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[Jim]

Nice little round up here from the BBC website

http://news.bbc.co.u...ent/6116286.stm

[MarcAngeDraco]

I so love this quote:

The Times declared: "Craig is up there with the best - he combines Sean Connery's athleticism and cocksure swagger with Timothy Dalton's thrilling undercurrent of stone-cold cruelty."

[Craig'sGIrl]

Thank you for all the reviews.

Even my father wants to see this movie and he doesn't get out a lot (but he's a life-long James Bond fan).

November 17 can not come soon enough.

[berntb007]

The critics broke out in applause when the credits rolled! That's mean only one thing; this movie HAS to be fantastic and sure one of the best Bond movies of all time!

Source: Shropshirestar.com

[holothane]

This is looking great it really is.

[JCRendle]

The critics broke out in applause when the credits rolled! That's mean only one thing; this movie HAS to be fantastic and sure one of the best Bond movies of all time!

Source: Shropshirestar.com

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"Producer Michael G Wilson, and his executive producer Anthony Waye tucked themselves away at the back of the cinema to gauge reaction from the all-important critics.

And they weren

[doubler83]

Gonna be great! Gonna be great!

[Vauxhall]

'Prince Charles will don his tuxedo for the London premiere on November 14. - so does this mean the Queen's back trouble has meant she's pulled out?

But wouldn't he be attending anyway?

Not sure - it's his (and my) birthday that day, so he may be otherwise engaged.

Oh and these reviews sound so so so unbelievably awesome. I'm really struggling now not to get my hopes and expectations up too far. Everything described in these reviews has been exactly what I've been hoping for.

[sharpshooter]

For these "critics" who are usually very picky to absolutely adore CR is a very good sign. Casino Royale and Craig will smash it out of the bathroom for sure!

[JCRendle]

I'm looking forward to The Admiral's review!!

[The Admiral]

With the news that the torture scene has been cut to make it a 12A in the UK - it still had me cringing in my seat - along with everyone else around me from what I could hear in the gasps!

Le Chiffre really does put a ton of power into his swings... and for me, this is where I think Brosnan would have failed. I don't believe he could have pulled off the scene at all. Craig delivers.

[JCRendle]

Speak of the devil...

[iexpectu2die]

With the news that the torture scene has been cut to make it a 12A in the UK - it still had me cringing in my seat - along with everyone else around me from what I could hear in the gasps!

Le Chiffre really does put a ton of power into his swings... and for me, this is where I think Brosnan would have failed. I don't believe he could have pulled off the scene at all. Craig delivers.

Sounds great! I was worried that the BBFC said they removed closeups of Craig's reactions, which were (according to an early review of the unfinished edit) really realistic.

Are there still such closeups of his face?

[The Admiral]

Yeah, there were a good few. All I can think is that they were perhaps a bit longer in length to focus on the pain. But I really don't think they've lost any of that with how it's been cut for the final thing.

[Simon]

....and your review sir??

[Blonde Bond]

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The critics broke out in applause when the credits rolled! That's mean only one thing; this movie HAS to be fantastic and sure one of the best Bond movies of all time!

Source: Shropshirestar.com
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"Producer Michael G Wilson, and his executive producer Anthony Waye tucked themselves away at the back of the cinema to gauge reaction from the all-important critics.

And they weren

[bond 16.05.72]

Well I like many of us is feeling tremendously proud, from the moment DC was mentioned in the possible casting rumours I prayed it would be come a reality, so when he was confirmed back last October, I knew we had a chance of getting the best Bond in ages and a film to match.

Then the negative press started, the media jumped on the craignotbond.com bandwagon and were actually believing the ridiculous lies that this piece of web site was reporting.

It took some time then the positive started to overcome the negative, the stills started to arrive then we got the full length trailer, at that point I felt my all my support of CR was not in vain.

Now with these glowing reviews appearing it seems that this film will be the watermark I believed it would be since DC was cast.

Yes he's been the underdog, but all his comments of giving it 110% seem to have been the truth, in a way the craignotbond website may have made CR even better, although it dosn't excuse it's disgraceful behaviour.

To think all the chicanery and espionage that's gone on with the opposition to this film, what with hearing about GS's involvement with this and the real identity of the infamous AKB.

Quite frankly some people should get a life, I was opposed to PB's casting after walking out of GE thoroughly dissapointed but i kepth with the series and went to see all of Pierce's films.

So it quite annoys me when us who have been so positive of Craig are bashed for criticising Brozzer, well I paid my money and watched his films and yes I've openly criticised his casting but I didn't do it not seeing the 4 finished products.

We have people criticising a film they havn't seen, these reviews will drown out all the negativity and i think will add even more to the boxoffice.

I know it's unlikely it will do DAD figures but if their's any justice it should become the highest grossing Bond entry just to shut up the extreme faction for good.

[marktmurphy]

The critics broke out in applause when the credits rolled! That's mean only one thing; this movie HAS to be fantastic and sure one of the best Bond movies of all time!

Source: Shropshirestar.com

A-ha: 'Film distributors

[The Admiral]

....and your review sir??

Not ready yet...

