Casino Royale-First Time

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• Silhouette Man The last refuge of a scoundrelPosts: 8,845MI6 Agent

  November 2016

  Sacrilege! You like the film better?!

  "The tough man of the world. The Secret Agent. The man who was only a silhouette." - Ian Fleming, Moonraker (1955).
• Chriscoop Belize Posts: 10,458MI6 Agent

  November 2016

  Oh dear, some more reading for you, casino royale remains one of if not the favourite novel.

  It was either that.....or the priesthood
• Golrush007 South AfricaPosts: 3,421Quartermasters

  November 2016

  One of the great joys of watching Casino Royale in 2006 was that it was the only opportunity I've ever had of watching an adaptation of a Fleming novel after having previously read the book.
  
  It is a great novel, definitely one of the strongest in the Bond canon. And while I certainly think the film adaptation is excellent, nothing beats the original Bond novel. I hope you will enjoy reading the rest of the Bond series. There are are some excellent literary Bond adventures in store for you.
• Thunderpussy Behind you !Posts: 63,792MI6 Agent

  November 2016

  ) To younger readers, it could Seem a little old fashioned these days, but has to be seen
  As a slice of history. Basically Britain in the 50s. Oddly enough that's one of my personal
  Loves of the Fleming books, that step back in time. -{

  "I've been informed that there ARE a couple of QAnon supporters who are fairly regular posters in AJB."
• Barbel ScotlandPosts: 37,868Chief of Staff

  November 2016

  Golrush007 wrote:

  One of the great joys of watching Casino Royale in 2006 was that it was the only opportunity I've ever had of watching an adaptation of a Fleming novel after having previously read the book.

  
  I'm old, so I've had that pleasure before. I loved seeing FYEO for that reason.
• welshguy34 Posts: 219MI6 Agent

  November 2016

  Thunderpussy wrote:

  ) To younger readers, it could Seem a little old fashioned these days, but has to be seen
  As a slice of history. Basically Britain in the 50s. Oddly enough that's one of my personal
  Loves of the Fleming books, that step back in time. -{

  
  
  It's the same for me really. Reading Casino Royale and Moonraker really is like taking a step back in time, and is all the more appealing for it. -{
• Blood_Stone Posts: 184MI6 Agent

  April 2017

  Not even close. They didn't do Mathis wrong in the book, the torture scene traumatizes Bond, and they made up the first hour of the movie!