Adrian Paul as Bond. Hey, he's got the Connery glower, smolder and gravely voice. He's putatively British. And gods know he can do schtick.
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Fred: It's the pictures in my mind that are getting me. It's like being stuck in a really bad movie with those Clockwork Orange clampy things on my eyeballs. Wesley: Why imagine? Reality's disturbing enough.
'Shells'
LotR - The Return of the King: "We named the *dog* 'Strider'".
Frodo: Please, what does it always mean, this... this "Aragorn"? Elrond: That's his name. Aragorn, son of Arathorn. Aragorn: I like "Strider." Elrond: We named the *dog* "Strider".
A discussion of Lord of the Rings - The Return of the King. If you're a pervy hobbit fancier, this is the place for you.
Anne W. - Mar 23, 2004 8:39:11 am PST #2354 of 3902
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
beekaytee - Mar 23, 2004 8:42:14 am PST #2355 of 3902
Compassionately intolerant
Adrian Paul! My greatest crush turned cautionary tale.
I should confess to my obsession with ponytails and swords...can't explain it. Just gotta give in to it.
And yet, having these to attributes in abundance cannot get me past Adrian's commentaries from the Highlander series, or his non-Highlander work. I guess being slavishly adored by geeky women (um...people I don't want to confess are...well...like ME) for so long can turn a fella's head. But MAN, his head is so turned as to nearly be twisted off his neck!
Still, he MIGHT could pull off the Bond thing if they made sure he had a sword nearby.
§ ita § - Mar 23, 2004 8:47:06 am PST #2356 of 3902
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I dunno. After Tracker, he's nothing to me.
Kathy A - Mar 23, 2004 9:00:07 am PST #2357 of 3902
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
Hehehe--I was just watching the BBC interview Dom and Billy before the Oscars (downloaded the clip last night), and Billy mentioned meeting Sean Connery the night before at Bob Shaye's big pre-Oscar party. The interviewer said something about how maybe he could play Bond ("and get another Scotsman in the part"), and Billy jokingly replied that Connery had given him some advice if he wanted the part. Dom immediately filled in the "advice": "Grow a few inches!"
Beverly - Mar 23, 2004 9:08:14 am PST #2358 of 3902
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
Tracker was indeed a nadir. So bad. So very, very bad.
I can see Billy doing adult roles, but Dom just still strikes me as "kid". I know Billy is considerably older, I guess he just brings that maturity to his roles as well.
Dana - Mar 23, 2004 9:36:07 am PST #2359 of 3902
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Yeah, Adrian Paul's utter inability to act as anyone other than Duncan McLeod would be a problem. Although it might be fun in the Bond series. Cutting off the heads of evil power-hungry madmen, constantly pulling a sword from under his tuxedo jacket, sleeping with every woman in sight (although Bond's probably got that part covered)...
sumi - Mar 23, 2004 9:37:31 am PST #2360 of 3902
Art Crawl!!!
Obviously Connery missed the MI-5 recruiting announcement about height.
But perhaps that doesn't work for MI-6?
Beverly - Mar 23, 2004 9:38:19 am PST #2361 of 3902
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
Well, I said schtick. Movie Bond has pretty much distilled to schtick, hasn't it?
Beverly - Mar 23, 2004 10:00:28 am PST #2362 of 3902
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
And in other news, I just feel like throwing a small tantrum. RotK is still in the local theatre, at least till Thursday night, and I'm plotting to see it at least once more.
But I really really want dvds nownnownow! so I can obsessively watch stuff, and, and extras! and...May's too far away.
Kathy A - Mar 23, 2004 10:08:25 am PST #2363 of 3902
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
It's better than August, though. I figure it'll show up at the bargain theaters sometime around Easter, and I'll go see it one more time there.