CASINO ROYALE (2006) Daniel Craig - James Bond Revisited 

I agree with you totally though the love for Vesper was to show reason why Bond sticks to himself and not attached but also reminds me of OHMSS with a lost love thats also one of the best .

I legit watch this randomly whenever I can get a chance. Never gets boring. This and Goldeneye for sure

She is the Audrey Hepburn of Bond Girls. Not a style or character that won't be inspired by her work as Vesper.

Easily top 3 of any james bond list. Sadly, he didn't mention caterina mourinho who was equally stunning

@@randomhuman97 Right!!! I forgot about her. She was gorgeous. I was actually disappointed when she was killed. I was like "Dang! James. That's cold" 😎 Haha!!

I'll never forget the sound of that theater in 2006 as it _gasped_ in unison at the sight of a near natural Eva Green applying her makeup in the Casino Royale hotel bathroom mirror. Truly, one of the most beautiful women ever photographed in a Bond film.

They had to. The leading actor looks like sh.....

Haha good comment and yes Vesper ftw

Spectre is a mess in my opinion. While I don’t mind bond leaving with her at the end (if that had been the end for Craig) it has some terrible choices and direction… especially after the brilliant skyfall. Daniel Craig’s best bonds are the odd numbers. That does give me hope for no time to die … although I do think they should have recast/started a fresh.

@@stuartcooper8886 Have you seen the new film? What did you think of it?

@@Bjjbhcoa86 I enjoyed it. It’s his third best after casino and skyfall. I stand by that really it should have been reset after spectre. What’s your thoughts

@@stuartcooper8886 I really disliked Spectre, so after that this one was a really nice surprise. I liked it a lot, but I know I liked it this much for reasons like; - it being Craig's last film, I'm a huge fan of his and I really like him as Bond, - many nods and references to earlier films, - Fukunaga's slick direction, he knows how to direct this kind of spy/thriller/action film, - I like all the actors. In terms of storytelling/script, it was a bit weak, I found especially Safin very lacklustre. I agree that it the third one in Craig's Bond films list. My favourite is also Casino. What do you mean by reset after Spectre?

My favorite is: "Shaken or stirred?" "Do I look like I give a damn?"

Yeah Bond's reaction to that was basically what i would say too.

Every penny of it

Shit I'll take her over the money

Shit I'll take her over the money

Vespa?

Skyfall is pretty incredible though.

I hate how y'all dismiss skyfall, like c'mon!

Poets of the Fall did a cover of You Know My Name that I thought was really good. I kind of wish we could have mixed their vocals with the movie's instrumentals.

Yep - that’s a pretty common thing. Made a lot of new Bond fans.

Yeah, when you have nothing to compare it to, shit will taste good! Im just being cheeky ofc

This comment should be moved to the bottom of list for simply not spelling probably.

@@davidporter7051 Strongly agree with you

@@thorthewolf8801 couldnt agree more

She is the best looking Bond girl IMO

Caterina Murino was so much hotter than Eva Green ! Still, Eva Green was clearly the better actress and she was an amazing Bond girl/antagonist.

@@jasonvaughn4886 It's a crime Caterina wasn't in the movie for longer

@@skakirask real shame, yes

@@jasonvaughn4886 agreed. . Caterina mourinho was equally stunning and I HATED BOND FOR HAVING HER KILLED for no reason . . That was the impact it had . . . The movie had

I had the same experience!!!

JB is a sexist racist piece of trash

The theater turned into Arrowhead Stadium, it was that loud in there

Anyone who loves Casino Royale should also check out The Mask of Zorro. Also by Martin Campbell. It's not as great as Casino Royale...but pretty damn close.

he was nowhere NEAR to "the bond we love"; FFS... HIs apprenticeship was long from over, getting the "License to kill" only ONE step on a journey. Maybe you grew up without movies, only reading the books where the character might be said to be similar, but Movie Bond has always been supposed to be Suave, not cold as ice, mimically almost paralyzed and too miserly with words to be witty. The Flirting can be left out, but Bond having swallowed his own tongue and taking murdering goons more important than his "cover"? Never!

