Starring Daniel Craig as Secret Agent 007, director Martin Campbell 's CASINO ROYALE takes viewers back to James Bond's beginnings, when M (Judi Dench) elevates him to the extra-special rank of 007. Bond's early 007 adventures involve all manner of brutality and rule-breaking, as he fixes on his targets with unshakable ferocity. Casino Royale makes its UK 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray debut as part of a somewhat shortsightedly composed Daniel Craig 'Collection' which appears nothing more than a test run for a larger Bond 4K release. For example, one scene in 'Casino Royale' caught Daniel Craig completely off guard. That said, it made for an epic moment akin to Halle Berry's entrance in 'Die Another Day.' What a way to start off Craig's first film as Bond! As fans on Reddit discussed, the scene where 007 emerges from the ocean water in his swimming trunks was a total mess.
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Daniel Craig makes his debut as the newly minted agent 007, who's pitted against an infamous financier of global terrorism at the poker table.
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Alternate Genre: Action & Adventure, Action Thrillers, British Movies, Movies based on Books, Spy Action & Adventure
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IMDb: 8/10
Metacritic: 80/100
Audio: English
Year: 2006
Duration: 2h24m
Available From (?): 2019-02-01
Suitable for Age (?): 13+
Family Friendly: No
Casino Royale Debut Actor
Actor(s):Daniel Craig , Eva Green , Giancarlo Giannini , Jeffrey Wright , Judi Dench , Mads Mikkelsen
Director(s):Martin Campbell
Casino Royale was the debut of Daniel Craig as the legendary British secret agent James Bond, and it gave the long-running film series a much-needed jolt of adrenaline. Bond had grown increasingly out of touch with the modern world, so making the new movie a flashback set in his early years allowed the character to show levels of inexperience and vulnerability that he hadn’t been able to in some time. That vulnerability also sparked one of the flick’s most notorious scenes, where Bond gets captured by terror financier Le Chiffre.
Strapped to a chair, Bond can do nothing but suffer as Le Chiffre just goes to town on his gonads with a technique known as Dutch Scratching – tearing and beating his gonads with a length of rope. Without showing anything explicit, it manages to communicate pain and danger through excellent acting.
Watch the scene for yourself and cringe along.
One of the most interesting fan theories coming out in the wake of Casino Royale is that this experience permanently warped Bond’s relationship with women by making him unable to have children. That would explain how the legendary secret agent manages to sleep around in every movie without accidentally making a baby Bond.
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