouye2676]

Love this scene and my favorite Craig " Bond " movie..

[@theburnetts]

Fantastic sequence sort of ruined by camera work that is too shaky. It was difficult to figure out what was happening. Great ending with the final shot.

[@FirstLast-yc9lq]

There is very little here that is shaky. What are you folks talking about?

[@jesseowenvillamor6348]

​@@FirstLast-yc9lqExactly. People just want to complain

[@jamesventola6883]

the editing is honorific

[@AdamSmith75th]

If this is often considered Craig’s ‘worst Bond film’ - that’s only sign of such a high quality set of films he did. His worst is most people’s best

[@fabiosassi7313]

Oooohhh yeaaahh...Daniel is the best actor in the world!!

[@TheYawningPrawn]

This camera was clearly shaken. Not stirred.

[@ceufrscio707]

Falls & jets 1 in the chamber: legend

[@Agent2011]

Excellent student : teacher , you forgot to ask us homework! Whole class : 3:16

[@farid_290]

i dont usually like this shaky-short cut, but idk i find it cool and underrated tho

[@vokasimid5330]

There is a reason why choose to do the Shaky cam kzbin.info/www/bejne/n3KuiWadd8Z_d7s

[@bigchriswhite]

You can tell it's like this all the time for 007 lol

[@JamesGower-ch5zj]

Editing excellence.

[@sahilparab663]

4:29 Awesomeness

[@subutaynoyan5372]

Marc Foster probably thought showing the same motion and event with multiple angles and pans would add so much debt, obviously a very Jason Bourne inspired way of shooting but Bourne movies used this editing technique to make people see what Bourne was using, it didn't randomly switch every 0.7 seconds Why having 4 cuts of the moment where Bond and Mitchell fly to the glass roof? Another detriment of having complicated camera sets I think, he had so many shots just wanted to use it all And the result is this. This would be one of the most iconic Bond action sequences but it just causes headache to watch

[@luizadoespiritosanto94]

O Mercenário que eu gosto. Bond, James Bond 😎🤵🏼🍸♥️😍🇧🇷

[@fragolaciucciata4810]

Epic chase!!

[@gauravtributes5023]

Daniel himself performed all the stunts in this sequence.

[@lukasnummer1]

No, it's not true. He performed many of the stunts, though.

[@gauravtributes5023]

Here's the footage, he did perform rooftop chase and tower fight- kzbin.info/www/bejne/a162gmCroLioo7c kzbin.info/www/bejne/r2qbpI2Ip72SqcU

[@saliha23]

ending part was great

[@omenani]

Out of the 7 actors who portrayed Bond, I have to say that Craig is up there for me. Do I dare say #1. Let's see how No Time to Die is.

[@SubashDavid2709]

I would say Sean Connery first 😊

[@oscarcanippi3341]

Scena pazzesca!!😍😍💣

[@trevorreel9070]

M: What happened to Mitchell, Bond? Bond: He was too high on life.

[@krishnasravankumaryamujala468]

I love this underrated movie actually. In my perspective, entire movie messy editing only shows Bond bluntly hurrying for a revenge irrespective of the consequences. His thirst for revenge made himself a blunt instrument as some characters gets killed by him quickly everytime. Action sequences involving him(obviously) were too crisp for viewers to grasp as it is like a rollercoaster ride. Also, he was reckless when he throws fellow agent off the roof after the opera stint, who was later killed by Green's men. He only realises his mistake when Quantum kills agent Fields by drowning her in crude oil. Ofcourse, this doesn't slow him down going for revenge. Editing was messy again when he drops Camille at the station as revenge was still left. And finally, the so called messy editing becomes normal only after he gets to Kabira.

[@youknowmyname9606]

Well interpreted

[@QuantumOfSolace1]

Bond didn’t realize that Canadian Special Branch agent was actually one of the good guyz - he was undercover as a bodyguard for the main villain in this movie.

[@QuantumOfSolace1]

@@youknowmyname9606 wrong

[@BondBat007]

The fact that we're supposed to get that the bullet didn't hit M but hit the medical stand with the shots and edits that we're given is maddening. It's nice to see this film getting some love 12 years later but for me, the editing ruins any real potential of real enjoyment. Outside of a few great scenes (opera is fantastic), it's still a very disappointing film for me

[@philjamieson5572]

Matt Canon: Yeah. Same for me.

[@Thicc_Cheese_Dip]

I do miss the feeling we get with this film and this iteration of Craig's Bond. With Skyfall and Spectre, it feels standard Movie Bond for me; but with Casino Royale and Quantum of Solace, it feels really close to the feeling of the Fleming novels. Live And Let Die, You Only Live Twice, hell even the third act of The Spy Who Loved Me.

[@v-trigger6137]

the opening car chase and the Opera scene is pure badass. because those scenes itself were filmed really good, it just the editing was atrocious

[@aaaaaaaaaaaa3729]

⁶

[@carlamoura4697]

How many cuts does it take to film a single scene?

[@rombodicannone5183]

Bellissima Siena😍

[@kendrinawaskoro3031]

Only Craig's Bond who be able to parkour like this damn

[@MyCandyBlue137]

M : What’s the last time you sleep Bond : No time to sleep

[@Trazynn]

Best Bond movie. Fight me.

[@marksmith3947]

This is much much better than the Day of the Dead intro to Spectre

[@stephenboster8925]

Brilliant choreography..

[@lexusdriver1963]

One of the four classic elements is in this part of the film: Earth I don't know either the opening car chase or this one.

[@Wulfman317]

We had 500 camera set ups for this scene, and by God we’re gonna use ‘em all! -This movie’s editor, allegedly.

[@elizabethp.kanizin9009]

What looks like an old church. Bet it was restored a few times! Lookin' good! BTW, the old thing, torn down already?!!!

[@klaudiagrob]

I love that scene with this scaffolding stunt

[@sabeelcacchi5191]

Grande inseguimento!!

[@blondepotatoboi]

I'm genuinely annoyed at the fact that Mr White had so little development as a villain. He had a bit more potential than escaping MI6 off-screen, showing up at the opera, and then committing suicide two films later out of nowhere :/

[@ckymadam]

They were must be very hype while choreographed this scene...

[@kweejibodali7009]

nice...when that one jockey falls off.... crazy stunt planning...

[@DannyGOaLChannel]

That horse race was a real race 👌

[@lilloeppappa3823]

Daniel is the best actor in the world!! 🖤♥️💣🇮🇹🇮🇹🇮🇹🇮🇹🇮🇹🇮🇹😍😍😍🔥

[@mariotivede3808]

Lo amo,lo amo!!

[@thenotoriouscabai]

2:14 that must be hurt

[@senabernardo]

Esse cara é o melhor 007 de todod

[@WhiteDragonXXX]

Mr White in QOS: We have people everywhere Mr White in Spectre: He’s Everywhere

[@dxrinc]

Nice shootin TEX

[@brettlloyd5764]

James bond is my favorite film series

[@duncansherman-hailcaesar3513]

Brett Lloyd It’s timeless, and is probably the most entertaining series of films

2:47 best fight on the Church in Siena

[@richardsimms251]

Terrific

[@smallfitnessvideos7074]

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