| | | Albert R. Broccoli's EON Productions Presents Daniel Craig as Ian Fleming's James Bond 007.
Features: Widescreen, Aspect Ratio 2.40:1, Dolby Digital (5.1), Dolby Surround Sound, English, Spanish, Subtitled, French, Dubbed & Subtitled
Casino Royale introduces James Bond (Daniel Craig) before he holds his license to kill. But Bond is no less dangerous, and with two professional assassinations in quick succession, he is elevated to "00" status.Bond's first 007 mission takes him to Madagascar, where he is to spy on feared terrorist Mollaka (Sebastien Foucan). Not everything goes to plan and Bond decides to investigate, independently of MI6, in order to track down the rest of the terrorist cell. Following a lead to the Bahamas, he encounters Dimitrios (Simon Abkarian) and his girlfriend, Solange (Caterina Murino). He learns that Dimitrios is involved with Le Chiffre (Mads Mikkelsen), banker to the world's terrorist organizations. Secret Service intelligence reveals that Le Chiffre is planning to raise money in a high-stakes poker game in Montenegro at Le Casino Royale. MI6 assigns 007 to play against him, knowing that if Le Chiffre loses, it will destroy his organization. 'M' (Judi Dench) places Bond under the watchful eye of the beguiling Vesper Lynd (Eva Green). At first skeptical of what value Vesper can provide, Bond's interest in her deepens as they brave danger together and even torture at the hands of Le Chiffre. In Montenegro, Bond allies himself with Mathis (Giancarlo Giannini), MI6's local field agent, and Felix Leiter (Jeffrey Wright), who is representing the interests of the CIA. The marathon game proceeds with dirty tricks and violence, raising the stakes beyond blood money and reaching a terrifying climax!
"...brings vigor to the Bond franchise and the possibility of new directions..." Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle
"...the most exciting Bond film since On Her Majesty's Secret Service..." Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly
"...quite possibly the best action movie of the year." Pete Vonder Haar, Film Threat
"This is Bond as we've never seen him, more naked, alive and mysterious than ever." Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com
"Flat-out one of the best Bonds ever." William Arnold, Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Editor's Note
IN THEATERS NOVEMBER 17, 2006 Ian Fleming's novel was originally brought to the screen in a lighthearted 1967 spoof of the James Bond legend. Here, newcomer Daniel Craig (MUNICH) stars as Bond in a serious adaptation, directed by Martin Campbell (GOLDENEYE).
| Features | Audio: English Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound, PCM 5.1 Stereo | | Audio: French, Spanish Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound | | Dubbed: French, Spanish | | Interactive Menus | | Scene Selection | | Subtitles: English, French, Spanish | | This Is A Blu-Ray DVD Made For Blue-Laser Format Players Which Produce Higher Quality Picture And Sound |
| Entertainment Reviews
 | Casino Royale (2006) - DVD By: Sean O'Connell - filmcritic.com DVD Reviews Published on: 3/2/2007 6:07 PM | |
After four decades, 20 feature films and five actors in the leading role, the James Bond franchise finally gets... an origin story? You'd think it unnecessary, as 007's trademarks by this point have been burned into our memory. We know the trained assassin's drink of choice, his preferred mode of transportation, and his willingness to invoke the hard-earned license to kill when dangerous situations arise. But familiarity has bred contempt for a spy that hasn't ignited movie theaters since the Cold War concluded. A change was long overdue....read the full review |
| Technical Info
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Release Information
| | Studio: Sony Pictures |
| Release Date: 3/13/2007 |
| Running Time: 144 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 2006 | | Catalog ID: 16336 | | UPC: 00043396163362 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | Widescreen 2.40:1 |
| Cast & Crew
| Awards |
Nominee (2007) | | | British Academy Awards, Martin Campbell, et. al., Alexander Korda Award for Best British Film | | | British Academy Awards, Daniel Craig, Best Actor in a Leading Role | | | British Academy Awards, David Arnold, Anthony Asquith Award for Film Music | | | British Academy Awards, Steven Begg, Chris Corbould, Best Achievement in Special Visual Effects | | | British Academy Awards, Phil Meheux, Best Cinematography | | | British Academy Awards, Stuart Baird, Best Editing | | | British Academy Awards, Peter Lamont, Simon Wakefield, Best Production Design | | | British Academy Awards, Paul Haggis, et. al., Best Screenplay - Adapted | | | British Academy Awards, Chris Munro, et. al., Best Sound |
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| | Professional Reviews | New York Times
"Mr. Craig's Bond looks as if he has renewed his license to kill....Ms. Green brings conviction to the film, as do Jeffrey Wright and Isaach de Bankole." 11/17/2006 p.E1-E19Entertainment Weekly
"CASINO ROYALE, the most exciting Bond film since ON HER MAJESTY'S SECRET SERVICE, has everything you want in a pop entertainment: physical audacity, intrigue, romance, but also a charge of personality..." -- Grade: A 11/24/2006 p.80 Rolling Stone
3.5 stars out of 4 -- "There's one whopper of a reason why CASINO ROYALE is the hippest, highest-octane Bond film in ages, and his name is Daniel Craig." 11/30/2006 p.122 Total Film
4 stars out of 5 -- "[T]here's no disputing the icon is re-energised by Craig....Vibrant, vital and violent, when he utters the immortal final line, your neck hairs spike and your pulse pounds." 01/01/2007 p.30 Ultimate DVD
4 stars out of 5 -- "Full of witty dialogue and sly asides, CASINO ROYALE also knows how to have fun, and it does so with style and panache." 12/01/2006 p.216 Sight and Sound
"Craig is very good indeed: everything about his performance shows cunning and grace." 01/01/2007 p.52 Entertainment Weekly
Included in Entertainment Weekly's "Top 10 Films Of The Year" -- "As 007, Daniel Craig floods the screen with personality the way the old stars did..." 12/29/2006 p.106 Film Comment
Ranked #20 in Film Comment's "20 Best Films Of 2006." 01/01/2007 p.36 ReelViews 9 of 10
The purpose of Casino Royale is to "re-boot" the franchise. Craig isn't succeeding Brosnan; he's re-inventing the role. As far as this movie is concerned, nothing in the previous 20 entries has happened. This is Bond's "origin" story and the only thin bit of continuity is Judi Dench's return as Madam M. Forget everything you think you know about 007...For Daniel Craig, this is a triumphant debut. Not since early Connery have we seen a Bond this magnetic. Craig manages to show us both the human and the inhuman sides of Bond, and the portrayal is free of fatuousness...Not since the closing moments of On Her Majesty's Secret Service have we seen such a vulnerable 007...In recent years, I have come to each new James Bond movie with a series of ingrained expectations. For the most part, the Brosnan films met them across the board. Casino Royale defies many of them, and I couldn't be happier. - James Berardinelli
Reel.com 8 of 10
Making full amends for inflicting Goldeneye (1995) on Bondphiles, Martin Campbell returns to helm Casino Royale, adapted from Ian Fleming's first 007 novel by Neal Purvis, Robert Wade, and Oscar winner Paul Haggis (Crash). Although it's impossible to gauge how much creative sway Haggis exerted over the final screenplay, the writing is certainly sharper and much more sophisticated in Casino Royale, which takes place in a post-9/11 world in which Bond goes after international terrorists, rather than cat-stroking madmen bent on global domination...there's so much that's very right about Casino Royale - from the knockout opening action sequence in Madagascar to the sizzling chemistry between Craig and Green - that you leave the theater happily shaken and stirred. - Tim Knight
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