Casino Royale

[katikat]

I plan to go and see Skyfall this weekend with the twins so a James Bond re-watch was due...

First, I have to say that Daniel Craig's my favorite Bond so far. He feels REAL, not smarmy or arrogant like Pierce Brosnan's. Craig and Timothy Dalton are the best Bonds, IMHO. You actually believe that these two could kick you in the kisser and look smooth doing it.

Although I'm a big action fan, my favorite scene is the casino bit in Montenegro, Bond and Le Chiffre going at it in poker. I know zip about the game, not the rules or anything else. But the suspense is killing me every time I watch the scene, it's down to Daniel Craig and Mads Mikkelsen and the intensity between them. IMHO, Le Chiffre is one of Bond's best villains.

The bit with Vesper was quite touching and I'm glad that it was continued in Quantum of Solace, that THIS Bond isn't boinking everything female in sight. The emotional impact is much bigger that way.

Quantum of Solace tomorrow!