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Casino Royale (Collector's Edition + BD Live) [Blu-ray]

Casino Royale (Collector's Edition + BD Live) [Blu-ray]Actors: Daniel Craig, Eva Green, Tom Chadbon, John Chancer, Jesper Christensen
Studio: Sony Pictures
Category: DVD

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Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars 1176 reviews
Sales Rank: 763

Format: AC-3, Collector's Edition, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, Subtitled, Widescreen
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Dubbed)
Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Media: Blu-ray
Aspect Ratio: 2.40:1
Number Of Discs: 2
Running Time: 144 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 6.7 x 5.3 x 0.5

MPN: COLBR24923
UPC: 043396249233
EAN: 0043396249233
ASIN: B001DSNF8C

Theatrical Release Date: 2006
Release Date: October 21, 2008
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The most successful invigoration of a cinematic franchise since Batman Begins, Casino Royale offers a new Bond identity. Based on the Ian Fleming novel that introduced Agent 007 into a Cold War world, Casino Royale 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 galvanizing 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 "armor" and falls in love with Vesper (Eva Green), the ravishing banker's representative fronting him the money.


For longtime fans of the franchise, Casino Royale offers some retro kicks. Bond wins his iconic Astin-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, Casino Royale 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 Private Benjamin, now I know what I've been faking all these years. --Donald Liebenson

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5 out of 5 stars The Best Bond Since Connery!!!   November 27, 2009
Everett A. Thrall (Georgia)
Okay, I wasn't sure what to expect.....Another James Bond "wannabee".....Boy was I surprised.....Absolutely, hands-down, a totally new but definitely equitable replacement for Sean Connery.....After watching this one, I immediatley bought the next one - and anxiously awaiting the next installment...You won't be disappointed!!!!!


3 out of 5 stars James on blue   November 25, 2009
Diego Salazar (Quito, Ecuador)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful

No quiero hacer una crítica muy profunda respecto a la película en si, la cual no se puede decir que es una de las mejores de la serie. Sin embargo la calidad del disco blu ray es muy buena, aunque no existan muchas opciones en cuanto a audio, ya que incluye solo dos idiomas, pero existen mas opciones de subtítulos. Me parece que a este respecto el disco blu ray es suficientemente grande como para agragar mas idiomas por lo que los estudios deberian preocuparse por agregar más de esto.
También se incluye un disco de adicionales muy extenso, asi que si te gustan este tipo de adicionales tienes bastante para entretenerte.



4 out of 5 stars Bond Returns   November 15, 2009
D. Reed (Elkton, MD USA)
Batman Begins was the movie that started the whole franchise reboot craze. Like The Pink Panther, James Bond was soon to follow. Daniel Craig is good but in my opinion he lacks the suave sophistication that Connery, Moore and Brosnan had. He's a fine actor though, able to handle the action (especially Le Chiffre's torture), dramatic and romance scenes. Eva Green was a brilliant choice as Vesper. Unlike previous Bond girls where they had to be a government agent or nuclear physicist in order to be an equal with Bond, Vesper is able to make jabs at Bond and hold her own against his sexist ways but her character is not action oriented and emotionally vulnerable, which makes her more feminine than some of her predecessors. The shower and final scenes are the best examples I can give on how, other than Tracy from OHMSS, Vesper is the only woman Bond has ever fallen in love with. Le Chiffre, while not one of the more memorable villains in the Bond canon, is big step up from the bratty Gustav Graves. He is cold, calculating and not afraid to cut Bond down to size if he doesn't tell him what he wants to know. Judi Dench, the only connection to the previous films, returns as M, who is shown more in this film but some of her scenes just seem unnecesary to the storyline. The plot is good, though the only parts that are adapted from the original novel are the casino and torture scenes. I do hate that they made it seem that Le Chiffre had a hand in 9/11. In this and the following Bond film, I hate how they're striving too hard for realism, in the past, the politcal points of the films were always subtle (the Cold War, detante and the fall of Communnism) and sometimes actually relevant to the story. The reference to 9/11, to me anyways, just seemed pointless as it adds nothing to Le Chiffre's character or the plot. There are too many action sequences in this film, which hurts it a little bit. They make Bond seem like Superman, jumping around on top of construction sites and bursting through walls (I could hear the George Reeves Superman theme in my head when he did that). And the way Bond heals from all of his wounds is so astounding, he'd put Wolverine to shame. David Arnold provides probably his best Bond score, though his music, especially for the action sequences, are loud and obnoxious. And I know that this is Bond's first mission, but that doesn't mean he should just barely use the Bond Theme. I think it was Arnold himself on a special feature on the Bond music who said "Don't be afraid to use the Bond Theme. If it's not in the film, its just a regular action film." Or something of that nature anyway (and I hope they stop making the Bond films look and feel like a regular action film. The Bonds have always been different from the rest and the direction the producers are going in are practically disgracing Broccoli's hard work). Chris Cornell, the first male singer on a Bond song since The Living Daylights, provides an excellent title song.


4 out of 5 stars Casino Royal   November 14, 2009
Garry from Atlanta (Atlanta GA)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful

This is a great movie with good sound. However, I feel it does not stand up to The World is not Enough or Quantum of Solice when it comes to the surround sound effects. Hence I give it 4 stars. Still a very good movie while the others above I feel are GREAT Movies.


3 out of 5 stars I want the old Bond back.   November 11, 2009
Mike Peters
This movie is perferct for someone who likes poker and action. However, Daniel Craig is totally different from all previous James Bonds. That is exactly what I did not like about this movie. For example, when the bar tender asks him if he wants the martini shaken or stirred he just says "Do I look like I give a damn". He is definately not the traditional English gentlemen but a modern action hero.

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