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Casino Royale (2006)

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From the liner notes

Going back to the original Ian Fleming novel, this is the first "official" film version of the first James Bond story. It excitingly illustrates Bond's rise to the rank of 007, though it fails to explain why M is again played by Judi Dench.

Casino Royale introduces James Bond (Daniel Craig) before he holds his license to kill. But Bond is no less dangerous, and with two professional assassinations in quick succession, he is elevated to "OO" status. Bond's first 007 mission takes him to Madagascar, where he is to spy on a terrorist, Mollaka (Sebastien Foucan). Not everything goes to plan and Bond decides to investigate, independently of M, in order to track down the rest of the terrorist cell.

3 Reasons To buy this film

One of only two Bond films to feature 007 truly falling in love
Yet it's not a soft movie at all... the most brutal Bond since 007's other official debut, Dr. No
Like the original story, this one doesn't have Q in it

Review

The 007 franchise has gone through several transmutations over the years: slick mod; hackneyed pop; cartoon pablum; ironic self-reflexive action-adventure; just plain bad. This Casino Royale goes back to its harsher, meaner literary source, with the requisite technological updates and a contemporary dismal world view.

Daniel Craig ratchets up his Layer Cake outlaw persona to a near-psychotic level. His Bond, James Bond, exhibits a cunning, bestial intelligence and a crystalline focus unencumbered by any hindrance of morality or guilt. His assignment is Le Chiffre (aka "The Number"), who runs an equal-opportunity money laundering operation for the world’s terrorists and dictators, and appears to be manipulating international markets for fun and profit. But he’s sustained heavy losses recently and has set up a high-stakes poker game at Casino Royale with the intention of recouping his losses. Bond, the newest Double-0 in the M-16 organization, will be financed for the game, assigned to ensure Le Chiffre’s defeat and the dissolution of his entire organization. M (a vibrant Judi Dench) sees Bond as reckless and entrusts his stake to another agent, the beautiful Vesper Lynd (Eva Green), to hold the purse strings. Then the games begin.

Director Martin Campbell, who helmed Pierce Brosnan’s quite successful debut as the enigmatic agent, propels the story with relentless celerity and unadulterated, hardcore brutality: Casino Royale sets new standards for the genre. The supporting cast is superb, the locales are used to maximum effect, and the atmosphere sustains an electric crackle. Definitely not everyone’s cup of tea, but a state-of-the-art delight for aficionados.

-- Ann Yarabinee

Product Format Information

DVD Widescreen: $13.49 (2-disc Special Edition)

Availability: Usually ships in
5-10 days
Close Caption: Yes
Region Code: 1
UPC: 043396148598

Studio : Sony

Languages: English Dolby Digital 5.1 (Primary) , French Dolby Digital Surround , Spanish Dolby Digital 5.1 , English Subtitles , French Subtitles , Spanish Subtitles
Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic 2.4
Features:
Music video(s): by Chris Cornell
Featurette: Becoming Bond documentary; James Bond: For Real Documentary; Bond Girls are Forever (2006)

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DVD Widescreen: $26.99 (3-disc Collector's Edition)

Availability: Usually ships in
5-10 days
Close Caption: Yes
Region Code: 1
UPC: 043396249240

Studio : Sony

Languages: English Dolby Digital 5.1 (Primary) , French Dolby Digital 5.1 , English Subtitles , French Subtitles , Spanish Subtitles
Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic 2.4
Features:
Featurette: The Road to Casino Royale; Rescue & Recovery; James Bond in the Bahamas; The Art of the Freerun; Death in Venice; Catching a Plane: From Storyboard to Screen; Storyboard Sequence: Freerun Chase; Ian Fleming: The Secret Road to Paradise; Becoming Bond; James Bond: For Real; Bond Girls are Forever (2006)
Audio commentary: Crew Commentary
Filmmaker profiles
Music video(s): by Chris Cornell

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Blu-ray : $35.99 (2-disc Blu-Ray edition)

Availability: Usually ships in
5-10 days
Close Caption: Yes
Region Code: 1
UPC: 043396249233

Studio : Sony

Languages: English Dolby Digital 5.1 (Primary) , French Dolby Digital 5.1 , English Subtitles , French Subtitles , Spanish Subtitles
Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic 2.4
Features:
Audio commentary: Director & Producer Commentary with PIP; Crew commentary
Filmmaker profiles
Featurette: Becoming Bond documentary; James Bond: For Real Documentary; Bond Girls are Forever (2006); Rescue & Recovery; The Road to Casino Royale; Ian Fleming: The Secret Road to Paradise; Death in Venice; James Bond in the Bahamas; The Art of the Freerun; Catching a Plane: From Storyboard to Screen; Storyboard Sequence: Freerun Chase
Music video(s): by Chris Cornell