Casino Royale (2006)

I hate to admit it but I was one of the many people who were against Daniel Craig playing James Bond in Casino Royale. I was still upset with how Pierce Brosnan had been treated by the producers of the "Bond" series, plus I felt if anyone could take Brosnan's place, it was Clive Owen. I'd seen Daniel Craig in The Road to Perdition, Laura Croft: Tomb Raider and Munich, but I just couldn't picture him as 007. I'm happy to report, however, that he completely won me over with his realistic portrayal of James Bond in Casino Royale. Though I won't say that Craig is better than Sean Connery (after all I grew up with Sean Connery playing Bond back in the early sixties), I will say that he runs a close second place with Pierce Brosnan. Certainly Craig has the best physical body of anyone to play this character, and the fight and action scenes are hard, fast, and utterly breathtaking. I expect and look forward to seeing Craig in the next two-or-three "Bond" movies. As everyone knows by now, Bond gets his "00" status at the beginning of Casino Royale after making two kills. He's then assigned to capture a terrorist bomber in the hopes of learning who the man's boss is. This leads to one of the most exciting action sequences in "Bond" history, not to mention the public's first look at the art of "free running," which is astounding to behold. Later, when back in England, a disgruntled "M" puts her new "00" agent on a leave of absence, warning him that he basically needs to get his act together, or else. Bond takes it upon himself to track down the boss of the terrorist bomber, and this eventually leads him to Le Chiffre, the financier for the world's leading terrorist organization that's led by a man known only as Mr. White. Bond and Le Chiffre will go head to head in a battle of skill and wits during a high stakes Texas Hold'em game. We're talking about a game where the winner will take home over a hundred million dollars. During all of this, Bond will have to battle a couple of angry Africans with a rather big machete, survive a poisoning attempt, and more importantly grow to love the woman who's been assigned to work with him, Vesper Lynd. Before the end of the movie is reached, however, Bond will learn what real pain is while being tortured and then again through a terrible act of betrayal. As "M" later tells him, learn to trust no one. Casino Royale was definitely one of the best movies of 2006, and Daniel Craig pretty much won the hearts of most of the "Bond" fans, including myself. Though there were a few things about the film that I didn't understand (why was Judi Dench chosen to play "M" at the beginning of Bond's career when she didn't actually come into the picture till his later years and why have him win the Aston Martin DB-5 in a poker game, when the car was actually provided for him by MI-6's Q Branch back in Goldfinger?), it doesn't take away from the sheer fun of watching the movie. Eva Green is just as lovely as Vesper Lynd as she was in The Kingdom of Heaven, and Giancarlo Giannini was the ideal choice to play Mathis. I've never heard of Mads Mikkelsen, but he was also perfect as the villain, Le Chiffre. All in all, Casino Royale is a fantastic addition to the "Bond" franchise. It's certainly a film that you'll want to watch over and over again. The two-disc DVD edition includes three featurettes: Becoming Bond, which runs around twenty-five minutes in length and has an interview with Craig about the challenges he faced in taking on the role, James Bond: For Real, which is also about twenty-five minutes long and goes into the making of the movie and how some of the stunts were done, and Bond Girls Are Forever, which was about fifty minutes in length and deals with many of the lovely ladies who have appeared in the "Bond" movies since Dr. No. This was quite enjoyable to watch and had interviews with Ursula Andreas, Honor Blackman, Jill St. John, and a score of others. Last on the DVD is a music video of Chris Cornell singing the theme song to Casino Royale. I wasn't overly impressed with the song, though the rest of the music works well with the film. If you're a "Bond" fan, then Casino Royale is a must for your movie library. I've already watched the DVD twice since getting it in the mail a few days ago. Needless to say, this movie is Highly Recommended.

