James Blond

Le Rouge · November 16, 2006, 03:26:39 PM

So, I hope to catch the new Bond this weekend. I realy am looking forward for it.
Of all Bonds, my favorite was Timothy Dalton. He was a hard type, closed, suffering (reminded me of "the spy who came back from the cold", in a way). Not so glamorous like Moore and not so shiny like Connrey. I hope Blondy will deliver the same message.

Anonymous · November 16, 2006, 04:08:45 PM

Mmmm, funny how tastes differ. I thought TD was utter rubbish. Sean is still the best to me.

Blunt · November 16, 2006, 07:32:27 PM

Quote from: BlueBall;163266Mmmm, funny how tastes differ. I thought TD was utter rubbish. Sean is still the best to me.

:withstupid:

Brosnan wasn't bad either

A Twig · November 16, 2006, 08:56:10 PM

Booked in to see it tomorrow. To be entirely honest I didn't think any of the Bonds were that good. Connery was too arrogant, less said about Moore the better, Brosnan was passable until the films became horrifically bad - Tommorw Never Dies being ok, but a steep slope from there...

Will be nice to see a "proper" bond - although still think it should have been Clive Owen...

Blunt · November 16, 2006, 09:41:46 PM

Clive Owen?

Bill Owen would've been better

exhibit 1

exhibit 2

exhibit 3

I rest my case M'Lud

GhostMjr · November 17, 2006, 02:00:02 AM

I went to my local cinema tonight and it was sold out for all three showings and tomorrow its pretty booked up too. Maybe next week i will be able to see it.

Carr0t · November 17, 2006, 10:54:55 AM

Quote from: BlueBall;163266Mmmm, funny how tastes differ. I thought TD was utter rubbish. Sean is still the best to me.

Gotta agree with LeRouge on this one. I thought Timothy Dalton was one of the best Bonds, closely followed by Pierce Brosnan. Dalton put Bond across as a bit more of a git. The kind of guy who would hunt you down and torture you slowly on a personal vendetta if you annoyed him, rather than just a suave gentleman whose job happened to include killing people.

Connery is one of my least liked Bonds (ignoring George Lazenby of course. On Her Majesty's Secret Service? They never made a movie of that did they?

). I just don't like the young Connery in anything. As an old man, in things like The Rock or Hunt For Red October, he is the ultimate dude, but when he was younger and playing Bond I just thought he came across as a greasy arroant twerp with too much Brylcream.

Benny · November 17, 2006, 02:03:27 PM

Wow, isn't that odd. I assumed everyone prefered Connery as is fashionable.

Moore had his good bits, the eyebrow, the delivery when the Bond films were all about humour and a big stunt. Live and Let Die - good film.

Brosnan was good, a bit grittier and having initially though Clive Owen as well I think the new geezer will be alright. He was ok in Layer Cake and by all accounts it's a bit rougher around the edges so I'm holding out hope for this one.

The Bond lowlight for me was Brosnan falling off the edge of the cliff in the ice dragster then reappearing using it's parachute and engine cover as a surf board......tripe.

However the motorbike off the cliff into the falling plane - pure brilliance.

ChimpBoy · November 17, 2006, 04:30:39 PM

I have to admit that I always really liked Tim Dalton - Living Daylights is one of my all time fave bond films. He was about the only one (pre Daniel Craig) who seemed like a proper professional assassin all the time (and lets not forget thats what Ian Fleming wrote him as).

Sean had his moments (that scene where he knows the guy has used all his shots up and just murders him in cold blood) and Brosnan got there sometimes when he wasn't advertising Omega watches. The less said about Moore and his 3 tv acting faces, the better.

Daniel Craig - aka "Bond Begins" Hurrah :clap:

I'm taking Smilodon out of his restraints and padded cell to see it next week, in the hope he'll be able to make it through a showing without any...unpleasantness :norty:

Carr0t · November 17, 2006, 04:40:52 PM

Quote from: ChimpBoy;163490I have to admit that I always really liked Tim Dalton - Living Daylights is one of my all time fave bond films. He was about the only one (pre Daniel Craig) who seemed like a proper professional assassin all the time (and lets not forget thats what Ian Fleming wrote him as).

That was the main reason I liked Dalton as well.

QuoteSean had his moments (that scene where he knows the guy has used all his shots up and just murders him in cold blood)

Which one was that? I don't recall it.

QuoteThe less said about Moore and his 3 tv acting faces, the better.

More doesn't act, it's all the eyebrow. It's a separate entity you know.

Le Rouge · November 18, 2006, 10:59:17 PM

Excellent, worth every (menny)penny, or Israeli Shekel in my case.

Has also at least a couple of hints/gestures to other films (not Bonds), let's dicuss it when you saw it...
:lightbulb:

smilodon · November 20, 2006, 08:29:30 AM

Quote from: Carr0t;163493Which one was that? I don't recall it.

QuoteThat's a Smith & Wesson, and you've had your six.

Dr No. (1962)

Professor Dent having fired all six shots into what he believes is a sleeping James Bond gets two in the chest from Bonds Walther

A Twig · November 20, 2006, 09:17:34 AM

Casino Royale - very good, very gritty, quite a bit darker, and definitely rougher. Go see it, can't wait for "part two"!!

Le Rouge · November 20, 2006, 11:49:59 AM

Quote from: A Twig;163829Casino Royale - very good, very gritty, quite a bit darker, and definitely rougher. Go see it, can't wait for "part two"!!

Have you noticed the gestures to Banlieue 13 and to Don't Look Now?

A Twig · November 20, 2006, 03:36:46 PM

There was the parkour scene which was pretty awesome. I assume that's what you mean?