Bond...

[bovil]

Casino Royale, spoiler free.

The title sequence was gorgeous, just fucking gorgeous. I would have paid just to see the titles. Really.

It only got better from there.

I have high hopes for this writing/directing team in the future.

And then there's Daniel Craig. In squarecut aussie-rower swim trunks. Or naked. Or dressed.

Yum.

My only bitch? They switched from Baccarat to Poker, to make the movie more accessible. Makes sense. The Vesper recipe, though? It's still using the aperitif wine from the book, Kina Lillet. A wine that hasn't been made in decades; they changed the brand name long ago and the recipe almost 20 years ago. If they had switched to Lillet Blanc, it would have been reasonable and obtainable.

Comments

[johnnyeponymous.livejournal.com]

Such a great opening. Adn that first chase was balls-out action!
I loved the film and I think Craig is going to make a great 21st Century Bond. I can't wait for hte next one!
Chris

[iamradar.livejournal.com]

I really, really enjoyed it. britgeekgrrl told me about the differences between the book and the movie (as I haven't read the book) and from what I heard, I think they did a really snazzy job. I'm certainly looking forward to the next one!

[dakron.livejournal.com]

Al, Rackstraw told me about the differences between the book and movie, though I read the book long ago. It really is better than most of the movies I've seen in quite a while.

[kproche.livejournal.com]

I was amazed that they kept *all* of the critical plot points from the book, in the context of setting it in contemporary times. So many of the Bond films kept nothing beyond the title of the Ian Fleming source.

They replaced Smert' Shpionam (Smersh) with a vague unnamed terrorist organization, but Le Chiffre was still an evil banker just as in the book.

Blast from the Past!

[edwardcoli.livejournal.com]

Hey Andy:

Speaking of "James Bond", here's a blast from your past. Last time I saw you was at our ten year class reunion. What're you up to these days?