I've got my tickets. I can barely stand. 93% on Rotten Tomatoes, and it's 2 days before the movie.

Jesus 93% on rottentomatoes. A heavy sample size too. If it stays above 90% I'll be amazed. I want to see this so badly.

Went up to 94%. YES!!!!!

I can't tell anyone on this board how excited I am to see this movie.

T minus nine hours and forty-five minutes.


4:16 AM Redjake?! You must be exited. :thumbsup:

Can't really blame you though. I've been ready for this movie for six months.

Psst....he's in North Carolina. That means it was 7:16 AM.

Damn, that means he gets to see it before us.

I'll be seeing it at the 1:20 showing tomorrow. What's that you say? Don't I have a class to teach at 1:00? No, my TA has a class to teach. It's Bond day, baby!

I've had my tickets for days, going tonight, so you have my bessing....besides, isn't that what TAs are for?

I've got tickets for the 7pm show tomorrow night since I don't get off work till 5:30. Afterwards, though, we're having a Bond-themed cocktail party :)

I'd like to personally thank everyone involved in the making of Casino Royale for finally and truely realizing Ian Fleming's dream in creating a true James Bond. This is Bond.

This is the first time I've given a movie a 10/10, but it deserves one.

So it was great?? Pray tell!!!!!!

It's Friday night here and I have just returned from what was the best Bond movie in years (perhaps ever).

I am very (very!) pleased with this film. It is the film that I wanted them to make when they finally ditched Roger Moore. It is the film that Dalton or Brosnan could have made but the producers didn't have the courage to make.

It turns out my office is treating the entire staff to an afternoon screening of the film on Monday. I am going to see this a second time.

I will hold off the discussions of the minutiae until more have had a chance to see it...

All I will say is I can't wait until the next one. I want to see where they go with it.

Oh man, this is great....I can't WAIT to see it tonight...

Man...getting through work today is going to be really really hard.

I was completely blown away by this movie, and couldn't agree more.

!!!

I am gonna try to see it today after school.

I just bought the book today, I'm gonna read it before I go see it.
I don't know why I'm on the net right now, the sooner I read it, the sooner I can go see it!

My first viewing impression is that this is in the top three or four Bond movies, maybe even second only to From Russia With Love.

****

I've got to admit, I had given up on Bond in the last few years. But, now I'm seriously reconsidering. Perhaps I need to check this out.

Holy crap, that was awesome. I saw it at about 7pm this evening, and afterwards we had a Bond-themed cocktail party. I am proud to say that everyone who saw the movie and attended said: "Holy crap, that was an awesome movie."

So gritty, and realistic...hard to believe it was really Bond, but truly amazing. My brother literally called me and said, "Oh my God."

I'm going to jump on the Bondwagon here and say that it was a really, super, incredible movie. It could have held up on it's own as an action movie WITHOUT the Bond name- and adding Bond to it made it even better!

And Daniel Craig... to me, he's the way Bond should be- the Bond in the books. Plus, he's quite dashing :)

Got my ticket for tonight! I am so excited!!

Holy crap. This makes every other Bond movie look like a kid's movie. Screw the people who say Sean Connery is the only good Bond or the best Bond -- Craig is better. This movie is so far above and beyond the regular Bond movies that the rest aren't even comparable.

1. Daniel Craig is amazing as Bond.

2. No CGI and real action scenes = real emotion.

Go see this movie. It's the best Bond movie ever made, and I've seen all but 1 of them (the last one).

I do have to say that I was pleasently surprised by this movie, because once the plot was set up, they actually stayed reasonably close to the book.

That being said, there was one part that annoyed me, not with the movie, but with the audience.
Spoiler: When Bond says, "The job is done, the bitch is dead." And produced a rather vocal response from the audience. I just wanted to shout at the theater, "Read the damn book!"

Wait untill they see Spoiler: Felix mangled by a shark if they remake Live and Let Die according to the book. People will be vomiting in the theater. Still, I'm glad someone else is familiar with the literary masterpieces of Ian Fleming.

Spoiler: Speaking of Felix Leiter... I am glad he is alive again. He has always been one of my favourite minor characters in the series.

Just saw it with JustJess, quadro2000, ubertuber, abaya and ktspktsp. I am totally satisfied.

Spoiler: The only thing that caught me off guard was the scenes after Le Chiffre was killed. It was almost surreal. Bond wakes up and all of a sudden his girl is in love with him (I know, I know) and the dude he pegged before suddenly gets hauled off in front of him. Why was he even there to begin with? I was thinking maybe that whole scene was a drug-induced hallucination concocted to get the password. Apparently not.

