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Author Topic: Casino Royale 2006 Justin Gorka Expert Film Handler Posts: 174 From: High Wycombe, England Registered: Apr 2006 posted 11-14-2006 08:54 PM                     Well, just previewed Casino Royale and I must say it's better than I dare hope. Dark undertones, snappy editing and realistic action scenes. Good story line (though does get bogged down a bit in the casino). Best of all no silly gadgets, except for the Sony product placement (not an invisible car in sight! Excuse the pun). Daneil Craig fills the role admirably and even Eva Green palys a role befitting of her persona (Don't want to spiol the plot). Neat twists and turns and a few jumpy moments make this well worth seeing, and from a cynic like me that's saying something. British Cinema at its best (even if it is a Sony production!) Watch it and enjoy!  |  IP: Logged Michael Schaffer "Where is the Boardwalk Hotel?" Posts: 4143 From: Boston, MA Registered: Apr 2002 posted 11-14-2006 09:27 PM                        I am actually looking forward to this a little bit. I think Craig was an excellent and very promising choice for a "back-to-the-roots" Bond approach. Yet, can we expect this to be a really good movie - from the same director who perpetrated "The Legend of Zorro" on the world? You seem to have enjoyed it. Let's see...  |  IP: Logged Justin Gorka Expert Film Handler Posts: 174 From: High Wycombe, England Registered: Apr 2006 posted 11-14-2006 09:36 PM                     Yeah he really fits the bill. No silly stuff either but dry timly humour  |  IP: Logged Louis Bornwasser Film God Posts: 4441 From: prospect ky usa Registered: Mar 2005 posted 11-14-2006 09:43 PM                        Nearly back-to-Sean Connery Bond. Very excellent. The original "Casino Royale" was a disappointment; but not this one. Back-to-basics Bond, indeed. Great world locales, and hot women; what's not to like? Louis  |  IP: Logged Ross Oba Expert Film Handler Posts: 181 From: Kailua Kona, HI Registered: Oct 2005 posted 11-14-2006 10:12 PM                     If the tomatometer on Rotten Tomatoes holds up well, this could very well be the best reviewed wide release of the year. I am looking forward to this. Looks like they have finally found a real actor to play Bond. No disrepect to the originals.  |  IP: Logged Mike Heenan Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1896 From: Scottsdale, AZ, USA Registered: Mar 2000 posted 11-14-2006 10:15 PM                     He was great in Layer Cake, and sort of Bond like in Munich as an Israeli assassin, so can't wait to see him in this.  |  IP: Logged Mike Blakesley Film God Posts: 12767 From: Forsyth, Montana Registered: Jun 99 posted 11-14-2006 11:25 PM                        Oh no-o-o-o-o-o......Film-Techers like it, it's sure to flop!  |  IP: Logged Chris Hipp Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1462 From: Mesquite, Tx (east of Dallas) Registered: Jul 2003 posted 11-17-2006 04:54 AM                     Not bad for a bond movie. The plot seemed to be all over the place ad it was basically a 2.5 hour long movie about a poker game. One question, is Texas hold'em the only poker game anyone plays anymore?  |  IP: Logged Mike Schindler Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1039 From: Oak Park, IL, USA Registered: Jun 2002 posted 11-17-2006 12:07 PM                     It's hard to say if Daniel Craig is the best Bond, because his character is so different from the others. But CASINO ROYALE is certainly the best Bond film ever made. It's pretty damn faithful to the book, which I appreciate, since it's my favorite book. But where it deviates (aside from the action set pieces), it seems that they are laying the groundwork for the new mythology which (hopefully) they'll build on in the next movie. Assuming it's done right, the next one should be even better.  |  IP: Logged Jeremy Jorgenson Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1002 From: Chicago, IL, USA Registered: Feb 2005 posted 11-17-2006 11:38 PM                        It's excellent. Daniel Craig was a great choice.  |  IP: Logged Edwin Sheldon Film Handler Posts: 95 From: Mobile, AL, USA Registered: Sep 2006 posted 11-18-2006 11:37 AM                     A Bond movie, getting good reviews? That oughta put a burr up Pierce's ass.  |  IP: Logged Mike Schindler Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1039 From: Oak Park, IL, USA Registered: Jun 2002 posted 11-18-2006 02:48 PM                     Can you imagine how good it would've been if they had let Quentin Tarantino make it?  |  IP: Logged Tim Reed Better Projection Pays Posts: 5246 From: Northampton, PA Registered: Sep 1999 posted 11-18-2006 05:03 PM                       Just saw this with my son (Bond fans, the both of us). EXCELLENT! We thoroughly enjoyed the driving action and hard-turn plot twists. We also enjoyed the character interplay in the casino sequences. Craig definitely fits the bill!  |  IP: Logged John Caswell Film Handler Posts: 35 From: Liverpool, Merseyside, UK Registered: Oct 2006 posted 11-18-2006 06:33 PM                     Previewed it on Wednesday night, and loved it too! I really wasn't too sure about the choice of Daniel Craig as Bond beforehand (and not just because he's blonde, which seemed to be the main detraction for a lot of people), but after seeing him in action, have to agree he's one of the best bonds, definitely up there with Connery. A lot more realistic, decent amount of violence, some good cheesy lines of dialogue (the 'little finger' bit, etc.), and a great Bond theme (really loved this tune). Was so glad it wasn't another CGI/Gadget fest. Bond is most certainly back.  |  IP: Logged David Stambaugh Film God Posts: 4021 From: Eugene, Oregon Registered: Jan 2002 posted 11-19-2006 12:36 AM                        Today 11/18/2006, 7:20PM, Cinemark 17 in Springfield, House #8, Christie 2K DLP on a 40' silver screen. Full house. The movie is very good, a successful reimagining of Bond and the best Bond film in a LONG time. Kinda long, but it all paid off in the end. Daniel Craig is fine. Thank god they went with realistic action pieces and minimal computer graphics (that I could tell anyway). I give the movie 4 stars out of 5. DLP Presentation: I got there plenty early knowing there would be a sellout. Noticed the port glass had tape all over it to mask the image. Then about 30 mins before showtime someone fired up the projector, froze the image on a green band, removed the tape, and adjusted the image to properly fill the screen. Who knows what it must have looked like for the previous show(s). (They thoughtfully dispensed with FirstLook too.) This is the first live-action show in DLP for me, and I was underwhelmed. It might have a lot to do with the silver screen. It reminds me of watching an older rear-projection TV, with uneven brightness if you're off to one side like I was. The colors are off, a little undersaturated maybe, just doesn't seem right (could partly be the "print" I suppose). The image is naturally "rock-steady" but that's really the best I can say for it. That and no dirt. Overall though in this particular example it's not even as good as a decent 35mm print. Bah. Given the choice between this specific digital setup and film, I'll take film from now on. Also, the image brightness flickered, like bad xenon. And the silver screen is still "mottled", kind of blotchy looking, like it was for Monster House 3D. Other than that one problem, Mrs. Kennedy, did you enjoy the parade?  |  IP: Logged

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