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Forget the DVD crap out today. Like you really need the unwatchable *Star Wars: The Clone Wars*. What you really need is *Casino Royale* from 2006, the first James Bond movie starring Daniel Craig. And you need it on Blu-ray with all the extras. Heres why. *Casino Royale* is a great Bond movie, up there with the best of them. *Quantum of Solace*, the followup which opens this weekend, is not great. In fact, its a major letdown. But you are all going to see it. You know you will. For a few days you will pretend to love it. You will do this because you actually were jazzed by *Casino Royale* with Craig reinventing James Bond for the new century. But Craigs followup as 007 in *Quantum of Silly Titles* just doesnt cut it. Craig is still a primo hardass and the best Bond since Sean Connery. But the sizzle is gone from the movie. All you have to do is make some camparisons to *Casino Royale* and youll see my point. So let us begin:
Posted: 11.11.08
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