I’am an old school fan; of the James Bond franchise. And this could have been; one of the great J B - 007 films of all time. It was supposed to be a prequel of James Bond; & a one time trip for Daniel Craig; & then back to the regular formula. And with the great Martin Campbell at the helm as Director; the movie was a huge success. But you know that ole saying; if it’s not broken; don’t fix it?? 🤔. Well that’s exactly what happened. For some strange reason; Barbara Broccoli; decided; to give creative control to Mr. Daniel Craig; on his second stint as James Bond for the next three films. 😲🤔. And what does he do ?🤔. He desides to change everything. 😳😱!!!! And this was the actor; that thousands of fans; including myself; were in an uproar of disapproval; as the new James Bond. But it was because of Martin Campbell’s directing; that made Casino Royal 🎰 a success. 🎱 These films history have been made by ladies & gentlemen: ( directors, John Barry with his famous; musical scores; screenwriters; stunt men & women; producers; Ian Fleming, & the late Albert Broccoli; her father; which put that undeniable stamp on the J B - 007 franchise. It’s what made Bond; world wide famous🌎. But it’s just not the same anymore. What’s even worse; these four films that Mr. Craig is in; ( including this fifth one J B 25 : No Time To Die ) is still all the same continuing film. !!!🤭🤯!!! How stupid is that. A James Bond film; use to be an event. Right up there with the other contending franchises..... ( Star Wars, Aliens, Star Trek, Indiana Jones etc......). But not now. Daniel Craig has single handily destroyed this franchise with his egotistical input to change something; that shouldn’t have been touched. Sean Connery without a doubt; was the best James Bond of all time. George Lazenby; in certain circles feel his stint as J B : On His Majesty’s Secret Service was one of the best Bond films of his time; Roger Moore gave his wonderful take on Bond with charm; humor; & without a doubt; had the best opening secrecies in his seven turns as Bond; Pierce Bronson was absolutely incredible; when he got his four turns as Bond; but I don’t care what anyone says. When the franchise had that little drought; where Connery wanted to retire; & Moore had gotten to old to play Bond any longer; it was my favorite Bond: Timothy Dalton who put James Bond back on the map; & regenerize that whole franchise with his two stints as James Bond 007: License To Kill. He chose to play Bond exactly the way Ian Fleming wrote him in his novels. Cold, handsome, & ruthlessly dangerous.!!! But having said all this; Casino Royal 🎰 still makes my top five out of ten all time favorite James Bond films. 1- Goldfinger, 2- Thunderball, 3- The Spy Who Loved Me, 4- The Living Daylights, & 5- Casino Royal🎰.👊🤯👍🙏😎🎱. In that order. As far as Casino Royal 🎰 Is concerned; it’s the only Bond film that Mr. Craig was in; that made it into my collection. The other three are just plain awful. There’s not one employee from the original ( director; producer,....etc ) franchise that have a stamp in these three films ( Quantrum of Solice; Skyfall, & Spectre * 🎱. Trust me; there’s a lot of pressure for No Time To Die; to do well. But not a lot of interest. The Marvel Universe & The Fast; & Furious franchises have taken over.!!!👊💪👍🙏🎱

Casino Royale is hands down the best Bond movie ever made, and a huge part of that is thanks to Daniel Craig’s phenomenal performance. He brings a gritty, grounded realism to the character that completely redefines James Bond. Craig’s Bond is tough, vulnerable, and sharply intelligent — a perfect mix of action hero and complex human being. The action scenes are top-tier, the story has real emotional weight, and the chemistry between Bond and Vesper is electric. From the brutal opening chase to the unforgettable final scene, Casino Royale never lets up. Craig made Bond feel fresh, dangerous, and more real than ever before. A true classic.

This is really two films jammed into one. The opening first part is great; the pursuit through a building site on foot, the chase across an airport - typical bond film action/humor. That is worth the entire film. The second part of the film about the actual casino is, in my opinion, not so good.

