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  • JobeGDGJobeGDG
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    <b><i>Casino Royale</i> • Daniel Craig</b>
  • bondbat007bondbat007
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    The choice between Craig and Campbell is a really tough one....but I gotta give it to Craig because of everything he had to overcome. I remember when Campbell was announced as director, I loved the choice. But we all know the story with Craig's announcement. Campbell made a great film but he was kind of expected to, Craig had to overcome everyones expectations and boy he did!

    Daniel Craig
  • JBFan626JBFan626
    Posts: 1,497
    Casino Royale * Daniel Craig
  • 0BradyM0Bondfanatic70BradyM0Bondfanatic7 Quantum Floral Arrangements: "We Have Petals Everywhere"
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    In an unprecedented decision both Dan and Eva get 11/10 for me. I can't choose between the two. Dan handled the hatred being thrown at him gracefully, then got to throw it in their faces with a brilliant performance. Eva got into the role of Vesper. She was intriguing, mysterious, humorous, interesting, and so sexy. She helped make CR my favorite Bond film to date as well as making Vesper my favorite Bond girl. The chemistry between Dan and Eva on the train to Montenegro is the best scene of the franchise in my opinion and special mention to Campbell for handling another great Bond film with grace. I'd give this entire film an 11/10. From Vesper to the card game to the action set pieces and brilliant theme and PTS I could go on and on about the entire film and how breathtakingly beautiful it is. But of course, I'd take hours upon hours typing it up. Congrats CR, congrats. You will forever hold your place high in my Bond listings.
  • Whitaker1987Whitaker1987
    edited November 2011 Posts: 172
    Baltimore_007 wrote:
    So I'm supposed to find an 11/10 from Die Another Day, this should be something

    I'm thinking hard

    One thing that stands out is the pre credits bit before Ms Ciccone opens her mouth and makes an absolute mess of it. Any Bond teaser after what they put together in The World Is Not Enough was going to be a tall order for anyone but it was a very fun bit and kept my interest

    I really can't think of anything else

    I'll add Toby Stephens as I remember he did OK, and he is a fine stage performer and actor

    I agree with your Toby Stephens comment.

    The 1st scene with 007 was an intense piece of action & 1st time seeing this in cinema alot if not all around me were sitting on the edge of there seats.





  • PrinceKamalKhanPrinceKamalKhan Monsoon Palace, Udaipur
    edited November 2011 Posts: 3,262
    DN: Terence Young
    FRWL: Robert Shaw
    GF: Sean Connery
    TB: Luciana Paluzzi
    YOLT: Ken Adam(honorable mention to Freddie Young)
    OHMSS: John Barry
    DAF: Jill St. John
    LALD: Jane Seymour
    TMWTGG: Christopher Lee
    TSWLM: Caroline Munro
    MR: Sir Roger Moore
    FYEO: Topol
    OP: Steven Berkoff
    AVTAK: John Barry
    TLD: Timothy Dalton
    LTK: Robert Davi
    GE: Sean Bean
    TND: Teri Hatcher
    TWINE: Desmond Llewelyn
    DAD: Pierce Brosnan
    <b>CR: Daniel Craig</b>

    For all the "Craig Not Bond!" "Bond Isn't Blond!" type criticism he got while filming it and then silencing his critics with a terrific debut performance in the best Bond film since TLD.
  • QBranchQBranch Always have an escape plan. Mine is watching James Bond films.
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    Yes, I love it how the critics got owned by Craig. I too am torn between Craig and Campbell, but I'll say Craig as he had some big shoes to fill, then proceeded to pull it off effortlessly. Then Campbell, then Stuart Baird as editor. The editing techniques during the poker game oozed of the 60's. Fantastic.
  • SJK91SJK91
    Posts: 1,310
    Craig, Daniel Craig.
  • Risico007Risico007
    Posts: 9,843
    for Casino Royale Daniel Craig I'm still trying to think of one thing for the rest of the films

    also the plot and the hold em card stuff was quite fun
  • Samuel001Samuel001 Moderator
    Posts: 13,355
    I'll repeat what I said last time:

    Daniel Klienman. Easy. Great work by him for this film.

    I'll even add this may be one of the best three title sequences in the series.
  • karatemanchan37karatemanchan37
    Posts: 584
    Craig. Blew all of us away completely and perhaps gave the Best Bond performance...ever

