![]() I point out that this is a different Bond to the ones that we have been watching, a rebooted story of the same character. Part of the credits show Bond being granted his double-O status. It’s all really gritty it wants to be taken seriously.” There’s a bass line, not shitty play on words. If Roger Moore had killed someone in a toilet he would have said, ‘You look a bit flushed’ or something.”Īs the credits start Mel warms to her theme, “Even the song is different in tone. He says, ‘not well,’ not some stupid cheesy line. “Not some showy bastard like some of the other James Bonds. ![]() “Daniel Craig is actually cool,”Mel says. The film opens with the black and white scenes at Bond confronts Station Chief Dryden. I did ask Mel if she would like to read the Fleming novel before we watched this time. We’ve watched it twice more since then, in 2008 before Quantum of Solace and in 2012 before Skyfall. It was a crushing disappointment, but we did get free tickets for the following day.Īgainst all hope Mel really enjoyed the film, and surprised me even more a week later when she asked to go and see it again. ![]() I was really excited, and we arrived at 10pm to find that they had misprinted the showtimes, and it should have read 10am the next morning. It might be more accurate to say that she reluctantly agreed to come with me. Back in 2006 Mel was studying Law at Durham and I took her to see it at the cinema. Casino Royale marks the first time we’ll be watching a James Bond film together that Mel has already seen. ![]()
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