Casino Royale

New Bond film, so it had to be seen. There's quite a buzz with die-hard bond fans about having Daniel Craig play James Bond, and given his stronger features than the past Bonds, it would be interesting what his take on the character will be.

My SO, me, and a friend watched it last night, and I had a really good time. I haven't watched many Bond films aside from all the Pierce Brosnan versions, some Sean Connery ones. If I watched any other Bond films (like Timothy Dalton's version), they didn't stick, can't remember a thing. I haven't read any other the books either.

It felt different from the start, it was edgy, and the action was more in the line of current action flicks, rather than the gentlemanly action I've come to associate with the franchise. Also, considering that it was a Bond film, there wasn't so much "blowing-up" as I'd expect. All the action sequences are very well thought of and choreographed, but they didn't feel as over the top as the other films. The edgy take, and the more real but very much more complicated action sequences made this movie different, and to me, much more enjoyable.

Some people will probably hate what has happened, I for one am hoping for more of this kind of thing. Daniel did a great job with his version of the character. Among all the Bond films I've seen, Casino Royale is my favorite.

PS:

Baccarat was the main central card game in the original novel. They changed it to no-limit Texas Hold'em in the movie.