Beauty standards are very personal, but for me Eva Green's accent, posture and line delivery make her captivating. Her chemistry with Daniel is electric AND playful. If the chemistry isn't there, the whole thing falls apart and they really sell their connection.
@@cockshield I definitely think they had some chemistry, just a little more laid back and quieter than his Vesper relationship, like two introverts who got together. The problem was just Eva Green & Daniel Craig as Vesper & a newer 007 set the bar so high, you really can't compete. I'm glad they didn't try to just copy Vesper though, nobody could pull off that mix of verbal sparring and vulnerability that Eva Green brought.
One of the most anticipated reactions of the year. This is one of, if not the best bond movie ever, I remember when Daniel Craig was casted to play James Bond a lot of people didn’t like that idea but once this movie came out they changed their minds and he became a lot of people’s favourite bond.
25:45 The martini that Bond orders in this scene is the exact recipe that Bond orders in the original book Casino Royale by Ian Fleming. While Lillet (a type of aperitif) is still made, Kina Lillet (which Bond specifies, so named because it contains quinine) no longer does, having been reformulated in 1985, so to have Bond request it in 2006 is anachronistic but clearly a loving wink & nod to the novel.
Other similarities, Le Chiffre had lost a bunch of his client's money (the client in the book being the Soviet organisation Smersh, or Smiert Spionam, meaning death to spies). And Vesper killed herself in the end leaving a suicide note confessing to being a spy. Bond's words "The bitch is dead" is the very last sentence of the book.
I feel like you accidentally left one last little bit of info out about the drink, Bond in the film says off-handedly to Vesper “I’ll have to think of a name for that.” The cocktail recipe that Fleming wrote into the novel became referred to as The Vesper or a Vesper Martini when people ordered it in real life after the book was out.
When I make mine I use 100 proof vodka and add a dash of angostura bitters to more closely replicate some of the old Kina Lillet bitter flavour. It's a strong drink.
Jen you do realize that you've gone from "Does James Bond sleep in pajamas?" in Dr. No to "I hope his balls are alright?" in Casino Royale? I'm so proud of you.
Did you notice that the official James Bond theme never played until the final scene. When he introduces himself to Mr White. Throughout the film we see young James make mistake after mistake & he never introduces himself in his iconic fashion. James is young & more of a blunt object rather than a precise surgical killing machine. The Director did that intentionally with the music at the end. To show the audience that after Vesper’s death, now, James finally has become the man/agent we all know. He finally becomes James Bond, hence the music playing in full & the proper introduction.
2 things: 1. I'm surprised you didn't catch the reference when Vesper said "I'm the MONEY" and Bond replied with "Every PENNY of it" 2. In previous Bond movies, the game of choice was Baccarat, but the producers of this movie changed in to poker because they figured more people could follow it.
@mikerhodes8454 who plays Baccarat anyway ? 🤷♀ not to be confused with Burt BACARACH who actually composed the score for the original Casino Royale ' 67 the hot mess version 🤦♂ Now that you mention it i notice the moneypenny reference now and i did catch a few others notably the vodka martini line '' Do i look like i give a damn ?'' this was a banger of a movie i love how it's a darker version of Bond which was much needed after the Brosnan years Yes yes and the sly nods throughout and at the end of it all instead of placing it at the beginning Bond .JAMES Bond !😉
@@nluna75 If you want to see Parkour galore 😆 then check out District 13 and of course David Belle showcasing his incredible skills in that one What an amazing way to reboot the series Daniel Craig is just Brilliant in this being more true to the original character of 007 in what is IMO one of the best movies of the series . CHEERS .
No Moneypenny, but we have our own JennyPenny. A constant in a world of change. So pleased you enjoyed DC as Bond - he's my personal second. Sean will always be the GOAT.
I love that they didn’t just start the movie with all the tropes. They gradually built them throughout and climaxes with his ‘Bond, James Bond’ and then the full power of the original song.
Casino Royale is such a fantastic film, not just one of the best in the series, but legitimately one of the best action films ever made, and exactly what was needed after the over-the-top excess of Die Another Day. It's fantastically well-written and unique in its structure, devoting the entire midsection to a poker game, having the villain be killed off way before the end of the film, and instead making the third act a big tragic romance. Bond and Vesper have one of the best relationships in the series, you truly buy their chemistry and believe in their romance to such an extent that, despite this blatantly being Bond's origin story, you end up _not_ wanting him to become the man we know him as. The film does a fantastic job at humanising Bond, and allowing Daniel Craig to give a phenomenal performance that immediately silenced his naysayers. The rest of the cast are fantastic too, Eva Green's Vesper is one of, if not the best Bond women in the series, Mads Mikkelsen is a formidable villain, and Judi Dench is as delightful as ever. Add onto that some of the most awesomely brutal (and brutally awesome) action scenes in the series, and a killer David Arnold score that manages to retain that traditional Bond sound without using the Bond theme itself until the very end, and you have a genuine masterpiece. You're in for a treat with the Daniel Craig era, it's very different to what's come before - a lot darker, more introspective, and with way less of the traditional silliness associated with the series - but it's always really interesting to see unfold in front of new eyes
One of the darkest James Bond movies ever made. Henry Cavill, Sam Worthington, Matthew Rhys, Rupert Friend, Clive Owen, Hugh Jackman, Dougray Scott, and Julian McMahon were considered for 007 James Bond until Daniel Craig was cast.
