FIRST TIME WATCHING A JAMES BOND MOVIE - Casino Royale!!!

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[@360Effects]

"Did they hire a parkour specialist"? They hired one of the two guys credited for INVENTING parkour!!

[@oisinmcphillips2090]

They literally hired 'Mr Parkour'

[@chernobyl68]

I think this film really put parkour in movies, "on the map" so to speak.

[@360Effects]

Yeah this film had Sebastien Foucan, and a French film called District 13 had David Belle. Between them they are known as the father figures of parkour! This being the bigger/More famous film I imagine it really helped to put parkour on the map!

[@ademozkum2716]

@@360Effects I know parkour is thought to be fairly new, but it always seemed to me that Jackie Chan really invented parkour. He was doing it decades before anyone else.

[@Dead25m]

@@ademozkum2716 Jackie Chan did do acrobatic stuff, but he didn't really do parkour in that way. The guys who so called 'invented' parkour had a certain discipline to what they were doing and always figured out how to run/jump/land etc. to get to places where you usually can't and actually make a thing out of it. If we should credit parkouring to anyone, it'd be Georges Hérbert, basically inventing it in the very early 1900's, although, he saw it as a way to be more effective and mobile in a war.

[@themikereda]

Casino Royale is almost like a James Bond reboot, starting his journey from the beginning. So he's not drinking his martini yet, he's not driving his famous car yet, or using his famous gun yet. But over the next few Daniel Craig Bond films, he becomes the character we all know. And these four (soon to be five) movies all tie together in a way the other Bond movies don't.

[@goofywarriorguy2439]

Casino Royale is actually the very first book written about Bond (came out 1953), and so when they decided to finally make it into a movie they basically did the whole 'Origin story' thing where they show James earn his Double O status. So technically he is supposed to be younger in this movie than in all the other Bond movies that came before it since it's his origin story, even though it actually takes place in the modern world. So like Mike Reda said, it's sort of like a Reboot but yet it's not really a reboot. Especially when only a few movies later in Skyfall (still Daniel Craig) they start talking about Bond being a Relic of the old world and past his prime and physically can't pass the Double O requirements anymore cause he's an old fart. So in only 3 movies he went from being the fresh new Double O who's pushing boundaries and inventing himself, to becoming the old geezer who should be retired because he can barely keep up anymore.

[@jordanmackie117]

@@goofywarriorguy2439 Well it was four years between the release of QoS and Skyfall. If that same amount of time passed in the Bond-Universe then that that is plenty of time for Bond to have other missions to damage hos body. Then in Skyfall he was gone long enough to be declared dead, and all the drinking he likely did in that time (on top of getting shot and falling off a bridge) would have messed him up even more. If the films take place in the same years they release, then Craig's Bond was a 00 for six years by Skyfall. Bond's job and lifestyle would be absolutely torturous on the body.

[@dialecticsjunkie7653]

@@jordanmackie117 Agreed. I think it's actually a pretty realistic aspect and really highlights the danger and short lifespan of this type of work.

[@AnnekeOosterink]

@@jordanmackie117 Not even sure if this is canon, but I've heard a lot of, 45 is 00 retirement age and most never even reach that, just the physical side is dangerous enough, but combine that with all the torture and killing etc...

[@richardb6260]

@@goofywarriorguy2439 the producers of the Bond films didn't even own the rights to Casino Royale for decades. It was originally bought for a live TV drama in the 50s. It starred Barry Nelson as Jimmy Bond. Peter Lorre played LeChiffre. Then when the Bond films took off, the studio that owned Casino Royale new they had something special. They tried to get Connery to play Bond in their film. But he was loyal to the Bond franchise producers. They eventually decided to do a spoof with David Niven (one of Fleming's original suggestions to play Bond) as Bond.

[@nameless.greyceo]

"What's with all the poker?" The movies name is literally Casino Royale.

[@kinagrill]

At least she didn't watch Goldfinger... cuz then there's just be Pussy Galore. :P

[@warrenrhinerson6373]

Interestingly enough in the original book the game is not poker.

[@nameless.greyceo]

@@warrenrhinerson6373 interesting, what game is it if any?

[@warrenrhinerson6373]

@@nameless.greyceo baccarat. A game much more popular in the 1950’s but can still be found in casinos today. It was changed to Hold em poker because poker required luck and skill while baccarat is pure luck, and more people know about poker than baccarat.

[@MrShadowfax42]

@@nameless.greyceo In the book Le Chiffre tortures Bond for the location of the winnings cheque, which Bond had hidden by unscrewing the room number plate on the outside of his hotel room door, putting the folded cheque behind it, and then replacing the number plate. Le Chiffre didn't get the money in the novel, either

[@TheBongReyes]

“What’s with all the poker?!” James Bond: Casino Royale....

[@bbtank3000]

Was going to say the same thing.

[@crimsonhunter7598]

Yes exactly

[@Dead25m]

Hey, I mean, could've been James battling the one-armed bandit! Endless potential!

[@jcons114]

Interesting enough, the original novel had Baccarat, not Poker.

[@UberTheWolf]

@Czseventyfive You absolute bastard with that picture haha! I was wiping my screen.

[@Uncle_T]

Fun fact: The car crash where Bond veers away to avoid killing Vesper holds the world record in rolls apparently. Quite fittingly it's seven rolls. :)

[@rtm27]

In the behind the scenes feature, they had trouble getting the car to roll, as several ramps built failed to get the car to flip. They tried once more and finally succeeded.

[@RichO1701e]

And an ACTUAL Aston Martin DB9! 😱😱😱

[@AdrianChazz]

Barrel-Roll Seven

[@Uncle_T]

@@RichO1701e LOL yup. Hurts a bit.

[@rogoth01themasterwizard11]

@@RichO1701e it was the vanquish, not the same as a DB9 but close.

[@et34t34fdf]

RIP Chris Cornell One of the best Bond soundtracks ever, imo.

[@HunterRouth]

Best bond theme by far.

[@juliosalguero4638]

Martin Campbell also directed Goldeneye too.

[@vando6679]

Agreed

[@Hooliganism007]

nah Skyfall was best for me

[@et34t34fdf]

@@Hooliganism007 Learn to read, i said "one of the best".

[@paratus04]

A musical note. This movie was about Bond becoming “James Bond 007”. Normally the Bond theme is played throughout the movie, but in this one you’ll only hear a few bars of the theme when he’s doing something extraordinarily “Bond like”, like when Vesper shocks him back to life. When you think you’re hearing the Bond theme it’s actually the song Chris Cornell wrote for the movie which admittedly takes musical cues from the Bond theme. It isn’t until the end of the movie when James has fully become “James Bond” that they play the full theme song.

[@HarryCaneNo1]

"This movie was about Bond becoming James Bond 007” Lol that's just wrong ;) The part where Bond does his second liquidation to earn the 00-status is literally a flashback in a few minutes long intro. From there on he's just 007. A creative idea for the musical theme doesn't change the plot.

