Casino Royale (1967) [Blu-ray] Blu-ray – Widescreen, February 7, 2012

An enjoyable film not to be taken too seriously. Great funtaken lightly.

An hysterical romp through the early James Bond memes, pokes fun at the original movies, Dr. No, Goldfinger, Thunderball. Made in 1967. Great 1960s score and Ursula Andress stole the show!!

This is not for every James Bond fan. It is a must for every David Niven fan. Without David Niven, this film would sink into the abyss of misfiring satires.This is about as silly as one could conceive.It is a comedic tour de force for both David Niven and Deborah Kerr. David Niven is the 'original James Bond'. it is one of Peter Sellers worst performances; he seemed to have a vision of his role which is at odds with the intention of the film (silliness and satire).Structurally, it's a mess. The best and most coherent part is at the beginning up to the point where Peter Sellers gets involved, then all of the scenes involving David Niven or his character's (and Mata Hari's) daughter, Mata Bond, played by Joanna Pettet.Woody Allen makes his on screen film debut, but comes across as stiff and uncomfortable, even beyond the parameters of the role. Ursula Andress is convincing as the money obsessed Vesper Lynd. By this point in her career, her English is quite good and she seems comfortable in front of the camera. Barbara Bouchet as Miss Moneypenny (introduced as the original Moneypenny's daughter) is excellent. Orson Wells is a lot of fun as Le Chiffre, a baccarat player who does magic tricks, which apparently irritated Peter Sellers no end. The character Cooper, played by Terence Cooper (no relation?) is very good. There are lots of others interesting performances scattered throughout the film; John Huston, for instance, is terrific as the ill-fated 'M'.Fortunately, Peter Sellers walked off the picture before he completed his scenes. The downside of that is the fragmentation of the rest of the film.This is a film that makes most sense to those of us who survived the 1960s. Music is by Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass. Any more, folks are only vaguely aware of Herb Alpert from his music label A&M (Alpert & Moss). He was enormously popular in the mid-ish 1960s. I think I still have a couple of his LPs somewhere.This is funnier if you have already seen the more contemporary 'Casino Royal'. If you see that film after this one, as I did, you will find it's weird how many parts they have in common. Of course reality is changed to confuse the innocent.

Love that type of flick that offers the psychedelic era! This is a very good pne to check out!

I was expecting a Bond movie comedy, but this was in name only. It has Peter Sellers as James Bond, but the movie did not reach that goal. It was however, very English comedy of the period (1967). But the movie's tracking went out the window with '67ish mind blowing plot that turned it into nonsensical ending that had nothing to do with James Bond movies of the past and and recent ones of the past 20 years.

Well, I rented this, got sleepy, didn't watch it, and got too busy to go back and watch it. I should have just bought it.Although I didn't watch it in full this time, I've seen it before and even just hearing the music and getting through the intro, it made me smile. It takes you back to the fun times of the 50/60's (I guess), with great music and "mod" clothes, vibe, etc.... A nice trip down memory lane.I'll have to go back & buy it.

I was sent this movie, but it doesn't work on my DVD player or Blu-ray player.I asked for a refund and the seller said they would refund my money.I never received my refund, and the seller doesn't answer any of my emails.I will never buy anything from them again!

The first thing you have to know about this movie is that it is first and foremost, a comedy! It has several of my favorite 60s start, David Niven, Peter Sellers, Ursula Andress, Anna Quayle, and Orson Wells. It is intentionally one of the most surreal movies filmed. It can feel a little disjointed as different segments have different directors. The who thing is a wonderful send-up of not only the whole Cold War spy genre of movies, but of British society in general. As my title states, this is the only Bond movie that I would ever let small children watch. There is ZERO blood and even the bad guys are funny. I'm not a Woody Allen fan, but it is fun to watch him get his due at the end. What's more, the Burt Bacharach music score is one of my favorite scores. It even won an Oscar! It's a wonderful movie as long as you aren't expecting it to fit in with the rest of the Bond series and don't mind that it's a little on the psychedelic side. My only real complaint is that the final Casino scene is rather cringe-worthy.

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As described

Produit conforme, délais tenus.

Anders dan de gemiddelde James Bond film, maar hij is niet door Brocoli geproduceert en past ook nietb goed in de reeks, maar verder prima.

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