Cavill looked the part, but like Brosnan, that’s it. If they did a documentary about Bond with re-enactments, he would have been perfect. He’d look the part on the movie poster, but in terms of capturing the character from the books, I doubt it. This generation grew up with Pierce, so they want that kind of Bond. They want Marvel Bond.
One can see Craig doing the “Bond James Bond in his mind when looking in the mirror wearing the tux, just like any other man in the world putting on a tuxedo.”
You should REALLY watch Layer Cake- it was almost DC’s audition for Bond but is as clever as knives out and as gritty as this bond! Love your reactions as always!
In that case you should react to TWIN TOWN which is the movie that catapulted dougray Scott and rhys ivans to world acclaimed it even has theon greyjoy uncle has the director and his dad as the farmer who eats the magic mushrooms his sister Lilly allen who's a famous singer in the UK is in the movie when she was 10
37:11... "I hope his balls are okay." HAHAHA!! That made me laugh hard. Just an FYI. No spoilers, but the five Daniel Craig films are all tied together like one long storyline that slowly unfolds. There's a lot more going on than is revealed in this film. Looking forward to seeing your reactions to the next four.
Trust me when I tell you that this film gets better with repeated viewing. And I listen to the score all the time in the car. Can't get enough of it! ♠️♣️♥️♦️🚙🇬🇧
I own multiple copies of most Bond films. I own practically every Bond game and I've read some of the Bond books. I'm 37 now and Ive eagerly watched the movies in theaters as they've come out since goldeneye. I bring all this up because I've never been as excited for any of that than I am right now seconds away from watching Jen react to the last era. I don't know anyone in my personal life that just gets the bond series like she does. It's been a really fun ride 😊👍
I also watched them all in my teens. Neighbours of my best friend had them all on VHS. I had seen all the Connery Bonds at the point and License to Kill and that helped to fill in the gap of all the Moore movies we still had back then of which I had only seen "The Spy who loved me" and "Moonraker". From License to Kill onward I watched them all in theaters, even though I was technically 4 years too young to be officially allowed to watch "License to Kill" when it came out. I'm currently on my ultimate project: Watching each of them in the year of its 50th Anniversary. "Live and Let die" is due this year. It'll be interesting how far I will make it before I die. If I'm lucky I'll live long enough to see the 50th Anniversary of "Tommorow never dies" or "The World is not enough", but I assume this is probably the furthest I will progress.
"I'm famished." 34:40 Nobody uses that word anymore. It's a great word! I knew you'd love the new Bond! You had fun again, and another score to love. (You're gonna love the ones to come and the intro songs!) You are correct the new Bond movies are MUCH darker, which is fine. It gives them more seriousness. There is a lot on the line. It seems more realistic! As I always say watching you react is SO fun. You really enjoy the movies you watch!
Fun factoid - Eva Green, who played Vesper Lynd failed her first screen test as the character. This and Skyfall are my favorite Daniel Craig as Bond films.
Most of the stuff in the opening chase scene was practical. The guy he's chasing is one of the pioneers of parkour. He coined the term "freerunning" to make parkour more appealing to the public.
Welcome to the "Dark Age" of Daniel Craig as Bond...James Bond!💘 Once more, R.I.P. to Chris Cornell, and "Thanks" for giving Us one of the Best Bond Songs Ever: "You Know My Name" still Rocks today!👍
Detail in the beginning, when he shoots the guy, for a very very quick second, you see a picture of him and his family which is great to set up Daniel Craig's bond
This followed the book really well. The car crash and torture scene were almost identical. After that, it changed up a bit, but it did keep the last line he spoke about Vesper. One of the reasons Bond likes big watches is that he can slide them over his hand to use like brass knuckles. There's one fast, hard to see scene in the building fight where he actually does this. Keep the necklace in mind. It will come back in a later movie. The rest of them are all related as part of one overall story. The next one picks up as literally the followup scene to the end of this one. This Bond isn't related to the others. Think of it as an alternate timeline or universe.
Oh my God I love your props. The stacks of cash was awesome but the bow tie definitely made this video!!! I've watched a dozen people react to this film. Your reaction is the best so far. Keep 'em coming!
My favourite Bond movie and probably one of my top 5 movies of all time. It's just so well done, even the following Craig movies for better or worse had very tough competition.
The man Bond was chasing who was "parkouring all over the place", Sebastian Foucan, was on the _original_ parkour team alongside Parkour's founder, David Belle. He is credited with inventing the term "free running" as well (though that made him controversial with most people in the parkour world as nobody really thought of it as a seperate discipline, just as a seperate subset of the discipline with a slightly different but muddy philosophy. They likened it to just a marketing tactic).
