Well it's that season again. No I'm not reffering to Thanksgiving or Christmas. I'm referring to time for movie audiences to get a new James Bond. Unlike other Bonds, I have never seen British actor Daniel Craig in any movies so I am not sure what he has done before. I have heard that he was in Road to Perdition. Mr. Craig does well in the role and hopefully this will not be the last time we see him as James Bond. With this movie all Ian Fleming's books have been made into films. Now they may get movies made from the books that other writers did on Bond or perhaps they will write new movies on their own for the studio.
The movie Casino Royale had been made before for another studio but as a comedy with David Niven, Peter Sellers and Woody Allen. So in a way this might be considered a remake but the plot is completely different. In the David Niven film Mr. Niven is James Bond retired. Peter Sellers is an agent given the new name of James Bond but he is not able to live up to the legend. He is even accidentally killing the women he is trying to suduce. They team up to battle the evil genius trying to take over the world. It turns out it is James nephew Jimmy Bond played by Woody Allen. He is sriking back at the world because like Sellers character he was not able to live up to the legend of being named James Bond. It is a funny movie but also a very 60's movie with the dance scenes and very psychedelic.
This movie has Bond facing a professional investor and gambler who uses his profits and winnings to finance terriorist groups. The movie is really about the orgins of James Bond. When we meet Mr. Bond he is already a agent but does not have double 0 status. In order to get there you have to kill at least 2 enemies and we see the first 2 kills. We see how he develops his taste for his favorite drink. His first Astin Martin and his first tux. He also gets his first introduction to his future friend Felix Lighter. Over the years Felix has changed race. Usually he is white but twice he is African American. I don't want to say much more as I don't want to give away any surprises. If you want to see this film then you won't be dissappointed. It has it all action, romance, danger, intrigue and humor. It also has a leading man who was up to the challange. The only thing that was missing was John Cleese. I kept waiting for him to show up but he never did. Maybe next time.
The movie Casino Royale had been made before for another studio but as a comedy with David Niven, Peter Sellers and Woody Allen. So in a way this might be considered a remake but the plot is completely different. In the David Niven film Mr. Niven is James Bond retired. Peter Sellers is an agent given the new name of James Bond but he is not able to live up to the legend. He is even accidentally killing the women he is trying to suduce. They team up to battle the evil genius trying to take over the world. It turns out it is James nephew Jimmy Bond played by Woody Allen. He is sriking back at the world because like Sellers character he was not able to live up to the legend of being named James Bond. It is a funny movie but also a very 60's movie with the dance scenes and very psychedelic.
This movie has Bond facing a professional investor and gambler who uses his profits and winnings to finance terriorist groups. The movie is really about the orgins of James Bond. When we meet Mr. Bond he is already a agent but does not have double 0 status. In order to get there you have to kill at least 2 enemies and we see the first 2 kills. We see how he develops his taste for his favorite drink. His first Astin Martin and his first tux. He also gets his first introduction to his future friend Felix Lighter. Over the years Felix has changed race. Usually he is white but twice he is African American. I don't want to say much more as I don't want to give away any surprises. If you want to see this film then you won't be dissappointed. It has it all action, romance, danger, intrigue and humor. It also has a leading man who was up to the challange. The only thing that was missing was John Cleese. I kept waiting for him to show up but he never did. Maybe next time.
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