[@whistler9788]

@@HarryCaneNo1 this is his first mission as a Double-O agent. It’s the birth of his story, thus becoming James Bond.

[@paratus04]

@@HarryCaneNo1 Sure he gets his 00 during the opening montage but he’s arguably not yet the “Bond” we’ve known since the 60’s. He doesn’t have the experience yet. M even spells it out. Calls him a blunt instrument because he killed the source she sent him to get. Even tells him, “until I know you know who to trust go stick your head in the sand.” At the end he doesn’t kill the Intel source like a blunt instrument. Instead he suavely sets him up, wounds him and give us the iconic Bond, James Bond line before presumably interrogating him (in the next movie). He’s now got the experience to be the “James Bond” we’ve know.

[@Hoganply]

@@HarryCaneNo1 I think he was referring to 'James Bond 007' the character, as opposed to the rank.

[@Woesteinvuir]

@@HarryCaneNo1 It's awesome when you meet someone so stupid they can't tell the difference between themes and plot.

[@brandoncollins1225]

Natalie: "What is it with all the poker in this movie?" Rick Dalton's stunt coordinator: "Natalie, it's Casino Royale."

[@kainejoyes2981]

As a Brit, I loved the chemistry between Vespa and James..reserved, deep and witty...Vespa is the best Bond girl Eva is fantastic...Vespa was the reason James becomes 007! Great movie.

[@hockema56]

VespER

[@thewinner7382]

Lol

[@Juan0003]

@@hockema56 Maybe Bond rides a Vespa in his time off?

[@csmkorn1]

@@Juan0003 He also rode a Vesper in his time on 😏

[@Juan0003]

@@csmkorn1 Rode it hard. 😎

[@Techsticle]

The Daniel Craig Bond movies all have ties to Casino Royale... probably best to watch those in order, in my opinion! 👍

[@danpurdy32]

Seconded. Quantum of Solace picks up right at the moment where this film ends. Should be her immediate next film.

[@bigdream_dreambig]

I suspect she'll switch to Connery, Brosnan, Moore, or even Dalton for the next one, whenever that happens.

[@danielsmith5088]

Some of the older Bond films are iconic and certainly have some good stuff in them, but I think the Daniel Craig movies are the best. Particularly the way they all tie together. There was little linear continuity in the old movies.

[@RobertSmith-kb3jl]

While I agree Craig's Bond is the best, his Bond is different from ALL his predecessor. They're dialogue tends to be much more cheesey and the action more campy.

[@1515cci]

@@RobertSmith-kb3jl with some exceptions of course: the fight on the Orient Express ("From Russia with Love"), the fights in "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" and the fight at the end between 006 and 007 ("Golden Eye") are standouts imho.

[@TrashWerewolf]

Natalie: "What's he cutting the bottom out of that chair, for?" Me: *cringes and tenses up* "Just wait..."

[@MatthewPettyST1300]

He has an "itch that needed scratching"!

[@TrashWerewolf]

@@MatthewPettyST1300 the most, badass, troll-y reply ever: "Now the whole world is going to know you died scratching my balls!!"!

[@MatthewPettyST1300]

@@TrashWerewolf And I really hate it when that gets edited out of the movie when it's shown on TV. It IS such a badass line ! Showing a strength of mental fortitude not to be believed.

[@sobrietyisoverrated]

You have to finish the Daniel Craig Bond series now... Vespa’s influence continues throughout. It’s very well done.

[@thewinner7382]

Vesper

[@BipoIarbear]

I think when he gets her ex in the snow with that coat and the ppk , thats when he became bond

[@andreraymond6860]

Natalieneeds to see 'On Her Majesty's secret Service' before she sees 'No Time To Die'. No spoilers here, but there are several important references to the older movie, especially with the music. Kudos to Hans Zimmer.

[@alarrim29574]

Did she?

[@pistonburner6448]

@@thewinner7382 Piaggio

[@johnhckuo]

"Name?" "Bond James Bond" "I didn't ask for your middle name Bond Bond."

[@the_crypter]

Maybe, who am i to judge ?

[@ShadowTrailMedia]

@@the_crypter I understood that reference.

[@pilote111]

@@the_crypter "it's Strange"

[@takeshikovacs7629]

@@the_crypter brilliant

[@chiboy2968]

@@ShadowTrailMedia whats the reference?

[@crashraynor]

Nat: Is James gonna swoop in on the sexy lady? Everyone: wow you really have never seen ANY Bond at all lol Love it Nat, thanks

[@riolkin]

*in a truly terrible Sean Connery impression* I like women. I don't understand them, but I like them.

[@TheClassicWorld]

​@@riolkin Your impression came through flawlessly, my dear. That was also a Sean impression, could you tell? ;) P.S. Since they are trying to ruin James Bond and turn him into a black woman or whatever, I guess there won't be any more [male] hero goodness happening in the next Bond films since Daniel's next film will be the final Bond film, therefore. I feel ashamed to even live in this country at this point (England, that is, where James Bond came from, of course). Speaking of replacing white men with black women, I just saw that they now made a black Batwoman, no idea how that went under my radar, I can only assume it's because those kinds of fake Batman spinoffs and replacements are not popular or successful. For example, I read that they might be completely ending Doctor Who now because nobody watches it.

[@campagnollo]

James Bond will swoop in on any woman...except Miss Moneypenny.

[@buzbom1]

Since we lost one of if not the best Bond ever, recently,..... I wonder if she would survive watching a Connery Bond classic, and all it's womanizing of that awesome time period? I was born in the early 60's, my mom n dad both loved watching anything Connery Bond related. Not only did my dad look like a cross between Sean and young Burt Reynolds but both my folks were gear and gadget heads. Q was a god.

[@scorp77snake]

@@TheClassicWorld Yep another franchise about to be ruined just because they want to please the woke community even tho they'll still fail I think this is why all the YA films failed after The Hunger Games

[@Ricvictors]

It’s even sadder in the novel, where it ends with Bond finding Vesper dead by suicide with a note revealing her true story and how she found herself unable to scape her past and start a new life with him. James then calls the secret service and tells them that “the bitch is dead”. Just so cold, it broke my heart.

[@gippywhite]

Waiter: “Would you like it shaken or stirred?“ Bond: “Does it look like I give a damn?” That was the wink and nod to that line. Technically, in a roundabout way, you watch the first James Bond. Considering this was from the first book of the whole book series that was written. This was supposed to be James Bond origin story… In a way… Sort of. So you picked well! 💙💙💙

[@christianwise637]

It's a actually surprisingly faithful adaptation of the book as well. Obviously they've updated certain things (the game being changed from Baccarat to Poker being the main one), but for the most part it closely follows the same story as the novel beat for beat. In fact this was a rare occasion where I read the book before I watched the film, and so I was completely shocked when I got to the part where Le Chiffre captures Bond, and realised that they were actually going to include *that* scene. Likewise, I got quite a thrill at hearing Bond say "the bitch is dead" during his phone call to M, considering that was the very last line of the book, and as later instalments show, he wasn't quite as over Vesper's death as he initially appeared

[@5trider29]

Daniel Craig’s Bond films tends to be more physical, action paced and parkour oriented, rather than depending on the trademark gadgets!

