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[marktmurphy]

Now on the CBn main page...

'The Fighting' Video On Official Casino Royale Site

_{Covering one of the action sequences in the film}

Title pretty much says it all- there's a new video on the UK site showing a bit more of the stairwell fight. Very nice it looks too.

[killkenny kid]

Great stuff, thanks for the heads up.

[Tuxedo]

Thanks! What a cool fight!!

[Harmsway]

Awesome stuff. I love the shot of Craig, in full tux, standing with silenced P99 in hand. Very, very cool indeed.

CASINO ROYALE's action and fight scenes are certainly going to be top-notch.

[JimmyBond]

I like it, this seems like the first physical Bond film we're going to have in quite some time. Nothing against Pierce (as it wasnt his fault) but his Bond never got into any interesting fights past Goldeneye's: Bond/Trevalyan match up.

[tdalton]

I like it, this seems like the first physical Bond film we're going to have in quite some time. Nothing against Pierce (as it wasnt his fault) but his Bond never got into any interesting fights past Goldeneye's: Bond/Trevalyan match up.

That was a shame too since the Bond/Trevelyan fight was one of the best in the series. I think that Pierce did show flashes of having what it took to be a great Bond, but sadly, it just never fully materialized for me. I will say, though, that I wish he had gotten the chance to have more fight scenes like the one in GE because he did very well with that one.

But, back to the topic, this video was fantastic, and I think that you're right when you say that this looks as though this will be the first physical Bond film that we've had in a while. From looking at it, though, I wouldn't be surprised if it was the most physical film in the entire series.

[Bondesque]

People can say that Craig isn't the most handsome of Bonds, but he will rank very near the top in terms of fitness and fantastic fighting scenes.

With Moore, Brosnan and even Dalton, the hand to hand combat sequences were very weak overall. When they threw a punch it seemed much too coreographed and something out of a play.

Craig seems very fit and more savage in his delivery. Along the lines of Connery/Grant in FWRL.

[Tarl_Cabot]

Link?

[Harmsway]

Link?

For the official site?


http://www.sonypictu...site/flash.html

[Tarl_Cabot]

Looks good. November can't come soon enough.

[Double-0-Seven]

Awesome video! Like others have said, this is going to be one of the best Bond fights in a while.

[Matt_13]

Wow, Craig seems "as cool as an automn evening". Awesome vid.

[Qwerty]

Now on the CBn main page...

'The Fighting' Video On Official Casino Royale Site

_{Covering one of the action sequences in the film}

[Jericho_One]

The fighting sure seems to be top notch. With the aid of a WP99 with silencer as a beater. New Bondian situations are being created here my friends...

Edited by Jericho_One, 28 July 2006 - 06:50 PM.

[I Like Sharks]

Hopefully theres going to be some crunching sound effects too. This will easily rival OHMSS for punch ups

[Johnboy007]

First time I've looked at the videos. Seeing all of this for the first time is realy exciting. November can't come soon enough!

[RedKelly]

Hey johnboy you a phillies fan?

[The Richmond Spy]

Good to see that CR will have a quality fight scene. Did I mention I'm excited about this film?

[Ouroboros]

I don't know. To be honest, I'm not really getting anything out of "The Fighting." So far the only non-trailer instances of this fight we've seen are DC ramming someone up against a door, and then lots of shots of him and the guy falling down a stairwell. I dunno. I personally am not pegging this one as the best fight of the movie. I'm going to be predictable and say (sans script), that the Madagascar sequence will be the coolest action scene.

But on a side note, it's good to see Bond doing more hand-to-hand. It always seemed like he should do a bit more of that to confirm his "Super-Agent" status. I just hope they don't fail to include some good shoot-em-up sequences as well.

[richyawyingtmv]

Good to see that CR will have a quality fight scene. Did I mention I'm excited about this film?

It's going to have more than one quality fight scene, you know!

I'm very excited about it. For the first time in decades, we're going to have some fight scenes that live up to the brilliant ones in On Her Majesty's Secret Service...which until now, have never been bettered IMO.

Edited by richyawyingtmv, 29 July 2006 - 04:30 AM.

[Emma]

I like it, this seems like the first physical Bond film we're going to have in quite some time. Nothing against Pierce (as it wasnt his fault) but his Bond never got into any interesting fights past Goldeneye's: Bond/Trevalyan match up.

That was a shame too since the Bond/Trevelyan fight was one of the best in the series. I think that Pierce did show flashes of having what it took to be a great Bond, but sadly, it just never fully materialized for me. I will say, though, that I wish he had gotten the chance to have more fight scenes like the one in GE because he did very well with that one.

