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Did Daniel Craig age some?

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  • SirHenryLeeChaChingSirHenryLeeChaChing
    edited July 2012 Posts: 3,494
    VeryBond wrote:
    LOL at the defensive responses here. Rationalization is our friend.

    How so? Seems to me people are just giving opinions and not trying to rationalize anything, They see what they see.
  • Master_DaharkMaster_Dahark
    edited July 2012 Posts: 4,813
    http://www.thegirlinthecafe.com/images/2006/danielcraigcasinoroyale.jpg

    http://cdn02.cdn.justjared.com/wp-content/uploads/headlines/2012/05/daniel-craig-skyfall-offiical-teaser-trailer-watch-now.jpg

    I think he looks more distinguished, that's all. He's not by any means 'too old' looking. He just looks a tad different from when he started. But the same can be said for all the Bonds
  • doubleoegodoubleoego #LightWork
    edited July 2012 Posts: 11,139
    thelivingroyale wrote:
    doubleoego wrote:
    I don't know. Tom Cruise is 50 and he's still running around doing all sorts of crazy stuff. Liam Neeson is 60 and is credible as an action hero. Roger Moore was in his late 50s when he left the role and sure he was in a few films too many perhaps but he still looked relatively good at 50 and this is Roger Moore we're talking about, arguably the least convincing of all the Bonds.

    Moore was pushing it by FYEO, and looked way too old in AVTAK. I think the maximum age for Bond should be 50, 55 at the most.

    Which is why I said he was in a few films too many and commented that he still looked good at 50 and I believe he was 52 when he did Moonraker and he still looked great then.
  • VeryBondVeryBond
    edited July 2012 Posts: 306
    SirHenryLeeChaChing wrote:
    VeryBond wrote:
    LOL at the defensive responses here. Rationalization is our friend.

    How so? Seems to me people are just giving opinions and not trying to rationalize anything, They see what they see.

    Well... This is just my opinion, but DC looked too old when he got the job. He started out looking ten-fifteen years older than the 'rookie' he was supposed to be and has just gotten more so. I could not care less about the color of his hair (be nice if he had some tho) or even his height, it's that ancient craggy misshapen weather-beaten ex-boxer mug of his I can never ever get used to. People like to make it into a positive somehow by saying he's no "pretty boy". Oh please. I don't want to go round and round with the eternal argument, but Bond should be handsome and suave and charming. Each of those descriptors are what make him Bond and not 'every other action hero that ever lived'. He's obviously in good physical condition and can fight, but then Jason Statham should be the next Bond. Even in a nice suit, he still looks like a soccer hooligan to me. Even as his performances are relaxing a tad and becoming more Bondian, I still have trouble seeing in him that 'ease' and class that drew me to the character as a kid... And yeah, unfortunately, looks play a part in acting, so I think it's a perfectly valid criticism.

    If they rebooted Indiana Jones with Zach Galifinakis, would someone who thought that was crazy be a "hater"?? I have nothing personal against DC, I'm just still in utter shock over his casting to be honest. But he's the guy now, I know, and I'm just hoping SF will win me over despite all that - which QOS did to some degree. I'm a Bond fan, what can I do?

    But I can't sit here and say anything positive about his looks/aging, cuz I think he's fugly.

    And please, Connery on his worst fattest baldest middle-aged day was better looking than DC on his very best and had more charisma in his little finger, etc.

    Moore was a marvel up to OP...Lazenby wasn't around long enough...Brosnan was pretty perfect except maybe for heft and muscle and aged suddenly in DAD (ever notice how different he looks in each of his four films?)...and Dalton just never seemed physically right for the character either, there was something inherently awkward about him, but also wasn't around long enough to age.

  • VeryBondVeryBond
    Posts: 306

    Sorry for the long post. It's only repeating what I've said before and really didn't need to be said again. I apologize for my bad attitude. :(

    The entirety of what I should have posted: "Yeah, I think he's aged".

    Onward.
  • 4EverBonded4EverBonded the Ballrooms of Mars
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    DaltonCraig007 wrote:
    doubleoego wrote:
    Basically, Craig can still look believable being Bond well into his 50s.

    But will he be believable in action scenes in his 50's ? He won't be doing many Mollaka-chases when he's 54.

    It depends. Look at Liam Neeson. However, for me, I think Bond needs to be no older than early 50's. But I would give Craig a couple of years into it if he stays in shape and still brings vitality to the role.
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
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    @4EverBonded, and judging by how in shape Craig is now, I wouldn't see why he would have a problem with it getting into his early 50's. I'm sure he could pull it off. I just don't want another case where he's looking incredibly old, and either creepy with younger Bond girls or weathered with older ones.
  • Master_DaharkMaster_Dahark
    Posts: 4,813
    4EverBonded wrote:
    DaltonCraig007 wrote:
    doubleoego wrote:
    Basically, Craig can still look believable being Bond well into his 50s.

    But will he be believable in action scenes in his 50's ? He won't be doing many Mollaka-chases when he's 54.

