Deluxe Edition of Casino Royale (2006) on Blu-Ray

By: FSWL team

Published:
2008-07-23

Casino Royale (2006) is released again thru a deluxe Blu-ray edition.

After a great deal of discussion - on the part of fans and producers alike - over Daniel Craig's (The Mother, Munich) suitability for the role of James Bond, he more than proves himself in this explosive revamping of the franchise.

Under the direction of Martin Campbell (The Mask of Zorro) and with Paul Haggis (Crash) helping with the re-writes, this addition to the Bond canon manages to hold true to the essence of the stories--the villainous villains, the fabulous sets, the beautiful women, the fast-paced action--while updating the formula with subtlety and humanity. Trading in the Cold War era for a new, post-9-11 landscape, the tale unfolds in locations that span the globe, including the Bahamas, Venice, and the Czech Republic.

It opens in Madagascar, where Bond pursues a guerilla bomb-maker in one of the most breathtaking chase scenes ever--and it all takes place on foot. Botching that assignment, Bond goes to Montenegro to square off against terrorist baddie Le Chiffre (Mads Mikkelson), an international loan shark who gambles with the money of his equally dangerous clients.

Beautiful British Treasury representative Vesper Lynd (Eva Green, The Dreamers) supplies Bond's own funds, appearing on his arm in Montenegro, while M (Dame Judi Dench, Pride and Prejudice) keeps a close watch on the action from headquarters. The extravagant poker game forms the centre of the action, with Jeffrey Wright (Syriana, The Manchurian Candidate) putting in an intense appearance at the table; interrupting the game are assassination attempts, poisoning, and other dramatic events that keep the adrenaline pumping. The flirtation that unfolds between Bond and Vesper Lynd is only in keeping with the spy's M.O. as a ladies' man. What differs here, however, is what sets this Bond apart from the rest: the romance is taken seriously, and it exposes a vulnerability in Bond that he's never shown before.

This, however, only makes him the tougher, as Craig's Bond is darker, less campy, more brooding and mysterious, than his past incarnations ever were.

Disc details:
Actors: Daniel Craig, Claudio Santamaria, Jesper Christensen, Judi Dench, Jeffrey Wright
Director: Martin Campbell
Format: Widescreen
Language English, Hungarian, Polish, Russian, Turkish
Region: All Regions
Aspect Ratio: 2.40:1
Number of discs: 1
Classification: 12
Studio: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
DVD Release Date: 19 Mar 2007
Run Time: 144 minutes

DVD Features:
-Main Language: English
-Available Audio Tracks: Dolby Digital 5.1, PCM 5.1
-Dubbed Language(s): Polish, Hungarian, Czech
-Hearing Impaired: English
-Becoming Bond featurette
-James Bond For Real featurette
-Bond Girls Are Forever featurette
-Chris Cornell music video

Other Casino Royale (2006) events featured on From Sweden with Love:
>Bond on Set: Filming Casino Royale published (October 16, 2006)
>Swedish review of Casino Royale (November 6, 2006)
>Trading cards set (November 8, 2006)
>Official soundtrack released on CD (November 13, 2006)
>Royal World premiere in London (November 14, 2006)
>Casino Royale opens at cinemas in the UK and US (November 17, 2006)
>Casino Royale opens at cinemas in France (November 22, 2006)
>Casino Royale opens at cinemas in Germany (November 23, 2006)
>Casino Royale opens at cinemas in Sweden (November 24, 2006)
>Casino Royale opens at cinemas in Argentina (December 7, 2006)
>Casino Royale opens at cinemas in Australia (December 7, 2006)
>Casino Royale opens at cinemas in Brazil (January 5, 2007)
>DVD release in Sweden (March 28, 2007)
>TV premiere on Canal Plus in Sweden (December 24, 2007)

Order the Deluxe Edition of Casino Royale (2006) from Amazon UK:

www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B001D40U8E/fromswedenwit-21/

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