Casino Royale (DVD, 2001) (German\French\Spanish\Italian)

Never Fear Bond is Here

Episodic series of sketches - the film is based on the title, not Fleming's novel. It's not really possible to view this as a film with any kind of plot. There seems to be huge gaps in the narrative, and sequences do not properly join up. So, forget expecting it to make sense. This is a ride through what people think they remember of the swinging sixties, packed with psychedelia, beautiful women, crazy gadgets, knockabout fights, chases and explosions - all to the a lively score by Burt Bacharach, performed by Herb Alpert. So many stars pop up, some playing surprising roles - Deborah Kerr is one of the funniest turns in the movie. Conversely, Peter Sellers, normally brilliant, is mostly boring here ( he wanted to play it straight. Oh, well). For a film that originally carried a 'U' certificate in England (it's been recertified as a PG) it's full of racy scenes and references. On the whole it's a disjointed but (I think) enjoyable romp. It must be said, however, that the picture quality on this edition is way below par. The colours are muddy and the image, though 'widescreen' is very small on the screen, with acres of black border around the picture. No adjustment of the screen preference settings can improve this. One of the trailers in the extras gives some indication of what it should look like. It doesn't render it unwatchable, although it did turn my 43" screen into a 32" screen.Read full review

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It's messy mish mash and a waste of the talents of its actors and directors. The fact that there are so many directors speaks for itself

It's the proverbial turd which can''t be polished. What an incredible waste of money and resources. The long list of directors speaks for itself. There is clearly something wrong with the script and the producers who supervised it.Read full review

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Appaling!

The picture appears as a small ‘letter box’ in the middle of your television screen rather than full size and filling your television screen, which as absolutely appalling, really badly transferred to DVD and almost unwatchable!Read full review

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Casino Royale. A mickey-take on every spy hero and villan.

My son absolutely loves James Bond, and had heard about this from his granddad. They both watched it together and enjoyed it enormously. It was very light-hearted and entertaining.

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although not a true james bond movie, this is the first, from what JB started,it can only be classed as true british humour, and should be watched, it

Great DVD

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David Niven as Bond, who knew!!

One of the less known Bonds, but watchable.

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fun movie

and old light hearted movie with the late David Niven

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Value for money

Fast moving film, very amusing, value for money

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Great DVD

Just a great film with many great film stars.

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Exciting.

It's good.