But, back to the topic, this video was fantastic, and I think that you're right when you say that this looks as though this will be the first physical Bond film that we've had in a while. From looking at it, though, I wouldn't be surprised if it was the most physical film in the entire series.

Well it's not suprising. Especially considering the fact that they're pilfering Bourne/Transporter movies.

[Jackanaples]

It's not as if the Bourne movies invented brutal hand to hand combat for the screen or something. If anything, they only served to remind EON of how exciting James Bond was in the train fight in FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE, the teaser to THUNDERBALL, and all through ON HER MAJESTY'S SECRET SERVICE. I see no correlation between the fights in the outlandish and fun TRANSPORTER movies and CASINO ROYALE.

[Harmsway]

Well said, Jackanaples. Bourne just served as the reminder that hand-to-hand combat rocks (and we haven't had a good fistfight since 006 took on Bond in GOLDENEYE).

[Emma]

It's not as if the Bourne movies invented brutal hand to hand combat for the screen or something. If anything, they only served to remind EON of how exciting James Bond was in the train fight in FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE, the teaser to THUNDERBALL, and all through ON HER MAJESTY'S SECRET SERVICE. I see no correlation between the fights in the outlandish and fun TRANSPORTER movies and CASINO ROYALE.

No fight scenes have been around since the beggining of film. However the fights in the Bond films you mentioned above are not even close to the fight scenes in the Bourne or Transporter films. Those were brutal and savage fights. Which is what it seems that Casino Royal is mimicking.

[Harmsway]

However the fights in the Bond films you mentioned above are not even close to the fight scenes in the Bourne or Transporter films. Those were brutal and savage fights.

I don't know why you cite the Transporter movies, which feature tons of fake, obviously wire-fu stuntwork and nonsense. The Transporter films have no relied on brutal fight scenes. Bourne? Yeah.

Which is what it seems that Casino Royale is mimicking.

Actually, I think it could be said that CASINO ROYALE is just meeting the overall trend of more brutal fight scenes altogether (as displayed in everything from 24 to BATMAN BEGINS). It's about time, too, since I don't think I could take one more lame-, cartoony fist-fight like that laser battle or the final Graves/Bond confrontation from DIE ANOTHER DAY.

But I don't find anything too unusual for the Bond franchise about them - the stairwell fight seems directly in keeping with the style of GOLDENEYE's 006/007 brawl.

[Emma]

Yes there were wire scenes in the Transporter. But it's a falacy to pretend that all of them were. And the fights in BB weren't all that much to begin with. Which is a common complaint.

The reason I cite Transporter is that the film was very popular with teenage boys. The movie did not do well theatrically. But it sold well on DVD, apparently teenage boys love it (as well as the Punnisher).And that's the audience that EON apparently is trying to reach with Casino Royal.

[Harmsway]

The reason I cite Transporter is that the film was very popular with teenage boys. The movie did not do well theatrically. But it sold well on DVD, apparently teenage boys love it (as well as the Punnisher).And that's the audience that EON apparently is trying to reach with Casino Royal.

Well, there's barely any similarity between the fights of CASINO ROYALE and the stuff in the Transporter flicks, so I think it's a false comparison. Bond is certainly buying into a trend, but I don't see any specific connection to THE TRANSPORTER (and even less connection to TRANSPORTER 2).

[Jackanaples]

Yes there were wire scenes in the Transporter. But it's a falacy to pretend that all of them were. And the fights in BB weren't all that much to begin with. Which is a common complaint.

The reason I cite Transporter is that the film was very popular with teenage boys. The movie did not do well theatrically. But it sold well on DVD, apparently teenage boys love it (as well as the Punnisher).And that's the audience that EON apparently is trying to reach with Casino Royal.

I would argue that any Bond movie that didn't appeal to teenage boys would be a mistake.

I can see the comparison you make to the Bourne movies. But really they're only doing what Bond used to do so well way back when, and looking a lot more exciting in general than Bond has in decades.

THE TRANSPORTER and it's sequel go in a completely other direction with the violence. They draw more on Hong Kong over the top fight choreography. Nothing I've seen of CASINO ROYALE has given me the slightest indication of the filmmakers trying to appeal to that audience.

[Gobi-1]

Since I can't see the video could someone post some screencaps. I really want to see that shot of Craig in his tux holding the silencer. Thanks.

[K1Bond007]

Since I can't see the video could someone post some screencaps. I really want to see that shot of Craig in his tux holding the silencer. Thanks.

It's nothing really. It's just him in the background nonchalantly holding a gun with a silencer. It lasted for a whole second or so.