"Casino Royale" Talkback (Spoilers)

[Lord Dalek]

Vesper Lynne: "I can't resist waking you. Every time I do you look at me as if you hadn't seen me in years. Makes me feel reborn."
James Bond: "If you had just been born wouldn't you be naked?"

Release Date: November 17, 2006
Studio: Columbia/Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/EON
Director: Martin Campbell
Aspect Ratio: 2.40:1 (Super 35)
Starring: Daniel Craig, Eva Green, Mads Mikkelsen, Jeffery Wright, Judi Dench

Plot Summary: James Bond goes on his first ever mission as a 00. Le Chiffre is a banker to the world's terrorists. He is participating in a poker game at Montenegro, where he must win back his money, in order to stay safe among the terrorist market. The boss of MI6, known simply as M sends Bond, along with Vesper Lynd to attend this game and prevent Le Chiffre from winning. Bond, using help from Felix Leiter, Mathis and having Vesper pose as his wife, enters the most important poker game in his already dangerous career. But if Bond defeats Le Chiffre, will he and Vesper Lynd remain safe?

COMMENTS?

LD Talkback #210

A HUUUUUUUUUGE return to form after the overblown extravagances of the Brosnan-era. Daniel Craig debuts in a stylish, elegant thriller we haven't seen the likes of since the early Connery days. 

[gunswordfist]

The first scene reminds me of the first interrogation in Splinter Cell Conviction.

[Avaitor]

Pretty much perfect.

[Dr. Ensatsu-ken]

I do have to confess that I find this film to be just a tad overrated. Don't get me wrong, on the whole its brilliant, but there are problems I have with it. The first third of the film past the artful prologue and the intense opening chase scene is slow and honestly a tad boring even if it is necessary for setting up the plot as well as showing us that Daniel Craig's James Bond is a very different Bond than what we've known from the past films. Also, while the movie picks up considerably by the middle of its 2nd act, I can't help but think about how it feels like a good spy drama with cool action scenes thrown in, yet it never really feels like a Bond movie to me, but then again maybe that was the intention, and possibly for the better. Still, I wouldn't call this my favorite Bond film even if it may "technically" be the best and most serious one. That said, its a damn good one and still probably one of the best. I just don't consider it to be as perfect as everyone else does.

[Foggle]

Best Bond film by far.

[Kiddington]

Top 3 bond for sure. Excellent, excellent movie.

[gunswordfist]

I can't decide whether Casino Royale or Goldeneye is better. Did I mention that I'm a Martin Campbell fan yet?

[Dr. Insomniac]

I can't decide whether Casino Royale or Goldeneye is better. Did I mention that I'm a Martin Campbell fan yet?

If you liked those, you'll definitely like Martin Campbell's work in Edge of Darkness (the miniseries, not the movie).

[Spark Of Spirit]

I do have to confess that I find this film to be just a tad overrated. Don't get me wrong, on the whole its brilliant, but there are problems I have with it. The first third of the film past the artful prologue and the intense opening chase scene is slow and honestly a tad boring even if it is necessary from for setting up the plot as well as showing us that Daniel Craig's James Bond is a very different Bond than what we've known from the past films. Also, while the movie picks up considerably by the middle of its 2nd act, I can't help but think about how it feels like a good spy drama with cool action scenes thrown in, yet it never really feels like a Bond movie to me, but then again maybe that was the intention, and possibly for the better. Still, I wouldn't call this my favorite Bond film even if it may "technically" be the best and most serious one. That said, its a damn good one and still probably one of the best. I just don't consider to be as perfect as everyone else does.

Pretty much. It's a good film, but I'm not the biggest fan of Daniel Craig's Bond and QOS did little to change that.

[gunswordfist]

craig's probably my 2nd favorite bond with brosnan as my first.