

Casino Royale

Sir James Bond is called back out of retirement to stop SMERSH. In order to trick SMERSH, James thinks up the ultimate plan - that every agent will be named 'James Bond'. 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.
I know this movie is supposed to be a James Bond parody made way back in 1967. However, the wardrobe, classiness and the general aesthetic is very much inline with proper 007 movies. But the women. Good lord the women in this movie are gorgeous. I'm not gonna lie. Ursula Andress listed in the cast was the reason I started watching this movie. I'll take Ursula Andress as Vesper Lynd any day of the week instead of Eva Green who played vesper in the 2006 / Daniel Craig movie. 😉
There's not much of a story going on. It's either that or I was too distracted by the beautiful exotic European women to follow the story. It's like they gathered all the beautiful actresses they could find circa 1967 and crested s time capsule for some jackass in the year 2024 to find. I regret nothing. It's a gem of a movie. Ignore the haters and give this one a chance.