Traces of the original conception canīe spotted among the wreckage, and the film is best appreciated as a series of disconnected set Pussycat, which had been a big success in 1965 for its producer, Charles Feldman, and alsoįeatured Peter Sellers, Woody Allen and Ursula Andress. It'll be a long time before anyone ever scores this high on the train wreck scale.Ĭasino Royale was originally conceived as a send-up of Bond films in the style of What's New Anyone who's ever indulged in hyperboleĪbout a contemporary piece of Hollywood junk needs to see Casino Royale, if only to recalibrate The day) and told to find something resembling a story. Of the five directors was handed every version of the script (not including variations written on The narrative was so fractured that, in the end, one Genius like Fellini might manage to pull off. In the words of one of this disc's audioĬommentators, Casino Royale is 'a circus gone mad', and not in the controlled fashion that a Trying to follow a film that truly makes no sense. There's the overwrought, insanely expensive (for the era) production designĪnd the 'anything goes' spirit that would inspire scenes in later films by such admirers as theįinally, there's the unique sensation that every film fan should experience at least once - that of Then there's the parade of guest stars and cameos, includingĪ few by people who weren't yet famous but eventually would be, including a baby-faced For one thing, Peter Sellers is in it,Īnd even bad Sellers is entertaining. Reviewed by Michael Reuben, June 12, 2011Įveryone should see the original Casino Royale. Starring: Peter Sellers, Ursula Andress, David Niven, Orson Welles, Joanna Pettet, Daliah Lavi Writers: Wolf Mankowitz, John Law, Michael Sayers, Woody Allen, Val Guest, Ben Hecht One of the Bonds, whose real name is Evelyn Tremble, is sent to take on Le Chiffre in a game of baccarat, but all the Bonds get more than they can handle.įor more about Casino Royale and the Casino Royale Blu-ray release, see Casino Royale Blu-ray Review published by Michael Reuben on Jwhere this Blu-ray release scored 2.0 out of 5.ĭirectors: John Huston, Ken Hughes, Val Guest, Robert Parrish, Joseph McGrath, Richard Talmadge In order to trick SMERSH and Le Chiffre, Bond decides to name every agent 'James Bond'. In a chaotic send-up of the Bond franchise, Sir James Bond is called back out of retirement to stop SMERSH. Casino Royale Blu-ray despite solid video and great audio falls short as an overall poor Blu-ray release

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