BTW, for such a LOTR fan, I'm surprised you could stand ROTK's 12 endings, but not CASINO ROYALE.
Besides Irish, I wish you would quit your silly artificial expections on films. Its like a round peg into a square hole. Its a disaster waiting to happen. The only expectations I have is that good people associated with a property make something happen worth my time, but thats it. I mean, how fair is it to expect a certain tempo, narrative, or even what one expects in a movie not seen yet?
Thats why when my reviews touch upon "disapointment," its always with the finished product itself. SUPERMAN RETURNS, while I enjoyed it, I felt disapointment in that it opened a can of worms, but not totally open it, but half-ass fashion with a knife, not a can opener.
Its like BATMAN BEGINS. I didn't know what I would get. Maybe a good movie, maybe it would be a bad movie. I mean, Chris Nolan is a great filmmaker but so what? Great filmmakers make bad movies too.
As for CASINO ROYALE, well more complete thoughts later today, but I'll tell you this: My old man saw all of the Bond films in theaters, from DR. NO onto ROYALE yesterday, and he called CASINO ROYALE the best Bond movie ever.
Besides, Daniel Craig is the first Bond in generations that I believed could seriously kick someone's ass in a fight. Not the suspension of belief I (seriously) needed with Moore and Dalton, or half-suspension with Brosnan.
Really, I like this new Bond, and it'll whack the competition over Thanksgiving weekend.
