Tuesday, October 2, 2007
What the !@#%!!!!! - Casino Royale Reviews
This was not at all the James Bond I was raised on. The womanizing jerk with daring words and gadgets.
WHY IS HE EVEN IN A FORD FOCUS IN THE FIRST PLACE & WHY DID HE EVER SAY I LOVE YOU TO THAT WOMAN. THE 007 I GREW TO RESPECT WOULD HAVE NEVER SAID THAT ALSO JAMES BOND ONLY HAPPENED TO MAKE 3 KILLS IN THE MOVIE AND THE TRHEE WERE BLACK MEN. ONE HE SHOT IN COLD BLOOD!!! SO THE NEW JAMES BOND IS NOW CONSIDERED A RACIST.
WHO CARES ABOUT A POKER GAME THIS MOVIE REALLY MADE ME UPSET AND ASHAMED TO EVEN WANT TO PAY MONEY TO SEE IT. LIKE BUYING A MC HAMMER MUSIC CD THE VISUALS ARE GREAT IF YOU LIKE WATCHING POKER. ON ANOTHER BRIGHT NOTE THE FIRST SCENE WAS MAGNIFICENT AND FULL OF ACTION UNTIL 007 SHOOTS THE GUY IN COLD BLOOD
If golden eye got 10 points this got -10 points - Casino Royale Reviews
This is the worst james bond movie ever produced.What a crap story, dialogues are "D" rated, and there are almost zero visual effects..Don't waste your money and time.
From a chick perspective - Casino Royale Reviews
I go to Bond movies more for my husband's interest than my own. But this Bond movie held my interest from beginning to end. Even if it were not a Bond movie, the film would stand well on its own. The storyline was a really good mystery with humor, romance, and suspense mixed in. The effects were impressive, but not unrealistic. Daniel Craig is my favorite Bond to date. Mentally and physically tough, easy on the eyes, and suave. A Bond who did not need fancy, unbelievable gadgets to do his job. I also liked that the leading lady was an unknown. In a nutshell, a believable, interesting storyline, a believable Bond, and a believable leading lady made this movie very engaging.
Monday, October 1, 2007
Casino royale -does not sound as good as the title - Casino Royale Reviews
I wasted time in seeing this movie. Very very dispaaointing and please try seeeing any othet movie, which will be worth your money. No one will see the next bond movie if Daniel craig acts in it.
First bond to win best actor oscar!!!! - Casino Royale Reviews
Most of the juvenile illiterates at the midnight show last night were expecting "same old, same old"! This is much more interesting and refreshing than ANY Bond flick, E V E R !!!!! I grew up with Bond from the beginning and what a metamorphosis! I predict Mr. Craig will be nominated for an Academy Award, helped by the fact that there isn't much else out there. But none the less, a total triumph!
Sex!!! sex!!! sex!!! - Casino Royale Reviews
?it doesn?t have a lot, but how about a great story, amazing action, thrilling suspense, and some great characters? Yes, and in great abundance! How can you have a Bond movie with out the Bond girl, car chase and gadgets? Simply do a great action espionage thriller which tells you how it all began. Which explains you why the Bond is the way he is, why the 007, and why everything else. It kicks of the fun for years to come, so not only you love all the action (and believe me?, there is plenty of things you?ve never seen), but you love the story. You wanna watch this guy. Since he gets all the thrills of killing, driving and girls, but now you understand how it is all possible. Have you seen the Batman Begins? ?can?t you wait now for another Batman or Superman movie? This is exactly the same thing. Just like with the first and second X-man or L.O.T.R. or first 3 Star Wars. You want more and more since this is the ride of the life time. Bond is not a model with lots of luck and finesses anymore. He?s a killer and all that sense of the word. He is not a Lassie, but rather pisses of British Bulldog on steroids! ?and you get to understand that right from the start of the movie. Do you remember the way Rocky Balboa was boxing at his beginnings? Like he was on the ropes, but wouldn?t quit? The way the Cool Hand Luke was? That is the movie you?re going to see if you choose so with this 007. That and all the fun of the future it brings with it. Forget the Brosnan the world champion in dancing on Ice, here comes the real deal agent! The one who actually delivers all he promises?
Sunday, September 30, 2007
New bond generation or typical hollywood garbage? - Casino Royale Reviews
I am a James Bond Fan. Having Said that, Ms. Broccoli and Saltzman, You should have listened to the Fans when they resoundingly "No!" to Daniel Craig. However, since the script was typical hollywood GARBAGE, I don't mind the fact that Daniel Craig will sink with this installment of the Bond Series.
