CASINO ROYALE | Opening scene

Today in 2006, the CASINO ROYALE crew shot the black and white opening fight sequence.

[@akcjaxd7863]

This short intro effectively closed the mouth of all critics who said that Craig was unsuitable for Bond.

[@castlerock1627]

Hell yeah. Casino Royale was a breath of fresh air.

[@miltontavares9506]

@@castlerock1627 After that stupid Die Another Day,Casino Royale was really necessary.

[@LexingtonDeville984]

@@castlerock1627 In a way, Casino Royale was the Batman Begins of the Bond franchise. Singlehandedly brought the character back down to Earth and ditched the previous tropes for gritty realism.

[@ricardodavidson3813]

Some of the first critics of Dr. No called Sean Connery a "tired gigolo" or words to that effect, it just goes to show how much critics are worth. Other rubbished movies such as Blade Runner are now cult films.... Craig is a superb bond, educated but very mean and very tough. Roger Moore was a great actor, but too much of a gentleman and pretty boy for Bond, as was Pierce Brosnan to a lesser extent. Bond must not stand out unless he wants to, he is after all a secret agent.

[@Morgue12free]

@@ricardodavidson3813 And you think Craig does not stand out?

[@seano19]

This was the Bond film that reinstated the notion of how awful and desperate it is to kill someone. Those emotional stakes had been absent since at least Timothy Dalton's era. Daniel Craig absolutely killed it.

[@HEXhibitionist]

....eh....killed them.

[@mawinstallation6626]

Oh he killed it alright

[@pedinhuh16]

Killing for the first time, you meant. Because for his second time he looked pretty chill about it.

[@nkt1]

Reminds me of Sean Connery and Robert Shaw, desperately fighting for their lives aboard a train in From Russia with Love.

[@PercivalFromWales]

Very apt choice of words!

[@Kobobble]

I watched this in theaters when it came out. The audience reaction when he shot Dryden's contact going into the good ol' gun barrel sequence was met with awe and applause. I love the movie theater experience

[@folioio]

Is this the only gun barrel where we see who Bond shoots? I'm thinking it is?

[@Kobobble]

@@folioio I believe so, yes

[@elhopper3735]

I miss the movie theater experience

[@hellodavey1902]

Same…remember the moment to this day!

[@iilwjcanc]

Was in the States? I watched this in the cinema in Britain. Here we don't applaud in movie theatres. We just nod approvingly.

[@TomNook.]

"The second is...." "Yes. Considerably." That was too badass.

[@jankowalski9424]

-The second is... - Yes. *CLICK* (best) Considerably.

[@AKBeats1]

@@jankowalski9424 "easier"

[@brucesnow7125]

2:45 - the very quick shot of target's family picture was an amazing touch, always gives me chills.

[@TheBrickGuy7939]

I know, so subtle and powerful.

[@loveydovey6926]

I’ve never noticed before!

[@paulkingMotion]

Ooof. That's heavy. Brilliant touch.

[@imranbecks]

Well he should've thought about his family before he decided to go bent and sell secrets.

[@regul8or71]

Never noticed. Thanks for pointing that out. 👍

[@VishalAgnihotriX]

One of the best opening sequences in films ever.

[@Craydlin]

Vishal Agnihotri It makes me wish the rest of the movie was in black and white

[@TheTrueAdept]

@@Craydlin it doesn't work for everything though. Some work with the Black and White, most don't. Most modern movies and shows can't make it work unless there is a damn brilliant mind at the helm.

[@Craydlin]

Aaron Neumann It would definitely take a tremendous talent to actually pull it off

[@Torus1Knot1]

Not at all. It is one of the worst if not the worst

[@alejandropalacios9292]

I think was in black and white to hide. the empty charger in the Dryden gun.

[@kharris2000]

The opening scene that changed the game for what Bond movies could be, classic 👍

[@MichaelHopcroft]

In a way it was a return to the past, and the brutal, visceral train compartment fight in "From Russia, With Love". That scene and this removed all pretense of Bond being a gentleman spy. He was as Fleming wrote him -- a cold-blooded thug with delusions of good taste, a blunt instrument sent into the fray when all other options have failed.

[@mja91352]

Best part. The movie went down hill rapidly

[@MichaelHopcroft]

@@mja91352 It wasn't the prototype of the escapist Bond film, but it was certainly interesting and complex. In a way, it was about the death of James Bond the human being and the birth of Agent 007 the living weapon. And the torture scene may have been a bit much for many viewers.

