Production Year: 2006 - Action/Adventure - Director: Martin Campbell - Original Language: English - Classification: 12 years and over - Starring:Daniel Craig, Judi Dench, Jeffrey Wright, Eva Green, Mads Mikkelsen, Giancarlo Giannini, Ivana Milicevic, Simon Abkarian, Isaach De Bankole, Claudio Santamaria, Jesper Christensen
After a great deal of discussion--on the part of fans and producers alike--over Daniel Craig's (THE MOTHER, MUNICH) suitability for the role of James Bond, he more than proves... more
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against terrorist banker Le Chiffre, an international loan shark who gambles with the money of his equally dangerous clients. Beautiful British Treasury represent...
dvd>dvd>rock&pop>hardcore>punk&heavy metal>house>r&b>soul&rap>alternative rock>brit pop>progressive rock>hard rock>heavy metal>black metal>disco&dance>hip hop>rap>soul>rock>pop>under 10>under 5>10 to 15>5 to 10>cheap dvd>offer dvd>latest dvd>new release>current release>top chart>free delivery>top 100 dvd>hot releases>best sellers>pre release>hot titles>music dvd store>music dvd store online>music dvd>bargain dvd>bangcd>best dvd selections>wide range dvd>upcoming releases>free delivery worldwide>dispatch within 24hrs>3-5 days delivery upon dispatch>super saver delivery>audio dvd>we source our products globally>Casino Royale introduces James Bond before he holds his license to kill. But Bond is no less dangerous, and with two professional assassinations in quick succession, he is elevated to "00" status. "M" (Judi Dench), head of the British Secret Service, sends the newly-promoted 007 on his first mission that takes him to Madagascar, the Bahamas and eventually leads him to Montenegro to face Le Chiffre, a ruthless financier under threat from his terrorist clientele, who is attempting to restore his funds in a high-stakes poker game at the Casino Royale. "M" places Bond under the watchful eye of the Treasury official Vesper Lynd. At first skeptical of what value Vesper can provide, Bond's interest in her deepens as they brave danger together. Le Chiffre's cunning and cruelty come to bear on them both in a way Bond could never imagine, and he learns his most important lesson: Trust no one. Special Features: Becoming Bond, James Bond: For Real, Bond Girls Are Fore>>5
Advantages: Heart-stopping action and a Bond that can really act. Disadvantages: That dreadful theme song and poor opening credits.
Bond is back (to basics)! We see the young spy achieve double 0 status before causing an international incident with his first mission in Madagascar. But instead of giving him his marching orders, M needs him to enter a high stakes poker game in Montenegro where he has to take on the mysterious Le Chiffre, banker to the world's arms dealers. If he wins, the nefarious number cruncher will be ruined but if he loses, then Her Majesty's government will ... ...the Treasury's own accountant - the beautiful Vesper Lynd, who threatens James' heart as well as his loins.
Director Martin Campbell is the go-to guy for reinvigorating the Bond franchise. He did it with Pierce Brosnan's first outing in "Goldeneye" and manages a fine job here. It's a new style of Bond - it's less about the gadgets and girls and more about Bond as a hired killer. He's stripped away all the frivolous fluff to reveal a leaner, meaner ...
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Advantages: Exciting, entertaining, great effects, great acting Disadvantages: Too much romance, too long
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The plot of Casino Royale is a bit weak really. James Bond is fighting terrorism – the scourge of the 2000s! He has to win a poker game worth millions, to stop the bad guy Le Chiffre from winning the cash and using it to fund international terrorism. The poker game is to be held at the Casino Royale in Montenegro.
That’s about all you need to know really. I spent quite a bit of the film not particularly following the sub-plots, but enjoying ... ...household keeps in their bedrooms! Casino Royale delivers all of this. The car’s there too and the drink, of course, plus the classic way of saying his name. The purists must have been very happy. I was impressed by the script. There were lots of very clever lines, some of which made me laugh out loud. The quick-fire wit and humour contrasted well with the long action sequences.
The cast was very good throughout. Personally, I had only heard of ...
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Advantages: good plot, fast paced Disadvantages: not too keen on Bond himself
...right man for the part. Casino Royale is the first film he has played the part of Bond and after saying to myself I would go see the film I never got round to it but the other night I finally watched the film and have to say I was surprisingly impressed and it wasn't as torturing an experience as I'd expected it would have been.
The film goes on with the plot of 007 going to Madagascar on a mission he is there to get an international bomb maker ... ...a poker tournament at the Casino Royale in Montenegro but Bond hopes that a loss would make Le Chiffre help the British Government. This becomes a very big game as a lot of money is being put into it. Le Chiffre wants to put more money in because he is certain of a win so he can use the money for terrorism but Bond is trying to stop this.
The film goes on it is a good plot but I think it's really hard to tell as the storyline is quite in depth. ...
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...years of experience. Craig in Casino Royale' starts off by having to earn his Double-0 status, he is later represented as vulnerable, which although we have had insights to the characters emotional side in the series; in Tomorrow Never Dies' (1997, Roger Spottiswoode) one close up angle of Brosnan sitting on the beach thinking demonstrates that he cannot control his feelings and thoughts the way we as the audience thought he could, Casino Royale' ... ...The phenomenon of James Bond has always been represented as an immortal figure; always returning in the next film of the series stronger than ever before, which composes a being to be admired and not necessarily a being we have been able to feel and relate to. On the other hand, to see Craig starting off as a human that feels pain like the rest of us makes the audience relate to this phenomenon in addition to keeping the already set respect. Craig ...
