Bond is back

The Movie: Casino Royale, directed by Martin Campbell
Recommendation: A lot of people.
Reason: Best Bond in awhile.

In awhile? Try best Bond movie ever. Fanboys beware, I'm declaring this race over. Daniel Craig is an excellent new Bond, possibly the equal of Sean Connery. From the parkour riddled opening sequence to the high-tension poker game, from the first Bond girl to the last, Casino Royale was excellent. I'm sure when I see the movie entirely uninterrupted, it'll be even more awesome. It was Bond concentrated, with a dash of Bourne thrown in to make it even more believeable. And for once, the gadgets weren't stupid.

I saw the film at the local cheap movie theater, and it's very good of them to provide that service. However, it'd be pretty awesome if they could run the entire movie without it stopping three times, and the lights coming up. I know that the 'projectionists' in this city suck some serious ass (about a quarter of the movies I've seen recently have started out of focus), but really people.

As usual, I'm mourning the cars that were destroyed in the film. Drooling over the Aston Martin, weeping for the sporty number Bond destroys trying to save the girl. The filming wasn't anything to write home about, but Bond movies have always been character pieces. And lest we forget, the divine Mrs. M. Judi Dench was a pleasure as always, cutting and sarcastic when necessary. Her dialogue was a real high point in the movie.

-70/365 down, 295/365 to go