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Casino Royale (2 Disc Collector's Edition) [2006] [DVD]
enlarge	Director: Martin Campbell Actors: Daniel Craig, Eva Green, Mads Mikkelsen, Judi Dench, Jeffrey Wright Studio: Sony Pictures Home Ent. UK Category: DVD List Price: ~~£22.99~~ Buy Used: £0.43 as of 22/11/2009 14:10 GMT details You Save: £22.56 (98%) New (42) Used (126) Collectible (18) from £0.43 Seller: zoverstocks Rating: 294 reviews Sales Rank: 8294 Format: Box set, Collector's Edition, Dubbed, PAL Languages: English (Subtitles For The Hearing Impaired), English (Original Language), Hungarian (Dubbed), Spanish (Dubbed), Czech (Dubbed) Rating: Suitable for 12 years and over Region: 2 Number Of Discs: 2 Running Time: 138 Minutes Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4 Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.4 x 0.7 EAN: 5035822350878 ASIN: B000FIGHNQ Theatrical Release Date: 2006 Release Date: March 19, 2007 Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days


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Editorial Reviews: pThe most successful invigoration of a cinematic franchise since iBatman Begins/i, iCasino Royale/i offers a new Bond identity. Based on the Ian Fleming novel that introduced Agent 007 into a Cold War world, iCasino Royale/i is the most brutal and viscerally exciting James Bond film since Sean Connery left Her Majesty's Secret Service. Meet the new Bond; not the same as the old Bond. Daniel Craig gives a galvanising performance as the freshly minted double-0 agent. Suave, yes, but also a "blunt instrument," reckless and possessed with an ego that compromises his judgment during his first mission to root out the mastermind behind an operation that funds international terrorists. In classic Bond film tradition, his global itinerary takes him to far-flung locales, including Uganda, Madagascar, the Bahamas (that's more like it) and Montenegro, where he is pitted against his nemesis in! a poker game, with hundreds of millions in the pot. The stakes get even higher when Bond lets down his armour by falling in love with Vesper (Eva Green), the ravishing banker's representative fronting him the money./p pFor longtime fans of the franchise, iCasino Royale/i offers some retro kicks. Bond wins his iconic Aston Martin at the gaming table, and when a bartender asks if he wants his martini "shaken or stirred," he disdainfully replies, "Do I look like I give a damn?". There's no Moneypenny or "Q," but Dame Judi Dench is back as the exasperated M who, one senses, admires Bond's "bloody cheek." A Bond film is only as good as its villain, and Mads Mikkelsen as Le Chiffre, who weeps blood, is a sinister dandy. From its punishing violence and virtuoso action sequences to its romance, iCasino Royale/i is a Bond film that, in the words of one character, 'makes you feel it', particularly during an excruciating torture sequence. Double-0s, Bond observes early on, "have a short life expectancy". But with Craig, there is new life in the old franchise yet, as well as genuine anticipation for the next one when, at last, the signature James Bond theme kicks in following the best last ! line ever in any Bond film. To quote Goldie Hawn in iPrivate Benjamin/i, "now I know what I've been faking all these years". i--Donald Liebenson/i/p

Customer Reviews: Showing reviews 1-5 of 294 1 2 3 4 5 6 ...59 Next » The Best Bond Yet December 20, 2006 Julian Evans (Darkest Shropshire, UK) 113 out of 126 found this review helpful I grew up with the Bond movies. I was slightly too young to see Dr No when it came out, but by Goldfinger I was an avid fan. For me Sean Connery was the best personification of the literary character. The other actors (all of them) never really did it for me. Sean Connery's Bonds are an extremely tough act to top. By the time I clocked the invisible car in the last of the Pierce Brosnan movies (see, I can't even remember tha name of it!) Bond had become a joke, exactly like the Mike Myers pastiche, something that got put on the DVD player at a chum's house, and certainly not a 'must see' at the cinema. br / br /A few months ago I caught the early trailer for the new movie and thought it looked quite different. I decided to part with my cash (albeit on an 'Orange Wednesday') for one last time and check out Casino Royale when it opened in November. br / br /Having read and re-read all of the books as a youngster I can only say that this Bond, and Daniel Craig in particular, is the closest to the books yet. For me he's better even than Sean Connery. THIS is how a Bond movie should look. It's fast, it's dirty, it's edgy and it simply doesn't need the stupid gadgets and hollowed-out volcanoes. Martin Campbell has created a superb, modern Bond with Daniel Craig. We see the character develop and 'become' Bond. In fact it's not until the very last moments of the movie that the famous signature tune arrives along with those immortal words. "Who are you?" asks Mr White, "The name's Bond, James Bond". br / br /If the next movies are as good as Casino Royale the series will continue for many more