Casino Royale - What’s The Difference?

Casino Royale is Ian Flemmings first novel in the James Bond series dealing with gambling, spying, and Britain’s place in the world, and the 2006 film was both a critical and box office success. So it’s time for us to see if we can spy all the differences between the novel and film. Subscribe: goo.gl/9AGRm
Casino Royale is a story that pits James Bond against the sadistic Le Chiffre. He is introduced to CIA agent Felix Leiter (a relationship that would continue to play out in future stories), and falls in love with fellow MI-6 agent Vesper Lynd (an affair doomed to end badly for everyone involved). The book and film have many similarities, both dealing with double agents, torture, love, and loss, but some of the biggest differences can be seen in the role that the women play in the stories, and simply in the way Bond looks. At that, it’s time pull back the proverbial shower curtain on all the differences between the book and the film.
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[@antonk6359]

1953 to now - AND THE SAME QUEEN ALL ALONG

[@PongoXBongo]

+Anton K In the books, the movies, and real life! God save the Queen. ;)

[@homelesshannah50]

that's because that woman will never die! I suspect she is a freaking alien.

[@AFreakingAxeCH]

+Lavern Merriweather oh god here we go again.....

[@Dicedude]

Yep. She has reigned longer than any other British monarch.

[@6424minatrea]

Solid Snake I hope prince Charles croaks first. William will be a good king

[@PtrOBrn]

well... we now know why bond has no children after sleeping with all those women through the ages.

[@WooZIE997]

OMG YES!!!!!!! sorry but this made my day man LOL!!!!!

[@jazzx251]

Must correct you there - in the books, Kissy Suzuki (who is a sort of incredibly strong Japanese Amazon diving girl - like alot of her friends on a small Japanese island [a bit like Wonderwoman]) gets pregnant by Bond. You Only Live Twice was the book where he meets her.

[@boxtank5288]

@@jazzx251 Which lends creedence to the fan theory for The Rock...that being 'Mason is Connery's James Bond.'

[@suelyfunes7560]

Actually he had a son called James Suzuki. But he Was killed later in the books. (It happends on the books after felming's death.)

[@Trev359]

@@suelyfunes7560 If it's not a Fleming book it isn't canon as far as I'm concerned.

[@subjectiveperspective1730]

In my opinion Mads Mikkelson is one of the greatest villain actors of all time.

[@Bobba8590]

Mikkelsen

[@brianmaiden1185]

*_MM33 Code Alert_*

[@sophiecooper3624]

Love Mads He's my favorite Hannibal Lecter and he was great in Casino Royale

[@StewyAdamRules]

He’s great and this movie is awesome.

[@flyingcabbage3551]

'In the book he had brown hair and eyes' I almost forgot that in the film he has no eyes

[@jamesoblivion]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@Dragonfly-0010]

In the book he has black hair and blue-grey eyes

[@theindestructible.]

No eyes?

[@katemara667]

James Blind.

[@bluebell2166]

@@katemara667 😂😂😂

[@lexman7179]

Apparently Flemming's wife actually was the one who got Flemming to sit down and finally write the book he was always talking about writing. When he had finished it he said that he was going to dedicate it to her but she read it and said "This isn't the kind of book you dedicate."

[@cashwin45]

Probably because of the misogyny lol

[@warrenrhinerson6373]

@@cashwin45remember the book takes place in 1951

[@PaulineMontagna]

I knew Vesper was doomed from the moment Bond said 'I love you.'

[@MohamedMostafa-qn6zk]

The author didn't keep the life of any girl Bond had fallen in love with. Vesper, then Tracy. A man like Bond radiates danger towards those around him (his enemies and loved ones), so he always lives alone.

[@NoName-cu5jn]

they called the Aston Martin in the movie db5. the Aston Martin in the movie was an Aston Martin dbs v12

[@TheGamerThing]

Noticed that

[@riskybusiness9530]

+Jai Kataria It was actually a db9 thanks

[@Bruceybaby16v]

No, it really is a DBS V12. Thanks xxx

[@riskybusiness9530]

No you are absolutely right. My apologies.

[@GiloTintin]

+Jai Kataria glad someone else noticed that... Further more the car in the book was not a Bentley Limousine but a Bentley Continental Mk II similar to those used by Bentley at Le Mans some years prior.

[@loudplanetlive5080]

If memory serves, the gun in the book was pretty cool. It was disguised as a fancy-handled walking stick so the shooter could get close enough to Bond to shoot him in the back of the head.

[@locutusdborg126]

Actually, the back of the spine, but otherwise you are correct.

[@ninjaf00t]

"Awful Pierce Brosnan entries". What does that have to do with Goldeneye? Goldeneye was awesome.

[@alexanderrot2270]

+ninjaf00t Die another day and some others were not.Besides goldeneye they were so shitty that until today I did not watch them till the end or at least I can't remember what there was in the end cause they sucked for the biggest part^^

[@TheImSolid]

+ninjaf00t yeah man! Those Brosnan kitesurfring scenes were definitely a work of art!!

[@ninjaf00t]

Gabe N The kitesurfing scene wasn't in Goldeneye so what the hell are you talking about?