[ACE]

My review here

[stone cold]

hahahaha just saw that bbc page..( and link to it from the main news page! ) - and you know i think i actually dreamed, fantasised, about a page like that, headlines that good.. that is how much i wanted Craig to silence his doubters. im buzzing about this.

[Bon-san]

Nice little round up here from the BBC website

http://news.bbc.co.u...ent/6116286.stm

From the BBC piece:

"He manages to exude not only danger and unpredictability and wit - but also, and this is a first, some vulnerability."

Er, Lazenby?

And, weren't the Brosnan films picked on for making the great James Bond too vulnerable?

Get yer fax right, guys.


In any event, it's great to hear all of the positive buzz for the film.

[marktmurphy]

And, weren't the Brosnan films picked on for making the great James Bond too vulnerable?

They only really paid lip service to the idea of Bond being vulnerable- let's have him looking pensive here; give him a bad shoulder etc. - it was never a proper vulnerability where Bond actually seemed human.


As for all these positive reviews- there must be something that's a bit lacking? I'mm finding it hard to swallow that it's the most perfect film ever.

[sharpshooter]

I sure hope it is. The definitive 007 outing it seems to be.

[Vauxhall]

Exquisitely written review ACE. Fantastic to hear your views.

Edit: Oh it's gone... this is what happens when I don't refresh the page!

[Yellow Pinky]

And, weren't the Brosnan films picked on for making the great James Bond too vulnerable?

They only really paid lip service to the idea of Bond being vulnerable- let's have him looking pensive here; give him a bad shoulder etc. - it was never a proper vulnerability where Bond actually seemed human.


As for all these positive reviews- there must be something that's a bit lacking? I'mm finding it hard to swallow that it's the most perfect film ever.

I haven't read anything that states that it's the most perfect film ever...

However, I don't find it at all hard to believe that it's the best "Bond" film in a very, very long time - decades perhaps. And that makes it just fine by me!

I thought I was excited about the release of Goldeneye after so many years in limbo, but that can't begin to compare to the anticipation I have for this one. The very thought of a hard-edged, cruel Bond that actually bears resemblance to the character Fleming created in a scaled down, gadget-less honest to God "spy" film is almost more than I can bear!!!

November 17th can NOT come soon enough!

[marktmurphy]

From MI6 forums:

apologies, as this is my first post, but I saw CR this morning at a cast&crew screening in leicester square, and although i won't offer any spoilers, I have to say that in my opinion, it is the best Bond since OHMSS.

Craig handles the action scenes in a way that Moore / Brosnan and possibly Dalton never could. Perhaps the producers have conceded that in the light of say the Bourne films, the action had to be more visceral and less reliant on gadgets. Whatever the reason, it's a welcome turn of events. Craig really gets stuck in.

And as noted, he can certainly act, and he does impassive, brooding anger very well. Thankfully most of the tired cliche ridden single entendres have gone, but he does get to deliver some good lines, which don't creak as they did with Moore.

I was also pleasantly impressed with the way that the film stays close to the spirit of the novel and retains some key elements. Again, this is why I think it's as good as OHMSS.

Overall it's a very good effort and the news that Craig has signed up for another go is very good news hopefully new life van be breathed into the series. I could almost imagine them getting away with updating 'The Spy..', - based on the novel, not the film.

I can't imagine that many Bond fans will have much to quibble with. It really is that good.

http://www.mi6forums...pic.php?t=29553

[Jericho_One]

Thanks for posting that. This is great news.

[Fro]

http://www.dailymail...in_page_id=1924
4/5

Finally some alleged flaws:
"We don't know who Bond is chasing or why"
"LeChiffre is one of Fleming's drabber characters"
"LeChiffre's motivation just being money is drab"
"First hour not gripping"

By the way, this reviewer spoils some of the movie, so be warned.

Edited by Fro, 04 November 2006 - 03:44 PM.

[Harmsway]

http://www.dailymail...in_page_id=1924
4/5

Finally some alleged flaws:
"We don't know who Bond is chasing or why"
"LeChiffre is one of Fleming's drabber characters"
"LeChiffre's motivation just being money is drab"
"First hour not gripping"

It lists flaws, but man, is it still very positive. I liked this comment:

Daniel Craig is probably the best and most serious actor to have been cast as 007 and this film makes full use of his range.

He's also the toughest and most virile leading man since Russell Crowe's Maximus in Gladiator. The numerous shots of his torso and piercing blue eyes will, I suspect, make many in the female audience extremely happy.

And he develops the character very skilfully. When he starts he is - as M (Judi Dench) tells him - 'a blunt instrument'. By the end, he's the sharpest tool in the box.

And this is also encouraging:

This film may be about the making of Bond into a smooth, coldhearted killing machine but there's still room for humour. I especially liked the moment when he orders a vodka martini. The barman asks 'Shaken, not stirred?' And the still-rough-around-the-edges Bond pierces him with a look of contempt and remarks 'Do I look like I give a damn?'

Daniel Craig is much better at comedy than I thought he would be. But he really comes into his own when he has to choose between his job and a woman, and chooses the woman.

None of the previous Bonds could have carried this scene off with the same depth or sincerity.