James Bond - Casino Royale (spoilers)

I'm probably seeing it next weekend...
 
So of all the Craig naysayers....who wants to be first to get a fat slice of humble pie?


This was abso-****in'-lutely incredible!!!! I cannot stress that enough.

I knew this was gonna be great. I knew it! I wanted Craig to be that gritty-yet sophisticated Bond that Connery delivered and Craig nailed it. He completely captured the thug-turned gentleman. Which is what I think the earlier Bond was all about.

Lynx sums up all my feelings perfectly.


But the opening credits where just perfect too. No more of that "shadow naked girl diving off the tip of a gun" crap. These credits fit the film perfectly. And the song was just right. Memorable---but not overbearing (I'm looking at you Madonna).


And can I just say how hyped I was to see that Free-Running sequence in the beginning!?!?! I love that stuff. I wish it would become as popular here in the US as it is in the UK.
 
ive seen people try to free-run over here. they arent very good :lol: but we had some BBC commercials where they were free-running over london and it was just sick. i hear the russians are really really good at it too
 
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Victor Von Doom said:
But the opening credits where just perfect too. No more of that "shadow naked girl diving off the tip of a gun" crap. These credits fit the film perfectly. And the song was just right. Memorable---but not overbearing (I'm looking at you Madonna).
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Yeah I always thought that those songs were kind of cheesy, but I really liked this one.


VVD said:
And can I just say how hyped I was to see that Free-Running sequence in the beginning!?!?! I love that stuff. I wish it would become as popular here in the US as it is in the UK.
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Yeah, my friend and I just looked at each other, and nodded our heads in a slow "HELL YES" kind of way.
 
The free-running was just too awesome for words. I should've known it was gonna be awesome when I saw that they featured the stuntmen in the opening credits.

And that torture scene? Oh man!!! I'm still feeling the pain from that. But when you think about it---that too was awesome. No fancy deathtrap. Just pain. Plain and simple.




I think the only drawback to this movie is the fact that its 2.5 hours long. Nowadays....that length can wear thin on a filmgoer.

The last 45 minutes I was like "ok...lets wrap this up".
 
Ok !! saw this tonight and WOW !!!

How good is Daniel Craig ??

Opening sequence was excellent very film noir I thought !!

I knew the free running was going to be good as I've seen that French guy do his thing before but when in film form it just moves up a notch !! Superb !!

Plot wise I thought it was very good,slick even and Bond's humour was spot on if a bit different than usual but I guess thats the point !!

Stunts were as action packed as ever !! That poor poor Aston !! Sob !!

The less said about the torture scene the better I think as I'm wincing now thinking about it however I will say one thing..............
"nooooooooo........ a little to the right !!!! pmsfl !!

Being the HUGE Bond fan that I am I was always gonna love this but if you aint too bothered about Bond I would urge you to see this film its AMAZING !!

The name's Bond !! James Bond !!

5/5 <<<<< Go see it !!
 
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In honor of the first blond 007...

The Top 17 Blond 007 Moments


17> "I hope you don't expect me to talk, 'cause I'm like *so* not
going to."

16> "Moneypenny, how often to I have to tell you? Your car keys
are NOT in my front pants pocket."

15> Bond is outwitted, captured and intellectually humiliated by
the sinister Dr. Whoa!, played by Keanu Reeves.

14> "Let's start the briefing. Q, go ahead." "I thought Y was
speaking first!" "No Y's on second. Q's on fir-- oh, just
shut up and pay attention, Bond."

13> Can't seem to track down Irish agent G. O'Political.

12> When Q unveils the latest Aston Martin, James exclaims, "TV
star, celebrity prankster, Demi-banger *and* car designer?
What *can't* that dude do?!?"

11> "So, Goldfinger, are you going to correct my vision with this
laser?"

10> "The message says, 'Bond, you idiot, you've fouled up another
mission!' Hmmm... must be some sort of code."

9> "Q? This is Bond. I seem to have locked myself in the car
again."

8> "All this torture -- you expect me to talk?" "No, Mr. Bond, I
expect you to dye."

7> Skips signing e-mail because he can't find the "00" key on his
keyboard.

6> "Here, Mr. Oddjob, I believe you dropped your hat."

5> "So your name is Q -- can you spell that for me?"

4> Uses Wite-Out to label one shoe "TRANSMITTER" and the other
"POISON GAS."

3> "I guess you must be a cat lover, eh, Ms. Galore?"

2> Places his license to kill upside-down in his wallet, then
keeps identifying himself as Agent LOO.


and Topfive.com's Number 1 Blond 007 Moment...