Overall Grade: D
****SPOILERS******
Do Not Read Below Here if you Don't want to know the storyline.
First off, the biggest problem was Paul Haggis' Script. Obviously some viewers were able to ignore sorry plot machinations Such as:
Opening Scene: Lackluster Opening. The Opening Scene SHOULD Have been the one where Bond is Chasing the unknown man doing the acrobatics, And then the Opening song AND Then scene where he goes after and kills the MI6 Leak. The opening scene is the setup for the rest of the Bond film. This was a COMPLETE Let Down!
The Most Glaring Problem with this story is the fact that Judy Dench Plays 'M'. Since she doesn't appear as M until Goldeneye this is obviously a continuity problem. This also creates a subsequent problem, as Dench's M is the one who recommends Bond to be a Double 0 agent (she says so in this film). Then In Goldeneye, she tells Bond that, "It's no secret Bond, I don't like you. I think you're a relic of the cold war, Chauvanistic, Masogonistic..etc." So then why did she recommend him. Dench Has a line in Casino Royale, where she state's she misses the cold war. Why her 'M' State such a thing if in Goldeneye she didn't like Bond because he was a relic OF the cold war?
My third problem with this film is the fact that the whole movie surrounds a card game. Not Just any card game, but the whole movie is set up around this particular card game, hence the name 'Casino Royale'. Fully 1/2 hour to 45 mins is spent developing this tense game of Egos. My First Problem with this is that Bond traditionally Plays Baccarat NOT Texas Hold-em, though at all card Games Bond is the master, So this was a small insignificance. Second problem with this scene is that it just lasted too darn long. Granted it follows in the name of the film, but with the lack of action in this film overall, it would have helped speed up the movie if this scene was reduced. I like to call this the Clock-Watch scene as I kept checking my watch to how long and when this scene would be over. Oh Yeah, and then there's the fact that if I wanted to watch Texas Hold-em I could watch ESPN2!
Next, Bond is poisoned by the villain at the card table. He Heads straight to his Astin Martin where he find a defibrulator. Question. He outright stole the Astin Martin from a villain that was killed earlier in the film. Bond contacted headquarters who told him to hook his heart up to the Defibrulator IN THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT. If this was a stolen car that Bond was using, HOW did HQ know there would be a defibulator in the glove compartment?
Another problem, the main villain is torturing Bond. The very same villain that beat Bond at cards In Casino Royale, the same villain that has been Bond's worhtwhile adversary throughout the ENTIRE 2 1/2 hours SO FAR! AND THEN, nameless and faceless bad guys who were only briefly mentioned in the beginning of the film break in and shoot the villain, thereby saving both Bond and the girl. CHEAP! CHEAP! CHEAP! We're CHEATED out of a Miraculous Bond Escape and saving of the damsel in distress. UGH! The Plot THINS.. Oh yeah, and then we find out in the next scene these very same unknown shadowy figures let Bond and the girl just walk away because, he was someone that they could trust versus the main villain who they couldn't trust. To me, this appears as if the screen writer had written himself into a corner and couldn't think up a Miraculous Bond-Like escape so he took a cheap way out. Bond ALWAYS kills the villain. By having an unknown entity kill him, they cheated Bond out of that victory (as well as a remarkable and impossible escape and saving of the girl that Bond is known for) and cheated the Audience as well. Shameful to say the least!
Also, In about every action oriented scene, Daniel Craig is show with a sheen of perspiration of sweat. It began to get annoying. YES, the average person sweats when active or under extreme pressure, but that is exactly what separates Bond from the Average Agent. Bond NEVER sweats under pressure, it's part of his character to be a cool customer in extreme stressful situations!
Originally I actually thought this movie wasn't too bad, not too good mind you, but not too bad. The more I think about it the worse the movie becomes for me.
My last point is the fact that practically EVERY BOND Movie ever made has opened in FIRST PLACE at the Box office. BoxOfficeMojo.Com reports that Bond opened at 40 Million for the weekend (Yes this includes the Thursday Night 12am showing for the weekend). Every Bond movie in its opening weekend has grossed over 100 million Domestically. SAD is all I have to say. Oh and Broccoli and Saltzman, Next time listen to the Fans.
What's even more pathetic is that an Animated Penguin movie beat James Bond. How does that happen you ask? Because the Producers need to realize that they should have listened to the fans and the film going audiences and hold to story continuity if their going to try something new!
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