Your review is good and accurate. However, I can see that this movie has some charm. When the viewer doesn't realize what all went wrong with the production the discontinuity makes it seem more silly rather than realizing the failure of the film makers. Also, visually it is an interesting film with lots of interesting locations. Music and cast is interesting too. Because of this I would give it a 5. Not saying a good movie, just giving some bonus for what it does have.
Fair points all, but I still have affection for the movie because there are moments that are exceptional, such as the visuals under "The Look of Love." I also think that Woody Allen's work, along with What's New Pussycat and What's Up Tiger Lily, were necessary precursors to Take the Money and Run which in turn was a necessary antecedent to his first brilliant films, Sleeper, Love and Death, and Annie Hall. Fired leads, incomplete rights, hands-off production, we'll fix in post, and inconsiste
I'm not so surprised that you reviewed this 1967 version parody, because if people consider NSNA a legitimate Bond film, then really why not this as well. What I am impressed by is your dedication to this review series, because watching Casino Royale again is honestly more than I think I could possibly bear. Completely life draining mess that wasted the cast and crew's time as much as the audiences'. I salute your courage and stamina in reviewing it.
@NecroVMX Okay, but you still could have taken the painless option by not including this atrocity in your review schedule. I'd rank 'Casion Royale' among the most unwatchable major studio productions ever.
Much of what you say is true, and yet THIS IS THE GREATEST BOND MOVIE EVER MADE. Explain THAT, college boy! Looks like you painted yourself in a corner this time.
As for the plot being incoherent, though, I can't see how that should count against CR. I've watched Spy Who Loved Me six times and I still can't explain why things happen beyond "time for a new scene", which is also applicable to Ian's magnum opus, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. Like they say: it's not a bug, it's a feature.
@NecroVMX There is a deliciously "meta" hilarity in watching Peter Sellers' dramatic aspirations being horsewhipped by Welles, and seeing Niven hurl his massive balls for a paycheck. Perhaps it is harder to LIKE the movie than it is to love it, like a kleptomaniac nephew visiting from out of state.
Inasmuch as Mike Meyers has repeatedly stated that the Austin Powers movies were, in fact, inspired by the Charles K Feldman take on Casino Royale, it would seem to be intellectually reductive to compare the 1967 spoof with the latter-day Powers films, because plainly, without the former, the latter would never have been imagined nor made.
Everyone is entitled to his or her opinion. Now that we've had his, we can avoid whoever this guy is forever. Don't EVER take this guy's film course.. if he really does have a degree.
@McQwertyII They really should start putting warnings on the bottle. I mean, ones in big text intended for 1st graders to understand. And pictures of skulls. And kittens getting crushed.
do you think bond has lost steam as far as popularity goes? In other words do you think he is past his prime or do you think they can continue making popular movies while staying true to the novels?
Casino Royale (1967) was the only one comedy-spoof film about legendary James Bond. And it wasn't disappointing. It is a wonderfully weird, bold, funny and incoherent mess of a movie. I love this film plus it was great to see sex symbol of the 60's Ursula Undress.
I kinda agree with you, I think Flemming just had a hard on for Niven (in the novel "You Only Live Twice" Kissy describes her brief hollywood career and how only David Niven wasn't a shitheel.
There's a very funny scene in 'Q Branch' with Geoffrey Bayldon as 'Q' and the late John Wells as 'Fordyce', his camp assistant. One of the jokes - the 'poison pen letter' one - later found its way into 'Octopussy'!
I think the movie would of been better if Sellers and Niven met face to face in the movie and Seller's charther could of been a great Alle for Bond helping him insted of getting killed but I think Sellers is the actor in this movie who does the better promance as Eylen temple and as a person posing as Bond should of been Bond 100% throught the flim insted of Niven there should of been one dirctor dircting this flim
Sellers left halfway through production, they had to piece together rehearsal footage and even used footage of him goofing off in the parking lot to finish the movie. they even use a cardboard cutout at the end scene.
the producer could have done a serious movie but became frustrated and made this spoof. i can only think what could have been if he had made a serious movie.
frankly i enjoyed this spoof. it came out before You Only Live Twice and has as much of the book in its plot as Twice.
i thought this was a better bond spoof then Austin powers. (myers has to much bathroom humor).
it was cute spoof.
i liked the mata bond sceans and the woody allen sceans.
