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Posted: 11/28/2015 11:32:30 AM EDT
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I like Craig. I also like hey they made him a little more banged up at times than the old ones, so that influences my decision That was my first impression from his first movie - he got his butt kicked, just like Fleming's character. In the book Casino Royale, Bond is captured and tortured while the woman he fell in love with is sadistically murdered. This sets the stage for the rest of the stories, and explains why he is the way he is (aloof, afraid of intimacy, etc.). |
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Posted: 11/28/2015 11:40:29 AM EDT
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Craig is the best, IMO.
Brosnan had a chance at the title, but his scripts (except Goldeneye) were shite. Kharn |
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Posted: 11/28/2015 11:44:15 AM EDT
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Sean Connery. Period. End of discussion. By a long shot. On another note, I just went to see the latest bond movie. Very disappointing. In fact "lame" would be an accurate word to describe it. |
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Posted: 11/28/2015 12:04:03 PM EDT
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By a long shot. On another note, I just went to see the latest bond movie. Very disappointing. In fact "lame" would be an accurate word to describe it. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Sean Connery. Period. End of discussion. By a long shot. On another note, I just went to see the latest bond movie. Very disappointing. In fact "lame" would be an accurate word to describe it. I've been hearing it described as such. I didn't think it was that bad, but with all the Craig movies I sometimes feel that a chunk of plot development was left on the cutting room floor. Or maybe I'm just overthinking bond movies 
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Posted: 11/28/2015 12:09:26 PM EDT
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Craig by a hair to me. He's completely different than Connery so it's hard to compare them.
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Posted: 11/28/2015 12:16:03 PM EDT
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It takes superb acting skills to walk into certain death situations yet emerge intact while hip firing into a plethora of armed adversaries.
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Posted: 11/28/2015 12:19:30 PM EDT
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Craig, Connery, Brosnan.
Best scripts/version of Bond I like the most, gold standard, best bond movie (goldeneye, but followed up by the worst). If subsequent Brosnan bond movies were as well done as Goldeneye and went the direction the Craig series went, IMHO he'd be the best. But he was destroyed by absolutely terrible scripts. |
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Posted: 11/28/2015 12:31:33 PM EDT
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Connery is the true Bond, he set the standard. Lazenby had a lot of potential but chose not to go forward with them. His one movie is one of the best Bond movies. The modern Bond movies are just meh to me. I don't get this love for Dalton and Brosnan though they were hampered by terrible movies....not their fault really. The Craig movies were at least an improvement over those.
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Posted: 11/28/2015 12:31:53 PM EDT
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Craig. He came off much more realistic to me than any other Bond.Connery is number 2 but the none of the rest looked like they could fight their way out of much so them being some super bad ass spy was a reach at best.With Craig they ditched the previous campiness of the series which I liked. ETA: To me Bond is a stone cold killer with a weakness for the fairer sex. IMHO Craig puts the right amount of disconnect and feeling into the movies that the character needs. He comes across as a man that is dedicated to his job but would like nothing more than someone to love and be loved by.However; he knows any kind of meaningful relationship is off the table for him because of his job. Bingo. The guy I pictured while reading was pretty close to him too. |
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Posted: 11/28/2015 12:33:23 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryNo question, no doubt about it, THIS is the ONLY true choice. |
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Posted: 11/28/2015 12:46:48 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Wow. I never would have guessed Brosnan had so many fans. His movies were almost all the essence of what people complain about Bond movies for. Seriously, what happened to the invisible car tech? When Goldeneye came out, I was excited about the prospect of future Brosnan Bond films, only to be disappointed by the next 3. I don't think he was to blame in the least. While the writers failed the series and the character, he did his part well, IMO. That's why, despite the poor quality of the last 3 Bond films he did, he remains in the top 3 Bond actors for me. |
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Posted: 11/28/2015 12:51:49 PM EDT
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He had the look and demeanor. He came by it naturally, almost like he was born to be Bond. In fact, when Remington Steele was running, I remember thinking that Pierce would make a great Bond someday. I imagine a lot of people felt that way. When Goldeneye came out, I was excited about the prospect of future Brosnan Bond films, only to be disappointed by the next 3. I don't think he was to blame in the least. While the writers failed the series and the character, he did his part well, IMO. That's why, despite the poor quality of the last 3 Bond films he did, he remains in the top 3 Bond actors for me. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Wow. I never would have guessed Brosnan had so many fans. His movies were almost all the essence of what people complain about Bond movies for. Seriously, what happened to the invisible car tech? When Goldeneye came out, I was excited about the prospect of future Brosnan Bond films, only to be disappointed by the next 3. I don't think he was to blame in the least. While the writers failed the series and the character, he did his part well, IMO. That's why, despite the poor quality of the last 3 Bond films he did, he remains in the top 3 Bond actors for me. Well put. |
