Best line: "Now the whole worlds gonna know you died scratching my balls."

I dissagree. The line “The bitch is dead” is Bond trying to hide the fact that he felt something for someone. That makes the ending all the more tragic

It is funny that the actor who had been protested the most because of his lack of resemblence to the classic Bond, portrayed the closest Bond that is created by Fleming.

When James Bond actually falls in love with a girl, retires, and the movie doesn’t end: Somethings wrong, I can feel it

Can't believe I saw this movie at the theaters. When the torture scene happen, imagine sound surround ball smacking torture ringing in your ears

Daniel Craig and Eva Green are the reason this movie soars. She's, in my opinion, the best bond girl ever. And I loved seeing how Bond became Bond.

My father LOVES James Bond. He watched them all many many times. When my siblings and I were babies, he used to play them over the VCR cassettes as he gave us bottles at night. He was dubious when Daniel Craig was cast. The first weekend Casino Royale came out, he didn't want to go see it. On Monday, at school, one of my friends went to see and praised the movie. Thanks to her, I convinced my father to go see it. We both LOVED it, and we went to see every other Craig's Bond movie ever since. Cannot wait for No Time to Die!

"I love my wife but Daniel Craig man you can wear that shirt!" LMAO!!!!

Damn... Now I have to watch it again.

When I clicked on this I said "oh he better give this movie the best rating." I've probably watched Casino Royale 20 times.

The fact that the car flip scene was a practical effect is genuinely insane

One of the best movies ever, like seriously amazing

Had to stop in the middle of the review to go watch Casino Royale. Had forgotten how rad it is. Thanks Chris!

Review Quantum of Solace, you need to review every Daniel Craig Bond film

Casino Royale : A+ Quantum: C- Skyfall: A+ Spectre: B

Rest in Peace Chris Cornell, You will be missed

Eva Green is a great actress.

That parkour guy at the beginning is The single person who coined the phrase “freerunning”. And one of the original founders of parkour Sebastian Foucan.

My favorite Bond film by far. Reason 1: Eva Green

Casino Royale is one of my favorite movies of all time.

I've said it many times before and I will keep saying it. Casino Royale is a near perfect film and by far the best Bond film ever made

Unironically the best Bond film alongside Goldeneye, which were directed by the same dude. Fuck knows what they were thinking with everything after this masterpiece.

This movie is just getting better with time. The Parkour scene is still one of the best action scenes of all time

"he's desperate. He's at the end of his rope." Actually I believe it was James who was at the end of Le Chiffre's rope.

Review Layer Cake please

I remember my dad telling me about how much he liked Daniel Craig as Bond. "Son," he said, "This Bond is a shark." So true.

You know why I love you Chris? Because when I love a movie I don't know 'why' - but you explain to me WHY I love it.

This film is damn near perfect. Just rewatched it and I can't believe how I'd totally forgotten all about that riveting action sequence at the airport.

the name is bond, james rodriguez

Its really a rare case of a Great movie, that also happens to be an action movie. It deserves to be called one of the best action movies of all time, alongside with such masterpieces like Die Hard, Hard Boiled, Supercop, Terminator 2 and Aliens. Its fucking badass. Great review, Chris!

That was probably my favorite review I have ever seen of yours.Your enthusiasm and excitement was not only genuine but it reminded me of how much i liked this movie when I first seen it.My best friend just died I broke up with my fiance and was going through some dark times and this Bond Film was so good it made me forget all those problems for those 2hrs.OH AND EVA GREEN IS THE BEST BOND GIRL

anyone who thought Craig couldn't play bond never saw layer cake

Not sure why I thought this was the 007Spectre review

I genuinely think this is my favorite film from the 2000s. I'm astonished by how good it is every time I decide to rewatch it.

I was rewatching this as part of my quarantine Bond marathon. This is, in my opinion, hands down *the* best Bond movie. The acting, the film making, the whole casino atmosphere is just so perfectly James Bond. I love it.

Here's my perspective on the Bond movies Sean Connery- A very very nice run, and apart from the plot to Diamonds Are Forever they never got too silly despite him having basically all the big spectacle Bond movies, and his portrayal of Bond was basically a more well done version of Roger Moore's portrayal, Sean Connery was a great Bond. George Lazenby- I'm just gonna say it, I hated OHMSS and I hated Lazenby's portrayal of Bond, he tried to have the wit and charm that Connery had but he was just so stiff and lifeless that those attempts at humor just fell flat and overall it was just a chore to sit through Roger Moore- A very terrible run if you ask me, apart from For Your Eyes Only and The Spy Who Loved Me, I thought this era was really bad, we were forced to stomach 5 movies that felt more like Austin Powers movies than Bond movies, for those last 5 movies I was just sitting there thinking "what the hell am I watching!?!" Not a good era at all Timothy Dalton- I'll be completely honest, I loved Dalton as Bond as well as both movies, they were darker and a lot more grounded, which is what Bond originally was like, and these 2 movies you could argue set the stage for what the Daniel Craig movies would be like, and I loved this era Pierce Brosnan- Now, I didn't flat out hate his last 3 Bond movies but they are pretty bad, Goldeneye was good but the last 3 movies were like someone took the later Connery Bonds and cranked the giant spectacle up to 11, and they were a pretty big slap in the face compared to what Goldeneye was Daniel Craig- In my opinion, Craig is the best Bond we've ever had, he's pretty much a combination of the badassery of Dalton and a much more subtle and relaxed version of Connery's ladies man portrayal, and all 3 movies were grounded and realistic, never stepping into the cheesy world destruction plots that the other Bonds have had, and I loved everything about this version of Bond