I dont like Craig as Bond, but I'll give him credit for being the best as playing the cold assassin aspect of the character.

His eyes are incredible. They have his half-feral intensity to them, and depending on the lighting, they can take on this almost eerie glow.

@@Jose-se9pu One of the worst Bonds, yeah

@@warreng675 lol you are in the minority

@@jbo4547 Its not a minority

I agree. What I find amazing is that once you read the novel you know what scenes were added specifically for the movie, but the amazing part is how perfectly it all blends together. None of the action sequences they added in feel out of place, and is complimented perfectly with the scenes that were adapted from the novel. I don’t know how the Academy didn’t give this film an Oscar nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay.

Terrible.

@@titusmccarthy Then why are you here? To troll?

The ending is great. Really great. But the rest of the movie feels like a generic action film. It’s basically an average action film with a great opera like ending.

I agree. As of now Craig is my second favorite Bond only behind Timothy Dalton.

True. Not a Craig fan but can't deny casino is the best movie by most bond rankings. Though skyfall Craig excels casino by his performance but the movie hasn't aged as well

@@randomhuman97 Skybore wasn't as interesting to me, besides Javier Bardem's appealing villain.

i loved Skyfall, its my favorite of the daniel craig bond films, but casino royale was still excellent and made complete courtesy of Mads Mikkelsen, i even actually liked quantum of solace because everyone is quick to write off the plot when they don't realize how actually true to life it portrays corporate business interests and how they conduct their business, and this coupled with the fact that this film was produced at the time of the writer's strike i believe is commendable and reflects the tenacity of its producers to still try and come up with an excellent film despite the writer's strike, and then there was that other craig bond film i dont even remember the name of it now for how forgettable it was, nothing against Christoph Waltz or anything because he's a great actor but he needs a great script to truly shine and whoever wrote that screenplay kind of dropped the ball on that one sadly

My sentiments exactly

I undestood that reference.

*slurp*

haha

He was going to feed to him what he seemed not to value

Chi Chi Chi 🤪

Damn! That must have been one hell of an evening. No, I'm not jealous....grrr!

Totally agree, the 3 bond films that are more than "just a fun spy/action film". They are actually great films.

Diana Rigg was Tracy and Tracy was Diana Rigg. They built that character around DIana Rigg and the popularity of her kick ass antics in The Avengers. In fact, if it were not for The Avengers tv series, '60s Bond, particularly Bond girls, may have been very different. First Honor Blackman showed that people liked women who could kick ass, and that got her into Goldfinger. Later, Diana Rigg carried on the tradition, which clearly influenced OHMSS. I agree that Diana Rigg deserves more credit because she was so far ahead of what was considered appropriate. Tracy also just seems more like Bond's type, in terms of character.