[@frankmachin5438]

Michael Anderson I thought it was superb

[@Booth1667]

@@mja91352 strongly disagree. A very needed to change to Bond's character to reflect the times.

[@suspiciouschicken]

Teacher: why didn't you go to the bathroom at lunchtime the bathroom at lunchtime: 1:08

[@hairlesscat6458]

For me there would be weed being smoked someone pulled a knife. This all happened in a three year period at a school where most people were trust fund babies. But still the movie IS accurate

[@YosuefAhmed359]

🤣🤣🤣

[@madebytanice6617]

😩😂

[@avidadeanderson8170]

😂😂

[@106001185]

lmao

[@NeverSaySandwich1]

Absolutely incredible opening. That gunbarrel combined with You Know My Name gives me goosebumps still

[@Spacemonkeymojo]

Best song for a Bond movie and the animation that accompanied the song was amazing. Gives me chills remembering it.

[@sonicsoulfly5750]

When I first saw this when bond kills him and says yess considerably I’m like he’s already the best bond. Such a sinister scene.

[@johnt7630]

@Sam Woods, yep, the most badass Bond ever.

[@youtubinganonymous2]

I thought exactly the same thing. I was not one of the many hardcore sceptics at the time, but I was 50/50 about Craig's "look". However, his performance in this opening scene completely sucked me in. Once he delivered that last line "yes... considerably" with that clipped, polished upper class accent but with an underlying "bite" - I was sold. This man was Bond. End of discussion.

[@raid004]

Reminds me of Dr. No and "you've had your six"

[@simonpayne8252]

Casino Royale was decent because it was about becoming a 007 with a good director, script and chemistry with Vesper. But Craig will always look more like a Russian henchman than Bond and the later movies are not great. Roger Moore had his sinister moments too like kicking the car off of the edge in FYEO.... or finding out where Fekesh is before going to his address and doing his lady

[@ForwardTu]

@@simonpayne8252 Russian henchman? Never heard that one before.

[@taliamason7986]

Incredible way to introduce the World to the the new Bond look at the time. Ian Fleming would have been proud.

[@racheljennings8548]

I imagine pre-booked tickets

[@antarikshahazra8173]

He surely will ❤️

[@mitchcunningham8520]

Keeping it in black and white was a nice hat tip to old school espionage films and anchored the new Bond as building on their traditions.

[@ironduke6432]

Would he have been proud? The book is quite different from the movie

[@treyurbach2550]

@@ironduke6432 So was Sean Connery himself. But after seeing him as Bond all his doubts went away

[@bhante1345]

I always find it hillarious that this is shown every Christmas on my local network. Pure happy vibes, near drowning a man in a sink after beating him about the place, then shooting a man in the head. Gets me right in holiday spirit.

[@henrymiles1020]

So it's airing again in 2 months time huh 😂

[@rossini55]

Yeah, I agree, Bond films would be so much more exciting if he wore a Santa Outfit instead of that stuffy tuxedo. Then Bond could be sat in an armchair stuffed full of turkey, watching Corrie, then nodding off after a few large brandies, then shuffling of to bed with a stinking headache.

[@josephbelford4163]

I prefer Die Hard to get me in the spirit

[@PercivalFromWales]

It's the most wonderful time of the year! 😂

[@mike91mdk45]

Lol, they used to have a marathon on spike tv for a few years called "The 007 days of christmas." It's how i first really saw all the classic bonds from the 60s, 70s, etc

[@gertdillen8495]

The lift stops at the sixth floor, because this is where Bond needs to prove himself worthy, to ascend to (00)7.

[@aryankaushik93]

Great detail

[@kirbyverse]

Impressive

[@evil_duck6405]

No, 006 has a higher rank than 007, this was mentioned in Goldeneye. This scene might refer to Craig being the sixth bond instead.

[@theyellowlightsaber3193]

ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

[@Alucard-gt1zf]

@@evil_duck6405 wrong, he is more senior, not a higher rank

[@Modernww2fare]

This is basically the modern version of "You've had your six" scene from Dr. No

[@karazor-el6085]

The whole "silenced bullet knocks a man back as if a sledgehammer hit him" thing was the only nitpick I had. The Dr. No was more subdued in that respect. It might be too graphic to show his body jerk, then slump down with a vacant look on his face, all his cleverness gone. But I think that might have made it a perfect scene.

