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[Lounge Lizard]

I don't think that's Arnold's music - I think it's music manufactured specifically for the trailer.

That said, I love the trailer's version of the Bond theme. Intense and hard-hitting.

Well, whether it's Arnold or not, I would be disappointed if Arnold's score would turn out to be like this. I find it a little... bloated, for lack of a better word.

[Orion]

EON might not be perfect but can they do trailers!

[Harmsway]

The dialogue in English (taken from the script). Be aware they've edited this dialogue and taken it out of sequence from how it actually plays, as all trailers do:

M: This may be too much for a blunt instrument to understand, but arrogance and self-awareness seldom go hand-in-hand.

BOND: So I should be half-monk, half-hitman?

M: I knew it was too early to promote you.

BOND: Well I understand Double Os have a limited life expectancy.

[spynovelfan]

I'm hoping the English is going to be a little less blunt than the French. M says 'I think you're too immature for the job...' I don't know - sounds a bit too bald put like that. Sounds like old Bond. Can't explain it, but I'm hoping that Dench's lines really sparkle on the voiceover and have some kind of ring to them. A French accent always makes things sound better.

Who am I kidding? This thing is great. Hopefully, this will change a lot of people's minds about Craig - and answer doubters who seem worried this won't be a Bond film, but more like Bourne. I don't remember women in bikinis rising out of the sea with water glistening off them, spooky villains staring from behind white curtains, tricked out gadgets, casinos... basically most of this trailer. As has already been said, it looked very very much like a Bond film. But one with balls.

EDIT: Harmsway, you just answered my concerns! It does indeed have a ring to it (love Craig's comeback), and 'I knew it was too early to promote you' is a lot better to my ears (more sardonic) than 'You're too immature'.

Ahhh. Wonderful.

[Natalya]

I found the french a little distracting, but the last 30 secs was incredible!

Another link

http://www.4shared.c...ino_royale.html

[Pal]

Awesome.....ho ho AWWESOME!!!

[Agent Spriggan Ominae]

Wow,beyond words. It's ....yeah, ! The last shot was kinda awkward. It jives with the script. Shaping up nicely and Zencat, they haven't even shown anything from the Miami sequence yet! If they thought this was nuts...oh boy!

[Sir Miles]

First off - thanks for the link

I really enjoyed that - but then it is a Bond trailer and if I don't like it then something is seriously wrong !!

I remember that I liked the trailer for DAD as well, and I was very disappointed by that film - so, while I'm optimistic, I'm not getting carried away.

Edited by Sir Miles, 30 April 2006 - 07:39 PM.

[Double-0-Seven]

That was awesome! The french was a little distracting, but other than that it was amazing! Easily going to be one of the best Bond movies ever.

[Felix Leiter77]

Incredible. Daniel Craig IS James Bond. I was hesitant about his casting but thgis look incredible. I love the look, the music, everything. As others have said, I am speechless.

[spynovelfan]

I don't know why, but I really didn't mind the last shot. Almost as if he's trying to say, "I don't need to say anything... you know who I am."

I agree. The cheese would be - will be? - if he delivers it. It's pretty ballsy to have that shot and make us feel he's about to say the line and then hold it... He's got a 'Hey, wait 'til November to see me say it!' look in his eyes, and he's saying 'Still don't think I can do this gig? Screw you' at the same time. Cornball? Not at all.

[Loomis]

I don't know why, but I really didn't mind the last shot. Almost as if he's trying to say, "I don't need to say anything... you know who I am."

I agree. The cheese would be - will be? - if he delivers it. It's pretty ballsy to have that shot and make us feel he's about to say the line and then hold it... He's got a 'Hey, wait 'til November to see me say it!' look in his eyes, and he's saying 'Still don't think I can do this gig? Screw you' at the same time. Cornball? Not at all.

Interesting. Hadn't thought of it that way.

