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James Bond: Casino Royale (Single Disc)The most successful invigoration of a cinematic franchise since Batman Begins, Casino Royale offers a new Bond identity. Based on the Ian Fleming novel that introduced Agent 007 into a Cold War world, Casino Royale 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. For longtime fans of the franchise, Casino Royale 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, Casino Royale 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 Private Benjamin, "now I know what I've been faking all these years". --Donald Liebenson ... Read More » |
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| Casino Royale | £0.99 | £1.00 | £1.99 | 10h 3m (1 bid) |
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| Casino Royale (DVD) WATCHED ONCE | £1.50 | £2.00 | £3.50 | 17h 42m (1 bid) |
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13 great dvds inc Casino Royale, lucky number slevin | £4.00 | £8.00 | £12.00 | 19h 55m (0 bids) |
| Casino Royale (DVD)(2006) ORIGINAL UK R2 EXCELLENT | £0.99 | £1.50 | £2.49 | 22h 1m (1 bid) |
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| Casino Royale (DVD) | £4.99 | £0.00 | £4.99 | 1d 11h (0 bids) |
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| Casino Royale Blu-ray | £3.50 | £1.50 | £5.00 | 1d 12h (0 bids) |
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| Casino Royale (DVD) James Bond (2007) | £4.99 | £2.00 | £6.99 | 1d 17h (0 bids) |
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| Casino Royale DVD | £0.01 | £2.00 | £2.01 | 1d 20h (1 bid) |
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| Casino Royale (Blu-Ray) | £3.20 | £2.00 | £5.20 | 2d 11h (4 bids) |
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| Casino Royale (DVD 2006)***R2*** | £0.01 | £2.99 | £3.00 | 2d 14h (0 bids) |
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Casino Royale (DVD), Daniel Craig - NEW & SEALED | £3.49 | £2.00 | £5.49 | 3d 16h |
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Casino Royale (DVD), Daniel Craig - NEW & SEALED | £3.49 | £2.00 | £5.49 | 3d 16h |
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17 September 2007
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