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[the villain's architect]

After my second viewing (one in German and one in English) I'm just overwhelmed by all those little details which make CR so great. OK, there is a little mistake here and there ("you noticed?" ), but remember all those great lines of dialogue etc. (in no particular order):

- Bond's expression "the big picture" during the torture scene (as a reference to the dialogue with M) shows so much that he is willing to sacrifice himself, even if it's just to make Le Chiffre cooperate with the MI6 after he failed to get the password. Remember, that's his only motivation despite being sure Le Chiffre will kill him after he got what he wants.

[Mister Asterix]

[mra]I loved that Leiter asked for his Vesper without the fruit, and then later when Bond

[MR. BOND 93]

I liked when M was asking Bond questions at Solange's murder scene:

M: 'Did she ask you anything?' (or whatever)

BOND: (looking away) 'No.'

M: 'Not your name? What you were after?'

BOND: (still looking away) 'No.'

It was a really normal scene but I just loved the delivery and acting from Craig.

[ComplimentsOfSharky]

Mister Mendell amused me greatly.

I also really liked the little guitar hit, reminiscent of the Bond theme in the scene when Bond is tailing Vesper. It's at about 2 minutes in 'the switch'...at the part where Daniel is checking his P99.

[Krest]

Loved the scene where Bond is mistaken for a Valet - and then goes on to trash the car

Also the "pre-title" fight/killing scene - really gets your heart pumping!

[Qwerty]

The character Mendel was fun.

Eva Green in the main title sequence - OUTSTANDING idea

Le Chiffre's smile after Bond makes the quip about the blood from the tearducts

Anything and everything with Valenka

Vesper's introduction

Many more, but those are just a few...

[MR. BOND 93]

Anything and everything with Valenka

She seems to be your No. 1 girl at the moment, isn't she Qwerty? haha

[Cody]

I'd mention the casting of a guy who greatly resembles Moomoo as Le Chiffre's bald henchman, but I suppose that's a coincidence rather than a brilliant detail.

[Odyssey]

A host of tiny moments from Craig

- asking for the valet ticket after winning the Aston
- tossing the Range Rover keys aside
- his smile at Miami when the cops are holding him down
- and I particularly appreciated how polite he always is. Did you notice how often he said thank you for drinks, etc; his delivery of "Thank you, I will" in the Hotel Splendide lobby (and thus flagging up how great is the contrast with the line about giving a damn...)

[MarcAngeDraco]

The closeup of Bond as a smile slowly appears (at the conclusion of the MIA sequence)... FANTASTIC!!

[annita]

One of the character details that I loved was when M was explaining to Bond about Le Chiffre and his plans in the Bahama's, after she tells him about the high stake Poker game in Montenegro, he responds with the following...

"so we know where he is..you want a clean kill or just send a message?"

what I liked about this is that up till that moment he is still the blunt instrument, he doesn't think beyond the obvious yet, his skills as a spy are not fine tuned yet.

[00Twelve]

I always have to applaud the inclusion of the Vesper recipe, as well as a few other details:

- They seemed to go to further lengths to make Solange's corpse look more horrifying than usual for Bond films. It made a good difference, IMO.
- The design was fantastic. If you doubt that, think about the exhibit in Miami.
- The spark of Obanno's machete against the P99
- Uh, Bond with actual injuries on his face?
- The length to which they designed Vesper to physically match the novel
- Giving M a "bed buddy"

I'm sure there are even more, but I won't bog you down.

[MR. BOND 93]

Yeah Solange's dead body grossed me out!

[ComplimentsOfSharky]

Eva Green in the main title sequence - OUTSTANDING idea

Ah yes, I was definitely the only one of my friends to pick up on that.

[Mr_Wint]

Some small details I liked:

- The Poker game with Dimitrios. "Oh, the valet ticket".
- Leaving Solange. "what? No, for one!".
- Le Chiffre's cold look while Bond takes his 'dirty' drink. He's just waiting and it looks so cool.
- Bond's reaction when they tell him that his heart will stop in two minutes.

[Taylor]

In the pre-title sequence, the close up on Craig's face after he finishes "drowning" his first kill. The camera holds on him for just the right amount of time (a little longer than you would expect, which only serves to give the shot more weight), then the cut back to Dryden saying "made you feel it, did he?" And Arnold's music, which is something I've never been a huge fan of, is just perfect here in this scene. It's very subtle, and it's not even a melody, it's more of a rhythmic device---but it's eerie, and it adds a sense of the foreboding to the proceedings. Just perfect!