I stopped watching the review halfway. I'm going to see the movie then come back. Aaaand I loved it. The only other Bond movie I've seen all the way through is Skyfall and I loved that movie. I might like this one better but I'm going to watch Skyfall again to make sure.

Also, I do remember in the theater, watching that opening action sequence, and how surprised I was my body was moving in my seat. Blew my mind. What a scene!

Casino Royale was probably the closest to Ian flemings work than any of the previous films. The character of Bond portrayed by Daniel Craig was probably exactly how Ian Fleming imagined it when he first wrote it

"He has now become... Batman!"

Great review Chris. The shower scene made me want to stand up and scream, "Yes!!" Vesper was horrified by what occurred and her reaction was totally understandable. Bond's tenderness was beautiful to watch. Great movie. Brilliant James Bond movie.

I've watched this movie more than I've watched any of the others. This is hands down THE best Bond movie ever made. People harp on about Dr. No and Thunderball being the greatest. Heck, many love The Spy Who Loved Me, and those ARE great movies. But for sheer re-watch ability and with some of the best fight scenes ever, I give it to Casino Royale every time. I make sure to watch it every six months or so. Daniel Craig will never repeat this movies success.

Daniel Craig made the naysayers eat their own words

Casino Royale: 9/10 Quantum Of Solace: 4/10 Skyfall: 8/10 Spectre: 6/10 On Spectre, it was good all the way until Bond and Swann walk casually into the Spectre compound. The moment they got off the train, the writing dropped to zero. It was like they spent all their money on the first half of the script, then realised afterwards that they only had enough cash for the shittiest, most cliche third act ever. It was also a pretty bad ending.

It's actually a rope with a big knot on the end of it Le Chiffre uses to torture Bond, not a whip.

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This film is within my 10 best list films of all time, and I've been watching cinema for 59 years, Casino Royale is spectacular in every way, and Mr Craig is the very best Bond ever.

this is the Batman Begins of James Bond

This is the first time of me noticing Chris has blond hair and blue eyes...

Excellent review! This and Skyfall are my favorite Craig Bond films. I will mention that Eva Green's character after her death is revealed by M to have taken part in the double cross because it was the only thing that kept Bond from being murdered earlier during their kidnapping. It's what fueled his thirst for vengeance in the following film.

Cornell's You Know My Name was pefect as far as being a male alternative to the sultry female chanteuses numbers for Bond films of the past. It was fast, sounds retro and is powerful. Plus Cornell's vocals, his voice was so unique man. Plus, the accompanying music video which has the almost spy looking Cornell in an intense life threatening situation. Complete with femme fatale. The guy looked like an aging male model towards the end of his life let's face it so it was all perfect! Maybe the closest music video to go along with a Bond film since Duran Duran did A View To Kill. Although much less campy! One of the best Bond themes ever! God I miss that guy...RIP Chris! The best female sung theme in the last fifteen years was The World Is Not Enough by Garbage. Shirley Manson's vocals were reminiscent of Shirley Bassey's Goldfinger in their passion and effectiveness. Another great video featuring a spy/femme fatale like Shirley Manson with a great twist at the end.

The best bond movie ever. Chris is right Martin Campbell is the best director for bond films. He actually gets the essence of the character the best. You know my name is the best song ever. I love Adele’s skyfall and writing on the wall for spectre is very well done too. I even like Billy Eilish’s new song for no time to die. Craig has had some of the best bond songs.

I like how Chris made a disclaimer about how he loves his wife before he compliments Daniel Craig's looks.... LOL!!

It was the first Bond film in a long time that Bond relied on his skills instead of stupid gadgets.

Casino Royale is probably my all time favourite James Bond film, I loved the free running scenes, it's purely awesome to watch all the way through :D

I like the way Martin Campbell did Le Chiffre's character. He exited the movie early, and there wasn't a stupid final fight on top of a building or something like that between Bond or Le Chiffre. The time that is spent towards this villain is good. We see that he is desperate to win and you could taste the regret in his eyes.

