![]() ![]() Not only did Casino Royale change things up for Bond, it reinvented the character for a new age. Post 9/11, the world was feeling sorry for itself and wanted a more “serious and gritty” approach to action. After the invisible car nonsense of Die Another Day, Bond was looking decidedly uncool and it looked like the franchise was going to die. ![]() Then a trailer was released and the doubters were silenced hold on a minute, this looks pretty awesome. Review: When Daniel Craig was announced as the new James Bond, there was a collective groan from 007 purists and I have to admit that I was one of them. Plot: Armed with a licence to kill, Secret Agent James Bond sets out on his first mission as 007 and must defeat a weapons dealer in a high stakes game of poker at Casino Royale, but things are not what they seem. Thankfully Q returns in the upcoming Skyfall which looks like it just might be a return to vintage Bond. It was a bold and daring direction and for the most part, it works really well. Casino Royale is one of the best Bond films of all time with great performances, music and action. ![]()
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