[@werlecar]

I love Daniel Craig! And his movies 😊

[@Southlondonrider92]

I miss the gadgets

[@Pyllymysli]

@@Southlondonrider92 I really don't. Especially at Brosnan era at a bit before it got absolutely out of hand and the movies were more like bad science fiction than espionage movies. Not that Craigs bonds are either, they are more action oriented. But I like the spy themed action and the absolutely brutal fight sequences.

[@nissy9220]

@Carl Stone strongly agree. I grew up on Pearce brosnan but Daniel craigs films give more of a realistic approach to the franchise and I love it.

[@nissy9220]

@Carl Stone I loved casino royal. For me die another day was Brosnans best. But casino and spectre did it for me. The approach for Q was also a great improvement

[@cheesecrumpets]

Mathis wasn't the bad guy and had no affiliation with Le Chirffe, but Le Chiffre told James that Mathis was their friend, in order to throw James off realising that it was actually Vesper who was double-crossing him. They needed James to trust Vesper in order for her to gain the password and to bring them the money. This is explained better in the next Bond film, Quantum of Solace. It's a very well written Bond film.

[@therabidscorpion]

QOS is one of my faves. Also has a pre- Stranger Things David Harbour in it too!

[@bbsj86]

@@therabidscorpion yes! An underrated one for sure.

[@thewinner7382]

Presumably you don't mean Quantum is a well written movie lol. Its literally a first draft.

[@cheesecrumpets]

@@thewinner7382 Nah, I meant to say Casino was well written. Quantum had its decent moments but it was essentially trash

[@bbsj86]

@@thewinner7382 still like it. Honestly the real isise is the editing in a cpuple of the action scenes

[@kamron_thurmond]

He actually gets the whole martini "shaken not stirred" thing from Vesper. She's the one that comes up with the martini, and it becomes his preferred drink the rest of his life 😢.

[@robgeach8105]

he orders vodka martinis shaken not stirred. after vesper dies he never orders another "vesper martini" again. one time felix orders a vesper for him and he drinks it, but that's the extent of the drink in the books.

[@MattRowland]

@@robgeach8105 He does drink them again (6 of them). On the plane in Quantum of Solace. It's a heartbreaking scene because you know how damaged he is.

[@davewolf6256]

Okay, 1st of all Bond invented the "Vesper" before meeting her, he just didn't name it. They say so in the movie. Second, The Vesper _is_ a shaken martini. They just abridged it for the original movies because "Martini, shaken not stirred," is more catchy and less of a mouthful than the whole recipe for a "Vesper." But also because, and a lot of people don't get this, martinis are traditionally made _with_ Gin. And not that it matters, but you're not supposed to shake a martini. It makes the ice break down into slush and dilutes the taste of the liquor. Angry Cocktails did a video on the Vesper, for those interested. kzbin.info/www/bejne/mHe3kGmrpaqgZsU

[@RossM3838]

That is a witty response to the movie trope. In the original novels he likes them stirred. Actually novel bond is a much more normal person than is movie bond.

[@SalsaSharky]

@@RossM3838 And he orders a gin drink made of violet liquor IIRC

[@rikkilleen3169]

FILM THEORY: The chair torture scene is to establish why Bond can sleep around so much without leaving a bunch of Double-O-Uh-Ohs running about.

[@Mr.Ekshin]

I thought it established that he has 'balls of steel'.

[@crimsonhunter7598]

L0L WTF

[@Rocket1377]

Nah, that scene was in the book too. You can actually die from that, Bond was lucky to survive.

[@rikkilleen3169]

@@Rocket1377 Admittedly, I haven't read the book, but the scene being in the book as well doesn't necessarily negate the theory. Just sayin'

[@znk0r]

Who's to say he didn't have shit load of bastards all around the world.

[@punkskaclash]

Since Craig's final Bond flick just came out, I would love to see you finish out the Craig era Bond films since he's the only Bond that got an actual story arc throughout his run. And I think you'd really enjoy them!

[@Kaijufan360]

Yep the final movie was No Time to Die since people make videos of The End of James Bond.

[@grahamrichardson9620]

"The name's Gold. Natalie Gold."

[@NatalieGoldReacts]

Bahahhaa 😂

[@JonsTunes]

I was just about to say that 😂

[@jesselester9722]

@@NatalieGoldReacts please react to my favorite James Bond movie Goldeneye (1995). It's the first James Bond movie I saw in theaters. This movie is also directed by Martin Campbell.

[@Dularr]

Auric Goldfinger - "This is gold, Mr. Bond. All my life I've been in love it its color... its brilliance...

[@Leon-wz1js]

....the Girl with the Golden Movie Ticket

[@The_Bermuda_Nonagon]

"He's destroying the work site, I hope they have insurance." UK Government: "Yes, that IS definitely a spy, however that's not OUR spy. Perhaps you should speak to the United States, or Russia or possibly Liechtenstein about the damage."

[@31olegna]

🤣🤣🤣

[@Truthenigma]

"You know my name" We certainly do. One of my favorite themes in the series. RIP Chris Cornell

[@scottalynch]

The Daniel Craig Bond movies are a continuing storyline, unlike most of the other bond films

[@CamGold]

they don't really actually, i agree casino royale and quantum of solace picks up minutes later that but then its very odd when watching skyfall we know he won his iconic aston martin in a poker game in the movie casino royale and first kills and earnt his 00 licence to kill.. then in skyfall he suddenly has the gadgets from goldfinger like the ejector steats and guns and also the mi6 people question is he too old to be a field agent like loads of time has passed?? and its literally his third film and it feels like skyfall and spectre and in no time to die apparently bond comes back from retirement? which is very odd the continuity of the daniel craig bond films like all the other bond films before dont exsist??

[@morgankennedy6193]

@@CamGold Well yeah, I thought it was clear from the beginning that the Daniel Craig films were a complete reboot of the franchise, with just some references to the style of the classic films. Some less subtle than others...

[@djashley2002]

@@CamGold actually they do follow each other as there's a continuing through story. Casino and Quantum are closely tied in timeframe, then Skyfall takes place some years later, with Spectre set a couple of weeks after it. No Time To Die is set after Bond retires, but concludes the continuing story that was first set in motion in Casino.

[@lokstir4568]

It is honestly a very poorly thought out continuing storyline where the movies are never written to accommodate an ongoing story and instead the sequels all just force the connections in where it turns out the last bad guy was actually working for or with the new bad guy. Very lazy

[@CamGold]

@@lokstir4568 yeah like it’s all very convenient and they try and play it off like wow so they were all working for spectre and for blofeld all among like sorry but no it’s an interesting concept but in my opinion it’s cooler that Silva especially it’s so much more interesting if he is working alone with a small group people on his own on his own revenge mission against M and not working with blofeld and spectre

[@cyclonemouse]

Nat: "I dont like betting" Me: "Sorry Nat, wrong movie"

[@aristothethrone9032]

" to the left! now everyone will know...you died scratching my- " honestly best dam line in a torture scene ever.