But, still, I guess this is a reality check for those of us expecting a gritfest. I know I'm one of three Bond fans worldwide who'd hoped for a faithful, minimalist adaptation of Fleming's first novel, but, oh, well.

[Lounge Lizard]

M: This may be too much for a blunt instrument to understand, but arrogance and self-awareness seldom go hand-in-hand.

BOND: So I should be half-monk, half-hitman?

M: I knew it was too early to promote you.

BOND: Well I understand Double Os have a limited life expectancy.

With a little tweaking, it's exactly like a conversation I had with my employer at the supermarket, when I was 16. CR will definitely play to its target audience then. ( , meaning: not to be taken as cynically as it sounds)

[dinovelvet]

I don't know why, but I really didn't mind the last shot. Almost as if he's trying to say, "I don't need to say anything... you know who I am."

I agree. The cheese would be - will be? - if he delivers it. It's pretty ballsy to have that shot and make us feel he's about to say the line and then hold it... He's got a 'Hey, wait 'til November to see me say it!' look in his eyes, and he's saying 'Still don't think I can do this gig? Screw you' at the same time. Cornball? Not at all.

LOL yeah that's the same vibe I got. He's staring you down and thinking "NOW are you convinced, you [censored]ers?"
Anyway, any and all concerns that this movie won't have a good opening weekend have just completely vanished. This trailer is spectacular! And now I'm going to go watch it another 58 times...

[Quartermaster007]

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[Harmsway]

I know I'm one of three Bond fans worldwide who'd hoped for a faithful, minimalist adaptation of Fleming's first novel, but, oh, well.

Don't give up all hope of that, Loomis. CASINO ROYALE likely wasn't what you were anticipating, but still, the second two-thirds of the film are fairly minimalist and there's not really any representative footage from the latter two-thirds or even the plethora of subdued moments in the first third, for that matter.

Seriously, nearly a good half of that trailer footage is just that (seemingly jaw-dropping) free-running sequence.

[JCRendle]

I don't know why, but I really didn't mind the last shot. Almost as if he's trying to say, "I don't need to say anything... you know who I am."

I agree. The cheese would be - will be? - if he delivers it. It's pretty ballsy to have that shot and make us feel he's about to say the line and then hold it... He's got a 'Hey, wait 'til November to see me say it!' look in his eyes, and he's saying 'Still don't think I can do this gig? Screw you' at the same time. Cornball? Not at all.

LOL yeah that's the same vibe I got. He's staring you down and thinking "NOW are you convinced, you [censored]ers?"
Anyway, any and all concerns that this movie won't have a good opening weekend have just completely vanished. This trailer is spectacular! And now I'm going to go watch it another 58 times...

It's very Gladiator "Are you not entertained?"

[M's boss]

Must congratulate Eon on casting (arguably) the most unattractive British actor working today as James Bond:

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Quite some feat, that.

Wasn't Bond meant to be rather handsome? Guess Babs and Michael forgot that. Casino Royale = flop.

[ACE]

Just saw the trailer (vive la France, BTW!).

Awesome.
Wonderful.
Exciting.

I'm just enjoying this ride of being a fan.
I'm having fun.

I feel for those who don't enjoy it but wonder why they devote so much time to being unhappy.

[spynovelfan]

But, still, I guess this is a reality check for those of us expecting a gritfest. I know I'm one of three Bond fans worldwide who'd hoped for a faithful, minimalist adaptation of Fleming's first novel, but, oh, well.

A faithful minimalist version? LOL. Yes, I suppose you must be one of three Bond fans hoping for that. It would be 45 minutes long, for a start!

It's going to be a Bond film. *But* it will have

Far fewer computer-generated images
Hard-hitting fight scenes
Suspenseful and realistic stunts and action
Fewer cheesy one-liners
No Moneypenny or Q
Fewer gadgets
Black and white sequences
A script polished by an Oscar winner
A brilliantly charismatic and raw-steak-eating actor in the lead role

I think it's going to be as gritty as the Dalton era, and possibly more so. If you *seriously* want a faithful minimalist adaptation of the book, complete with a Cold War setting and a chap smoking 70 ciggies a day in a casino in northern France playing cards against a guy who hardly speaks until the second half of the film... well, okay. But it would have been the last Bond film made.

