 "I want the old Bond back." | 2009-11-11 |
| - Reviewed By User: AMM2HRZ9DPAKD |
| This movie is perferct for someone who likes poker and action. However, Daniel Craig is totally different from all previous James Bonds. That is exactly what I did not like about this movie. For example, when the bar tender asks him if he wants the martini shaken or stirred he just says "Do I look like I give a damn". He is definately not the traditional English gentlemen but a modern action hero. |
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 "Awesome" | 2009-11-11 |
| - Reviewed By spiderman48892 |
although Daniel Craig is no Sean Connery, he brings Bond to life in a way never seen before in Casino Royale. This Movie is very good. If you Liked this movie then check out all the other Bond Movies.
List Of Bond Films.
From Russia With Love
Dr. No
You Only Live Twice
Thunderball
Goldfinger
Golden Eye
On Her Majestiy's Secret Service
The World Is Not Enough
The Spy Who Loved Me
Diamonds Are Forever
The Living Daylights
Tomorrow Never Dies
The Man With The Giolden Gun
For Your Eyes Only
Live And Let Die
Octupussy
License To Kill
Moonraker
Die Another Day
Quantum Of Solace
Never Say Never Again
A View To A Kill
Casino Royale(A Spoof)
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| "Beautiful movie" | 2009-11-09 |
| - Reviewed By User: A31FK8SOHZFSMX |
I am reviewing the Blu Ray casino royale two disk collectors edition.
I have to say that this is one of the most beautiful movies I have seen on eith blu ray or hd-dvd. The picture pops visually especially on the crane sequence and the ending. The movie moves along at a very well done pace, you never feel bored of what's screen even though they are sitting down for most of the movie in the later half.
Action sequences are spaced out evenly and even when you might feel bored an action sequence brings you back into the movie, the characters are very well done and you got a sense of the betrayal bond felt close to the end of the movie.
Personally I cant say bad things about this movie, and this blu-ray should be bought extremelly fast. Amazon gives you a good movie at a bargain price and you can not go wrong with that, buy it and you will be pleased for 2 hrs. |
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| "Great Bond" | 2009-11-02 |
| - Reviewed By User: A18J91JKJACAG1 |
Finally, a badass bond. No reliance on gadgetry or tricks. Just a cold, ruthless spy/assassin, willing to do whatever necessary to get the job done.
Beautiful transfer, this high def experience is something worth showing off. |
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 "the 'new' Bond . . . back to the blunt instrument days with Daniel Craig . . ." | 2009-10-25 |
| - Reviewed By redclaw95 |
Albert Broccoli and Harry Saltzman first brought James Bond to the cinema in Dr. No (1962). In the years that followed, with one exception, the two men adapted all of Ian Fleming's full length Bond novels into motion pictures. Now over forty years later, that omission in addressed, as Daniel Craig makes his debut as Bond, the MI6 agent, licensed to kill in Casino Royale, based on Fleming's very first Bond novel, originally published in 1953.
Each actor that assumes the role of Bond, is subjected to immense scrutiny and criticism. Being fair haired, and looking nothing like past Bonds, is a superficial gripe against Craig. What is hard to swallow is that someone as old as Craig (38), is supposed to be a newcomer to the double O classification. Craig, comes to the role of Bond, looking tougher and more weathered, than Pierce Bronsnan did leaving it at age 49. Craig being nervous about killing is a joke. This Bond doesn't need any of Q Branch's gadgets, he will just shoot you dead, or snap your neck with his bare hands.
In the film's first action sequence Bond engages in what is probably the most physically challenging, one on one, on foot pursuit in the history of the franchise. The deadly serious pursuit of Mollaka (Stebastien Foucan), on and across the crane arms is so demanding, that no previous Bond would have been physically capable of attempting it. Craig is overpoweringly masculine, and dominates the screen wherever the setting, be it Madagascar, the Bahamas, Montenegro, or Venice.
