How Not To Do CPR

[Terry]

http://freshbrainz.blogspot.com/2007/05 ... o-cpr.html


Just watched Casino Royale (2006) on DVD with my family, and despite the rave reviews that Daniel Craig received, I must say that he just doesn't jive with my mental picture of how James Bond is supposed to be.

I thought that James Bond is supposed to be a suave, charming and sophisticated ladykiller.

Pierce Brosnan certainly oozes charm, has a disarming smile and a relaxed composure that makes it easy for women to warm up to him.

Daniel Craig on the other hand looks so craggy (sorry), creepy and intense that I find it more likely that women would run away screaming when he approaches.

Try as I might, I can't feel any charm emanating from him. When the Bond girls throw seductive glances at Daniel Craig, I feel that they are just acting.

In fact none of my family members really believe that he is James Bond. My father thinks that Daniel Craig looks more like a Russian spy. My mom thinks that he doesn't look like the "real" (read Pierce Brosnan) James Bond.

As for the movie, James Bond's trademark cheesy humour and double entendre one-liners have been replaced by a lot of frenzied chasing, leaping from immense heights and brutal bloody brawling. There is so much running around in the first half that my sister commented that it felt like a Jackie Chan movie.

I understand that the filmmakers are trying very hard to revitalize this old franchise, but in the process they have removed many fun elements that the brand name represents.

If you really want a serious, gritty spy thriller - watch Jason Bourne.

Hey I just noticed that their initials are both J.B.! How cool is that!?!

Ok that doesn't mean anything.

Anyway the pace of the movie was quite uneven, frantic in the first half and slow in the second. The tone was super-serious and intense throughout...

... until one scene which made my entire family burst out in uncontrollable laughter.

Heh heh. What an anti-climax!

*SPOILER ALERT!*

I don't want to spoil your fun so scroll down only if you have seen the movie.

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James Bond tries to perform CPR on Vesper Lynd to save her life. Unfortunately, he is so clumsy with the procedure that he fumbles around and accidentally grabs her boobs instead.

[English Agent]

James Bond tries to perform CPR on Vesper Lynd to save her life. Unfortunately, he is so clumsy with the procedure that he fumbles around and accidentally grabs her boobs instead.

Nothing wrong with that!

[stockslivevan]

Another blog I disagree with.

[carl stromberg]

http://freshbrainz.blogspot.com/2007/05 ... o-cpr.html


Just watched Casino Royale (2006) on DVD with my family, and despite the rave reviews that Daniel Craig received, I must say that he just doesn't jive with my mental picture of how James Bond is supposed to be.

I thought that James Bond is supposed to be a suave, charming and sophisticated ladykiller.

Pierce Brosnan certainly oozes charm, has a disarming smile and a relaxed composure that makes it easy for women to warm up to him.

Daniel Craig on the other hand looks so craggy (sorry), creepy and intense that I find it more likely that women would run away screaming when he approaches.

Try as I might, I can't feel any charm emanating from him. When the Bond girls throw seductive glances at Daniel Craig, I feel that they are just acting.

In fact none of my family members really believe that he is James Bond. My father thinks that Daniel Craig looks more like a Russian spy. My mom thinks that he doesn't look like the "real" (read Pierce Brosnan) James Bond.

As for the movie, James Bond's trademark cheesy humour and double entendre one-liners have been replaced by a lot of frenzied chasing, leaping from immense heights and brutal bloody brawling. There is so much running around in the first half that my sister commented that it felt like a Jackie Chan movie.

I understand that the filmmakers are trying very hard to revitalize this old franchise, but in the process they have removed many fun elements that the brand name represents.

If you really want a serious, gritty spy thriller - watch Jason Bourne.

Hey I just noticed that their initials are both J.B.! How cool is that!?!

Ok that doesn't mean anything.

Anyway the pace of the movie was quite uneven, frantic in the first half and slow in the second. The tone was super-serious and intense throughout...

... until one scene which made my entire family burst out in uncontrollable laughter.

Heh heh. What an anti-climax!

*SPOILER ALERT!*

I don't want to spoil your fun so scroll down only if you have seen the movie.

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James Bond tries to perform CPR on Vesper Lynd to save her life. Unfortunately, he is so clumsy with the procedure that he fumbles around and accidentally grabs her boobs instead.

What a great review!

[Dr. No]

Crying out loud. First the Inviable car is too much and now piss poor CPR skills :LOL:
Was the cardiac arrest real enough?Would Carig's spy jump start drain the car's battery? To bad it didn't, that would have made hell a chase scene not that there was much of one to begin with.
Craig's spy running (weirdly, can't help it he does run weirdly) to the car, grunt and moans pathetically as the cars fail to start -ala the delorean in BTTF.

[Captain Nash]

Crying out loud. First the Inviable car is too much and now piss poor CPR skills :LOL:
Was the cardiac arrest real enough?Would Carig's spy jump start drain the car's battery? To bad it didn't, that would have made hell a chase scene not that there was much of one to begin with.
Craig's spy running (weirdly, can't help it he does run weirdly) to the car, grunt and moans pathetically as the cars fail to start -ala the delorean in BTTF.

How does Craig run weirdly?
Please explain.

[Felix Leiter]

It's been suggested that Craig runs a bit like Robert Patrick as the T-1000 in Terminator 2.

He does a bit.

[Captain Nash]

It's been suggested that Craig runs a bit like Robert Patrick as the T-1000 in Terminator 2.

He does a bit.

So that's bad why???

[Felix Leiter]

I didn't say it was bad...just a bit funny.