CASINO ROYALE

IN 1962, MY SISTER GOLDIE, WAS GOING TO THE SUMNER AVENUE MOVIE THEATRE IN BROOKLYN.
I ASKED HER IF I COULD GO ALONG. WE SAW, DOCTOR NO.
THE NEXT DAY, I TOLD MY HIGH SCHOOL FRIENDS, THAT I HAD SEEN A MOVIE NO ONE EVER HEARD OF AND IT WAS GREAT. THEY WERE NOT IMPRESSED BY MY STATEMENT; SO I THREW IN AN INCENTIVE.
IF THEY DID NOT LIKE THE MOVIE, I WOULD REFUND THEIR FARE -- ABOUT 75 CENTS, IN THOSE DAYS. I ADDED THAT I WOULD PAY, EVEN IF THEY LIED AND TOLD ME THEY WERE LYING - IT WAS MY OPINION / BELIEF THAT THEY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO DENY ENJOYING THIS NEW SUPER HERO FLICK, WITH ITS UNKNOWN ACTOR IN THE LEAD ROLE.
I WAS NOT ASKED TO REFUND A CENT.

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I UNDERSTAND THAT THE YOUNG DON'T ALWAYS APPRECIATE THAT WHICH CAME BEFORE THEY ARRIVED ON THE SCENE - SO, MAYBE I HAVE TO GIVE THEM A PASS ON THIS CONCEPT, BUT SEAN CONNERY IS THE ONE AND ONLY JAMES BOND.
ROGER MOORE COULD BE HUNG FOR HIS COMIC BOOK OUTINGS AS 007, AND JUSTICE WOULD BE WELL SERVED.
THE OTHER BONDS TRIED, BUT THEY WERE JUST NOT UP TO THE CONNERY STANDARD AND THEY WERE TOO SMALL -- THE FACT THAT THEY HAD TO TRY SO HARD, WAS TESTIMONY TO THEIR NOT BEING RIGHT FOR THE ROLE. GEORGE LAZENBY HAD THE SIZE, BUT NOT THE MEANNESS.
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SOME OF THE NON ROGER MOORE BOND MOVIES, HAD BRIGHT SPOTS - NICE MOMENTS - PRETTY WOMEN AND SOMETIMES, DYNAMIC WOMEN. I AM NOT KNOCKING ALL THOSE BOND FILMS - THEY WERE OKAY.
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DANIEL CRAIG, HAS MOVED JAMES BOND INTO THE YEAR 2006. HIS BOND IS WORTHY OF THE MANTLE FROM THE CONNERY ERA. THIS IS THE NEW BOND AND HE IS WORTHY, THE MOVIE IS A LOT LIKE THE MISSION IMPOSSIBLE FRANCHISE, BUT WITH JAMES BOND, INSTEAD OF TOM CRUISE.
HEY, IN BOND MOVIES, JAMES KILLS THE BAD GUYS OR GALS, IF NECESSARY -- EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN IS FILLER.
OF COURSE WE LOVE THE CLEVER VILLAINS, BUT THEIR ULTIMATE FATE IS NEVER IN QUESTION. THE CAST IS EXCELLENT AND THERE IS A BLACK FACTOR IN THIS FILM, ON BOTH SIDES OF THE LAW - BLACK CHARACTERS ARE INVOLVED IN THE PLOT. JUDI DENCH IS BACK AS 'M' AND ALWAYS EXCELLENT.
JEFFREY WRIGHT IS C.I.A. AGENT, FELIX LEITER - THERE IS NO NEED TO RATE A JEFFREY WRIGHT PERFORMANCE.
THE WONDERFUL GIANCARLO GIANNINI ( SEVEN BEAUTIES ) IS ON THE SCENE AND MAY APPEAR IN THE NEXT 007 FILM TOO.
MADS MIKKELSEN, A DANISH ACTOR, IS THE NEW CHIEF VILLAIN. THIS WAS THE FIRST 007 BOOK AND THE MOVIE TELLS YOU SOME BACKGROUND INFORMATION ABOUT HOW BOND BECAME BOND. SEAN CAN REST EASY, IF HE CARES, HIS CREATION IS NOW IN GOOD HANDS.
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I ALMOST FORGOT - THE SCENERY / THE LOCATIONS -- TREMENDOUS. THE SINKING HOUSE IN VENICE, SHOULD GET AN AWARD FOR SPECIAL EFFECTS.