    It depends. Look at Liam Neeson. However, for me, I think Bond needs to be no older than early 50's. But I would give Craig a couple of years into it if he stays in shape and still brings vitality to the role.

    Liam is an exception because IMO he was kind of odd looking when he was young

    Funniest pic on the whole internet right here:

    darkman.jpg


    Craig on the other hand has looked more or less the same for the last 10 years.
  • imranbecksimranbecks Singapore
    edited July 2012 Posts: 984
    Tom Cruise does not look his age... He still looks very young. Daniel Craig has aged pretty well in my opinion. Not to forget his fitness regime is probably helping him to look even better with age... One problem I feel about any Bond actor is that they age too quickly... I guess that is because of the 2-3 years gap between every Bond movie.
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
    Posts: 41,011
    imranbecks wrote:
    Tom Cruise does not look his age... He still looks very young. Daniel Craig has aged pretty well in my opinion. Not to forget his fitness regime is probably helping him to look even better with age... One problem I feel about any Bond actor is that they age too quickly... I guess that is because of the 2-3 years gap between every Bond movie.

    Brosnan seemed to have a significant age increase when he jumped to DAD, and while Craig isn't looking too much different in the four year jump from QoS to SF, who knows when it will hit him. I say if he still looks the part and can still handle the physicality it takes, let him keep going into Bond 25 or 26.

  • 0BradyM0Bondfanatic70BradyM0Bondfanatic7 Quantum Floral Arrangements: "We Have Petals Everywhere"
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    Then there is the stress of being liked by fans, which Dan definitely had to struggle through in piles.
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
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    0BradyM0Bondfanatic7 wrote:
    Then there is the stress of being liked by fans, which Dan definitely had to struggle through in piles.

    I'm glad he managed to make it through that and has a pretty loyal fan base now, even though the haters will always be scattered. They're everywhere, looking to hate on any and everything.
  • imranbecksimranbecks Singapore
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    Creasy47 wrote:
    imranbecks wrote:
    Tom Cruise does not look his age... He still looks very young. Daniel Craig has aged pretty well in my opinion. Not to forget his fitness regime is probably helping him to look even better with age... One problem I feel about any Bond actor is that they age too quickly... I guess that is because of the 2-3 years gap between every Bond movie.

    Brosnan seemed to have a significant age increase when he jumped to DAD, and while Craig isn't looking too much different in the four year jump from QoS to SF, who knows when it will hit him. I say if he still looks the part and can still handle the physicality it takes, let him keep going into Bond 25 or 26.

    Totally agree. I think he can do at least another 2 movies provided he doesn't show too much signs of aging and not look as bad as Roger Moore did in AVTAK. Brosnan still looked good in DAD even though wrinkles were more visible on his face and I could've sworn I saw a dash of grey in his hair too in the movie..hahaha..
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
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    @imranbecks, while Brosnan did look a bit different in DAD, he could still plausibly pull off the role of James Bond. Moore in AVTAK...whew. That was really bad. I don't see Craig getting that way for a good while, so the more he can manage to churn out with a reasonable time schedule (one every other year), then I'm fine with that.
  • 0BradyM0Bondfanatic70BradyM0Bondfanatic7 Quantum Floral Arrangements: "We Have Petals Everywhere"
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    I think Brosnan would be a great old retired spy character. He just has that look about him. As for Dan looking like Roger in a few years...no need to worry. Rog is a softy gentleman, while Dan is a rough and tumble warrior. He can throw the punches and take them, and will effectively do that for years to come.
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
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    That he would. 'November Man' is a film Brosnan has on his plate for upcoming films, and he sounds like a mentor of a younger agent, and I think they have a battle of wits or something like that. Sounds pretty good. I want them to doll him up, make him look a little younger, and give us another 'The Tailor of Panama' type film. That, or a sequel to 'The Matador'!
  • 0BradyM0Bondfanatic70BradyM0Bondfanatic7 Quantum Floral Arrangements: "We Have Petals Everywhere"
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    I see Brosnan in the place of Robert Redford in Spy Game alongside his protege who in that film happens to be Brad Pitt. Really great, realistic spy film that has great chemistry between the vet and protege, as well as a thrilling plot.
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
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    Yet another film I recall not being too fond of. Did it not have a lot of action? I think I watched it a time when I was much, much younger, and just wanted the action to drive me along, and I recall there not being much. I see it for very cheap on blu-ray almost everywhere I go, and am always inclined to give it another shot.
  • 0BradyM0Bondfanatic70BradyM0Bondfanatic7 Quantum Floral Arrangements: "We Have Petals Everywhere"
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    It is an intellectual thriller if anything, but there is some cool stuff that pops up. I enjoy it when I watch it. You should come back to it.
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
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    I'd like to. It was one of the first films I ever got on Netflix, a loooong while back. I just sat here on Play Now and added a bunch of new movies to my Queue. Looking forward to getting into them.
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