1> "Shaken, not stirred. And cover the top of the shaker --
I learned that the hard way."
 
Planet-man said:
Just take some ritalin next time you go to the movies.
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Yawn. Yet another opinion from Plante-Man on movies. :roll:


The fact is---it's a common thing with the director's (Martin Campbell) filmsto come to a sudden, unexpected end, only to restart quite abruptly. That throws the pacing off.

And apparently I wasn't the only one who thought this either.
 
Victor Von Doom said:
Yawn. Yet another opinion from Plante-Man on movies. :roll:
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It's my thing.8)


The fact is---it's a common thing with the director's (Martin Campbell) filmsto come to a sudden, unexpected end, only to restart quite abruptly. That throws the pacing off.

And apparently I wasn't the only one who thought this either.
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Oh I agree that it was strangely paced, I just think "the movie was too long" is such a lame complaint.

If you don't want to sit through a whole movie...wait for the DVD and fast-forward it. Otherwise accept the fact that the story is that long. It's not like there was just 45 minutes of nothing happening on screen.

But yeah....the pacing was strange.
 
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Oh I agree that it was strangely paced, I just think "the movie was too long" is such a lame complaint.

If you don't want to sit through a whole movie...wait for the DVD and fast-forward it. Otherwise accept the fact that the story is that long. It's not like there was just 45 minutes of nothing happening on screen.
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But it's still a legitimate complaint. I mean with all the things that were stacked against this film---for the only complaint to be that the time was too long due to pacing, might be a quibble of a complaint---but it's still a complaint.

If it weren't for the pacing of the last act---I wouldn't have been bothered about the time. It's the same complaint with Peter Jackson's "King Kong". 3 hours long---but the pacing of the first act was so slow that it made the movie drag on. But that still doesn't detract from the overall experience and final product.



But yeah....the pacing was strange.
 
It was basically that the movie had two phases. Phase one was tracking down and stopping Le Chiffre. Phase two was unravelling the greater conspiracy.

In the initial chase at the beginning of the movie, was it a bit rediculous to have the bomb maker have the athleticism of a gymnast? I know it's there to show how bad *** Bond is. Also, was Bond a better fighter in the beginning?

BTW, I'm still confused about whether or not the guy with the blacked out lense that bond killed with the nail gun was infact a weird looking Le Chiffre or not.
 
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In the initial chase at the beginning of the movie, was it a bit rediculous to have the bomb maker have the athleticism of a gymnast?
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He can't be both? In a Bond film, even the henchmen are rarely what they seem. With that said, it was in part there to show how bad *** Bond is.
 
Mmm. I've always been a mild fan of Bond. Because, like said before, every human with a dick has to have an interest in the series. Unfortunately for me, I've only ever seen a bit of a movie here and there. The only one I had fully seen previously was Die Another Day...

...*throws up a bit in his mouth*

In any case. Finally saw it today. And I do agree that the pacing was weird. There was more than one point that I expected the movie to end and- nope! More plot, yay! XD Not that I'm complaining, it's just a bit disorienting the first time you see it.

Onto the good points. I absolutely loved the humor. It was sarcastic and subtle, just the way it should be. While it did get overbearing at a few points, it ended up not being as distracting as it could have been; serious moments were serious and action scenes weren't filled with jokes.

While I thought the card-playing idea was clever, it didn't really work on the big screen. It probably would have been a bit easier to the viewer if it wasn't so time-consuming.

As for this movie's Bond girl. I liked her at first, when she would have clever exchanges with Bond and knew what she was doing in dangerous situations. Then once she was kidnapped, her humor and spien somehow dissappeared. She became incredibly generic and her spunk pretty much lef the building in place of the urge to participate in half-naked-rubbing scenes. Meh. Then she seemingly randomly became a semi-mastermind who had been more or less betraying Bond the whole time. Again, meh. It would have been better if she kept her original personality the entire time.

Aside from the cliff scene, there really wasn't too much sex on. At least, not for 007 movies. Service for horny viewers is always nice, but too much isn't. Thankfully it wasn't too present...

I liked the opening theme. It was rather clever and fun to watch. Way better than naked women prancing around.

All around, a fun good movie. Now I have an interest in this series; I really want to go read the books now.
 
When Vesper was trying to wrestle the silenced pistol away from the guy Bond was fighting in the stairwell, and we heard it go off and she suddenly looked stunned, did anyone else immeadiately think she'd accidentally shot herself....which would of course lead to the whole "cold" Bond thing?
 
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