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Article: Bond back in action: RETRO REMAKE CASTS NEW 007 AS MORE POWERHOUSE THAN POSEUR.(Movie review)
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- San Jose Mercury News (San Jose, CA)
- Article date:
- November 17, 2006
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Byline: Bruce Newman
Nov. 17--If Daniel Craig's stripped-down James Bond in "Casino Royale" were the first 007 in the spy series, instead of the 006th, there probably would never have been any need for the Austin Powers movies goofing on the character. So maybe Pierce Brosnan wasn't completely unforgivable after all. Brosnan's Bond substituted geek gadgetry for glamour, groaner puns for wit and a look of emotional constipation for character. By "Die Another Day" in 2002, Bond was less a man than a collection of predictable tics. Too much was never enough -- a title they would have gotten to eventually -- which made the Powers parodies both necessary and a ...
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