[@TheImSolid]

ninjaf00t It was still part of the Brosnan series. I never said I was talking about Goldeneye.

[@ninjaf00t]

My original post was about Goldeneye so what's your point? I never said all of Brosnan's Bond movies were awesome.

[@WilliamShulte]

Actually, in the Fleming novels, James Bond has blue eyes, just like Daniel Craig.

[@jimamo2768]

Main difference was his hair was black

[@locutusdborg126]

Actually, gray.

[@bloodtimemaximusfullthrott226]

Locutus D'Borg blue-gray. Directly refers to them like that

[@locutusdborg126]

@@bloodtimemaximusfullthrott226 You are correct.

[@elzerom7378]

That's why Henry Cavill will be a good 007

[@eskreskao]

The Cyrillic "Ш" isn't actually a "W", it corresponds to the "sh" sound.

[@ilkkarautio2449]

shs to be presice, im not even kiddin. You need to put more sssssss to it.

[@g.v.3493]

eskreskao Да, это правда!

[@johnbeauvais3159]

Yep, like Shpagin

[@sulzh]

@@ilkkarautio2449 no

[@garyranieri3856]

It has a 'z' sound in it and is similar to the second 'g' in 'garage'. Nice to see somebody educated enough to know the difference

[@vetoland92]

"Beat for beat. Ball squish for ball squish." Had me dying haha

[@caseyredmon5813]

We had ALOT of iterations of that line. Spent a good 10 minutes making them up and laughing at ourselves like children.

[@CineFix]

+Casey Redmon GET BACK TO WORK, CASEY!

[@caseyredmon5813]

+CineFix yes, overlord.

[@claytoncourtney1309]

if I recall the book did not have the comments from Bond. in the book he kept thinking "in an hour i'll be deaf"

[@janeyrevanescence12]

+Casey Redmon oh to have been a fly on the wall while you guys were recording it.

[@alm2187]

According to IMDb, On Her Majesty's Secret Service is the most faithful adaptation.

[@rodrigosilva7311]

Yes, because Ian Flemming met the spy that inspired Bond in Estoril

[@declansheehan1768]

I recall the gun in the book during the baccarat game being disguised to look like a cane.

[@jhonny44444]

As in Valentin's cane from the world is not enough?

[@jazzx251]

@@jhonny44444 They do cross-over stuff alot - doesn't surprise me. Die Another Day plot basically mirrors book "Moonraker" plot. Villain gets plastic surgery and becomes a respected British billionaire. They then fund Britain's nuclear missile program. On the day when a supposed "test launch" is to be televised ... they've secretly programmed it to not explode in the North Sea, but to deviate to London and explode there! Both Die Another Day and book Moonraker have the horrible villain say into the cameras: "you have no idea how your lives are about to changed" [or to that effect!]

[@KageNoTora74]

I had wanted to see more of Valentin in the series.

[@santos8468]

From what I remember of the book, the movie follows the basic story very well. The major difference is the inclusion of the two action sequences at the beginning and the one at the ending because nobody is going to watch a Bond movie that doesn't have any action in it.

[@jac6995]

+Blue Whovian Bond movies have become their own entities outside of the novels.

[@gabbar51ngh]

@@jac6995 that's true. There's tonnes of comics of James bond with new storylines which has nothing to do with Ian Fleming's original character. James bond movies has broken out of literature and is pop-cultural icon now

[@Gadget-Walkmen]

all bond stories are spy action thrillers so no duh.

[@MaxxMcGeeImpactStudios]

Very good! That gives me a totally new point of view of the film, great work!

[@CineFix]

Thanks, Maxx!

[@ultmvids]

+CineFix hey can you do jumanji misery and IT

[@zeked4200]

+CineFix Why haven't you done A Clockwork Orange...there are quite a few differences I can think of. It'd be awesome to see that.

[@quietdemon8138]

+Zeke D that would be awesome

[@elranger99]

You beat me to it!!

[@KageNoTora74]

M: "Did you learn your lesson?" Bond: "No." Brutal honestly.

[@J.S.MacDirty]

Actually Bond is described as having cold light Gray/ Blue eyes

[@rakaman27]

The biggest fiction in both the movie and book is that in the the real world either the CIA or MI6 would voluntarily offer to pay Le Chiffre debts in exchange for what he knows and he would end up working for them.

[@g.v.3493]

While “The bitch is dead” line from the movie reflected his own hurt feelings, in the book he was thinking of all of the other agents who were tortured because of her.

[@DemonBoy3223]

Maybe a few suggestions for _What's_ _the_ _Difference?_: The Sum of All Fears Patriot Games Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? = Blade Runner Angels & Demons I Am Legend

[@luqas99]

The Bible and The Quran.

[@kobizarre2003]

Blade runner, the name surely would make it in the video.

[@raoularmagnac2037]

@kishenkoolskills90 How about Alec Baldwin in The Hunt for Red October?

[@thiagodunadan]

It's amazing how they managed to update the story to a most modern social view, while maintaining the character's essence.

[@genuinesaucy]

I think it's important to note that the attempt to kill Bond in the book was tried AT the card table, with a one-shot silenced .45 hidden inside a cane. Dude straight up just tells Bond to give up or he'll be quietly shot and collapse without anyone realizing what happened until the assassin is long gone. Definitely not as cool as the movie's poisoning scene but still pretty cool.

