I'm not a huge James Bond fan. Not a hater mind you, I've just never gotten into the series as much as many other fans. Some of the Bond flicks I've seen have been good, some bad, and some like DIE ANOTHER DAY were just plain old shit. I've never felt the need to own a James Bond film. I must be the only person on Earth who owns 18 films featuring Dolph Lundgren, yet no Bond movies. Well that's about to change with the DVD release of CASINO ROYALE.CASINO ROYALE was a terrific reboot of the Bond franchise. Gone are a lot of the tired moments involving gadgets and absurd villains trying to blow up Jupiter. Instead we get a plot that fits in with today's current events a little smoother. This doesn't mean the action is toned down. There are some great scenes, including a chase in the film's first act that was one of the best action sequences of recent years.
Daniel Craig came under much fire when he got the role of James Bond. He proved a lot of people wrong with his turn as 007. His Bond is a rough and tough character but with a deadpan sense of humor that can still throw out a one-liner with the best of them. Hopefully CASINO ROYALE is the first of many revitalized Bond films, and the first many I'll want to own on DVD.
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