Bond. James Bond.

So I saw Casino Royale over the weekend, and as I already told Stay-C, it's the best Bond since the old Connery ones. Daniel Craig is a very different Bond than the norm, much darker and more vicious, and not very ladies man-ish, even though he still inexplicably gets all the hot chicks despite his simian features. Still, the film has a grand chase through Uganda near the beginning that's one of the most ridiculously awesome chases I've ever seen, and perfectly sets up how this ain't your daddy's Bond, and the sinisterness and frantic action keeps up through most of the film, slowing down somewhat towards the end with a really lengthy love angle in the third act that just kind of goes on and on. I suppose it would have been better had the franchise's creative leader not openly lied to us and outright promised there would be full-frontal nudity on the part of Daniel Craig and Eva Green only to deliver us lame PG-13 "Hey, I'm naked but sitting in a chair in shadows with my legs crossed!" nonsense instead. Still, though, for its faults, it's still extremely good, and should be seen by all.