@@garrick3727 I feel Tracy and Vesper are two faces on the same coin. Both were already heavily involved in the criminal underworld, Tracy who was born into it and Vesper who was deep in it. However the way the character's introduced Bond to severe tragedy is where the character's differ, Tracy's in the more adventurous and traditional approach where we're seeing the duo fight their way out of evil yet to be completely enveloped by it again surprisingly. With Bond's love for Vesper, the two only dive deeper into dark waters the further they develop their feelings in the mission, from the poison, the contract killer, and their kidnapping, their love is ill fated from the start with a shadowed feeling it's not meant to last. Both in their approach and climax have allowed Bond to achieve higher realms of emotion and surrealism. Similarly with Skyfall and Spectre. The Craig series is achieving in pop culture what Royale, MSS, Goldeneye, Goldfinger, and Eyes Only achieved in their Bond Girls. Vesper's love is incredibly parallel to the modern contemporary of surreal the youth seeks today. As it's no longer found in intimate places or ideas and must be sought through unfamiliar conditions like new social scapes and networks. As the typical romanticized woman today is not seen as whole woman, but as the shadow of a fleeting dream. Eva Green perfectly encaptured the contemporary woman by her intimate and emotional moments with Bond, as a woman desperately seeking to establish her own life out of the hand society has dealt her. Bond was not only a sensational and realistic love, but a tangible escape from the materialistic hellscape society has become to them. Which is why Bond is still chasing that fleeting dream to this day in his alcoholism, recklessness, and shadows of a woman he once knew. Sciarra who was married into Spectre Swan who was born into Spectre Severine sold into Spectre Camille sold out of Spectre All characteristics of Tracy and Vesper. Vesper who is captured variously by each actress rather in Camille's vengeful soiree, Swan's web of suspense, or Severine and Sciarra's grave depths. They're all cinema amalgamation of Bond's lost love, or else all these women would've simply been killed by Bond's recklessness if it were not the emotional capacity of Vesper he projects upon these women. He was chasing a dead woman, and still is.

I like vesper but she isn't in my top 2. My top 3 has Pam bouvier, wai lin vesper lynd

@@randomhuman97 I briefly remember Pam only because I've seen that film in passing. Will be Next on my list. Wai Lin is a league of her own, if only the Brosnan franchise received the narrative of the Craig series. She would've been the proper reoccurring co-star to aid Bond in his endeavors. She is certainly cut from the chemistry of Triple XXX, Galore, and Ryder. Pam, Melina Havelock, Wai Lin, along with; Swan and the new 00 are restoring the image of the femme fatale to the silver screen. Not only as Bond Girls, but modern contemporary women that are absolutely achievable in society, rather it's capturing a smokey distraught figure like Severine in sex trade, or an accomplished operative like Wai Lin, XXX, or Pam Bouvier, that mirror espionage tactics of today like the Russian Spy of Wallstreet Anna Chapman or World War 2's Nancy Wake. However most villainous characters like Elektra King even exist to this decade and even within the Bond installment. Ghislaine Maxwell, British socialite, heiress to the Maxwell legacy of Sir Robert Maxwell, a notorious triple agent. Maxwell, an accomplished entrepreneur, socialite, this woman even obtained a helicopter license to pilot for private escorts and a submarine for her aquatic investments. Is now iconicly known for her nefarious child grooming in association with the Jeffrey Epstein trafficking ring. Imagine the financial exploits Elektra King pursued for her own gain. Yet instead of oil, it's solely for the purpose of raising an empire to fund child trafficking. How sexy would Sophie Marceu look now?

@@TheRealAdaWong I can see their similarity, but also their differences. Taking the unflattering view, Tracy is a spoiled rich kid who is bored because her life has no meaning. Vesper has been duped by some guy who she believes loves her but is actually a spy using her. Clearly Vesper is the tragic figure, and certainly the more nuanced character. With Casino Royale being the earlier book (and movie, in prequel sense) then Vesper came first. She basically created or reinforced Bond's distrust of women, or you could say she made him realize that having a serious relationship in his line of work was dangerous. Vesper shut Bond down. Tracy opened him up, fleetingly, but he ultimately realized that he was right first time. Vesper was the tragic figure first, and then Bond was the tragic figure with Tracy. On her own merits, Eva Green is the better Bond girl in my opinion. However, I admire people like Honor Blackman and Diana Rigg for being relatively groundbreaking, not just in terms of their Bond girl characters but in terms of how the actors themselves were in a time where "the establishment" really didn't approve of that kind of thing even if young women of the time (such as my mother) hugely approved.

Everything Or Nothing would have been Die Another Day Part 2 if it were a movie. That brand of early-2000s camp works better on your PlayStation

Wha...? You're kidding, right? Have you checked out her IMDB page? : )

I wonder if they will bring him back for the next movie, considering that, unless No Time To Die is A LOT better than Spectre, the next movie will have to bring some much needed new air to the franchise.