Read the book. Trust me. I'll Fed Ex you mine. You need to read it to get a full understanding. Leave us say that Spoiler: The organization that employeed Le Chiffre was convinced that Le Chiffre was going to eventually talk to either the Americans or the British, giving up details that would expose said organization. In the book, the organization was SMERSH, the Soviet Union's answer to the CIA. In the original movie (that was never made) it was SPECTER. In this version? We aren't supposed to know yet. All we know is that they are holding Vesper's former lover, they hired Le Chiffre, and they are involved in making money off terror attacks. The next movie will touch on this in depth, I assure you. If you want, I'll send you a copy of the script for Bond 22 as soon as I get it. I should have it in the next 3 months.

I'm very glad that everyone has enjoyed this movie. Don't worry, this thread will have info on Bond 22 as soon as the hype from CR dies down.

James Bond will return....

I didn't stay for the closing credits was this included? Do we have a name for James Bond 22?


BTW, I would suggest we start a new tread to discuss Bond 22 when the time comes... frankly it can come soon enough.

Saw the movie on friday night, absoloutly awesome, i'm going to see it again on wednesday.

The best part of the entire film, the last line, then closing credits, chills baby, chills!

No name yet.
You sure? I mean we have like 5 threads for Lost, 26 threads for gun control, and maybe 230 for how incompetent Bush is; it seems like a waste. Doesn't it take up less room on the server if we just have one thread for Bond? Bond 22 won't be out until November of 2008 or even 2009, so the thead won't be buzzing with infor or traffic for a while after the CR hype dies down (I give it about a month or so, then a little again when the DVD comes out next year).

Maybe you have a point. Let's play it by ear.

Besides the name of this tread is so cool, I'd hate to lose it.

I haven't felt this way watching a Bond movie since I was a kid. Really, going back to the begining and reintroducing Bond was a great idea. Daniel Craig is fantastic as Bond - anyone giving this movie a negative review is just doing it to be bitchy.

This was a tough, no-nonsense Bond with excellent action and more characterizaton than seen in most of the previous films. It's a more mature film, that's for sure. The franchise is reborn here.

I thought Daniel Craig did an excellent job during the entire film and I liked his reactions during his torture sequence, I would probably lose it after one hit.

This is exactly how I felt. The dialogue between Bond and the female characters is magnificent. The initial sequence of action reminded me of the "special effects" in District B13, or should I say lack there of; just simply raw action. I definitely want to catch this again before it leaves theaters, and it's instantly on my "To Buy" DVD list.

Wow. I think wow pretty much sums it up. I loved the opening scene. I loved the street-running (or whatever that stuff is called) intro to the main plot line.

About my only dislike was how much the movie dragged Spoiler: between climaxes. After Le Chiffre dies, the plot-insofar as the movie is concerned-seems pretty much wrapped up. The only reason I knew something else was supposed to happen is because the movie kept going, which meant something else had to happen, even though there was absolutely nothing in the movie prior to that point that gave me any clue as to where the plot was supposed to be taking me. I would have liked to see some better editing to tie the fallout from the poker game to Vesper's betrayal. My grilfriend and I both squirmed a bit making it through all the honeymoon scenes.

What a great ride, though. Gives me a lot of faith in a series that really looked like it was dying.

Spoiler: You weren't the least bit curious about the organization behind Le Chiffre, that killed him because they value trust more than money?

Spoiler: Oh, of course I was curious about it, but its scope clearly could not (and was not) handled by the movie's remaining half hour. Perhaps the flow is more apparent in the book which, admittedly, I have not read. We got a glimmer of a glimpse of what was at stake and at work due to her betrayal, but it certainly didn't answer any of my questions or lay any of my curiosities to rest.

I can't wait to go see this..I guess I can't call myself a true Bond fan, seeing as how I didn't know it was already out, but as some previously said, I agree that Goldeneye was one of the best.
And now that I read how amazed all of you were, I'm planning to see this as soon as possible.

Best Bond EVAR! I never could quite wrap myself around Roger Moore's tongue-in-cheek stuff.

Daniel Craig made Sean Connery look like a wimp.

10/10

Just got done seeing this movie for the second time. It was even BETTER the second time...I love it.

I finally went to see it last night and it was great! I didn't notice the time I was in there. All the characters were handled really well, and Craig makes an awesome Bond.
The only real quibble I had was a bit at the end when he says that line from the end of the book. In the book, it's a final, cold dismissal of what had happened before, he's over it, he doesn't care now.
But in the film there's the added bit where M says "she did it for you, blah, blah, blah" and for me that really took away the coldness of his reactions.

