James Bond Casino Royale

Biggles · 21 March 2007, 16:06

Morrisons have the above title on sale, Collectors edition, for £8.99.

codprawn · 21 March 2007, 16:43

Goog film BUT to me it just wasn't a Bond film - I had to keep asking "which one is bond" - will never be the same without Q either!!!

Hightower · 21 March 2007, 19:23

£7.00 in ASDA's

vince · 21 March 2007, 19:31

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Originally Posted by codprawn

Goog film BUT to me it just wasn't a Bond film - I had to keep asking "which one is bond" - will never be the same without Q either!!!

Ditto Codders, what did he look like with that daft powt he kept puttin on?

tomcat · 21 March 2007, 19:45

you have to remember that this is the first story so he's not the bond you know and love, I thought it was a very good effort and true to the book.

i think danial craig brought a ruthlessness back to the character and none of the underwater bow tie straightening rubbish brosnan did. IMHO

tesco's have it for 9.97 if you buy a chart CD / DVD.

asda wins (time limited i think)

Hightower · 21 March 2007, 19:50

How about the bit where he got poisoned by a Fox glove cocktail. He staggers to his car, pulls out the right anti-toxin and injects himself with it. Then he grabs his Defibrillator out the glove box and plugs himself in

Very Belivable

Biggles · 21 March 2007, 19:52

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hightower

How about the bit where he got poisoned by a Fox glove cocktail. He staggers to his car, pulls out the right anti-toxin and injects himself with it. Then he grabs his Defibrillator out the glove box and plugs himself in

Very Belivable

Don't knock it until you've done the training

Chris · 21 March 2007, 19:58

I think that all the oldies will always have their place for that apre Christmas lunch dose in front of the telly however Casino Royale has really grabbed the whole Bond concept and dragged it up to the standards that people expect from modern action films.

Whats more beliveable... the whole Defib scene in Casino Royale or Pierce Brosnan surfing down the side of a glacier.

Chris

tomcat · 21 March 2007, 20:21

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hightower

How about the bit where he got poisoned by a Fox glove cocktail. He staggers to his car, pulls out the right anti-toxin and injects himself with it. Then he grabs his Defibrillator out the glove box and plugs himself in

Very Belivable

got me there gov.

codprawn · 21 March 2007, 20:35

Quote:

Originally Posted by tomcat

you have to remember that this is the first story so he's not the bond you know and love, I thought it was a very good effort and true to the book.

i think danial craig brought a ruthlessness back to the character and none of the underwater bow tie straightening rubbish brosnan did. IMHO

tesco's have it for 9.97 if you buy a chart CD / DVD.

asda wins (time limited i think)

Ruthless??? It was so soppy at the end I nearly puked!!!

Tony · 22 March 2007, 07:47

Question...........?
when Bond is chasing the bomber through the airport, is that Richard Branson at the security with his arms up?

three-rex · 22 March 2007, 13:32

Yup - Branson does like a bit of self-publicity :wanker:

AndyB007 · 22 March 2007, 22:39

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Originally Posted by codprawn

Goog film BUT to me it just wasn't a Bond film - I had to keep asking "which one is bond" - will never be the same without Q either!!!

I think my son summed it up quite nicely - if he was a real 'Bond' then after the big fight & defib scene he wouldn't have had to change his shirt, just fluffed the buttonhole a bit!!

A good film but not a classic Bond movie (IMHO).

Andy

ps - watch for the 'airborne' Aston Martin and record breaking roll sequence (most number of rolls by a stuntman) filmed outside my office on our test track!!!

thorper · 23 March 2007, 11:36

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Originally Posted by Tony

Question...........?
when Bond is chasing the bomber through the airport, is that Richard Branson at the security with his arms up?

yep I saw that too.. .if you want to pick holes try these ones out:

http://www.moviemistakes.com/film6299

Jizm · 24 March 2007, 21:02

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Originally Posted by Tony

Question...........?
when Bond is chasing the bomber through the airport, is that Richard Branson at the security with his arms up?

He's in the new superman aswell, one of the pilots in the shuttle.

Bigmuz7 · 02 April 2007, 13:05

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Originally Posted by thorper

yep I saw that too.. .if you want to pick holes try these ones out:

http://www.moviemistakes.com/film6299

Hehe thats a good site that

Well I saw it yesterday and quite enjoyed it, the stunts at the beginning with the free running guy were pretty good. I agree strongly with the earlier comment about Craigs lack of identitiy at the start, although I thought he looked more 'Bondish' as the film went on

prairie tuber · 04 April 2007, 15:12

This Bond suffers and bleeds some - more gritty than the effeminates like Pierce Brosnan and Roger Moore. Was also more gritty than the films with Connery.

But CP, you're right. The last 1/2 hour or so was soppy fluff.

slimtim · 06 April 2007, 22:30

I think too if you listen carefully in the airport scene, there is an announcement for a flight "007".

pathalla · 07 April 2007, 01:51

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Originally Posted by codprawn

Ruthless??? It was so soppy at the end I nearly puked!!!

Ruthlessly soppy? I don't know, I haven't seen it yet... I have found all the Bond films entertaining, excepting the first Casino Royale, didn't care for that.
Here's a way to get a thread rolling... its been discussed many times, favorite Bond?

codprawn · 07 April 2007, 04:41

Sean Connery is my favourite but one of my favourite films was "For your eyes only" and that was Roger Moore. I also liked "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" which was George Lazenby.

Q has to be my favourite - and he was Welsh. Great bloke - sadly killed by a tree hitting his car not long ago in a storm.

On the Yank front I really liked the fat policeman from the deep south - really funny!!!