tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31771970.post3223417752424230769..comments2024-03-23T14:45:50.362-05:00Comments on The Moving Picture Blog: Correction: Birds beat Bond (but just barely)Joe Leydonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16480093833915945352noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31771970.post-70143507447087884912006-11-24T05:07:00.000-06:002006-11-24T05:07:00.000-06:00I'm a little late commenting on this but I just sa...I'm a little late commenting on this but I just saw Casino Royale last night.<br /><br />The cool retro graphics for the opening credits and the black & white sequence showing pre-007 Bond got things off to a good start. I was also quite impressed early in the film by the hyper-kenetic foot chase scene. I had been wondering when we'd see the influence of parkour in a major film and here it is, done to great effect. Wow! I predict we'll be seeing plenty more of this in other films.<br /><br />There are other things I like about Casino Royale, too, chief among them being Judy Dench and her role. But the film is too long and too heavy on the action sequences for me; they just get tiresome after a while no matter how well done. Maybe that's why this still comes across as very much a guy film despite showing off Daniel Craig's bod. It is also too light on the Bondian wit and charm. <br /><br />Having said that, I am still pleased that this Bond movie is more gritty than pretty.<br /><br />-- Movie GalAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com