 "Casino Royale" Celebrates its 50th Anniversary!, 1954's telecast |
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Commander RNVR Group: Commanding Officers Enlisted: 11 August 2003 From: H O L L Y W O O D  |
21 October 2004 - 16:00
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From CBn's Main Page...
  The G33K Goddess (A woman should be two things... Classy & Fabulous!) "Someone that you think that you can trust is just another way to die." |
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Midshipman Group: Crew Enlisted: 4 February 2004 |
21 October 2004 - 17:31
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When oh when will someone transfer this to DVD so we can see the complete version in Europe. I've uncovered the Spy Guise VHS before but that is in NTSC format, useless to us here in Europe. Spy Guise were planning to release a DVD but dropped it and now the only version on DVD is the incomplete one on the MGM DVD.
This post has been edited by AMWebby: 22 October 2004 - 20:07 'Just taking the Aston Martin out for a spin Q.'
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Commander RNVR Group: Commanding Officers Enlisted: 11 August 2003 From: H O L L Y W O O D |
21 October 2004 - 20:13
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Perhaps it's possible to get the VHS and somehow get it transferred onto a DVD (your own region)? Of course a professional company wouldn’t do such a thing with copyrighted material… so the trick is finding someone who has that kind of equipment.
The G33K Goddess (A woman should be two things... Classy & Fabulous!) "Someone that you think that you can trust is just another way to die." |
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Commander Group: Veterans Enlisted: 10 February 2002 |
21 October 2004 - 20:17
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I think it's appropriate to celebrate this for the curiosity it is -- the first filmed Bond segment ever. Other than that, it's almost worthy of Mystery Science Theater 3000. I showed it to some friends at a holiday party a few years ago and they hooted the whole way through it.
As far as complete versions, I'd much rather see missing scenes from the original series or a director's cut of NSNA some day. "You didn't think I'd miss this performance, did you?"
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Lt. Commander Group: Veterans Enlisted: 27 June 2003 |
21 October 2004 - 21:07
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I've seen the Casino Royale DVD version a few times, but I don't really have any interest in seeing the full version. I can't imagine it's missing more than 1 minute at most.
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Commander RNVR Group: Commanding Officers Enlisted: 26 June 2003 From: New York |
22 October 2004 - 01:09
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No, it's not much more, but it's a good buy if you're up for it. As shown in this article, I grabbed it.
  ~ Nobody Knows Me Like You Know Me ~ 'People Look Up. Things Fall Down. And When It Rains, It Pours' Moving at the speed of life, we are bound to collide with each other ♦ ♦ ♦ Are You Ready To Go? ♦ ♦ ♦ |
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Commander RNVR Group: Commanding Officers Enlisted: 30 August 2001 From: A secret hollowed out volcano in Sydney (33.79294� South, 150.93805� East) |
22 October 2004 - 02:08
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Despite the shortened ending I always chuckle when I see the end credits. It appears that Michael Pate played some character called Letter.
 You're born, you take [censored], get out in the world, you take more [censored]. Climb a little higher, take less [censored]. 'Till one day you're in the rarified atmosphere, and you've forgotten what [censored] even looks like. Welcome to MI6 007. |
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Commander RNVR Group: Commanding Officers Enlisted: 26 June 2003 From: New York |
22 October 2004 - 03:00
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QUOTE(Turn @ 21 October 2004 - 16:17) I showed it to some friends at a holiday party a few years ago and they hooted the whole way through it.  Even so, it's so much more superior to the later Casino Royale (1967) film.  I just find myself really liking this 1954 version. It may be that because it's so different from all the rest, that it just works. Plus Peter Lorre makes for a damn fine villain. ~ Nobody Knows Me Like You Know Me ~ 'People Look Up. Things Fall Down. And When It Rains, It Pours' Moving at the speed of life, we are bound to collide with each other ♦ ♦ ♦ Are You Ready To Go? ♦ ♦ ♦ |
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Commander RNVR Group: Commanding Officers Enlisted: 30 August 2001 From: A secret hollowed out volcano in Sydney (33.79294� South, 150.93805� East) |
22 October 2004 - 03:08
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It's certainly more relevant to Fleming's novel than the 1967 romp.
You're born, you take [censored], get out in the world, you take more [censored]. Climb a little higher, take less [censored]. 'Till one day you're in the rarified atmosphere, and you've forgotten what [censored] even looks like. Welcome to MI6 007. |
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Commander Group: Veterans Enlisted: 10 February 2002 |
22 October 2004 - 12:47
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I'm afraid I'll just have to take the opposite side and say I really enjoy the goofy, colorful mess that was the 1967 version. A lot going on in that even if you don't know what the hell is going on.
At least with that one you know its intentions. You've got a guy called Little Jimmy Bond you know you can't take serious. In the '54 version, we've got a guy called "Card sense Jimmy Bond," saying lines like "That was close" and acting more like a hard-boiled private eye than a suave secret agent. That doesn't exactly say Fleming to me. As far as period time capsules go, I go for the swinging '60s over of the staid Eisenhower era anytime. "You didn't think I'd miss this performance, did you?"
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Commander GCMG Group: Veterans Reserve. Enlisted: 5 June 2001 From: Lagrimas Negras |
22 October 2004 - 15:05
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I enjoy the TV Casino. It's fun to see all the Bond elements in place and working, more or less, on such a small scale.
Nice work on the article Qwerty.  And I’m glad to see CBn now has a Casino Royale section. Cool header Mr. Asterix.
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Midshipman Group: Crew Enlisted: 4 February 2004 |
22 October 2004 - 20:12
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As an historical curiosity I'd like to see this in as complete a version as possible. I confess the thought of an American 'Jimmy' Bond just makes me laugh but to see Peter Lorre in a Bond movie would still be cool.
Oh and as for the MGM Casino Royale, tickles my ribs every time. Austin Powers eat your heart out! 'Just taking the Aston Martin out for a spin Q.'
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Commander RNVR Group: Commanding Officers Enlisted: 30 August 2001 From: A secret hollowed out volcano in Sydney (33.79294� South, 150.93805� East) |
23 October 2004 - 02:00
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The 50th Anniversary would've been a great oportunity to release the full version.
You're born, you take [censored], get out in the world, you take more [censored]. Climb a little higher, take less [censored]. 'Till one day you're in the rarified atmosphere, and you've forgotten what [censored] even looks like. Welcome to MI6 007. |
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Commander RNVR Group: Commanding Officers Enlisted: 26 June 2003 From: New York |
23 October 2004 - 03:05
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At least there is the SpyGuise version, but on DVD would be nice.
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