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I'd say it's the opposite of laughable. The Craig era is the only one which actually addresses Bond's age directly. He's not a 57 year old masquerading as a younger man, he's an older man. That's why, for me, it's far from being a problem.
He started looking his age with TWINE. In DAD he looked good for a middle aged man with a beer gut.
He tries and gives effort in anything I've seen him do.
That's also the problem: I can see his effort.
And physically, although very handsome, I found him to be unthreatening. He was a movie actor throwing light weight punches, through and through.
Saying all of that, I always feel guilty going negative about the man since he was always classy and genuine. It appeared as if he truly loved the character of Bond. And to date, he is, like Roger before him, a great ambassador for the franchise (even after his knee-capping).
He's supposed to be about three years younger than DC, which is fine. I don't mind an older Bond as long as they recognise that, which to this point they have.
True. But still it's stretching credibility if he stays in the role for too long. I want him to do Bond 25 for many reasons, providing it is his last. One of them is the apparent lack of a credible successor.
And no offense to anyone but I often find reading this thread depressing.
Today, people even at the age of 60 can achieve wonders. Just look at Liam Neeson or Sylvester Stallone. They surely don't look their age to me... Compared to what we're used to with the look of the age that's fixated from our believed image that dates back to thirty/forty years ago.
And I find it strange that you talk of a crusade I'm apparently leading and a big one no less: I said time and again here and elsewhere on the forum that in spite of my reservations concerning his age I prefer that Craig returns for one more.
I'm not saying Bond should be a 50 year old aging spy, by all means. Bond should remain somewhere around 37-47. These things can easily be pulled off by actors who are older than that age by look the part convincingly. Moore was ages ago. It's a whole new and different game, today. Casting a certain 30 year old with a baby face or a male model template really doesn't match the persona of Bond who's a rugged and rough around the edges despite his sophistication (more so in certain portrayals than the others). He has to look like a veteran 00-agent who, prior to that prefix, had some time and extreme experience in the field as a normal agent. And he 00-prefix has to provide him that wisdom and knowledge, so he'd be familiar with the wear and tear that goes on out there in the field like the back of his hand.
That said, I agree with you that Craig is starting to show his age. That was covered to an extent in Spectre, but a certain make-up didn't do him justice in Skyfall. He looked like someone who legitimately hit the age of 55 or something (by today's average standards). I wouldn't mind if Craig returns, but I also don't mind a change of an actor who definitely looks the part and has the acting chops, too. Can you imagine, for example, someone like Eddie Redmayne in the role of Bond? I certainly couldn't.
Train, get in shape and be careful next time.
Ultimately this is a younger man's game, if you want the physicality. I am not interested in seeing Bond ageing. It was done once in SF (and also in NSNA) and that should be where it's left.
However, as long as the actor both looks the part and convincingly delivers the acting performance quite well, I don't mind if he's 50, so to speak. I also happen to love NSNA, so no issues there with me. That Bond was no different than the Bond of the John Pearson, John Gardner and Raymond Benson books.
Maybe the pool is wider than one would think. You know on this thread I've been so far unconvinced. I've been desperately every English melodrama miniseries and series my wife watches looking for a potential future Bond. I should go back and watch what's on the stage but with a young child it's difficult.
I think we can definitely get 2 more CraigBond's.
Just a shame they couldn't bring BOND25 to the end of 2018,then it would definitely work.
Agreed.
True around 42 I beleive was the oldest he was in the novels
Ihmo, if it wasnt under fleming it doesnt count but okay.
The continuation novels are not canon, surely. I consider them glorified fanfics but they're not Fleming in any case so not references.
This. I mean, it's not as if Fleming never dropped the ball. I rate some of the Gardner and Benson books higher than at least TSWLM. DAF and GF too.
I'm not too keen on a Bond actor in his 50s either. I would have objected to Moore in his later years (despite being a big fan) if I was old enough and if we had the internet then too.
It's different for Cruise and the like because they embody the series they star in.
In contrast and because I've grown up with it, I've always seen 'Bond' as the character, and not the 'actor as Bond', who I see as temporary and transient. So ideally I'd like them to be in their early 30s to late 40's, unless they age especially well and can hide it, which few do. Brosnan, for example, could have possibly done a few more.
Hear hear!