All of Jen's fans have been waiting for this one! :) I know you meant it seriously but the way you said, "hope his balls are okay, jeez ..." made me laugh. And I appreciate how loud you were when you discovered Vesper betrayed James. Don't mess with angry Jen!
Favorite Bond girl... The pakour guy at the beginning is Frenchman Sebastien Foucan, the founder of freerunning and one of the first to do parkour. (Parkour is from French word parcours).
I remember seeing Casino Royale in 2006 when I was in college with close friends and people were skeptical of Daniel Craig at first as thought why have someone who is shorter then Bond was when portrayed by previous Bond actors including Connery, Moore and Dalton and how he was in the books. Also fans at first didn’t how Craig had blonde hair and not darker hair and looked more like a villain then Bond. I enjoyed Casino Royale and is in top 5 of Bond films and have seen them all many times being a Bond fan for over 25 years beginning with Brosnan when he debuted in 1995 with Goldeneye. Glad you got to see it Jen I have watched it many times over the years and never gets old. I feel it is Daniel Craig’s best Bond film.
Welcome FINALLY to the Craig Era! Ever since you started all the way back at Dr. No, I have been waiting for this moment. I hope you enjoy the ride and we all will watch with you.
This movie is a Bond origin story. He gets 00 status at the beginning of it, but he doesn't fully become 007 until the end, as shown by such things as his willingness to run away with Vesper just before the end. There are two things in the movie that kind of symbolize this. The first is that he doesn't say "Bond. James Bond." until the end. (The playing with the "shaken, not stirred" line is part of this, too, although he never does say that line.) The second is the classic Bond theme - while it gets teased several times during the movie, it never gets played in full until right after he delivers the "Bond. James Bond." line. Then you immediately get it complete in all its glory. The Daniel Craig films are much more tightly connected than the Bond films that came before, with earlier people and events being referenced and even sometimes important to the plot of later movies, so it's worth paying attention to that.
I think in theory, this should have been the first film in the saga before Sean Connery's Dr. No, but the production couldn't get the rights in the 60s, until several decades later, until the 2000s. Casino Royale is Ian Fleming's first James Bond novel.
In the books M's real name is revealed to be Sir Miles Messervy. The abbreviation is a callback to the original chief of the Secret Intelligence Service, Sir Mansfield Smith-Cumming, who used to sign his letters with a "C" in green ink.
This was a smart change of direction for the franchise. The whole "world ending stakes" market was about to be completely taken over by superheroes. As cool as the gadgets were, most of them would make Bruce Wayne or Tony Stark roll their eyes and call them cute. So going in a similar direction as Mission: Impossible and the Bourne movies was smart and much more faithful to the source material. After Die Another Day went over the top and tumbled down the other side, a full reset was in order.
And this change in direction, from world ending stakes and super-gadgets to focusing more on personalized plots and great fights, helped age the franchise _really_ well, as the third movie came _just_ before the John Wick-led action renaissance in Hollywood. The franchise would've been dead in the water if they were going the world ending route right as the MCU and X-Men movies were dominating that market. And if they didn't show they had anything worth offering in fight choreography and set pieces after the John Wicks and all the Wick copycats, nobody would've showed up to watch when they knew they could get better elsewhere. Nobody wanted more Taken 3-style fights after 2014.
No one hates this film it is universally loved. What is more amazing is that Martin Campbell directed it. His only other Bond is Goldeneye which is another amazing film. The man knows how to make Bond movies. The films are also the first films for both Brosnan and Craig, which keeps me hopeful for the new film
This movie was such a great surprise when it came out. As much as I liked Pierce Brosnan as Bond, Daniel Craig delivered a performance of a harder version of the character in a more brutal world, and I really, really enjoyed it.
I think Casino Royale embodies everything i wanna see in a Bond Movie. A cool and masculine and charming James Bond, a smart and witty female counterpart like Vesper who also has weaknesses (a characteristic you wouldnt see in todays Hollywood), cool Action, good Music, a great Villain like Mads Mikkelsen, cool Locations. I could go on, definitely one of the best Bond Movies for me. I also think because it is based on James earlier years as a 00 Agent, Vepsers death made him even more distant and detached to Women later on but that is just a guess. Sébastien Foucan was one of the Inventors of Parcour, at the time he was clear one of the best in the World and it was so cool to see it in the Movie.