Short review: must have for bond fans. Brilliant. First: the product - the packaging, presentation, and extras are wonderful. Its pretty standard fare in terms of extra content, but its still a "must have" dvd in my opinion, if you're a Bond movie fan. Next: the bond movie franchise - I'm a complete Bond snob. I think Connery is to be commended for helping define the role and "give it some meat" so to speak.. but I heartily disagree with him being the best bond. Most prolific, certainly... but not the best. I'm the type of Bond fan who thinks Roger Moore was just silly - even though I enjoyed his films... I'm the type of Bond fan that thinks Lazenby captured the spirit of the role the best, and Dalton was the absolute best acted Bond, but was saddled with very poor writers, and a 80's drug war inspired plot line.. weak. I'm neutral towards Brosnan. I thought he was good - not great, in Goldeneye, but the fact that the storyline was AMAZING only made his own role better. The rest of his films slowly decline into forgettable, with the last entry being an absolute mess of a bond film. Where the hell did the writers come from?? Now this movie: I won't bang it as the "best bond movie ever" - as so many bandwagoners will do - thats doing a complete injustice to earlier films... But i will happily call it the most "complete" bond ever. In this single movie, a debut performance by Daniel Craig... the spirit, energy and intent of Ian Fleming's bond was captured more completely than the whole of the other performances, save for connery who really started "getting there" after his fourth bond film. It wasn't a far reaching plot - the most intense parts were in a small room, centered around a game of no limit, and without much action - and yet it stood you up, called you to attention, and forced you take notice. I'll agree with the many other reviews with one word. Brilliant. Craig is a refreshing look at bond, reminding me of my favorite, Dalton... with just the right amount of imperfection to make him human.

Last night we watched Casino Royale in the company of our friends Don and Virginia McDonald. This James Bond movie introduces a new identify for Bond, one that is closer to how Ian Fleming wrote about our action hero. Daniel Craig provides a powerful performance as the novice spy who finally becomes part of those who belong to Her Majesty's Secret Service. Some of the scenes are brutal, the action is non-stop, and the opening of the film is so incredible, that we found ourselves glued to the TV. Daniel Craig is handsome in a rugged way, reckless and egotistical, but suave, endearing, and believable. The dialogue between James Bond and his leading lady, while in the train, shall go down in history as one of the most psychologically thrilling give-and take exchanges that serve as an introduction we have ever watched. Not following the right sequence, Judi Dench is "Q" in this film, something that given that it is the introduction of Bond, does not follow the time line, but she is magnificent as the exasperated M, who says... "Bond should have the decency to defect... How I miss the cold war." The plot is just as the book ordered, and it sends our hero into his first mission, which is to surface the mastermind behind an operation that funds international terrorists. As usual with Bond movies, this film takes us from Uganda to Madagascar, then to the Bahamas, and ends in Montenegro, where James Bond finds himself confronting the enemy during a poker game where millions of dollars are at stake. The leading lady by the name of Vesper is played by Eva Green, and she delivers a superb performance as the woman who captures Bond's heart, only to place a dagger right through it... leaving Bond so hurt that he becomes numb to emotions. As for the gadgets, James Bond receives an Austin Martin that shall become the dream of every fan... a glove compartment filled with all the toys ever dreamed... and prepared to become the perfect emergency room. One of the best lines of all times by James Bond is that he likes his martinis... shaken not stirred, but here we get a twist, for when asked by a bartender how he wants his famous drink prepared... he replies.. "Do I look like I give a damn?" When this movie was released we watched it at a local theatre, but as soon as we received the DVD from Amazon.com, as we do with all films we own in our collection, we incorporated English sub-titles for the hearing impaired and watched the film with the assurance that we would not miss a single line. Finally, when Bond is tortured, 007 provides another line that shall go down in movie history. Let's hope you can spot it. With a terrifying climax, this movie leaves us with James Bond at his best, and the clamor for... more... more... Bond... James Bond!