And for all those who moan and cringe about the 'honeymoon' scenes, all I can say is read the book. ;)

To quote one of my favorite reviews on CR. Finally this feels like a promise and not an obligation.

I'm glad to hear that and so much from so many people. James Bond is big again, and all I can say about it is it's about damn time.

Well Amazon dropped the ball on my overnight shipping. I just got the 2 disc widescreen edition of Casino Royale. Turns out, Amazon was swamped with orders!
http://www.mi6.co.uk/news/index.php?itemid=4836

I just picked it up from the neighborhood supermarket the day it came out. We watched it right away. It's definitely a movie that can stand up to repeat viewings!

And Eva Green is still a gorgeous babe.

It was a pleasant surprise. I was half expecting it to suck, but it was a good bond reset.

I finally watched Casino Royale (in Blu-Ray on my 60" DLP screen) - I will have to say it kicks ass!
I agree this is on par with Sean Connery's Bond.

That being said I have only one big gripe ...

The only really big disappointment is that they changed Baccarat to "Texas Hold 'em." It may be a small issue to some but it smudged the sheen of elegance for me. I suppose this is an attempt to glamorize the game to boost the online gaming business, perhaps.

The game of poker has been filmed more convincingly in countless other films. Casino Royale didn't add anything to that old formula - In fact the portrayal was elementary and contrived to the point of embarrassment.

The use of "the tell" as a plot device is a tired one and has been done better in films like, "House of Games" and "The Cincinnati Kid" in which the game is depicted with more complexity, suspense and authenticity. It's not an entirely trivial issue because the whole plot of Casino Royale revolves around that card game.

Still, it's not enough to destroy the film for this viewer - I loved everything else about the film.

Congratulations and best of luck to Marc Forster, who will be directing the as-yet unnamed Bond 22, expected to start shooting in December and to hopefully be out November 2008. Forster is best known for directing monster's Ball, Finding Neverland and Stranger Than Fiction, leading me to say, "Huh?"

Daniel Craig is, of course, already attached as Bond, as is Dame Judy Dench and Giancarlo Giannini, Mathis from Casino Royale.

Yes, this was my first complete vieing of a James Bond film, and it rocked to the point of no return. Cinematically-Superb and Exceptional, though I can sympathize with longbough about the way the game of poker was portrayed. But other than that minor nuance, the film is extraordinary!

Now, I think the rest of my Bond viewing should go from the most recent movies in the catalogue(i.e. Brosnan Bond) until I end with the original film with Connery. I am off to absorb..... :D

In all fairness to Forster, Campbell hadn't really knocked one out of the park yet either, and definitely not before Goldeneye. So hopefully he can continue to expand upon this "new" style of Bond film, and his added visions won't detract from the great ideas introduced in Casino Royale. And hopefully they will keep the same DP from Royale so that the visuals remain consistent.

Forster is an interesting choice, but so was Nolan for Batman. I've hardly given up hope. I'm more interested to see in what direction the story goes. Still, I'm going to go get Stranger Than Fiction to get an idea of this guy's style.

Spoiler:
So Bond 22 picks up 2 minutes after Casino Royale. Good. I was hoping that the next film could just keep building directly onto what Casino Royale gave us.

I watched Casino Royale yesterday for the first time and I personally don't think it was the best Bond ever. In fact, I found it to be a bit slow paced. It didn't keep my attention as much as previous Bond films did either. Also, what happened to the gadgets? I'd give it a 7/10.

And before any of you purists jump my bones - no, I've never read the books. I'm comparing it to the other Bond movies, nothing more.

I only just saw CR this evening. This version of Bond is so superior to the campy Bond's of the past. (I stopped watching them when Moore took the role). I think what everyone is raving about is that it is far more realistic than any of the Bond movies. Bond is flawed, he actually kills people in cold blood, and he isn't the playboy baffoon that mocks 'M' and teases Miss Moneypenny.

I am a fan once again if the franchise continues in this more adult form.

Pen's back in, everyone.

The next Bond movie, Quantum of Solace, will be out in November. Mark your calendar.

We just rented Casino Royale last night (my wife hadn't seen it yet). It really is a great film...

I rewatched it the same night to pick up on the nuances. It only got better. :)

I can't stay mad at you! :D

I've found that reading the original Ian Fleming novel is amazingly helpful and really makes the movie even better. I'd recommend it to anyone.

