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I personally enjoy the grounded and sadistic villains in QoS far more. When Greene grabs that axe during the climax, he's wild-- like a cornered rat (as @Shardlake and I were recently discussing), and far more dangerous than the too-choreographed fight between Alec and Bond (where one of the actor's appears as if he's thrown a punch before, and the other was "acting")...
1. Goldeneye
2. The World is Not Enough
3. Tomorrow Never Dies
4. Quantum of Solace
5. Casino Royale
6. Die Another Day
7. Skyfall
8. Spectre
Brosnan looked like a natural athlete and fought very well, as did Bean, and it doesn't look too choreographed at all. Two equals going at it in a last ditch desperate attempt at beating the other. It's the one great scrap that was afforded during the Brosnan era though, which is a shame, as it was one that proved he could do it when directed well. IMO, respectfully, of course.
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It’s the one good fisticuffs in Brozza’s run.
Honestly, I think Vic Armstrong was the worst thing to happen to the Brosnan era.
I get your point, but I train/spar and box. In GE Bean moves like a fighter. Craig moves like a fighter. These guys look as if they’ve thrown real knuckles.
Brosnan’s blocks and punches and reactions were of a very choreographed actor, in my opinion.
And the way Brozzer threw his mitts were terrible until the end (when he hit the South African dude in DAD, he prolly would have broken his knuckles before he broke any noses)
I like the vehicular action in TND a lot, personally. But as far as fisticuffs go, the Brosnan era absolutely peaked right out the gate. A lot of that has to do with Campbell and the way he likes to shoot those scenes. The fight in GE has a lot in common with the stairwell fight in CR in terms of shot choices and camera movement.
Me too. It's a great way to stay fit.
The vehicular action in TND is one of its stronger points (the chase in the car park and the motorcycle chase), but the latter goes on far too long and both of them lack an almost ineffable magic.
John Glen, whatever you think of him as a director, made sure, from OHMSS through LTK, that the second unit captured the Bond magic in the action sequences.
Yep.
Bean’s usual accent is from Sheffield, in Yorkshire! It’s totally different. Worlds apart.
That’s like an Englishman saying American and Canadian accents are identical.
2) Casino Royale
3) Goldeneye
4) The World is Not Enough
5) Tomorrow Never Dies
6) Quantum Of Solace
7) Spectre
8) Die Another Day
But what difference does that make to the accent of the the character in the film, which is fine and consistent?
It doesn’t and Bean’s accent in the film was fine.
The comment was “Bean's accent/voice doesn't sound noticeably different from his normal voice / voice in other performances”.
That’s not true....Sheffield against ‘quintessential posh’ is worlds apart.
This highlights the point that Canadians (or other nationalities) can’t spot an English accent (fake or not).....and they really can’t. This comment was that Sheffield is the same as say Chelsea.
This is totally understandable. But it’s one of the reasons why I personally believe Bond/ British characters should always be played by a Brit actor.
Sorry - I thought we were still carrying on from the accent being weird. My mistake!
No worries. No, I can’t see any issue with Bean’s ‘posh accent’. He’s a decent actor.
So sorry for my inferiority. There, there's something Canadians can do! Apologize!
I can’t tell the difference between American or Canadian accents, just as you can’t spot different Brit accents. It wasn’t meant as an insult at all. It’s totally understandable. Apologies, if it came across that way. I meant no disrespect.
Thank you. Again, apologies.
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3. GoldenEye
4. Quantum Of Solace
5. Tomorrow Never Dies
6. The World Is Not Enough
7. SPECTRE
8. Dire 'Nother Day