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Casino Royale

Let’s be fair and say that I wasn’t expecting much out of the latest James Bond flick. The last several were gay crapola that bored the shite out of me. And the latest, Casino Royale had a new James Bond that looked more like the Russian Mafia type as opposed to the dark Scottish stereotype.

I was wrong.

Perhaps it’s because the new Bond, Daniel Craig is such a brutal hands-on indestructable mofo in the veins of a young Sean Connery or Agent Jack Bauer that isn’t afraid to get his face nicked with scratches or his hands dirty with the blood of enemies (that usually die extremely violent deaths).

I’d say that Casino Royale is a welcome return to the glory of James Bond. Our hero is no longer a SNAG. He is now akward, doesn’t speak much, arrogant and has an ego the size of his hairline (receding). He actually loses fights, gets poisoned and manages to get bamboozled twice during the movie. The action is nervewrackingly delicious, with bad guys getting the unhappy endings they deserve.

Verdict: 4 out of 5 possible stars

My thoughts exactly! I reviewed it last weekend.

He has starred already in many of my pronish daydreams. I am just a bit disturbed by how old he looks for his age.