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Advantages: A great start to a new era in the Bond Franchise Disadvantages: Much too long a wait for the next film in the same style
...to be a retelling of Casino Royale, I was intrigued but also worried that it would be a horrible mess.
As more was released about the film, how it was going to take a darker road, and was to be treated as the birth of a new era of Bond, it started to become clear that this was going to be something rather different to what had come before.
From the word go, this film is vintage Bond, chases, violence, sharp dialogue, it's all there (in fact it's ... ...little of the poetic license with regards the physical action). And as for Mr Craig.... well I admit I was wrong, he IS James Bond, he truely looked, spoke, ran, jumped, breathed...lived the part, he IS Bond!!!
There are some flaws with the film but mainly due to the origins type nature of it, however on the whole it's an exciting and thrilling film and opens Bond up to the viewer unlike previous films, so we see what makes him tick and what has ...
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Actor(s): Daniel Craig, Judi Dench, Jeffrey Wright, Eva Green, Mads Mikkelsen, Giancarlo Giannini, Ivana Milicevic, Simon Abkarian, Isaach De Bankole, Claudio Santamaria, Jesper Christensen
Director(s): Martin Campbell
Genre: Action & Adventure
Classification: 12 years and over
Production Year: 2006
Running Time: 2 hours 24 minutes
Franchise Name: James Bond
Consumer Advice: Contains one scene of torture and strong action violence
Video Category: Feature Film
Country Of Origin: United Kingdom
Country Of Origin: United States of America
Plot: In CASINO ROYALE, James Bond goes to a high-stakes poker game in Montenegro to square off against terrorist banker Le Chiffre, an international loan shark who gambles with the money of his equally dangerous clients. Beautiful British Treasury representative Vesper Lynd supplies Bond's own funds, appearing on his arm in Montenegro, while M keeps a close watch on the action from headquarters.
Release details
DVD Region: Region B
Studio(s): SONY PICTURES HOME ENTERTAINMENT; CINRAM LOGISTICS
Release date: 19/03/2007
Catalogue No: SBR 43508
Barcode: 5050629350814
Screenwriter: Neal Purvis
Composer: David Arnold, Ian Fleming
Executive Producer: Callum McDougall
Producer: Barbara Broccoli, Michael G. Wilson
Author: Ian Fleming
Special Effects: Chris Corbould
Languages
Main Language: English
Dubbed Language: Polish, Hungarian, Czech
Hearing Impaired Language: English
Technical information
Special Features: Becoming Bond featurette, James Bond For Real featurette, Bond Girls Are Forever featurette, Chris Cornell music video
Sound: Dolby Digital 5.1, PCM 5.1
Dubbing Sound: Dolby Digital 5.1 Czech English Hungarian Polish
DVD Description
After a great deal of discussion--on the part of fans and producers alike--over Daniel Craig's (THE MOTHER, MUNICH) suitability for the role of James Bond, he more than proves himself in this explosive revamping of the franchise. Under the direction of Martin Campbell (THE MASK OF ZORRO) and with Paul Haggis (CRASH) helping with the re-writes, this addition to the Bond canon manages to hold true to the essence of the stories--the villainous villains, the fabulous sets, the beautiful women, the fast-paced action--while updating the formula with subtlety and humanity. Trading in the Cold War era for a new, post-9-11 landscape, the tale unfolds in locations that span the globe, including the Bahamas, Venice, and the Czech Republic. It opens in Madagascar, where Bond pursues a guerilla bomb-maker in one of the most breathtaking chase scenes ever--and it all takes place on foot. Botching that assignment, Bond goes to Montenegro to square off against terrorist baddie Le Chiffre (Mads Mikkelson), an international loan shark who gambles with the money of his equally dangerous clients. Beautiful British Treasury representative Vesper Lynd (Eva Green, THE DREAMERS) supplies Bond's own funds, appearing on his arm in Montenegro, while M (Dame Judi Dench, PRIDE AND PREJUDICE) keeps a close watch on the action from headquarters. The extravagant poker game forms the centre of the action, with Jeffrey Wright (SYRIANA, THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE) putting in an intense appearance at the table; interrupting the game are assassination attempts, poisoning, and other dramatic events that keep the adrenaline pumping. The flirtation that unfolds between Bond and Vesper Lynd is only in keeping with the spy's M.O. as a ladies' man. What differs here, however, is what sets this Bond apart from the rest: the romance is taken seriously, and it exposes vulnerability in Bond that he's never shown before. This, however, only makes him the tougher, as Craig's Bond is darker, less campy, more brooding and mysterious, than his past incarnations ever were.
Professional reviews
Review: CASINO ROYALE, the most exciting Bond film since ON HER MAJESTY'S SECRET SERVICE, has everything you want in a pop entertainment: physical audacity, intrigue, romance, but also a charge of personality (Entertainment Weekly, 24/01/2007)
Craig is very good indeed: everything about his performance shows cunning and grace (Sight And Sound, 24/01/2007)
There's no disputing the icon is re-energised by Craig....Vibrant, vital and violent, when he utters the immortal final line, your neck hairs spike and your pulse pounds (Total Film, 24/01/2007)
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