Casino Royale Review

Advantages: Tense, fast paced, engaging action
Disadvantages: Poker scenes may bore some

...Casino Royale marks Daniel Craig's first outing as 007, James Bond. In it he must stop Le Chiffre, a banker to the world's terrorist organizations, from winning a high-stakes poker tournament at Casino Royale in Montenegro. I was one of those people who was originally skeptical about Craig's casting. I grew up with Pierce Brosnan as Bond and I didn't know if I could accept someone else in that role. Sufficed to say, I needn't have worried. Craig is a different kind of Bond, he's not as outwardly flashy as Brosnan and he's more quietly confident. But the style, the attitude and the finesse of his Bond is reminiscent of Sean Connery, you could say he is more of the thinking mans bond. As for the film, it's exciting, well acted, tense and has a great story too. Bond and Vespa have a great chemistry together, as do Bond with 'M...

Walter_Kovacs 14.12.2008 · Read review
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Review of Casino Royale (DVD)

Casino Royale with Cheese

Advantages: read opp
Disadvantages: read opp

...This review is on the twenty first James Bond film "Casino Royale", directed by Martin Campbell and starring Daniel Craig, Judi Dench and Eva Green. The film was released in 2006 and was based on the novel by Ian Fleming. Casino Royale had previously been produced twice before, once in 1954 as a television programme and again in 1967 as a comedy version. The initial idea was to have Casino Royale released much earlier, but due to copyright of the name, they had to wait some time before they could make this film. The 21st Bond film also introduced a new member of the bond family and became the sixth James Bond. I was quite spectacle about this film at first, largely because it introduced a new Bond. I had grown fond of Pierce Brosnan, and he had played Bond really well in his previous film, the best of which for me was Golden Eye. I was...

jaygami1986 14.02.2008 · Read review
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Review of Casino Royale (2006)

Casino Royale

Advantages: Daniel Craig
Disadvantages: None

...and thoughts the way we as the audience thought he could, Casino Royale' emphasises this side more so than ever before. The phenomenon of James Bond has always been represented as an immortal figure; always returning in the next film of the series stronger than ever before, which composes a being to be admired and not necessarily a being we have been able to feel and relate to. On the other hand, to see Craig starting off as a human that feels pain like the rest of us makes the audience relate to this phenomenon in addition to keeping the already set respect. Craig has established this by portraying Bond as the usual killing machine figure but also as a Bond who uses his heart instead of his head, for example, one scene depicts Bond killing a bomb maker, which he was not instructed to do. Furthermore, Bond admits his love to a character called...

ZoeKRx 25.08.2007 · Read review
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Review of Casino Royale (DVD)

Casino Royale - Take a gamble it's worth it!

Advantages: Great film ticks all the right boxes
Disadvantages: None

...When the ?new? Bond was announced back in 2005 I wasn?t overly impressed. It wasn?t that I didn?t rate Daniel Craig as an actor, I thought he was great in Layer Cake and thoroughly enjoyed that film and yeah he was a sexy man, but James Bond can?t be blond! It just didn?t sit right with me, but that?s personal preference I guess and the fact that all the other Bonds I had seen had been brunette/black, so I didn?t know anything else. I therefore couldn?t get very enthusiastic when Casino Royale hit the big screen and I wasn?t one of the first in the queue to go and see it (not even the Orange Wednesdays offer could get me there). Instead I waited for the DVD and eventually watched it one evening when I had nothing much else to do. Casino Royale ? Brief Plot Summary It seems to be the fashion nowadays to make a couple of films...

jinxyjo 16.07.2009 · Read review
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Review of Casino Royale (Collector's Edition) (DVD)

CASINO INC

Advantages: Entertaining
Disadvantages: some Annoying characters

...) Statistics and performance charts are available on attractions, displaying your earnings from each and their current settings, allowing you to configure them. You have the opportunity to open a total of five floors, on any of which you may convert into a hotel. I find that, no matter their star rating, prove very popular. Staff available to employ are cashiers, chefs, bar tenders, janitors, floor men, bouncers, and so the list goes on. Skills of staff are represented with stars. One aspect I do find hard and rather irritating is keeping staff happy. After about a month everyone wants a rise, even though they are already earning average or above for the city. THE PENALTIES~ Your security staff and janitors play a vital role in insuring you do not get in trouble with the police. Police will raid your Casino for too many fights and...

