Post by infected on Dec 2, 2006 19:15:49 GMT -8
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Casino Royale was better than the last few but was too long, too boring, and not enough action. The movie slows to a crawl during the poker tournament and again during the romantic getaway near the end. I almost fell asleep several times throughout the middle of the film. Defeating a bad guy by taking away all his money may be realistic but it cheats the audience of the action they were expecting to see. It felt like I was watching Celebrity Poker on channel 32 I was sooo bored.
Then there's the new Bond girls. First, there is a super-hot Middle Eastern looking girl, a "10" if ever there was one, but Bond doesn't have sex with her and when he comes back, she is dead! The next Bond girl is okay but maybe a "7" or "8" depending on her hair and outfit--a noticeable decline in hotness.
The mysterious organization that is hinted at I guarantee you will be SPECTER and we will see more remakes of classic Bond films as the producers clearly have no new ideas of their own other than make it less cartoony and more "extreme." As to the action, there wasn't enough and most of it looked like it belonged in a Jackie Chan or Jet Li movie, not Bond.
The theme song was awful. Grunge is dead so why does Chris Cornell still have a career? And there wasn't one single girl in the opening title sequence!
I didn't hate Casino Royale but I have no desire to ever see it again. I suppose I'll watch the next Bond and hope they get it right.
Casino Royale was better than the last few but was too long, too boring, and not enough action. The movie slows to a crawl during the poker tournament and again during the romantic getaway near the end. I almost fell asleep several times throughout the middle of the film. Defeating a bad guy by taking away all his money may be realistic but it cheats the audience of the action they were expecting to see. It felt like I was watching Celebrity Poker on channel 32 I was sooo bored.
Then there's the new Bond girls. First, there is a super-hot Middle Eastern looking girl, a "10" if ever there was one, but Bond doesn't have sex with her and when he comes back, she is dead! The next Bond girl is okay but maybe a "7" or "8" depending on her hair and outfit--a noticeable decline in hotness.
The mysterious organization that is hinted at I guarantee you will be SPECTER and we will see more remakes of classic Bond films as the producers clearly have no new ideas of their own other than make it less cartoony and more "extreme." As to the action, there wasn't enough and most of it looked like it belonged in a Jackie Chan or Jet Li movie, not Bond.
The theme song was awful. Grunge is dead so why does Chris Cornell still have a career? And there wasn't one single girl in the opening title sequence!
I didn't hate Casino Royale but I have no desire to ever see it again. I suppose I'll watch the next Bond and hope they get it right.