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Depends how good the new film and new actor turn out to be...
The support for Connery didn't 'disappear' with the arrival of Lazenby, did it? Or with the arrival of Moore for that matter.
Craig has got staying power as Bond and as I said, the new actor had better be bloody good!
However, he has progressively given less interesting and nuanced performances since then. Like his predecessor before him, he noticeably peaked in his first film as far as I am concerned. A lot of that had to do with the complexity of the narrative (which played to his strengths as an actor) and the exceptional direction, but a lot of that was Craig as well. The intensity (almost controlled aggressiveness) that he brought in both CR and QoS has been missing since. That is something he does better than anyone. He is not so good in the suave dept. however, where he comes across a little 'forced' compared to the best of his predecessors.
I agree with you however that how he is viewed in the history books will depend on how good the next actor is.
I happen to believe that if the next actor can bring a little more natural style and suaveness as well as a little bit of edginess, then Craig will be quickly forgotten as 'Bond'. However, his earlier and better films will still be remembered as the classics that they are and he will always be known as the 'reboot Bond' regardless.
Connery doesn't count because he was the original. Every Bond since then has dropped off in popularity once they exitted the role, I have no reason to believe that the same thing won't happen to Craig. I think we are already starting to see a backlash after SP with Craig's rather unappreciative comments in the press. What goes up must come down, I guess.
I think most rational thinking people can see that Craig's press comments were taken completely out of context.
The other thing with the Craig film's is that I think they will stand the test of time.
He's made four quality Bond films.
The only actor I can think of who would give Craig a run for his money would be Michael Fassbender.
I actually think Fassbender would be far superior as a total package.
Yeah, the tides are turning quickly. It just goes to show, no one can stay at the top forever.
As long as he had a good script to work with. He'd need one of Casino Royale's quality.
As long as he had a good script to work with. He'd need one of Casino Royale's quality.
wow, if Fass was in CR, that would have been amazing!!
1) Donald Pleasence was the worst Blofeld.
Telly was great, Charles was enjoyably camp, and Christoph was appropriately sinister. The guy whose face we never saw was totally competent and in control. Donald, however, looked ridiculous yet humorless, completely non-threatening, and totally incompetent. I can't believe he's a threat to Bond, even YOLT Bond. I can't believe that he could make his scheme work. And I can't even believe he could inspire enough confidence in his underlings to not have been killed by them years before the events of his film. Awful. They should have gone with that Santa-looking Czech guy who was fired before Donald took the part. He couldn't have been worse. This guy looks, talks, and acts like a disturbed, simple, harmless person you would elect not to sit next to on a train. Nothing more.
2) Jeffrey Wright is not a good Felix.
Well, sometimes he is. But much of the time he's trying so goddamn hard to be cool it's embarrassing to watch. He acts like teenage virgin boys do in the presence of girls they think they have a shot with. Awful. On the plane in QOS, he can't look at a photo on a phone in a normal way, no, he has to do it in the coolest way he can imagine. CR: "Hold the fruit". His whole drink ordering is stupid and ridiculous. He's like Jack Lord's giant sunglasses have come to life and been cast as Felix Leiter. He is just god-awful at times. And Wright's a good actor. I don't understand why he's doing this. KNOCK IT OFF, JEFF
3) I've seen TWINE three and a half and a half and a half times, and can't imagine another attempt.
What a piece of crap. Everything in this movie sucks, but I'll use one scene to illustrate what's wrong with it (and most of the Brosnan era).
In a lame comedic scene, Pierce Brosnan is presented with an implausibly mission-specific gadget that will save his life not long after. Fair enough, that's been done many times. They go a bit further than normal here, of course, with "R" acting like a buffoon while demonstrating it, but still, no harm done.
Then it's used, and saves Pierce Brosnan and Elektra from an avalanche. Okay. Great. But the jacket was set up in a comedic way, it's an obviously ridiculous gadget, and so the scene where it's used calls for levity. For a joke. Or for having sex in the jacket bubble or something. It's what Sean and Rodge would have done. But no, in TWINE, the inside-the-anti-avalanche-jacket scene is one of the most melodramatic moments of the series, where Pierce Brosnan pleads with Elektra to look into his eyes, and WE WILL SURVIVE, and oh-this-is-so-very-serious-this-avalanche-jacket-situation.
No understanding of tone, or when to be funny, or when to be serious. They set up a joke, and pay it off with telenovela-level drama. Cringeworthy.
I'm completely in agreement. A load of drivel imho.
I agree on both points.
Sean Connery doesn't count because he is the first one and everyone is compared to him he set the bar on how Bond should be portrayed.
And i agree that except Sean Connery all the other successful Bond actors loose their popularity once they quit, not completely but there is definitely a fall.
Now there is also a good point in waiting how the Next film and Bond actor does.
If he is a huge hit then Craig won't be that Intouchable anymore.
Now there is another factor and that's familiarity with Craig's portrayal
Lets say the next Bond is a huge success and its very similar to Craig's portrayal then Craig will still be beloved maybe not as much as now but he could be seen as the new bar for the next actors.
But if its very different and goes all smooth, cool, very ladies man guy and he succeds then Craig's popularity will go down on a bigger scale.
Craig might be opening a new phase for Bond and maybe he then will be seen as new Sean Connery for the next generations.
From 1962- 2002 : the Cool Bond phase where Connery set the bar
Now Craig from 2006- to probably another 40 years will set the realistic Bond phase, that means no other reboot till another 5 actors pass after him and now Craig is setting the Bar.
With looking for Bond actors who have a certain similarity to his portrayal.
So maybe we won't ever go back to the Bond before the reboot.
When Bond number 12 comes in I could see another reboot with a whole new take on bond and actor number 12 will open a new timeline and set the bar for his succesors.
I'm not sure how many know that Plenty was played by the late Natalie Wood's sister, Lana.
I don't like her either. But she is not the worst Bond girl. I think I prefer her to the main one. Now she is annoying.
I've seen Tony Rome a few days ago and Jill St. John does a much better job in that one, although it's still not brilliant. She just makes a better match next to another American (Sinatra in this case) than next to a Scot.
Especially because it was Pierce the one who was wrong and it speaks not so nice about him that a Bond girl didn't have a good experience with him especially the wife of a Bond fan gives him a bitt of a bad Rep
Its a bitt of a bummer that my favorite Bond actor wasnt a gentleman with one of hid Bond girls.
Even Sean Connery with his short Temper against Harry Saltzman and Cubby was loved by all of his Bond girls and all speak very dearly about him( Sean Connery). Meanwhile Pierce joins the club of Lazenby and Roger who had a Bond girl that had a bad relationship eith them of screen.
Pierce with Teri Hatcher, Roger Moore with Grace Jones and Lazenby with Diana Rigg
I think Madonna got in a bit of a huff with PB too when he, jokingly, started singing 'Like a Virgin' on set!
But in that case it was Madonna who was wrong and taking herself too seriously since Pierce was just joking so no big deal there.
With Teri hatcher it was lack of patience from his part.
Yes I know.