[@-hasamastersdegreeinwumbol8565]

Yeah, I was disappointed that line was left out. I was hysterical when I first saw that scene.

[@patersor]

"Did they hire a parkour specialist?" They did. That's the guy that invented it.

[@janreuter7984]

Correct. It's Sébastien Foucan. He invented free running.

[@OriginalPuro]

It's to be expected from a James Bond production that everything is top shelf.

[@nick000002]

Its green screen, they actually used a rubber ball

[@DDiez15]

Actually it was David Belle who invented Parkour, Sebastien Foucan invented Freerunning

[@chasescanlon6488]

I thought I read something like that once

[@CrysiatorHDx]

Dealer: "STRAIGHT flush" Natalie:"OOOH, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, a flush, got iiiiit!" I'm sorry but i can't xD

[@HybridMyst]

So close...

[@Dieselx-pd5xv]

11:44 "I'm the money" "Every penny of it 😉"

[@SelfImprovement1111]

Definitely worth it 😎

[@alfieshanks6555]

Foreshadowing to moneypenney?

[@artao5]

A "double O" agent is a special agent who has a so-called "license to kill." A flush is having all cards of the same suit. A straight is having cards in sequence. A straight flush is both combined. A Royal flush is having all the highest cards in the same suit. (ace, king, queen, jack, 10 ... ace is generally the highest card in poker) As to ridiculousness? Yep. Welcome to James Bond movies LOL

[@Dead25m]

Heck, this is probably the LEAST ridiculous Bond movie.

[@leslauner5062]

@@Dead25m No kidding....she should watch "Moonraker" to see Bond at his most ridiculous LOL!

[@Tantalus010]

@@Dead25m Yeah, I was going to say, this is the wrong movie to start with to get a feel for what most Bond movies are like. This is like watching the Disney Star Wars movies first.

[@Dead25m]

@@Tantalus010 Maybe she's going to watch them in chronological order :)

[@RudyBleeker]

@@Tantalus010 While I agree that Casino Royale does not have the same feel as classic Bond movies or even some of the newer ones, I disagree with the "Disney Star Wars" analogy. Casino Royale is a great spy movie in it's own right and definitely one of the better ones with Daniel Craig as Bond. I would personally rate it the second best Craig Bond movie after Skyfall.

[@thomaslocke8114]

The line “shaken, not stirred” does kind of happen in a way but they changed it to when the guy in the casino asks Bond “shaken or stirred?” and Bond says “do I look like I give a damn”.

[@davidw.2791]

When Bond gave the recipe the first time he said “Shaken over ice”. In other cases where he says “shaken not stirred” it seems just an emphasis “I don’t care how many other paterons like it stirred, I want it shaked, sil vous plait.”

[@Snapper314]

This film was very much The Making and Beginning of Bond. So we get to see him Invent the drink he's famous for. Which was a VERY Cool scene!

[@thedeepfriar745]

Do I look like I give a damn, is something totally in character with Ian Fleming’s Bond from the Novels. Novel Bond is a damaged war veteran who doesn’t give a fuck. And that actually makes the novels super entertaining because bond is this sexist, paranoid, drunken war vet.

[@mathsalot8099]

Personally, I feel this isnt the best place to start for Bond. This movie deconstructs the Bond formula rather than embracing it. IMO, a great place to start is Goldeneye. It is a nice blend of Bond cliches and high octane action. Plus it has Sean Bean. (I hope that's not a spoiler, but with this actor, just saying he's in a movie almost gives away what's going to happen to him.)

[@slcRN1971]

It is a very good Bond film. Tina Turner sounds so great as the singer for that Bond film. In her music video of ‘Goldeneye’, she looks fantastic and is a style icon. She is one of the greatest talents in the music industry.

[@isipscognac]

@Formerly Paul I tried Dr. No and it really hasn't aged well. A lot of the Bond films have that problem. Goldeneye is pretty good and so is Skyfall, and Goldfinger is fun in a campy sort of way, but I still think Casino Royale is the best one.

[@luvlgs1]

goldfinger is a masterpiece thriller, a template for so many of the other movies. the ultimate bond imho

[@cameroncaws5959]

​@Formerly Paul Honestly, I don't like the Connery films. Except Goldfinger and maybe Thunderball, but the rest bored me to death. On the other hand it did a much better job with Spectre than the Craig films.

[@tucci06]

No, it wasn't a spoiler, but what you said after was. Like, wtf? lmao

[@theholmes8308]

You didn’t feel the chemistry of the relationship, but that’s a perfect example of a really overt British romance

[@JedHead77]

The Mask Of Zorro is a great film, with action, adventure, humor, and romance!

[@knightamongknaves]

"Quantum of Solace" is the follow-up after loss of his love "Vesper"

[@saiksaikatai594]

Very bad movie. Casino royale stands on its own.

[@icemav5740]

Quantum sucked. Spectre was enjoyable but not great. No Time To Die was great. And Skyfall was just a masterpiece

[@emsb85]

@@icemav5740 Just saw No Time to Die last night, and I really liked it!

[@AlejandroRetana279]

You have to watch Skyfall, Is my favorite James Bond movie, Javier Bardem was amazing in that film

[@pdegan2814]

I'm still partial to Casino Royale from Craig's run, but I completely get why someone would pick Skyfall, it's amazing. It's like how I prefer Batman Begins, but am fine with people who prefer The Dark Knight :)

[@Do0msday]

Skyfall was absolutely fantastic. Casino Royale is great, and does a great job introducing him, but I feel Skyfall fleshes out Bond a lot more by humanizing him. Plus the setting and villain really add a ton to that movie.

[@chernobyl68]

Skyfall is the most beautifully shot movie I've ever seen. Cinematography is amazing

[@shadowfire_08]

I just watched Skyfall fully for the first time, and yeah I'd say it's equally as good. I saw Quantum of Solace once way back when it came out & don't really remember much about it, was it good? and what's the word on Spectre?

[@jblade5218]

He's the first blonde, James Blonde 😁

[@ericjanssen394]

“What’s with all the poker?” In the original book, it was high-stakes Baccarat, where one player “buys the bank” and risks his own money (thus making it easier to bankrupt Lafitte). Here, they updated it to tournament Texas Hold ‘Em, which ONLY ends when one player at the table still has money.

[@someoldguyinhawaii4960]

The best written Bond, hands down. The dinner conversation on the train alone is worth the price of admission

[@ericjanssen394]

Daniel Craig was 007, but Sean Connery was Bond...JAMES Bond. 😎

[@christianemden7637]

I’d say that is a fair statement, Daniel Craig is my second favorite actor playing the role,

[@jblade5218]

RIP Sean Connery, he was a great Bond

[@adventuresinportland3032]

@@christianemden7637 I feel like Pierce had the potential to be great, but because everything after Goldeneye was either unmemorable or just bad, he never reached his potential.