[@jamesmata2945]

Exactly correct

[@bloodrunsclear]

Wow...I'm surprised actually how faithful this movie was O_o

[@56Jagman]

I assume that you do not consider all the changes that have been made just to make the story less "politically incorrect" or the changes that have been made to shift the era of the story 50+ years into the future as being of any significance then? The plot is quite faithful but not a lot else is!

[@locutusdborg126]

@@56Jagman Changing Baccarat to poker so the rubes in USA could identify was lame.

[@MrConstantine02]

@@locutusdborg126 1) Hold'em Poker is a much, MUCH, more exciting game than baccarat, and 2) It's not just the "rubes in the USA". The vast majority of people in the world have no fucking idea of what baccarat even is at this day and age. Hell, reading the 'Casino Royale' novel was honestly the first time I'd even heard of that shit (and no, I'm not American)

[@gabbar51ngh]

Same.

[@diezel44]

You guys need to do Forest Gump

[@sharpenedsphere8345]

Do Frankenstein or the modern prometheus by Mary Shelley Please !!!

[@briannaMBrown]

HEY EVERYBODY!!! SCOTT CAWTHORN IS IN THE COMMENTS SECTION!!!!!!!!!!

[@andyaquino2586]

+briannaMBrown in case you're not joking, it's not actually him

[@leftcoaster67]

+The Sea Bottle Vlogs Both has a scientist creating life. Other than that NOTHING is the same.

[@thewall1179]

I would imagine they meant the original 1931 James Whale adaptation. The most significant difference is that in the original novel, the monster wasn't a dumb brute that goes on a rampage. He was instead an intelligent sociopath that serves as a more developed antagonist to Frankenstein. Also, the whole narrative is framed as a secondhand anecdote a failed writer and explorer received from the doctor himself as he lay dying in the north pole. Yeah, the film was nowhere near as ambitious in scale or philosophy.

[@BitcoinMotorist]

It's been almost two decades since I've read the book but the scene where Le Chiffre's henchman threatens Bond with a gun is very suspenseful and well done. And it wasn't just a gun with a silencer. It was also disguised as a cane. Do you guys actually read the books before you do these?

[@nitsuagaming6121]

I just read the book and i love that scene but also bond being poisoned makes more sense considering how do you get away with shooting a guy in public even if the gun is disguised as a cane

[@WG55]

@@nitsuagaming6121 As Leiter explains, the thug came in alone, standing in the crowd, with no connection to Le Chiffre. And when Bond forces the malacca stick away from him, the thug is able to escape in the chaos. Unfortunately, his fingerprints were still on the stick.

[@speedracer1945]

I didnt read that one but a few .

[@alexander.m96]

it's 'Daniel Craig' not ' Daniel Creg'

[@Floydthefuckbag]

+alex martin I just call him James Blond.

[@IttsJoell]

+Floydthefuckbag dont you men blonde?

[@IttsJoell]

+JJ Geek Don't I mean 'mean'?

[@Floydthefuckbag]

JJ Geek Both spellings are correct, but blond works better for the joke.

[@emmittmorgans8076]

+JJ Geek No... "blond" vs "blonde" is one of the few cases where English has a different adjective for each sex. Men are "blond" and women are "blonde."

[@Snarfindorf]

I was triggered when you said "misogyny", the author didn't fucking hate women, it was a different time.

[@MikeyD64]

+Snarfindorf THANK YOU. Can't stand everyone shoehorning BS into every media outlet ever these days.

[@Hidden_Seeker_]

+darkchamberofdark666, I agree completely,, regardless of it's era, by today's standards it is sexist.

[@eskreskao]

+A. E. Cooper Sexism and misogyny aren't the same thing though. Sexism is a notion of superiority of your own sex, while misogyny is an outright hatred of women (from Greek "misos", which means hatred, and "gune" which means woman). So, while you can say that every misogynist is sexist, not every sexist (even if we assume that only men can be sexist) is a misogynist. But both words are little more than buzzwords these days anyway.

[@Snarfindorf]

eskreskao Fucking thank you. Tired of these children thinking misogyny and sexism are the same goddam thing.

[@Snarfindorf]

***** If James Bond wants to fuck a woman, and he blackmails her, why do you think he hates women? Why don't you just think he's deranged and immoral instead of trying to label someone to fit your stupid fucking agenda?

[@jasemalvis2140]

You know I think it'd be kinda cool to see the story's accuracy taken to new hights. think of it: Same movie, but it takes place IN the actual 50s with a new portrayal of Bond.

[@pvtrichter8816]

do you mean it would have something akin to an alternate world wherein it's set in the 50's but somehow still modern!!? interesting concept!!

[@Balty_Burnip]

pvtrichter88 Or its just set in the 50's.

[@pvtrichter8816]

Simple enough !! they would realistically put a modern spin on it THO!! enjoy bruv!!

[@dravenuk]

The 2006 movie is a fabulous adaptation/update of the book and is my fave Bond film. Craig is terrific and Eva Green is just sublime in every way.

