Rave Redux: Casino Royale

[Hungary Jack]

Confusing how? It's a fun, fun movie. I'm a James Bond fan boy though.

i have no idea.. i just heard a few people say that they were completely lost..
just what i heard..

Were these people really dumb? It's a Bond movie, not exactly mentally stimulating.

could be.

Maybe it was confusing because it was largely absent of all the cheap stunts and special techno-effects that have dominated Bond films since Sean Connery left. Casino Royale has a few gratuitious moments (the heart defib scene comes to mind), but in general it portrays Bond as Fleming would have wanted him--tough, smart, handsome, etc., but also very human--surly, distrusting, prone to egotistical mistakes. It is a Bond character you can believe.

[Jocephus]

i cried when bond got tortured....

[clevername]

best Bond movie ever.

[Hungary Jack]

i cried when bond got tortured....

Great scene. His remark about LeChiffre scratching his balls had me howling.

Seeing him get whacked like that also made me howl.

[thrill]

Confusing how? It's a fun, fun movie. I'm a James Bond fan boy though.

i have no idea.. i just heard a few people say that they were completely lost..
just what i heard..

Were these people really dumb? It's a Bond movie, not exactly mentally stimulating.

could be.

Maybe it was confusing because it was largely absent of all the cheap stunts and special techno-effects that have dominated Bond films since Sean Connery left. Casino Royale has a few gratuitious moments (the heart defib scene comes to mind), but in general it portrays Bond as Fleming would have wanted him--tough, smart, handsome, etc., but also very human--surly, distrusting, prone to egotistical mistakes. It is a Bond character you can believe.

All with a super sexy french girl thrown in.

[Hungary Jack]

Confusing how? It's a fun, fun movie. I'm a James Bond fan boy though.

i have no idea.. i just heard a few people say that they were completely lost..
just what i heard..

Were these people really dumb? It's a Bond movie, not exactly mentally stimulating.

could be.

Maybe it was confusing because it was largely absent of all the cheap stunts and special techno-effects that have dominated Bond films since Sean Connery left. Casino Royale has a few gratuitious moments (the heart defib scene comes to mind), but in general it portrays Bond as Fleming would have wanted him--tough, smart, handsome, etc., but also very human--surly, distrusting, prone to egotistical mistakes. It is a Bond character you can believe.

All with a super sexy french girl thrown in.

She didn't do much for me, but she was certainly a welcome relief from your typical Bond floozy (Hello, my name is Plenty) from years past. Her character was a great fit for Bond. Unlike previous efforts, he could not overwhelm her with the sheer force of his cheesy charms. She actually reeled him in, and then he found out he was the one deceived (though not maliciously). It was a total reversal.

I think Ian Fleming's heirs should sue previous Bond film producers for foisting all this crap on an unsuspecting public during the post-Connery years.

[thrill]

She didn't do much for me

Come now, Jack. Let's be reasonable.

[omaha_red]

She didn't do much for me

Come now, Jack. Let's be reasonable.

ever seen "the Dreamers"?? if not.. get it now..

[thrill]

ever seen "the Dreamers"?? if not.. get it now..

I've seen it probably 5 times.

[omaha_red]

ever seen "the Dreamers"?? if not.. get it now..

I've seen it probably 5 times.

atta boy..