Casino Royale: How do you like your martini?

[benxtaron]

I went and saw Casino Royale. Amidst the flaming, I have an announcement to make: I HATED PEIRCE BROSNAN AS BOND! Now that we have that out of the way, let's get on with the review, shall we?

Story: Bond's first mission takes him to a high-stakes poker game against Le Chiffre, a businessman who directly funds terrorism. On the line: 150 million dollars that could go to Le Chiffre's cause. MI6 cannot have that. So they send the new kid in: Bond, James Bond. After just receiving his 00 status, Bond goes to win this game, but the stakes get even higher when he begins to fall for a beautiful woman. As he is told time and time again, he cannot get emotionally involved. But, of course, he does, and it all ends in a bitter finale that changes Bond into the Bond we all know and love. I was involved most of the time, but it felt a little stretched out. Cut out 15-20 minutes of fat, and it could have been great. Grade: B+

Soundtrack: Have you seen a Bond movie? Good, then you know what to expect. Grade: B

Acting: Daniel Craig is phenomenal as a ruthless, coldhearted (for the most part) Bond. He is second only to Sean Connery, and I sincerely hope they keep him. The other actors do quite well as well. Grade: A+

Final Thought: Very well done. Lives up to the hype. And to all you Daniel Craig hata's: Shut up, see the movie, and be amazed. Oh, and I HATE PIERCE BROSNAN AS BOND! What was that? I already said that? Well, does it look like I give a d**n? (To anyone who has seen the movie, you know what I mean )

Final Grade: B+

[hansosjesusstick]

yeah it was good just one scene and u probably no what i'm talking bout made me look away but it was somewhat funny but yeah it was a good movie over all but at one point in the movie u get what u want from it but they just drag it on and on after that point

[benxtaron]

Yea, the chair. Is that what you are talking about, hansojesusstick? LoL. I cringed.

[hansosjesusstick]

DUDE BEN WELCOME BACK man i haven't seen u in like forever like since ur vacation but yeah chair scene "You have a nice body shame it'll go to waste" uhhhhh god i was laughing but looking away lol

[LT Smash]

I can't really put my full judgement on the line because the theater I saw it at had terrible sound quailty and some part were hard to follow due to this. I have to say though, the first action scene (the chase through the construction site) was worth the price of admission. I did like it better than the last few (Brosnan) Bond movies.

[benxtaron]

hansosjesusstick said:

DUDE BEN WELCOME BACK man i haven't seen u in like forever like since ur vacation but yeah chair scene "You have a nice body shame it'll go to waste" uhhhhh god i was laughing but looking away lol

Dude, I guess we have been missing each other cause I have been back for a while. I hated to stop eating my popcorn after that.

[drlori]

As a girl, it took me awhile to figure out why the chair was such a big deal. THEN I realized why all the men in the audience were getting sick in their popcorn bags.

LOVED the movie. Best Bond yet.

[matt]

I thought Brosnan was OK, but as Gene Siskel noted, he just didn't have the physical presence. Getting punched by Brosnan's Bond looked like getting a piece of paper thrown at you. Craig is much more solid.

But the guy who deserves the most credit is Paul Haggis, who ditched the jokes and lame dialogue for a really strong script much in line with the original novels.