[@Luvie1980]

Exactly

[@phillytimd8355]

I wanted him to take off the silencer and blow in it, would’ve been dope

[@VoyagesDuSpectateur]

Both scenes show Bond taking unnecessary risks for dramatic effect.

[@theyellowlightsaber3193]

More or less yeh, shouldve had Craig playing solitaire on the desk and then it wouldve been complete.

[@coenpietersen272]

It's what the franchise needed, after the nonsense with invisible cars.

[@bimaputra9175]

😂😭

[@Lajos_Kelemen]

Isn't the point of 007 movies to be "unrealistic"? Spy cars, gadgets, quirky villians with grandiose plans to take over the world or destroy it, puns after killing someone? Making Bond movies more grounded and realistic is the worst thing you could do, frankly I think the new ones are quite overrated. (though Daniel Craig makes a great Bond)

[@JAVI-yl8qi]

The most unrealistic one was moonraker

[@coenpietersen272]

@@JAVI-yl8qi No, I think we can all agree that the most unrealistic one was the poker scene in Casino Royale. I can stand over the top unrealism (like Moonraker) but those invisible cars just struck a nerve with me.

[@randomhuman97]

@@coenpietersen272 that camouflage trick would have been a huge trump card of only the movie was better. . . Still, casino royale onwards, most action movies tried to be Jason Bourne

[@mercirafa2770]

From Casino Royale opening scene to No time to Die closing scene I am thankful to each and every human being involved in this masterpiece of 15years. I won't rank 5 films in any order. I will just sit down and appreciate a 12 yr old in me to now being 27 my life was successful and I witnessed one of the greatest ever bonds. These 15yrs are Something I will always keep with me all my life. Daniel Craig and Co you all are legends.❤❤💯 For fans 007 never dies. " James Bond will return"🙂

[@lottostuuud]

Hell yeah I’m 25 I absolutely feel you 🥃

[@miltontavares9506]

I watched Casino Royale on DVD for the first time and this scene made Daniel Craig my personal favorite Bond. He took the role into a new level.

[@jonathanstubbs8158]

As long as there are angry little men in the world, we’ll need James Bond 007.

[@melisagalvalizi6982]

@@miltontavares9506 he is impossible to replace

[@miltontavares9506]

@@melisagalvalizi6982 He set the bar very high in the franchise.

[@georgewilliams3029]

This opening feels more like a Bourne film introducing a gritty, tough bond with the quick one liners and out smarting people with their offices. Brilliant opening

[@MaxwellAerialPhotography]

You would never see a camera held steady for this long in a Bourne film.

[@AJ-vz9oi]

I agree but Timothy Dalton was quite similar

[@kushalrijal9453]

The Bourne Identity influenced many thriller movies to be gritty.

[@acwolf92]

I feel like the success of the Bourne identity and supremacy was possibly one of the reasons why they decided to take a more realistic approach to 007. More guns less gadgets.

[@la-li-lu-le-lo9444]

Ya know I've never even gave it any thought. But now that you mention it- it is very Bourne-esque

[@AirbenderHawk]

"Yes, considerably." Those two immortal words really set the tone for the rest of the Daniel Craig era trilogy from there on out, and I loved his performance as a younger, gritter Bond! As much as I loved No Time to Die, Casino Royale won my heart since it came into theaters!

[@JJS595]

The first 3 Craig movies are on another level compared to spectre and no time to die

[@d.heinemannkudaquaschfashi5218]

There he goes, an aged, most authentic Bond who fell in love and also into tears for the first time. He lost complacency and gained profundity. Craig truly turned everything to the next level. It will never be the same after No Time To Die. Thanks to Broccoli & Eon. Hope you will find a worthy successor, skilfully continuing Craigs job.

[@tomimpala]

Please god let the next guy be Idris

[@dmacbass]

@@tomimpala Or Tom Hardy.

[@calebfuller4713]

@@tomimpala Idris is nearly 50. The producers will want someone who can take on the role for 4-6 movies over a good 10-15 years. I also doubt they want to break Roger Moore's record and have a Bond in his 60s!

