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Casino Royale
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- James Bond's first "007" mission leads him to Le Chiffre, banker to the world's terrorists. In order to stop him, and bring down the terrorist network, Bond must beat Le Chiffre in a poker game at the Casino Royale. Bond meets a beautiful British Treasury official, Vesper Lynd, who is assigned to deliver his stake for the game and watch over the government's money. But, as Bond and Vesper survive a series of lethal attacks by Le Chiffre and his henchmen, a mutual attraction develops.
Release Date:
- November 17, 2006
Box Office Results:
- $594.2 million
Running Time:
- 2 hours, 24 minutes
Gadgets:
- Sony Eriksson K800
- Heart pump
- Microchip Implant
Director:
- Martin Campbell
Starring:
- Daniel Craig as James Bond
Villains:
- Mads Mikkelsen as Le Chiffre
- Jesper Christensen as Mr. White
Henchmen:
- Simon Abkarian as Alex Dimitrios
- Sebastien Foucan as Mollaka
- Claudio Santamaria as Carlos
- Isaach de Bankole as Steven Obanno
- Ivana Milicevic as Valenka
- Clemens Schick as Kratt
- Emmanuel Avena as Leo
- Richard Sammel as Gettler
- Leo Stransky as Tall Man
- Malcolm Sinclair as Dryden
- Daud Shah as Fisher
Bond Girls:
- Eva Green as Vesper Lynd
- Caterina Murino as Solange
Supporting Cast:
- Tobias Menzies as Villiers
- Tsai Chin as Madam Wu
- Joseph Millson as Carter
- Ludger Pistor as Mendel
- Jeffrey Wright as Felix Leiter
- Giancarlo Giannini as Rene Mathis
- Judi Dench as M
Filming Locations:
- Prague, Czech Republic; Lahore, Pakistan; London, UK; Uganda; Madagascar; Bahamas; Miami, USA; Trieste, Italy; Montenegro
Best Quote: (According to mi6.co.uk)
- Bartender: "Shaken or stirred?"
Bond: "Does it look like I give a damn?"
Best Mistake: (According to imdb.com)
- When Bond enters his personal code at the casino, the code he enters does not spell "Vesper", the second last button pressed is clearly the "4" button which would map to characters GHI.
Distinguishing Feature: (According to mi6.co.uk)
- For the first time in the series, the film does not open with the traditional gunbarrel, which only appears after a stylised black and white sequence that shows how Bond earned his double-0 status.
- First appearnce of Daniel Craig as James Bond after succedding Pierce Brosnan.
Vital Statistics: (According to mi6.co.uk)
- Conquests: 1 1/2
- Martinis: 4
- Kills: TBC
- "Bond, James Bond": 1
Trivia:
- All you of guy and gals are probably wondering what Le Chiffre had in his inhaler. In the novel, he had Benzidrine in it to help with his breathing problem.
- This is the first time a Fleming title was used since 1987's The Living Daylights.
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| northbreed | "Casino Royale": Worst Bond Film Ever, Part 1 | 19 | Jul 11 2008, 9:36 AM EDT by 00seven | |
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Thread started: Jul 12 2007, 5:14 PM EDT
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“Casino Royale”: An Obituary for The James Bond Film Franchise
[warning: review contains spoilers] Ever notice that the 007 films produced after “Goldeneye” seem to get worse and worse in significant critical, creative respects like screenplay quality, casting decisions, etc.? With “Casino Royale,” the franchise hits rock bottom. “Casino Royale” is, objectively, the worst James Bond film in the history of the 007 film franchise. Why? 1) Story: Based, more or less, on Ian Fleming’s original novel, this unskillful adaptation/update is communicated with a disdain for clarity. The audience is fed too little information, too late (or not at all)—about both character motivations as well as the stakes involved in various action sequences—to remain emotionally engaged and genuinely interested in what’s going on. 2) Casting/characterization: lacks conviction and appeal • Daniel Craig (Bond). Craig’s characterization of Bond is charmless, worthless, and disturbingly nihilistic. At one point in the script, Craig’s Bond responds to a question with “Do I look like I give a damn?” The answer in “Casino Royale” is overwhelmingly NO. Why on earth, then, should the audience care about him? At another point, he tells Vesper “I have no idea what an honest job is.” Is this a credible (or creditable) moral statement to hear from a top-level government secret agent? Craig’s monotonously stoic performance is by no means compensated for by his (atrocious) line readings: he articulates rarely, mumbles often. As a result of Craig’s hollow Bond interpretation, what should have been the film’s ultimate impact moment—007’s “Bond, James Bond” confrontation with villainous Mr. White—is surprisingly anti-climactic, prompting a shrug rather than a cheer from this reviewer. [see Part 2 for continuance] |
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| northbreed | "Casino Royale": Worst Bond Film Ever, Part 3 | 7 | Jun 28 2008, 9:00 AM EDT by 00seven | |
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Thread started: Jul 12 2007, 5:17 PM EDT
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[continued from Part 2 of review]
5) Producer infamy/creative poverty: Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli, the film’s producers, lacking the vision and ingenuity to advance Bond’s personal timeline onscreen, reveal their creative bankruptcy by bringing 007 back to the beginning of his secret service career, presenting him in his most unflattering incarnation yet. Out go Bond’s cinematically-cultivated charm and conviction. The new Bond is an uninteresting, expressionless, muscle-bound nihilist and a disgracefully vulnerable “hero.” The producers deliberately emphasize Bond’s vulnerability by subjecting him, incredibly, to cardiac arrest(!) as well as a horrific trial of torture (this latter was a rotten, graphic part of Fleming’s original novel). Putting obstacles in a purposeful screen hero’s path makes for good drama; but these shocking “Casino-Royale” examples are an extremely sick way to challenge a hero and are certainly artistically unworthy of depiction onscreen. Considering all these points, it is clear that “Casino Royale” is neither value-driven art nor fan-pleasing entertainment. The proof is in the picture. “Casino Royale” is the highest-grossing Bond film to date. But consider: 1. This fact merely indicates the degree of public curiosity about or interest in James Bond and owes virtually everything to the franchise’s longstanding cinematic appeal and reputation (earned by much better films and performances in the series and betrayed dramatically by “Casino Royale”). 2. This fact confirms nothing about public satisfaction with or approval of this latest installment. 3. High box-office numbers neither reflect nor establish this film’s merit. The 2-disc [Region 1] DVD special edition of this movie has a handful of special features. Apart from the inclusion of Maryam d’Abo’s thoughtfully-produced “Bond Girls Are Forever” (2002) documentary, why should you care? |
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| Anonymous | What chair idoes Dryden sit on in the opening scene? | 14 | May 22 2008, 9:42 AM EDT by Anonymous | |
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Thread started: May 10 2008, 10:34 AM EDT
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I've been trying to track down that office chair that Dryden sits on (and gets shot in) from the opening scene, it has to be the best computer chair I've ever seen, if anyone can help with details, I'd really appreciate it, cheers.
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| PussyGalore | i hate this film! | 13 | May 7 2008, 5:55 PM EDT by Cedric(006) | |
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Thread started: Mar 22 2008, 1:25 PM EDT
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I dont like this film at all. Daniel Craig isnt nice looking either.
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| Anonymous | Daneil Craig | 2 | May 4 2008, 2:44 PM EDT by Anonymous | |
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Thread started: Apr 14 2007, 9:10 AM EDT
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Daniel Craig ranks up the with Connery and Bosinan
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