Casino Royale
1967 Directed by Val Guest, Ken Hughes …
Synopsis
Sir James Bond is called back out of retirement to stop SMERSH. In order to trick SMERSH, Bond thinks up the ultimate plan. That every agent will be named James Bond. One of the Bonds, whose real name is Evelyn Tremble is sent to take on Le Chiffre in a game of baccarat, but all the Bonds get more than they can handle, especially when the ultimate villain turns out to be Bonds nephew.
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Frustratingly inept in every single way, this James Bond "spoof" has two or three chuckles in it (thanks to Peter Sellers and Woody Allen) and the other 2+ hours are a psychedelic nightmare. The production troubles are near legendary at this point, but that's no excuse. Every second David Niven is on screen is a second of your life that has been wasted, never to be returned to you.
The only really notable thing about the story is that it pushes the idea that James Bond 007 is a name and number given to agents to keep the mystique alive, something that most people wish the actual films in the series had acknowledged.
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I don't know what I just watched, but it sure as Hell wasn't a James Bond movie.
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not without its charms but largely a baffling ordeal.
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I think comedy is sometimes difficult to carry over from generation to generation. While some things will remain funny and I'm not saying all comedies are stuck in their respective times, I think it's harder to make a comedy that remains funny throughout the ages, as our perception of what's funny changes. The Three Stooges might be a good example; while they still have their fans, I don't think they enjoy the wide spread popularity they had during their heyday.
This is all my long winded way of saying that I enjoyed this movie, which has a stellar cast (including two extended cameos for Woody Allen and Orson Welles which are both spectacular) but I can't say I really laughed…
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''This is possibly the most indulgent film ever made.'' - Roger Ebert
Enough said. To the people who were associated with this film, namely: Orson Welles, Woody Allen, Peter Sellers, David Niven, Ursula Andress, William Holden, John Huston and also Peter O' Toole (even though he only appears for 5 seconds).... fuck you all for making me watch this steaming pile of shit ┌∩┐(◣_◢)┌∩┐
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This review reportedly contains spoilers. I can handle the truth.
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better than the rest
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I don't know what I just watched, but it sure as Hell wasn't a James Bond movie.
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Here is what's amazing about this film: in spite of the cowboys, the skydiving, watusi dancing Indians, the Scottish parade, the UFO, the fighting sea lions, Orson Welles doing magic tricks, and the money in a wig and tuxedo... despite ALL of that, this movie contains the entire plot of the original Ian Fleming novel.
Plus Woody Allen, Peter Sellers, Ursula Andress, Jean Paul Belmondo, Barbara Bouchet, Peter O Toole...
Probably there are valid reasons not to love this movie, but I don't want to hear them...
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This is an unofficial 007 film, which was made to cash in on the popularity of the James Bond film franchise. This is the stupidest and the worst James Bond film ever made. David Niven plays Sir James Bond, but due to a stupid plot, everybody becomes James Bond halfway through the film. Everybody except Orson Welles and Woody Allen, who play the villains.
Sir James Bond comes out of retirement after M is killed; and sets out to destroy SMERSH. And he also gets reunited with his daughter, who is now the leader of a remote Buddhist temple. That's the best way I can explain it without explaining the whole plot, and talking about how stupid it is.
I…
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not without its charms but largely a baffling ordeal.
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Der Film sieht aus, als hätten sämtliche Beteiligten unbegrenzten Zugriff auf Drogen aller Art gehabt. Was für ein heilloses Durcheinander... Aber Spaß hat mir das Ganze irgendwie schon gemacht.
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A psychedelic take off that hasn’t aged well, at all. This was almost totally incomprehensible. I just can’t figure out what the whole point was. I think they were aiming for Dr Strangelove territory but missed badly.
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A complete mess of a movie, which is what you can expect when several directors slice up a story and try to make a zany comedy out of it. There are some surprisingly strong sections, but it spins wildly out of control.
I can't help but love it, though. Maybe it's just the jolly trumpet soundtrack.
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Indulgent rubbish built on a foundation of inside jokes. The Romance & Cigarettes of the sixties.
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