[@Dularr]

@@adventuresinportland3032 Pierce saved James Bond from being a relic of the past.

[@christianemden7637]

@@adventuresinportland3032 personally i liked tomorrow never dies a lot better than goldeneye. I think he felt a bit more relaxed in that one. Regrettably i don’t like the world is not enough, and loathe die another day. Which has nothing to do with pierce brosnans acting, but the plots and scripts. Being less gadget heavy was such a welcome change in the Craig era.

[@Shritistrang]

"Is James gonna swoop in for this lady?" James swoops in for ALL the ladies! XD

[@atown723]

The realization after he cut the hole in the chair. Always entertaining seeing people's reaction for the first time haha

[@shanebarker3131]

Imagine the in-cinema reactions , bunch of blokes groaning over and over

[@bemasaberwyn55]

@@shanebarker3131 it happened. EVERY guy including me and my older brother groaned as we felt that Phantom pain

[@arikheglund1051]

"I'll have three measures of Gordon's, one of vodka, half a measure of kina lillet shaken over ice, with a thin slice of lemon peel." - James Bond ordering the drink he calls "The Vesper" 🍸

[@AndrewKendall71]

The only martini I like and I've only had it once

[@TheBoondocksaint117]

Skyfall is my favorite Bond film, but this is a very close second.

[@grahamrichardson9620]

Same here!

[@Chyll07]

This is the way.

[@jasonshaneyfelt1039]

People right now: What does it mean to short a stock? Me who has seen Casino Royale: My time to shine!

[@TomLevins1]

So happy I randomly stumbled across Natalie's channel in 2020, she seems to react to all my favourite movies which is always a pleasant surprise 😄

[@dereksteed2030]

Fun fact, the creator of James Bond, Ian Fleming, is also the writer of the children's book/movie Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.

[@andrewe2057]

just so you know, this movie is considered the "first" canonically. All the Craig Bond movies tie together, but the older movies are all essentially stand-alone. My recommendation would be to watch one movie from each Bond actor. The first was Connery, there were a few others, and then the one us millennials grew up with was Peirce Bronson.

[@Tuxedosnake00]

I grew up with pierce Brosnan but I'm not millennial. I was born 89

[@vando6679]

Those few others are, in order: George Lazenby, Roger Moore, and Timothy Dalton.

[@bloat1235]

Brosnan is my favourite Bond shame he was in some mediocre movies after Goldeneye, his performance was always on point. I'm by no means a millennial but the Brosnan bonds were the ones I watched as a kid, as well as Craig.

[@jon-h]

Look what happened to your little claim that all of the Bond movies happened in the same universe... Craig is his own, standalone incarnation of Bond.

[@jon-h]

@@Tuxedosnake00 Which makes you a millenial.

[@CinemAle]

007 Goldeneye (1995) is also a great movie, as well as being a lot of fun. The style is a little different from this one and reminds a lot of the classics.

[@nitind]

Also directed by Martin Campbell...

[@Eidlones]

I am invincible!

[@IndyCrewInNYC]

This film and On Her Majesty's Secret Service (my favorite) are sister 007 films.

[@ftumschk]

It's not my favourite, but On Her Majesty's Secret Service is very underrated, IMHO, and George Lazenby is too.

[@jt8612]

As a kid who grew up w/ Pierce Brosnan as Bond, and a fan of all things Bond, THIS is my favorite incarnation of the character. Craig gives Bond a depth we hadn't seen before. Enjoyed your reaction as always. It's a genre you'll enjoy for sure. Best regards,

[@kaptanashikar]

I think you missed a scene. the waiter asks bond, "shaken or stirred?" and bond answers: "do I look like I give a damn?"

[@thomasrichards6245]

Dana says- Yet another reason the Craig Bond films will never be my favorites. They're good movies. They just aren't true to the feel and spirit of Bond.

[@windwalker5765]

She's never seen a Bond movie before, she doesn't know that's important.

[@tygon13]

@@thomasrichards6245 But, half the point of this film was that it was a re-imagined beginning. So, they set up the "Bond" we know and love for the rest of the actor's run as James Bond OO7. The point with much of this film was to see Bond as he began, before his OO status, before he drank a specially ordered martini, and before his clear cut "no feelings" with the ladies, rules that seem to define the character. It was so that a new generation could grow with him and learn his reasoning for being that man his is. Now we know what he was like before he was the cool and calm agent that he is today and what it took to get there. Now we know that he may order his drink the way he does because it affords him a reason to watch it get made or even remade, so he knows there's no poison in it. And now we know why he is the way he is with women, because he let himself miss the signs as a woman he was willing to change his life for, died in front of him. And depending on how the latter films are (were) made, then we should get to see the agent OO7, James Bond that previous generations came to know and love.

[@kaptanashikar]

@@tygon13 wonderful analysis :)

[@sirius4evr]

Yes watch Zorro!!!! Antonio Banderas and Anthony Hopkins are great in it. It’s such a fun movie

[@Akaeus]

Remember: pointy end goes into the other man

[@slcRN1971]

That ‘Zorro’ is such a very good film. Anthony Hopkins can very effectively play a hero (in Zorro) but his villain in ‘Silence of the Lambs’ was nightmare inspiring (rewarded with an Oscar award). Anthony Banderas is so good also that I expected to see a lot more films with him in the lead, yet it didn’t ever truly happen (darn it).

[@namanakaskippy]

This needs to be upper on the list, The mask of Zorro 1998 ! I remember meeting my ex fencing, but I moved to another place, so it ended up pretty maturely. :)

[@Zenon0K]

@@Akaeus Agreed. Still own my old battered up VHS copy. Fun weird factoid, it is a plot point in one my favorite movies Breach, which was based on true story of the traitor spy Robert Hanson. Let's just say, he was quite fond of this movie, least of which for Catherine Zeta Jones'.... performance.

[@danmcdonald3723]

That's one of my favorite moments in any James Bond film... when he follows her into the shower and sits down next to her, turns the water warmer and just holds her to comfort her. It's like one of the most human moments of James Bond ever, and just one of those things that lets you know how much he adores her and cares about her.

[@jamescampbell8910]

"All of this just seems reckless." ...welcome to Bond

[@JedHead77]

Surprised you didn’t start with “Goldfinger” or “Goldeneye” (which was also directed by Martin Campbell) 😉🍸

[@stephen-macdonald]

The Man with the Golden Gun also. Goldeneye, as cheesy as it is, is one of my all time favourite Bond movies 😂 _I AM INVINCIBLE!_

[@AmberSmith-zx2rp]

The Spy Who Loved Me, For Your Eyes Only or Licence to Kill....

[@bookwormben]

Or, you know, Dr No...

[@stephen-macdonald]

Psst... gold references.

[@Slamraptor]

And are both excellent movies.