[@HugoStiglitz88]

Eva Green is hot. Good example of how hot british chicks can be though IMO, she's not the hottest girl even in Casino Royale. That hispanic girl Bond fucked that was married was the hottest hands down.

[@TylzorJPG]

technically he didnt fucked her.

[@brianwalendy3735]

@@HugoStiglitz88 she's French

[@charlesmagyari178]

Sorry but this version is an insult to the JB legacy, Craig's style (or lack thereof) just doesn't fit, and having him pine after Vesper after he finds out she's a double agent...garbage...not sure how you find any of Craig's movies satisfying as a Bond flick....please let's get a new Bond!!!!!

[@brianwalendy3735]

@@charlesmagyari178 yeah, well that's just, like, your opinion, man.

[@cjmcc5231]

They didn't use a simple gun to try and assassinate bond at the casino. It was a gun disguised as a can which they aimed at his spine- the silencer and perfect close range would kill him and make it look like he had fainted. Movie scene is better though.

[@nitsuagaming6121]

But then people would see the blood

[@nitsuagaming6121]

Which is why i perfer the poision in the film but the book scene is suspenseful

[@stefanfilipovits9221]

Can you guys do The Exorcist, LA Confidential, The Devil's Advocate, The Black Dahlia, or Angel Heart sometime? I think any of these would make great episodes.

[@introgauge]

actually that is an unfair portayal or misogyny. You assert that james bond is tired of a useless woman to help him out, and you object to that as misogyny. You then show your bias for the female they added in there, and for the female M. For which they add nothing to the franchise but to act like cunts to Bond, simply for the excuse to have them there. I watched the first one with judy dench, she belittles, shames and puts down bond, and by the end of the movie she tells him to do exactly what he was doing in the first place...........

[@garibaldistudios5406]

I was thinking the same thing.

[@HugoStiglitz88]

Good point dude. Though I have to say, by Skyfall I actually came to really like M

[@dellefranz]

"...Awful Pierce Brosnan entries." ... WHAT?!? Goldeneye was a fantastic movie, and Pierce Brosnan made a perfect Bond in that movie!

[@harryburganjr.969]

+Kevin "FortuneCookieBeer" Traberg although Goldeneye was great it still does not make up for the god awful mess known as Die Another Day.

[@blackwaltz463]

+Kevin Traberg (FortuneCookieBeer) Two words: KITESURFING SCENE

[@AHHHHHHHHHHHHl]

The kitesurfing scene is not the only thing that made Die Another Day terrible, Bond had virtual reality training sunglasses and a ridiculous invisible car.

[@blackwaltz463]

Akaaraq Hansen I know it's not, but is the most memorable of the awful moments.

[@HugoStiglitz88]

Nope. Pierce was the biggest wimp of all the bond's. A gust of wind could knock that dude over. He should've put on muscle for the role and at least be convincing like Daniel Craig AKA the best bond. And Sean Connery also, Connery seems believable. Pierce isn't.

[@ziggyzaggyshaggy8312]

If you guys havent already, can you do on for Scott Pilgrim Vs The World. Pleaseee :D

[@aitornavarro6597]

8:46 wrong in the movie he drives Aston Martin DBS not a DB5. The DB5 he drives when he's in the Bahamas.

[@HugoStiglitz88]

Also he drives a DB5 in Skyfall. Plus didn't Sean Connery drive one?

[@jamesshaw2009]

@@HugoStiglitz88 erm sean Connery drove the db5 in goldfinger and thunderball get your facts right

[@Cielosta]

I love how Casino Royale still capture the vibes of a classic espionage/spy thriller movie that you can easily imagine be made back in the 50s or 60s in terms of storyline and character archetypes, but it also has all the goodness of over 50 years progress, such as the characterization of Vesper. Seriously, Eva Green is a goddess!! That much amount of girl power is just not possible in a Bond movie. She and M are the utmost badass females in all Bond movies

[@Crlarl]

Are you going to do one of these for The Martian?

[@EndOfSmallSanctuary97]

+dimmddr1 The movie's so accurate to the book that it's sort of not worth making a video on it.

[@Crlarl]

WheresWallace4883 Why not? There are lots of differences. Remember the "lucky" drill?

[@EndOfSmallSanctuary97]

dimmddr1 The only sort-of significant differences are a few extra challenges and setbacks that Mark faces, such as the drill-power-outage, the dust storm and rovers tipping. Oh, and also the rather silly Iron Man rescue and the actual ending. All of the characters are pretty much the exact same and all of the basic story beats are the same.

[@samtarrant2093]

+WheresWallace4883 besides that could be chalked up to them not showing the days instead of them not happening.

[@jaimeguido3036]

+Bot Squidly fty

[@CornishCreamtea07]

You should do one on From Russia with Love

[@mdo7]

Same here.

[@SolarDragon007]

And Moonraker. That video would be like half an hour long because of how different the film and book are.

[@mdo7]

SolarDragon007 yeah Moonraker, that one would be about 45 minutes long because of the big differences between film and the book.