[@Gmthekiller]

@@tomimpala there should be a new guy

[@johnwicz]

How can the next bond be Idris? I love Idris as an actor but it doesn't make sense to the books. Why is this happening everywhere, who did making good movies piss off and why does the type have to change in everything. If it works why fix it?

[@Netcode-]

I still remember when I watched Casino Royale for the first time, I was 7. It was on DVD and my Dad spent half an hour trying to ‘fix’ the TVs picture. My dad thought the TV was broken because this scene is in black and white, and he didn’t realise it was supposed to be lmao.

[@adespade119]

Dads eh.

[@beijingbond]

00 sh1t, the TV's broken!

[@erik9817]

It's good that it's in black and white so that we don't have to buy a color TV.

[@artempanfilov395]

literally the same thing happened, my dad bought unlicensed disc and thought it was the reason

[@pdl_99]

same ahahah I was seven too. We rented it from lovefilm

[@Dapal0710]

2:24 I like the detail that the camera is moving very frantically to show how upset Bond is, but slowly as he calms down the camera stops and becomes more focused. Great movie 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@tanukiman3855]

The sepia-influenced B&W as a color palette choice is really good - it makes the “it’s in the past” feeling work fantastically but it’s better than just mere black & white.

[@Mario_N64]

The grainy film, too.

[@timwalls1452]

It’s more than just to show that moment is in the past. It’s a direct homage to the film noir spy movies of the 40s and 50s which Ian Fleming (the creator of bond) would have been influenced by at the time of writing the novels, especially the first which was titled Casino Royale. The technique of film noir (dark and brooding, characters with moral ambiguity etc) was the result of the hangover from Ww2. The atrocities many witnessed during the war lent to a cynical, pessimistic view of society, ultimately manifest in art forms such as film noir. If Casino Royale was filmed in 1953 when the book was written, it’s highly likely this scene would have been shot in an almost identical fashion or at least Bond portrayed with the same ruthless callousness as Daniel Craig or Sean Connery.

[@advaitpetiwale9596]

"Made you feel it, did he?" "Yes. Considerably." The dialogue, the delivery, and the perfectly arranged editing.

[@vittoriacolona]

That's not the exchange it's Dryden: Made you feel it did he? (Bond smiles creepily) Dryden: Well don't worry the next one will be much (starts to easier Bond shoots him. Dryden body flies backwards and Bond holstering his gun) Bond: Yes....Considerably

[@advaitpetiwale9596]

@@vittoriacolona hi, no offense, but if you want to argue, the actual dialogue is: Dryden: Made you feel it, did he? (pause) Well, you needn't worry. The second is- (Gunshot and Dryden gets knocked off). Bond: Yes. (Cocks the hammer on gun back) Considerably. Bond's last response is to Dryden's "Made you feel it, did he?" That was the point of my comment. It replaces all the one-line cheery punnery of previous Bonds. And since Bond is replying to a person he just shot in Cold blood, it establishes him as even more ruthless.

[@vivek123515]

Bond's response was to Dryden's remark that that the second one was going to be easy. If it was for his previous question (made you feel?) , Bond would not have waited about 5 seconds till Dryden makes his final remark

[@advaitpetiwale9596]

@@vivek123515 you may be right there, however, Dryden does not get to finish his sentence, and therefore there's no certainty that he meant "The second is easy." However, like I said Bond, replying late like that, is likely to show how cold-blooded he really is, cos he's answering a dead body. And it indeed was shown how much the first guy made him feel.

[@tomimpala]

@@vivek123515 yeah that took be ages to get. They should have made it "the second kill is always easi-" "yes, considerably" lol

[@marcusskyfall]

Yes... Considerably. 😎

[@MichaelCarterShow]

I remembered that gunbarrel sequence being quite interesting when it 1st came out.

[@roc5291]

The greatest Bond film of all time and it’s not even close. I was there in theaters in 2006 when this film came out. To this day, I am blown away that this film is as good as it is all these years later. From Craig’s perfect performance as Bond, to Martin Campbell’s incredible direction, Paul Haggis’s pitch perfect script, David Arnold’s wonderful score and perfect supporting cast. To relaunch the Bond franchise after 20 films is as ballsy a move as I’ve ever seen come out of modern cinema. This scene in particular has always stuck with me. In just 3 minutes, Bond is once again made suave, cool, and a deadly killer. This film is nothing short of a miracle.