Stop playing devil's advocate and get with the programme, Loomis! This is what you and your ilk* have been baying for since DAD, isn't it?


*Of which I am one.

Must congratulate Eon on casting (arguably) the most unattractive British actor working today as James Bond:

http://img279.images...mtrailer2jh.png

Quite some feat, that.

Wasn't Bond meant to be rather handsome? Guess Babs and Michael forgot that. Casino Royale = flop.

Have you seen the trailer, though?

[JCRendle]

M's Boss = Bond Fan, IMDB Geek, and whatever he was known as here

[dinovelvet]

Must congratulate Eon on casting (arguably) the most unattractive British actor working today as James Bond:

http://img279.images...mtrailer2jh.png

Quite some feat, that.

Wasn't Bond meant to be rather handsome? Guess Babs and Michael forgot that. Casino Royale = flop.

On the contrary; they've remembered exactly what the original concept of James Bond was - to be dark, manly, brutal, with a cruel edge. Perhaps you forgot that. Casino Royale = blockbuster.

[Harmsway]

M's Boss = Bond Fan, IMDB Geek, and whatever he was known as here

Moomoo?

[spynovelfan]

M's Boss = Bond Fan, IMDB Geek, and whatever he was known as here

Oh, Christ. Not Moomoo!

[Jackanaples]

Must congratulate Eon on casting (arguably) the most unattractive British actor working today as James Bond:

http://img279.images...mtrailer2jh.png

Quite some feat, that.

Wasn't Bond meant to be rather handsome? Guess Babs and Michael forgot that. Casino Royale = flop.

I don't think that's the best shot of Craig, but come on. Bond is supposed to be handsome --not pretty. Daniel Craig looks like a MAN. A man with the capacity to be a charming and ruthless killer as it turns out.

I think the trailer looks fantastic. CASINO ROYALE looks to be the kind of Bond film that will remind viewers of just how little they've been settling for the past 30+ years.

[Craig'sGIrl]

First, thank you for the link. My French is rusty but the images were.....

OH MY GOD! This looks even better than I imagined.

And that last look.... whew. I wouldn't want to be on his bad side.

[JCRendle]

M's Boss = Bond Fan, IMDB Geek, and whatever he was known as here

Oh, Christ. Not Moomoo!

Thats the poster, Moomoo, he's gone by verious names - but the one who posted lots of photos of himself, claiming he was more bondian

[Natalya]

Must congratulate Eon on casting (arguably) the most unattractive British actor working today as James Bond:

http://img279.images...mtrailer2jh.png

Quite some feat, that.

Wasn't Bond meant to be rather handsome? Guess Babs and Michael forgot that. Casino Royale = flop.

I don't think that's the best shot of Craig, but come on. Bond is supposed to be handsome --not pretty. Daniel Craig looks like a MAN. A man with the capacity to be a charming and ruthless killer as it turns out.

I think audiences expect Bond to be suave and sophisticated. Smooth like Pierce and Roger Moore. For better or worse, that's the general public's expectation of Bond. The ruthless Bond from the Fleming novels would be a stranger to them.

I am not a fan of the Fleming Bond myself.

[SecretAgent007]

I really don't think that that is the end of the trailer. They always (last 10 years) have put the release date at the end, so we may get the line whether you want it or not.

[M's boss]

The gun barrel scene is certainly elegant - what with the toilet tiles in the background when Craig fires the gun!

And isn't it a wonderful Eon tribute to Ian Fleming to have Bond kill someone in a toilet? I'm sure Ian would have approved.

Not.

Edited by M's boss, 30 April 2006 - 08:21 PM.