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Well it was expected it would go downhill after the second season since Anne is the most interetsing wife of Henry VIII.
It picked up again with catherine Howard and Anne of Cleves bit went downhill again with Catherine Parr.
When the wifes were interesting the series was its best but at the second the wife was a boring one the show went down
Never confuse the roles with the actor's personal characteristics. :) Yes, Bale's roles tend to be more on the serious side, though certainly not exclusively, and the same could be said about Craig, for instance. Hmm, actually most actors I like, come to think of it... Anyway... No, Bale certainly doesn't take himself seriously, directors often point that out, actors comment on his humor all the time, and I think it's obvious in a lot of interviews. I could offer proof, but of course this isn't the place for that.
But is it a requirement set by the audience?
I agree about Craig's success as Bond throwing many people off - they weren't expecting it, since he didn't fit their preconceived ideas about "Bond looks".
Chris Pine? Umm... well, looks like a regular good-looking guy based on google picture search... I've only seen him in the horrible This Means War, so I needed to check if I was even thinking of the correct person... and since I've only seen him in that I can't even give any fair opinion on him as an actor or otherwise. (If I had only seen Tom Hardy in that I wouldn't be looking forward to seeing his new movies...)
The obsession with "thin and youthful" is ridiculous. A lot of people would actually look much better with a bit of meat on them instead of looking overly gaunt, and normal aging shouldn't be considered a sin - plus "plastic" face isn't appealing.
Sounds good. That's how it should be. Good actors and good roles in good stuff make for interesting viewing, regardless of if the actors look good or not (in the roles specifically, or naturally anyway). I don't really care if even good looking actors look good or not in the roles they play as long as the roles are good and the important thing is that the look suits the role.
And while I got what you meant about the length of tv series episodes vs. movies, it's actually the length in a different way that I have a problem with. A tv series goes on and on, and I don't really want that, I rather watch a contained story of a movie, and not keep watching the story evolve (or not really as the case may be like @Szonana pointed out) for hours and hours and hours. Even if watched one hour at a time, it takes an effort to get through a season, never mind several. For me that is, obviously. I could watch lots of movies in that time, and I rather do that.
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He doesn't steal Pierce and Connery's first place in my attractivness department but he got lots of extra points now ;)
Is it something physical (like his hair) or is it something about his manner (the way he had his way with Lucia perhaps, or the way he appeared to show some caring for Swann's feelings by asking her to look away from the monitor)? Or could it be something as simple as his more carefree manner and humour in this film (rather than his usual brooding moodiness)? Or could it be his clothes?
I'm just curious to hear a woman's perspective on these things.
As a man, to me he's just the same now (attractiveness wise) as he was before, apart from being 3 yrs older with a better haircut.
Well he surprised me he can do humor very well and being able to lighten up And more attitude
Also his costumes were better suited this time which definitely helped to make him more attractive
Its fine that you asked. I don't mind at all, we are all curious and its a very resonable question if I didn't answer before it's because i was buisy with other things. But you can ask all you want.
yes, sense of humor its a great thing and a good looking guy in a nice fitted Taux is big winner.
Like Brosnan said to halley a magnificent view.
Maybe Connery's very masculine macho attitude is a little threatening to women. Sure he is very charming and cool with great sense of humor but maybe it scares some woman that we have truly never seen his softer side as Bond meanwhile we have seen that softer side with all the other Bond actors.
Still i do like very much his sexy bad boy portrayal of the character and I find his Bond extremely attractive.
Now i disagree with you about Daniel Craig. Yes I know maybe being buffed won't make up for the lack of the obvious good looks but personality does make up for it.
anyway here is my ranking of The Bond actors in the sex appeal department
1 Pierce Brosnan
2 Sean Connery
3 Daniel Craig
4 Timothy Dalton
5 George Lazenby
6 Roger Moore
Sorry, He( Moore) just doesn't do anything for me.
I just can't buy him as sexy not even in his early days as Bond and not even in pics I've seen from The Saint.
She has a romantic nature, and loves the Bond/Tracey relationship. She loves Lazenby's swagger as well, so he is her sexiest Bond.
Followed by Connery and Craig (in his first 2 films only).
Her vote for most handsome, Brosnan hands down, followed by Lazenby and Connery.
She doesn't like Moore apart from some moments in his first 3 films where she admitted he looked 'rather nice'.
I agree that "being buff" doesn't "compensate" for anything, and doesn't make anyone sexy if they aren't otherwise (and can have the opposite effect as well). But then, I think that being "good looking" (whatever that is for any individual) doesn't make anyone sexy, either.
As for trying to sell someone as being sexy... how would that work? I just don't think it does. Either one finds someone sexy or they don't, and no amount of selling or explaining will make them change their mind.
The women loved Pierce Brosnan
Cubby once was quoted when asked who was the sexiest Bond: "When Lazenby walked into the offices, the secretaries would fall off their chairs"
Lois Maxwell even said how women seemed to fall all over Laz. It had to be the way he carried himself: extreme confidence and arrogance. Some women find this appealing.
Sex appeal is a special something that someone has and i agree it can't be forced though it's easier to hide it in woman and make them appear sexy even if they are not.
i think Someone can be good looking and sexy or just sexy but not that good looking or viceversa incredibly good looking but not sexy and sex appeal can be as subjective as good looks.
Pierce Brosnan was both to me incredibly good looking and sexy
While Sean Connery and Daniel weren't that good looking but definitely sexy
Timothy Dalton, George Lazenby and Roger Moore were good looking but not sexy
Moore was sexy, by the way; so I disagree on that note with some. Very attractive, and sexy as the Saint and in TSWLM & FYEO, especially.
Sexy is so personal, isn't it? Well, Ok - for me, I guess "sexy/most attractive" would be - in priority order basically (#1 at top), and only 5 rate:
And the top 2 are definitely the strongest in this category ...
Brosnan
Connery
Moore
Dalton/Craig (very dif. in looks, but a tie for me)
Agreed. But with regards to Laz, Angela Scoular said in an interview that Laz tried it on with all the 'angels of death' who each turned him down!
The scenes at the clinic where he was seducing all the girls didn't convince me at all. Sure he was very sweet and romantic on screen and believed his relationship with Tracy but I didn't believe him as the guy every girl would be swooning over.