Casino Royale (DVD)

Its been a long time since we had a decent Bond film. This was great. Worth a watch.

Craig is probably the 2nd best Bond after Connery.

Buy this, sit back and enjoy.

Return to form for the Bond series, this one is NOT a comedy with stunts as they had started to become. This is more like the Connery Bond films, harder, darker and a great story-line, this film was of course originally written by Ian Flemming who created Bond in the first place.
Great Stuff.

ill keep this short and sweet, its gritty, harsh, exsiting and great in all respects, but should be a 15. After going to see this at the cinema i can honestly say i dont think the 10year olds in the audience were old enough to watch literally "ball-whipping" torture scenes. Its got a great plot and story and is held together well with ever better acting, this i must say is one of the few bond films i love.

This movie is full of high octane action.

This movie is intense and keeps you at the edge of your seat throughout.

The movie perfectly compliments an amzing serious of films, that is the James bond series.

The acting is superb, as is the storyline.

A must see, again and again, Highly reccomended!!!!!!!!!!

after die another day plunged the franchise into lunacy , bond is back ... to the beggining !

daniel craig brings to the table classic acting , but he is no timothy dalton , he's far more bad ass than that.

here we see bond at the start of his career . a hot headed , impetuous , ruthless killer . criticisms for the lack of the comfortable 'bond paraphenalia' is unfounded. there are no gadgets , there is no easy charm (well not much) and craig's apropriate portrayal of a wet behind the ears assassin , making it up as he goes along , strikes the nail firmly on the head . can we expect a newly promoted '00' agent to have the sophistication of the bond we have seen and grown acustom to who gained said traits due to being well into his secret service career in the past score of movies or so ?

no , but by the end of the movie , with his first successful mission under his belt, steep learning curve , body count in impressive figures, globe trotting and ravishing women bedded and his heart broken , we get a glimpse of the smooth, suave bond we all know and love and how he was formed. the final scene is a tantalising glimpse of how craig will carry the franchise forward. i fully expect him to eclipse connery as the greatest bond ever , as he becomes the bond we all readilly identify with. craig showed us the making of bond and now he will become it in bond 22.

craig is both sophisticated and animalistic. he pulls off hard boiled action scenes with great aplomb , something dalton could never do . scorching stuff !

I was very relieved after watching this film as it is a massive improvement over the last few Bonds. After the ridiculous Die Another Day, it is great to see a Bond film where the character is not overshadowed by gadgets and special effects. Daniel Craig is a GREAT Bond! I think it's fair to say that this fine actor has allowed the producers to take the character into an exciting new direction.
The action scenes are, for the first time in years, genuinely exciting and do not seem as though they have just been strung together as in the last few films. The supporting cast are also great - particularly Judi Dench. I can't wait for the next one!

For me i think that this is one of the best Bond films that there are out, but i am not too keen on the older versions and i'll always back a re-make over the original.

Daniel Craig as taken so very well to this role of James Bond and i am confident that there are more to come from this fine actor. Less of the guns and gadgets and more of the blunt force makes the movie what it is, back to the original script by Ian Flemming making this a very big success.

This is well worth a watch and one that you will want to repeat over and over.

Daniel Craig is a tough two-fisted Bond in the first proper movie version of Ian Fleming's first novel, "Casino Royale." The action is potent and punchy, and the performances very solid. Fans of the book will love the little details (like the man with the eye patch) and the adherence to much of Fleming's 53-year-old dialogue. Craig is an energetic addition to the series, a "human" Bond who you want to root for--not the snide tourist of Roger Moore or the suave pitchman of Pierce Brosnan. Eva Green plays a complex character as Vesper Lynd--when she shows up in the black velvet dress (straight out of the book, like much of this movie) I felt like cheering. Mads Mikkelsen is an appropriately creepy Le Chiffre, with an effeminate quality that is also based very closely on Fleming. He is a vicious sadist, a coward, and a weakling--not the usual egomaniacal industrialist surrounded by thugs in color-coordinated jumpsuits. "Casino Royale" has a great, completely original title sequence, a tough muscular score by series regular David Arnold. and a strong theme song from Soundgarden/Audioslave front-man Chris Cornell.
The film is just what the series needed.

this poor daniel craig got battered by all press, fans, anyone who could speak said he was going to be terrible, and in the end he was and prob is the best of the recent bunch, i think the plot , the acting end everything was absolutly brilliant, i have to say for all die hard fans, its a much watch, and its prob best oo7 film of the modern bunch

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Seen a bond film? Then here's another.. A must for any bond fan, But im with the opinion seen one seen them all

This film so funny and great is funny from start to finish i was in stiches all the way through it, It was a shame it was not very bloody but the car they drove weas great and is a must see film is a good as shaun of the dead great film

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James Bond at its best,a must for all bond fans.If you watched the original Casino Royale then this is 10 times better.

Hearing we had a new Bond I was very excited as I think he is fantastic in Layer Cake. Daniel Craig is fantastic in this as well. He is the perfcet choice for Bond. So how does it compare to other Bonds?

Well here are the things I look for in a Bond Movie

1. Special Effects and stunts - Definately no expense spared here. Apparently he did some of his own stunts as well.

2. Plausable yet escapist plot line - this ticks this box. The movie is based around a poker game and using this to money launder. It is very clever.

