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Casino Royale [Blu-ray] [2006]

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Binding : Blu-ray
EAN : 5050629350814
Label : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Manufacturer : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Publisher : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Release date : 2007-03-19
Title : Casino Royale [Blu-ray] [2006]
Actor : Array
Audience rating : Suitable for 12 years and over
Format : Widescreen
Languages : Array
Number of items : 1
Original release date : 2006-01-01
Region code : 2
Running time : 144
Studio : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Theatrical releaseDate : 2006
MPN : SBR43508

Editorial reviews

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Daniel Craig, Eva Green, Claudio Santamaria, Jesper Christensen, Judi Dench, Jeffrey Wright Director: Martin Campbell

Amazon.co.uk
pThe most successful invigoration of a cinematic franchise since iBatman Begins/i, iCasino Royale/i offers a new Bond identity. Based on the Ian Fleming novel that introduced Agent 007 into a Cold War world, iCasino Royale/i is the most brutal and viscerally exciting James Bond film since Sean Connery left Her Majesty's Secret Service. Meet the new Bond; not the same as the old Bond. Daniel Craig gives a galvanising performance as the freshly minted double-0 agent. Suave, yes, but also a "blunt instrument," reckless and possessed with an ego that compromises his judgment during his first mission to root out the mastermind behind an operation that funds international terrorists. In classic Bond film tradition, his global itinerary takes him to far-flung locales, including Uganda, Madagascar, the Bahamas (that's more like it) and Montenegro, where he is pitted against his nemesis in a poker game, with hundreds of millions in the pot. The stakes get even higher when Bond lets down his armour by falling in love with Vesper (Eva Green), the ravishing banker's representative fronting him the money./p pFor longtime fans of the franchise, iCasino Royale/i offers some retro kicks. Bond wins his iconic Aston Martin at the gaming table, and when a bartender asks if he wants his martini "shaken or stirred," he disdainfully replies, "Do I look like I give a damn?". There's no Moneypenny or "Q," but Dame Judi Dench is back as the exasperated M who, one senses, admires Bond's "bloody cheek." A Bond film is only as good as its villain, and Mads Mikkelsen as Le Chiffre, who weeps blood, is a sinister dandy. From its punishing violence and virtuoso action sequences to its romance, iCasino Royale/i is a Bond film that, in the words of one character, 'makes you feel it', particularly during an excruciating torture sequence. Double-0s, Bond observes early on, "have a short life expectancy". But with Craig, there is new life in the old franchise yet, as well as genuine anticipation for the next one when, at last, the signature James Bond theme kicks in following the best last line ever in any Bond film. To quote Goldie Hawn in iPrivate Benjamin/i, "now I know what I've been faking all these years". i--Donald Liebenson/i/p

Customer reviews

review by: date: 2009-06-27 rating:

Raising the Bar
I am v particular when buying films and only really collect genre classics that I love watching over and over. When deciding whether to buy blu-ray or not I now also have to consider the difference in the quality of the image and sound compared to the DVD. Well in this instance there is no doubt that DVD has been taken to another level in this fantastic film. It is a gritty take on Bond and one that I found more "realistic" than the previous recent attempts. Visually it is stunning (especially the chase scene ealry in the film) and this is a fine example to exhibit the quality of Blu-ray. 4 Stars as nothing is perfect but is Casino Royale worth getting as Blu-Ray? - in my opinion without a doubt and at the prices currently on offer this film is a steal.

review by: date: 2009-06-01 rating:

Great Film!
I can thoroughly recommend watching what was already a great movie, but now on the superior blu-ray format!

review by: date: 2009-04-28 rating:

Casino Royale on Blu-ray
The picture quality for this compared to the DVD version is so much better, and the action sequences are so much more vivid.

review by: date: 2009-04-08 rating:

back to form
it is good to see bond back to form daniel craig is great as bond more like the books not just relying on gadgets whilst they are good action is better. i feel this is how bond is meant to be and quantom of solace follows on well.

review by: date: 2009-04-06 rating:

007 Spy Story - Blu-Ray
Full HD yes it certainly is... Shear quality picture and sounds and an added bonus of; believe it or not a real story behind a Bond Movie. You have to watch Casino Royale to get the jist, however thats not an issue as that to is also a great movie, D Graig does it better than all the rest.....

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