I never noticed this but on the IMDb trivia for spectre, Christopher Nolan was interested in directing the new movie before Sam Mendes returned. I can just imagine what it would have being like

So I just watched this movie again last night, and then came back to your review, for the 3rd time or so. I am struck every time I see Casino Royale with how amazing it is!! I love that you love it, Chris, because I fangirl so hard on this movie. (Not just for Daniel Craig, although I have been known to fawn over him a time or two.) It just feels so well made to me. The character of James Bond is at his most cocky after just being promoted and he is ready to go and do whatever gets thrown his way. He thinks he can handle anything and you get the feeling he can. He is so competent, he is almost the assassins. It makes it all the more heartbreaking and exciting when he falls into place as 007 after the betrayal of Vesper. I always hope for a different outcome, that they could sail away together and have a happy life. So sad. He will always carry that heartbreak around. Bravo to this movie! (Side note: I guess that's why I hate at the end of Spectre when he is ready to quit for this chick he knew 2 days! After Vesper, who the hell is this girl?)

My favourite Bond film. RIP Chris Cornell.

Fun Fact: the Asian woman seated to the left of Felix Leiter at 6:30 is Tsai Chin, who appeared in the pre-credits sequence of 1967's YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE. The 39 years between her two appearances in James Bond films is even longer than the first appearance of Desmond Llewellyn's Q in 1963's FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE and his last in 1999's THE WORLD IS NOT ENOUGH.

Man, I love this movie. And Craig is no doubt the best Bond we've ever had. He given us the best performance as Bond, better than any other actor in my opinion. His character arc is great and I can't wait to see him in Spectre.

That opening scene is one of my favorites. Also, this movie has one of my favorite stunts ever.

This was the first James Bond movie to be a reboot.

Mate! Been watching your channel and l have to say.... it’s easily the BEST movie reviewer in youtube and easily top 5 worldwide speaking. You pay attention to every worth detail and exposes all of them with elegance and sheer passion and style, but mostly important...always on point!! Your review of Seven Samurais was the first one l had the pleasure to watch and got me subscribed. Your review of Casino Royale show me that l wasn’t wrong when l hit that button. Please keep it up and thank you for your work. It’s gonna save me very precious time to pick up my next movies.

Cross dissolve to show time passing! Does it only work like that for a single set/location? (like the poker table)? Professor Stuckmann, I learn something every time you review a movie! And you do look spiffy! :0) Thank you!

This is one of my top 5 favorite movies of all time. I mean EVER. Never mind that it belongs to a beloved, iconic 50+year series that portrays one of the most perfect protagonists ever thought up by a writer, this is a stand alone GREAT movie. I love seeing Casino Royale proving its brilliance through the test of time and becoming more and more appreciated with time (especially as the love of Skyfall fades (as it should) and Casino Royale stays its course... as it should. I love coming back and seeing newer comments years later of people speaking more and more of exactly the same things I saw this movie had with every bit of brilliance in its every scene. It's nearly as perfect as a movie can be in SO many ways: It has some of the best action you will ever see (that is NOT CG that is lazily thrown at the dumbed-down masses who ooh and ahh at that garbage). This is as much a REAL movie as they get. It has superb character development, alternating segments of suspense, emotion, feel good moments, and edge of your seat moments, with realism of villains and dialogue.. DANG it's got such great dialogue and banter. It also has a more complex act structure that so many movies fail to deliver today. 4 and 5 acts instead of the usual 3-part act, with each one offering material that would be used as the main plot to lessor movies. And it's a beautiful film: characters, sets, women, wardrobes, with charisma abound among Bond, the leading women, the secondary characters, and loaded with some of the most beautiful, exotic locales (sunny, tropical, bright and pleasurable places, not dark, dungeony, dull and depressing like in the Sam Mendes-directed movies of Skyfall, Spectre). Casino Royale has a director in Martin Campbell (also Directed GoldenEye) who knows HOW to portray Bond as he should be, that other directors can't compare (i.e. again, Sam Mendes --who knows nothing about injecting the much needed masculine qualities to a leading character such as James Bond that every scene demands). You really admire Bond in Casino Royale. Much less in the later Bond movies. And did I already mention REAL stunts that Casino Royale has?... really great, even Guiness book record-breaking real stunts. From the opening scene to the final punch and black out of the last scene to start the rolling of the ending credits, Casino Royale takes you for a MOST-ENTERTAINING ride; and a ride with a story! --- you remember that thing called a story that movies are supposed to have, and an even GREATER movie has when it is a COMPLEX story? Yeah, it's got that ...and everything else. Watch it. This movie will be loved forever !

