Posted on 11/17/2006 3:01:32 PM PST by Jmouse007
The played bond like a man and all business.
I loved it.
The = THEY
Good observation, he wasn't just a pretty face who could dodge a billion bullets.
He was human, brave, loyal, in shape and a machine when needed.
He could perhaps last almost 2 minutes with our Jack Bauer.
Just got back from opening night. It's a Bond that brings the franchise back into the "thriller" genre, and Craig is perfect. What a fine actor -- and Martin Campbell is one hell of a director. First-rate in all respects.
I had lunch today in a strip mall next door to a cinema, and the line to buy tickets to the evening showing of Casino Royal was stretched out from the mall into the street.
I read a review today (among several) that said it is just plain one of the best movies of the year, forget being part of a series. In that regard, it's a lot like "Goldfinger," a genre movie that has the impact of a blockbuster.
I forgot to mention in my earlier post how great Judi Dench is, and how marvelous her scenes with Craig are. I suppose the Academy will look at this as just another "James Bond movie," but I'd certainly nominate Judi for Best Supporting Actress for this one. She's a marvel. Holds this big, sprawling thing together, she does.
I miss the snappy repartee of Connery and Bronson
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Do not mention Chitty Chitty Bang Bang! The Child Catcher has haunted my nightmares for a long long time.
Give it time, given the fact that this is like a fresh installment taking Mr. Bond back to his roots/beginnings ala "Batman Begins" there is a possibility that the "snappy repartee" will develop later as the character grows even more proficient in his stock and trade and more detached/ruthless (if that is even possible given how proficient, detached and ruthless he was this time around :o)
Even so, I, along with most people, would rather have a rich, realistic story (for once), which is exactly what we got with CASINO ROYAL; peppered with realistic danger (No panties on the head, or mere threatening words for Mr. Bond… just a simple old bamboo seat chair and knotted rope, OUCH!!!!) and action: in this movie, the bad guys actually looked like they REALLY wanted to kill him as brutally as they could, not just mess up his hair (and he ends up with scars that last more than 10 seconds of screen time as a reminder) than a fantasy plot with Bond dodging a billion bullets without getting a scratch, full of snappy throw away one liners.
I haven't watched a Bond movie in years...but reading this thread got me tempted....
Go see it; I guarantee you will not be sorry. They have taken the character and story line back to it's roots. All of the elements that made the original/early Bond films so engaging, enjoyable and watchable are back in spades. This is what Bond used to be like before all of the gimmicks, guffaws and fantasy plot lines got in the way.
Poser,I can tell you for a fact that Daniel Craig is around 5'11 or 6ft as I have a friend who was a runner on Layercake and he is at 5'10 slightly shorter.
'I went into the film not wanting to like it because of Craig's gaffs with not knowing how to drive a stick and "hating guns", '
Oh dear I guess new travels slow over the Atlantic.
Those stories were NOT true!.
In fact both the Sun and the Daily Mirror printed retractions at one point.
And Craig DIDNT say he hated guns,he DID say he knows what damage they do and they arent toys....
'I heard'...'I think'...
Mate,you need to read a bit more.You seem to be making judgements on things you have heard in passing.
You arent sure whether he is a 'Lefty'.Yet you are decideing you dont like him based on what you think/might have heard he is...maybe...
Firstly,Craig isnt a 'Lefty' in the way you mean it.He seems to be a Labour or Lib Dem voter as far as I can tell(like most British actors) and your average liberal,but he MAY very well be a Tory voter.
Secondly,what ARE you going on about ...'Since he will not Shut Up and Act'...????
Daniel Craig has not made one political statement since becoming Bond.NOT ONE.Either about Britain or America.
He has answered a few questions about guns,which as I have pointed out,did NOT have him say he hated guns,but that he hates people treating them like toys when they are after all an instrument designed to kill...from this he has been touted as some pansy ass Limey fag who hates guns,the NRA and America.
Utter utter utter crap..
'I think the guy in real life is a freaking pansy'
The same Daniel Craig that has had a string of beautiful women.And is a rather notorious womaniser.
The same Daniel Craig that has been praised by the CR stuntmen for demanding he do as many of the stunts as possible.
Oh and I have ALREADY pointed out,those UK tabloid stories about the 'stick' car problems etc.,were all crap.
Mainly from one paper(the Daily Mirror) who didnt want him as Bond.And who by the way,have eaten crow and have just given him and CR rave reviews....
The Fleming books were so good, and the films have been so disappointing. Most movie-goers have never read the Bond books, so they don't realize how they are being short-changed.
To date, the best treatment of a Fleming/Bond book was From Russia With Love.
Roger Moore was by far the WORST screen Bond. He treated the character like a Vaudeville act. Then, the original producer of the screen series died, and the productions were turned over to his daughter, who decided to feminize Bond, and make his boss, M, a female.
I'm anxious to see Casino Royale, because it sounds as though there has been a real attempt to return the plot to actually mirror Fleming's book.
As an aside, Sean Connery's primary reason for leaving the role of James Bond was his disgust at the butchering of the Fleming plots with gadgets and gimmicks.
Waiting for it to come to San Francisco. < :)
The opening titles are totally cool, very artistic, and a wonder to watch.
Saw the movie last night. I'm "itching" to see it again.
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