Ayyeee Let's Go! FINAL 5 FILMS! Fun Facts For the opening chase scene of this film and till Daniel Craig's Final Appearance as Bond, He consistently did AT MINIMUM 40% OF All his own stunts, He Had both kneecaps replaced, his entire left shoulder reconstructed, multiple broken appendages, HE IS A ABSOLUTE WARRIOR! And I wanted to thank you for watching and reviewing NEVER SAY NEVER AGAIN, I was the one who suggested it! I'd like to dedicate that to my late father who passed away This April, Also REST IN PIECE Tina Turner & Sir Tom Jones, was very sad to hear about them too, ANYWAYS, KEEP UP THE AMAZING WORK! CHEERS! :D
"He's parkouring everywhere! Bond... not so much..." The finesse vs brute force chase (I love when Bond bulldozes through the drywall) is some solid Parkour. For 3 movies centered around Parkour - District 13, District 13: Ultimatum, Brick Mansions (an American remake of D13 with Paul Walker - rip)
Fun fact. The director was the victim at the fuel truck. The Asian lady at the poker game on the yacht is the girl in the opening of you only live twice.
What i like about you and your reacts...is that you do also comment on the score that is so so important...you are so musical Jen..loving it..of course all the explosions, stacks, champagne, but that you do love music so music so much, makes them so much interesting...have a great Sunday..Neighbour from the East
This movie does a masterful job of subverting expectations set up by classic Bond (the “car chase” that last seconds before he crashes to avoid Vesper) while also breathing new life into the property and keeping Bond a suave badass.
My second favourite Bond movie of all time. Bond at his peak and Vesper, in my humble opinion, being the best Bond girl. Love their chemistry, even if it's short (lived).
Personally what makes this film special for me that this is one of the very few films in the series that was actually based on Ian Flemings original novel of the same name
What do you think of Daniel Craig's Bond?
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IMO, I'd say that Daniel's Bond is definitely Darker, Edgy-er and More of a Wild Card than anybody else ever was!
@@tomhoffman4330id say dalton
@@Lumarooo Close Second...Craig is more Serious and Intense, while Dalton still managed to have some Fun with His Performances.
@@AnxMa Indeed, HE was "Batman!"
Craig and Dalton probably comes closest to Bond as written by Ian Fleming which to me makes them the best.
"I miss the cold war" is probably my favorite line from the movie. Judi Dench owns that role.
There are smart choices in casting and there are smart choices in casting. This is the latter.
;)
She's so awesome in this role. :D
Beauty standards are very personal, but for me Eva Green's accent, posture and line delivery make her captivating. Her chemistry with Daniel is electric AND playful. If the chemistry isn't there, the whole thing falls apart and they really sell their connection.
That chemistry just wasn't there with Madeline was it really?
Eva is always captivating. Daniel Craig is brilliant. Mads is spectacular of course. Great film. My favourite of the Bond movies.
@@cockshield I definitely think they had some chemistry, just a little more laid back and quieter than his Vesper relationship, like two introverts who got together. The problem was just Eva Green & Daniel Craig as Vesper & a newer 007 set the bar so high, you really can't compete.
I'm glad they didn't try to just copy Vesper though, nobody could pull off that mix of verbal sparring and vulnerability that Eva Green brought.
Eva Green is her own beauty standard.
I first saw her in The Dreamers (2003)
"Now this movie hates balls!"
Weird line but the passion it was said was magnificent.
The follow up of "I hope his balls are ok" was chef's kiss
when she said it, i died LOL
😂 it’s nice to see a woman who likes balls…
This is directed by Martin Campbell who also directed Goldeneye which is probably why its so damn good..lol
One of the most anticipated reactions of the year. This is one of, if not the best bond movie ever, I remember when Daniel Craig was casted to play James Bond a lot of people didn’t like that idea but once this movie came out they changed their minds and he became a lot of people’s favourite bond.
@@Christopher28fair nope. Most people like his version of Bond, just as much as the others.
Definitely not the best, but it's pretty damn great!
25:45 The martini that Bond orders in this scene is the exact recipe that Bond orders in the original book Casino Royale by Ian Fleming. While Lillet (a type of aperitif) is still made, Kina Lillet (which Bond specifies, so named because it contains quinine) no longer does, having been reformulated in 1985, so to have Bond request it in 2006 is anachronistic but clearly a loving wink & nod to the novel.
The car crash and ball torture scene was in the novel too.
Other similarities, Le Chiffre had lost a bunch of his client's money (the client in the book being the Soviet organisation Smersh, or Smiert Spionam, meaning death to spies). And Vesper killed herself in the end leaving a suicide note confessing to being a spy. Bond's words "The bitch is dead" is the very last sentence of the book.
I feel like you accidentally left one last little bit of info out about the drink, Bond in the film says off-handedly to Vesper “I’ll have to think of a name for that.” The cocktail recipe that Fleming wrote into the novel became referred to as The Vesper or a Vesper Martini when people ordered it in real life after the book was out.
When I make mine I use 100 proof vodka and add a dash of angostura bitters to more closely replicate some of the old Kina Lillet bitter flavour. It's a strong drink.
Jen you do realize that you've gone from "Does James Bond sleep in pajamas?" in Dr. No to "I hope his balls are alright?" in Casino Royale?
I'm so proud of you.
🤣
Did you notice that the official James Bond theme never played until the final scene. When he introduces himself to Mr White. Throughout the film we see young James make mistake after mistake & he never introduces himself in his iconic fashion. James is young & more of a blunt object rather than a precise surgical killing machine. The Director did that intentionally with the music at the end. To show the audience that after Vesper’s death, now, James finally has become the man/agent we all know. He finally becomes James Bond, hence the music playing in full & the proper introduction.