[@weltvonalex]

or the others books and movies :) i have read them and now the movies seem strange, and most of the time he is not such a jerk like they show him in th emovies

[@SolarDragon007]

***** He feels like more of a relatable every-man then the film incarnations for sure. Fleming wanted Bond to be a relatively down to earth character who goes on extraordinary adventures and meets larger then life villains. The film versions,(particularly Connery, Moore, and Brosnan), make HIM a larger than life character.

[@crimsondeath7468]

you do know smerch was a real organisation right? and not just a precursor to the fictional spectre

[@Mikes66442]

Casino Royale with Daniel Craig was terrific! It's a pity they couldn't repeat that success with the other films. Great opening foot chase with Craig.

[@naughtydog1617]

I just recently finished reading the 1953 novel. And actually, the torture from the novel was VERY different from the movie (besides the "wooden carpet beater" part). In the movie we see Bond being humorous about the whole situation and he is only hit like 5 times (in the balls). In the novel it is VERY dark, VERY serious, and VERY intense. Bond was in so much pain and so weak that he couldn't even gather enough saliva to talk. I think he was only able to say just 1 or 2 words to Le Chiffre throughout the whole ordeal. Bond wasn't humorous AT ALL! In fact he was so busy trying to remember the tactics of staying alive through the torture. Le Chiffre hit Bond's body ALL OVER and for OVER 10 FREAKING MINUTES too nonstop! Bond had a large ring of sweat under his chair AND he lost a sh*t load of blood too! He even fainted from the torture! The aftermath in the movie when Bond is recovering in the nursery home he doesn't seem too bad. However, in the novel Bond is freaking TRAUMATIZED by the torture he just went through! When he tells Mathis everything that happened to him, he starts to FREAK OUT and SWEAT WITH FEAR when he thinks about the torture Le Chiffre put him through! I'm not certain but I think the novel even said Bond had freaking NIGHTMARES about the torture! I kind of wish they had went with the dark tone of the torture from the novel into the movie because it is a LOT more interesting than what was in the movie (in my opinion).

[@matthewgiven3396]

This was great, Casino Royal was the first book of it's type that I read in one sitting, I spent six hour on the edge of my seat reading the book, not even getting up to use the bathroom, it is that intense of a novel. The film restored my faith in the Bond film franchise and this episode did a great job of going over the differences between the two. Thanks for making it.

[@LynnHermione]

You got stuff wrong: - He's not to take down LeChiffre, just prevent him from getting the russians' money back. - He doesn't sprout one-liners after killing. In fact, canon Bond hates killing, even in self defense, and even tho he's authorized and can kill in cold blood, he always tries not to. -Because Vesper is a russian double agent, everything she does is on purpose to sabotage Bond. All her damsel-y qualities are an act. - If you actually read the whole scene, Bond is not actually angry at her. He just knows HE gets distracted around women and is angry at himself. He tends to internally rant about shit before coming around to "actually I'm just cranky" A LOT in the books . - The married women bit IS actually from the books! He's the boy-toy sidepiece of a few. - Bond *loves* M (like a father). He actually uses the word in the books. And M is a grumpy, closed off fellow but the feeling is mutual. - Book Bond is actually NOT shitty to women. - Book Bond's car is not a fancy toy, it's an old-as-balls monstrosity he keeps going out of sheer love. It gets trashed permanently either in this book or the next because fans brote to Fleming that the car was shitty. - The main difference in the torture scene is that in the book Bond reacts LIKE AN ACTUAL HUMAN, not a one-liner-sprouting machine. He knows he will break, he barely holds on even tho the time the torture took was short (and everybody is amazed he held on so long), and the event shakes him so much he seriously considers quitting. - If you think Bond/Vesper was unclear I don't know what to tell you other than go back and reread. They have the most delightful 50s romantic comedy dynamic, and Bond falls in love with women really easily. Book Bond is NOT a sleazy fellow at all. The one time he acts as such is incredibly OOC and clearly Fleming trying to copy Connery's Bond. - Bond is not actually callous or cold. He actually visits Vesper's grave every year - that's how he meets his eventual wife. Fun fact: he falls in love with her because she drives BETTER than him. What's the difference: The book is better.

[@Lootroq]

Wow, thanks for detailing all of that. I've always what book Bond was like, but couldn't be bothered to read the books

[@LynnHermione]

@@Lootroq Welcome! :) They are really lots of fun, and increasingly pulpy. CR is the most serious.

[@rudolftrost3534]

@@LynnHermione High time for Book Bond to get his own HBO TV series. I own all the books (even lost of the aprés-Fleming ones and Book Bond is so much more endearing and human.

[@alisaconser6020]

Pretty cool they were able to reboot and innovate while staying pretty faithful to the source material

[@djjonasc]

Nice :D Could you also do On Her Majesty's Secret Service?

[@MichaelLeroi]

Daniel Cregg?

[@WhaleManMan]

MichaelLeroi Johnny Topples?

[@Dragonfly-0010]

Yeah. American pronounciation. If the can say 'CRAY' then they can pronounce Craig correctly.

[@Caramirdan]

It's not a "W" but the Cyrillic for "sh", the first letter in the Russian word for spy.

[@phmwu7368]

Rolex watch in the novels, untill Omega bought their way-in...