When last we left him in 2002's Die Another Day, James Bond (Pierce Brosnan), armed with an invisible Aston Martin, a gun-toting Halle Berry at his side, had just defeated a face-changing Korean colonel and his giant space laser. If that description elicits more of a groan than a gasp, you're not alone. After forty-plus years of cinematic spectacle, it's easy to understand why Agent 007's recent adventures haven't done very much to leave expectant audiences shaken or stirred. It wasn't always like this, of course. There was a time when a James Bond movie represented the pinnacle of filmmaking -- both unceasingly innovative and wildly subversive at the same time. With their unparalleled technical prowess coupled with heaping helpings of violence, action, and innuendo, the early Bond films forged the path that nearly all commercial blockbusters follow to this very day. But then, that was a long time ago. By the time I watched my first Bond, 1979's Moonraker, the series was firmly ensconced in the (quite-successful, mind you) Roger Moore-era, and had long since traded in narrative trailblazing for a kind of baseline consistency and an insistent clinging to formulaic repetitiveness. And yet, there was something oddly reassuring about it. It was just one of those things. Every couple of years, you'd go to the theater, that strobe light/gun barrel opening would come up, and you'd watch 007 save the world yet again. It didn't have to be a good movie; it just had to be a Bond movie. Well, it's taken awhile -- several decades, in fact -- but with the release of Casino Royale, the 22nd film in the invincible series, we can finally, definitively say that the two are no longer mutually exclusive. James Bond is back, and as it turns out, he's been gone a lot longer than anyone even realized. As soon as the lights go down, before the opening credits even start, we know right away that something is different. What is it? That famous opening shot. The gun barrel motif that has signaled the beginning of every official Bond movie from 1962's Dr. No until now -- it's not there. And just like that, all our preconceptions of what to expect are kicked to the curb. When you think about it, the Bond producers have done something that's really unprecedented for a series as successful as this has been (each of the four Brosnan entries made more money than the last) -- they've dared to buck tradition and go in a new direction, winding the clock back for a Batman Begins-style reboot, giving us a ground-up look at James Bond's first mission. Taking its title and basic plotline from Ian Fleming's 1952 debut 007 novel, the film revolves around a high-stakes poker game that the wet-behind-the-ears Bond (Daniel Craig) is recruited to participate in against terrorist broker Le Chiffre (Mads Mikkelsen). It's a straightforward affair, with none of the standbys we've come to know and expect from these things -- no banter with Q, no fancy gadgets (nary an invisible car to be seen), no innuendo-laced banter with Miss Moneypenny, and an honest-to-gosh love story with new Bond girl Vesper Lynd (Eva Green) dropped down right smack in the middle. This is the Bond formula stripped bare, and every frame bespeaks the joy of rediscovery, with the gleeful abandon that comes with freedom from the stultifying sameness that has crippled this franchise for the past twenty-some years. As embodied by Daniel Craig, far-and-away the best actor to don the trademark tux since it was doffed by Sean Connery in 1971; the character is more meat-and-potatoes than caviar and escargot, and for the first time in seemingly ever we get a sense of the raw brutality and casual cruelty that drives him. Paradoxically, Craig also makes him far more real than he's ever been by also showing us a vulnerable side to this heretofore unshakable assassin. This is no easy task, as both Timothy Dalton and Brosnan before him tried and failed to lend some much needed gravitas to the usual 007 derring-do. At just under two-and-half hours in length, Casino Royale is longer, even, than the George Lazenby-starring On Her Majesty's Secret Service (one of the best in the series), and yet, from a breathless opening footchase in Madagascar to a cat-and-mouse game