2 things: 1. I'm surprised you didn't catch the reference when Vesper said "I'm the MONEY" and Bond replied with "Every PENNY of it"
2. In previous Bond movies, the game of choice was Baccarat, but the producers of this movie changed in to poker because they figured more people could follow it.
Oh I honestly didn't make the MoneyPenny connection until right now, reading this comment
@@jenmurrayxoa lot of people don't make that connection 😅
@mikerhodes8454 who plays Baccarat anyway ? 🤷♀ not to be confused with Burt BACARACH who actually composed the score for the original Casino Royale ' 67 the hot mess version 🤦♂
Now that you mention it i notice the moneypenny reference now
and i did catch a few others notably the vodka martini line '' Do i look like i give a damn ?''
this was a banger of a movie i love how it's a darker version of Bond which was much needed after the Brosnan years
Yes yes and the sly nods throughout and at the end of it all instead of placing it at the beginning
Bond .JAMES Bond !😉
@@jenmurrayxo Somewhere, Lois Maxwell is smiling.
@@harveylee51 Rich people. Rich people play baccarat.
The guy Bond chases across the construction site is Sébastien Foucan. He invented parkour. His acting aint half bad either.
Definitely, his acting was excellent!
I beleive David Belle invented Parkour while Foucan invented Free Running.
@@nluna75 If you want to see Parkour galore 😆 then check out District 13 and of course David Belle showcasing his incredible skills in that one
What an amazing way to reboot the series Daniel Craig is just Brilliant in this being more true to the original character of 007 in what is IMO one of the best movies of the series .
CHEERS .
@@harveylee51 I've seem Distrcit B13 and its sequel as well as it's remake. Belle is awesome.
@@nluna75 I'll have to check out both the sequel and the remake as well , have an awesome day mate !✌
Jen: "I'm worried about our Bond. He had his heart broken and his balls smashed." 😂
No Moneypenny, but we have our own JennyPenny. A constant in a world of change. So pleased you enjoyed DC as Bond - he's my personal second. Sean will always be the GOAT.
The whole theme doesn't play until the end. I've always loved that.
I love that they didn’t just start the movie with all the tropes. They gradually built them throughout and climaxes with his ‘Bond, James Bond’ and then the full power of the original song.
Even the car he drove in the beginning was a subversion. People were pissed that he started the movie driving a Ford.
Casino Royale is such a fantastic film, not just one of the best in the series, but legitimately one of the best action films ever made, and exactly what was needed after the over-the-top excess of Die Another Day. It's fantastically well-written and unique in its structure, devoting the entire midsection to a poker game, having the villain be killed off way before the end of the film, and instead making the third act a big tragic romance. Bond and Vesper have one of the best relationships in the series, you truly buy their chemistry and believe in their romance to such an extent that, despite this blatantly being Bond's origin story, you end up _not_ wanting him to become the man we know him as. The film does a fantastic job at humanising Bond, and allowing Daniel Craig to give a phenomenal performance that immediately silenced his naysayers. The rest of the cast are fantastic too, Eva Green's Vesper is one of, if not the best Bond women in the series, Mads Mikkelsen is a formidable villain, and Judi Dench is as delightful as ever. Add onto that some of the most awesomely brutal (and brutally awesome) action scenes in the series, and a killer David Arnold score that manages to retain that traditional Bond sound without using the Bond theme itself until the very end, and you have a genuine masterpiece.
You're in for a treat with the Daniel Craig era, it's very different to what's come before - a lot darker, more introspective, and with way less of the traditional silliness associated with the series - but it's always really interesting to see unfold in front of new eyes
All of your viewers consider you our Bond girl❤️👍💕
One of the darkest James Bond movies ever made.
Henry Cavill, Sam Worthington, Matthew Rhys, Rupert Friend, Clive Owen, Hugh Jackman, Dougray Scott, and Julian McMahon were considered for 007 James Bond until Daniel Craig was cast.
i still think HENRY c ould stil be a v good Bond and backthen HUGH J was a fave i would have liked, I think hes done wth physical stunts now imo
Jason Issacs was always a dark horse choice for my money ...or Cillian Murphy
Henry Cavill even did screen tests
Henry was the runner-up
Cavill looked the part, but like Brosnan, that’s it. If they did a documentary about Bond with re-enactments, he would have been perfect. He’d look the part on the movie poster, but in terms of capturing the character from the books, I doubt it. This generation grew up with Pierce, so they want that kind of Bond. They want Marvel Bond.
One can see Craig doing the “Bond James Bond in his mind when looking in the mirror wearing the tux, just like any other man in the world putting on a tuxedo.”
You should REALLY watch Layer Cake- it was almost DC’s audition for Bond but is as clever as knives out and as gritty as this bond!
Love your reactions as always!