He's done some duds like green lantern. Even the foreigner was saved by brosnan and Jackie Chan

Scheduling conflicts. Only sam mendes who can do it

Skyfall was beautifully done by Sam Mendes and cinematographer Roger Deakins. The night scenes especially. It probably also had the best opening scene merging into the intro song of any Bond film. Its a little slow here and there but still one of the best Bond films imo. Spectre was surprisingly dull by comparison, but it may have been the screenwriting or script letting it down, who knows.

He definitely should’ve at least done Quantum Of Solace. I understand he didn’t want to do 2 movies back to back but man his touch was missing. Especially considering it was the first direct sequel in the series. I initially hated it because it felt so different from Casino Royale and I couldn’t gel with the editing and I wasn’t entirely on board with the more serious direction they were taking the series but it’s grown on me. Knowing what’s happening has made it more enjoyable to rewatch. It still feels too short. They clearly cut a good deal of scenes from the movie as some scenes move too fast or certain plot details aren’t conveyed well because they’re rushed or are missing. Sam Mendes did good with Skyfall but certain narrative choices haven’t aged well. The worst of which is having 007 suddenly be portrayed as over the hill and his relevance being questioned. Seems they should’ve had a film between QOS and Skyfall to make this sudden jump more palatable. Still is an entertaining action movie with an emotional storyline and it’s beautifully shot and I love Javier Bardem as Raul Silva. I can look past it’s few flaws. It’s also paced pretty well and never feels too slow. Spectre sucked. Hard to believe he directed that movie. It had a lot of the same issues i had with The World Is Not Enough, including pointless action scenes that served as filler rather than as a means to advance the plot, a shallow storyline , dull direction, too many nonsensical plot developments despite how serious it’s trying to be, a bloted runtime, uneven performances and an extremely contrived storyline. Purvis and Wade’s worst tendencies as writers resurfaced. Much like that film, Spectre deteriorates with every repeat viewing rather than improve with more viewings. It’s safe to say I wouldn’t care if I never saw it again. I already know the important plot details that will make it to the next film. There’s practically nothing to make that excruciating 2 and a half hour run time worth sitting through again. It was sad to see Monica Belluci, Dave Bautista and Christoph Waltz be practically wasted. Daniel Craig gave his weakest performance in the role. I hope the trend of the odd number films continues and we get a good film with No Time To Die.

He was 49 in die another day but yeah moore went to age 57

Well, yeah, but “Casino Royale” is the FIRST Bond novel, and it wouldn’t do to have PB volunteering for his first job with Mitt Romney-style grey temples.

I didn't care if he was blond either.

Actually, they used five Asons for that crash shot.

later james bond always had this. Like live or let die being influenced by blaxploitation movies, or man with the goolden gun having martial arts. or moonraker being completely rewritten to be a space story to go against starwars.

Yep, casino royale was excellent but the rest of the Craig movies were mediocre generic action movies to me.

I have enjoyed all the bond films, including Craig, but the Craig ones just aren't as much fun.

Pretty much. Casino Royale = Batman Begins Quantum = any Jason Bourne movie Skyfall = The Dark Knight Spectre = The Winter Soldier I wonder which movie is No Time To Die ripping off, lol.

Bond films tend to reflect the pop film culture of the day.

Same not a Craig's fan but can't deny the movie will fulfil you . . . Singing that in tune 😉 Caterina mourinho was equally stunning and I HATED BOND FOR HAVING HER KILLED for no reason. He hid his identity but signs as bond again in the hotel anyways 😑😑 Few loopholes are there though- the Mathis question wasn't solved and pushed over to Qos. Lechiffre arrest was explained well in the book with cold war setting, but wouldn't apply for a post cold war setting.