in Miami to a showdown in the canals of Venice, it remains utterly involving for its entirety. Much of the credit for this can go to star Craig, who electrifies from his first scene, as well as director Martin Campbell. Campbell, who also helmed Pierce Brosnan's 1995 007 debut, GoldenEye, also seems to have benefited greatly from the franchise's reinvention, employing a style here very clearly beholden to such recent spy outings as the Jason Bourne movies (as evidenced by a visceral bathroom brawl before the opening credits, depicting Bond's first kill). Ultimately, it's a bit of a wait before we finally hear Craig utter that most famous of lines -- "Bond. James Bond." -- the whole movie, in fact. But by the time he gets there, and by the time we first hear Monty Norman's "James Bond Theme," we realize that the usual promise at the closing credits that "James Bond Will Return," has finally transcended the constraints of the familiar and become something it hasn't been in quite awhile: something worth getting excited about. Good show, 007. A

I have to admit up front that I have a strong bias about the way I think James Bond should be portrayed. I like the old Ian Fleming style of Bond who is true to the books. We are talking a very serious Bond who is macho, resourceful and more than a little bit vengeful when he feels like he has been wronged. At the same time, the classic Bond of the Ian Fleming novels that I look for also sets the ladies on fire and is soo unafraid of his enemies that he literally laughs at them even as they appear to have his life in their hands. This guy never loses his cool and is the epitome of the word. He used to go by Sean Connery when off-camera but I feel very comfortable now saying that he goes by Daniel Craig these days. In Casino Royale, we have a nice, modernized take on the very first of Flemings' Bond adventures. To summarize without giving away more than just basic plot devices for those who have not yet watched this movie, Bond is on a mission to smoke out a powerful money launderer who takes money and invests it for terrorist groups and other criminal organizations. Basically he demonstrates classic Bond wit by tricking his rival into losing all of his money in a game of chance which makes him a marked man by all the organizations he is a front for, rendering him an easy target for capture and use as an informant. Bond succeeds and in the process he manages to get into quite a few fights on the side. Despite being injured, again in classic-Bond style, he manages to get back to the table in no time flat and even clean up as if he never left his martini. The ladies fall for him and Bond himself, breaking one of his own rules to never fall for a lady, falls hard for his assistant, fellow MI6 agent Vesper Lynd. When she turns out to be a double-agent (not by her own choice), Bond goes on a rampage and is left scarred in the end. I should say more scarred as Bond is always a man who has a chip on his shoulder. Craig hits the ground running in this his first journey into the BondVerse. He pulls off the character with a nice showing of suave but also with a serious dedication to dark justice right out of the novels, a cross between Connery's smooth demeanor and the more violent Bond of the Timothy Dalton years. The atmosphere, the music, the story and the acting is amazing and all seem to fall into place right where they belong. This is instantly one of my favorite Bond adventures. The video and sound qualities are quite good, this being a recent hit release. I found no trouble here whatsoever- everything was crystal clear. I have read some reviews elsewhere of people having trouble watching this movie and others on certain players but on the PS3 it was just like at the theater as far as I was concerned. Conclusion In short, buy this movie. If you like James Bond at all you will enjoy it. If you are like me and enjoy the more serious Bond of Connery and Dalton over the somewhat more comedic and slap-stick Roger Moore years, you will absolutely love it. I never knock anyone who played James Bond and for good reason- Double-O-7's shoes are very hard to fill. From a long-time fan's point of view though, this movie gets it right and is worth a look.

