Maybe it’s because this is the last novel yet to be filmed in the traditional Bond manner and it is Ian Fleming who has stolen our hearts not this incarnation of the super spy. For a while it seemed that he might not be able to well exist outside the confines of the cold war, but here we are given an entirely modern Bond with enough nods to the original that we can’t be too upset. Any questions about Daniel Craig’s worthiness are thrown out almost immediately as we are handed a film filled to the brim with exquisite action and explosive emotion. Let’s go back to the start and work our way forward.“Always Bet on Bond”…James Bond is back and he is alive and well. To whet your appetite ahead of the next movie we have a few Casino Royale posters all varying in design. But I’ll certainly be going back and watching all the previous Craig Bond movies before rolling into the theatres. I’m very excited to see what this next movie has in store for us all. We have the beautiful Aston Martin DB5 which was integral to the storyline of Skyfall and we have the glossy cinematography that proved a saving grace to SPECTRE‘s lackluster plot. We have a bike chase reminiscent of the roof-top bike chase from Quantum of Solace. An almost showreel like structure that displays the best of the best from each movie.

No Time to Die seems to draw inspiration from previous Craig Bond movies. Whilst Quantum of Solace, Skyfall and Spectre didn’t deliver to the same level of Casino Royale this fourth revisitation of the character has promise. The movie completely defined Bond as a character and sealed Daniel Craig in his role for the next three installments. The intense Casino scenes opposite Le Chiffre (Mads Mikkelsen) and the palpable chemistry between Craig and Eva Green’s character Vesper Lynd made Casino Royale a fan-favorite.

A character trait that none of his predecessors brought to the table. A solid cast coupled with superb action choreography and Daniel Craig channeling a more humanized Bond. Opinion soon changed when this absolute powerhouse of a movie premiered in the theatres. The bandwagon was loaded full of people who thought Daniel Craig wasn’t fit for the role of 007.

With the trailer recently released for the upcoming James Bond movie No Time to Die we reflect on our favorite Daniel Craig Bond movie, Casino Royale.ĭaniel Craig’s first appearance as the suave super-spy was met with criticism before it even hit the big screen.

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