And the new James Bond is... - Page 3

samjjones · #1 10-11-2005, 05:32 PM

Timothy Dalton's portrayal (despite having two lackluster scripts to work with) was actually closest to Fleming's text. Some of Moore's Bond movies were fine (notably "The Spy Who Loved Me"), but overall, Connery's PWNS Moore, to use the popular vernacular.

imported_The Vibesman · #2 10-14-2005, 11:11 AM

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Timothy Dalton's portrayal (despite having two lackluster scripts to work with) was actually closest to Fleming's text. Some of Moore's Bond movies were fine (notably "The Spy Who Loved Me"), but overall, Connery's PWNS Moore, to use the popular vernacular.

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Connery and Dalton were the best for me. I thought Dalton was the most intense Bond since Connery. I did think that Brosnan was growing into the part.

This Craig guy was good but ultra-weird in Road to Perdition.

Blarg · #3 10-11-2005, 06:11 PM

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They need to clone Moore and continue using him. I personally like Connery more as an actor but Moore is more true to Fleming's bond I think.

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He does have the snobby edge, but otherwise, Fleming's Bond always seemed quite serious to me, and Moore is anything but serious.

JackWilson · #4 10-11-2005, 05:17 PM

This guy was quite good in Layer Cake as previously mentioned. I'm curious - who were the others considered to be candidates for the role? He just doesn't really strike me as Bond.

samjjones · #5 10-11-2005, 05:18 PM

According to various things I have read, both Hugh Jackman and Clive Owen turned it down. The final two were Craig and some guy named Henry Cavill (who coincidentally was one of the finalists for the new Superman).

Chris Daddy Cool · #6 10-11-2005, 05:30 PM

julian mcmahan from nip/tuck was said to be in the front running too for a while.

JackWilson · #7 10-11-2005, 05:47 PM

Hmmm...I'm thinking (and this is obviously up for debate)

1. Clive Owen
2. Craig Davids
3. Hugh Jackman
4. Jude Law

So all in all not too bad then

swede123 · #8 10-11-2005, 05:19 PM

Clive Owen, Hugh Jackman, Jude Law, to name three well known people.

Personally I think Owen would be OK, though he might be a bit grim for the role as the carefree super agent.

Swede

lem45216 · #9 10-11-2005, 05:44 PM

Hmm, can't say i've seen any of his films. In that photo though he looks like a bit of a geezer, which will make a nice change. Rather him than some poncey bond like Jude Law or Orlando Bloom.

Blarg · #10 10-11-2005, 06:18 PM

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Hmm, can't say i've seen any of his films. In that photo though he looks like a bit of a geezer, which will make a nice change. Rather him than some poncey bond like Jude Law or Orlando Bloom.

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Or even the last one, whom my friends and I joke looks like a twerp that our grandmothers could beat up. He can pull off classy just fine, but is absolutely unconvincing as a threatening physical presence. His shoulders are narrow, he's got skinny arms, and his chest is practically concave.

I'm much more partial to the Connery mold of an impeccably polished ape in a suit. When he threatened to break a girl's arm, you got the feeling he wasn't kidding. For all his sophistication, he had a job to do and would do what it took to get it done. There was an undertone of scariness to Connery's Bond.