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I have officially lost faith in professional movie critics. It was on shaky ground anyway, but after Quantum of Solace, there isn’t any trace of faith left. I read that the stars didn’t have any chemistry, that the opening song wasn’t “true” to the James Bond dynasty, that the lead actress was too tan (what?!?!) that the story was weak, and so on.

I have no explanation for what others get or somehow fail to get, but it’s a shame to think that people are paid to do this for a living and can’t even get in the ballpark!

First of all: The theme. Alicia Keys and Jack White do an outstanding job with the theme song. I honestly didn’t know what to expect out of such a collaboration, but it was incredible. The entire opening was dead-on what you’d expect from a James Bond movie. Sexy, stylish, breathtaking… What’s not to love?

Second of all: The leads - Daniel Craig and Olga Kurylenko - imo, had a very, very special chemistry. Generally speaking, whenever I’ve seen a Bond film, I walk away from it wondering who the next “Bond girl” will be. However, for the first time EVER, I walked away wondering if I begged hard enough and petitioned as though my life depended on it - would they, somehow, bring Olga back? She was, by far, my favorite Bond girl ever. In fact, she’s one of my favorite action female characters of all time. The character was a perfect blend of vulnerability and toughness - with just the right amount of each.

Olga Kurylenko actress is as talented as she is beautiful and I’ve loved every movie I’ve seen her in (Hitman, Max Payne, Quantum of Solace). Even so, I had no idea she’d be able to pull off being a Bond girl so effortlessly. I certainly didn’t see her becoming my favorite one ever!

Daniel Craig is perfect in the role as James Bond. As I’ve said on this blog a gazillion times, Pierce Brosnan has always been my favorite Bond. After seeing Quantum of Solace, however, I can say something I never thought I’d ever hear myself saying, “Pierce Brosnan is one of my favorite two James Bonds.” I love Daniel Craig in the role just as much. Never. Saw. That. Coming.

The chase scenes, action, fight scenes, emotional undertows, acting, chemistry, GORGEOUS scenery, sex appeal, Dame Judi Dench, the music…. it all gets straight A+s from me.

No action film fan could walk away from this movie without feeling pumped with excitement. That’s part of the beauty of the film, actually. It’s a movie that stands on it’s own two legs - whether or not the name James Bond was involved or not. It didn’t need “Bond. James Bond.” to stand and it didn’t need “…shaken, not stirred…”

Quantum of Solace is action film-making at its best. It just so happens to also be James Bond at his best as well. To be perfectly honest, Casino Royale wasn’t one of my favorite movies - Bond or otherwise. I didn’t like the relationships whatsoever. I hated the Bond/M relationship (or lack thereof) most of all. (I also wasn’t the least bit impressed with the Bond girl in that film. When she met with her fate, my face did more of a grin than a grimace.)

I’ve actually given Daniel Craig and Olga Kurylenko my ultimate nod of approval after seeing Quantum of Solace. See the Categories in the sidebar? Only a certain amount of names/subjects will fit. I have to make certain that I only include the stars, shows, etc. that absolutely send me over the moon. You’ll now find their names there.

Quantum of Solace is, in my opinion, a thousand times better than Casino Royale. It’s a mind-blowing movie that’s just beautiful front to back. Ignore the newspaper critics and see the movie. You won’t be sorry.

If, somehow you find something to hate about this fantastic movie, I only have one piece of advice. Quit your day job, you missed your calling. You were meant to be a professional movie critic. ;/

You may also be interested in: Trying to Make Sense of These Quantum of Solace Reviews

It looks like Will Smith is set to blow us all away at the box office…. again! Can’t wait for this one.

If you can get past the fact that the title (The Expendables) sounds like adult diapers, it’s actually shaping up to be a movie we can get excited about.

The Expendables (tee hee) will Star Jason Statham, Sylvester Stallone, and Jet Li as mercenaries.

According to the Hollywood Reporter, the three men go on a mission to infiltrate a South American country and overthrow its dictator to free the population. Sylvester Stallone will direct his own script.

By the way, did you know that Sylvester Stallone’s already working on Rambo 5? I’d much rather he bring back Rocky than Rambo, but since he didn’t ask me…

I recently watched the first movie in the Transporter series and loved it. Jason Statham is perfect in this role and the action sequences and driving scenes blew me away.

Apparently, the 3rd movie plans on doing the same thing. Jason Statham says that Transporter 3 is “a fan’s dream come true.” He also says that in his opinion, the action scenes are quite a bit different than what we saw in the first two movies.

Transporters 3 will be in theaters November 26th.

Robert Pattinson and director Catherine Hardwicke Promote “Twilight” at the Apple Store in Soho on Monday, November 3, 2008.

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His Golden Eyes is rounding up questions right now for an interview they’ll be conducting with Robert Pattinson! So, if you have any questions you’d love to ask Robert, head over to their site and fire away.

The pictures in this post are used with permission by Robert-P.org.

Sigh.