After the deplorable 'Die Another Day' and the fact that Pierce Brosnan's Bond had become some kind of slimy lounge lizard without an ounce of danger, the Bond franchise looked as though it had finally had it's day. With that young upstart Jason Bourne to contend with, a radical rethink was in order. For some, Daniel Craig was a little too radical, and the press surrounding his appointment was almost universally negative. Oh, the joy of hindsight. With Martin Cambell at the helm, an experienced hand who launched the Brosnan era with GoldenEye, which at the time was a fairly radical relaunch, and the chance to finally film the original Bond story, it was time to show the young pretenders how it should be done. Daniel Craig's tenure as 007 begins with perhaps the most fantastic pre-title sequence of any Bond. Filmed in black and white, with a level of visceral shocking violence that truly reflects Bond's licensed killer role, and the gun-barrel motif as part of the action this announces the arrival of 007 in style. The film continues in this new, much grittier way, but still feels very much like Bond. There are the exotic locations, beautiful women, opulent lifestyles and obsession with food and drink that is so evident in Fleming's novels. On the whole the film sticks very closely to the novel, swapping Bacarat for texas hold-em poker and a carpet sweeper for a knotted rope ;) there are some additions to make the story more cinematic. The free-running chase at the start of the film, and the collapsing venetian house at the climax are dramatic to watch but, particularily in the case of the latter, feel a little overblown in comparison to the rest of the film and the film does seem to flag slightly in the last 20 minutes, but the climax which leaves the film open for a direct sequel is a brave move. The emotional journey Bond takes through the film hangs very much on the chemistry between Bond and Vesper Lind, (Eva Green) and for me there just wasn't the spark that would have made this feel truthful. There simply isn't enough of an on screen frisson between the leads to make me believe that Bond falls as hard as he does. Small niggles aside, this is a fantastic film, and I eagerly look forward to the next Bond film, not something I have said for a good few years. The DVD comes with some fine extras. The two making of features are some of the best I have seen in a long time. One focuses on the creation of the stunts and effects and how as much as possible was filmed for real. This is great fun and beats watching actors stood in front of green screens and special effects nerds showing you how they have a new program to render smoke, again. The other feature follows Daniel Craig through the selection process, announcement of his casting and filming. This is suprisingly frank and deals bravely with his less than rapturous reception. There is another feature on Bond girls there to pad out the disk, its a bit ropey and was on the TV around the time the film received it's cinematic release. Maryam d'Abo waxes lyrical about the legacy of Bond girls and she talks to some other aging actresses about how lovely they used to be. Also included is the video for the Chris Cornell song 'You know my name' which is easily the best theme in years, but to be honest only fans will watch the video more than once. So overall then, the best Bond film in years, with the best Bond in decades, backed with some good extras. I'm off to pour myself a nice big Vesper, cheers.

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A ver...No es exactamente asi...Os comento por si interesa: Contiene dos bds,en el primero teneis la pelicula en ingles,con subtitulos en ingles e hindu...Nada de castellano.Pero también teneis la posibilidad en ese primer disco de acceder a un sabroso extra que nos birlaron en la edición patria:El audiocomentario del director,que podreis seguirlo subtitulado en ingles también si lo deseais. El segundo bd está repleto de extras (Que no están incluidos en la edicion española)Idioma Ingles,pero este bd tiene subtítulos en castellano (Asi como ingles y algunos otros idiomas que ahora no recuerdo).Repito,confirmo en este segundo BD subtítulos en castellano para los extras. Esto lo he cotejado en el reproductor de bd,es decir,es 100% fiable. Al precio al que está,con esta presentación tan brutal y su contenido,es un chollo absoluto que nadie al que le guste esta película deberia dejar pasar. saludos.

