A Guilty Pleasure
I have to come clean. There's something I like, something I can't help but be mildly embarrassed about, just because I know I shouldn't idolize the man. I'm reading the books (heck, I've bought some), seen a few movies, put a DVD set on my Christmas list. Is it wrong? Is it shallow? Is it just not worth the effort? This guy's getting me hooked on himself, on his coolness and bravado. You know his name...
Bond. James Bond.
Yep. I have to confess, James Bond is quickly making me a fan of his adventures. There's been something to like in all the movies I've seen so far, and especially in this latest one.
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I *finally* saw Casino Royale. And loved it. Mom and I sat down over chicken fajitas and nachos to take in the film whose ad campaigns and buzz actually got me intrigued by James Bond. And right from the opening, it had me. The camera angles, the editing, the dialogue; all told me I was in for something far classier than what I had seen before in the films. And then the credits came, played out, went away, and I wasn’t disappointed. I very much appreciated how they took away Bond’s gadgets, but none of his cool. He pulls a lot of “tricks” in the movie, all of which are impressive and almost none of which I saw coming before they happened. Very slick.
I won’t go on for too long, as this movie has obviously been discussed to death, but I do want to say that Daniel Craig is just great. I’ve seen him in Road To Perdition (and, as it turns out, in Elizabeth, but I don’t remember him too clearly in that one) so I know he’s a fairly good actor even with a relatively small part; making him the star didn’t damage his abilities one bit in my sight. Eva Green I saw in Kingdom of Heaven, and she was, I think, even better here (and I own the Director’s Cut of that movie, where it is revealed she actually acted).
I could go on for ever and talk about every single thing I liked in every single scene, but I imagine no one really wants to read that, so I’ll close by going out on a construction crane and saying it: I obviously haven’t seen every Bond movie (yet), but so far… this is pretty much my favourite.
Be seeing you,
Steven
Bond. James Bond.
Yep. I have to confess, James Bond is quickly making me a fan of his adventures. There's been something to like in all the movies I've seen so far, and especially in this latest one.
.jpg)
I *finally* saw Casino Royale. And loved it. Mom and I sat down over chicken fajitas and nachos to take in the film whose ad campaigns and buzz actually got me intrigued by James Bond. And right from the opening, it had me. The camera angles, the editing, the dialogue; all told me I was in for something far classier than what I had seen before in the films. And then the credits came, played out, went away, and I wasn’t disappointed. I very much appreciated how they took away Bond’s gadgets, but none of his cool. He pulls a lot of “tricks” in the movie, all of which are impressive and almost none of which I saw coming before they happened. Very slick.
I won’t go on for too long, as this movie has obviously been discussed to death, but I do want to say that Daniel Craig is just great. I’ve seen him in Road To Perdition (and, as it turns out, in Elizabeth, but I don’t remember him too clearly in that one) so I know he’s a fairly good actor even with a relatively small part; making him the star didn’t damage his abilities one bit in my sight. Eva Green I saw in Kingdom of Heaven, and she was, I think, even better here (and I own the Director’s Cut of that movie, where it is revealed she actually acted).
I could go on for ever and talk about every single thing I liked in every single scene, but I imagine no one really wants to read that, so I’ll close by going out on a construction crane and saying it: I obviously haven’t seen every Bond movie (yet), but so far… this is pretty much my favourite.
Be seeing you,
Steven
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