According to one of my favorite websites, Popeater, the following celebrities have the following phobias:

Johnny Depp has Coulophobia: A fear of clowns. Johnny told The Courier Mail, “I guess I am afraid of them because it’s impossible — thanks to their painted-on smiles, to distinguish if they are happy or if they’re about to bite your face off.”

Daniel Radcliffe also has a great fear of clowns.

Carmen Electra has a fear of water. “I get terrified anywhere near it and have a panic attack,” she confessed to Sky One Magazine.

Jennifer Aniston developed a fear of flying after being caught in an electrical storm on a flight from Toronto to New York City.

One of my favorite celeb fears is courtesy of Orlando Bloom. The man’s afraid of pigs!

Matthew McConaughey gets all kinds of stressed out around revolving doors.

Justin Timberlake (something we can all relate to) doesn’t confine his fears to just one thing. He lists sharks, spiders and snakes amongst the things he’d never want to encounter.

Sarah Michelle Gellar is extremely afraid of graveyards. According to people who worked with her on Buffy the Vampire Slayer, fake graveyard sets had to be built because she refused to film in graveyards. (From a standpoint of respect and decency, I’d have to side with her on this one!)

With a fear that makes Orlando’s seem more reasonable, one of the greatest actresses of our time, Nicole Kidman, is terrified of butterflies. “Sometimes when I would come home from school the biggest butterfly or moth you’d ever seen would be just sitting on our front gate. I would climb over the fence or crawl around to the side of the house - anything to avoid having to go through the front gate.”

My greatest fear is snakes - but I’m also frightfully claustrophobic and terrified of high places and deep water. How about it? What are your greatest fears? Do you share any of these celebrities fears?

If you’re like just about everyone else, you’re getting pretty excited about Twilight. It’ll FINALLY be in theaters November 21 (20 days to go!) and a lot of people are expecting it to have “Dark Knight” type success.

I guess we’ll see soon enough.

You could actually beat the crowds and the drama by buying your tickets online now at Fandango. If you use the banner to the right, you’ll get a free remix of Bella’s Lullaby.

Twilight has a soundtrack that should be pretty amazing in its own right. The soundtrack features songs from Paramore, Linkin Park, Collective Soul and Muse. In addition to Robert’s song, “Never Think”, “Spotlight” and “Bella’s Lullaby.” (You can find them all on YouTube.)

“Never Think” by Robert Pattinson:

Top Twilight-Related Websites and Fansites:

Robert Pattinson Daily - This is one of the newer Robert Pattinson websites and it’s a totally hot site. The layout is sexy cool and the pictures, literally, seem to grow daily.  One of the webmistresses does the infamous Zac-e.com - one of the most respected and popular fansites online.

Robert Pattinson Fan  - Another hot Robert Pattinson website!  The energy and passion I’m picking up on from Robert Pattinson’s fans reminds me of the exact same of fan passion that erupted with Orlando Bloom around The Lord of the Rings and Pirate movies.  It’s exciting!

Robert Pattinson Web - Another, you guessed it, hot Robert Pattinson website!  The updates on this website are amazing.  They don’t just seem to update every single day, there are several updates EACH day.  As someone who runs 4 celeb sites herself (Keira, Angelina, Megan, Ben - links in the sidebar!), I know how much work it takes to run a website.  People honestly have no idea.  This website, like the other ones I’ve included here make it look effortless.

Kris-Stewart.org - I can’t even tell you how much I love this actress. I honestly see her as the next Natalie Portman/Keira Knightley. She’s stunning and so talented. This is a wonderful website, with unbelievable pictures - and you have to check out the banner!

Cam Gigandet Online - This is a great website for Cam Gigandet. I could stare at the banner all day. Hypnotizingly hot! I am so glad to have a great source of pictures and information for this talented actor.

Jackson Rathbone . Org - Gorgeous website… I’m all wild about the colors.  Not just a little wild. No, all wild.  The website even features an interview with Jackson.  I’m pretty sure you can count Jackson Rathbone amongst the stars that’ll be launched high as a result of Twilight.    Jackson will also be in the upcoming movies S. Darko and Daze.

His Golden Eyes.com - Wow. Gorgeousness! This website also features unbelievable pictures and very, very frequent updates. What’s more, unless about a gazillion people are wrong, the hottest Twilight forum online calls this site home.

You honestly have to check these websites out. They’re all amazing.

>>> If I”ve missed any great Twilight websites, please let me know. E-mail me at joisigers@aim.com -

Count this amongs the best news I’ve had the pleasure of typing in. It’s right up there with each time The Depp steps onto a Pirate’s movie set. Or any movie set.

Robert Downey, Jr. - one of 2008’s biggest stars wit “Iron Man” (and Tropic Thunder) has signed on to appear in a second and third installment of Iron Man for Marvel Studios. And there’s more, she typed gleefully: Variety reports that Robert Downey, Jr. has also signed on for a film based on the superhero team The Avengers.

Marvel Studios has also announced the release date of May 7, 2010, for “Iron Man 2,” and an opening date of July 15, 2011, for “The Avengers.”

Oh, yeah, he can fly. And fly. And fly.