In that case you should react to TWIN TOWN which is the movie that catapulted dougray Scott and rhys ivans to world acclaimed it even has theon greyjoy uncle has the director and his dad as the farmer who eats the magic mushrooms his sister Lilly allen who's a famous singer in the UK is in the movie when she was 10
37:11... "I hope his balls are okay." HAHAHA!! That made me laugh hard. Just an FYI. No spoilers, but the five Daniel Craig films are all tied together like one long storyline that slowly unfolds. There's a lot more going on than is revealed in this film. Looking forward to seeing your reactions to the next four.
Trust me when I tell you that this film gets better with repeated viewing. And I listen to the score all the time in the car. Can't get enough of it! ♠️♣️♥️♦️🚙🇬🇧
I own multiple copies of most Bond films. I own practically every Bond game and I've read some of the Bond books. I'm 37 now and Ive eagerly watched the movies in theaters as they've come out since goldeneye.
I bring all this up because I've never been as excited for any of that than I am right now seconds away from watching Jen react to the last era. I don't know anyone in my personal life that just gets the bond series like she does. It's been a really fun ride 😊👍
Thank you! ☺️👍
I also watched them all in my teens. Neighbours of my best friend had them all on VHS. I had seen all the Connery Bonds at the point and License to Kill and that helped to fill in the gap of all the Moore movies we still had back then of which I had only seen "The Spy who loved me" and "Moonraker". From License to Kill onward I watched them all in theaters, even though I was technically 4 years too young to be officially allowed to watch "License to Kill" when it came out.
I'm currently on my ultimate project: Watching each of them in the year of its 50th Anniversary. "Live and Let die" is due this year. It'll be interesting how far I will make it before I die.
If I'm lucky I'll live long enough to see the 50th Anniversary of "Tommorow never dies" or "The World is not enough", but I assume this is probably the furthest I will progress.
IMO, the best of Craig's stories... they are a mixed batch, but when he is good, he is very good
"I'm famished." 34:40 Nobody uses that word anymore. It's a great word!
I knew you'd love the new Bond! You had fun again, and another score to love. (You're gonna love the ones to come and the intro songs!) You are correct the new Bond movies are MUCH darker, which is fine. It gives them more seriousness. There is a lot on the line. It seems more realistic!
As I always say watching you react is SO fun. You really enjoy the movies you watch!
Fun factoid - Eva Green, who played Vesper Lynd failed her first screen test as the character. This and Skyfall are my favorite Daniel Craig as Bond films.
Bond falling in love: that’s the Bond of the original novels…he always fell in love with the leading lady😊
I think Jen is the only reactor I've seen who understands the Stock Market plot line.
Jen! You are doing such a great job and are definitely one of the very best movie reaction channels. Thank you!!!!
Whole Heartedly Agreed...and I Thank Her too!💝
Thank you! ☺️👍
Most of the stuff in the opening chase scene was practical. The guy he's chasing is one of the pioneers of parkour. He coined the term "freerunning" to make parkour more appealing to the public.
I adore the writing of the first introduction of Vesper, it's fantastic dialogue.
I love that we only get the bond theme at the end of the theme when he’s finally the bond we know
Welcome to the "Dark Age" of Daniel Craig as Bond...James Bond!💘 Once more, R.I.P. to Chris Cornell, and "Thanks" for giving Us one of the Best Bond Songs Ever: "You Know My Name" still Rocks today!👍
probably the most prepared reactor for this movie, watched every bond movie, including the 60s casion royale one, plus all the austin powers movie.
My favorite Daniel Craig Bond movie, and one of my favorite Bond movies overall!
Detail in the beginning, when he shoots the guy, for a very very quick second, you see a picture of him and his family which is great to set up Daniel Craig's bond
37:10 -- That should be on more postcards. "Thinking of you. Hope your balls are okay."
This followed the book really well. The car crash and torture scene were almost identical. After that, it changed up a bit, but it did keep the last line he spoke about Vesper.
One of the reasons Bond likes big watches is that he can slide them over his hand to use like brass knuckles. There's one fast, hard to see scene in the building fight where he actually does this.
Keep the necklace in mind. It will come back in a later movie.
The rest of them are all related as part of one overall story. The next one picks up as literally the followup scene to the end of this one.
This Bond isn't related to the others. Think of it as an alternate timeline or universe.
For me, the best of the Craig Bonds! Now Jen has a prop for every Bond moment - a stash of cash, a bowtie, a glass of champers...😊
Oh my God I love your props. The stacks of cash was awesome but the bow tie definitely made this video!!! I've watched a dozen people react to this film. Your reaction is the best so far. Keep 'em coming!
Thank you! ☺️👍
"The name's Bond, James Bond" unleash the THEME
My favourite Bond movie and probably one of my top 5 movies of all time. It's just so well done, even the following Craig movies for better or worse had very tough competition.
This is, in my opinion, the best intro - opening transition ever
IMO Daniel Craig is the most rugged, tough Bond. But he’s also the most human 007. Splendid reaction! 👏
he told it at the end when he really felt being Bond. James Bond!
