Casino Royale

I am in love. It is yet another unrequited love, but nevertheless, Daniel Craig is the man for me. Today that's what I think. I also honestly think I have a chance with Chris Isaak - so I'm delusional.

I was ALWAYS a Sean Connery fan. I thought David Niven, Timothy Dalton (that oily guy!), Roger Moore, etc., were all vastly inferior to Sean. Sean is a GOD. Poor Pierce Brosnan. He couldn't even take off his shirt in any of the movies. Did anybody really believe he could steal a fighter plane or escape from a prison? No. I like PB - I like him when he spoofs himself, like in Mrs. Doubtfire, and in Ghost Writer. He was great in Remington Steele - remember that? But he SUCKED as Bond.

I just watched Casino Royale for the 312th time, and my swimsuit area is sparkling. I even adore the scene where DC gets tortured. Of course, that's his naked scene, but it's still torture.

This movie turns the franchise upside down. Bond is not the smoothest, fastest, or most graceful. He is the smartest. In the opening scene he is slower than the guy he's chasing, and not as good at gymnastics(!). However, he is the one who comes out of the ocean in a swimsuit. He asks the waiter who inquires about shaken versus stirred - Do I look like I give a damn? M calls him a blunt instrument and considers killing him.

This is a real movie, not a Bond movie. And I love Daniel Craig.