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  • mcdonbbmcdonbb deep in the Heart of Texas
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    DaltonCraig007 wrote: »
    Ejiofor is a very good actor (Children of Men, 12 Years A Slave, Inside Man, American Gangster), but Idris Elba blows him out of the water in terms of charisma.

    Yea I agree too ...I'm a fan of Elba... would like to see him in more action roles and with his own accent.
  • CommanderRossCommanderRoss The bottom of a pitch lake in Eastern Trinidad, place called La Brea
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    I don't get it, the same people discarding Hunnam because of lack of Charisma promote Hiddleston. If there's one candidate, in my eyes, lacking Charisma it's him. The Jag add for me underlines this. He doesn't come over as a guy on top of his game. He comes over as a poser to me.

    Hunnam looks very young, so it's probably too early anywhay, and he smiles perhaps a bit too easily, but that trailer of Arthur is rather convincing if you ask me.
  • talos7talos7 New Orleans
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    No doubt, "Charisma" is a subjective quality.
  • RC7RC7
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    CommanderRoss wrote: »
    I don't get it, the same people discarding Hunnam because of lack of Charisma promote Hiddleston. If there's one candidate, in my eyes, lacking Charisma it's him. The Jag add for me underlines this. He doesn't come over as a guy on top of his game. He comes over as a poser to me.

    Hunnam looks very young, so it's probably too early anywhay, and he smiles perhaps a bit too easily, but that trailer of Arthur is rather convincing if you ask me.

    Craig was a welcome change of gear, but if we're seriously seeing people like Hunnam or Ejiofor as contenders then we're basically saying come one, come all. I think they should make a concerted effort to go traditional with the next Bond. It would be a nice two fingers to the Guardianista types who are so obsessed with cultural iconoclasm.
  • Mendes4LyfeMendes4Lyfe The long road ahead
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    RC7 wrote: »
    CommanderRoss wrote: »
    I don't get it, the same people discarding Hunnam because of lack of Charisma promote Hiddleston. If there's one candidate, in my eyes, lacking Charisma it's him. The Jag add for me underlines this. He doesn't come over as a guy on top of his game. He comes over as a poser to me.

    Hunnam looks very young, so it's probably too early anywhay, and he smiles perhaps a bit too easily, but that trailer of Arthur is rather convincing if you ask me.

    Craig was a welcome change of gear, but if we're seriously seeing people like Hunnam or Ejiofor as contenders then we're basically saying come one, come all. I think they should make a concerted effort to go traditional with the next Bond. It would be a nice two fingers to the Guardianista types who are so obsessed with cultural iconoclasm.

    I agree.
  • zebrafishzebrafish <°)))< in Octopussy's garden in the shade
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    Why would Hunnam not be "traditional"? Because he's young or because he doesn't look like Fleming's vision of Bond, i.e. Hoagy Carmichael?
  • RC7RC7
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    zebrafish wrote: »
    Why would Hunnam not be "traditional"? Because he's young or because he doesn't look like Fleming's vision of Bond, i.e. Hoagy Carmichael?

    He's too surfer dude to me.
  • talos7talos7 New Orleans
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    One thing that all of the Bonds to date have share is a good voice; Like so many young actors today, Hunnam does not possess this.
  • bondjamesbondjames You were expecting someone else?
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    He's somewhat forgettable imho. Like I said, I rented a few of his films to see what the fuss about when his name was thrown out here. Decent enough, but no Bond imho.
  • RC7RC7
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    talos7 wrote: »
    One thing that all of the Bonds to date have share is a good voice; Like so many young actors today, Hunnam does not possess this.

    Completely agree. This is where someone like Hiddleston gets another tick IMO.
  • ClarkDevlinClarkDevlin Martinis, Girls and Guns
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    The same can be said to all of the "candidates".
  • talos7talos7 New Orleans
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    Well then, time to look elsewhere. ;) But, Hiddleston does have a strong voice.
  • mcdonbbmcdonbb deep in the Heart of Texas
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    RC7 wrote: »
    talos7 wrote: »
    One thing that all of the Bonds to date have share is a good voice; Like so many young actors today, Hunnam does not possess this.

    Completely agree. This is where someone like Hiddleston gets another tick IMO.

    Agreed. The Beniffer-like relationship with Swift is a tad annoying but he still has my vote.

    Swifttleson
  • bondjamesbondjames You were expecting someone else?
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    mcdonbb wrote: »
    RC7 wrote: »
    talos7 wrote: »
    One thing that all of the Bonds to date have share is a good voice; Like so many young actors today, Hunnam does not possess this.

    Completely agree. This is where someone like Hiddleston gets another tick IMO.

    Agreed. The Beniffer-like relationship with Swift is a tad annoying but he still has my vote.

    Swifttleson
    Please don't remind me of that debacle. Imagine if they make a movie together. Gigli 2.
  • Mendes4LyfeMendes4Lyfe The long road ahead
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    I don't agree that Hiddle has a nice voice. I much prefer Aidan Turner's voice.
  • talos7talos7 New Orleans
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    Really? I'm shocked ;)
  • SzonanaSzonana Mexico
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    ClarkDevlin wrote: »
    The same can be said to all of the "candidates".

