July 11th
Casino Royale**
GB/US/Czech/Ger 2006. MGM/Columbia/Eon. 144m. bw/colour. Panavision
Casino Royale**
GB/US/Czech/Ger 2006. MGM/Columbia/Eon. 144m. bw/colour. Panavision
James Bond acquires his double-o licence, and uses it to hunt down a terrorist financier whom he competes with at the card table.
After 40 years of trying to adapt Fleming's first Bond novel, the official Bond film makers finally got round to it with this sensational new tough-as-nails 007, perhaps the most sadistic and closest to the original version of the character ever produced. The most startling elements of the novel also remain, in spite of anachronistically switching the setting from the Cold War to the present day.
After 40 years of trying to adapt Fleming's first Bond novel, the official Bond film makers finally got round to it with this sensational new tough-as-nails 007, perhaps the most sadistic and closest to the original version of the character ever produced. The most startling elements of the novel also remain, in spite of anachronistically switching the setting from the Cold War to the present day.
Written by: Neal Purvis, Robert Wade, Paul Haggis, based on the novel by Ian Fleming.
Producers: Michael G. Wilson, Barbara Broccoli.
Director: Martin Campbell.
Starring: Daniel Craig, Eva Green, Mads Mikkelsen, Judi Dench, Jeffrey Wright, Giancarlo Giannini, Caterina Munro, Simon Abkarian, Jesper Christensen, Sebastien Foucan.
Photography: Phil Meheux.
Music: David Arnold (song "You Know My Name" sung by Chris Cornell).
Editing: Stuart Baird.
Producers: Michael G. Wilson, Barbara Broccoli.
Director: Martin Campbell.
Starring: Daniel Craig, Eva Green, Mads Mikkelsen, Judi Dench, Jeffrey Wright, Giancarlo Giannini, Caterina Munro, Simon Abkarian, Jesper Christensen, Sebastien Foucan.
Photography: Phil Meheux.
Music: David Arnold (song "You Know My Name" sung by Chris Cornell).
Editing: Stuart Baird.
Labels: James Bond
posted by Joe at 1:20 PM
1 Comments:
I thought "Casino Royale" was an excellent return to form for the "007" series. I liked the way the film-makers brought out Bond's true "assassin" nature by upping the ante with the brutality of the fight scenes, and his general no-nonsense "get out of my way or you die" attitude. Absolutely fantastic. Daniel Craig was a great choice.
I look forward to seeing "Quantum of Solace" in the Autumn.
I might watch some of my favourite "007" films now, maybe "Licence to Kill" first....I liked Tim Dalton in his two flicks.
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