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[erniecureo]

Attn. Moderators: Please feel free to move this as appropriate.

The plot of the new James Bond film, Casino Royale, should be well-known to Bond fans by now: This is a

[JCRendle]

Great review, thanks!!

[Marketto007]

Excelent ernie.

xxx

[MarcAngeDraco]

Great job, Ernie!!

[00Twelve]

Thanks, that was a great, objective review.

[MattofSteel]

Terrific review, from a lucky guy!

[zstoneVII]

well written ernie! good review and sounds like a blanket positive view from the screening

[Blonde Bond]

That's a great review, from a inside man.

[Nicolas Suszczyk]

Outstanding performance, Ernie.

CBn mods please wait me till December 7th for my Casino Royale Review.

[jaguar007]

The big question on all of our minds....are YOU visible in the final cut?

[Mr. Du Pont]

Ernie, a couple questions:

What are the mechanics of the transition from the gunbarrel to the main title sequence? Is it gunshot, blood down screen, roaming circle opening onto main titles or does the screen turn red with the blood and simply fade into the titles?

Second question, just how bloody/gory is this movie?

[erniecureo]

Thanks for your comments, guys!

The big question on all of our minds....are YOU visible in the final cut?

What are the mechanics of the transition from the gunbarrel to the main title sequence? Is it gunshot, blood down screen, roaming circle opening onto main titles or does the screen turn red with the blood and simply fade into the titles?

Second question, just how bloody/gory is this movie?

To answer the first, yes, I am visible. Hooray! There are a couple of quick shots (just before the "get the girl out" line) where the sharp-eyed can see my misshapen noggin.

Second, wow. I hate to admit it, but I don't remember the transition. I was still trying to get over the fact that I was finally seeing the film, I guess.

As for how gory it is, I would say on a scale of one to ten, it's a two--if that. Most of the hype surrounding the gore has been overblown, in my opinion. I think it's a case of conditioning. We're so used to seeing no blood at all in a Bond film that even a little seems like a lot. But truly, this seemed minimal to me. In fact, I remember being more shocked at the scene in Octopussy (where Bond shoots the Russian soldier in the forehead) than anything in this one. Also, the blood that is visible is residual--not still pumping!

[zstoneVII]

ernie, can you pls comment or anyone else that has been privileged to see it already...whether the delivery of the famous Bond, JB lines was done well by DC? did it leave a lasting impression and was it befitting DC from his portrayal of Bond etc...

just an idea of how it sounded!

[ke02eww]

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[erniecureo]

[quote]ernie, can you pls comment or anyone else that has been privileged to see it already...whether the delivery of the famous Bond, JB lines was done well by DC? did it leave a lasting impression and was it befitting DC from his portrayal of Bond etc...[/quote]

To answer, I'll quote myself:

[quote]The denouement features uncertain allegiances, a final action piece in a sinking Venetian building, and [color="#FF0000"]a closing scene that with three words, indelibly places Craig

[kneelbeforezod]

(I don't remember Mr White asking "who are you?")

I remember! (He did.)

I don't remember Mr White asking this either... does he say it over the phone?

And to the person asking about Craig's delivery of the line... it wasn't particularly memorable, it happens quite quickly, but it's still a perfect moment because of the way the scene is set up.

[Mr. Du Pont]

Ernie, one more for you:

Another spine-tingling aspect of the novel just came to mind. Does the movie retain the (justifiable) paranoia of Vesper after the mission's over and she and Bond are "on vacation"? I'm thinking in particular of the man with the black eye-patch who shows up here and there following the two. I don't expect it would be exactly like the novel portrayed it, but is the general feeling of unease and "looking over her shoulder" in the movie? And for that matter does she turn into an emotional rollercoaster by the end?

[kneelbeforezod]

Ernie, one more for you:

Another spine-tingling aspect of the novel just came to mind. Does the movie retain the (justifiable) paranoia of Vesper after the mission's over and she and Bond are "on vacation"? I'm thinking in particular of the man with the black eye-patch who shows up here and there following the two. I don't expect it would be exactly like the novel portrayed it, but is the general feeling of unease and "looking over her shoulder" in the movie? And for that matter does she turn into an emotional rollercoaster by the end?

I'll take that one Yes, the man with the black eye-patch is in it. Her paranoia is played down a bit from the book, though you definitely get a sense of it... she's very emotional by the end of the film.

I actually found the last section of the film quite touching.

[Mr. Du Pont]

Sweet! I just finished re-reading the book tonight. I'd forgotten how chilling the end was from the tailing black Puegot to the driver suddenly appearing on the terrace - twice.

Man, I am pumped that they've remained so faithful to the book.

(Now if they'd just make faithful adaptations of You Only Live Twice and Moonraker.)

Edited by Mr. Du Pont, 15 November 2006 - 04:15 AM.

[erniecureo]

Kneelbeforezod said it better than I could!

[Peckinpah1976]

Man, I am pumped that they've remained so faithful to the book.

(Now if they'd just make faithful adaptations of You Only Live Twice and Moonraker.)

Good idea; a retitled version of YOLT for Bond 22, but with him avenging Vesper rather than Tracy!!!