We saw Casino Royale last night and I loved it. Great Bond movie and I'm sure 007 fans will not be disappointed with this one. The thing I love about these movies is that everything is so ridiculously in excess: the cars, the women, the money, the resorts, everything.
The only irritating thing in this flick was the product placement. I almost puked when I saw Bond drive up in a Ford and it was obvious by the camera angles that they wanted to make sure EVERYONE knew it. The rest of the movie he was back to driving awesome cars but I would hate to know what Ford paid for that shot. If you watch the movie you will see all kinds of products fly by and in the context of the film they are completely out of place. That kind of ticked me off.
The rest of the movie was great, it makes you walk out of the theatre feeling like a man, wishing you were carrying a gun, and wanting to play some high stakes poker! And that is exactly what a Bond film should do.
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You are absolutely correct about Bond. It was so good that I think we are adding Lake Como to our Italy itenerary this summer. After seeing it the first time with my brother, I had to take me mum to go see it. She wants to see it again too. However, seeing Bond in a Ford is truly terrible. I had to make myself believe that that was all that they could get on the island. Hertz was out of everything else :)
Hate to be the one to tell you this, but ford motor company owned every car that was in the movie. Even the Aston Martins...
Ford owned that movie...
Poor bond...
that shows what I know about cars!
I would point out that a Prism is not the same as a Corvette, a Corolla is not the same as a Lexus, and a Ford Festiva is not the same as an Astin Martin or Land Rover. Just because all are owned by a parent company, doesn't mean that all are equal and Bond-worthy. If Bond were staying at a Disney hotel, methinks he would have a problem being put at All-Star Movies instead of the Grand Floridian. :)
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