[@Ben-pd2bx]

I still remember seeing it for the first time too. It remains my favourite action film of the 21st century.

[@cosmicdarkman8821]

I AGREE❤💯

[@michaellawrence7570]

Best opening Bond film ever brutal Graig, as his best no nonsense Bond trusts no one.

[@Torus1Knot1]

Worst opening scene ever.

[@michaellawrence7570]

@Sharon Plume I agree some people you cant please them

[@machomajooo]

@@Torus1Knot1 you are in the wrong place then . .search 'Wonder wonan' or Amazing spider man

[@Torus1Knot1]

@@machomajooo search the bottle neck in you asshole.

[@machomajooo]

@@Torus1Knot1 😆 you're such an asshole.

[@Br1tishman]

Only just realised that he was going to say “the second is easier”. Yes. Considerably.

[@adespade119]

You only just realised ? after 15 years, Do try to keep up :)

[@l555mat8]

What an introduction to the ‘new’ bond. The tension, the action, the brutality, the ruthlessness. A perfect introduction to a new generation of Bond. The gun barrel into one of the best Bond songs competes the scene. A mini movie which tells you everything you need to know about the new Bond.

[@waleolabowale9825]

Wow.. what will they do with the new bond We shall see from next year

[@NikoBellic04]

Now *that* is how you begin a movie!

[@melvinsamson5684]

And this... this scene ending with the classic gunbarrel seamlessly flowing into the riff of Cornell's You Know my Name, marked the beginning of my favourite Bond! Daniel Craig 😍😍😍

[@brucellowayne4853]

The sound of the lift at the beginning, setting the scene, the slow build up. It's beautiful.

[@jasonbrabazon4723]

and you notice it only shows up to number 6 - - - telling us number (00)7 is waiting

[@mattfromyvr]

You Know My Name will always be my favourite Bond song. RIP Chris Cornell

[@akjun3D]

Casino Royale a.k.a The best Bond movie

[@KomMeNietTegen]

Noh for your eyes only 😍😍

[@thevoid99]

for me, it's "from russia with love" but this is in my top 5 favorite bond films.

[@marcokrueger3399]

@@KomMeNietTegen Interesting, For your eyes only is the one Bond movie I always forget... but I'm glad you like it that much ;)

[@JoaquimGonsalves]

Ikr!

[@freedom_rock18]

A view to kill

[@mitchcunningham8520]

The homage to the old spy thrillers, the black and white, the camera angles. Such a confident and aggressive way to reboot the series. It took a stand that this is an SAS Bond not a suave light comedy Bond. It’s Post 9-11 and now the stakes are higher. Big swing big hit.

[@DJWenlowe]

Mr Craig's first scene as Bond and it's a classic. He proves here that he's the real deal 👍👍

[@ElectroIsMyReligion]

What an iconic opening scene and badass introduction to Craig as Bond. This scene never gets old.What a classic!

[@Vylkeer]

One of my favs if not my favorite opening to a Bond film. The atmosphere, Czech Republic, the B/W image, the dialog. For sure that is my favorite cut to the opening credits intro of any Bond film at 2:55. The way he picks up the gun from the ground, turns and quickly shoots and then the amazing “You Know My Name” by the late great Chris Cornell kicks in.

[@carterbutler45]

Shooting from the hip. It's a legitimate tactical move and one that Hollywood almost ruined with old westerns and cop shows. Tom Cruise's character in Collateral also uses the technique and with chilling efficiency. Both actors clearly have been trained by professionals.

[@stevensong8784]

Fine entrance. Mr. Craig. 👏🏻

[@hr.doctorlve3386]

everything in this whole scene is so complate. The Black and white style is so genius, and wouldn't been the same without, and it's really just on point. The best bond opening scene to date. 10/10!

[@SuperMikeyBaxter]

This is probably the most anticipated film I have seen at the cinema that didn’t disappoint from the first minute to the last. I just sat in the cinema amazed the whole time

[@dumptrump3788]

One of the best openings to a Bond movie, great acting, great dialogue, great directing & editing. It's a mini movie all of its own.

[@christianthorpe935]

2:53 I remember getting chills in the theater right in this moment with how the shot was framed. I thought, "They're gonna do the gun barrel IN-movie!" and sure enough. What a fantastic opening.

