Movie: Back to his roots: In this revamp of the spy-thriller series, James Bond has just become a 00 agent, after successfully completing two missions. Now, his biggest challenge yet leads him to Le Chiffre, a banker for international terrorists. To stop Le Chiffre, Bond must beat him at poker in the Casino Royale...

Televisions.com thinks:

The best Bond of all time!

Movie Details:

Blu-ray: Casino Royale (Deluxe Edition)

Length: 144 minutes

Genre: Secret-agent action thriller

Studio: Sony

Cast: Daniel Craig, Eva Green, Mads Mikkelsen, Judi Dench, Jeffrey Wright

Director: Martin Campbell

Rating: 12 (U.K.), FSK 12 (Germany)

Released: 2008

Picture Format: 2.35:1

Soundtracks: Dolby TrueHD 5.1 (English), Dolby TrueHD 5.1 (German)

PICTURE QUALITY:
Radiant, sharp, and detail-rich — it doesn’t get much better than this! Some darker scenes, by nature, show slightly less detail.

(10 out of 10 points)

SOUND QUALITY:
Spectacular — the listener finds themselves right in the thick of the action! The Dolby TrueHD mix sets new standards across the board — be it a shootout, a collision, or a building collapsing!

(10 out of 10 points)

BONUS MATERIAL:
Hats off again: This deluxe edition provides an outstanding range of extras! Here’s just a brief sample: an audio commentary, a picture-in-picture track, an interactive multimedia quiz, deleted scenes (7:33), a storyboard-film comparison, two background documentaries (45:42) on the novel behind the film, two further documentaries on the role of the Bahamas in Bond films, and various production featurettes — and almost all of it’s in HD!

(10 out of 10 points)

Note: This Blu-ray made it into our list of the 43 best Blu-rays ever.