I'm too cute to stay mad at. :D

I've not read the Ian Fleming novels, but if the movies are now going to be true to them, I will be visiting Amazon soon. :)

Casino Royale (the movie) was a reasonably loyal update of the novel. We have yet to see if they will adapt further Fleming novels, as they have already adapted most of the others.

The Quantum of Solice teaser 1 will be released 1 week from today, June 30, on yahoo. The trailer will then be released with Hancock on July 2.

Given the title, can techo-nerds like myself expect a really bad-ass doomsday machine?

Quantum of Solace is a turn of phrase meaning "the smallest amount of solace". It's probably a double entendre referring to deal with the death of Vesper in Casino Royale and a major plot point in the movie.

Believe you me, I know. I explained this very concept to my friend just the other day, as a matter of fact.

I still think with a title like that, there had better be some damn awesome weapon of mass destruction, like the Icarus, and not something like a stealth boat.

I think we're done with science fiction for a while. Die Another Day may have been a financial success, but the studios and a lot of fans were pissed that James Bond had turned into a superhero instead of a man. James Bond's source materials were the reason he was made into a franchise. JFK mentioned in an interview that he loved the Ian Fleming novel "From Russia with Love" and that was the genesis of the legend.

As for the storyline, it deals with a natural resource. I won't go into detail because I'm not interested in spoiling anything.

http://www.traileraddict.com/trailer...ace/10-seconds

The official teaser doesn't come out until Monday, but this is a 10 second sneak peek.

http://www.moviefone.com/movie/quant...ace/26922/main

nice high def trailer

I would like to take the time to personally thank the trailer for not having any horrible CGI, corny one-liners, and "since the dawn of humanity" spoken in it.

Looks awesome so far - just as gritty as CR. Hopefully the lack of Martin Campbell won't ruin the movie. I was watching Goldeneye today and damn I just love his direction.

HAHA, "since the dawn of humanity". Yes, sweeping generalizations do tend to run rampant in trailers.

Watch Kite Runner if you're worried about grit, as it has the same director. Quite frankly, I'm expecting this one to be a lot gritter than Casino Royale, and from what I've seen (about 15 minutes of raw footage), it really is.

Honestly... I think it looks absolutely outstanding. The stunts, the story, the humor, the girls, the locations, the chases... I'm very, very excited.

More news. It looks like we have confirmation on the title track for Quantum of Solace.
James Bond 007 :: MI6 - The Home Of James Bond

Hopefully the song is as good as "You Know My Name" from Casino Royale.

What if it's like this?!

FYI -- Amazon's Gold Box deal of the day is the James Bond Ultimate Collection (all 21 Bond movies) for $95.99

That was funny; it almost has a David Bowie sound to it.

I had a friend of mine send me a bootleg of the rough opening sequence of QOS. I believe I can say with certainty that Casino Royale has been improved upon in it's sequel. Expect this to be one of the biggest movies of the year, in fact.

Ah, and the full trailer is now out:
Quantum of Solace (Bond 22) Trailer B - Trailer Addict

Bond. James Bond.

Click Here to Download (Right Click "Save As")

Ooo OOoooo OOOooo!

(am a little excited)

Can't believe I was the last to post on this thread...

Just got home from seeing Q of S at the cinema, and I have to say it's very, very good.

It doesn't open up across the pond until 14 November because they want the movie to be in the theaters over both major US holidays. Since Harry Potter was postponed to next year, QoS's main competition is now gone.

So what did you like about it (remember to spoiler!)?

Hey Will, how did you get this? Are you in "the biz" or a very connected fan?

Opening Nov 7th here in Iceland... CAN'T WAIT!!! What a fantastic week this is (assuming Obama wins). :D

I am really excited to go see this. Our plan is to watch Casino Royale beforehand, as supposedly QoS picks up almost exactly where the first left off.

It's a funny story, actually. I used to have a myspace page where I showcased music (this is several years back), and maybe a few days after making it I had a German fan. He also happens to be a professional driver that works with big movies like CR and QoS.

Connected fan, then.

Well you need no spoliers to know that t picks up where CR left off, and that Bond is interested in finding out where Vespa's boyfriend is.

It has the same production values as CR and relies on story rather than gadgets. There's no "Q scene", which always struck me as silly in the old movies.