The key element from Fleming's original story remains the same (except that the original game was baccarat), but how plausible is it that in 2006 an international criminal, and the British and American governments, would do battle at a poker table? With the explosion in popularity of Texas hold 'em tournaments on television, watching the play here is pretty boring, regardless of how much the drama is forced. Gambling aside, Casino Royale works well enough. Head villain Le Chiffre (Mads Mikkelsen), goes through the movie with a sour expression, failing at every turn, and besides being a vicious ball slapper, doesn't really distinguish himself as a memorable villain.
The Bond women are also the subject of scrutiny. The exotically beautiful Caterina Murino makes a brief appearance in a sacrificial role. The casting of Vesper Lynd is critical, as like the Contessa Teresa (Tracy) Di Vicenzo, in `On Her Majesty's Secret Service', this is a woman who captures Bond heart. While Diana Rigg was an actress with considerable stature, it might be difficult to say the same for Eva Green (The Golden Compass), who apparently was a late selection to play Lynd. While her performance is serviceable, whether she was the ideal choice is a very open question. Some may not question what happens between Lynd and Bond, because the new Bond is such an unknown.
The remake of Bond into a harder edged character, was an opportunity for the producers to take the character into the R rated category. Surely teens have many others they relate to more than a middle aged, British spy, fighting the last war? Instead Bond remains in the PG-13 cage. The finale in a collapsing building in Venice is nicely done, and at the end of the mission, with M (Judi Dench) providing a little TLC, all the pieces have fallen in place, and Bond ends the film uttering his most famous line. It has flaws, but Casino Royale is quite nicely done.
The 2 disc version is an intermediate release, without the typically comprehensive Bondian special features. Maryam d'Abo (The Living Daylights) has taken up being a `Bond Girl' as a cause, and an updated version of her documentary `Bond Girls Are Forever' (48 minutes) is included. The somewhat curious selection does help pad the content, that also includes the featurettes 'Becoming Bond' (26 minutes), 'James Bond: For Real' (23 minutes), and Chris Cornell's music video for 'You Know My Name'. The two disc version has since been surpassed by the upgraded blu-ray version, which has commentary tracks, and additional extras. |
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| "A highly successful reboot of the Bond franchise" | 2009-10-23 |
| - Reviewed By User: A180HEMSDXBHMX |
Perhaps taking a page from Chris Nolan's playbook (he resurrected the Batman legacy in 2005 with "Batman Begins"), the powers behind the James Bond franchise wisely decided that they needed to reboot the series by taking their well-known and -loved hero back to the beginning. To do so, they needed an actor worthy of the task. And in spite of all the naysayers who said that he was too short or too blond, Daniel Craig stepped up and settled into a legendary role easily and made it his own.
As much as I enjoy most James Bond movies--and I think I'm not alone in saying this--the entries in the series became far too concerned with the trappings and machinations to register much surprise or emotional response to what most of the movies since the Sean Connery era presented (and even some of those look a bit clunky in retrospect): the gadgets, the babes, the exotic locales, the disposable villains hell-bent on world domination, etc. "Casino Royale" is the movie I as a James Bond fan (and many others, I dare say) have been waiting for. Despite the fact that previous actors who took on the role were able to successfully portray the suave, debonair side of the character, his edgier (and not to mention more human) side has been smoothed out far too much over the years. In contrast, this is a Bond who is believable as a certifiable tough guy (I mean, come on, honestly tell me you'd want Roger Moore on your side in a street fight), bleeds and suffers when he is hit, sometimes lands clumsily when he falls down, makes mistakes, and despite his resilience, seems to actually act like he cares when he or anyone else is in danger.
Like all James Bond movies, this one is timely in a vague way--the bad guy is a money handler for terrorists--but the more important thing is that it is one which seems grounded in reality for a change (you'll be amazed by the stunt work instead of outlandish special effects; and, the violence in the action sequences doesn't seem toned-down--it's brutal and ugly). As much as I dug Pierce Brosnan in the role, he never had a movie worthy of his talents (for that, see "The Thomas Crown Affair," "After the Sunset," and even "The Matador"), and Daniel Craig is a Bond worthy of our attention (and the price of admission)--the best since Connery--who is in a movie worth of his talents. "Casino Royale" provides everything a viewer could possibly want from a tailor-made blockbuster or a revisit with a popular character. |
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