Also,
There aren't as many gadjets in this movie....usually bond just uses gadjets when fighting....in this one there is plenty of fist throwing, kicking etc! 8-) :clap:
The gadjets are supposedly kept to a minimum.
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Also,
There aren't as many gadjets in this movie....usually bond just uses gadjets when fighting....in this one there is plenty of fist throwing, kicking etc! 8-) :clap:
The gadjets are supposedly kept to a minimum.
I agree....:thumbsup:...Quote:
Originally Posted by kb
but i guess this one will be good...reviews seem good...
no doubt, it'll be great!
still wish Clive Owen was the Bond instead of Craig... :sigh2: ...
He looks kinda old despite his age is below 40 :roll: I like Roger Moore better than Sean Connery but never close to Brosnan :wink:Quote:
Originally Posted by Surya
New Bond Blunted
by Scott Holleran
Wiping the slate clean, the heavily marketed restart of writer Ian Fleming's secret agent James Bond, Casino Royale, retains most of Bond's essence and practically none of his charms.
Plot matters less than character in this wildly successful action franchise, which had been slouching toward schlock for decades in mindlessly vulgar spectacles. Agent 007 needed a refresh and Sony and company deserve credit for trying.
Newly minted superspy Bond (Daniel Craig) is assigned by top agent M (Judi Dench) to thwart terrorist sponsor Le Chiffre's (Mads Mikkelsen) schemes. Along the trail, he falls for a buxom brunette named Vesper (Eva Green). She's there to keep him on budget, no small matter considering he has enlisted in a high stakes card game opposite the villain.
Aces are played following chases, which alternate between romance and card games. After a tangential connection is established between a vague network of terrorists and Le Chiffre, and malevolent forces dominate the action, it's back to the cards and the love affair.
This means there isn't much to gain, since the outcomes are predictable. That leaves Bond and his quest, the success of which depends upon one's predilection for the iconic hero and his values.
As to values, he has none, except Vesper, and it's easy to see what the writers (including Crash's Paul Haggis) have in store for her. Other than Vesper, with whom he generates few sparks, Bond is more muscle than brains. He may be perfectly toned and able to withstand a ballbusting (literally), but he lies to M, breaks into her home, destroys private property for kicks, and, as he smugly says, sneering at his previous persona, doesn't give a damn whether the martini's shaken or stirred.
That's as sharp as he gets and, while he looks fit in a pair of snug swim trunks and decent in a tuxedo, he is not especially bright. In virtually every encounter, from a chase in Uganda to the final push, Bond fails to achieve his goal. Playing poker, sizing up double agents, getting his man—this craggy, pugnacious Bond rarely rakes it in.
When he does earn M's promotion—and Miss Dench does her best to lift the proceedings—it is unclear what if anything has been achieved. It's as if GoldenEye director Martin Campbell went from putting the whole universe at stake in every instant to putting nothing up in its place. Campbell all but cancels the bet, throwing in a curiously flat scene of total destruction in Venice as homage to those classic Doomsday countdowns.
Destroying Venice epitomizes the movie, which aims to be edgy by eviscerating that which is beautiful, reversing the old formula. Through no fault of the actor, who is more stout than civilized in the role, this includes Bond. Even M is reduced to mouthing cliches about the Cold War.
Casino Royale spins and wins a few. Scenic locations—Italy's enchanted Lake Como, the balmy Bahamas, Venice—are gorgeously depicted, recalling the postcard quality of past Bond pictures. Whether inside a rail car or a sports car, details are rich and inviting. An airport showdown is thrilling, though it hasn't much to do with anything.
Neither does this buffed, new James Bond, who bleeds, fails and loses and who convinces the world that he is completely through being cool.
from: boxofficemojo.com
getting bad reviews all over world
my friends saw and their reviews are that its really very gud..
they are ready to go for second time 8-)
Casino Royale is the best bond movie since Dr. NO :thumbsup:
- James bond is not projected as a super human being (may be in a few scenes, but they have been picturized extremely well)
- James Bond has an ego.
- Excellent acting from the bond, underplayed his character throughout
- That famous BGM comes only in the LAST scene
- The movie just ends in 10 seconds :shock: The climax was mindblowing.
- The dialouge, The name is Bond, James Bond comes only once in the movie and that apparently is the last line in the movie
- On the negatives, the transition of the heroine and the reason for her betrayal is stupid (her boyfriend stuff, a lady who has been given such a huge responsibility wont act SILLY :evil:)
- Overall, a must watch 8-)
When watching the trailer of the movie, I had a hard time identifying James Bond and was shocked to discover that he was the one who looked like one of the extras. :roll:
Decided that the movie would be hopeless and as a James Bond (novel, not movie) fan, I thought of giving it a miss at the cinema.
Last Saturday with absolutely nothing to do, I finally decided to watch Casino Royale.
Boy, was I in for a surprise! Craig demystifies the Bond character and becomes human. Although there were many shocking betrayals - like making M a woman :banghead: and Mathis a traitor (was he or was he not? :roll: ) - the movie stuck very much to the original, except for some updatings to bring a novel set in the 1950s to 2000s.
I enjoyed the movie very much - all 2.5 hours of it. :shock: and in fact went for a second viewing last night. :thumbsup:
second at the BO
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After reading all the reviews on the net, looks like this Bond movie is more to story. Reminds me of George Lazenby's OHMSS bond flick which is also story based.
Just thought of posting something....
the nu J bond is my best school friends 3rd cousin :shock:
NOV, kadaisia eppo 007 padam paartheeenga ? Judi Dench has been playing M since Golden Eye :-)Quote:
Originally Posted by NOV