Miscellaneous Movie Musings

Snowflake · 11-12-2006, 12:08 PM

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Originally Posted by innerSpaceman

I'm pretty excited about next week's release of Casino Royale - which, by all accounts, successfully returns Bond to the early Fleming/Connery mold.

Count me in as well!
This is the first Bond film based on a Flemming novel in eons. Don't get me wrong, that awful mess from 1967, the spoof Casino Royale is one of my guilty pleasures. But, like iSm, I'm eagerly awaiting this new Bond film. Plus, it still has Judy Dench in it

Alex · 11-12-2006, 12:24 PM

Early word that I'm hearing on Casino Royale is that is a mess. The verdict is split from there on whether it is a fun mess or just a mess.

As for Battle Royale I don't see anything particularly Japanese in its weirdness. I think we have produced equally odd things in this country and others (Shaun of the Dead is more overtly comedic but I think touches on several similar nerves and combines styles similarly).

The socio-economic mileau which drives the movie's initial setup is uniquely Japanese, but it is a country that has gone through some significant cultural and economic upheavals over the last century, but beyond that I don't see much uniquely Japanese in its execution.

I tried to read the manga on which the movie is based but didn't care for the artwork and eventually drifted away.

11-12-2006, 12:24 PM	#2
Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	Early word that I'm hearing on Casino Royale is that is a mess. The verdict is split from there on whether it is a fun mess or just a mess. As for Battle Royale I don't see anything particularly Japanese in its weirdness. I think we have produced equally odd things in this country and others (Shaun of the Dead is more overtly comedic but I think touches on several similar nerves and combines styles similarly). The socio-economic mileau which drives the movie's initial setup is uniquely Japanese, but it is a country that has gone through some significant cultural and economic upheavals over the last century, but beyond that I don't see much uniquely Japanese in its execution. I tried to read the manga on which the movie is based but didn't care for the artwork and eventually drifted away.
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