Jack Red reviews Casino Royale (1967) and Never Say Never Again

I decided to release this first before the main Bond movies. It will be awhile before that massive blog entry appears. I been wanting to do these reviews for years.

Hi everyone I'm Jack Red, now I get to talk about the unofficial Bond movies. Both of these were made by different companies without the parent company's permission. Therefore they often go under the radar when compared to official ones. I will say both of them have interesting histories worth talking about.

1. Casino Royale (1967)

Casino Royale not to be confused with the more recent film is more of a satire movie. It can be confusing to watch with some weird jokes. Personally Austin Powers is more funnier with better jokes. They also have several people playing as James Bond. I thought he was one man, how is this even possible?

I don't even need to say it this is the single weirdest Bond movie I ever seen. Yes even stranger than Live and Let Die. Basically it really doesn't feel like a Bond movie at all. I am not even sure how they got this movie made. I believe why it's so confusing to follow is they knew they didn't have permission to make this.

So they wanted to do what they can while still making the movie. Therefore it is almost like several short films into one movie. I would say this is to me one of the worst Bond movies. I think to the right people they may enjoy it but even they would prefer the official Bond movies more. I don't think a lot of people would have interest in seeing it.


2. Never Say Never Again (1983)

Never Say Never Again is a rather unusual case for two reasons. Sean Connery the original Bond actor reprise his role in this movie. This movie is another take on the same book Thunderball was based on. You heard me correctly the same actor played Bond in both those movies. Essentially following the same plot with some changes.

Now this movie actually led to a lawsuit. However it did get to compete with one of Roger Moore's Bond movies. In this particular case Octopussy in the same year. All of that haven't happened before or since. Never Say Never Again is a Bond movie that's sorta underrated. I would even say it's a great Connery Bond movie.

This does feel a lot more like a Bond movie. Obviously Connery is playing an older Bond whose about to retire. A concept like this I felt it was done just right. Of course his nemesis Ernest Blofeld although played by a different actor shows up. Never Say Never Again is a true gem among Bond movies.