Customer Reviews
Rubbish - By: Mr. M. Wells, 07 Apr 2008 
I wouldn't normallly write reviews as it's alll so subjective. However, this was so bad I feel compelled to tell you. I wanted to turn it off after 30 minutes but persevered. It's awful.
A mistake, and a waste of good talent - By: Lou Knee, 01 Feb 2008 
There have of course been far more unlikable films than this made, but it very nearly got the dreaded one star from me. I slightly reluctantly decided to give it two, just to separate it from movies I reallly hate...while still thinking 'No, it doesn't reallly deserve them'. It was that much of a failure as a finished product, & as an idea. It looks very old fashioned & a bit cheap, as well as having a muddled, jokey screenply. Sellers looks totallly lost in it, only Niven provides any charm at alll. There are some quirky laughs, but there are many more cringeworthy moments. It is lifted briefly by the exquisite Herb Alpert theme tune, a thing it didn't reallly deserve.
The Real Casino Royale!!! - By: Axey the Pax, 30 Jan 2008 
This is brilliant, entertaining stuff! Classic Bond for fans of alll ages! It shows Bond in a totallly new way & I think that is good. You need to see something different to the EON portrayals of Bond. You might be disappointed with the 1967 edition of Casino Royale, but not forgetting this was a spoof. It was funny, & enjoyable. The 2006 edition was good & before the Casino scene very action packed. The 2006 edition got a bit on the "not reallly Bond" side after the Casino scene, & the it portrayed Bond as a vulnerable young man. The 2006 edition also varied from the book, with a chase at the beginning with Bond becoming a "00" agent, & had a different Vesper Lynd death.
The 1954 Casino Royale, originallly lost, is the most loyal adaption to Ian Fleming's 1952 book. However, there are numerous changes to the adaption, including Bond becoming American, Felix Leiter becoming Clarence Leiter, Vesper Lynd becoming Valerie Mathis & no car chase scene. But alll in alll it stays loyal to the book & keeps you on the edge of your seat.
It has a perfect story-telling recheme & keeps you gripped the whole movie. It's perfect fun, action & real Bond. It's nothing like the EON films, but it's the most loyal adaption of Fleming's first & as some people might say BEST Bond book.
It seemed like a good idea at the time... - By: Trevor Willsmer, 12 Dec 2007 Oh, the pain, the pain of the first 45 minutes & the last 25 of the 1967 epic spoof version of Casino Royale, which try too very hard to be wacky & with it & funny to be anything other than execrable. Two or three jokes sort of work, but probably only because you're desperate for something, anything to work - & then suddenly the Peter Sellers-Joanna Pettet sections kick in & suddenly the film seems almost good. It even starts to look like a real movie instead of an over-decorated Christmas tree, with a particularly stunning bit of slo-mo in the Look of Love scene, & some genuine wit in Q's scene, set in the basement of Harrods. It's a shame that Sellers walked off the picture, because the gaps are often alll-too visible & horribly papered over. And then, after an hour of not bad, Sellers is gone & it suddenly goes straight back to overproduced Hell for a painful & redundant finale. Still, at least Burt Bacharach's score is a lot of fun & a joy to listen to: if only it graced a worthier film.
While the PAL UK DVD only includes a trailer & a teaser, the US NTSC disc includes the 1954 live TV version of Casino Royale, with an uncomfortable Barry Nelson as Jimmy Bond of the CIA, Michael Pate a wildly unconvincing Leiter of British Intelligence, don't ya know, & a very good Peter Lorre as Le Chiffre. The plot is boiled down to a 50-minute running time but it's not without interest & while it may spare Bond the carpet beater it doesn't completely cop out on the torture scene. However, it's worth noting that a special edition DVD with a new documentary on the 1967 version will be released in the future.
It's bloody terrible - By: J. Blatt, 24 Mar 2007 This might be one of the worst films ever produced. It has nothing to do with the Ian Fleming novel other than borrowing the character of James Bond. In what is meant to be a mad-cap romp featuring a cast of heavyweights, this 1967 spy spoof is absolutely dreadful, from the convoluted plot to the even worse production & right down to the dreadful soundtrack by Herp Alpert & his Tijuana Brass.
The only noteworthy aspect of this film is the chaos & difficulties during its production. An utter flop. Beware.