SianyG 08.11.2003 · Read review
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Review of Casino Inc. (PC)

Bring the casino to your Nintendo DS - Sega Casino

Advantages: Fun to play through the games, good multi player functions
Disadvantages: Poker games not very good, limited sound and graphics

...This review is of the Nintendo DS game, Sega Casino, developed and published by Sega. There are a range of games to play, such as poker, roulette, craps and baccarat. There are a total of eleven games in play, although six of these have to be unlocked. There is no real game story behind this progression, you are just expected to play the game and make enough money to be able to unlock these extra levels. The games include roulette, craps, baccarat, chuck a luck, keno, black jack and various forms of poker. There are two ways of playing the game, you can either play the free play mode, where you pick the game you want and then just play on that game. Alternatively you can use the casino mode, where you can move between the different tables, just as you would in a real casino. Working through the game can be difficult if you are playing...

julwhite 05.08.2009 · Read review
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Review of Sega Casino (Nintendo DS)

A great set of rollers!

Advantages: shiny, full of volume curls!
Disadvantages: Still time consuming!

...I used these a few weeks ago at my friend's house and I was really impressed! When I go out to a wedding or a big occasion I like to spend some time getting ready and making my hair look nice. I have tried using curling tongs and GHDs to curl my hair but i'm always getting it uneven or burning myself or I get half way throguh and decide i'm fed up!! I went to my friend's house and used her roller set and I was really impressed with them! They heated up very quickly and were really easy to use. The box contains 20 rollers which are ceramic. They are in 3 different sizes which is dfferent to what I've used before as they only had two sizes. There are large, medium and small so you can get the right type of curl for the right part of your hair! They secure into place with the grips really easily which again is a bonus, it can be...

lorriellah 20.07.2009 · Read review
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Review of John Lewis 3060JU Roller Set

MANILA PAVILION - A Place for Casino Lovers

Advantages: It has a Casino and also near Manila attractions
Disadvantages: The location is not very nice

...A lot of people, mostly foreign tourists, flock to the Manila Pavilion because of the Casino (there are only two casinos in Metro Manila) but other than that, I do not find the hotel to be outstanding. There are always a lot of people in the lobby, thus, making it feel a bit crowded. It could use more elegance in its design and decorations especially for the lobby. However, it has such a homey atmosphere and won?t make one feel intimidated. My family and I stayed at Manila Pavilion one weekend but we may not be back in the near future. It?s not that we don?t like the hotel but I think I?d rather try other accommodations in the area. The rooms are of standard size with the usual amenities - coffee/tea making facilities, bathrobes and slippers, and various toiletries. The staff is okay although they offer nothing out of the ordinary...

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Review of Manila Pavilion Hotel and Casino, Manila

Casino - great Vegas of the 70's insight

Advantages: Cracking cast and well acted
Disadvantages: It is violent, and at nearly 3 hours long some will find it too much

...Casino is a long and bloody look at what the gambling epicentre of the world, Las Vegas, was like before the big corporations took over all of the casinos, back in the day where any self-respecting organized crime family could have their fingers well and truly in the many pies offered in Nevada. De Niro is never disappointing, and Sharon Stone plays her part as a cokehead whore worryingly well. Pesci is also great and the voiceovers by the two male lead characters really make the film. Even though it is 171 minutes long, it is so good that it prevents even the most ardent of clockwatchers from wishing away the hours....

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Review of Casino (DVD)

The Crown Casino

Advantages: SO much variety
Disadvantages: Can be expensive

...The Crown Casino based in Melbourne Australia is one of Melbournes TOP attractions. It is beautiful in appearance and is really unique in its making. For example, inside the building there is a large water feature with hopping fountains. It looked so wonderful. When I went to Australia for the first time, it was one of the first attractions I visited. I am not a gambler, so I didn't visit the casino part itselt. The name 'Crown Casino' can be deceptive as it is not only a casino, but it hosts many other functions. There is just SO much to do and that goes on within this one HUGE building such as: - Gaming - Bars - Dining and Banquets - Entertainment - Shopping GAMING The Crown Casino is one of the largest gaming facilities in the Southern Hemisphere offering a variety of gaming options in a lovely setting. The main...

Tink27 10.08.2005 · Read review
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Review of Crown Casino, Melbourne