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I am quite young (I'm 26) but I got the impression he was liked by older generations too.
I'm 29 and I don't think age has anything to do with it. @4EverBonded has been a Bond fan since the 70s and she likes Brosnan. But yeah it's obvious we're never going to agree on this so it's best to just leave it at that.
I think Dench said an interview that Craig was great but she did miss Brosnan.
He did have his weaknesses and I don't rate him as high as I did but am I not allowed to like the man that started it all for me?
I for one would be very sad if you ever gave up supporting Brozza. then there'd be no one left to argue with
I would pay good money for that particular piece of Bond memorabilia.
No can do. Guess what happened to it.
I don't, you're right! but I can't help but have a soft spot for him - and I think he had several great moments where he wasn't overshadowed by any of the other actors.
I don't, you're right! but I can't help but have a soft spot for him - and I think he had several great moments where he wasn't overshadowed by any of the other actors. [/quote]
I'll let you have your moment of self delusion because I'm feeling generous, but tomorrow I'll be back to bash the Brozza again.
Like I said, I don't think age has anything to do with it. I think it's just people having different tastes. @4EverBonded is one of the "original" Bond fans (they've got a thread), and she likes Brosnan.
I'm off to do an experiment.
Same for me, dear Bain. Connery is the best, I have a soft spot for Sir Rog, and reading the Fleming's books, I'm picturing Craig more and more as Bond. (something about his taciturn, ironic face, and he went to sleep, at the beginning of Casino Royale...) But Brosnan is me fave. :-)
I think Brosnan's films are aimed at teenager's, which you, me the livingroyale ect were at the time. I can imagine older members, some, but not all of them, being underwhelmed by Brozz's efforts.
I can understand in fairness why older people are underwhelmed by Brosnan's films. They ARE - by and large - aimed at teenagers and have lots of explosions, gunfights and action with not that much depth.
Last year I rewatched TB and TND back to back and, while I still enjoyed it, I was actually a bit disappointed by the latter. Not by Brosnan who I didn't mind but by the emphasis on guns and explosions over story and class.
GE is easily the one that has the best mix of action AND drama. The action is exciting and well directed though and doesn't go into overkill like the others do...Natalya will always be one of my favourite Bond girls too. Just the other week I was talking to a Polish work colleague about Bond and said she sounded like Izabella Scoropco :p
26? You told me you were 27.Knocking years off your age. Sinitta? Is that you?
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No I said I was nearly 27 (my birthday is in November) :p
I want to say to every one clearly: Do not judge Bond fans too generally, when it comes to age. People have a wide variety of tastes, likes, preferences. And yes, I am a huge Brosnan fan. So are many of my contemporaries. And I am one of the oldest on this site, by the way (in my fifties).
I have been a Bond fan since age 13, and I can honestly say I like all of the actors who have played Bond except Lazenby. I have read all the books. And I am a lifelong movie fan; I really enjoy films. Literature and movies are two of my passions. I may be more openminded than some folks as regards to what Bond should look like. And I am okay with each actor bringing something of his own strengths/personality to Bond, within reason. So I am quite happy with Sean, Roger, Timothy, Pierce and Dan. I only had doubts about Dan (I hadn't yet since much of his work); but that disappeared the moment I saw Casino Royale. Love him as Bond.
As for Brosnan - he was a fine Bond indeed. I am a proud Brosnan fan; you're right, @thelivingroyale. He had many fine moments, not just a few. It is shame Brosnan's last film was such a letdown, really poor - his performance in it was good. I especially love GE and TND, but some of my friends (my age) like TWINE as their favorite Bond film. He deserved a fifth film and a better one to go out on.
So we can and will disagree with each other - after all, we are individuals who have our own likes/dislikes. I love with a passion FRWL, DN, TSWLM, FYEO, TLD, GE and CR. Pretty much the whole spectrum. For me, there is no blinkered ideal Bond;, I can welcome new actors in the role. But they must have something special, and really have me believe they are James Bond (and Lazenby didn't do that).
Onwards to Skyfall, everyone! And I am much cheered - it is looking like a spectacularly entertaining Bond movie, a return to "classic" style in some ways, fun, with maybe a decent screenplay, too.
Playing "devil's advocate", for some people age does have something to do with it, but usually it's because they've gotten an image or idea in their head of what Bond should look like or they like a certain style of Bond. They can't or won't change with the times unless it suits them. But maybe it really does boil down to personal taste.
I can't speak for the rest of my fellow originals from the 1960's and early 70's before Moore took the role, but I don't have a major problem with any of the Bond actors. Brosnan is probably my 2nd least favorite after Lazenby, they each bring good things to the role, but I find their portrayals less complete than the others. I like Brosnan's first two just fine, the last two rank in my bottom 3 along with MR. But I don't blame the respective actors for those, but rather the script and the casting. It will be interesting to see how we see the Brosnan films when we review them, but what I am rather sure about in advance reading various references is that none of us seem to like DAD.
Young'uns? Aren't you an 80's man Getafix?
I do think alot of the time the first Bond they saw will be peoples favourite, or at least they'll have a soft spot for them. First Bond I saw was Dalton and he's still my favourite.
I love the old chestnut about how Brozza deserved 'one more'. He stars in the biggest piece of crud the series has seen and still his die hard fans claims that rather than sacking him and finally giving the job to a decent actor, EON should have responded by giving him another go. Classic.
It's not his fault, it's not like he came into work and demanded that they put in an entire CGI action scene and Halle Berry.