To realize how good the Daniel Craig version of "Casino Royale" is...

[terrya]

One only needs to see the original...which is on BBC America right now.

I don't know why I'm watching this...maybe I have a subconscious love of cinematic train wrecks or something. All of this talent...for this mess. Seeing poor Deborah Kerr in this, for example. It still sort of boggles the mind.

The Burt Bacharach score is great, though.

[RoadRage]

1. Never saw the orignal.. just watched the new one for the first time..

I thought it was great - but when it comes to Bond Movies, i'm not to hard to please. Daniel Craig was yummy.. blonde doesn't matter to me!

[Deja Q]

2. The original was the CBS TV episode from 1957...

The 1967 comedy spoof wasn't meant to be serious...

MGM finally got the rights to make the movie, and they did so with aplomb...

[seemunkee]

15. Is that available anywhere?

Have you seen it?
According to Wiki it was 1954.

[MonkeyFunk]

3. I loved the last one

best Bond movie in many years - maybe ever! That opening parkeur scene was incredible.

[quip]

5. I agree; they do keep getting better...

:thumbsup:

[Cabcere]

4. One of my professors this semester looks kind of like Daniel Craig.

:loveya: Needless to say, I've had a little trouble concentrating on the material... :blush:

[quip]

6. ...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=105&topic_id=7395148&mesg_id=7396096

:hi:

[stuntcat]

7. and you're in VA?? :lust:

Well shoot, I can't drive :cry:

[Cabcere]

8. Yep

:D Although, to be fair, I guess I should say he looks more like Daniel Craig's slightly nerdy little brother...in a very cute way, though. ;) It's gonna be a good semester. :hi:

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

13. ...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXU8kCrRHJY

[Cabcere]

14. Haha - point taken.

:D :hi: Don't worry, I don't have any plans - he's married, and even if he weren't, that's not my thing. :hi:

[TheMightyFavog]

9. You gotta read Agony Booth's recap of the 1967 film

http://www.agonybooth.com/recaps/Casino_Royale_1967.aspx

It's funny as all hell.

[Radical Activist]

10. I thought the new one was one of the worst Bond movies.

It actually made me lose respect for the character. The acting was sparse and boring. It portrayed Bond as a weak, brutish fool. Weak plot. Just horrible by Bond standards.

[DS1]

11. THose are the reasons why it was the best

They're building up the character again, and Brosnan should be strung up by his balls for the absolute shit he spoonfed the masses

[Radical Activist]

12. Bronsan was excellent. He acted.

They were certainly the most politically relevant bond movies.

[pitohui]

16. this is a level, right?

daniel craig is a nice looking guy but, god, dullest movie evah...just pathetic

not saying the original was any better, maybe that's your point, maybe the entire story is just teh suck

[Tektonik]

17. Daniel Craig is the man

:thumbsup:

[Joe Fields]

18. Comparing apples and oranges. One really has nothing to do with the other.

I watched the David Niven/Peter Sellers Casino Royale today, and thought it was a real hoot. It's not hard to see where Mike Myers got his inspiration for Austin Powers.