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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Sony
EAN: 0043396151901
Format: AC-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Full Screen, Subtitled, NTSC
Label: Sony Pictures
Manufacturer: Sony Pictures
Number Of Items: 2
Publisher: Sony Pictures
Region Code: 99
Release Date: March 13, 2007
Running Time: 144 minutes
Sales Rank: 5584
Studio: Sony Pictures
Theatrical Release Date: November 17, 2006
Editorial Review:
Product Description:
Casino Royale introduces James Bond before he holds his license to kill. But Bond is no less dangerous and with two professional assassinations in quick succession he is elevated to '00' status. 'M' (Judi Dench) head of the British Secret Service sends the newly-promoted 007 on his first mission that takes him to Madagascar the Bahamas and eventually leads him to Montenegro to face Le Chiffre a ruthless financier under threat from his terrorist clientele who is attempting to restore his funds in a high-stakes poker game at the Casino Royale. 'M' places Bond under the watchful eye of the Treasury official Vesper Lynd. At first skeptical of what value Vesper can provide Bond's interest in her deepens as they brave danger together. Le Chiffre's cunning and cruelty come to bear on them both in a way Bond could never imagine and he learns his most important lesson: Trust no one.System Requirements:Runtime: 144 minsFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: ACTION/ADVENTURE Rating: PG - 13 UPC: 043396151901 Manufacturer No: 15190
Amazon.com:
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 galvanizing 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 'armor' and falls 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 Astin-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
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Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Rough and Ready
The new Bond is rough and ready with plenty of action. There are no silly graphics or cartoonish stunts. Bond has a raw attitude and gets the job done without checking his image in the mirror. Bravo to the new style.
Rating: - BOND BEGINS
I haven't read the book or seen all the other Bond movies, but for me, CASINO ROYALE does an excellent job of showing the roots of James Bond.
From the very beginning, we see how green Bond is as he messily kills a man.
We also see how naive he is and his "I'm invincible" mindset as he chases a suspect in a breathtaking scene involving lots of jumps and crazy stuntwork.
We see how this attitude is able to get him any woman he desires underneath the sheets. ... Read More
Rating: - James Bond Film
Daniel Craig's blue eyes and body beautiful (and Eva Green's) are a draw...as well as the Bond storyline filled with action and romance. If you love British films, you should enjoy this one.
Rating:  - Craig, Brosnan, Dalton all great; the problem is the concept
The other reviewers here mostly seem to applaud the new, buff, hard-core Bond (shaken not stirred, though he doesn't seem to care). But what's really happened is that 007 has been grafted onto "Die Hard." If we really want to revivify James Bond, the challenge isn't finding the right actor -- Roger, Timothy, Pierce, Daniel -- all of them are perfectly fine. The challenge is in the formula. Why make 007 into the typical action movie, where the chase is less a chase than a physical combat?
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Rating:  - Royale disgrace to The Bond series!
This is by the far the most disjointed and boring Bond movie ever. What's disjointed about it is it's supposed to be Bond starting off to get his 00 license and yet they make mentions about 9/11. How is this a prequel to Dr. No when they mention 9/11? And they also make a reference about it being the end of The Cold War but again the 9/11 references and they use cell phones but it's supposedly the prequel of Dr. No. And they don't even have the female M when Bond starts off ... Read More
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