Also, the way Campbell shot the pre-titles itself. The framing, the lighting, the angles, the look of the black and white, everything. It's too good to be true. The only complaint I have with it is I wish it was longer!

[MR. BOND 93]

^ I agree with every freakin thing you just said Taylor!

Edited by MR. BOND 93, 29 November 2006 - 11:15 PM.

[Pal]

When Bond loses to Le Chiffre's 4 of a kind, I love the way Mads says "Oops, you must have thought I was bluffing". Plus that smile from Mads as if he's trying to hold back laughter.

[stamper]

There's more moment in 5mn of this friggin movie than the whole of DAD. Period.

Actually, there's more moments in 1m of this movie than the last 13 Bond movies cobbled together.

[EWKDSMB]

just after vesper presses the red button to save bond.
he sists up looks at her and asks
'are you ok'?

the she says
' you are not seriously going back in there' (or something like it)
he says

'wouldn't dream of it'
and
'that last hand nearly killed me'

and m's shouts of
press the damn button

absolutely classic

[lafemmefantome]

I'm sure someone else will say it but the lines of...

"To the right! To the right!"
"You died scratching my..."

I just thought they were brillant in terms of letting Bond tell Le Chiffre to piss off without saying it.

lafemmefantome

[Scottlee]

The one that stood out for me was when Bond stands in front of the bathroom mirror looking battered and bloodied and preparing to change his shirt. In past Bond films there never would have been a shot like this.

[DavidSomerset]

I'm sure someone else will say it but the lines of...

"To the right! To the right!"
"You died scratching my..."

I just thought they were brillant in terms of letting Bond tell Le Chiffre to piss off without saying it.

lafemmefantome

The "to the right" line, really cracked me up. This line showed that Bond had balls, even if they were been beaten up.

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[MR. BOND 93]

Another little detail that I loved was the way Craig walked into that room in Madagascar (the room where he kick Mollaka in the chest then hit that other guys head on something). He looked really cool walking in there.

[EWKDSMB]

ye he just walked in as if he owned it

[Taylor]

and speaking of the Madagascar sequence, I just love the way Craig is standing, leaning against the wall with his arms folded when we first see him. This may seem like a laughably minute detail but it is the small details that speak volumes. By doing this, Craig is presenting a Bond who is completely confident and in control. It's amazing how much he just oozes *BOND* by doing this...

[EWKDSMB]

i agree Taylor i though he looked cool the way he was standing

[stamper]

I agree on both the standing still in the middle of chaos scene, and the walking into the embassy shot. The first sold me right away Craig as Bond (even thought the pre credits already did the same for me), I love the man who do not move while chaos erupt around him.
The embassy shot shows Craig can act even shot from behind. Find me one other actor who can play with his back turned to the camera and eat the scenery, just for laughs, CNB haters hahaha

[Judo chop]

and speaking of the Madagascar sequence, I just love the way Craig is standing, leaning against the wall with his arms folded when we first see him. This may seem like a laughably minute detail but it is the small details that speak volumes. By doing this, Craig is presenting a Bond who is completely confident and in control. It's amazing how much he just oozes *BOND* by doing this...

Not minute at all. These are the things that make the Connery and his earlier films what they are. The best.

I love Craig's underwater acting. I feel the panic in him to try to get the elevator door open.

I love the face to face glares between Bond and Dimitri when they're locked in that "who's gonna get stuck with the knife" battle.

I LOVE Craig's expression when he gets double-bluffed by LeChiffre and knows he pushed his ego too far and lost control of the game. You can literally taste the acid building up inside him. (Ok, not literally.)

[ComplimentsOfSharky]

and speaking of the Madagascar sequence, I just love the way Craig is standing, leaning against the wall with his arms folded when we first see him. This may seem like a laughably minute detail but it is the small details that speak volumes. By doing this, Craig is presenting a Bond who is completely confident and in control. It's amazing how much he just oozes *BOND* by doing this...

It's not minute at all...I loved that and I loved the way he kept doing it until the very last second when he suddenyl dashes off. So cool.