Casino Royale
by Don Medford, John Frankenheimer, John Huston, Joseph McGrath, Ken Hughes
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Actor: David Niven, Harry Townes, Michael Rennie, Peter Sellers, William LundiganDirector: Don Medford, John Frankenheimer, John Huston, Joseph McGrath, Ken Hughes
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language); French (Original Language); English (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); Portuguese (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 2.35:1
Running Time: 137 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2002-10-15
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
DVD Reviews of Casino Royale
DVD Review: DO NOT BUY COLLECTOR/40TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION
Summary: 1 Stars
If you are searching for a dvd copy of the Barry Nelson/Climax Theater 1954 tv presentation DO NOT BUY THIS EDITION. I'm VERY UPSET that Amazon used a review of the 2002 dvd release as a review for the 2008 Collectors/40th Anniversary Edition because I purchased this POS movie solely for that special feature. I guess I should read the reviews a bit more closely!!DVD Review: Casino Royale - NOT the real one!
Summary: 3 Stars
Well worth the purchase and is a zany addition to any Bond fan's film collection, despite it being outside the franchise. The extras are extensive & informative and the movie itself has many fascinatiing moments even though it disintegrates into mayhem in the final quarter.
I'd still recommend it as fascinating & amusing Bond paraphernalia.
DVD Review: Odd take on Casino Royale
Summary: 4 Stars
This was a great movie. It seems as if every time it can't get any crazier, some new unbelievable thing happens that escalates until that very strange fight at the end. While this definitely isn't the best take on the book Casino Royale, it sure is fun to watch. It seems like the kind of thing where whenever the directors had some strange idea, they said "What the heck!" and threw it into the movie. This is definitely a great movie to watch. Just be prepared for anything.DVD Review: The First Bond
Summary: 3 Stars
I bought it to see what the first Bond movie was like. It was mildly entertaining but not as good as I expected.DVD Review: A little messy, a lot confusing, but still manages to be quite a bit of fun...
Summary: 4 Stars
I admit this; my love for Bond is newfound really. Up until Daniel Craig stepped into the role my interest was minimal. After watching Craig brilliantly convey humanity in `Casino Royale' I knew that I needed to research this classic character a little more. Since then I've seen a few Brosnan and a few Connery, but honestly I have yet to truly tap into the legend that is James Bond. I did however snatch this little ditty up a while back, anxious to see how they could have spoofed this story. Having read the novel from which it stems, and of course having seen the 2006 masterpiece I really, really, really wanted to see how Sellers, Niven and Allen would handle it.
What I found was as my title suggests; a messy, convoluted and confusing film that never failed to keep me interested.
What `Casino Royale' has working against it is the lack of fluidity in the script. This is an amalgam of spy spoofs here, not just a comedic rendering of Fleming's novel. It covers many plot points from a wide array of Bond films and so it winds up feeling like an `Austin Powers' film as apposed to a strictly Bond comedy. If you are not familiar with most of Bond's films then you may miss a lot of the jokes too, which is where I had some issues.
In parts the film is great, and the acting on almost all parts is a joy. Woody Allen is superb in his supporting role, and the whole finale of the film is uproarious thanks to him. Peter Sellers is also golden as the young spy who is passed off as Bond (everyone is called Bond, which is one of the funnier yet more confusing jokes in the film). Peter Nevin is rather uninspired here, but he's forgivable thanks to Sellers and Allen. The cast is rather huge, and that is one thing `Casino Royale' has going for it. Everyone involved puts on a great show, and cameos from the likes of Orson Welles are very welcome and very rewarding.
In the end I can't say that this is a perfect comedy, but it tries hard and at times it is marvelous. The scenes that work well work extremely well and they help make up for the scenes in between that drag on or fail to excite. Regardless, the film is mostly entertaining. I personally found myself intrigued and engrossed throughout; for by the time my interest starts to wane something funny happens and my interest is taken hold of yet again.
It's worth it, especially if you are a Bond enthusiast.
Description of Casino Royale
Welcome to Casino Royale, the ultimate psychedelic secret agent satire! Packed with girls, guns and gags galore, this "very funny picture" (The New Yorker) delivers "laughs all the way"(Cue)! Starring Peter Sellers, Ursula Andress, David Niven, Joanna Pettet, Orson Welles, Daliah Lavi, Woody Allen, Deborah Kerr, William Holden and others, and with an original score from Oscar? winner* Burt Bacharach, this groovy spy movie is "even farther out" (LA Herald-Examiner) than all other spoofs combined! British Intelligence is waning in every possible way! When the diabolical SMERSH begins killing off Her Majesty's Secret Service, super-agent James Bond (Niven) recruits six more "James Bonds" to confuse and conquer their enemies. But it won't be easy. They'll have to face an army of irresistibly sexy female operatives, exploding robotic fowl, parachuting Indians and a germ that makes all women beautiful but kills all men over 4'6"! *1981: Original Song (with Carole Bayer Sager, Christopher Cross, Peter Allen), Arthur; 1969: Original Song (Lyrics by Hal David), Score, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance KidJohn Huston was only one of five directors on this expensive, all-star 1967 spoof of Ian Fleming's 007 lore. David Niven is the aging Sir James Bond, called out of retirement to take on the organized threat of SMERSH and pass on the secret-agent mantle to his idiot son (Woody Allen). An amazing cast (Orson Welles, Peter Sellers, Deborah Kerr, etc.) is wonderful to look at, but the film is not as funny as it should be, and the romping starts to look mannered after awhile. The musical score by Burt Bacharach, however, is a keeper. --Tom Keogh
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