Daniel Craig was the first time I ever cared about the character of James Bond. He is so freakin cool.
Jen:: "He's parkouring all over the place!!"
(Bond slams body into metal roof)
Jen: "Bond not so much but he's on him" XD
Like how they included Bond's recipe for the Vesper martini word for word from the book. Nice touch.
Yassss im so excited you have the best reactions ❤❤❤
I couldn't wait for your reaction. This is my all time favorite Bond movie.
Casino Royal is my favorite Bond movie. The villain is intriguing, Bond is more physical. Vesper matches Bond’s energy. The action is crazy cool.
The first EVER film I saw BY MYSELF in the cinema when I was EIGHTEEN.
This is the BEST Daniel Craig James Bond movie. I like the other ones as well but this one is my favorite to watch over and over again.
I recommend for your next Arnold movie, hidden gem type oldie: “Red Heat” with James Belushi and “Larry” Fishburn. Buddy cop action comedy.
"I hope his balls are ok...Geez" 😅😂😅😂😂😅😂
The man Bond was chasing who was "parkouring all over the place", Sebastian Foucan, was on the _original_ parkour team alongside Parkour's founder, David Belle. He is credited with inventing the term "free running" as well (though that made him controversial with most people in the parkour world as nobody really thought of it as a seperate discipline, just as a seperate subset of the discipline with a slightly different but muddy philosophy. They likened it to just a marketing tactic).
Hi, Jen. Daniel Craig's intensity reminds me of Timothy Dalton's performances. This film is one of my favorites of the series.
All of Jen's fans have been waiting for this one! :)
I know you meant it seriously but the way you said, "hope his balls are okay, jeez ..." made me laugh. And I appreciate how loud you were when you discovered Vesper betrayed James. Don't mess with angry Jen!
Favorite Bond girl... The pakour guy at the beginning is Frenchman Sebastien Foucan, the founder of freerunning and one of the first to do parkour. (Parkour is from French word parcours).
I remember seeing Casino Royale in 2006 when I was in college with close friends and people were skeptical of Daniel Craig at first as thought why have someone who is shorter then Bond was when portrayed by previous Bond actors including Connery, Moore and Dalton and how he was in the books. Also fans at first didn’t how Craig had blonde hair and not darker hair and looked more like a villain then Bond. I enjoyed Casino Royale and is in top 5 of Bond films and have seen them all many times being a Bond fan for over 25 years beginning with Brosnan when he debuted in 1995 with Goldeneye. Glad you got to see it Jen I have watched it many times over the years and never gets old. I feel it is Daniel Craig’s best Bond film.
Welcome FINALLY to the Craig Era! Ever since you started all the way back at Dr. No, I have been waiting for this moment. I hope you enjoy the ride and we all will watch with you.
"Hope his balls are ok, geez"
Words Jen thought she'd never say on youtube. 🤣
it's so obvious this movie is from the era where parcour was suddenly hugely popular and they had to include it in movies too
The guy Bond is chasing is played by Sébastien Foucan, and he's the founder of freerunning. That's why his parkour is top notch :3
What better way to re-introduce the world's most famous movie character than a song called 'You Know My Name'!! Criminally underrated theme song! 🇬🇧🇨🇦
Stacks and stacks Jen 😂. This is my favorite modern bond movie his password was Vesper
For the opening: the guy Bond is chasing who is doing parkour... that's actually one of the founders of parkour, Sebastien Foucan.
This movie is a Bond origin story. He gets 00 status at the beginning of it, but he doesn't fully become 007 until the end, as shown by such things as his willingness to run away with Vesper just before the end. There are two things in the movie that kind of symbolize this. The first is that he doesn't say "Bond. James Bond." until the end. (The playing with the "shaken, not stirred" line is part of this, too, although he never does say that line.) The second is the classic Bond theme - while it gets teased several times during the movie, it never gets played in full until right after he delivers the "Bond. James Bond." line. Then you immediately get it complete in all its glory.
The Daniel Craig films are much more tightly connected than the Bond films that came before, with earlier people and events being referenced and even sometimes important to the plot of later movies, so it's worth paying attention to that.
I think in theory, this should have been the first film in the saga before Sean Connery's Dr. No, but the production couldn't get the rights in the 60s, until several decades later, until the 2000s. Casino Royale is Ian Fleming's first James Bond novel.
14:15 Body Worlds was an actual museum exhibition that toured museums throughout North America in the 00s. It was extremely popular.
it's been such a jorney to finally reach Craig bond, thank you so much for following up the whooole thing!
"I hope his balls are OK" is probably the best piece of commentary you've made.
They made a long form poker game super dramatic, which I found very impressive.
Was waiting for this since you started the franchise. Great reaction!
In the books M's real name is revealed to be Sir Miles Messervy. The abbreviation is a callback to the original chief of the Secret Intelligence Service, Sir Mansfield Smith-Cumming, who used to sign his letters with a "C" in green ink.