[@hawksnest1940]

"Plug it in, plug it in!" Damn near spit loganberry all over the freakin' keyboard...

[@Gandoan]

I actually like how this movie made Bond out to be a womanizer in the future. This woman not only destroyed him, but the torture he endured pretty much answered why Bond doesn't have a million kids.

[@Jaster832]

Condoms exist in the Bond-verse.

[@Gandoan]

@@Jaster832 Nah, the only PP Bond puts a silencer on is his PP7.

[@Jaster832]

@@Gandoan You mean PPK?

[@Gandoan]

@@Jaster832 PP7 Special Issue. I grew up with the Goldeneye game.

[@Jzombi301]

Bond's always been a womanizer even in the shows. thats one of the staples of his character

[@CybrSlydr]

The sequel, "Quantum of Solace" is a criminally under-rated movie. Can't wait to see you watch that one!

[@christianwise637]

I agree, it's a pretty decent story, but the editing in the action scenes is an absolute nightmare

[@ShoNuff3K]

Although, Solace was underrated, it had one of the worst hinchmen all-time. The earlier movies all had colorful hinchmen.

[@ShoNuff3K]

Hinchperson, forgot about Grace Jones.

[@captainchaos3667]

@@ShoNuff3K I think you mean henchmen?

[@ninjabluefyre3815]

Aye to that.

[@LokRevenant]

Her dialogue in the dinner scene is fascinating. She says, "You've got a choice, you know. Just because you've done something, it doesn't mean that you have to keep doing it." On the surface, she's talking about Bond being an agent and killing people, but the subtext for her is she's talking about betraying her government and by extension, Bond. She's already in love with him, and she's having to deal with the realities of her situation. It was easy for her to betray her government when it was just a faceless institution, but it's much more difficult for her now that she deeply cares about someone personally victimized by her betrayal. By saying that Bond still has a choice in what he does, she is also saying that she can choose to stop being a traitor. But she can't quite convince herself, which is why she's so adamant that Bond can change; it's not really about whether Bond can change, it's about whether she can. Bond returns with a quip about people who can't take advice being the ones who always give it. This startles Vesper because, like the scene on the train, he can see through her. He can't see completely through her; he doesn't know what she's struggling with, but he can see that she's driven by something. Vesper is so rattled by Bond's insight that she's put on the defensive and answers his question with a question of her own, sidestepping the issue. Bond brings the issue back to the forefront by revealing how much he's able to see through her, and saying that he'll never know what's driving her. This is a perfect opportunity for Vesper to come clean and tell him everything, but the opportunity is lost. She gets a text, Bond realizes that Mathis is a traitor, Vesper is kidnapped, then Bond is kidnapped, and then she is forced to make a deal to save Bond's life by giving up the money Bond won in the tournament. After that, it's too late for her. She can't tell him her situation because the people she was working with would kill Bond. So they continue to fall in love, but she knows the relationship is doomed. Her only hope is to die and pay for her sins against Bond. She knows he'll hate her forever, but his hatred is worth it if it keeps him alive. She loves him more than she values her own life.

[@AnOldYoungGuy]

"He has the most piercing blue eyes I've ever seen." Google Alexandra Daddario.

[@frankrodriguez2999]

Google it um just KZbin it she has her own channel

[@gregoryjenkins8645]

Google Meg Forster the villainess in They Live. Lara Parker of Dark Shadows.

[@porflepopnecker4376]

Jeff Fahey. Glenn Corbett.

[@AnOldYoungGuy]

I repeat, Alexandra Daddario...and I will fight you. ;)

[@marlonclark1896]

@@AnOldYoungGuy damn right!!! that girl's eyes just drives me

[@jimbass1664]

With regard to the chair scene, speaking as a gentleman, Natalie is correct. That would not tickle.

[@chadfalardeau5396]

No, but some people might enjoy it

[@LThompson59]

I remember watching it at the cinema, out of around 150 guys in the room, everyone but me flinched & went oooohhh

[@MrPOKER725]

This reaction is incredible... I wish you'd review the Craig Bond saga, because they all have continuity with eachother, and the Vesper storyline too..., Plus, his next movie is released this year 😊

[@MoziFan21]

Fun Fact: the guy, whose killed by the terrorist in the airport scene is the movie’s director, Martin Campbell himself.

[@Nloveru]

I'm 35 years old and have been a Bond fan since I was 5. But when Casino Royale was released I was just blown away and it became my new favourite. Pushing GoldenEye (1995) and For Your Eyes Only (1981) to 2nd and 3rd place. Also Eva Green as Vesper claimed the shared first place as my favourite Bond girl next to Diana Rigg as Tracy in On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969). Besides the three films I already mentioned I would advice to watch: -From Russia with Love -Goldfinger -The Living Daylights -Skyfall

[@SpaceRampage]

From Russia with Love is my favorite!

[@SirParazelsus]

Casino Royale is so good. I watched this film probably 4-5 times and I love it more with each time. I just like how this "origin story" is constructed in a way to show what a character James Bond is. He may be flawed but he is an amazing spy, a ruthless soldier and a true classy guy. Also, James Bond Theme used to play in a beginning of each film but here it's in the end when he says his iconic "Bond. James Bond" and *becomes* Bond we know. The whole film is a journey to that moment and, overall, a sad f*#&ing story about him, people around him and his job. I hope to see No Time to Die someday. Definitely consider watching other Craig films, they're decent. Thank you for your reaction!

[@1805movie]

This movie is technically based on the first James Bond book written by Ian Fleming.

[@TripleTSingt]

Also, its the closest thing we ever get to an origin story.

[@ThomasVanhala]

For a more lighthearted version there is the 1967 Casino Royale with David Niven as James Bond. He was Ian Flemings pick to play James bond in Dr. No.

[@xmassent]

This was his first mission as a OO and he loved her and losing her turned him into a real OO7 as his heart was broken and he became a cold assassin from then on

[@billcarter8615]

The Daniel Craig films are more serious. I personally prefer the older ones because they are generally more light hearted.

[@andrewcharlton4053]

They said Austin Powers ruined that for the new series. Just couldn't do it anymore.

[@onlysaneman9341]

This was also deliberate, because many felt the franchise had become too formulaic. Daniel Craig almost turned down the role for that reason.

[@Elfanater]

You know Daniel Craig was in Star Wars as a stormtrooper.

[@OriginalPuro]

You can't expect that.

[@JFinSD2]

you have to be specific....because Star Wars is usually associated with the original movie with Mark Hamil, Harrison Ford, and Carrie Firsher. Daniel Craig had a cameo in Star Wars VII ....The Force Awakens.

[@douglastaggart9360]

He would be old enough too be in the star wars films

[@RighteousBrother]

@@douglastaggart9360 as a child.

[@taylorbarker616]

James Bond has a simple system: -introduce yourself to the bad guy -get the girl(s) -get caught/trapped -escapes (because that was the plan all along) -wins

[@Mr.Ekshin]

You forgot, "Drink... a LOT", and "Use latest gadgets introduced by Q to escape".

