History YMMV / CasinoRoyale

* AwesomeMusic: [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nfc9GLxlhEw&feature=related "You Know My Name"]].

* StupidSacrifice: [[spoiler: Vesper's suicide, especially since Bond had already killed all the henchmen. Justified in how she partly did it out of guilt and to escape punishment for her crimes.]]

** It's also pretty much how the screen Bond was originally portrayed, in ''DrNo'' and ''FromRussiaWithLove'', the first two movies of the series. In fact, the series is a whole is more cyclical on this count than anything else- it goes from grittily realistic spy thriller to progressively more over the top gadgets and villains and plots, then back to gritty realism again. Humourless assassin Craig-Bond replaces the super-spy Brosnan-Bond, who in turn replaced the humourless assassin Dalton-Bond, etc. etc.

* EnsembleDarkhorse: [[spoiler: Mr. White]], full stop. In this film and Quantum, the character has more [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome Crowning Moments Of Awesome]] in his limited screen time than the two villains of both films combined. It leads this troper to believe he's been TheManBehindTheMan all along. Also, [[spoiler: Mathis]] qualifies with the role as aide and confidante to Craig's Bond in this film.

** It's also pretty much how the screen Bond was originally portrayed, in ''DrNo'' and ''FromRussiaWithLove'', the first two movies of the series. In fact, the series is a whole is more cyclical on this count than anything else- it goes from grittily realistic spy thriller to progressively more over the top gadgets and villains and plots, then back to gritty realism again.Humourless assassin Craig-Bond replaces the super-spy Brosnan-Bond, who in turn replaced the humourless assassin Dalton-Bond, etc. etc.

!!The 1967 film contains examples of:
* AwesomeMusic - Burt Bacarach's bouncy theme is a marvelous piece of '60s kitsch, and is probably better known than the film itself.
* EndingFatigue - Arguably starts when [[spoiler: Evelyn Tremble and Le Chiffre are killed.]] The remainder of the film has to bring all the other characters together to unmask and confront the BigBad. The resultant climax degenerates into a gigantic free-for-all fight in the casino [[spoiler: with a KillEmAll ending.]]
** which, in a rare example, is played for LAUGHS by following it up with a [[spoiler: FluffyCloudHeaven]] ending.
* HilariousInHindsight - [[spoiler: Six Bonds, in Heaven, at the end. Guess how many "official" Bonds there have been now...]]
* SoBadItsGood
* TookTheBadFilmSeriously: Peter Sellers.
* WhatDoYouMeanItWasntMadeOnDrugs - "[[http://www.agonybooth.com/recaps/Casino_Royale_1967.aspx The best I can say is that the film makes no sense on any rational, conscious level. But on a deeper level, it's perfectly clear. The whole thing operates according to dream logic, is the best way I can put it. The movie may be loopy, but it still almost makes sense in a way that defies my ability to put down in words.]]"

* TaintedByThePreview - The second Daniel Craig, a blond, was cast to a play a character that (per Fleming's description) had been black-haired for the entire franchise, [[InternetBackdraft all hell broke loose.]] A website entitled "[[RuinedFOREVER Daniel Craig Is Not Bond]]" even managed to get foreign press for all the fan ranting. Also, Moneypenny and Q weren't in the movie. Then the first trailer hit. Then the movie came out. Nobody even remembers the furor anymore. Hell, Roger Moore had brown hair anyway...

* FunnyAneurysmMoment: Mathis' line "Being dead does not mean one cannot be helpful." becomes this when in ''QuantumOfSolace'', [[spoiler: Bond takes the deceased Mathis' money to continue his quest]].

** The James Bond theme. In an interesting choice, the familiar theme music isn't played in the movie... until the very last scene, when [[spoiler: James shoots Mr. White in the leg as revenge for Vesper]]. So the cue to the Bond theme is not only satisfying after such a long wait, but emphasizes Bond's badass attitude. It also firmly cemented both this particular 007 and, by extension, Daniel Craig, into the role.

* EndingFatigue - The ending is considerably lengthened from the equivalent segment in the novel.

* TookTheBadFilmSeriously: Peter Sellers.

* TaintedByThePreview - The second Daniel Craig, a blond, was cast to a play a character that (per Fleming's description) had been black-haired for the entire franchise, [[InternetBackdraft all hell broke loose.]] A website entitled "[[RuinedFOREVER Daniel Craig Is Not Bond]]" even managed to get foreign press for all the fan ranting. Also, Moneypenny and Q weren't in the movie. Then the first trailer hit. [[AndTheFandomRejoices Then the movie came out.]] Nobody even remembers the furor anymore. Hell, Roger Moore had brown hair anyway...

* ShareTheMalePain: 'Nuff said.

* EnsembleDarkhorse: [[spoiler: Mr. White]], full stop. In this film and Quantum, the character has more CMOAs in his limited screen time than the two villains of both films combined. It leads this troper to believe he's been TheManBehindTheMan all along. Also, [[spoiler: Mathis]] qualifies with the role as aide and confidante to Craig's Bond in this film.

* {{Hatedom}}: Not for the movie itself, but for Daniel Craig. ''[[SeriousBusiness He's blonde!!]]'' Most of the hatedom collapsed [[ComplainingAboutShowsYouDontWatch after the film came out]].

* TookTheBadFilmSeriously: Peter Sellers.

!!The 1954 TV production contains examples of:
* {{Narm}} - Lots of it, most of it caused by mistakes due to it being filmed live.