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On Casino Royale

Friday, November 17th, 2006

My dear Mr. Bond.

Oh how the times have changed. Last I knew you were driving your Aston Martin through an ice castle. Well, such flagrant acts of recklessness are allowed no longer. You must start over now. Back to your beginnings.

Casino Royale, the twenty-first James Bond movie is in fact the first. Ian Fleming started the James Bond series with this novel whose rights were then sold and turned into a show for Television. (The full story of Casino Royale and Never say Never Again) Casino Royale was also turned into a comedy during its somewhat checkered past. But the newest iteration of Casino Royale is no comedy. Bond is Back, for the first time.

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