    DN - Maurice Binder
    FRWL - Daniela BIanchi
    GF - Richard Malibum
    TB - Luciana Paluzzi
    YOLT - Ken Adam
    OHMSS - John Barry/George Lazenby
    DAF - None
    LALD - George Martin
    TMWTGG - Christopher Lee
    TSWLM - Albert R. Broccoli
    MR - Shirley Bassey
    FYEO - Roger Moore
    OP - Rita Coolidge/John Barry
    AVTAK - Christopher Walken
    TLD - Richard Maibaum/Michael G. Wilson
    LTK - Benicio Del Toro
    GE - Martin Campbell (Along with almost everyone else)
    TND - None
    TWINE - Sophie Marceau
    DAD - Neal Purvis/Robert Wade
    CR - Daniel Craig
  • HASEROTHASEROT has returned like the tedious inevitability of an unloved season---
    edited November 2011 Posts: 4,399
    <i>1. Terence Young - Dr. No
    2. Pedro Armendariz - From Russia With Love
    3. Gert Frobe - Goldfinger
    4. Sean Connery - Thunderball
    5. Ken Adam - You Only Live Twice
    6. Peter Hunt - On Her Majesty's Secret Service
    7. Shirley Bassey - Diamonds Are Forever
    8. Yaphet Kotto - Live And Let Die
    9. Christopher Lee - The Man With The Golden Gun
    10. Roger Moore - The Spy Who Loved Me
    11. Michael Lonsdale - Moonraker
    12. Bill Conti - For Your Eyes Only
    13. John Barry - Octopussy
    14. Christopher Walken - A View To A Kill
    15. Timothy Dalton - The Living Daylights
    16. Richard Maibaum & Michael G. Wilson - Licence To Kill
    17. Martin Campbell - Goldeneye
    18. Johnanthan Pryce - Tomorrow Never Dies
    19. Pierce Brosnan - The World Is Not Enough
    20. Peter Lamont - Die Another Day
    <b>21. Daniel Craig / Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli</b></i>

    It is hard for me to choose between Craig and the producers on this one - so I am throwing them both in as my entries...

    After DAD, the producers were left with 1 of 2 options, either go the road frequently traveled - meaning resign Pierce and go out with an ever bigger extravaganza than DAD... or, now that they acquired the rights to CR - they could let Pierce go, and ground the series back to earth, ala like what Cubby did with FYEO after MR.... but the producers rolled the dice, and really took a great risk in going one step further and rebooting a 40 year old franchise - not only was that a great risk on it's own, but to then shoulder the load of "a new Bond" on relative unknown Daniel Craig, was an even bigger gamble...

    Daniel Craig was the target of every witch hunt website and negative rumor from anti-supporters leading up to and after production of Casino Royale... i still remember the shouts of heresy even after the debut of the trailer... but when the film finally opened, Craig silenced almost every doubter... and in an almost unheard of overnight turn around, most of those who were quick to condemn and dismiss Craig, were starting to sing his praises.
  • KerimKerim Istanbul Not Constantinople
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    Daniel Craig for a fantastic debut.
  • PrinceKamalKhanPrinceKamalKhan Monsoon Palace, Udaipur
    edited November 2011 Posts: 3,262
    Kerim wrote:
    My awardees:

    DN: Jospeh Wiseman
    FRWL: Pedro Armedariz
    GF: Shirley Bassey
    TB: Lucianna Paluzzi
    YOLT: John Barry
    DAF: Shirley Bassey

    All good choices but Connery never made the 11/10 cut for you, Kerim? :?

  • FromCanadaWithLoveFromCanadaWithLove Canada
    Posts: 612
    Casino Royale? -- The asian guy at the poker table who says "all in, six million"
  • Baltimore_007Baltimore_007
    Posts: 5,634
    I can't quite bring myself to award Craig an 11 here, sorry and all, but I think nearer an 8 or 9 this end on his debut performance, but that said it was a debut of force and attention and I'm going to include him, as even though I was skeptical at first, in this film he does do a good job it, and was much nearer to Fleming than what we saw from Brosnan for the most part.

    Cornell too deserves to be included on his fine work as does Daniel Kleinman for his different but well done title designs. I did feel for a moment like incuding Eva Green also at the top of the pile but she missed out by a nose, but still a noteworthy performance

  • M_BaljeM_Balje Amsterdam, Netherlands
    edited November 2011 Posts: 4,509
    Casino Royale: Mads Mikkelsen

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    Posted 03 September 2004 - 11:17 AM
    What people think about Mads Mikkelsen as a Henchman ?

    Born in Copenhagen,Denmark

    http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0586568/

    http://www.imdb.com/gallery/ss/0344128/Ss/...kkelsen, Mads

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    A litle unknown acter who some people know from King Arthur.

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    In 2004 i sugest Mikkelsen for in a Bond movie, only doubt i have at the time is that he mabey look to much on Graves, but i like to see he playing a Hechman. I think it be the stif look Mikkelsen have at the time what i like about him,something we also see a bit in Graves and in Jaws. Ulrich Thomsen, Davidov in Twine and also from Denmark be a inspiration also. Later followd some discussion about a Villian with looks of Blofeld. We know the result: Mads Mikkelsen as Hechman with some Blofeld looks.
  • VirageVirage
    Posts: 1,856
    Campbell, Craig, Wilson and Broccoli
  • doubleoegodoubleoego #LightWork
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    Craig.
  • DarthDimiDarthDimi Behind you!Moderator
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    <font color=tomato size=3><b>FILM 22</b></font> <font color=blue size=7> <b><i>Quantum Of Solace</i></b></font>
  • DarthDimiDarthDimi Behind you!Moderator
    Posts: 24,157
    I see three options: Mathieu Amalric, who I thought worked very well in this film; Jeffrey Wright, who despite having fairly little to do, did it well; and naturally Craig, who's great as Bond. I pick the latter. Daniel Craig gets my vote.