[@crimsonhunter7598]

Also disobey orders given by M

[@Dularr]

With the ultimate back up plan. 008 He will always finish the job, a much more careful and determined agent.

[@chadfalardeau5396]

Drive fast cars and looks cool while accomplishing it all

[@niallrussell7184]

-the super villian explains their whole overly complicated plan to bond.

[@ChristopherJohn95]

"♫Plug it iiiin plug it iiiiin♫" is my new favourite soundtrack

[@KillahMate]

What's important to keep in mind about Bond is that while technically a hero, he's not really a _good guy._ 'Antihero' isn't a good description - more like, an asshole who's on our side. Martin Campbell's first Zorro movie (The Mask of Zorro) is one of the best swashbucklers ever made. Up there with Princess Bride and The Curse of the Black Pearl, imo. _Definitely_ worth a watch.

[@chadfalardeau5396]

He's the hero we need, not the one we want

[@Yodalive]

Nat : "Is James gonna swoop in for this lady ?" Me : "let me introduce you James Bond"

[@samREDICEbunny]

the scenes from Italy in this movie towards the end is just so beautiful.

[@lobobungy8710]

Eva Green: Incredible actress, beauty incarnate. She's amazing in Penny Dreadful, check it out if you're interested.

[@lobobungy8710]

@Threehundredpages Pages Your clear and astute argument has won me over! Nevermind the subjective nature of opinion. I was clearly misguided! Thank you for opening my eyes to my error. 😘

[@yasswey6263]

very but I mean very beautiful, but not incarnate tho

[@terrycoolidge9511]

She’s hauntingly beautiful (and bad) in “Sin City: A Dame to Kill For.” Her eyes... OMG. I think Disney blew it when they cast Angelina Jolie as Maleficent and not Eva Green.

[@bararobberbaron859]

I never understood and still don't understand what anybody sees in Eva Green. Imo the most beautiful part of her is her first name. Not that she's ugly, but thoroughly unbothered.

[@knightofnii4659]

In my opinion the best band girl so far, but a bond girl is the looks + the style + the acting quality and those together she beats them all. Too many bond girls haven't had the class or acting chops. Nearest rival Diana Rigg.

[@Gammaskalle]

As a kid i binged Moonraker and Live and let die. Roger More is my fav :D

[@leslauner5062]

Moonraker was my first Bond film in the theater...and I then saw a double feature with The Spy who Loved me and Moonraker....BLISS!

[@Johnny_Socko]

"Purists" seem to dislike Roger Moore, but he's the Bond I grew up with, so I loved him. (Well, at least starting with "The Spy Who Loved Me" anyway...I really don't like the first two Moore films, despite the presence of Jane Seymour.)

[@leslauner5062]

@@Johnny_Socko For my money, Roger Moore made 2 of the best Bond films in the whole series, "The Spy who Loved Me" and "For Your Eyes Only."

[@richardb6260]

@@leslauner5062 TSWLM is one of my favorites. Despite being the biggest money maker in the series at the time, Moonraker was thought to be way too many silly by the fans. For Your Eyes Only was almost an apology. A return to the more serious Bond films like From Russia With Love and OHMSS. They even let Bond get his revenge on Blofeld for killing his wife in OHMSS in the pre-credits sequence.

[@leslauner5062]

@@richardb6260 Yeah, they went out of their way to not let Bond use his gadgets. They even blew up his Lotus so he had to make his car escape in a Citroen 2V!...Love a drive in the country, don't you? LMAO!

[@KaregoAt]

Definitely recommend you check out more of Mads Mikkelsen's work, he's an amazing actor and a delight to watch in everything he's been in.

[@resident2k]

Yes! Especially the films of Anders Thomas Jensen.

Just saw "Druk (Another Round)" and loved his work there.

[@davididiart5934]

Quantum of Solace is literally this movie's part 2, so I can't wait to see what you think of that.

[@perfumistaperfumista943]

It will explain your Mathis query

[@chefskiss6179]

HOLY S***!!! Natalie Gold? Casino Royale?! TOGETHER?!?! Niiiice...

[@user-vc5rp7nf8f]

such a great intro to the new bond. great movie

[@D25Bev]

As a brit it's odd to realise that so many people haven't seen 'all' if not at least 'a' James Bond film. I grew up on the older one's being on tv. I must've seen each Bond film at least a few times just from tv. That's before dvd's or going to the cinema for newer one's etc.

[@MichaelScheele]

Millennials and younger in the US didn't grow up with James Bond movies. Gen X and older did.

[@RevStickleback]

@@MichaelScheele There must have been around ten any millennial could have been old enough to see when they came out.

[@Dr.HooWho]

Or just not everyone watches it, or into that type of movie Should be pretty obvious

[@DaxRaider]

i have to say i cant find any joy in watching craig .. my FAVORITE bond by far is Pierce Brosnan and the best bond movie for me is GOLDEN EYE

[@Col_Fragg]

Actually, you should immediately watch the followup "Quantum of Solace" as it immediately follows up "Casino Royale" and plays more like part 2 of a two part story. The plots are connected and watching the films back to back makes it much easier to follow the plot.

[@JeffKelly03]

This actually is the best one to start with simply because Casino Royale is the first book in the series.

[@treadstone1138]

Double "0" means you have a license to kill. And 7 is his designation. As in 1 - 10.

[@3DJapan]

At least it's not a License to ill.

[@geraldlcoleman]

One of the various spies Fleming based his protagonist on was 16th-century English polymath John Dee. Dee would sign his letters to Queen Elizabeth I with a ‘007’ glyph to signify that they were for her eyes only. The “00” represent 👀

[@geraldlcoleman]

There are 13 00’s that we know of.

[@slcRN1971]

@@geraldlcoleman wow, that’s interesting!! Thanks for posting this.

[@davidw.2791]

Jesús St James In Thunderball there was that briefing meeting of 001 to 009, HOWEVER Ms Moneypenny also told us that all the double o’s IN EUROPE were called in, meaning that there must at least be one agent starting from 0010 who is too far away from England to recall.

[@Irish37]

As a cocktail aficionado, I can tell you that the "shaken or stirred" question relates to the base liquor in your Martini. You shake a vodka Martini in a cocktail shaker with ice, and you stir a gin Martini. Bond favors vodka over gin, so that's why. These reasons have been debated, but that's the best explanation. If you shake a gin Martini, it "bruises" the gin, meaning it becomes cloudy when what you want is a crystal-clear Martini. Bond, like his creator Ian Fleming, is a heavy drinker, and Fleming went into a great deal of detail in the Bond novels over how his cocktails should be prepared. Fleming, through Bond, created the Vesper Martini, just like in the movie.

[@vykoul]

Definitely continue with the rest of Daniel Craig’s James Bond movies

[@kelaarin]

Fun fact: LeSchifre was short-selling the airline stock...just like the hedge fund managers with GameStop.

