Tag: Casino Royale
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Character Spotlight: Sebastien Foucan as Mollaka
I remember a lot of hype for the parkour sequence of Casino Royale, and I was pleasantly surprised to see it deliver. And it was mostly because of Sebastien Foucan’s role as Mollaka, defying gravity in the foot chase escape… Read More →
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Baccarat in the cards for Bond 26?
With Texas Hold ’em losing some of its post-Casino Royale sheen, Bond 26 has a timely opportunity to return James Bond to baccarat, the game most closely tied to Ian Fleming’s original vision. And if reports of a twenty-something James… Read More →
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No continuity in Bond 27, please!
Ok so I know I’m getting ahead of myself, but I already hope Bond 27 avoids the temptation of another sprawling interconnected storyline. By all means, keep the new Bond actor and the supporting MI6 regulars around, but let the… Read More →
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Made you feel it, did he?
In Casino Royale, Dryden’s taunt cuts straight to the nerve of James Bond’s early days at MI6. The brief flashback of Fisher, Bond’s first kill, adds just enough texture to suggest a larger world without slowing momentum. One could argue… Read More →
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Venice sinking house was the wrong choice
I appreciate the torture sequence and death of Le Chiffre in Casino Royale, but the final act of the movie surrounding Bond and Vesper and their getaway to Venice misses the mark. Specifically, the climax in the sinking house and… Read More →
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I’ve got a little itch. Down there.
The rope torture sequence from Casino Royale is fairly popular amongst Bond fans, but not with this one. Don’t get me wrong, it’s an excruciating sequence, and the pain inflicted with a rope whacking you while sitting in a bottomless… Read More →
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Look what the cat dragged in
In a scene that is a microcosm of Diamonds Are Forever’s campiness, Blofeld uses this well known phrase with Persian cat in tow after he (apparently) lures Tiffany Case away from Q and out of the casino. Not only is… Read More →
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I’m the money. Every penny of it.
In Casino Royale, the above exchange between Vesper and Bond feels far too sly to be a throwaway line. The two are already smitten and that little “penny” slip lands like a wink straight at the audience. For fans, “money”… Read More →
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…and you’re Miss Stephanie Broadchest…
Bond has quite the alias for Vesper Lynd in Casino Royale: a deliberate, hilarious, self-aware jab at the franchise’s legacy of exaggerated Bond girl names. Bond borders on breaking the fourth wall, acknowledging the trope while playfully kicking off the… Read More →
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Will you yield in time?
There aren’t many lines from Casino Royale that linger the way quotes from earlier Bond movies do, and this one nearly qualifies. It carries clear echoes of Auric Goldfinger’s famous “No, Mr. Bond, I expect you to die,” but ultimately… Read More →
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