Casino Royale: The Big Picture

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As other reviewers have stated: the streamlining of casino royale in this edit works just great. I didn´t find any scene narrative, which didn´t work. Also in a editing sense, flawless execution:) No audio clipping or rouge frames.
Great work.

The one thing i´ve to criticise out of my own personal preferences is the overall quality of the encode. The bitrate is fine for the purpose but i like it near blu-ray quality.

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(Updated: June 30, 2019)
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Overview - Brilliant reboot of the Bond franchise finds James, not only newly promoted to 00 status, but rather inexplicably, newly promoted in general. As if he is a green rookie, lacking experience, viewed skeptically by all in British intelligence.
Problem Eliminator removes all latter suppositions. Bond may have a new license, but chances are he had been a field agent for years, and his promotion well earned.

Video - 1280 X 546p AVC. Solid editing throughout. Once, perhaps twice, I noticed a longish fade to black transition, but never at a point where it interferes with the tempo or mood. The colour correction is nicely handled throughout..

Audio - 352 kbps 2 Channel stereo AAC. No subs. I listened to this using headphones. On a few occasions, the dialogue is difficult (almost exclusively these are exchanges between James and Vesper), possibly from the source, possibly the mixdown from 5.1, possibly shortcomings of my equipment. Generally, most of the sound is excellent. I did not notice the opening song remix until I reread the editor’s comments after viewing.

Narrative - No complaints here. The story is faithful, despite bits excised here and there. The only sequence I dislike remains the recuperative period after Montenegro and before Bond fields the “where’s the money?” call. I have always found that section mawkish and difficult to believe. As if the British government would not jet in immediately to retrieve £100M.. It was in the original film, it is in this edit, and it still causes me to shake my head in disbelief.

Enjoyment - Confession. I went into this rather cold. I had gotten PE’s edit over a year ago, but, owing to technical problems, had been unable to view it. After sorting those, I had forgotten what Problem Eliminator’s original intent was. And instead to refreshening my memory, I just loaded the edit.

A Bond movie I am quite familiar with, I was soon noticing omissions. My reactions ran along lines of, “Oh, he took that out. No loss.” “Good riddance there, that line made Bond look stupid.” “That had been weak, too, as if he couldn’t buy his own clothes.” “Aw, hell, the hospital bit, I hope he cuts this.”

I like this version. Like it a lot, and I wish producers had crafted this excellent 007 film this way.

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Very good job. I really like the changes made here. Bond's relationship with M and Vesper feels more natural and I particularly loved the hokey poisoning part being removed. This is basically a really good movie with most of the minor little quibbles removed (for me, anyway). It improves upon the original and is now my go-to version.

Minor issues: I think the saturation or blur is slightly too high in scenes. Particularly the black and white opening and on the felt of the poker table it is noticeable. Also, one product of cutting out the poisoning is that it is said before one break "when we return the big blind will be 200,000" and then when they come back it's "the big blind is now 500,000" or something like that. I could be messing up the numbers but they don't match. Minor thing that could probably be fixed by cutting one line or the other, or replacing the amount in the line before the break.

No editing issues, very technically proficient. Well done!

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(Updated: November 05, 2020)
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Fantastic edit! Great pacing improvements, great story improvement. This is a bond flick for the modern era - keep the old school charm, while increasing the pace/tension.

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Problem Eliminator took my favourite Daniel Craig film and made it even better. I didn't miss any of the cut footage and the pace was greatly improved. Neither I or my wife noticed any editing issues. Fantastic work!!

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