Is it the best Bond? Nope, that moniker still lies in the hands of The Living Daylights, but on a top ten Bond movie list Casino Royale would certainly be in my top five and no matter what the Connery fans say, Craig is the best Bond to date. He is a different Bond that is for sure, and Timothy Dalton is probably the closest comparison, but the fact that it isn’t about looks or acting suave makes him that much more of a character you can cheer for.

Since receiving the DVD I have probably watched or partially watched Casino Royale at least five times. I say partially watched only because, while this is one of my favorite Bond films once you have seen the opening scenes they are pretty much worthless. However, the second half of this movie rocks. My preferred starting point is now about 25 minutes in, this bi-passes three action scenes, but it really gets you into the meat of the story.

Casino Royale is a Bond reboot and with it you see the birth of Bond and his first two kills, his instatement as a double-O and then much more. Outside of the action driven opening sequences and a few problems inside the film this really is one of the most rewatchable Bond films in history.

As far as this two-disc DVD is concerned you get the film on disc one and then a group of featurettes and making-of documentaries on disc two. The best thing about the group is that they don’t bombard you with meaningless five-minute featurettes. Instead you get one featurette on the casting of Daniel Craig and another focusing on the stunts and the making of the film. The only other featurette is a “Bond Girls are Forever” feature on the past Bond Girls that first appeared on television in 2006 on AMC. The documentary is hosted by The Living Daylights Bond Girl, Maryam d’Abo who really looks a lot like Julie Delpy, as she talks with several past Bond Girls ranging from Honor Blackman, Ursula Andress and Halle Berry.

The only other features are a selection of trailers and the music video for Chris Cornell’s “You Know My Name,” but if you ask me you are better off catching the first 10 minutes of the movie as his theme song is easily one of the best in Bond history. Especially when played over those cool as hell titles.

Simply put this is a two-disc DVD with all the fat trimmed off of it. Each featurette is worth the watch and contains very little, if any, fluff. I do think the film could probably do with losing about 20 minutes, but on DVD that is something you don’t have to worry about, you have a fast forward button at home and if you want my help skip straight ahead to 25 minutes in.