years. Daniel Craig is just great. Go and see this movie, it's BRILLIANT. You know my name! March 21, 2007 B. Lawes (Dorset, England) 20 out of 22 found this review helpful After the deplorable 'Die Another Day' and the fact that Pierce Brosnan's Bond had become some kind of slimy lounge lizard without an ounce of danger, the Bond franchise looked as though it had finally had it's day. With that young upstart Jason Bourne to contend with, a radical rethink was in order. For some, Daniel Craig was a little too radical, and the press surrounding his appointment was almost universally negative. Oh, the joy of hindsight. br / br /With Martin Cambell at the helm, an experienced hand who launched the Brosnan era with GoldenEye, which at the time was a fairly radical relaunch, and the chance to finally film the original Bond story, it was time to show the young pretenders how it should be done. br / br /Daniel Craig's tenure as 007 begins with perhaps the most fantastic pre-title sequence of any Bond. Filmed in black and white, with a level of visceral shocking violence that truly reflects Bond's licensed killer role, and the gun-barrel motif as part of the action this announces the arrival of 007 in style. br / br /The film continues in this new, much grittier way, but still feels very much like Bond. There are the exotic locations, beautiful women, opulent lifestyles and obsession with food and drink that is so evident in Fleming's novels. br / br /On the whole the film sticks very closely to the novel, swapping Bacarat for texas hold-em poker and a carpet sweeper for a knotted rope ;) there are some additions to make the story more cinematic. The free-running chase at the start of the film, and the collapsing venetian house at the climax are dramatic to watch but, particularily in the case of the latter, feel a little overblown in comparison to the rest of the film and the film does seem to flag slightly in the last 20 minutes, but the climax which leaves the film open for a direct sequel is a brave move. br / br /The emotional journey Bond takes through the film hangs very much on the chemistry between Bond and Vesper Lind, (Eva Green) and for me there just wasn't the spark that would have made this feel truthful. There simply isn't enough of an on screen frisson between the leads to make me believe that Bond falls as hard as he does. br / br /Small niggles aside, this is a fantastic film, and I eagerly look forward to the next Bond film, not something I have said for a good few years. br / br /The DVD comes with some fine extras. The two making of features are some of the best I have seen in a long time. One focuses on the creation of the stunts and effects and how as much as possible was filmed for real. This is great fun and beats watching actors stood in front of green screens and special effects nerds showing you how they have a new program to render smoke, again. The other feature follows Daniel Craig through the selection process, announcement of his casting and filming. This is suprisingly frank and deals bravely with his less than rapturous reception. br / br /There is another feature on Bond girls there to pad out the disk, its a bit ropey and was on the TV around the time the film received it's cinematic release. Maryam d'Abo waxes lyrical about the legacy of Bond girls and she talks to some other aging actresses about how lovely they used to be. br / br /Also included is the video for the Chris Cornell song 'You know my name' which is easily the best theme in years, but to be honest only fans will watch the video more than once. br / br /So overall then, the best Bond film in years, with the best Bond in decades, backed with some good extras. br / br /I'm off to pour myself a nice big Vesper, cheers. What James Bond should be February 13, 2007 R. Kneen 27 out of 32 found this review helpful This film was incredible. Enough said. It was so good I went to see it again the day after. br / br /So what if certain things were adapted from the book from back in the old days a little bit innaccurately? It makes James Bond a more contemporary and relevant character in modern society when it is adapted like this. br / br /Sure, there is no mention of him being a naval commander or coming from Eton. People today don't look up to perfect Naval Commanders and people from Eton anymore. Times have changed. Modern audiences don't relate to the prehistoric cad Bond anymore, and the movie makers realised this and decided to take James Bond and make him into a modern day hero. br / br /People today love a torturred, frayed and flawed hero that they can relate to. Someone real then, but with enough charisma to make men want to be him, and women want to be with him. Craigs Bond looks brutish and unrefined, but scrubs up well when he wants to and this ability to look so physically polarised is echoed in his actual performance of a new Bond with so many different layers to him. He no longer looks like an ex-catalogue model too, which is a relief, he looks like a man, and his allure is his personality, mystique and charm, not his good looks. He makes