You can't take James Bond personally. Although I'm happy West lost out, a little, to get McNutty back.(He mostly plays drunk, womanizing cads with vulnerable hearts, ftr.) Spies lie all the time...why wouldn't somebody with a criminal resume play one...I'm worried about letting folks that innocent on the streets, you know?
Can't any one of your damn little Scooby club at least try to remember that I hate you all?
Spike ,'Get It Done'
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erikaj - Feb 22, 2006 4:35:15 am PST #606 of 10001
Always Anti-fascist!
Calli - Feb 22, 2006 4:42:16 am PST #607 of 10001
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
BBC America's been running episodes of The Saint (Simon Templar played by Roger Moore). He steals from rich bad guys and keeps it all for himself, while frequently wearing these amazing beruffled shirts. I watched an entire episode just for the costume changes (and, as I understand it, Moore designed his own character's wardrobe). It's something of a leap from that to Die Another Day, but Moore did have 9 years to let people forget.
Timothy Dalton was probably my favorite Bond. I understand that this makes me something of a heretic, but I'm ok with that.
bon bon - Feb 22, 2006 4:55:19 am PST #608 of 10001
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
I also really liked Dalton. I thought Brosnan was like a parody of Bond-- for god's sake, his first role was as an actor hired to play a smooth investigator! What's more, I never found Sean Connery sexy-- isn't young Connery similarly joli-laid?
Volans - Feb 22, 2006 5:11:07 am PST #609 of 10001
move out and draw fire
I really liked Dalton, but I hated those movies. Brosnan isn't Bond, and never was. He was like Bond Lite or something.
Some of the Moore movies were decent, but since I started watching Bond with Moore, I never got the whole Bond fandom thing.
Lazenby, anyone?
Frankenbuddha - Feb 22, 2006 5:17:06 am PST #610 of 10001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
And the prettiest, fey-est Timothy Dalton evar. His film debut, no less, and he plays all three princes like marionettes.
Also Hopkins', who played Richard.
I thought Brosnan was like a parody of Bond-- for god's sake, his first role was as an actor hired to play a smooth investigator!
First starring role, but he'd already appeared in a small but significant role in THE LONG GOOD FRIDAY by that point.
§ ita § - Feb 22, 2006 5:23:37 am PST #611 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
He had nine credits before Remington Steele and five before The Long Good Friday.
I like Bosnan's Bond. If we weren't going to get a Conneryesque Bond (and I don't think he's laid (well, maybe here, but I think he was a weathered but goodlooking guy)), I think Dalton does the smooth a lot better than Moore who lacked all menace for me. I did love the pretty, but then I learnt of true pretty, and other Bonds.
Fred Pete - Feb 22, 2006 5:29:20 am PST #612 of 10001
Ann, that's a ferret.
Lazenby, anyone?
Could have been one of the greats. On Her Majesty's Secret Service may be my favorite Bond.
Frankenbuddha - Feb 22, 2006 5:39:38 am PST #613 of 10001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Could have been one of the greats. On Her Majesty's Secret Service may be my favorite Bond.
Liked the movie, think Lazenby was a mannequin, but love, love, LOVE Diana Rigg. She makes up for a lot.
erikaj - Feb 22, 2006 6:19:42 am PST #614 of 10001
Always Anti-fascist!
Doesn't she always?
Matt the Bruins fan - Feb 22, 2006 6:24:01 am PST #615 of 10001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
I liked Brosnan's performances as Bond, but felt the movies around him were largely crap (with the exception of Judi Dench, of course). Despite liking him I'm fine with Craig in the role as well.