[@AtheistOrphan]

Ph MWU - Bond wore Rolex in the earlier films.

[@jazzx251]

@@AtheistOrphan Bond's his own man. He's allowed to change what brand of watch he wears.

[@romero329]

I recall Pierce Brosnan being quite popular in the 1990s, but it seems people have retroactively turned on him. Yes, the scripts were weak, but he was a great 007. He saved the franchise after the lackluster Timothy Dalton films. The producers are the ones who turned the quality of the films into shit (Die Another Day).

[@JonathanRodriguez-nz9nw]

+romero329 too right. Maybe because his films were when I was growing up, but he is my favourite James Bond. Sean Connery and Daniel Craig are a close tie for second

[@regularflurfy8174]

_well I thought The Living Daylights was good_

[@HugoStiglitz88]

No he wasn't LOL Brosnan was 150lbs soaking wet. I could've kicked his ass at the time and I was only like 12 when die another day came out LOL

[@JustinCase99999]

Hugo Stiglitz Irrelevant. How about Roger Moore then, or even Sean Connery in his latest Bond movies? Brosnan was a great Bond, a perfect balance between all the previous Bonds.

[@crazycomicguy5063]

romero329 I thought die another day was pretty good. It wasn't bad or good, it was just alright

[@tritone11]

so basically..the movie is the upgraded version of the book:) btw the greatest bond movie of them all

[@sherrattpemberton6089]

maybe not upgraded but changed to reflect the times it was made in

[@楽楽-v6z]

I wouldn't say upgraded. Movies tend to have more action but books focus more on the details. Also, much more information can be stored in a book than in a 90〜120min movie.

[@kahfernandez8186]

@@larastroud5081 Really? I would say that Goldeneye is the best.

[@Jantv81]

All the Bond films have been “ adapted” with a modern twist. Guy Hamilton described that the dragons have changed... apart from only the Russians that Fleming described. The main problem I had with this film was the so called Reintroduction of Bond, even though he’s been around since 1962. Plus for me their was too many gadgets. Sorry I dislike the Craig movies. No one will beat Connery.

[@kobizarre2003]

Skyfall

[@RangerXML]

I loved both the book and the movie, this was the first time I was really happy with a book to movie adaptation. If only Quantum of Solace didn't spoil the whole thing.

[@CineFix]

Too bad indeed!

[@aymanahrara8631]

+CineFix bro we wont season 4 for bad days please

[@chripposh]

also wanna the three new movies has in commen? Spectre. Everyone villain on the bonds are a member of Spectre which told in the Spectre movie.

[@FVD]

Kinda wish they could go back and remake that movie.... while possibly bringing back Martin Campbell to finish the story as well.

[@HugoStiglitz88]

Yea. I've always wondered how they managed to fuck up Quantum Solace so badly. I have a question, who is the hottest bond girl ever? Might've been Gemma Arterton if she didn't have that stupid red hair. The GA in Clash of the Titan's would be my #1.

[@thomasbaron5367]

Casino Royale is absolutely the best James Bond movie ever! Daniel Craig is the best James Bond!

[@dinomonzon7493]

Dr. No, From Russia, With Love,Thunderball, On Her Majesty's Secret Service, & For Your Eyes Only were also mostly faithful to the novels. Bond's physical description was closely matched by Sir Sean Connery & Timothy Dalton.

[@فتحيحسين-ث5ظ]

CR is a great (modern) adaptation of the book !.

[@nicholi8933]

I read the book, it explained how to play bacharach very well. When I watch some of the older films that he plays this I actually know what is going on.

[@checkmichlinus7889]

8:44: "In the movie it is a Aston Martin DB5." No wrong, it's a Aston Martin DBS. But apart from that a very good video.

[@afghaaj]

Does anyone know which event inspired Fleming to wrote "Casino Royal"? And on which man and real WWII spy Bond's character is based upon?

[@Chikadulce10]

Thanks for doing this one guys :D I'm calling it though, I bet Madeleine from Spectre is gonna die in the next movie. There's just something wrong about Bond bedding Mr. White's daughter when he was responsible for Vesper's death :/

[@xvxThexShadowxvx]

+Misty Rose Same and my reasoning for her death is this. Bond comes back at the end and Q is surprised to see him making us believe that he has given up the life of a spy. I think he's going to marry Madeleine and during their honeymoon or something she'll get shot up by one of Spectre's men seeking revenge for their boss (trying not to spoil the movie). Anyway she'll die thus leaving Bond to come back into the spy game. I think this because something similar happened at the end of OHMSS. It's been so long since I've seen that one but if I remember correctly just after Bond was married some enemies came by and shot up the car and killed his wife. They rebooted the franchise so I think it's a pretty good theory based on the previous movies.

[@Aristocratic13]

My money is on OddJob doing it, shooting up the car as you mentioned

[@jamesplank4153]

+xvxThexShadowxvx Its also the beginning of one of the Bourne movies

[@ytht21]

+Misty Rose after watching spectre today, i think Bond's gonna retire for good this time.

