![]() ![]() ![]() In fact, I have to admit that the move isn’t quite so daring as it might first appear. Truth be told, I’m not so convinced that a complete reboot was necessary – after all, the movies had recovered from the camp of the Roger Moore era without a similar radical overhaul. While other movies made the pretense of operating within the same continuity (with numerous references, for example, to Bond’s marriage from On Her Majesty’s Secret Service), Casino Royale was an attempt to completely start from scratch, with a new actor playing a James Bond who was new to his 00-agent status. It’s a familiar pattern for low-key entries to follow over-the-top instalments (after all, the producers followed Moonraker with For Your Eyes Only), but arguably not to the same extent. The twenty-first film in the series, it represented something akin to a “back to basics” philosophy, pulling back from the camp excesses of Die Another Day to offer us a version of Bond which was a thriller rather than an action comedy. I will have reviews of all twenty-two official Bond films going on-line over the next month, and a treat or two every once in a while.Ĭasino Royale was breath of fresh air for the Bond franchise. This post is part of James Bond January, being organised by the wonderful Paragraph Films. ![]()
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