Casino Royale
Casino Royale
Just seen it, and I must say: Probably the best James Bond ever.
Though I have to warn you, it's not James Bond as you know him.
There are almost no gadgets, no "cool action" and absolutely no Q.
It's hard, dark and... well... a bit drama, I guess.
And I just can't get the title song out of my mind.
Generally, I think the "reboot" thing in the last couple of years it the best that ever happened to Hollywood (absolutely LOVED Batman Begins, and Superman Returns is great, too).
Too bad it was too late to save Star Wars or the Matrix...
Though I have to warn you, it's not James Bond as you know him.
There are almost no gadgets, no "cool action" and absolutely no Q.
It's hard, dark and... well... a bit drama, I guess.
And I just can't get the title song out of my mind.
Generally, I think the "reboot" thing in the last couple of years it the best that ever happened to Hollywood (absolutely LOVED Batman Begins, and Superman Returns is great, too).
Too bad it was too late to save Star Wars or the Matrix...
Can't take the sky from me. Again.
I thought it was just okay. but my real problem was that the whole time it just didn't feel like...bond.
(Uh, this wasn't me that posted this. My friend was glancing at the Forums as I've rescently introduced her to LRR and she just used my account. I'm still waiting on seeing it.)
(Uh, this wasn't me that posted this. My friend was glancing at the Forums as I've rescently introduced her to LRR and she just used my account. I'm still waiting on seeing it.)
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Just seen it, and I must say: Probably the best James Bond ever.
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Though I have to warn you, it's not James Bond as you know him.
There are almost no gadgets, no "cool action" and absolutely no Q.
It's hard, dark and... well... a bit drama, I guess.
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And I just can't get the title song out of my mind.
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Generally, I think the "reboot" thing in the last couple of years it the best that ever happened to Hollywood (absolutely LOVED Batman Begins, and Superman Returns is great, too).
Too bad it was too late to save Star Wars or the Matrix...
Casino Royale Rocks !! I have heard that producers are working on making a sequel of this movie.
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Re: Casino Royale
browncoat wrote:Just seen it, and I must say: Probably the best James Bond ever.
Though I have to warn you, it's not James Bond as you know him.
There are almost no gadgets, no "cool action" and absolutely no Q.
It's hard, dark and... well... a bit drama, I guess.
And I just can't get the title song out of my mind.
Generally, I think the "reboot" thing in the last couple of years it the best that ever happened to Hollywood (absolutely LOVED Batman Begins, and Superman Returns is great, too).
Too bad it was too late to save Star Wars or the Matrix...
Couldn't stand the last Bond. You're right, it was NOT James Bond as I knew him. And considering I've seen every James Bond movie ever made multiple times, that's a bad thing. It means they've taken arguably the most established character in the history of film and and made radically altered him. If you're gonna do that, why bother even MAKING him that character? Why not just introduce someone new?
Don't even get me started on Superman (again)
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Since it's been brought up I may as well comment. I really liked it. It isn't bond as we know him, indeed. But I think this is okay, because its a "reboot", its an interesting angle on bond imo (he's so much more human in this one i reckon). If they did a complete copy of the old school casino royale set in modern times, it'd be kinda pointless. I also like how the movie as a whole is a bit toned down in terms of the "scope" (if thats the right word) of the action sequences, the last few bonds were getting fairly ridiculous.
I don't think knowing a character well means its wrong to change him. It is after all, a reboot and is technically not part of the same bond series we are familiar with. And he is a book character first. They make him james bond because the storyline is in essence the same as james bond's and to draw people to go watch it.
Wraith wrote:Couldn't stand the last Bond. You're right, it was NOT James Bond as I knew him. And considering I've seen every James Bond movie ever made multiple times, that's a bad thing. It means they've taken arguably the most established character in the history of film and and made radically altered him. If you're gonna do that, why bother even MAKING him that character? Why not just introduce someone new?
I don't think knowing a character well means its wrong to change him. It is after all, a reboot and is technically not part of the same bond series we are familiar with. And he is a book character first. They make him james bond because the storyline is in essence the same as james bond's and to draw people to go watch it.
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shigidab0p wrote:I don't think knowing a character well means its wrong to change him. It is after all, a reboot and is technically not part of the same bond series we are familiar with.
Says who? All the interviews I've read has it as a prequel.
shigidab0p wrote:And he is a book character first. They make him james bond because the storyline is in essence the same as james bond's and to draw people to go watch it.
I hate the "we used the name to get people to watch it." It's the same logic behind Smallville and the X-Statics version of X-Force, and it basically translated into "we wanted to use the reputation that other people had worked very hard to build as a shortcut to success for something unrelated."
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True, there was a high gross of revenue created by those who went to the film merely because they are fans of the James Bond films and wanted this one to prove its worth, or merely to generate more fuel to mock the series. This Bond film is quite different than the others; although it has cheesy one liners occasionally, its much more along the lines of dramatic-action, with the occasional sprinkling of hot semi naked people.
Daniel Craig rocks my pants. And that's a fact.
Daniel Craig rocks my pants. And that's a fact.
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Wraith wrote:It means they've taken arguably the most established character in the history of film
wong fei hong. there are literally thousands of movies about him. thousands.
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