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# prejudging casino royale
- URL: https://onemanandhisblog.com/2006/09/prejudging_casi/
- Published: 2006-09-08T18:14:56.000Z
- Updated: 2015-04-08T09:27:49.000Z
- Author: Adam Tinworth

![Casino Royale publicity shot](https://i2.wp.com/www.onemanandhisblog.com/content/images/2006/09/Sep06CRpublicity.jpg?resize=350%2C262 "Casino Royale publicity shot")

Well, now I’m annoyed.

Ever since I heard about the casting of [Daniel Craig](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel%5FCraig?ref=onemanandhisblog.com) as the brand new James Bond I’ve been preparing to hate the new movie, [Casino Royale](http://www.sonypictures.com/movies/casinoroyale/site/?ref=onemanandhisblog.com). I’ve already been composing the blog post in my head, bemoaning the fact that the move away from gadgets and to a �grittier� Bond was a mistake, a fundamental misunderstanding of the audience and an adolescent desire to apply seriousness to something that doesn’t need it.![Casino Royale Publicity 2](https://i2.wp.com/www.onemanandhisblog.com/content/images/2006/09/sept06cr2.jpg?resize=180%2C250 "Casino Royale Publicity 2")

And then I saw the [new trailer for the movie](http://movies.aol.com/casino-royale-james-bond/exclusive-video-features?ref=onemanandhisblog.com).

And it’s really good. The cinematography looks interesting, the feel more �real� than old Bond, while still being true to the character, and, surprisingly, evoked immediately the original book Bond I spent many long weekend afternoons reading as a kid. As long as it’s possible to view this as a new start for the Bond series, and not a continuation of a series, this could be a very enjoyable movie.

So, I’ve gone from prejudging a movie based on some casting news, a few quotes and lots of speculation, to prejudging it based on a short trailer and my love of visual style. And turned my opinion around 180� in the process

Blast. I hate it when that happens.

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