I finally got around to watching Casino Royale (I have no clue what took me so long to watch it) and I must say, I really liked Daniel Craig in the role of 007.
What I liked about his protrayal… Ok, I’ll be honest, he is a bit of a hottie. And I love the color of his eyes. There were several scenes where they were highlighted (and while it may be a bit of movie magic) I’ve never scene eyes that shade of blue before, they were very intense. Now, Sean Connery will always be my #1 favorite Bond, but Mr. Craig is now #2, poor Pierce has been knocked to the #3 spot.
Now, back to the matter at hand, I enjoyed the less polished, rough around the edges Bond he brought to the screen. Very realistic and what I would expect from Bond on his first mission. All in all, an excellent movie, great acting & a great way to re-start the franchise.
In fact, my interest in the Bond franchise has been renewed and I would love to go back and watch them all. I may even pick up at least the 1st book for my summer reading . Anyone up for a Bond-A-Thon this summer??
It was a very exciting weekend this past weekend. I watched the race at Belmont Park. Now, I am not a big horse racing fan, but it was quite exciting! I was pulling for Mine That Bird, and when Calvin made that breakaway sprint and pulled into first, after running dead last for much of the first 1/2 mile or so… Man, that was a great race!! Even the baby was pulling for the horses, although she was going for the one in the hot pink & turquoise silks (sorry, can’t remember the horse’s name–see, told you I wasn’t the biggest fan .
Then, I saw two movie trailers that has gotten me way more excited about the 2009 summer movie season that I really needed to be. In my opinion, this has been the best summer movie line up in a LONG time. I honestly can’t even remember a year when this many movies caught my attention, meaning I wanted to see them in the theater and not wait until they were released on dvd.
So far, there’s been:
Underworld 3: Rise of the Lycans
Taken
Push
Street Fighter: Legend of Chun Li
The Watchmen
Fast & Furious—who doesn’t want to see Vin Diesel
Dragonball Z Evolution
X-Men Origins Wolverine
Star Trek
Terminator Salvation
Angels and Demons
And we still have the following to look forward to:
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
GI Joe: Rise of Cobra
And finally, the big ones, the 2 that sparked this entire post & really renewed my already high interest in the paranormal I’m currently brainstorming:
New Moon
Harry Potter & the Half Blood Prince
Now after viewing these two trailers, I dare you to not get at least the tiniest bit amped for them both. Visually, HP looks like it may be the best one yet. And Jacob is a hottie! I can already tell there will be a ton of fan girls jumping on the Team Jacob wagon this November, maybe even a few defecting from Team Edward’s camp.
John Mayer Concert: 3/19/10
Silver Borne by Patricia Briggs: 3/30/10
Twilight Saga: Eclipse: 6/30/10
The Last Air Bender: 7/2/10
HP & the Deathly Hallows: Part 1:11/19/10
I enjoyed the less polished, rough around the edges Bond he brought to the screen. Very realistic and what I would expect from Bond on his first mission. All in all, an excellent movie, great acting & a great way to re-start the franchise.
Nina Simone