Windygo
November 19th, 2006, 12:55
All right, so this one is not your typical James Bond movie. It sort of is. But takes a new approach to many of the same ideas. They tried to make this one a bit more believable, if not in the action than in the way the characters react to the people and environment around them.
Daniel Craig's Bond is a badass. (And he shows this with an incredibly bad haircut.) He's a big step from Roger and Pierce, by actually being affected by the times where he's been forced to kill. Casino Royale is actually supposed to be a "Bond Begins" of sorts, so James is still adjusting from being promoted to a 007. He's reckless, crazy, doesn't give a damn about anyone, or anything; Bartender: "Shaken or stirred?" Bond: "Does it look like I give a damn?"
Vesper Lynd, one of two Bond girls, is *gasp* - dare I say it- a very normal and relateable person. She's an accountant, for heaven's sake. Her time spent with Bond is nearly adorable.
The bad guys manage to maintain their humanity. Le Chiffre (The Figure? wtf?), with a scar across a blind eye that bleeds when he's stressed (or something) starts out as your typical epitome of evil that you're used to seeing, only concerned with money and power, but soon enough you'll see him scared and cornered, which only serves to make him even more dangerous.
The movie itself starts out phenomenally. No crazy gadgets, or movie makers playing a game of "Look what we can do!", it's just James chasing very nimble man in Uganda through a construction site. The stunts here certainly made me jump on a couple of occaisions.
The movie does start to go downhill after the gay S&M scene. (No, I'm not kidding.) But by this time, there's not a whole lot of the movie left, and I managed to stand it. The adrenaline rush from earlier is enough to tide you over.
Always remember to keep your defibulator plugged in if you're going into cardiac arrest. Vesper Lynd won't always be able to do that for you.
Daniel Craig's Bond is a badass. (And he shows this with an incredibly bad haircut.) He's a big step from Roger and Pierce, by actually being affected by the times where he's been forced to kill. Casino Royale is actually supposed to be a "Bond Begins" of sorts, so James is still adjusting from being promoted to a 007. He's reckless, crazy, doesn't give a damn about anyone, or anything; Bartender: "Shaken or stirred?" Bond: "Does it look like I give a damn?"
Vesper Lynd, one of two Bond girls, is *gasp* - dare I say it- a very normal and relateable person. She's an accountant, for heaven's sake. Her time spent with Bond is nearly adorable.
The bad guys manage to maintain their humanity. Le Chiffre (The Figure? wtf?), with a scar across a blind eye that bleeds when he's stressed (or something) starts out as your typical epitome of evil that you're used to seeing, only concerned with money and power, but soon enough you'll see him scared and cornered, which only serves to make him even more dangerous.
The movie itself starts out phenomenally. No crazy gadgets, or movie makers playing a game of "Look what we can do!", it's just James chasing very nimble man in Uganda through a construction site. The stunts here certainly made me jump on a couple of occaisions.
The movie does start to go downhill after the gay S&M scene. (No, I'm not kidding.) But by this time, there's not a whole lot of the movie left, and I managed to stand it. The adrenaline rush from earlier is enough to tide you over.
Always remember to keep your defibulator plugged in if you're going into cardiac arrest. Vesper Lynd won't always be able to do that for you.