CASINO ROYALE - The first
book in a series, which spawned a franchise, is Ian Fleming’s Casino Royale.
James Bond, secret agent 007, targets a communist paymaster, LeChiffre, under
the Soviet murder organization named SMERSH. A game of baccarat, white hot
lovers, a dapper dashing gentleman, a femme fatale, some brutish torture and a
double crossing twist ending … rise and fall in this suspenseful spy thriller.
The introduction and resolution occur outside the casino; otherwise the
characters inhabit a world of sumptuous elegance amidst lurking danger in
Royale-les-Eaux. The casino is set in a fictional seaside resort off the coast
and beaches of Brittany. Fleming’s vivid descriptions are effortless, no doubt
firmly rooted in the years he spent as a foreign correspondent in Europe. His
expert command of French and English references are admirable, leaps and bounds
above mediocre fare of the spy/ thriller idiom.
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Love James Bond! Thanks for posting this, Chad. We often forget that our movie legends started with a book, don't we?
ReplyDeleteSean Connery will always be "the" James Bond for me. I always think of Daniel Craig as Angelina Jolie's boyfriend in "Tomb Raider" where she made him look like a total dork. LOL.
ReplyDeleteAlso big James Bond fan here - a guilty pleasure maybe but pleasure. I agree with Marcha about Sean Connery and Daniel Craig. Casino Royale always makes me think of Woody Allen, though.
ReplyDeleteGreat GIFS btw. and thanks for a great post!
I've read a few of Fleming's Bond books. Didn't Peter Sellers make a comedy version of Casino Royale as well?
ReplyDeleteWatched the film a hundred times, I'm never tired of it. James Bond is one of the most iconic fictional character of the last century. Love him!
ReplyDeleteI have not read or watch any James Bond. Though every time the movies come up on Prime I think about watching one.
ReplyDeleteGreat read, if you know baccarat...
ReplyDeleteI should think I prefer
Texas Hold 'Em over that
although
if you're a card sharp
anything is possible...
Excellent film.
Great article.
I appreciated this blog as a reader greatly.
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