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Posted: 11/28/2015 12:53:53 PM EDT
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He had the look and demeanor. He came by it naturally, almost like he was born to be Bond. In fact, when Remington Steele was running, I remember thinking that Pierce would make a great Bond someday. I imagine a lot of people felt that way. When Goldeneye came out, I was excited about the prospect of future Brosnan Bond films, only to be disappointed by the next 3. I don't think he was to blame in the least. While the writers failed the series and the character, he did his part well, IMO. That's why, despite the poor quality of the last 3 Bond films he did, he remains in the top 3 Bond actors for me. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Wow. I never would have guessed Brosnan had so many fans. His movies were almost all the essence of what people complain about Bond movies for. Seriously, what happened to the invisible car tech? When Goldeneye came out, I was excited about the prospect of future Brosnan Bond films, only to be disappointed by the next 3. I don't think he was to blame in the least. While the writers failed the series and the character, he did his part well, IMO. That's why, despite the poor quality of the last 3 Bond films he did, he remains in the top 3 Bond actors for me. I didn't like Goldenye, from the absurd parody that was the Q-branch gadget intro to the end. Brosnan came off not as a suave super spy, but someone you'd want to punch. YMMV. |
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Posted: 11/28/2015 12:57:43 PM EDT
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Sean Connery. Without a doubt. I remember going to see Dr. No when it came out. No one knew who James Bond was yet. Connery set the standard. A gentleman, smart, suave, lady's man, but a killer. In Dr. No, when he shot the guy that tried to shoot him in the bed, the bad guy fell face down. Then Bond shot him again in the back, just as an anchor shot. We had never seen a "hero" do such a thing. It was a turning point in movie heroes. Bad guy picks up gun. Empty gun "Clicks" ""That's a Smith and Wesson, you've had your six" *shoots bad guy* |
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Posted: 11/28/2015 12:57:48 PM EDT
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That's an interesting point. Having first seen that movie in the 1980s, I hadn't considered it in the context of 1962 fare. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Sean Connery. Without a doubt. I remember going to see Dr. No when it came out. No one knew who James Bond was yet. Connery set the standard. A gentleman, smart, suave, lady's man, but a killer. In Dr. No, when he shot the guy that tried to shoot him in the bed, the bad guy fell face down. Then Bond shot him again in the back, just as an anchor shot. We had never seen a "hero" do such a thing. It was a turning point in movie heroes. That's an interesting point. Having first seen that movie in the 1980s, I hadn't considered it in the context of 1962 fare. IIRC, the anchor shot was edited out of the network tv broadcasts. Eta: 
Err...did S&W make a 6 shot 1911 back then?
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Posted: 11/28/2015 1:25:59 PM EDT
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Sean Connery. Period. End of discussion. |
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Posted: 11/28/2015 1:31:29 PM EDT
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Sean Connery is and always be THE Bond. Daniel Craig is definitely the best "new" Bond, with Brosnan as a close second. Everyone else is meh!
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Posted: 11/28/2015 1:50:29 PM EDT
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IIRC, the anchor shot was edited out of the network tv broadcasts. Eta:  http://youtu.be/btjBvrly2aI
Err...did S&W make a 6 shot 1911 back then? Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Sean Connery. Without a doubt. I remember going to see Dr. No when it came out. No one knew who James Bond was yet. Connery set the standard. A gentleman, smart, suave, lady's man, but a killer. In Dr. No, when he shot the guy that tried to shoot him in the bed, the bad guy fell face down. Then Bond shot him again in the back, just as an anchor shot. We had never seen a "hero" do such a thing. It was a turning point in movie heroes. That's an interesting point. Having first seen that movie in the 1980s, I hadn't considered it in the context of 1962 fare. IIRC, the anchor shot was edited out of the network tv broadcasts. Eta: http://youtu.be/btjBvrly2aI
Err...did S&W make a 6 shot 1911 back then? And that all happened after he just nailed a hot chick (Twice!) that he knew was a spy and was having people come to arrest her in a few minutes. |
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Posted: 11/28/2015 2:08:38 PM EDT
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Sean Connery. IMO Daniel Craig may be badass, but he isn't suave like Sean Connery or Roger Moore, or even Pierce Brosnan. Fleming's bond wasn't all that suave though....Craig is an asshole, but he Really nails Ian Fleming's character |
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Posted: 11/28/2015 2:11:04 PM EDT
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1 Sean Connery, the definitive James Bond
2 Roger Moore, brought the smart-assed attitude and did it well 3 Pierce Brosnan, more mannered, kept the smart-assed attitude going and brought some cold-bloodedness 3 Daniel Craig, even more cold-blooded but has neither the class nor sophistication of the previous 4 This space intentionally left blank 5 David Niven, class act, played the parody well 6 Barry Nelson, before my time 7 This space intentionally left blank 8 George Lazenby, not as bad as is said to be but had a lot of better actors to be compared to 9 This space intentionally left blank 10 Timothy Dalton, performed well in other roles, The Lion in Winter for example, was heads and shoulders above one of the greats (Anthony Hopkins who was positively wooden), fell on his ass here |
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Posted: 11/28/2015 4:42:34 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I really like Timothy Dalton, to be honest. Ditto. |
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