Well, that's silly... I mean, it's a James Bond movie, it was authorized by Cubby Broccoli and EON Productions (though not made by them), which "Never Say Never Again" wasn't; it's got Bond, M, Q, and Moneypenny; it's based just as much on a Fleming book of its title as "The Spy Who Loved Me" was; I could go on and on. Even EON counts it as part of the series now, since they now own it.
yeah they should of picked Sellers to be the real James Bond I always wonder what flim would been like if Niven played Lee Chife and Sellers played the real James Bond and even do in this movie Bond was coming out of retirement but Sellers would of locked more belivible that he got out to soon and he should come back to MI6
terrible film. I couldn't make it all the way through. A lot of talent in it (I love Sellers, Niven and Welles) but an obvious case of too many cooks in the kitchen.
Well, not that I'm defending Casino Royale 1967, but why wouldn't they spoof the bond series? I mean the austin powers movies were all spoofs of the early bond films (particularly thunderball and you only live twice) and those were all great.
haha.....I didn't know who composed the song, I just recognized a classic trumpet line by Engelbert....I certainly wasn't suggesting a 'remix' like we would think of it today, more like an overlay maybe-
Your review is good and accurate. However, I can see that this movie has some charm. When the viewer doesn't realize what all went wrong with the production the discontinuity makes it seem more silly rather than realizing the failure of the film makers. Also, visually it is an interesting film with lots of interesting locations. Music and cast is interesting too. Because of this I would give it a 5. Not saying a good movie, just giving some bonus for what it does have.
MrMaligner 1 month ago
What did you think of Johnny English(if you have seen it)?
DwRockett 2 months ago
Fair points all, but I still have affection for the movie because there are moments that are exceptional, such as the visuals under "The Look of Love." I also think that Woody Allen's work, along with What's New Pussycat and What's Up Tiger Lily, were necessary precursors to Take the Money and Run which in turn was a necessary antecedent to his first brilliant films, Sleeper, Love and Death, and Annie Hall. Fired leads, incomplete rights, hands-off production, we'll fix in post, and inconsiste
gustavoPJones 5 months ago
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Best Damn Movie
YellowSubmarine20 6 months ago
top 5 movies ! Goldfinger, Tommorow Never Dies, Licence to kill, Living daylights and Casino Royal
raoulhery 7 months ago
Ooops! Forgot to mention that Bacharach's music is fun and Woody Allen is effective.
DaveM599 8 months ago
I'm not so surprised that you reviewed this 1967 version parody, because if people consider NSNA a legitimate Bond film, then really why not this as well. What I am impressed by is your dedication to this review series, because watching Casino Royale again is honestly more than I think I could possibly bear. Completely life draining mess that wasted the cast and crew's time as much as the audiences'. I salute your courage and stamina in reviewing it.
DaveM599 8 months ago
@DaveM599 I had only seen bits and pieces of it before I watched it for this review, and man was I surprised at how much it lacked cohesiveness.
NecroVMX 8 months ago
@NecroVMX Okay, but you still could have taken the painless option by not including this atrocity in your review schedule. I'd rank 'Casion Royale' among the most unwatchable major studio productions ever.
DaveM599 8 months ago
i bet this film was shit, well it sounds shit anyway :L
xxxdarkheartedboixxx 9 months ago
I think they actually had the smersh hitman that shot Lechiffre come out of a TV
MegaVergan 1 year ago
the thing is i'm so use to Peter Sellers being in the Pink Panther so it was diffrent seeing him as Evelyn Tremble
MegaVergan 1 year ago
film sucked, but I loved watching Sellers "play it straight" in a handful of scenes
lmastrine 1 year ago
Much of what you say is true, and yet THIS IS THE GREATEST BOND MOVIE EVER MADE. Explain THAT, college boy! Looks like you painted yourself in a corner this time.