[@its_llew]

... and if you read up +James Plank, the Bourne producers and writers took that lead from OHMSS

[@Big-guy1981]

Hey! what about the game? In the novel, Bond was a genius baccarat player while Craig's Bond relies on mere luck

[@soshwoink2203]

Little mistake but Roger Moore had blond-ish hair in james bond's movie

[@jazzx251]

I agree ... the very same hatred that was aimed at Daniel Craig equally applies to Roger Moore. In terms of looks.

[@jamesoblivion]

Worthy of note, Craig is not the cinema's first blue-eyed Bond. That would be Timothy Dalton. I was shocked by Casino Royale. By how good it was, and even more so, by how faithful it was. Not since On Her Majesty's Secret Service has a Bond film even *attempted* to remain so true to a Fleming narrative, and Craig, to me, embodies what many of the other Bonds have lacked. As Roger Moore famously mused, "To me, he looks like a killer. He looks as though he knows what he's doing. I look as though I might cheat at backgammon." Craig is also marvelous at taking a beating.

[@firstwavenegativity6379]

There is a mistake here, in the book he was not described as having dark hair and eyes but as having dark hair and blue eyes

[@john-007files5]

+Coolguy i agree..when i remember right, it is in FRWL (and/or in Casino Royale) where Fleming wrote "blue-grey eyes"

[@DisgustedBatman]

You guys should seriously do forrest gump.

[@richardhughes4134]

Mama always said life is like a box of chocolates you never know what you gonna get.

[@mkprocter882]

@@richardhughes4134 ***'Was' like a box of chocolates

[@Resimaster]

I once won a poker hand with the exact same straight flush that Bond does.

[@rudranroy2109]

I won. In a game. Not in real life.

[@NickOwens]

I just watched the film, and you upload this. Excellent timing as always, Cinefix.

[@MrKahlerHahn]

any chance for a "what's the difference - death wish" I heard the book the film was based on is WAY different especially on its position toard vigilantism

[@mathers7600]

You guys should do more what's the difference on the rest of the James Bond books written by Ian Fleming

[@CleverGlitch]

"In the movies, it's an Aston Martin DB5." WHAAAAAT! Can you not see that that is an Aston Martin DBS V12? Research! It helps.

[@yippykiyay89]

Although he has the DBS later in the movie, The 1967 DB5 is the car he wins in poker earlier on

[@MeTaLdUdE02]

bond's infatuation for the women he beds is present in both film and novel. though novel bond is different, albeit slightly, his attitude on women is more in his mind than the way he acts. in "live and let die" (novel), he treats solitaire as equally as he does in the movie (though the movie differs from the source material greatly). in "the man with the golden gun" (novel), he treats nightingale very much like vesper in the "casino royale" movie. i think how fleming put it in the novels was to be an organic infatuation with the women. you have the "misogyny" of the 1950's society, but how bond falls for the women is completely organic. in the movies, the formula is exagerrated a lot. almost robotically, so we know bond will get a woman by the end of it all. it wasn't so in the novels. whether or not bond got the girl was depended upon how much time he was around them, what their use was, etc. so it was worked in a way that made it quite realistic. the movies made it cliche. now that i'm thinking it, i went on a tangent. sorry ya'll.

[@MrRevolutionMars]

conan book vs conan film vs conan remake

[@kilroy8989]

Will say that the changing of M to a woman was made cannon in goldeneye " I hear the new M is a woman"

[@ThePirateDjango]

eva green tho, omg. No other bond girl can compare.

[@ronniejdio9411]

Shes amazing. But many many " compare "

[@Freddydemaesschalck]

Ursula Andress is THE Bond girl

[@PedroOrdep-kv5vw]

@@Freddydemaesschalck Ursula Andress is overrated.

[@MohamedMostafa-qn6zk]

Totally agree

[@DADDYFATSACKABLE]

The 2006 Casino Royale poster at around the 30 second mark looks a little different than I remember. Was that a real poster for the movie? I'm not trying to be rude, I'm just wondering.

[@caseyredmon5813]

One of many.

[@viiviketomaki7284]

This is the less used poster where there is no Casino Royale behind them.

[@briannaMBrown]

It's probably a variant poster or somthing.

[@samuelperezgarcia]

You are so rude!

[@slavatoin8273]

What's the difference between the book Crime and Punishment and the film adaptation Ratatouille?

[@JTCurtisMusic]

To be honest, when reading the book, I was surprised how different it was in so many ways. Yes a lot of the plot details in the second half of the film are similar, but the devil is in the details. Bond's torture is MUCH more brutal and crippling in the book and he certainly isn't spouting one liners like "I have an itch." There's also a fantastic exchange between him and Mathis after his torture where Bond argues what the difference is between good and evil which unfortunately isn't included in the film. While I agree that much of Bond's misogyny and outdated opinions are left out in the film, I don't find Daniel Craig's Bond all that interesting in terms of his inner-monolog or personality. He's got the physicality for sure, but he feels too cold even in the more revealing moments as opposed to book Bond who is much more revealing. That's my take anyway. Also I'm a Brosnan supporter. With the exception of Die Another Day, I enjoy all of his Bond films, especially Goldeneye which may be my favorite Bond film of all time.

[@GRex7777]

I spent literally about half the video just thinking "That's Dr Lector!"..... I need to get out more....