3. Glamour - Being based in a casino I think was easy for them to achieve, but it's there none the less.

4. Gadgets - be prepared for new gadgets a go go.

If you haven't alreayd seen it I would definately recommend.

I was quite excited about this Film and couldn't wait to watch it with my partner who is a James Bond Fan. Although I thought the Film was good I did feel that in places it dragged slightly, then was still waiting for more when it had moved onto the next Scene!!! Why has he become so serious, where is that cheeky fun loving Bond gone that we all loved???? The special effects were great, my 2 best bits were, when the Lady was on the road and he was driving along at speed and the car rolled that was great have rewound that several times then the other was the building collapsing. I am looking forward to the next one which is now in the making.
The film was good and I enjoyed it maybe I am stuck in the old bond ways........

COOL MOVIE, ALL THE USUAL ANTICS FROM BOND, BIT TOO MUCH OFF THE SOPPY STUFF, BUT OTHERWISE BRILLIANT MOVIE, KICKASS.

The best bond movie since goldeneye, which was also directed by martin campbell. If you like your bond movies with cheesey one liners and gadgets, this is not the bond movie for you. This is a superb action movie, with great actors a decent script and back to basic's stunt work. The card game might drag on a little bit, but on the hole this is one excellent bond movie.

Casino Royale
Directed by: Martin Campbell
Starring: Daniel Craig, Judi Dench, Eva Green, Mads Mikkelsen, Jeffrey Wright
Certificate: 12A
Running time: 145mins


The build up for this film has been more tense than the laser shooting up to Bond's crotch, well now what could be the crown jewels has finally arrived, as Daniel Craig steps into the shoes of 007 and goes back to the beginning of Bond in the explosive, Casino Royale.

Having just been promoted to a double-O, James Bond's first mission leads him to Le Chiffre, a heartless banker of a terrorist organisation he is now on the run from. Le Chiffre's last chance of survival and escape from the shady company is to get in some cash-fast. To do so, he hosts a high stakes poker game at Casino Royale.

Bond’s objective is to foil Le Chiffre’s plan and leave him penniless, with his only solution to go under protection of the boys at MI6, but have there really been that many of Bond’s enemies that have come quietly?

Even assisted by the stunning Vesper Lynd, everything rests on the shoulders of the new agent. Losing is not an option, as every penny of Bond’s belongs to the British Government and falling into Le Chiffre’s pocket would aid in funding terrorism-no pressure, James.

The young and new agent must keep his cool if the mission is to be a success, but of course, it’s Bond and the first mission should really start with a bang-but did the fresh face of 007 bring what was needed to the Casino or were all those grumbling fans right to ‘Boycott Bond’? Well clearly, you underestimate the new 007- as he’s absolutely brilliant.

As soon as we see the cold hardened face of Craig lurking in the shadows about to take his second kill, it's clear that this could be it- we finally have the perfect Bond. The slickness of Connery with the tongue in cheek of Moore, the unstoppable will of Dalton with the human weakness of Lazenby, Craig delivers it all whilst still having an edge different to any other- his incredible brutality and sheer ruthlessness.

Bond is now a cold and calculated machine; annihilating anyone that tries to get in the way (poor souls). There were moments where Craig truly did look like a man possessed, and it's great to see, even better so when he switches to the charismatic and loving protector of Vesper Lynd, which ultimately leads him into a world of trouble-women, eh?

Speaking of the Bond girl-Eva Green could easily be up there with the best of the Bond girls- entering as a strong character almost matching Bond, but gradually buckling under the pressure of working in the field that 007 seems scarily at home in.

And for those of you that weren't too happy about the major plot flaw of M being a woman, don't worry as Judi Dench makes a great effort as Bond's superior, giving James continuous ear ache all the while showing a slight glimmer of respect for the agent that "shouldn't have been promoted," resulting in a smooth chemistry between herself and Craig.

But what's a Bond film without a villain, and this one certainly ticks all the boxes of that infamous group, Mads Mikkelsen as Le Chiffre delivers a grade-A competitor for Britain’s best agent, creating an intimidating battle over the baccarat table that turns to dust on the odd occasion when Bond gets the better of him.

Most people thought Daniel Craig could not pull it off. He proved them wrong and with style. This a well made action movie. Good cinematography, good action sequences (the opening is very goog) and most important, good villains.

It's worth taking a look if you enjoy action movies.

Excellent film, Typical James Bond Film, 10/10 recommended, I do love a good Bond film, get this one, sit back, crack open a beer and enjoy. Ahh my A!

Brilliant, all action movie. Daniel Craig surprised me as a very good Bond. I did have to keep telling myself that this was based on the first Bond book and his character was 'new' to the job, so casting a new actor for the role was a good idea, because I didn't associate him with any previous movies. Well worth watching, even if you aren't a Bond fan!

It was brand new and sealed and was for a very good price. It was a fairly new film out. I bougt it for my Dad for Fathers Day. this was better than most of the others on Ebay as it was fairly priced and had reasonable postage costs. My Dad likes James Bond films so thats why i go this DVD.

If you like James Bond movies then I beseech you, DO NOT BUY THIS!!! Thisis not Bond. This is just an action movie with only a few cool gadgets. The acting is only ok and the special effects are not up to scratch. Trust me RENT it first!!!!