Coming Soon: Live and Let Die (Book vs Film)

I will do another round of Book vs Film, with the second 007 novel and eighth 007 film. Ian Fleming's Live and Let Die starring Roger Moore as 007 James Bond.

Casino Royale 007 (Book vs Film)

Welcome to the first addition of Book vs Film where I compare the book with it's film adaption no matter how small it relates to it at all. My first addition will have James Bond's first appearance in Casino Royale (1953 Novel) against James Bond's 21st. Bond film Casino Royale (2006) There is 3 ways to win. 1. Story 2. Characters 3. What changes between the two were better. 1. Story Unlike other James Bond films, Casino Royale followed the story the best, it stayed true to the original but brought new changes. James Bond has been sent to Royale-Les-Eaux (Casino Royale in the film) to play a game of baccarat (Texas Hold Em Poker in the film) against Le Chiffre a money manager for SMERSH (Private Banker for organization Quantum revealed in sequel to this film)who has a gambling problem and had lost a lot of money, Bond was sent to bankrupt Le Chiffre who would be killed by SMERSH for losing all the money. Along the way he teams up with Felix Leiter, Rene Mathis, and Vesper Lynd. I won't spoil anymore but the ending to both will shock you (..positively shock you [reference to Goldfinger]) The film adaption was more meatier because there was more events before the Casino game, the chase through the construction site, the airplane incident and several others. It was also easier for the west audience to understand the film's poker game Texas Hold Em, Baccarat confused me a little because I didn't understand it. With the addition scenes in the film, the winner goes to.............. Victory goes to Casino Royale (2006) 2. Characters The characters: James Bond, agent 007 who works for MI6 is an average guy, but he is a little cold hearted, but can light up at times. In films before Casino Royale (and after On Her Majesty's Secret Service [1969] excluding Licence to Kill) he was a little more funnier than cold. In the novel he makes an odd joke once in a while. In the film he didn't as much (except when he was in front of Vesper) Daniel Craig does an amazing job as bond, but people complained he wasn't funny enough (Thank god for Skyfall) Vesper Lynd, the first Bond girl, she is kind of shy and a bit careless at times (like when she becomes a damsel in distress) she does get suspicious in the end leading up to a shocking ending for first time readers/watchers. in the film she was a little more strict and acted more responsible than most Bond girls. Eva Green does an amazing job as Vesper and she was georgous. Felix Leiter, for the first time since Licence to Kill, Felix has returned to the series, since CR is a reboot of the series he still has his leg. This time he is played by Jeffrey Wright, who will be in The Hunger Games: Catching Fire. He is also the first Felix Leiter to be African-American since the unofficial Never Say Never Again starring Sean Connery as Bond. He is awesome in this film as he was the first Felix Leiter I truly liked (other than David Hedison in Live and Let Die & Licence to Kill) he was pretty entertaining for all the screen time he gets. Wright would return as Leiter in Quantum of Solace, making him to be the first actor to play Leiter 2 films back-to-back. He is almost identical to the Leiter in the novel. Rene Mathis, who seems like he could be a true friend in real life is a pretty interesting character. Again like Leiter he is played almost the same way as he is in the novel except in the films he is a double agent. Giancarlo Giannini plays him excellent and what makes him a great character is how he is calm no matter what situation he is in. It is a tie between them but if I count Le Chiffre it would go to the film. 3. Changes between the two. Credit goes to: thatwasnotinthebook.com. Bold = Book The story takes place in the 1950's. It is 2006. Le Chiffre is the money manager for SMERSH, a Soviet counterintelligence agency . He is a private banker for international terrorists. One is an unnamed organization that is later revealed to be QUANTUM. M is a man. M is a woman. Bond plays Baccarat against Le Chiffre. They play texas hold em poker. The game takes place at the Royale-Les-Eaux casino in northern France. It is the Casino Royale in Montenegro. That is only one page of the differences so check out the website to find the others. The victory goes to Casino Royale (2006) for it having more scenes to it and having more events. The winner of the first Book vs Film goes to Casino Royale (2006 Film) starring Daniel Craig. Novel: 8/10 (Trivia: The Novel in North America was originally You Asked For It) Film: 9.5/10 (Trivia: It was the first Bond film since Licence to Kill to have adapted anything from Ian Fleming's work)