@@randomhuman97 i understand what you mean, what i meant mostly was the tone of the movie and the characters i think this grittier and "grounded" tone suits very well Bond movies and Campbell did it to perfection on this one, as much as the set pieces are crazy you still feel like Bond is human and could definetly exist in real life, it's a nice balance between vulnerability and stylish badassery that makes me love this movie

All bond movies are derivative of the times. Kung fu, blaxploitation, Star Wars, India, drug trafficking. Craig has batman begins origin story, Jason Bourne editing and shaky cam, skyfall - China. Spectre- sepia filter and explosions

Daniel Craig said due to the Austin Powers comedies, they agreed to take a more serious tone

Same. I'm not a Craig fan, but can't deny casino is a masterpiece. The Craig 2nd digital age reboot with an origin story was needed after the post cold war reboot. Guess the new bond will be a post BRexit reboot

Wife is a keeper! Smart lady!

Tell your wife that Daniel was only 38 when he made Casino and it's a compatible age with the age of Bond in the book. Younger than Brosnan in Goldeneye too.

@@TheMrCHELL You misread. I said LOOKS too old, not is.

So not really a Bond movie.

That 67 film was a spoof.

@@goodsaint_001 ...along with the 1983 non-EON film, as well as the 1970s entries~

It’s so funny Ben Whishaw is in that movie too. Bond and Q origin story(and under appreciated film)

Exactly right about Dalton, who was a great 80s Bond, gritty and tough

Surprised he wasn't mentioned in the review, he was certainly seen as a front runner in the UK.

Definitely a missed opportunity for something awesome. Hopefully we can get him as a vilan one day.

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Nah

Yeah I agree. For me personally, Casino Royale is my second favorite Bond film of all time. Only behind On Her Majesty’s Secret Service. I might be biased because he was the Bond I grew up with, but Daniel Craig is my second favorite James Bond. I just feel like he brought the serious tone that the character was desperately needing. Honestly I could go on and on about how much I loved Casino Royale, and while I do like two of Craig’s other Bond films, neither one had that unique feeling that Casino Royale had.

@@cooperwolfe5478 Oh yes, OHMSS along with FRWL were the top favourite Bond films for me. No coincidence that they generally follow Fleming's novels. So along comes CR, which again generally (with a few embellishments) follows the original novel but in a modern setting. All through the film I enjoyed recognising story elements I knew from the book. And I was astounded how much I loved it. It did help that CR was the 1st Fleming book I'd read, and is still my favourite. So it was no surprise the film hits the #1 spot for me. I agree Craig's Bond films since have been a bit rough, not terrible, but a bit rough since CR. And I think the key lies in the source material. I feel there is still a lot there to inspire a modernization of a base screenplay. As many Bond films have only used scenes and incidents from the books, yet totally ditched the stories. Anyway, here's hoping Craig ends on a high note with NTTD (when it finally comes out!) Lightning won't strike twice and be the magic CR was, but let's hope it has a little bit of the magic about it.

@@Vyp3Rau Yeah I agree. I feel like the only film that was named after a Fleming Bond novel that is unanimously better than the novel it’s named after is The Spy Who Loved Me. I do agree with you that even I personally like most of. Craig’s Bond films, none of the films post CR have that same magic. Part of it I feel like has to do with the fact that the film feels retro. I don’t know if that’s the right term, but I’ll use it.

@@cooperwolfe5478 Yes! It's an over use of a yellow filter by the director of photography, which tends to mute all the colours. Casino had such great use of colour throughout, yet every film since has taken the colours away with a yellow filter 'for style'. To me it's particularly obvious in the pre-title sequence of SPECTRE (I refuse not to spell the film name without all caps, because it is an acronym!), the helicopter fight scene over the top of the Mexican crowd who are celebrating the Day of the Dead festival. In fact, this problem was even discussed on the YT channel "The Bond Experience" in they're look back at the film. They show how beautifully colourful the scene should be. (The link below takes you straight to the reference.) ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-WFGKXtLaWMY.html As you will see, what a colourful opening sequence this would have been without the filter being used.