[@danielclark241]

“Unfortunately, killing is one of those things that gets easier the more you do it.” ~Solid Snake, Metal Gear Solid

[@spudeleven5124]

A brutal, searing introduction for the most lethal Bond ever! Many thanks, Daniel Craig, MGM and the production staffs/teams for all the fantastic entertainment!

[@Utubesuperstar]

Actually roger Moore is the most lethal he has the most kills by a lot

[@hellfish2309]

Consider how ridiculous Spectre was compared to this edge

[@EditedAF987]

You think Spectre is ridiculous? Just look at the movie that came directly before this one

[@sean-thiago1986]

@@EditedAF987 Die Another Day was plain sci-fi at that point. Bond lost his finesse. It wasn't Brosnan's fault, because his three previous movies were absolutely outstanding: it was the writers and the stupid need to turn everything into CGI.

[@randomhuman97]

@@EditedAF987 die another day was a mixture of all previous bond movies. Made for the anniversary. But quantum of solace was worse than DAD

[@utkarshjha564]

@@randomhuman97 Quantum of solace is much better than any of Brosnan outing.

[@DavidHutchinson0713]

@@utkarshjha564 QoS is certainly better than DAD IMO. Maybe even TWINE and TND. But GoldenEye? Hell no. GoldenEye _saved_ the James Bond films after a disappointing performance from Licence to Kill and five years of hiatus have left a bad taste for many people while ensured that it will keep its relevance in a post-Cold War era, something not a lot of critics had confidence in. Comparing QoS to GoldenEye is like comparing a rock with a diamond.

[@cironar]

"No, you wouldn't worry....the second is........[Head shot]!" He is so cool to think he's got a second chance to live, after pulling the trigger on Bond the first time.....

[@sparky1595]

He knew his time was up, he was saying "you needn't worry the second is *easier* " but was obviously cut off before he could finish by Bond who found it much easier physically and emotionally

[@rickwigington2771]

Craig had me at "Yes, considerably."

[@jrcarter9175]

1:30 "It's a Smith and Wesson, and you've had your six."

[@MacTac141]

Daniel Craig is the best Bond, I’ll be sad to see him go

[@mickfunny4185]

Maclain a black guy is replacing him

[@ficklefingeroffate]

Daniel Craig and Sean Connery, it's a pretty good match between the two of them.

[@AA-tq7dm]

@@ficklefingeroffate Timothy Dalton was fantastic, if he'd have got an extra film or two he'd be up there easy.

[@ficklefingeroffate]

@@AA-tq7dm I can't say I agree. Perhaps it was the scripting of his movies but I think his bond was very bottom of the barrel - maybe a step above Roger Moore.

[@danallan986]

@@mickfunny4185 I'm sure he'll do a great job!

[@jameshanley8465]

Seeing this after no time to die ending definitely hits different now

I know, right?

[@prochrgedLT1]

Absolutely. Fitting end to Craig's Bond though. I enjoyed it and my wife was more interested in Rami Malek. Haha

[@freezy2755]

No time to die was predictable and boring

[@ChadKlingensmith]

The black and white, no music, glass elevators, simple yet foreboding suspense, and brutal action clips was the exact cold water-in-the-face splash the whole bond series needed. Brilliant intro.

[@Russ96]

I can quote this whole scene from memory 😁

[@regul8or71]

Congratulations. Add that to your resume 👍😄

[@nurmzn7057]

@@regul8or71 I bet you're a lot of fun at parties

[@regul8or71]

Nurmz N is that the best and most original thing you got? Come on! Gimme you worst! In fact, since we’re taking parties, I triple-dog-dare you!

[@regul8or71]

Bilal Khalid That's what I thought.

[@Ilmaricinema]

Yes, considerably.

[@grantmalone]

0:09 Dryden watches the elevator numbers count up... 3, 4, 5, 6... and gets off at floor 007 :)

[@t8steve]

I LOVE how the gun barrel was incorporated into the scene and just came out of nowhere! It was so creative! I kinda wish they did these Craig's later movies as a sort of trademark of the era rather than go back to the moving dots.

[@jackspickphone6656]

I remember going to see this movie when it opened. I didn't expect it to be so good. The opening scene, the title sequence, the finish...all top notch. The action in between was thrilling. The plot was easy to follow. The whole thing was semi plausible. Just a great movie.