mistakes, but he learns from them, and his arrogance that fuels his bravado wears thinner as his relationship develops with the love interest in this movie. He learns about respect, especially when it comes to women, and he is finding his feet. He's a modern man doing extra-ordinary things. br / br /This is where the makers have tapped into the same successful type of character as Rocky Balboa or even Batman. It's about a man who is just a man, in a harsh world that beats him down, and he's doing everything he can to get back up and win. We like to see our heroes suffer and fight through it in such a way, it makes them seem more super human than any idiot in red underpants and a cape. br / br /It has none of the cheese of any of the previous Bonds, and not a stupid invisible car or tacky bit of CGI in sight. Bond is charasmatic and witty, and Daniel Craig is easily up there with Connery, playing a Bond with cocky cheek and wit, but never ever descending into slimeball mode like the older Bonds. For the first time, I actually laughed out loud at one of James Bonds witty comebacks, in fact I laughed at them all. Never a cringeworthy groan like the others. br / br /And thank God Judi Dench was spared from the Bond holocaust, and not only back, but this time she's tougher and cooler than ever. It's like they took everything that worked about the Brosnan relaunch back with Goldeneye, kept it, and finally finished the job of discarding the bits they really should have dumped all that time ago. Makes no surprise the bloke that did Goldeneye also did this film. br / br /This was James Bond. Even the plot oozes Bond. The poker game itself I thought was fantastic. This really is James Bond how he really ought to be. Gritty, charming, likeable, cool, rough, ruthless sometimes vindictive and with everything Bond goes through, says and does, I was loving every single second of it. br / br /The theme music and intro are excellent too. A stunning artistic animation with the excellent Chris Cornell providing the superb song. br / br /It has restorred my faith in the series once again and I cannot wait to see Craig in the next one. br / br /Plus all the set pieces and stunts are stunning and the short-lived car chase still hits with an impact that the overblown, silly car chases of previous Bonds wish they had. br / br /Where Bond used to cruise around in his Aston Martin sipping champagne in the past, this new Bond smashes the bottle, lobs it at a pensioner, runs over an orphan, and ploughs head first into a wall in a glorious twisted mess of twisted metal and shatterred glass. br / br /Awesomeness on a stick. Best Bond Yet! January 26, 2007 D. Woods (DURHAM, DURHAM United Kingdom) 24 out of 30 found this review helpful I've never been a James Bond fanatic. I've always watched them when they came on television and I do own a couple on DVD (I have to say, Timothy Dalton was a lot better than anybody seems to remember)but as the series grew the films became lame, gadget ridden, soulless exercises in product placement. But now, thankfully, the Bond franchise has been reborn, with a hero worth rooting for, a hero who can get hurt physically and emotionally. This film has a story, a heart and a leading man who has a very dangerous glint in his eye. In the past, Bond has been a rather laid back killing machine, content to let his gadgets do the job. Daniel Craig's Bond could batter the bad guys into submission, it may take a while, and the fight could get bloody and messy, but he'd definatley get the job done. An excellent film. Mark that, not just an excellent Bond film, but an excellent FILM. Gritty James Bond - Will Leave You Shaken Stirred March 21, 2007 father2 (England Europe) 10 out of 12 found this review helpful After Jason Bourne, James Bond could never be the same again. The camp comedy thrillers which have been the hallmark of 007 for decades would have looked silly now, or was it a case that they were silly all along and we have only just realised it? The James Bond of Casino Royale is a realistic undercover operative, existing in a world where death is one mistake or betrayal away. br / br /Daniel Craig, derided by the press and 007 fans when he was revealed as 007, is outstanding. Everyone makes comparisons with Sean Connery when they become Bond, but Daniel Craig isn't the next Sean Connery he's the original Daniel Craig. There is no doubt that future installments of James Bond will see Daniel Craig make the role of 007 his own and any references to previous actors who have filled the role will fade away. br / br /The violence is stark and in your face. There is nowhere to hide from the reality that confronts secret agents, its kill or be killed. Oddly the romantic parts of this film reminded me of "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" and I felt took a lot of guts from the producers. This is a gritty James Bond, without the laughs, that will leave you shaken and stirred - but most of all, will leave you wanting more of the same. Showing reviews 1-5 of 294 1 2 3 4 5 6 ...59 Next »

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