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Casino Royale (2-Disc Widescreen Edition)
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Aspect Ratio: 2.40:1
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Sony
EAN: 0043396148598
Format: AC-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Item Dimensions: 30
Label: Sony Pictures
Languages: English (Original Language), French (Original Language), English (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Dubbed), Spanish (Dubbed),
Manufacturer: Sony Pictures
MPN: 14859
Number Of Items: 2
Publisher: Sony Pictures
Region Code: 99
Release Date: March 13, 2007
Running Time: 144 minutes
Studio: Sony Pictures
Theatrical Release Date: November 17, 2006
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Editorial Review:
Casino Royale introduces James Bond before he holds his license to kill. But Bond is no less dangerous and with two professional assassinations in quick succession he is elevated to "00" status. "M" (Judi Dench) head of the British Secret Service sends the newly-promoted 007 on his first mission that takes him to Madagascar the Bahamas and eventually leads him to Montenegro to face Le Chiffre a ruthless financier under threat from his terrorist clientele who is attempting to restore his funds in a high-stakes poker game at the Casino Royale. "M" places Bond under the watchful eye of the Treasury official Vesper Lynd. At first skeptical of what value Vesper can provide Bond's interest in her deepens as they brave danger together. Le Chiffre's cunning and cruelty come to bear on them both in a way Bond could never imagine and he learns his most important lesson: Trust no one.System Requirements:Runtime: 144 minsFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: ACTION/ADVENTURE Rating: PG - 13 UPC: 043396148598 Manufacturer No: 14859
The most successful invigoration of a cinematic franchise since Batman Begins, Casino Royale offers a new Bond identity. Based on the Ian Fleming novel that introduced Agent 007 into a Cold War world, Casino Royale is the most brutal and viscerally exciting James Bond film since Sean Connery left Her Majesty's Secret Service. Meet the new Bond; not the same as the old Bond. Daniel Craig gives a galvanizing performance as the freshly minted double-0 agent. Suave, yes, but also a "blunt instrument," reckless, and possessed with an ego that compromises his judgment during his first mission to root out the mastermind behind an operation that funds international terrorists. In classic Bond film tradition, his global itinerary takes him to far-flung locales, including Uganda, Madagascar, the Bahamas (that's more like it), and Montenegro, where he is pitted against his nemesis in a poker game, with hundreds of millions in the pot. The stakes get even higher when Bond lets down his "armor" and falls in love with Vesper (Eva Green), the ravishing banker's representative fronting him the money.
For longtime fans of the franchise, Casino Royale offers some retro kicks. Bond wins his iconic Astin-Martin at the gaming table, and when a bartender asks if he wants his martini "shaken or stirred," he disdainfully replies, "Do I look like I give a damn?" There's no Moneypenny or "Q," but Dame Judi Dench is back as the exasperated M, who one senses, admires Bond's "bloody cheek." A Bond film is only as good as its villain, and Mads Mikkelsen as Le Chiffre, who weeps blood, is a sinister dandy. From its punishing violence and virtuoso action sequences to its romance, Casino Royale is a Bond film that, in the words of one character, makes you feel it, particularly during an excruciating torture sequence. Double-0s, Bond observes early on, "have a short life expectancy." But with Craig, there is new life in the old franchise yet, as well as genuine anticipation for the next one when, at last, the signature James Bond theme kicks in following the best last line ever in any Bond film. To quote Goldie Hawn in Private Benjamin, now I know what I've been faking all these years. --Donald Liebenson
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Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating: - A New Bond....
Changing lead actors on a franchise as old and established as the 007 series is a matter of periodic anxiety for both the producers and the viewers. 2006's "Casino Royale" is Daniel Craig's debut as the latest and very different James Bond. Viewers will form their own conclusions on how well Craig meets expectations; this reviewer suspects a breakout along generational lines.
The movie opens with a black and white retrospective sequence showing Bond earning his "00" status with two ... Read More
Rating:  - Of course it's James Bond on Blu-Ray
If you are reading this review then you must be one of the few people who are not James Bond fans or have not seen a Blu-Ray movie.
Simple review = Must see in Blu Ray, must own this movie. Anytime you want to show off your HD setup to your friends, just pop this baby in!
Fantastice movie, fantastic format!
Buy it today you won't regret it.
Rating: - Casino Royale
What a great 007 - Daniel Craig is the best since Connery. Awesome movie!
Arrived brand new, still in wrapping, with quick delivery. Thank you!!
Rating: - Best Bond!
Hands down the best James Bond ever seen! Blu-Ray has spectacular quality and the movie has surprising twists and interesting development. Great for anyone, really, not just Bond fans.
Rating: - Rebooting Bond
Not since the glory days of "Goldfinger" and "Thunderball" has a 007 film received the kind of sterling reviews that greeted 2006's "Casino Royale." Roger Ebert gave it a whopping four stars, and Entertainment Weekly recently included it in a countdown of the best movies of the past 25 years.
Is it that good?
Although it was produced by EON productions, the same company founded by Albert R. Broccoli and Harry Saltzman in 1961 to produce the Bond films and now in the hands ... Read More
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