[@nathonalexavier1505]

Only just noticed the shot at 2:45 of his family. Illustrating bond knew he had a family and still didn’t hesitate to put a bullet in his head lol

[@GrosvnerMcaffrey]

Some of the worst people on earth have families it should never interfere with a man's assignment

[@nathonalexavier1505]

@@GrosvnerMcaffrey ok 006

[@GrosvnerMcaffrey]

@Bilal Khalid no I'm just saying his family shouldn't give him a pass for espionage

[@rossadams8934]

Bond is a fucking monster if you think about it. He is what goes bump in the night for her majesty's enemies. And I am absolutely here for how Craig makes that clear from scene one. Best Bond since Connery.

[@calumdique6205]

I remember going to see this as a child in the theater with my father. A complete surprise out of nowhere, I had no idea where we were going. Soon as I saw it was Bond I was ecstatic. I remember the cheers and wows for the gun barrel, the laughter at bonds jokes and the huge applause at the end. Out of all movies I ever saw at the theatre this movie was definitely my favourite.v

[@josephlowry4320]

An perfect brilliant opening, I love this kind of action films.

[@charliep5139]

I remember in the theater that it was completely silent until the credits rolled from the moment 2:57 onward. it's kinda cool to think back about it and how i went with so many people that didn't know anything about JB and the theater was packed with adults and teenagers alike and how silent it was with no talking, no nothing because everyone was like "whoa" the last movie i saw that was like that was X2 and how you had so many different ages and both men and women there and everyone was just so fixated on the movie

[@davidsiebel7549]

The best James Bond movie opening scene

[@jeffbo8748]

Nobody: The writers of MWIII: “Ayo, can I copy your homework?”

[@Mikemic2218]

LITERALLY

[@conallhomer6962]

What an opening scene to a bond movie and just a movie in general. Casino Royale is amazing. It’s in the top 4 best bond movies of all time easily. Definitely the best from the Daniel Craig era. And it has the best theme song by far.

[@spazda_mx5]

I remember everyone clapping at the end when I went to see this, great film.

[@NijimaSan]

“Not well.” Brutal.

[@diesel_man99]

And now he's gone only seems like yesterday. Goodbye

[@RorenMovies]

So many scenes recorded in Czech Republic. That is awsome🙂

[@Dan-kx6ju]

Love how Dryden says BOND, such excellent inflection on his name. A real voice of a villain.

[@christianbrown2471]

This opening and the theme song totally got me stoked up for this movie and seeing it on opening night was the best. Out of all the Bond movies this one became #1 that night.

[@maddiefr5437]

I just saw Casino Royale for my first time today and this easily, was my favorite scene. This is honestly one of the best opening scenes I’ve ever witnessed

[@VrgniaMailman]

GREAT, GREAT, GREAT introduction to Daniel as the latest 007!!! I liked the opening scene being in black and white. Craig is only the 3rd Bond actor who imho really fits the bill as having the most important attribute that author Ian Fleming considered Bond to have as his most crucial one .... toughness. The other two actors were Sean of course and somewhat surprisingly, Timothy Dalton.

[@pwareham61]

Timothy Dalton was very underrated, pity he only got two films.

[@alteredbeast7145]

Yeah I agree. The jaded former spec ops who would probably be an alcoholic were he not gainfully employed fit perfectally.

[@LexingtonDeville984]

@@pwareham61 Legal issues after Licence to Kill prevented Dalton from doing another Bond movie. It wasn’t because LTK did modestly at the box office in a summer while up against the likes of Batman and Indiana Jones either, it was beyond Dalton’s control. After the lawsuit got resolved, he said he wanted to do just one and call it a day, but Broccoli offered him a 4 to 5 movie deal. Dalton declined after that.

[@acomment8595]

The has to be one of Craig’s best scenes

[@despinagounari7312]

Casino Royale!!!! The best Bond movie ever!!!!!!

[@andrewaulner4759]

That slight sadness in Dryden's eyes when he asks Bond about the feeling of his first kill always gets me.

[@natethegreat7821]

This film is in my top 10 personal favorite films of all time! It’s astoundingly great!!!

[@vamsivelisala44]

2:48 the way he says considerably

[@Abcdefg-xl8te]

This is a classic opening for a spy movie. Great camera angles, black and white film, lots of shadows. Wonderful.

[@zedsdeadbaby]

The first movie I saw in HD. I just bought a PS3 the day it came out in the UK, and I got this film on blu-ray with it. I was instantly in love with the picture quality.

