Casino Royale - Best 007 movie in years [some spoilers]

[Brakkart]

St Petersburg chase scene in Goldeneye.

I LOVE that chase scene! Bond merrily destroying his way through the city to get the girl back, whilst the Russian commander that has her is watching out the back window of the car as the tank chases them and swigging vodka from his hip flask all the while!

 

[Hand of Evil]

And notice that Casino Royale hasn't opened yet in several worldwide markets (in Brazil it only opens on the 15th, for instance). Casino Quarter-Pounder looks poised to surpass previous 007 movies.

Will be interested to see how it finishes the run Domestic (US) only 84 million to beat Superman.

 

[iwatt]

And notice that Casino Royale hasn't opened yet in several worldwide markets (in Brazil it only opens on the 15th, for instance). Casino Quarter-Pounder looks poised to surpass previous 007 movies.

It opens tomorrow here in Santiago. I'm not sure about Buenos Aiers though.

 

[Capellan]

Blah. If this is the "new direction" of the Bond franchise, then count me out. I found it a dull, meandering film populated by tedious, self-important characters.

 

[Plane Sailing]

The first time we tried to see it (in the second week), all the performances were sold out! That's never happened to me with a film before, ever.

So, we eventually got to see it last night, and we both thought it was a fantastic bond film. As my wife said, it was nice to see an 'intelligent' bond who was good at making snap decisions. I can't see what all the fuss about blonde hair was, because at best it looked mousey brown; if he had been Scandinavian blonde it would have looked a bit strange, but as it was - no problem.

We enjoyed the believability of the villains, the sparkiness of the dialog, and the little winks they put into the script - whether it was Richard Branson at the airport, or Bond rising out of the sea (instead of a girl rising out of the sea), or Bond winning the Aston Martin.

Product placement was a little on the heavy side (Sony Ericsson anyone?) but overall my favourite spy film yet.

(My favourite spy production ever was probably the four-part TV miniseries Brotherhood of the Rose, FWIW).

Cheers

 

[Thanee]

Product placement was a little on the heavy side (Sony Ericsson anyone?)...

No kidding there... Ford, Kia, Sony Ericsson, Sony, and so forth, and so forth.

The Ford was really the worst... so totally out of place.


The movie was very good, though, loved the little japes, like "You're not my type." "Smart?" "Single."
And of course... "Vodka Martini, please" "Shaken or stirred?" "Do I look like I give a damn?"

I also liked how Bond wasn't displayed as Mr Superperfect there... like in the foot chase after that acrobatic scorched-terrorist-guy.

Didn't like the refrain of the title song, though. Dunno, it just doesn't fit in there and is not very bond-like. No comparison to those absolutely brilliant songs by Tina Turner or Sheryl Crow, amongst many other.

Bye
Thanee

 

[Hand of Evil]

And the numbers for the 4th week out:

Domestic: $128,894,000 (39.7%) + Foreign: $195,575,283 (60.3%) = Worldwide: $324,469,283

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History on the last few Bonds:
2002's #12 Day Another Day:
Domestic: $160,942,139 37.3% + Foreign: $271,028,977 62.7% = Worldwide: $431,971,116
1999's #14 The World is Not Enough:
Domestic: $126,943,684 35.1% + Foreign: $234,888,716 64.9% = Worldwide: $361,832,400
1997's # 10 Tomorrow Never Dies:
Domestic: $125,304,276 36.9% + Foreign: $214,035,826 63.1% = Worldwide: $339,340,102
1995's # 6 Goldeneye:
Domestic: $106,429,941 30.5% + Foreign: $242,465,680 69.5% = Worldwide: $348,895,621

 

[iwatt]

Didn't like the refrain of the title song, though. Dunno, it just doesn't fit in there and is not very bond-like. No comparison to those absolutely brilliant songs by Tina Turner or Sheryl Crow, amongst many other.

Got to agree with Thanee here, the title song was not up to Bond standards IMO.

Other than that, I liked this movie a lot. I'm still not sure it's a Bond movie (I liked my cheesy movies), but it's a great spy thriller.

 

[TracerBullet42]

Saw this over the weekend and really didn't care for it. An hour of scripted poker just doesn't work for me...

The chase at the beginning of the movie was very good, though.

 

[Thanee]

I heard the extended version will feature the full-length poker tournament...

Spoiler

or maybe not...

Bye
Thanee