Netflix's (Surprisingly) Most-Rented Films of All Time
Americans' taste in movies is--how to put this delicately?--not so demanding. But the list that Netflix publishes of its all-time most-rented movies is a delight, and a surprise. Of the top six films, three won the Oscar for Best Picture, and a fourth was nominated. See the full list here.
This 2006 installment in the 007 film series stars Daniel Craig as James Bond, who becomes involved in a high-stakes poker tournament while trying to bring down a banker with terrorist connections.
Reviews from Netflix users:
"A real double-O disappointment. James Bond playing Texas Hold'em? Please! The writers and producers must have wanted to make the movie relevant in today's world, so they assumed that the audience was not sophisticated enough to understand baccarat. The production crew got caught up in showcasing their prowess in developing computer generated super-hero stunts (boring and uninteresting). After the first two hours, I was tempted to bring my TV back to Wal-Mart. It was a difficult movie to watch. Any resemblance between this movie and the great Ian Fleming novel is purely coincidental." —Szd 240541
"'Utter one more syllable and I'll have you killed!'- M. to James Bond in CASINO ROYALE. But this Bond will not be dispatched so easily. He is virtually impervious to pain. He is incredibly acrobatic. If he is on the run and you have just put up some drywall it had better be very thick drywall; he's likely to chase down a gas tanker truck also. When others fall to an explosion he escapes with minor cuts. And he heals quickly (far too quickly). He even cheats death (shocking, positively shocking!). Watching CASINO ROYALE you may ask yourself: is this really 007 or Bruce Wayne, dropping his cape and cowl for a new identity? Yet the renovation of the 53-year old Bond edifice (books and movies) by producer Barbara Broccoli and company succeeds despite the comic book heroics. Daniel Craig's flaxen-haired Bond silences the pre-release complainers instantly." —Moviola Steenbeck
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