What did you think of Casino Royale?

Question

I was bored. The plot line took ages and I found the direction slow. I was hoping for a non-stop, slick rollercoaster ride, and got none of it. And where were the gadgets? And what happened to the suave, charm that seduced women with a look? Daniel Craig mumbled all his lines. I walked out thinking: 'Was that it?'

Answer 1

I saw it today and really liked it.
The way I saw it, and feel free to disagree, was that it was very much a prequal to the other Bond films, and explained not only how he became a 00 agent, but also how he became the man and character we have come to know. At the beginning of the film he is still ruled by his emotions which is why he falls in love with Vesper. When she betrays him he becomes hardened and stops trusting people. This allows him to become the cold agent we know from previous films, where women and friends are dispensible and are there to be used as necessary.

I think the reason we didn't have gadgets is that in addition to wanting to focus on Bond as a character, there would have been a casting problem. Given that the film was set before the others, we would have to have Desmon Llewellyn as "Q" but he's unfortunately dead. I think in later films they will be able to use John Cleese.

I though Daniel Craig did a really good job. Much better than I thought he was going to. Hat's off to the man as far as i'm concerned !

Answer 2

Are you for real? It was the best Bond movie since Sean's days.

I suppose it depends whether you want a super-human action-packed, gadget-ridden, special-effects overload type of movie with as more smarmy sexist comments than you can shake a stick at.

Personally I prefer a character-driven, gritty, realistic, type of movie that's well acted with superb cinematography. YOU ACTUALLY SAW BLOOD. As for Daniel Craig, he played Bond in a similar way to Sean Connery and certainly the way in which Ian Fleming intended. The Bond character is a cold assassin, not a comedy figure. Daniel Craig is by far the sexiest Bond since Sean, which just goes to show you don't have a clue what women find sexy ;-)!!!!

Answer 3

This has to be a Spoof - like the previous Casino Royale - as - it was so bad it was funny.. and never mind Bond - what happened to Felix the CIA guy.... did he over do it on the sunbed ? and the pathetic Italian cop from the Hannibal Lechter film ! This must have been the cheapest Bond Movie ever..* I am glad I never went to the cinema to see it.. !! * What was all the hype about the Mondeo & the Aston... you seen him in the Mondeo for under a minute and I doubt he even drove the Aston..as it was a 30 second shot off him (stunt man) crashing it. Very Poor Movie indeed.

Answer 4

I found it to be boring and was no where near as good as past Bond films. Fare enough it tells us how bond became a 00 agent, but Daniel Craig made a very poor Bond. The only decent car was the Aston, and as Louise W states, he drove a Ford, a Mondeo however, not a Focus. The reason they gave for lack of gadgets was that they wanted to return to how older Bond films were with less gadgets, However, older Bond films had more gadgets in them than this rubbish.

Answer 5

Now look, I'm a hard-core James Bond fan. Some might say a purist.I make no apologies for believing that Timothy Dalton is the closest thing we've seen to IAN FLEMING's James Bond.

Last night I saw Casino Royale.

This is, for the first time, the truest interpretation of the character we have ever seen.

This film is amazing. Totally mind-blowing. From the black and white pre-titles, to arguably the best titles sequence ever. From the African free-running chase to the beautiful interiors of London. From Judi Dench's harassed M, to the super cool Le Chiffre. From the stone-cold government killer, to the heart broken lover.

Style and sophistication are in abundance.

And I love it.

Answer 6

I found it a bit far fetched. There was not enough car chases in it for bond. The one he did have he wrote the car off. Also M was a women when in fact when the original Casino Royale was filmed he was a man and didnt change sex until i think it was Golden Eye.

Answer 7

I watched it last night and me and my boyfriend thought it wasnt a patch on the other Bond films. No Q with fancy gadgets. Daniel Craig was totally unsexy. No scary villains with metal teeth/fancy powers/rayguns/sharks with frikin lazerbeams attatched to their heads. The only nice car in it was the Astin...I mean he drove a ford Focus in the 1st scene for crying out loud...and to top it all off...he told a girl he loved her. Erm...im off.

Answer 8

It was difficult getting used to the new Bond, but you had to keep in mind that this is a story about Bond becoming a double-oh agent. There was no "Q" in this one, but still some gagets in his car. I enjoyed the movie and can't wait to see how they expand this storyline in the next movie.

Answer 9

Shame you didn't like it. so far i have seen it twice. for me its one of the best bonds ever made. best of all it had few, if any, CGI special effects and relied on great physical stunts. Long may Mr Craig be 007

Answer 10

spesmum, you say casino royale is far fetched. have you ever watched any ohter james bonds. this one was the least far fetched. shame bout no gadgets and no car chase either.