Casino Royale
The 60's spoof was directed by at least half a dozen directors, which is one reason why it was such a mess. It was originally meant to adhere very closely to the book, then something went a bit mental. The recent version was really quite faithful to the book (the second half of the film anyway - the first half was completely original). Which brings me to a small gripe about the film. If it's meant to be a reboot of the Bond series by showing how 007 gets his licence to kill, but still 'canon', somebody other than Judi Dench should have played M. Purely because in Goldeneye, Brosnan makes a reference to her predecessor keeping a very good malt under his desk (or words to that effect).

And Batman Begins is a superb movie. It certainly takes less of a liberty with Batman's origins than Tim Burton's 1989 film. I like both films, but Begins is the better movie in every way.
( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Wed 23 Jul 2008, 15:19, Reply)