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CASINO ROYALE 67 has won the poll!!!
WOW GREAT!!
...wait...
...ahem...
...oh...
damn!
You and me both. I have something of a soft spot for it. Total nonsense, but fun in a 60's movie.
Add David Niven, Peter Sellers and Woody Allen all on fine form.
Plus Ursula Andress and Barbara Bouchet. Ding dong.
It's fun, in a quirky way.
The funny thing is, the basic, bare plot is still very much adapted from Ian Fleming's novel:
--> Vesper being kidnapped once she leaves the Casino Royale (present in both the 1967 and 2006 film)
--> A torture sequence (including carpet-beater/rope) (present in both the 1967 and 2006 film)
--> Vesper Lynd betraying James Bond (present in both the 1967 and 2006 film)
--> Le Chiffre is being shot right between his eyes (present in both the 1967 and 2006 film)
--> James Bond (Tremble) is being drugged/poisoned by something in his drink (present in both the 1967 and 2006 film)
--> There's a high-stakes casino game (present in both the 1967 and 2006 film)
OKAY, it's quite a shameless comparison, because I'm only talking about the bare bones of the plot :-P. But they are there. So, in cinematical terms, the official 2006 film is in fact a remake of the unofficial 1967 film :-P.
Besides that, it's a lovely curiosity within the Bond franchise. If one saw 'The Making Of' of the 1967 film, one starts gasping for air :-P. Apart from being a 'failure', financially it was far from a failure back in 1967. The lavish production design is stunning. And the costumes are amazing (credits to Julie Harris). Ursula Andress as Vesper Lynd really could have been something. Her 'Fiona Volpe' looks were breathtaking:
The first results are on page 26 hehehe.
But it is an unholy mess! A case of too many chefs? what with all the Directors that were involved! Great photos of Ursula!
D'oh!! Must remember to always look back, haha ....
Anyway, no surprises with CR '67.
I could have included 'imo' but I didn't think that was used anymore.
I wasn't aware that there was much appreciation for it, and that it is mostly considered the ugly duckling of the Craig era.
Great photos, @Gustav_Graves! (By the way, there's also a car chase in both CR ;))
NSNA is generally hated here :-P. I have always been quite surprised that Bond fans can't enjoy it like a general 'cinematic incarnation' of Fleming's character. The film is only judged as being 'unofficial', and therefore it's 'crap'. I find that slightly...cheap. Purely as a film it's entirely satisfying. And IMO it's better than 2 or 3 official Bond films. Some critics agree with that:
Yep. Must admit that these things make it more difficult to like NSNA as much as one could do. Still entertaining, though.
For many, like me, I don't even think it's that. I know some that can enjoy it, as I can very well, it's just that in this discussion of official Bond films, it doesn't fit the bill, as it's an outside of EON product. I don't think that's a cheap judgement to make, just an honest one.
NSNA deserves more respect, it's Connery
I agree, I can enjoy both of them.
But it was included in this vote, so this wasn't a vote on just official Bond films. I guess people don't like it that much.
@Gustav_Graves presented an option to vote for it, yes (along with CR 67 and 54), but us, the voters, didn't see any of them as being worthy to be in a Top 10, and even more didn't feel it was a true Bond film in the first place.
If Brosnan get change to make another Bond movie with his actors i wil go twice to movie. Even with return of Jinx and Falco as villian.
My top 5 prediction:
5.) DN
4.) GF
3.) FRWL
2.) OHMSS
1.) CR