Vorab muss ich sagen, dass ich mit riesen Erwartungen in den Film gegangen bin und es der Streifen schon vorher schwer hatte bei mir zu landen...aber man irrt sich nur allzuoft. Kurz gesagt: Good-old-Style Mir haben die letzten Filme zwar immer noch gefallen, aber seid mal ehrlich, was war der Unterschied zu anderen Mainstream-Action-Filmen? Richtig, das James Bond draufsteht und drin ist, aber mehr nicht. Dieser Film ist zwar immer noch actionlastig, die sich aber in maximal 50% des Filmes zeigt, der Rest besticht durch das gute alte Agentenflair, also ein richtiger Spionagefilm. Insgesamt ist der Film wesentlich realistischer (und mit wesentlich meine ich wesentlich) als die zum Teil etwas grotesken Anmutungen in einigen Vorgängern (Tarnauto) und kann eigentlich als gekonter Mix aus Thriller, Spionage und Action bezeichnet werden. Endlich wurden auch die zahlreichen Gadgets wie z.B. das unsichtbare Auto aus dem letzten Teil, fast zu 100% entfernt, eigentlich sind sie garnicht mehr drinnen. Craig besticht durch seine unheimlich britische Interpretation des Englischen und zeigt genau dir richtige Mischung aus Härte, Gefühl und Witz. Genau Witz. In den letzten Filmen kam der Witz sehr oft plump rüber, hier nicht. Hier ist er wie zu Connery`s Zeiten geschickt in teilweise anspruchsvolle Dialoge eingebaut und erzeugte so in mir das gleiche wohltuende Gefühl, dass ich bei Connery`s Wortspielen genieße. Der mehrfach oskarprämierte Paul Haggis hat mit seinem Drehbuch großen Anteil am Erfolg. Weiterhin interpretiert Craig den Bond wesentlich härter als der fast schon zu charmante Brosnan und ich würde ihn folglich zwischen dem eiskalten Bond Dalton`s und dem Macho-Gentleman Connery einordnen. Ihr könnt mich darauf gerne festnageln, aber ich würde trotzdem sagen, dass Craig, der Connery der Neuzeit ist. Falls heute noch ein Connery-Bond rauskommen würde, dann würde er wahrscheinlich nicht so gut ankommen, v.a. weil sich der Humor etwas geändert hat. Craig transportiert die Chic und Teile des machohaften Gehabes elegant in die Neuzeit ohne dabei den Witz und Charme zu vergessen und zollt der heutigen Zeit durch einen höheren Grad an Härte Tribut. Darum kann ich einige Kommentare hier nur schmunzeln. Diese Leute vergessen einfach, dass die 60er und 70er vorbei sind und James Bond über die mehr als 40 Jahre schon immer im Zeichen der Zeit stand. Allein schon die Tatsache, dass manche nach Q schreien ist geradezu grotesk und kann nur wie folgt kommentiert werden: Desmond ist tot und die Rolle wird zu seinen Ehren nicht mehr vergeben. Manche Menschen sind nunmal konservative Traditionalisten und sind in ihrer verklärten Verliebtheit in die alten Zeiten nicht zu einem Wandel fähig. Meine Lieblingsbonds kommen auch aus den 60ern, dennoch ist mein Horizont breit genug um mich auf die Figur, nicht einen bestimmten Schauspieler zu konzentrieren. Ich persönlich kenne auch niemandem, dem der Film nicht gefallen hat und mein Kreis geht vom 12jährigen Schüler bishin zu 55jährigen Moore-Fan. Die fast schon schleimig anmutende Art der Brosnans (Ausnahme: Goldeneye) und der Grad an mangelndem Realismus führte dazu, dass viele begannen sich über die Reihe lustig zu machen. Die ist seit diesem Teil vorbei. Die Kameraführung entspricht dem Stil der Connery`s und auch die Musik greift auf klassische Elemente (Mix aus Connery`s und Moore`s) zurück. V.a. die Szenen am Spieltisch sind nomen es omen szenisch brilliant. Was soll man auch anderes von Martin Campbell erwarten, hat er doch schon Goldeneye vorzüglich insziniert. Nicht vergessen darf man natürlich den Bösewicht, der von Mads Michelsen alias Le Chiffré genau richtig gespielt wurde. Während in der amerikanischen TV Produktion des Romans der 50er (noch vor Dr.No!) der Schauspieler fast schon sympatisch-dicklich rüberkommt, gelingt es dem Dänen, v.a. durch seine rauchige Stimme und durch seine Mimik den Zuschauer fast "anzueckeln". Was mir auch noch aufgefallen ist, ist die Tatsache, dass der Film nicht wie ein üblicher Film in Sache Spannungskurve aufgebaut ist, sondern ein erfrischend ungewöhnliches Auf und Ab präsentiert. Durch die deutsche Synchronisation gingen zwar große Teile des Witzes verloren, jedoch ist der Film dann immer noch ansehnlich.

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