Casino Royale

[Marky Lazer]

You might have heard about the plans... Daniel Craig is playing Bond in the new movie Casino Royale. You probably have heard about the not too grateful fans either: http://www.craignotbond.com

Any thoughts?

[ravenus]

Those fans are utter asses. Craig is a good actor and to me he looks like he could be a dangerous spy type that would snap your neck if he wanted to, which is so much more than I could imagine for milksop Brosnan. Just my 2 bits.

[Adasunshine]

I think Mr Craig will do a fine job playing Bond. From a personal point of view, it'll be a bit strange Bond being Blonde but I'm sure I'll get used to it!

He's a good actor and why these idiot fans are going off like this is beyond me!

xx

[Foxbat]

In my opininion Bond's shelf-life has long since expired. The plots and devices have become more and more ludicrous and the humour more strained in recent years.

To me, it doesn't matter who plays Bond, better that they finally bury the corpse and let it rest in peace....but I suppose the Cash Cow must be milked

[steve12553]

I have to agree. The Bond series was getting week when they ran out of Ian Fleming original novels to work from. A few of the movies were based on short stories and at least one (Octopussy) was based on a short story that James Bond was in but just as a side story. Boycotting formally, on the other hand, is childish. Movies live or die based on attendance. If you don't like a movie or anything about it, just don't go. I won't because I gave up when Sean Connery quit. But I'm not boycotting.

[ravenus]

I do agree with Foxbat that Bond is a spent force per se. I think the few movies I've seen of Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan character render him more attractive as the government agent hero for the new generation. However, I'm NOT interested in Ben Affleck playing this character which is why I gave the Sum of All Fears movie a wide miss.

[Foxbat]

I won't because I gave up when Sean Connery quit. But I'm not boycotting.

I think that about nicely sums up my position as well

[dreamwalker]

I think Casino Royale will do for Bond what batman begins did for the Batman saga, or Spider man - the film, did for spiderman.

I've read there'll be next to no gadgets, bond "really" failling in love, bond fumbling around and not being as slick as you'd expect and generally being realisitc, believible and intense in actual action, not visual efffects.

Personally, I can't wait till november...

[weaveworld]

I think Daniel Craig will be a great additional, and he should be given a chance to show everyone how good an actor he is. I recently watched 'Layer Cake' and was pleasantly surprised how good an actor he is.

Looking forward to the movie

[polymorphikos]

I'll definitely see this. They're speaking of taking it in a slightly new direction, more stripped-back, and even though people often complain and box-offices suffer when they do this (OHMSS, Licence to Kill), the results are usually actually quite good.

Also, the concept of Bond isn't worn-out, since spy movies are always cool. It's just that, being James Bond films, the popularity of the franchise often renders effort unnecessary. This same popularity also becomes something of a trap, however, as people come to expect certain things and it becomes dangerous to stray too far from the formula.

And Die Another Day was the only genuinely bad Brosnan Bond film, to my mind. Which was a pity since it had a promising premise which the writers proceeded to do nothing with.