As I wrote here, last year’s Casino Royale was an incredible movie, and Daniel Craig made an outstanding debut as James Bond, but if things don’t work out, it is nice to know we have an Academy Award-Winning actor waiting in the wings to take over.
This isn’t a new video–I first saw it a few months ago–but I ran across it again today and I still think it is funny.
I wrote yesterday that I sometimes teach at the Hotel New Otani, near Yotsuya Station, in Tokyo. This was the headquarters for Osato Chemicals in the 1967 James Bond film, You Only Live Twice.
Since my high school had a Sports Day event, I didn’t have to go. Instead, I met a friend for lunch (Korean..YUM!) and then I headed to the hotel to teach my student. But since I was a bit early, I took a few pictures. You can see them in my “四ツ谷 - Yotsuya” photoset on Flickr.
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I know this movie is old news for everyone in the US, but I just rented Casino Royale, the latest James Bond movie. I’m not sure how popular it was in the US, or if it was well-received, but I really liked it. Daniel Craig’s performance was even darker than Timothy Dalton’s, and every bit as charismatic as Sean Connery’s. Every actor who has played Bond has brought his own unique touch to the character, and they were equally valid, in my opinion. But this movie was quite different from any of the others. If by chance you haven’t seen it, I would highly recommend it.