[@garethwright9820]

Who the fuck is 'Daniel Cregg'?

[@JamesDarkos]

how about taking a crack at the hanibal books. i know great timing, but still i would love to see how you guys do hanibal

[@nagyzoli]

James Bond books are way better than the movies. Much more logical, VERY few "magic" devices to help him out (flat dagger in the side of a suitcase, smaller and more flat pistol, etc. No laser watch, no wierd gizmo)

[@robertfreymuth6734]

you guys really should redo the beginning of this video. Pierce Brosnan films where are mega hits. the producers wanted to bring Pierce back for Casino Royale but felt that his Bond movies were a little too light to do the novel justice. we also thought the audience would have a hard time seeing a darker James Bond being played by Pierce Brosnan. fact Pierce Brosnan's bond was the first Bond to break a billion dollars in every movie. it was over top silliness of Die Another Day which made them want to switch direction. the legal battles or all over Casino Royale and Thunderball. it had nothing to do whether or not Pierce Brosnan's films we're good or bad.

[@Edzward]

The 1967 version was much better. Peter Selers, Ursula Andrews, David Niven, Wood Allen and Orson Welles. Also the music by Herb Alpert is pure gold.

[@zenarion]

"Cyrillic letter W"??? O_o

[@rorystockley5969]

Cyrillic is the alphabet used by the Russians. One of its letters looks very similar to our letter 'W'.

[@rileyobrien3455]

aleks the "w" makes an "sh" sound hence

[@RobotDCLXVI]

aleks ш

[@iainhewitt]

Bit of a glaring error - In the movie Bond gives pursuit in an Aston Martin DBS V12, not a DB5. The DB5 is the classic, the DBS is built on a DB9 type chassis. 50years of difference...

[@booytoyy69]

I like the book more

[@tchitchouan]

nothing can top the 2006 film

[@ZooMadness]

"Awful Pierce Brosnan entries". The Brosnan era was fun and memorable. The Craig era has been boring as dirt. Edit/update: good riddance to the worst era in Bond film history.(literally ended by killing Bond off!) Sadly, there's a lot of potential for the next era to make the Craig era look like the golden age of yesteryear. WE are so fucked.

[@hadriangonzalez607]

With the exception of goldeneye the Brosnan films have been the ones that are un-memorable... I'll give you QoS as a bad Craig film but all the other ones have been exceptional, but that is my opinion.. So your entitled to have yours, I only hope your letting nostalgia dictate your perception of those films, I grew up as him as bond too, so I was reluctant to give Craig a chance.

[@aniruddhmurthy6970]

+ZooMadness Goldeneye was good, but I would take Casino Royale alone over all other Bond movies

[@janicecampbell4212]

Thank you Zoo I'm glad someone on this page has common sense!

[@kahfernandez8186]

@@janicecampbell4212 Don't you think you are overreacting just a little bit?

[@MohamedMostafa-qn6zk]

You are not a real 007 fan. Daniel Craig is the best as James Bond 007, along with Sean Connery. Casino Royale 2006 is the greatest Bond movie ever.

[@georgesikorski9891]

Say it with me *Leh Sheef* Not Leh Sheefre Not Leh Shleef *Leh Sheef*

[@stagarmsm4]

brosnan was awesome. his movies where just the right fit for the 90's just as crieg is the right fit for the 2000's

[@the_godfather9974]

All but goldeneye weren‘t a good fit for anything Not even the 90s thats why they stopped doing them all together. Brosnan himself delivered a awesome Bond performance but the plots of his movies were sadly utter rubish

[@rawrbeez6625]

I love brosnan but he was a shadow of Timothy Dalton

[@poiny91]

His last one was so terrible though that hardly anyone today appreciates his first 3...

[@darthgorthaur258]

Male "M" was also a direct casting copy of the original "C" who was an old navy officer who created/ran "MI6" , who also had a wooden leg that he used to stab with a knife right in the middle of a sentence during interviews of new spy's (how fucked up is that lol) to see how/if they react an deal with it hahaha...

[@mus7c]

I really want to see one of these for The Perfume.

[@vincentsaia6545]

I HATED that they changed the game from baccara to Texas hold em. Talk about pandering to the lowest common denominator.

[@tomashize]

For me Brosnan was the best casting and Goldeneye the best film. Although tbh I love all the actors. Best novel is From Russia with Love. Great read.

[@ForceMaximus84]

I don't know why, but 13:18 cracks me up. Lol

[@cartoongeek7492]

It's not a James Bond movie without a woman

[@janicecampbell4212]

You could very easily be proven wrong

[@mackdebruin999]

Who new Mr. White turns out to have a very attractive daughter...

[@arturdent5168]

awful pierce Brosnan? Brosnan was awesome

[@samato14films11]

Wait, if Judi Dench started in goldeneye, and the previous M was till Dolton, then doesn't that mean that license to kill is the last in the "original timeline" and goldeneye is technically the earliest in the "modern timeline"

[@tanker4516]

In the book James Bond was playing Baccarat with Le Chiffre. However in the movie James Bond was playing poker with Le Chiffre.

[@commanderjnm2008]

"In the end it doesn't matter what stuff he is using to squash your balls with". "YES YES!" 😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