Rest in Peace Chris Cornell the theme you made for this film is by far the most underrated

0:30 .... very 0:41: The exact same thing happened with Heath Ledge as the Joker. And it got even worse when that first image of him as Joker(creepy image of Joker shrouded in shadow) popped up online. He looked “too edgy”, make up looked like it was just “smeared on in a rush” or “lazy”, “wtf...why does he have a mullet”, “this isn’t Joker” etc. Movie comes out......all the naysayers are quiet as church mice. I swear I feel like I’m the only one who remembers that brief period where Heath Ledger wasn’t viewed as a method acting genius, and was hated on after being casted as Joker.

Dude Chris your reviews are so great I like the funny little moments you add keep it up!

You have to remember with Casino Royale is that was the 1st James bond novel and they made this movie also as it being the 1st bond, so all the other Bond movies and who he is, is after this movie, he has just become a 00 and all of this is new too bond .

It's Everything a James Bond movie is supposed to and can have.

I have watched more than my fair share of your reviews by now but somehow always gapped this one, even though its one of my favourite films. What a fantastic thorough review, everything I loved about this interpretation (and far more obviously). Bravo Chris, you have such a fantastic ability to convey truly fantastic analysis.

I spat out my tea when you said "Batman".

I remember when Craig was cast. James Blond! Then came Casino Royale and gave us the best Bond movie and the best Bond.

This film was really amazing

So through the years I've been revisiting this amazing enthusiastic funny witty review, I love how it really shows on ur face of how much u really loved this movie. And that's why I love Chris's reviews. And man I'm having a blast Everytime I rewatch ur not so old review like this one. i wonder what's it like watching a movie with u Once again love this review

I think of quantum of solace was directed by Martin Campbell then it wouldn't have been such a mess. Casino royale is my second favorite bond film next to skyfall. That's the perfect James Bond movie. Lots of excitement and action, but a lot of heart and great acting.

GoldenEye cartridge in the N64 in the background is a brilliant touch mate

GODAMN!!! This movie is such a classic and has aged amazingly!!!

Chris, you made me remember why I love this movie so much. This review transmits the energy, the enjoyment, the freshness, the, dare I say it? The macho, yet sophisticated, new and improved James Bond. This is, BY FAR, my faveourite JB movie. Thank you for reminding me.

The villain who plays in Casino Royals also played in Rogue One as Jyn Erso's father and Doctor Strange as Kaiscillius .

Casino Royale: 10/10 Quantum of Solace: 4/10 Skyfall: 10/10 Spectre: 5/10

I remember my friend's older brother, worked at the movie theater, he worked in the projection booth. He told me he had to work the midnight of Casino Royal. He said the theater lit up, when the gun barrel scene came up. The cheering was going on, during the opening of the theme song of the movie.

Fantastic review. You made all the points that were crucial to the amazing film. I appreciated that this was the way they decided to re-launch the Bond franchise and so effortlessly re-defined the role and expectation. I always felt that the Bond films prior, while entertaining, missed the grit and mettle of what Fleming truly intended for Bond. All previous films were an obvious departure from Ian's creation... and designed to be publicly entertaining. Having seen Layer Cake years before, when I heard of Craig's casting... I immediately thought it was a brilliant choice and so glad you added the recommendation. Layer Cake is an incredible film that truly hold's the shot until the very end and is an all time favorite. Excellent review and appreciate your enthusiasm and candor on this, and all your others reviews. Much appreciated.

One of my all time favorite films..... GREAT MOVIE, it was perfect. D.C. was born to play 007/James Bond.

Funny story; it wasn't until I got into the Hannibal TV series that I found out Le Chiffre was played by Mikaelson. Pretty surreal re-watching this movie afterwards.

Damn Chris I'm looking at this review and making me nostalgic with your enthusiasm for movie reviews. Still my number one reviewer.

Probably one of the best reviews I have seen on this Movie . . Well done CHRIS . . . Outstanding

I love "You Know my Name," too. It's on my IPOD. RIP Chris Cornell.

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Love your reviews man! Entertaining and informational.

R.i.p. Chris cornell

Campbell seems to be the most consistent Bond director, looking back at CR, they should’ve brought him back for NTtD, to bring things full circle.

This is my favorite Bond movie. I’ve watched it so many times and never get tired of it!

do one for the first pirates of the caribbean movie

I love this movie... It's both raw and elegant.

an amazing theme song, so underrated, i loved it from the get go. And I was one of the naysayers about Daniel Craig but totally converted by Casino Royale. So much grit and reality, great movie.

This movie make me fall in love for Bond movie, I watched it back in 2006, there is a period of time I fantasize myself being his protoge, then Bond is dead I take his place as new 007, just like Eggsy and Harry in Kingsman before it even exits.

This along with Portrait of a Lady on Fire is one of my favorite reviews of yours!!

I love you, Chris. Casino Royale is one of my favorite movies of all time so I came to this review fearing you would say something negative about it and I would have to stop watching your channel for the rest of my life. And then you gave it an A+.