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I have to admit that the pointed criticism of Bond smashing through drywall made me curious to revisit the film, and I'm glad I was able to answer the question of how he knew that he wouldn't hurt himself doing it.
BTW, I don't like the GE tank chase and would have much preferred more time in the Archives. I wasn't aware that tanks could catch up to cars travelling at speed.
Well, actually I did not inted to refer to your quote but the one by @RC7 :-)
It's okay I "leveled"down last month
Ten years after the release of Casino Royale, the James Bond franchise remains at a crossroads; today, it's not even clear whether Daniel Craig will play 007 again, or who might replace him if he doesn't. But whatever happens to Bond and the Daniel Craig era next, Casino Royale is a towering and singular accomplishment for the 007 franchise: the rare moment when a Hollywood studio actually took a gamble with everything it had, and won.
Nolan's Batman Begins had shown everyone how to do it and started the reboot era. It too had to follow a disaster (namely the fiasco known as Batman & Robin). Bourne & Powers had already shaken the genre up, and things could really never be the same again.
The trajectory was therefore inevitable to some extent. Having said that, EON executed very well, with Campbell's help. Craig was key, but the entire effort was well above par.
Spot on.
'Largely platitudinous', not 'wholly'. Like I said, underneath the guff I'm sure there are genuine issues you have with it, and that's your prerogative, but the labouring of certain points and the absolute nature of them doesn't wash with me, hence my replies. If you're going to come out with stuff like, 'Vesper and Bond's relationship is one of the worst in the series' I'll shoot you down, because the flaw is primarily with your reading/reception of the film, not the film itself imo.
I agree that CR will be very positively remembered, no matter how the franchise will go on.... it is a very well made film that has a good story and good actors and will also age very well...
However, I like CR - or maybe even the whole Craig era - more as a standalone adventure than as being part of the whole franchise.... Maybe that is because it breaks with some of the traditions... I don't know.
@GBF it may well do, but it worked regardless.
On the contrary, I guess that especially Brosnan suffered from a permanent change of the director. What if Campbell had made all Brosnan films?
Ditto. Seems like a good kid to me (although didn't realise he was a kid).
Apologies @bondjames I wasnt very clear, but I merely meant to cite Moore and Connery as the best examples, I didnt mean every film I mentioned was theirs. My fault for not being clear enough. I agree now that to see Craig do a TSWLM or YOLT style film would be jarring now, but only because he is 4 films in and they have all followed the same tone. If they had chose this option after, say QOS, it probably would have worked just fine.
@GBF Brosnan probably isnt the best example of this working, but I dont think his films varied wildly in tone either, at least until DAD. More to the point, I think the script, at least in the good old days, precipitated a change of tone rather than the director. And that was probably dictated by Cubby and Harry Saltzman to the writers.
The problem is while they did reboot, they didn't need to do it in such a drastic way. There was no reason that it couldn't open up with the gunbarrel and feature the Bond theme throughout. As for the films that CR trounces, I would say 6; A View To A Kill, Skyfall, Goldfinger, Moonraker, Diamonds Are Forever & Quantum Of Solace.
Hey guys thanks a lot, I will say that almost everyone is delightful in these forums and has been very nice and not judgemental. How old are all of you
No,but seriously ,you do ask genuine questions rather than being a 'fan boy',now that you have calmed down on the swearing ;)
You are a welcome addition to the forum,and Bond needs to get to Kenya and Africa IMO !!
They did a great job with CR, I agree with you on that. Maybe it was a tad too drastic, but a great job nonetheless.
If we're talking about best Bond film since 1969, I still prefer TLD, LTK and GE over CR though. Maybe even FYEO.
Loathing to love? She obviously wants his balls from the get go. On the flip, Bond can't wait to break through the facade of frigidity. The sexual tension in that train scene is palpable. The spark is there from the second they meet.
From that point on there's a fantastic dynamic established whereby Bond is constantly preoccupied by this dynamic, beautiful woman who refuses to fall at his feet and likewise, Vesper is conflicted by her interest in this exceptional man and her duty.
It's Vesper's inability to reconcile those opposing forces that leads to the denouement and a truly emotional and incredibly impactful scene, where Craig cradles her dead body.
I don't buy any of your negativity.
This is more of an accurate assessment than a controversial opinion.
The same goes for the charms of Goodhead, who was initially dismissed by Bond as just 'a woman', before he learned to appreciate the extent of her numerous capabilities, including her Vassar fight training. After all, they shared an out of earth experience together. That's bound to have some meaning.
Excellent.
I wasn't even born when Jimmy Carter was president, I was a Regan baby.
Probably the most illegal thing I have ever done was to go to an 18 when I was 17 and a half. (It was 'Léon' and it was so worth it.)