I have absolutely no opinion thus far about Daniel Craig as the next James Bond — but I do think this poster for Casino Royale is very cool.
(The trailer‘s pretty cool, too, though it doesn’t much resemble what I recall from the book …)
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It cannot compare to the orignal movie.
How can you top Orson Welles saying “This is the leviation of the Princess Ayesha, a trick taught to me by an ancient vegetarian…”
I hope it’s good. I haven’t been thrilled with entries in the series in the last decade or two. I’ll have to go see it regardless; I’ve seen all but one of them in the theatre.
Your post title refers to the 1967 film, but have you seen the first Casino Royale, with Barry Nelson as CIA agent Jimmy Bond? TV Land aired it years ago. I remember recording it, but the tape’s nowhere to be found.
I watched portions of the 1967 Niven/Sellers CR, and remember being horribly disappointed (as I was looking for a James Bond movie, not a Woody Allen farce). I should watch it again, some time.
I have, in fact, seen the TV movie CR — a fine production so long as one doesn’t actually consider it a James Bond flick.
I have to say, I’ve actually liked the JB series since Moore left — I thought Dalton brought a fine ruthlessness, and Brosnan an authentic deadly sophistication. Goldeneye is one of my favorite Bond flicks, and The Living Daylights ranks high on my list, too (despite the rather dated feel to it these days).
Ok…
It does look good.
There are some nice retro touches and the DB V is in it so I will be mostly happy. 🙂
I think Mr. Craig is very sexy as JB and should be able to pull it off nicely. That being said, I liked Timothy Dalton as well and was disappointed when they pulled him. Pierce Brosnon was good too. Heck, I guess I love all the Bonds except Roger Moore. I always found him to effeminate or something to be believable.
Dalton was tops with me. He felt more like Fleming’s Bond than any of the others. Having read all the books multiple times while in my teens, that was a big deal for me.
Moore was okay until he stopped taking the role seriously (as did the producers, I’m afraid). The Spy Who Loved Me remains one of my favorites.
I never cared for Brosnan. As one wag put it, he could have played Bond’s tailor.
Onr thing I find disquieting about the new film is that it apparently shows the current M issuing Bond’s first license to kill. I know continuity isn’t as strong in the Bond flicks as in some other series, but they made a big deal out of the latest M’s being a woman. No way is she the one that made him a double-oh. Ah, well. Hopefully the film will be good enough to allow me to suspend disbelief.
I doubt that Mads Mikkelsen, whoever that is, will stack up as Le Chiffre. I’ve never seen any of his films, but it’s unlikely he’s comparable to Peter Lorre and Orson Welles.
Moore actually had some very nice moments, even in his later years. He suffered from producers/directors who weren’t as interested in making an action flick as making amusements, and from simply becoming too long in the tooth.
Brosnan always seemed a bit too “nice” to me, but he could do the cool, he could do the deadly, he could do the serious.
I don’t know about Brosnan. His delivery of cheesy lines like “No, no, no! No more foreplay!” never seemed to work. Maybe the lines just weren’t as witty in his films.
Still, it’s a shame the way they apparently ousted him so unceremoniously. He really sems to have been shafted by the producers.
To mirror his problems initially landing the role, perhaps.
I actually liked that line …