| Casino Royale [Blu-ray] | ![Casino Royale [Blu-ray]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51TJuw5Iu7L._SL160_.jpg)
 enlarge | Director: Martin Campbell
Actors: Daniel Craig, Jesper Christensen, Isaach De Bankole, Judi Dench, Jeffrey Wright
Studio: Columbia Pictures
Category: DVD
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Avg. Customer Rating:  1064 reviews
Sales Rank: 262
Format: Anamorphic, Color, Dolby, Subtitled, Widescreen
Languages: English (Original Language), French (Original Language), Spanish (Original Language), English (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Dubbed)
Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Media: Blu-ray
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 144
Aspect Ratio: 2.40:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 6.7 x 5.3 x 0.5
MPN: COLBR16336
UPC: 043396163362
EAN: 0043396163362
ASIN: B000MRA5NS
Theatrical Release Date: 2006
Release Date: March 13, 2007
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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 Stills from Casino Royale (click for larger image) Beyond Casino Royale on Amazon.com 
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Product Description
Studio: Sony Pictures Home Ent Release Date: 03/13/2007 Run time: 144 minutes Rating: Pg13
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 great price for a great dvd! November 22, 2008
This is an excellent DVD to keep. The movie is excellent and the first disc in and of itself is worth the price. Not sure if the second disc with the special features are all that great unless you like seeing the old Bond girls. Still, a great dvd set with a great price!
Awesome Bond again! November 22, 2008
Plenty of action, beautiful women, and a great script once again thrill us to the core! The Blue-ray version is spectacular in all aspects. Add it to your must have list! It's a five star ride you'll enjoy over and over.
Amazing experience on Blu Ray November 21, 2008
If you Like James Bond Movies, this is one of the Best..Also If you want to show off your Blu Ray system, this is the disc to show..the picture transfer is the best possible & the sould quality, out of this world.
Meanwhile This movie has all the Bond ingredients we have come to enjoy.
so go for the Bly Ray, you won't regret it.
Great adaptation from the original book November 19, 2008
Some years ago i read the "Casino Royal" book and since then i always wondered why this excellent first James Bond book never was considered for filming. Finally it came to theaters and i have to say i liked it very much, this is a much more human Bond and not the "always with the situation under control" Bond from all the previous films. I dont mean these where not good, it's simply that this is a more realistic film about how a spy whould be like, not super handsome, not always perfet tuxedo, not always choosing the right desitions and for the first time he couldn't save his girl and saw her die. I just can't wait for the release of Quantum of Solace wich starts where "Casino Royale" ended.
Blond Bond - Includes Attitude and Bonus Emotions November 17, 2008
I was bored of Bond. Blam Blam. Sleep with disposable woman. Bond, James Bond. Martini, shaken, not stirred. Sleep with evil woman. Car chase. Find bad guy's lair. Blam Blam. Cheesy one-liner. Bad guy dies. Sleep with disposable woman. Roll credits.
The formula is entertaining enough, but not even an iconic figure like Bond can stay one-dimensional and expect to continue to keep our interest forever. Bond seemed to be stuck in the 70's, where the sexual innuendo and bloodless violence actually pushed the envelope.
I was glad to see that the newest Bond film attempted to show Bond as fallible, occasionally uncertain, and often hampered by the very arrogance and confidence that makes him distinctly Bond. This is a guy who's instincts just barely manage to save him from his own recklessness, who's carelessness puts innocents in the cross hairs, and who's heart is not yet closed to emotional attachments.
Craig strikes a good figure as Bond, and Eva Green is enchanting as Vespar. All in all, the movie is closer to the Bourne series than it is to the earlier Bond films. You'll either love the transition or hate it, so try before you buy.
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