No matter how many times I watch the torture scene, I always can't help but wince in sympathy.
Honestly probably the best Bond film.
This was a smart change of direction for the franchise. The whole "world ending stakes" market was about to be completely taken over by superheroes. As cool as the gadgets were, most of them would make Bruce Wayne or Tony Stark roll their eyes and call them cute. So going in a similar direction as Mission: Impossible and the Bourne movies was smart and much more faithful to the source material. After Die Another Day went over the top and tumbled down the other side, a full reset was in order.
And this change in direction, from world ending stakes and super-gadgets to focusing more on personalized plots and great fights, helped age the franchise _really_ well, as the third movie came _just_ before the John Wick-led action renaissance in Hollywood.
The franchise would've been dead in the water if they were going the world ending route right as the MCU and X-Men movies were dominating that market. And if they didn't show they had anything worth offering in fight choreography and set pieces after the John Wicks and all the Wick copycats, nobody would've showed up to watch when they knew they could get better elsewhere. Nobody wanted more Taken 3-style fights after 2014.
You should do first time reactions to Ryan George's Pitch Meetings. He's done all of Craig's films as well as at least Die Another Day. Very funny.
You might like to try 'Logan Lucky', a heist comedy, where Craig developed his 'Southern' accent that he used in Knives out.
"Look what a viewer sent me" - casually holds up $10k 😂
lol "You can't quit, you have five more movies!"
No one hates this film it is universally loved. What is more amazing is that Martin Campbell directed it. His only other Bond is Goldeneye which is another amazing film. The man knows how to make Bond movies. The films are also the first films for both Brosnan and Craig, which keeps me hopeful for the new film
This movie was such a great surprise when it came out.
As much as I liked Pierce Brosnan as Bond, Daniel Craig delivered a performance of a harder version of the character in a more brutal world, and I really, really enjoyed it.
Best Bond movie ever, best opening song ever, best Bond girl ever and maybe the best Bond ever.
I think Casino Royale embodies everything i wanna see in a Bond Movie. A cool and masculine and charming James Bond, a smart and witty female counterpart like Vesper who also has weaknesses (a characteristic you wouldnt see in todays Hollywood), cool Action, good Music, a great Villain like Mads Mikkelsen, cool Locations. I could go on, definitely one of the best Bond Movies for me. I also think because it is based on James earlier years as a 00 Agent, Vepsers death made him even more distant and detached to Women later on but that is just a guess.
Sébastien Foucan was one of the Inventors of Parcour, at the time he was clear one of the best in the World and it was so cool to see it in the Movie.
Ayyeee Let's Go! FINAL 5 FILMS! Fun Facts For the opening chase scene of this film and till Daniel Craig's Final Appearance as Bond, He consistently did AT MINIMUM 40% OF All his own stunts, He Had both kneecaps replaced, his entire left shoulder reconstructed, multiple broken appendages, HE IS A ABSOLUTE WARRIOR! And I wanted to thank you for watching and reviewing NEVER SAY NEVER AGAIN, I was the one who suggested it! I'd like to dedicate that to my late father who passed away This April, Also REST IN PIECE Tina Turner & Sir Tom Jones, was very sad to hear about them too, ANYWAYS, KEEP UP THE AMAZING WORK! CHEERS! :D
You are going to love these 3 bonds. Skyfall being the finale.
Great reaction Jenny this is my favourite one with Daniel Craig especially with lovely Eva Green as Vesper big crush for me.
I love all the bond movies I always watch casino royale and quantum of solace back to back and quantum starts were this one ended awesome
"He's parkouring everywhere! Bond... not so much..."
The finesse vs brute force chase (I love when Bond bulldozes through the drywall) is some solid Parkour.
For 3 movies centered around Parkour - District 13, District 13: Ultimatum, Brick Mansions (an American remake of D13 with Paul Walker - rip)
I loved your little dance to the 007 theme at the end! Lol! 😉
"This movie hates balls!" LOL
This is in my top 5 of favorite Bond films. The Living Daylights, Licence to Kill and Casino Royale.
Fun fact. The director was the victim at the fuel truck. The Asian lady at the poker game on the yacht is the girl in the opening of you only live twice.
My favorite Bond after Connery. Great reactions Jen :)
What i like about you and your reacts...is that you do also comment on the score that is so so important...you are so musical Jen..loving it..of course all the explosions, stacks, champagne, but that you do love music so music so much, makes them so much interesting...have a great Sunday..Neighbour from the East
This movie does a masterful job of subverting expectations set up by classic Bond (the “car chase” that last seconds before he crashes to avoid Vesper) while also breathing new life into the property and keeping Bond a suave badass.
My second favourite Bond movie of all time. Bond at his peak and Vesper, in my humble opinion, being the best Bond girl. Love their chemistry, even if it's short (lived).
This was the first Bond film I saw in cinema and it made me a Bond fan. 😁😀
Personally what makes this film special for me that this is one of the very few films in the series that was actually based on Ian Flemings original novel of the same name