Re: What Did You Watch? 2025-03-06 (Thursday)

Ian J. Ball <ijball@mac.invalid> wrote:

3/7/25 3:34 PM, anim8rfsk wrote:

Adam H. Kerman <ahk@chinet.com> wrote:

Dimensional Traveler <dtravel@sonic.net> wrote:

'Casino Royale' (2006).  On the final Bond actor, just a few more movies
before I reach the end of the Bond series.  Too bad there won't ever be
another Bond movie again.

Wow. It's hard to believe that this movie is nearly two decades old.

So, revisiting the movie, what did you think?

Worst of the three versions of Casino Royale.

Three?... What's the third?

The 1954 episode of the Climax! anthology series starring Barry Nelson,
with Peter Lorre as Le Chiffre. Ian Fleming couldn't get a movie
adaptation made and sold rights to the first novel separately, leading
to the Charles K. Feldman adaptation in 1967.

Since MGM was unable to finance the movie in 2006, it was financed by
Columbia which may or may not have owned rights, but this meant MGM
couldn't get sued. The only way to properly adapt the first novel was at
the time of recasting the Bond character.

Quantum of Solace was also financed by Columbia; it was a two-picture
deal with MGM. Alas it's among the worst of the EON movies. It's vile. I
despise it. I want the director dead.

I still love the gag in The Girl With the Dragon Tatoo making Mikael
Blomkvist whiney when Lisbeth was sterilizing his wounds. He's not
playing James Bond in this movie!

Daniel Craig just turned 57 on March 2. He made the dreadful movie
Dream House (2010), then married Rachel Weisz, his co-star, shortly
after production wrapped. Talk about turning lemons into lemonade...

I envy him.

Rachel Weisz was never in a "St. Trinian's" flick - it's a black mark
against her!  ;p

I'm missing the gag given that she wasn't born yet. I never saw any of
the movies in the series.