Daniel Craig rocks as new Bond

[pacific breeze]

Brilliant' Bond seduces critics
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/6116286.stm

Chosing Daniel Craig as the new James Bond upset some fans

Daniel Craig's performance as James Bond has been hailed as "terrific" and "simply brilliant" in early reviews of his 007 debut in Casino Royale.

The first verdicts on Craig - who was a controversial choice to play the spy - have been gushing.

The Daily Mirror said he was seen "oozing the kind of edgy menace that recalls Sean Connery at his best".

And the Daily Telegraph wrote that he "steps with full assuredness into Sean Connery's old handmade shoes".

Connery, who appeared in seven Bond films, was recently voted the best 007 of all time.

But when Craig was picked to replace Pierce Brosnan last year, a small band of disapproving fans called for a boycott of Casino Royale.

In the new film, Bond makes a break from the super-slick, stereotyped spy of the past, the UK newspaper critics said - but all declared the end result a triumph.

"It's Bond, but not as we've known it," according to the Telegraph.

"The guns and action are there... the girls are certainly there... but the clonking double entendres of the old days are gone - in their place is a much more teasing, smartly written prospect."

'Unpredictable and vulnerable'

Daniel Craig had a face "like an Easter Island statue" and makes "a terrific debut", it added.

"He manages to exude not only danger and unpredictability and wit - but also, and this is a first, some vulnerability."

Sean Connery in 1971 James Bond film Diamonds Are Forever
Daniel Craig has earned comparisons with Sean Connery
The Times declared: "Craig is up there with the best - he combines Sean Connery's athleticism and cocksure swagger with Timothy Dalton's thrilling undercurrent of stone-cold cruelty."

Craig's impressive physique makes him "a far more plausible Bond than many of his predecessors", it added. "But his main asset quickly becomes evident. He can act."

The action was "edgy", the paper said, with stunts that were more physical and violence that was more raw.

The Mirror said the James Bond rule book had been "well and truly torn up" for the 21st official film.

'More human'

"From the start you can tell this isn't your average Bond film," its critic wrote, adding that it was "easily the best film since GoldenEye".

Based on Ian Fleming's first Bond novel, Casino Royale begins with a brutal black-and-white fight scene in a bare bathroom.

Since Craig was chosen, the actor and film-makers have promised a more human and gritty character.

Casino Royale reaches cinemas on 17 November.

[moomies]

I'm going to boycott this new bond movie. I hate all the phoney publicity/reviews surrounding it (maybe it was mostly just gossip but still...).

[NoDayButToday]

I went to see Borat tonight (HILARIOUS, by the way, haven't laughed that hard in a long time!) and the Bond trailer was during the previews. It looked good, I might have to CONSIDER going to see it.

[moomies]

I saw the preview, too, when I went to see The Prestige but I was still turned off by him.

[NoDayButToday]

My dad (who has actually read the books, which I have not) claims that Daniel Craig actually looks pretty much like what Bond was originally supposed to look like. I have no clue if he was pulling that out of his ass though

[pacific breeze]

Craig is a good actor, although not as good-looking as most other Bonds. I'm willing to give him a chance, although Clive Owen would have been my first choice.

[mistify]

I think Craig is hot................. Still trying to figure out why I am in the minority about that..... Love his eyes and that Body is amazing...^^ Like CLive too, I still thank Daniel is way hotter!

[sputnik]

I think Craig is hot................. Still trying to figure out why I am in the minority about that..... Love his eyes and that Body is amazing...^^ Like CLive too, I still thank Daniel is way hotter!

mmm i think they're both hot

[q2bess]

When you are trying to rejuvenate a franchise you need to try new things.

I thought Craig was an excellent choice for the new Bond. He exudes a combination of menace and vulnerability that is very sexual. And he comes with an added bonus; he is a brilliant actor, Craig has some serious skills.

All the initial hoopla about Craig having blond hair or being "ugly" was truly annoying. Who cares if he is blonde or not classically handsome, the bigger question is does he have the acting chops to pull off the Bond character?

As for Clive Owen, I love him and he is a great actor but he just lacks the physicality to pull off the Bond role.

That said, November 17, I am in the theatre.

[moomies]

But Roger Moore says you don't need to be a good actor to play Bond...

http://www.gossiprocks.com/forum/lat...tml#post438146

[AliceInWonderland]

he's still fug. -----------------

[Icepik]

I think Craig is hot................. Still trying to figure out why I am in the minority about that..... Love his eyes and that Body is amazing...^^ Like CLive too, I still thank Daniel is way hotter!

I'm with you on Daniel Craig being hot.

I'd love to shake his martini

[celeb_2006]

I think he has a look that kind of grows on you after a while. Maybe not handsome like pierce brosnan but a rugged dude.

His body is simply spectacular.

[KrisNine]

I went to see Borat tonight (HILARIOUS, by the way, haven't laughed that hard in a long time!) and the Bond trailer was during the previews. It looked good, I might have to CONSIDER going to see it.

Same thing here. I saw the trailer last weekend when I went to see Borat. The movie looked really good, and I have to say that the guy grows on you. He's pretty sexy, in that Clive Owen way. He's just the blond/blue eyed version. I also read that this is closer to the way the original Bond is supposed to look. So, I think your dad is right.

[Bellatheball]

Bond isn't supposed to be vulnerable!!!

And Bond is supposed to look like Sean C!