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Casino royale, a review by Rich

25/11

Casino royale



CASINO ROYALE introduces JAMES BOND before he holds his license to kill. But Bond is no less dangerous, and with two professional assassinations in quick succession, he is elevated to "00" status.Bond's first 007 mission takes him to Madagascar, where he is to spy on a terrorist, MOLLAKA (Sebastien Foucan). Not everything goes to plan and Bond decides to investigate, independently of MI6, in order to track down the rest of the terrorist cell. Following a lead to the Bahamas, he encounters DIMITRIOS (Simon Abkarian) and his girlfriend, SOLANGE (Caterina Murino). He learns that Dimitrios is involved with LE CHIFFRE (Mads Mikkelsen), banker to the world's terrorist organizations.Secret Service intelligence reveals that Le Chiffre is planning to raise money in a high-stakes poker game in Montenegro at Le Casino Royale. MI6 assigns 007 to play against him, knowing that if Le Chiffre loses, it will destroy his organization.'M' (Judi Dench) places Bond under the watchful eye of the beguiling VESPER LYND (Eva Green). At first skeptical of what value Vesper can provide, Bond's interest in her deepens as they brave danger together and even torture at the hands of Le Chiffre.In Montenegro, Bond allies himself with MATHIS (Giancarlo Giannini), MI6's local field agent, and FELIX LEITER (Jeffrey Wright), who is representing the interests of the CIA. The marathon game proceeds with dirty tricks and violence, raising the stakes beyond blood money and reaching a terrifying climax.

Brushed off Casino Royale for a 3rd viewing (1st in cinema, 2nd on dvd) in preparation of seeing Quantum of Solace, this time watching on BluRay. I am bias being a true Bond fan, and the high definition viewing with pure sound was awesome. I am in favour of the new 007, from the books I always thought he was a cold character and more ruthless than typically portrayed, and this is perhaps less 'comic-book' than previous adventures. Good to see the scene with the cut-out wicker chair is in this version of the film mirroring the book. The only minor criticisms I have with the new format were too few gadgets, and lack of a memorable theme song.
A good start to a new Bond, looking forward now to a trip to the cinema in December to see the latest offering
 


(From November Alphabet Marathon - Discussion/Review Thread on November 26th, 2008)

King Rat, a review by GSyren

Title	King Rat (5-035822-789234)
Director	Bryan Forbes
Actors	George Segal, Patrick O'Neal, Todd Armstrong, Sammy Reese, Joseph Turkel
Produced	1965 in United States
Runtime	129 minutes
Audio	English Dolby Digital Mono, French Dolby Digital Mono, German Dolby Digital Mono, Italian Dolby Digital Mono, Spanish Dolby Digital Mono
Subtitles	Arabic, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hindi, Italian, Norwegian, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish
Overview
My thoughts	The Bridge on the River Kwai, which I watched recently, but it's still very good. Recommended!
My rating

(From Reviews and ramblings by Gunnar on June 21st, 2014)

The X-Files Marathon, a review by addicted2dvd

12. Fire
Original Air Date: December 17, 1993
Mulder and Scully investigate an unusual murder suspect - A man who has the ability to start fires using only his mind.

Guest Stars:
Amanda Pays as Phoebe Green
Mark Sheppard as Cecil L'ively / Bob
Dan Lett as Sir Malcolm Marsden
Laurie Paton as Lady Malcolm
Duncan Fraser as Beatty

My Thoughts:
Once again... I spot someone from another series that I didn't realized was in this before today. This time I am talking about the very attractive Amanda Pays who co-starred in The Flash. This is another excellent episode that I enjoyed every second of..

My Rating:

(From The X-Files Marathon on March 30th, 2010)