Well, I said one of the worst Bond films ever, not the worst.
My big problem with Casino Royale is that it feels like such a desperate attempt to contemporize Bond, but it loses what made him such a great character in the process. The new Bond just feels like a response to the success of Jason Bourne -- he's essentially James Bourne now. The Brosnan films were probably getting a bit too silly towards the end, but they took it way too far in the other direction. Even the action wasn't very good -- the parkour stuff has been done way better in other films, the fist fights seemed like they were trying way too hard to be gritty, and the big action scene at the end with the sinking building was just as over-the-top as anything in some of the more recent Bond films. And the villain was completely unmemorable -- I guess an interesting villain isn't gritty enough for "new Bond".
MAN Casino Royale makes me angry. Thanks for making me relive painful memories, jerk!
It was definitely a "check your brain at the door" type of film, but I actually enjoyed it. I think the problem is that many people are critiquing it like it's a sci-fi film, which it really is not. It's just a thriller / action movie that happens to have a dumb sci-fi concept as its MacGuffin. I think the key to enjoying this movie is not to overthink it (or really, to think about it at all) -- just sit back and enjoy the ride. Don't get me wrong, it's far from a great film, but it's entertaining in its own way.
Also, I thought the State of the Union sequence was one of the better parts in the movie, but then I'm a pretty big Hitchcock fan and that scene was overtly Hitcockian (ie. very close to being outright theft).
I know it's not that snappy, but I'd just call it either *timelapse or *slowmotion. One of my pet peeves about the sift is the amount of channels with ambiguous but "clever" names that just serve to confuse people, particularly people who are new to the site.
I agree that this shouldn't be here -- not because I necessarily agree with rottenseed, but because you're breaking the number one rule of dealing with internet douchebags: don't feed the trolls. The thing about trolls is that they feed on other people's misery. Stuff like this just makes them stronger. On the other hand if you ignore them they'll eventually wither away and die (ie. they'll move to another community where their stupid crap can successfully get a rise out of people).
Eagle Eye: dumbshit pie (spoilers ahead) (Blog Entry by dag)
My big problem with Casino Royale is that it feels like such a desperate attempt to contemporize Bond, but it loses what made him such a great character in the process. The new Bond just feels like a response to the success of Jason Bourne -- he's essentially James Bourne now. The Brosnan films were probably getting a bit too silly towards the end, but they took it way too far in the other direction. Even the action wasn't very good -- the parkour stuff has been done way better in other films, the fist fights seemed like they were trying way too hard to be gritty, and the big action scene at the end with the sinking building was just as over-the-top as anything in some of the more recent Bond films. And the villain was completely unmemorable -- I guess an interesting villain isn't gritty enough for "new Bond".
MAN Casino Royale makes me angry. Thanks for making me relive painful memories, jerk!
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Wait... who were you guys talking about?
Eagle Eye: dumbshit pie (spoilers ahead) (Blog Entry by dag)
Sarzy is the Butters of VideoSift.
Hahaha, it's true, and I was actually thinking the same thing. My reaction to Crystal Skull was pretty much identical to Butters'.
And Dag, I guess we'll just have to agree to disagree because I thought Casino Royale was one of the worst Bond movies ever.
Eagle Eye: dumbshit pie (spoilers ahead) (Blog Entry by dag)
Also, I thought the State of the Union sequence was one of the better parts in the movie, but then I'm a pretty big Hitchcock fan and that scene was overtly Hitcockian (ie. very close to being outright theft).
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