Thread 213729895

and I'm tired of pretending it wasn't

It wasn't perfect. The Airfleet storyline dragged on too long and took too much time out of the casino storyline which made Bond and Vesper's relationship too rushed and that entire segment of the movie too undercooked. The final act thus has no substance when it comes to Vesper's betrayal since half an hour ago, she hated his guts. It completely destroys the novel's slow-burn mind-game thriller story and turns it into just another action movie with no pulpy wit. It made Bond into just another generic action hero and sucked all life out of him. It was barely above average. You want real Bond? Go watch GoldenEye.

>>213729895 (OP)
It was shit. Long boring garbage, and Bond playing Texas Holdem? LMAO he plays Baccarat, what trash

>Craig bond
>perfect

>>213729895 (OP)
james bourne

>>213729895 (OP)
All I remember is that the first third of the movie is a confusing bore with shitty action, then there's a boring as fuck poker tournament, and then Bond getse his balls annihilated.

>>213730025
>the scene where everyone gets a 1 in 1000 hand like a shitty anime

>>213729947
I agree except GoldenEye. I don't understand why people love Pierce Bronsan era so much, it's Moore but mostly shockingly soulless despite being made during a period where any random ass B-movie felt like it had presence. I mean those films have their moments but to me it was really when Bond became too much of a "modern blockbuster". Even the worst of Moore still felt like "Bond".

>>213729989
literally

>>213729947
>GoldenEye

I don't watch movies made before 2000

>>213730080
The Brosnan era was the first actual reboot of the series. Connery to Dalton are the same canon and timeline. The last Bond movie in the classic canon was LtK. Brosnan's Bond was a Best-Of 90's reboot recreation of the classic era with 90's pozz like woman M. Daniel Craig's era was an abomination I want everyone to pretend didn't exist. At least we moved on to the Aaron Taylor-Johnson era..

>>213729895 (OP)
What I love about Casino Royale is that there's no world-ending threat. There's no globe-spanning super-secret shadow cabal that runs everything. There's just a criminal banker and money launderer, and a card game.

>>213729947
the entire vespa betrayal shit was a waste of time anyway, the movie would have been better without it
is anything after casino royale worth watching? i never bothered

you are damn right

>>213729947
fpbp

>>213729895 (OP)
my biggest issue is its supposed to be an origin story but bond is already acting like classic bond. in the book he's a nerdy accountant whose decent at cards being sent on the least important mission only because a ton of field agents got their identities leaked. he's a bit goofy and doesn't always say the right thing. in the movie he's acting like a suave hotshot out of the gate.

>>213729895 (OP)
I love it but its not perfect. The poker scenes don't make sense, some of the flirting is cringe and of course the constant product placement can't be ignored. It's still the best Bond film though that's not a high bar at all.

>>213729947
You're fooling no one Brosnanfag.

they are both perfect

I agree, it's perfect because Eva Green is in it.

>>213729895 (OP)
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>>213730599
>is anything after casino royale worth watching? i never bothered
somebody

>>213730860
It's always people who don't like or care about Bond that shill Craig and insult actual, real Bond fans. Get fucking fucked to death, you cocksucker. You're probably an American capeshit consumer.
>not a high bar at all
sincerely wish you would die soon

>>213729895 (OP)
It would've been perfect if it didn't have Daniel "GAY BAR FAG" Craig.

>>213730257

bait used to be believable

>>213730074
kek

>>213729895 (OP)
>le chiffre is a mathematical genius who likes to show off his skills with high stakes poker
>he literally never does any math in the whole movie
>he just gets the best hand every time
>"hmmm shall I use some brilliant calculations to plan my moves in this poker game to end up winning a big hand? Naw, I'll just poison him instead"
What the fuck was the point of mentioning math if he doesn't do math?

>>213731349
>he's a "fan" of a series that has failed to rip off North By Northwest for 60 straight years

The absolute fucking state lmao

>>is anything after casino royale worth watching? i never bothered
>>is anything after casino royale worth watching? i never bothered
>>is anything after casino royale worth watching? i never bothered

>>213733112
>>>is anything after casino royale worth watching? i never bothered
all craig bond movies are gold.

>>213732876
>posting this
Man, don't die. Please keep living. Living as yourself is the most grueling punishment fathomable. Please keep on living as long as possible and keep yourself in perpetual pain.

>>213733202
No.

>>213729895 (OP)
Casino Royale wasn’t a Bond movie it was a generic 2000s action movie dressed up with characters from the Bond universe.
Ironically, this was a net positive because as soon as they started mixing in more Bond elements it went downhill.