    1. Terence Young
    2. Sean Connery
    3. John Barry
    4. Peter Hunt
    5. Ken Adam
    6. John Barry
    7. John Barry
    8. Jane Seymour
    9. Christopher Lee
    10. Ken Adam
    11. John Barry
    12. Maurice Binder
    13. Martin Grace
    14. John Barry
    15. John Barry
    16. Timothy Dalton
    17. Martin Campbell
    18. Daniel Kleinman
    19. Desmond Llewelyn
    20. Peter Lamont
    21. Martin Campbell
    22. Daniel Craig
  • QBranchQBranch Always have an escape plan. Mine is watching James Bond films.
    edited November 2011 Posts: 14,553
    Quantum of Choices...

    I'll go with Craig again. Then Judi Dench.

    EDIT: Forgot Giancarlo- I actually care when Mathis dies, unlike other allies.
  • doubleoegodoubleoego #LightWork
    Posts: 11,139
    Craig then Giancarlo
  • PrinceKamalKhanPrinceKamalKhan Monsoon Palace, Udaipur
    Posts: 3,262
    DN: Terence Young
    FRWL: Robert Shaw
    GF: Sean Connery
    TB: Luciana Paluzzi
    YOLT: Ken Adam(honorable mention to Freddie Young)
    OHMSS: John Barry
    DAF: Jill St. John
    LALD: Jane Seymour
    TMWTGG: Christopher Lee
    TSWLM: Caroline Munro
    MR: Sir Roger Moore
    FYEO: Topol
    OP: Steven Berkoff
    AVTAK: John Barry
    TLD: Timothy Dalton
    LTK: Robert Davi
    GE: Sean Bean
    TND: Teri Hatcher
    TWINE: Desmond Llewelyn
    DAD: Pierce Brosnan
    CR: Daniel Craig
    <b>QOS: Giancarlo Giannini</b>

    Giannini provided Bond with his best ally since Patrick Macnee. It's a shame they killed Mathis off. He should've stayed and appeared in every Craig 007 film.
  • VirageVirage
    Posts: 1,856
    Agreeing with @doubleoego here
  • JobeGDGJobeGDG
    edited November 2011 Posts: 107
    <b><i>Quantum of Solace</i> • Marc Forster</b>

    But then, I really liked Quantum of Solace. In an age of absurdly bloated epics and Bond films that were all at least twenty minutes longer than they had any right to be (i.e. Tomorrow Never Dies—Casino Royale), Forster gave us something appropriately lean and mean. Also incredibly welcome is a sense of actual flavor from the locations. Terence Young always made time for this, and while Forster is not nearly as strong a director as Young, he brought back an element that I've felt missing from Bond films ever since Lewis Gilbert got up from the director's chair. He also worked closely with David Arnold, resulting not only in Arnold's best Bond work since his debut, but in the only Bond film Arnold's scored that he didn't bludgeon to death with too much music.

    Like many Bond films before it, Quantum of Solace fixes things that were broken in prior Bond films, and also breaks things that were working just fine in them. That's just the way it goes sometimes, but that's also what keeps things interesting. Sometimes I think the things that Quantum improved are glossed over because that would mean being critical of the pedestal-bound Casino Royale, but I'm probably being unfair. But then, so is writing off an entire film because of bad action editing, and I've seen quite a bit of that. ;)
  • SJK91SJK91
    Posts: 1,310
    Once again:

    Craig, Daniel Craig...he is easily the best thing about QOS.
  • bondbat007bondbat007
    Posts: 1,407
    Daniel Craig proves he doesn't need a great script to be a great Bond
  • commandbond007commandbond007
    Posts: 660
    Daniel Craig for QOS...without his performance the movie would have been worst...
  • 0BradyM0Bondfanatic70BradyM0Bondfanatic7 Quantum Floral Arrangements: "We Have Petals Everywhere"
    Posts: 28,694
    I have to go with the majority. Dan MADE this film. He showed his developing talents and acting chops in some very emotional scenes, like Mathis's death scene and he showed an injured Bond, both mentally and physically, very well. We see Bond lose his trust and deal with what Vesper had done and go on the journey to forgiveness with him. We see Bond take her photograph, drink away the sorrows, sleep it off with Fields, and finally in one of the greatest scenes of the film and the series, Bond confronts Yusef. A great film all in all, brought together by Dan's strength in giving us a Bond with emotion. A Bond that hurts. Well deserved Dan, well deserved. =D>
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