please to be seeing Casino Royale

[somedaybitch]

brilliant film. tight storytelling. stunning cinematography.

the sexiest Bond ever.

and arguably, the best Bond film ever made.

i'm not interested in revealing the plot here, because really, you need to experience it cold, but it's alluded to and i don't want anyone reading here unwilling.

he's soooooooo human, while still capable of chilling coldness. there's an honesty to him and a sweetness to this Bond, many, many times when he's not "on", but just a man named James, that only makes the inevitable hurt that much more. lovely character moments in little throw away scenes and transitions; holding the door open for the maid at the Ocean Club, standing up when a woman leaves the table, that open, lovely smile, calling M "ma'am" [or however you spell the British version].

and the opening sequence? guh. it's all sharp angles and grainy black and white, and feels so...British. not cliched, not stereotyped, but classic and old world, Cold War and gentlemen rules. i half expected to see Sir Alec sitting in the chair in Prague. the whole film has that Cold War feel really; The Spy Who Came In From The Cold or The Man Who Knew Too Much, or The Odessa Files.

i'm in love.

i've seen it twice and it's not enough.

and let's not forget Judi Dench. holymotherofthegods, she is superb. her opening rant is priceless. can they knight her again?

she gives so much depth to M, and to Bond. telling him what she tells him at the end, the discussion they have when she sends him to "bury his head in the sand". she cares so very much about the man, not just the asset. she's very much mother to his son.

"How does he *know* these things?" heh.

have i mentioned i'm in love?

Daniel Craig. i can't sigh deeply enough. sweet merciful zeus, he's hot. broad shouldered, rugged features, athlete's grace, and those icey blue eyes. guh.

and does he break pretty. ouch.

:::super sekrit note to tiger: you know you want to write it:::

Comments

[svilleficrecs.livejournal.com]

(covering eyes and not looking at spoilers as I haven't seen the movie yet)

I am SO EXCITED to see this movie like I haven't been in, like, forever.

Also, your icon makes me giggle!

[svilleficrecs.livejournal.com]

Oh, and ETA: Look, he's holding the gun proper w/ two hands! Which is disgustingly hot to me.

[somedaybitch.livejournal.com]

one hand isn't improper, it's just not as efficient unless you have a really steady hand. but his grip does tell me that the armorer for the film is top notch. that's called a Modified Weaver stance where one isn't square on the target, but rather the feet are square and the torso is canted. he's also got the gun raised up high enough - look at where the fixed sights on the back of the gun are in relationship to his eyeline - that the target really is in his sights

[kazbaby]

I think this is the only Bond movie I've actually wanted to go see in the theater. Judy Dench had me in the commercials. *g*

[grimorie.livejournal.com]

Oh! Oh! Yes, I love this Bond so very much. He's so *real*. And they also finally got M right, she's just like in the books, except she's not male! And I also love that Bond doesn't operate alone, that it takes a whole team to work the op!

and the opening sequence? guh. it's all sharp angles and grainy black and white, and feels so...British. not cliched, not stereotyped, but classic and old world, Cold War and gentlemen rules.

Yes. Yes. Yes.

Ian Fleming must be weeping now that they finally got Bond right!

Plus, Daniel Craig? Yum.

[somedaybitch.livejournal.com]

Oh! Oh! Yes, I love this Bond so very much. He's so *real*. And they also finally got M right, she's just like in the books, except she's not male! And I also love that Bond doesn't operate alone, that it takes a whole team to work the op!

:::nods happily::: they totally did. it's a joy when a film really uses its source material well. i SOOOOOOOOOO need an M icon.

Ian Fleming must be weeping now that they finally got Bond right!

you know he is. and Heaven must be so relieved. bet the poor sod just drove them mad with his incessant whining, because really, you KNOW they're Bond fans as well.

Plus, Daniel Craig? Yum.

oh yeahhhhhh.

[itsazoo.livejournal.com]

I'm so glad you liked it, wg! I saw it Friday afternoon and I've been telling people I will see it again at the theatres. I loved it! It's not at all campy like the others were. Some of my friends think this Bond is "ugly" but they haven't seen him naked! He's realistic. AND, he's signed on for 2 more Bonds. Yay!

[somedaybitch.livejournal.com]

i only want to see a man nekked if'n i'm the one making him so, but Craig in the water was holymercifulzeus hawt. i think the fact that he isn't a pretty boy is precisely what appeals to me about him.

AND, he's signed on for 2 more Bonds. Yay!

YAYS!!!!!!!!!!!! you just made my week.

I'm so glad you liked it, wg! I saw it Friday afternoon and I've been telling people I will see it again at the theatres. I loved it!

the storytelling was sooooo crafted. i haven't been this in love with a film since LOTR.

[(Anonymous)]

if you haven't seen d. craig in "layer cake" you should. he's brilliant in that as well, and it's a pretty good movie. tdr

[somedaybitch.livejournal.com]

i saw it. enjoyed it immensely and it was great to see so many of the actors from LSaTSB and Snatch in it. ending hurt, though. so very British.

hope your holiday was most excellent.