    That's true. It's strange how non of the actors of this generation has a voice which is special or good enough for Bond but if we get picky with that we will never find the next Bond.

    This is how id rank the actors only by voice

    1 Sean Connery by just saying one word you can identify his voice. Its a heads turning voice.

    I was at the designing 007 exhibition and at the casino section they played many if the casino scenes i was checking a specific costume or picture and whenever Connnery's scene was playing by just listening to his Bond, James Bond right awaybinturned to watch tge video.

    2 Pierce Brosnan a very nice mix between soft and deep, maybe his voice is not as powerful as Connery's but its a voice that does the trick when it comes to seducing the Bond girls.

    3 Daniel Craig- very deep and commanding, the way he closed Casino Royale with the Bond entry was perfect.

    4 Roger Moore- I don't like much his voice but it's definitely distinctive and perfect for the Bond movies he was in.

    5 Timothy Dalton-Very good voice but lacks distinctivness, its not a voice that you distinguish right away.

    6 George Lazenby- Very high pitch voice but like Moore its distinctive.

  • ClarkDevlinClarkDevlin Martinis, Girls and Guns
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    None of the actors have either looks or the deep and distinguished masculine voice, which is why I am not enthusiastic to see either of them taking on the role.
  • mcdonbbmcdonbb deep in the Heart of Texas
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    bondjames wrote: »
    mcdonbb wrote: »
    RC7 wrote: »
    talos7 wrote: »
    One thing that all of the Bonds to date have share is a good voice; Like so many young actors today, Hunnam does not possess this.

    Completely agree. This is where someone like Hiddleston gets another tick IMO.

    Agreed. The Beniffer-like relationship with Swift is a tad annoying but he still has my vote.

    Swifttleson
    Please don't remind me of that debacle. Imagine if they make a movie together. Gigli 2.

    :-& ...point taken.
  • RC7RC7
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    ClarkDevlin wrote: »
    None of the actors have either looks or the deep and distinguished masculine voice, which is why I am not enthusiastic to see either of them taking on the role.

    Hiddleston has the voice.
  • ClarkDevlinClarkDevlin Martinis, Girls and Guns
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    RC7 wrote: »
    ClarkDevlin wrote: »
    None of the actors have either looks or the deep and distinguished masculine voice, which is why I am not enthusiastic to see either of them taking on the role.

    Hiddleston has the voice.
    Matter of perspective. However, as I said, I won't say 'No' to Hiddleston. But, I am not excited about it, either. If any of those candidates become Bond, I'll be just neutral and see what they can do in the final outcome. That's my take.
  • mcdonbbmcdonbb deep in the Heart of Texas
    edited August 2016 Posts: 4,116
    ClarkDevlin wrote: »
    RC7 wrote: »
    ClarkDevlin wrote: »
    None of the actors have either looks or the deep and distinguished masculine voice, which is why I am not enthusiastic to see either of them taking on the role.

    Hiddleston has the voice.
    Matter of perspective. However, as I said, I won't say 'No' to Hiddleston. But, I am not excited about it, either. If any of those candidates become Bond, I'll be just neutral and see what they can do in the final outcome. That's my take.

    That's fair. And to be honest none of the names have hit me as great names. I've enjoyed Craig but not so much SP and I've never been able to shake the slash wrist comment either.

    If we could take Turner's look, Hiddleston's acting, and Hardy's physicality and intensity and mesh it all into one guy then maybe we might have our man.
  • ClarkDevlinClarkDevlin Martinis, Girls and Guns
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    mcdonbb wrote: »
    If we could take Turner's look, Hiddleston's acting, and Hardy's physicality and intensity and mesh it all into one guy then maybe we might have our man.
    That'd be it, @mcdonbb.
  • mcdonbbmcdonbb deep in the Heart of Texas
    edited August 2016 Posts: 4,116
    ClarkDevlin wrote: »
    mcdonbb wrote: »
    If we could take Turner's look, Hiddleston's acting, and Hardy's physicality and intensity and mesh it all into one guy then maybe we might have our man.
    That'd be it, @mcdonbb.

    :D

  • dominicgreenedominicgreene The Eternal QOS Defender
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    I think my top pick would have to be Christian Bale. Maybe it's possible, Roger was 45 in LALD. Age is even less of a concern nowadays.
  • sirseanisbondsirseanisbond
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    dominicgreene wrote: »
    I think my top pick would have to be Christian Bale. Maybe it's possible, Roger was 45 in LALD. Age is even less of a concern nowadays.

    Just like the Henry Cavill argument, its hard to be both Bond and Superman, its just as hard to be Bond and Batman. That said, I's still love to see Cavill play Bond, because his Superman isn't really working out...
  • talos7talos7 New Orleans
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    On a different note, I saw this picture of Clint Eastwood and it struck me, how cool would it have been to have him play Felix Leiter against Sean's Bond?

    [img][/img]Clint%20cool_zpsudbaguyh.jpg
  • ClarkDevlinClarkDevlin Martinis, Girls and Guns
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    I suggested that to someone before! ;)
  • talos7talos7 New Orleans
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    Suuure you did :D
  • ClarkDevlinClarkDevlin Martinis, Girls and Guns
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    Imagine those two taking on an army of goons... I don't think the manly action would have ever been the same...
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