BOND PART III: Casino Royale (2006) [w/ Andrew!]

From worst to first…

CONTENT WARNING: Sexism, misogyny, violence, murder, assassination, trauma, language.

This week, Andrew of the incomparable Keanu-cast Cool Breeze Over the Mountain is here to praise the biggest game-changer in the entire Bond franchise. Like, no one was ready for what Barbara Broccoli was planning in 2006 when she finally got the rights to tell James Bond’s origin story. We’ve already talked about the travesty of the 1967 screwball comedy disaster, but this - this movie stands alone as a pretty damn good movie without any of the Bond baggage attached. There’s an origin story, breathtaking stunt work, a fully-realized set of characters including a cheeky, murderous Bond and truly real, vulnerable Bond Girl in Vesper. And oh, did we mention Daniel Freaking Craig?! Yeah, he’s here, making a big, BIG statement about what James Bond will be for the foreseeable future. We’re ushering in a new era as we discuss 2006’s Casino Royale this week on Macintosh & Maud Haven’t Seen What?!

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Intro music taken from the Second Movement of Ludwig von Beethoven's 9th Symphony. Licensed under an Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Hong Kong (CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 HK) license. To hear the full performance or get more information, visit the song page at the Internet Archive.

Excerpt taken from "James Bond Theme," written and composed by John Barry, and performed by the John Barry Orchestra. ℗ 1962, 2012 Capitol Records LLC.

Excerpts taken from the film Casino Royale, copyright 2006 Danjaq, LLC, United Artists Corporation, and Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc.

Excerpt taken from “You Know My Name,” written by Chris Cornell and David Arnold, performed by Chris Cornell. Copyright 2006 Suretone/Interscope Records.

Excerpt taken from “Thunderball,” written and performed by Johnny Cash. Copyright 1965, 2013 Sony Music Entertainment.

Excerpt taken from “Miserlou,” written by Chaim Tauber, Fred Wise, Milton Leeds, and Nicholas Roubanis. Performed by Dick Dale and his Del-Tones. Copyright 1962 Colonial Music Pub. and Monsour Publishing Co.