[@VenomKpp]

"Your boyfriend sucks, yeah you need a better boyfriend." Last I remember she said "sorry," first which means she knew they were in the room and told him nothing at all till he was quite literally being strangled. If anything he needs a better girlfriend.

[@SelfImprovement1111]

Nah they both deserve each other

[@josephdanieljirehdimacali4418]

Nat:(after seing insane stunts.) "This is giving me anxiety!!!" Fans: Wait until you see the insane stunts on other films. 😅😅😅

[@eatsmylifeYT]

Natalie should watch Jackie Chan movies.

[@vizh]

"I don't understand poker!" Fun fact, in the novel they play baccarat. They changed it to poker to avoid the majority of the audience being in the same boat as you and not having any idea who was winning or why. "He's a terrorist... there's got to be another way to stop him than playing poker!" I mean, yeah... the movie has something of a plothole in that once they all commit their funds, they have to show up to keep playing or forfeit. (Bond barely makes it back to continue.) So really, as soon as the game was underway they could have just drugged/abducted/arrested the guy during a break and even if nothing else happens, as long as he misses the rest of the game he loses all of his money and his chances of paying back the various terrorists and then has to take the deal with MI6. But that's not as interesting of a movie. As for other Bond movies, I suggest watching one from each of the main actors who have played the role. The Pierce Brosnan choice is easy: Goldeneye. His best entry, and also his first as the character, and coincidentally also directed by the same director of Casino Royale.

[@KevinSmithGeo]

Lazenby is obviously easy to pick one movie. Dalton is reasonably easy since there are only two and The Living Daylights is far better than License to Kill. The hard part is picking one movie for each of Connery and Moore. I suppose Goldfinger is the archetypal Bond movie especially for Connery, but I prefer From Russia with Love. For Moore, maybe The Man with the Golden Gun, for sake of Christopher Lee if nothing else.

[@djashley2002]

@@KevinSmithGeo I'd go for You Only Live Twice (if only for the base and the sumptuous score) and The Spy Who Loved Me.

[@fasteddie406]

Scary that people can't count to 9.

[@justripleyhere2641]

I love Casino Royale. The best bond film out there.

[@warrenrhinerson6373]

It’s actually pretty accurate to the original books

[@averagejack6390]

FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE and THE SPY WHO LOVED ME are the best Bond movies by far

[@PUARockstar]

@@averagejack6390 to each his own (Bond film)

[@clairerichards8383]

PLEASE Natalie, I've watched so many of your film reactions and I love them, but...Can you do anything with the audio? The film clips are so quiet in relation to your energetic responses. Is there any way you can equalise the audio tracks so we can enjoy the clips as much as your reactions.

[@Oligarchi]

Great to see James Bond on the channel. I've watched them all. Great character and every movie has entertainment value, and every James Bond actor brings something different to the table. Great reaction as always :) For the next movie i'd recommend GoldenEye !

[@ChicagoFaucet.etc.]

Hey Nat, I don't know if anyone else has mentioned it to you, but the big mythology behind James Bond is that in order to have a double-zero number assigned to you, you have to be an orphan. That's so that if you even get captured or killed, there aren't any sticky entanglements with your family. During one of the Pierce Brosnan James Bond films, there was a rumor that they were going to have Sean Connery make a cameo in the movie as James Bond's father...until someone familiar with James Bond pointed out that that cannot be. And, when you die, they simply promote the next orphan behind you, and give them your old number. That is kind of the hidden meaning behind the beginning scene of this movie. Daniel Craig does not start out as a double-zero agent, but ends up getting promoted to one. It's also used as an explanation on why different actors were used over the decades - it is assumed that that old James Bond simply died and was replaced with the new one (keeping the formal name, too). It was Ian Flemming who invented the character James Bond, but the character was originally based on Ian's own experiences, as he (and several other famous people) were secret agents during WWII, and during the Cold War.

[@stevenfriedman2902]

*has "casino" in the title* Natalie: What is it with all the poker in this movie?

[@slobodanreka1088]

I'm just glad I didn't watch this movie in the theatre with her.... "Who are the baddies? Have we seen him before? Why did he shoot HIM? Is that John Bond?"

[@vwlssnvwls3262]

My favorite James Bond movies are "Dr. No", "Goldeneye" and "License to Kill".

[@jamessmithe5490]

I always loved From Russia with Love because it's the most realistic; no threat to the world, just a clever ploy to get the British to steal a decoding machine. Second would be Goldfinger.

[@NelsonStJames]

License to Kill and Timothy Dalton are both highly underrated in the James Bond catalog. Dalton had the misfortune of having lackluster screenplays, a fate that seems to have befallen Daniel Craig as well.

[@jamessmithe5490]

@@NelsonStJames Except for Casino Royale.

[@chiboy2968]

@@NelsonStJames Could you say Pierce Brosnan had a similar fate? For the exception of goldeneye which I still need to understand, I thought pierce's bond was cool but his movies did not serve him well. Dalton was nice too and I agree his films were kinda thin; I do enjoy the living daylights but license to kill seemed a little empty

[@mattp6089]

@@chiboy2968 Yes, Pierce was an excellent Bond but some of those movies were tragic. I don't think I can ever forget the helicopter flying slowly forwards at ground level with its blades nearly vertical so as to try to chop Bond up, and all I could think was, you used to do real stunts in Bond films, like barrel roll a car across a river, not fake garbage that ignores physics entirely. Of course, even back then they stretched the friendship with physics a number of times.

[@greed13X]

The other Daniel Craig films have an ongoing continuity so I would recommend watching those in order. For Connery Bond I would recommend From Russia With Love.

[@BigSy19]

Their are 24 james bond movies played by 8 different actors! They all have good stories, cool bad guys and great gadgets. Plus a bond car! You should consider watching more!

[@exhistoriascientia]

There are 24 (with a 25th out soon) Eon Productions (Albert R. Broccoli's company now run by his children) Bond films starring 6 actors (Sean Connery, George Lazenby, Roger Moore, Timothy Dalton, Pierce Brosnan, and Daniel Craig). If you count the non-Eon films, there's three others starring two other actors. The first was the CBS Climax! (television) production of Casino Royale starring Barry Nelson as the *American* agent James Bond made in 1954. In 1967 with Eon having never acquired the rights to Casino Royale a rival studio attempted to lease the rights to Broccoli but failing that decided to make their own spoof Bond film starring David Niven as Bond. Finally in 1983, there was Never Say Never Again made by Kevin McClory (who thanks to litigation over an unfinished movie project with Bond creator Ian Fleming ended up with the film rights to the novel Thunderball and milked it for everything he could) and starring former Bond Sean Connery. That means there are 24 (25 later this year) official Bond films starring 6 actors or 27 (soon to be 28) films featuring a character called James Bond starring a total of 8 actors.

[@_starfiend]

@@exhistoriascientia I've got a copy of the Barry Nelson version on VHS, and no way to play it. I haven't found it anywhere on DVD. :(

[@ar-qu3lr]

not all of em worth watching tho