[@skaaya1]

Yes................co-NSI-derably!! I absolutely love that line, and the way he delivered it. For some reason, it stuck in my head and i occasionally go back and re-watch this scene. At first i was incredibly nervous and didn't know what expect, but i was rooting for him, after loving him in "Layer Cake". Soon as he delivered that line after that public toilet scene, i knew everything was gonna be ok, and i thought, welcome to a more dark and gritty Bond!!!

[@tableofignorance]

So much to love about this scene, but just want to give a shot out to the use of music. Drydon says "made you feel it did he?" at 2:33. Bond just stares back, but listen for a bass guitar softly plucking out some subtle "da da da dum dummmm" notes in the background. That there, my friends, is a composer's way of saying, "this guy is so f*cking dead."

[@richardrochford4572]

"Not well." And "Yes, considerably." What great witing looks like. One of the greatest opening scenes ever. Bravo, Daniel Craig!

[@popkorn256]

The end of this scene gives me goosebumps every time: because the scene is amazing and because Chris Cornell's song is amazing too.

[@crimsonninja6995]

Watching this again after seeing No Time To Die, Craig looks so young here, especially at 1:18 when he just instantly gets up off the floor.

[@4thpeverell142]

Well he WAS below 40... Edit 2 months later: He actually was 38 years old when Casino released.

[@NomeDeArte]

Between this opening scene, and the next amazing run opening scene, it's the best bond movie of the century.

[@MrMrjack18]

Exactly ! Casino Royale is the champion of Bond movies !!!

[@jackhime5628]

This was the first time I saw Bond before getting into the series and my favorite action, dialogue, introducing scene of a new actor as 007 and it will be hard to say goodbye to the bond I have grown up with.

[@StarWolf_88]

This moment insured me that Craig was an excellent new Bond...MY FIRST BOND replacement!

[@kieranwhite6647]

The first Bond film I saw at the pictures and it made a huge impression, I was one of those people who was initially sceptical about Daniel Craig as Bond, but from this film it was obvious just how wrong I was, he's been incredible

[@user-lg3yo1mn5c]

Must say, I went to see this with some trepidation - Die Another Day had been horrific. Frankly, the opening is so good that if the projector had failed after the opening bars of You Know My Name, I would still have gone home a happy man.

[@NomeDeArte]

Best bond opening ever. And after this, we have the parkour chase. Amazing!

[@markadams3008]

scene is so well done. a messy kill in line with a rough around the edges bond that's still evolving into the polished killing machine. every intro bond movie for a new bond is so well done; dr no was brilliant, live and let die too, living daylights is underrated, goldfinger was amazing and casino royale was just majestic. hopefully they deliver with the new one.

[@soakingbook]

You would think some of these double-agents performing high-risk work in the Bond universe might consider carrying a concealed weapon instead of just relying on the one in their desk.

[@IsildurHeir87]

Girls in the bathroom: *Gossip* Boys in the bathroom: 1:09

[@DarkFright]

Saw this movie when I was 10 years old and I still remember the audience reaction to the opening scene🔥 Gives me goosebumps to this day😬 It had also been 4 years since Brosnans last bond film so hearing the audience cheer after the gun barrel sequence into the opening theme was a once in a lifetime experience.. that’s when I knew bond was back! Exactly why I freaking love the movies😁

[@Z3AL316]

Greatest bond film greatest bond song greatest bond intro and of course greatest bond

[@magmablock]

I wish more Bond films would set up the gun barrel sequence with some kind of scenario like this.

[@calebfuller4713]

I thought it was going to be the new standard, but then it makes it difficult to write when every intro has to end the same way. They just did it this way to emphasize that this was a full reboot. It's not part of the previous continuity, this is Bond starting his "00" career by earning the status and joining that department.

[@jonathancooper4914]

A game-changing opening scene of a franchise rebuilt from the bottom upwards, driven by character and not narrative, with the right kind of subverting expectations to boot. It reflects the dark and dangerous world of international espionage in a post-9/11 world.

[@howlongisnow791]

This scene was obviously a callback to the Dr. No scene. Great shit.

[@MickSeitz1974]

Best gunbarrell-sequence ever!!!

[@rombodicannone5183]

The best Bond movie of all time!! Can't wait for No time to die!!