As for the plot being incoherent, though, I can't see how that should count against CR. I've watched Spy Who Loved Me six times and I still can't explain why things happen beyond "time for a new scene", which is also applicable to Ian's magnum opus, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. Like they say: it's not a bug, it's a feature.
steveasat2 1 year ago
@steveasat2 Explanation easy: It's not, it sucks.
NecroVMX 1 year ago
@NecroVMX Your honor, I will forgo my closing argument and simply move for a summary judgment, citing the precedent of "Rubber v. Glue" (1974).
steveasat2 1 year ago
@steveasat2 see? that was pretty good, that was funnier than anything in the movie
NecroVMX 1 year ago
@NecroVMX There is a deliciously "meta" hilarity in watching Peter Sellers' dramatic aspirations being horsewhipped by Welles, and seeing Niven hurl his massive balls for a paycheck. Perhaps it is harder to LIKE the movie than it is to love it, like a kleptomaniac nephew visiting from out of state.
steveasat2 1 year ago
u make cool videos!
MegaVergan 1 year ago
Inasmuch as Mike Meyers has repeatedly stated that the Austin Powers movies were, in fact, inspired by the Charles K Feldman take on Casino Royale, it would seem to be intellectually reductive to compare the 1967 spoof with the latter-day Powers films, because plainly, without the former, the latter would never have been imagined nor made.
IntelProperty 1 year ago
Everyone is entitled to his or her opinion. Now that we've had his, we can avoid whoever this guy is forever. Don't EVER take this guy's film course.. if he really does have a degree.
marsbreakfast 1 year ago
@marsbreakfast and now that I've had an opinion I think we can all come to the conclusion that you drink things that are intended to unclog drains.
NecroVMX 1 year ago
@NecroVMX
i didnt come to that conclusion...i came to the same conclusion has he did
McQwertyII 11 months ago
@McQwertyII They really should start putting warnings on the bottle. I mean, ones in big text intended for 1st graders to understand. And pictures of skulls. And kittens getting crushed.
NecroVMX 11 months ago
@NecroVMX
and what would that accomplish?
McQwertyII 11 months ago
@McQwertyII cleaning up the human gene pool.
NecroVMX 11 months ago
@NecroVMX
but that wouldnt give people like yourself a chance to exist....
McQwertyII 11 months ago
@McQwertyII You really are that retarded, aren't you? Go give yourself a napalm enema.
NecroVMX 11 months ago
Les Beatles
JamesParkour731 1 year ago
@lisawagner55 The film has a 5.1 out of 10 on imdb and a 30% rotten rating at rottentomatoes.
Seems like there's a lot of pompous people out there. Or just you.
Yeah, it's just you.
NecroVMX 1 year ago
do you think bond has lost steam as far as popularity goes? In other words do you think he is past his prime or do you think they can continue making popular movies while staying true to the novels?
BandOnTheRun87 1 year ago
@BandOnTheRun87 no, the films make more money then ever now
NecroVMX 1 year ago
it's CAMPY-LICIOUS!
bisnagaboy 1 year ago
Casino Royale (1967) was the only one comedy-spoof film about legendary James Bond. And it wasn't disappointing. It is a wonderfully weird, bold, funny and incoherent mess of a movie. I love this film plus it was great to see sex symbol of the 60's Ursula Undress.
irina1296 2 years ago
This review is good, although I think 3/10 is far too generous.
ironhandz1 2 years ago
This movie looks horrible and wormy Woody Allen being in it only makes my pre-concieved notion seem more logical.
desotowrong 2 years ago
Lets not forget 'Our Man Flint' and 'In Like Flint' (which has not been mentioned). Made around the same time as Casino Royale but far superior.
yokai1968 2 years ago
I kinda agree with you, I think Flemming just had a hard on for Niven (in the novel "You Only Live Twice" Kissy describes her brief hollywood career and how only David Niven wasn't a shitheel.
