Is it just me or does he look more like Gregory House holding a gun than Daniel Craig/James Bond there?
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I enjoyed the first couple of Craigs' "Bond" movies. Looking forward to this one. Connery, Lazenby, Moore, Dalton, Brosnan and now Craig. Lazenby and Dalton were both total busts, Lousy, lousy choices. Roger Moore at least could play with a little tongue-in-cheek. but his last couple were embarrassing as he 'walked' through them, needed a walking stick though! I liked Brosnan, did a fine job in the tradition. Connery was the first and a lot say the best, but I'm leaning Brosnans' way. Craigs' Bond is a little more serious, good action and decent story lines make up for it though. An old anecdote was: When Diana Rigg was the "Bond Girl" she hated Lazenby so much that she'd chew garlic before any romantic scenes.
Dalton was probably closest to Fleming's vision, so I don't see how anyone could call him horrendous. I know Roger Moore has many fans, but I don't see it. A little bit of camp might fit into the Bond universe, but they took it entirely too far during his tenure. I never cared for Brosnan after Goldeneye, and I probably only like that one because of everything but Brozzer. Sean in "Dr. No", "From Russia with Love" and "Thunderball" are still the standard by which the rest should be judged. I consciously left out "Goldfinger" because I believe Connery visibly mails in parts of that movie. He returns to his earlier form for "Thunderball", but then regresses beyond the point of no-return in "You only live Twice". He's still somewhat enjoyable in his return for "Diamonds are Forever", but part of that is the fact that the movie moves perilously close to self-parody without ever crossing over into it entirely. So my enjoyment of that movie finds itself on a very different level from the aforementioned three, which I consider the apex of the entire series.
Dalton in The Living Daylights is the benchmark by which all Bonds should be judged. Not his fault he got two of the lousier scripts. The series was in a pretty bad way at the end of the Moore era. GoldenEye really revitalised it.
I think a bit of nuance is required here. To me, there are two very distinct Bonds. The literally Bond, whose closest approximation in the movies is indeed Dalton, and the cinematic Bond, who was defined by Connery's early performances. I admire both, but I would say the cinematic Bond has been far more important to the longevity of the movie franchise.
I guess that's a fair call. It's just I have always disliked the Connery character for lacking any sort of depth or pathos. Dalton captured that fallability far more effectively.
It's not Timothy Dalton's fault he only got two shots at Bond because of legal issues that put the series on hold for six years. He was solid in both films he did and would have continued to grow larger in the role. His two Bonds were a welcome relief from the Roger Moore "comedies" and the darker, more realistic tone was appreciated by a lot of us. What a shame his run was so short. And I'm tired of George Lazenby getting bashed again and again. Yes -- even at this late date it still takes a while to get used to seeing him when watching On Her Majesty's Secret Service, but that Bond picture is one of the best in character and writing and more than survives the presence of Lazenby. It was George's curse that he had to follow the perfection of Connery, yet to brush OHMSS as nothing but a curiousity in the canon is wrong. Frankly, it's one of the Top 5 James Bond movies ever.
I'll stand by my assessments. Connery, the first and a benchmark. Even as noted he walked through some of it. Lazenby never was an actor. Some of his other movies were so sad. Dalton was a fill in and never did it for me. Moore, I liked the tongue in cheek, not so serious side But he was embarrassingly too old and slow in the last couple. Brosnan, a combination of action and humour, some good Bond movies there. Craig now bring a really gritty, and much welcomed side to Bond. As always you're all entitled to your opinions, however wrong they are..
You got a point, but at the same time I think she's such a good actress that it slips your mind when you are watching the movies.