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Gutter Monkey:
I don't know a damn thing about poker, so I wasn't able to guess odds and predict what would happen, but I did find the poker scenes a bit dull. I don't know a damn thing about poker, so I had to wait until the characters reacted to see what their cards meant.

I was, however, able to make guesses at what would happen based on the narrative structure.

Still, poker quibbles aside it was an awesome movie. I'm absolutely thrilled that Bond does actual spy work, which is basically like being a detective except that it is illegal in pretty much every country on Earth. And the decision to simply reboot the continuity, rather than deal with all the baggage built up over 30 years, was a good call.

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I liked the whole "He's got a tell!" thing, right up until the movie completely telegraphed that the bad guy was intentionally throwing it out there to spoof Bond. First they give us a closeup on his fingers going to his temple, and then they cut to Vesper and that Helper Guy watching the game, and Helper Guy turns to Vesper and says in the loudest whisper ever "MY GOD! JAMES WAS RIGHT! THE TELL! HEY, EVERYBODY! DID YOU NOTICE THE TELL? I THINK IT'S PRETTY IMPORTANT! PAY ATTENTION TO IT! THIS IS WHERE BOND'S INFALLIBLE SKILLS OF PEOPLE-READING SAVE THE DAY! HOLY SHIT THIS IS INTENSE!"

WelshPete:
The poker scenes did seem to drag alot in the film especially if you dont know much about poker (as my lil bro kept asking what was goin on...)

The opening trailer and soundtrack was really good though as far as bond soundtracks go!

agirlnamed_aly:
Yeah, it was kind of disappointing that the movie received so much criticism for not sticking to the usual generic formula - but I like Craig's portrayl. I enjoyed a more flawed, prone-to-make-mistakes James Bond. And I loved Vesper, no matter what anyone has to say.

The poker scenes did drag on a little too much in the movie. There were only 2 big action scenes - the opening and the ending, nothing so much in between. It could've used more explosions - but I loved it nonetheless.

Bradwick:
I think this movie is my favorite Bond movie of all.  Daniel Craig did a great job, I thought his portrayal of Bond was the most accurate to the books out of all the actors who have played him.  Sean Connery might have done the best Bond, but he wasn't as true to the character of the books as Craig is.

I think it was definitely less hokey than previous Bond movies too, which made it a lot better, more of a straight action flick.

Orbert:
I saw it last night, and it's definitely an entertaining movie, and a good Bond movie as well. The Prologue scene in black and white was interesting, but other than to establish that this is before Bond had his 00 designation and that "M" is female, I'm not sure what its purpose was.

That chase scene was something, though. Damn! There were at least a few times I yelled "Whoa!" out loud, along with the rest of the theater. Scenes like that are why we still have the Big Screen. All the action scenes kicked ass.

The story was good. I liked that Bond is actually fallible, and seemed to grow during the course of the film. By later in the series, he's already developed that hardened shell. We get to see him grow it here, and why. He's also less reckless, more calculating, and now we know why.


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Bad things: Texas Hold 'Em? Oh dear. I thought I was watching fucking Celebrity Poker Showdown, with Mathis as Dave Foley, except he wasn't in a sound-proof booth. Talk about a total abomination of the game of Poker.

The sequence toward the end where they're all lovey-dovey and he resigns went on far too long. They're in love. Okay, cool. One or two scenes, and a trick to denote passage of time would've worked. Five or six scenes, no. Slowed things down way too much.

And when he did resign, you knew it was her death warrant being signed, and that she was a "bad guy". Lame.

I wasn't sure who the hell Mr. White was supposed to be. I guess if I were paying attention, I would've noted that he was in the early scene in the jungle, as pointed out to me by my Bond-nut friend who's scene it twice already, but sorry, that was 2 1/2 hours ago, and he wasn't really that memorable. Who the hell was he?


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