Daniel Craig as the new James Bond.

[andyfox]

Just saw him in Munich. He doesn't look too much younger than Brosnan.

[ClaytonN]

To me, there's something wrong with a Bond who's able to do the most insane [censored] with the little smirk on his face. I see no bad-ass or ruggedness at all w/ Brosnan, which made movies like the Bourne Identity make me stop watching Bond w/ Brosnan.

James Bond should be a bad motherfucka that could whoop your ass and do secret agent [censored] at the same time, not a preppy little british man who looks more fit for a wine tasting party than a spy mission.

[asofel]

well said Clatyon...after watching L4yer Cake, I think the new Bond will do just fine...

[Blarg]

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To me, there's something wrong with a Bond who's able to do the most insane [censored] with the little smirk on his face. I see no bad-ass or ruggedness at all w/ Brosnan, which made movies like the Bourne Identity make me stop watching Bond w/ Brosnan.

James Bond should be a bad motherfucka that could whoop your ass and do secret agent [censored] at the same time, not a preppy little british man who looks more fit for a wine tasting party than a spy mission.

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Exactly. Brosnan is so spectacularly wimpy, with such startlingly narrow shoulders, that he's almost funny because of that before he even opens his mouth. As a badass, he's a total non-starter. I seriously think there's hardly anybody on OOT who couldn't kick his ass.

Bond needs to have some of that special forces aspect to him, that this is a guy who is seriously trained and has every intention of completing his mission come hell or high water, no matter who or what gets in the way. Smart, but unquestionably dangerous. A guy you really don't want to unload on you at all. A man you do not want to make mad.

Somebody whose morality you might even question or find a little cruel, if you forget that not only is he trying to do his job for his country and save lives, but that he believes in that job utterly, 100%, and is not about to be dissuaded by anything that gets thrown up in front of him. A little fanatical? Yeah. But definitely a part of his job, and a job that actually has no place at all for someone who isn't completely committed down to the soles of his shoes. An intelligent monster. An ape in a suit. The contrast is what makes him interesting.

Guys like Moore and Brosnan have no contrast. They're pussies. What you see is what you get.