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Daniel Craig 007 Triple Pack: Casino Royale / Quantum of Solace / Skyfall [Blu-ray]

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Daniel Craig has one facial expression, many guns and women and a reasonably popular stance as James Bond. He is very much the closest to the Ian Flemming character of the books, a cold, heartless and efficient killer with women problems, gambling addiction and other flaws. He's not so much the dashing bravado with the punchlines but he does resonate well in the context of his character's work. The three Bond movies he's been in (2005-2012) vary in quality, one is great, one is good and one is awful / shaky. Not in that order mind you.

Casino Royale is a very good start and the film which rejuvenated Bond in the 21st century. It's a glamorous, gritty story with not much in terms of gadgets, plenty of women and fights, as well as Bond being rammed in the nuts several times with a chain. It's the good one, stylistic, good use of locations, relatively interesting characters and it builds up nicely to a suitable climax. The film takes a kind of origin stance in that James is new to the game, a brutal loose cannon just elevated to 00' status. The movie is essentially good and showed promise for both Craig and the Bond movies he would follow.

Then there's Quantum of Solace. Taking perhaps too many lessons in camera work from the Bourne movies this s basically a low stakes, incoherent mess of a movie where the camera shakes a lot, the conflict is low key and there's not a single ounce of charm. Now on one hand this works as it follows immediately from the tragedy of Casino Royale and the gritty, angry nature of Bond is quite an effective drama source. But it's not well done, not well filmed and the movie is bland. It lacks charm, visual interest, camera steadiness or interest. Water control is what we're fighting over when vengeance is off the table and being honest, it's not quite James Bond level of stakes. So overall, Bond looked quite sunk with this one, a bad, bland movie.

The best of the three however is Skyfall. Skyfall is engaging on all levels, its got charm, its exotic, it has good engaging characters, a great villain with great lines, an engaging and highly dramatic conflict, a sense of fulfillment and satisfaction, hints at the past of our elusive protagonist and the action is some of Bond's best. Combining engaging performances from all (OK Craig's one facial expression and lack of interest is something of a problem here but it somehow balances against everything else as our anti-hero makes this journey). There's actual spying going on here, looks great, script is solid and overall, for me, this is the best Bond film, engaging and entertaining with the safety barriers broken in minutes and the stakes higher than ever on a personal level.

The 3 James Bond Movies staring Daniel Craig have all been very good. This Blu Ray set includes his 3 movies on Blu Ray.

Casino Royale (2006) In My Opinion, is the Best of all 23 Movies. 'M' (Judi Dench), sends 007 on his mission to 'Madagascar', 'The Bahamas' and then 'Montenegro' to face Le Chiffre (Mads Mikkelsen), a ruthless financier attempting to recapture funds in a high-stakes poker game at the Casino Royale. When Bond is placed under the watchful eye of the treasury official Vesper Lynd (Eva Green), his initial skepticism of her turns into a deepening interest as Le Chiffre's cunning and cruelty come to bear on them both in a way Bond could never imagine.

Quantum of Solace (2008) is a Bond film witch some love and others hate, I thought that the movie did not quit live up to the hights of Casino Royale, but still a great film. Quantum of Solace starts 1 hour after Casino Royale ended. On a nonstop quest for justice that crisscrosses the globe, Bond meets the beautiful but feisty Camille (Olga Kurylenko), who leads him to Dominic Greene (Mathieu Amalric), a ruthless businessman and major force within the mysterious Quantum organisation. When Bond uncovers a conspiracy to take control of one of the world's most important natural resources, he must navigate a minefield of treachery, deception and murder to neutralise Quantum before it's too late.

SkyFall (2012) is also a Bond film witch some love and others hate, Again, I don't think it is as good as Casino Royale, but still a great film. Bond's loyalty to M (Judi Dench) is tested as her past comes back to haunt her. As MI6 comes under attack, 007 must track down and destroy the threat, no matter how personal the cost.

Overall, I think the Daniel Craig era of Bond films has been great. Have all 3 Daniel Craig James Bond Movies, on Blu Ray, in this set for only £24.99. Or have all 23 Bond Movies on Blu Ray: James Bond - 22 Film Collection [Blu-ray] [1962]