Spoiler: It has a sinister organisation who have infiltrated EVERYONE, and it even seems that Felix has been turned against Bond

I'm sorta worried about this movie. I've heard that it is the action of Casino Royale but not the emotion and raw power of every scene. I will go see it because Casino Royale is still one of my favorite movies ever but I am ready for a disappointment. Why is a different director doing it? :(

It's normal to change directors. Campbell did CR, but before that he only did Goldeneye. I guess he's in charge of the freshmen.

Did you like Kite Runner?

Directing a movie can be exhausting, and it's common for franchises that rely on little downtime between films (like Bond or Harry Potter) to change directors as often the previous film's director is tired/missing their family/etc, especially if the film had a long production cycle.

This is the first Bond film to be directed by someone who is not a Brit.

/end trivia


I saw the film this weekend and thought it was pretty good. Not as overall strong as Casino Royal but definitely a solid action film. I am looking forward to the next instalment to see where they take this Bond.

I grew up watching Bond with my Dad and my older brother. Probably our only "Bond-ing" type of experience together.
That said, Pierce Brosnan was quite capable. I just found the writing on his movies sucked. Same with Timothy Dalton.
Yes, I brought up the script in a Bond discussion. Please don't take away my secret decoder ring!
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I loved Casino Royale! Next to Dr. No, probably my favourite Bond film (well, Goldfinger was up there).

QoS opens here the 14th. I like to wait until the crowds die down a bit before I go, so it'll be a couple of weeks
before I see it.

This was my first impression, too, and then I watched it again. And once more. While I'm still slightly put off by the Spoiler: back to back to back chase scenes, though each of them were spectacular, the Spoiler: development of the Bond character (and QoS is ultimately about character) is really engaging. I found it's best to watch CR and then go right into QoS. They operate as two acts from a two-act piece.

After seeing movies like Sin City, I'm starting to like the idea of having different acts of a whole story being directed by different individuals with unique styles. Campbell and Foster are very different, and it lends very well to what's shaping up to be one of the two best reboots of all time (the other being Nolan's Batman). We've seen this situation before with TV shows, but it doesn't get many opportunities in film. If only they'd tapped someone else to write and direct Spider-man 3...

Quantum of Solace: 9.4/10, I'll recommend it to all of my friends.

Same feelings here. Saw it tonight (it opened last Friday here in Iceland) and enjoyed the entertainment--but still thought Casino Royale was better.

I really dislike the direction these new movies are taking. They're based on books, blah blah, but where's Q and all the gadgets as well as out of the ordinary villains?

These new bond films don't have any...magic in them and seem sort of generic. I'm also hearing a lot of mixed review for Quantum, saying that it's not as good as Casino Royale.

There are about 20 movies you can enjoy that have that content (not to mention a million pretenders).

The truth is that Bond was once respected. That gave way over time to silly, formulaic fun instead. I like fun, but fun was killing the series (according to most hard core fans, critics, and the producers). Casino Royale demonstrated that Bond fans were ready for Fleming's Bond instead of Broccoli's Bond.

And QoS is making a metric ton of money overseas right now. It made $106m last weekend.

I guess I'm not fan enough to appreciate the new Bond films. Or just not ready.

I'm talking about hard core fans of Fleming's novels, not the movies. I'm sure you're a big fan of the movies.

Have you read the novels? I'd highly recommend them.

No, I've never read the novels. Just watched the Bond films since I was around 6 years old, so I grew up on laser pens, tiny bombs and various other kick-ass gadgetry. This new "twist" rubs me the wrong way and makes me feel like I'm watching another Layer Cake with more action.

To me they feel like a return to the more traditional Connery/Bond movies, with maybe a little more adrenaline. Connery had some quirky gadgets, but nothing like the Horse's Ass/Tiny Jet, Submarine Car, Cloaking device etc.. of the other Bonds, except for maybe Little Nellie from You Only Live Twice. One of my favorites is From Russia With Love, and if I remember correctly, the only gadget he used was a trick suitcase which hid money, a sniper rifle, and a tear gas anti-theft device, all items with no sci-fi value. To me, it was the Pierce Brosnan flics that became generic with the extremely over the top villains and non stop gadgetry.

I wish they could bring back some of the nonchalantness to the Bond character, instead of being so intense all of the time. Its what indeared me to the Connery version of Bond in the first place. Moore was too much of a clown, and Dalton and Brosnan always seemed like they were doing Chinese Arithmetic, as intense as they were all of the time.

Also, bring back the unique Bond Girl names. Kissy Suzuki, Pussy Galore, Dr. Goodhead.... all classics :)

Bond girl names? Like Strawberry Fields (of QoS)?

That sounds as silly as Christmas Jones and Xenia Onatopp. :rolleyes: