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Casino Royale

Posted to Action, Adventure on June 16th, 2007 by Chad Everett

Casino Royale is interesting in a number of ways.  It is the twenty-first film in the James Bond series.  It is the third time that the novel by the same name has been adapted into a film (though the first as a “real” Bond film).  It is the first time Daniel Craig took on the mantle of the superspy.  But it’s also important for one other reason.  It’s a significant restart of the franchise.

In the movie, we get to go back to the beginning – the very beginning – where Bond first earns his stripes (and his legendary “double o” status).  The movie is much grittier in style than the others in the series, to be sure – no sign of any of the previous Bonds to be found, and that’s not an entirely bad thing.

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