The movie was OK. I’m pleased to see less-attractive guys in dramatic roles again; maybe we’ll see the Humphrey Bogarts of the world getting more work. As it is, though, I was sorely disappointed by the lack of Q, or anything sufficiently Q-ish, in the film. It’s not that there were no gadgets, it’s just…
Very early it becomes apparent that the reboot has been stripped down from what I had expected. I don’t know if Craig’s casting played a role in this but I would have to join that predictable naysayer chorus who feel that the actor looks a tad mature to be a wild young agent prone to…
He’s Blond, James Blond. He’s a counter-spy, an impostor, a pretender, a double-agent.The aura doesn’t match that of the real McCoy. I, Moviegoer. Daniel Craig? Not Bond, James Bond Frank A. Hilario November 26, 2006 He’s Blond, James Blond. He’s a counter-spy, an impostor, a pretender, a double-agent. The aura doesn’t match that of…
his Year’s Bond and Dancing Penguin go toe-to-toe. — I know everybody’s gushing about it right now, but once the adrenaline subsides (two weeks, tops), most will see that it is obscenely underwritten, with nary a memorable line to be found. Casino Royale (’06) Entertainment Value: 4/13 Style: 6/13 Philosophical Insight: N/A In A Word:…
This one stars Daniel Craig as the new Bond, a blond-haired, blue-eyed dude who looks like he should be skiing the giant slalom for Sweden in the next Winter Olympics. That’s bad enough, if you’re a traditional 007 fan like me. What’s worse is that the producers have done the unthinkable: they’ve turned James Bond…
Craig is to Connery what Mini-Me is to Austin Powers’ Dr. Evil. Everything is in on the table in Casino Royale’s royally dull denouement, from torture and betrayal and death in Venice to Bond’s handy pocket defibrillator that could bring him back to life. Campbell and the film’s gambling producers shouldn’t have bothered. This 007…
OVERRATED! New Bond Film Lacks Wit and Charm Casino Royale (2006) Review by marsipan Rotten Tomatoes OVERRATED! New Bond Film Lacks Wit and Charm I am surprised by all of the good reviews I have read thus far. This film is completely overrated. The first thing that stands out is the lack of consistency and…
So, my verdict on this movie is simply this: Bourne-Lite. Moviehole.net Gossip Monkey – 17/11/06 This one time, at Bond Camp. So, just hours before the world premiere, here in London, Prods were trying hard to iron out the Brosnan creases of their previously worn 007 shirts by doing some desperate PR and saying…
; who wants to see Bond learn a lesson about ego, as if he were Greg Brady in his “Johnny Bravo” phase? In other words, “Casino Royale” means well but fails to bottle the old Bond magic or to reinvent 007 as a rival for a newer and better spy series, the “Bourne” films. “I…
In all seriousness, we don’t want our Bonds angsty and broody and dark. We want our Bonds making bad jokes and sleeping with tons of hot women and having no problem with violence. What made Sean Connery so badass was because he was the only Bond really to actually look like he was enjoying himself.…