NecroVMX 2 years ago
In You Only Live Twice novel. Kissy and Bond metion David Niven, to show that Fleming wanted him to be Bond
32newspaper 2 years ago
There's a very funny scene in 'Q Branch' with Geoffrey Bayldon as 'Q' and the late John Wells as 'Fordyce', his camp assistant. One of the jokes - the 'poison pen letter' one - later found its way into 'Octopussy'!
Pusllab1 2 years ago
I think the movie would of been better if Sellers and Niven met face to face in the movie and Seller's charther could of been a great Alle for Bond helping him insted of getting killed but I think Sellers is the actor in this movie who does the better promance as Eylen temple and as a person posing as Bond should of been Bond 100% throught the flim insted of Niven there should of been one dirctor dircting this flim
5648378 2 years ago
Sellers left halfway through production, they had to piece together rehearsal footage and even used footage of him goofing off in the parking lot to finish the movie. they even use a cardboard cutout at the end scene.
NecroVMX 2 years ago
This movie was so bad. Austin Powers was so much better
32newspaper 2 years ago
the producer could have done a serious movie but became frustrated and made this spoof. i can only think what could have been if he had made a serious movie.
frankly i enjoyed this spoof. it came out before You Only Live Twice and has as much of the book in its plot as Twice.
i thought this was a better bond spoof then Austin powers. (myers has to much bathroom humor).
it was cute spoof.
i liked the mata bond sceans and the woody allen sceans.
deadman00 2 years ago 6
funny upbeat theme! but i hated the movie and i don't consider it even a film with James bond as a character.
NeonStrawberryinc 2 years ago 4
Well, that's silly... I mean, it's a James Bond movie, it was authorized by Cubby Broccoli and EON Productions (though not made by them), which "Never Say Never Again" wasn't; it's got Bond, M, Q, and Moneypenny; it's based just as much on a Fleming book of its title as "The Spy Who Loved Me" was; I could go on and on. Even EON counts it as part of the series now, since they now own it.
NyeTunes 2 years ago
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NeonStrawberryinc 2 years ago
why would they choose David Nivin?
he looks WAY too old in this film.
GamingShadow01 2 years ago 9
Because he was supposed to be, he was coming out of retirement.
NecroVMX 2 years ago
yeah they should of picked Sellers to be the real James Bond I always wonder what flim would been like if Niven played Lee Chife and Sellers played the real James Bond and even do in this movie Bond was coming out of retirement but Sellers would of locked more belivible that he got out to soon and he should come back to MI6
5648378 2 years ago
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@GamingShadow01 "why would they choose David Nivin? he looks WAY too old in this film."
He plays Bond in retirement with a daughter in her 20s.
Xurgonic 1 year ago
@GamingShadow01 because David Nivin and Peter Sellers are forever ;)
aptspire 5 months ago
i argee with you on most of it you didnt metion the songs which i thought wer pretty good
norba6kat 3 years ago
terrible film. I couldn't make it all the way through. A lot of talent in it (I love Sellers, Niven and Welles) but an obvious case of too many cooks in the kitchen.
Daemonocracy 3 years ago
Pretty much exactly.
NecroVMX 3 years ago
why would they make a spoof of one of the greatest movie series?
beansman124 3 years ago
Well, not that I'm defending Casino Royale 1967, but why wouldn't they spoof the bond series? I mean the austin powers movies were all spoofs of the early bond films (particularly thunderball and you only live twice) and those were all great.
NecroVMX 3 years ago
I think part of that song was a remix of an Engelbert Humperdink song
RickAstleyForever 3 years ago
I don't think Burt Bacharach was remixing anyone
NecroVMX 3 years ago
haha.....I didn't know who composed the song, I just recognized a classic trumpet line by Engelbert....I certainly wasn't suggesting a 'remix' like we would think of it today, more like an overlay maybe-
RickAstleyForever 3 years ago
Wasn't the villains plan to destroy all men taller than him?
DarkeningNite 3 years ago 2
Yep
NecroVMX 3 years ago
That theme song is like rly weird
WhereverTheyMayRoam0 3 years ago