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Maybe Tomorrow never dies and The world is not enogh are slightly forgotten but many do remeber Die Another Day because of Halley Berry, The Ice Palace and the Aston Martin.
Yes i know the script wasn't the greatest but i think the film is well remembered and Pierce's popualrity well big part is also because of his great looks many woman loved him because he was the most attractive.
Pierce's fan base i bet is mostly woman( including me)
The fact that Moore was referenced in True Detective 2 by Vince Vaughn's character ("You've got this Roger Moore thing huh? - Johnny Unflappable") all these years later says it all.
Now, on to Pierce himself. No he's not the greatest actor in the world but he was born to play Bond. For the generation of 90's youth, his Bond was the Gateway into the franchise and I'm thankful for it. As Brady mentioned, Most Bond actors are pretty self deprecating towards themselves. Especially Moore. He claims he's the worst Bond and I disagree. I think he's one of the Best. When Pierce says similar things, I respectfully disagree. Pierce Brosnan was MY Bond and his movies provided me with much fun and entertainment I am truly happy for. Being in 3 excellent Bond movies, 1 mediocre one and 1 awesome videogame was a great Bond career, shame it had to end so soon. Thanks Pierce for bringing me into the Bond franchise.
With all that out of the way, I'd like to address these quotes by @Getafix.
There is no truth to your opinions on Pierce. Whatever points you bothered to point out are just your nitpicks. Though I don't really recall you pointing anything out. You would just bash the guy, get called out on whatever your "truths" on him are and runaway to another thread to bash him. Wash, rinse, repeat. I don't have a problem that you don't like Pierce's Bond though. Quite a few people on this forum don't and that's okay. But here's what's not okay. Spamming the same opinions in multiple threads and some of which that don't even make a mention of the man. I know one recent member likes to do that about Roger. I think I've said enough. It's fine not to like him but don't hammer in your opinions to the point you have a few screws loose. You're opinions on Pierce aren't facts or truths they are what they are opinions.
A fair assessment and I would agree with pretty much everything apart from that you haven't allowed for my predicted resurgence in Dalton popularity, which I reckon is due around 2050 by when he will be seen as on a par with Rog and Sean.
I think that with the wider public Connery will always be remembered (also because he's tied in to Britmania of the the 60s so he's kind of iconic and also latterly Austin Powers mimicked much of Connery era Bond especially YOLT - volcano lair, dr evil etc) but I get the feeling that Roger may have already started to fade a little. Although Maybe better known in the UK. I'd say Craig, Brosnan, Connery and then Roger would be the most widely known by name by general public especially for the under 30s. I could be completely wrong - but it's just my general feeling.
Well if you want to break it down into age groups then obviously the under 30s will rate Pierce up there because they grew up with him and Dan second because he is current.
Same as if you asked my gran she only knew Sean and Rog.
She saw CR, QOS and SF and her complaint was always the same: 'I prefer Roger Moore.'
My point wasn't to break it down by age. My point was I'd say the general public - as a median across the ages and cultures - would name Connery, Brosnan and Craig quicker than they would Moore (except UK perhaps). Because Connery is tied in with 60s iconography in a way that Moore isn't. Moore isn't indelibly tied in with 70s iconography in the same way. So even young people would recognise Connery as an icon of the 60s. Same with music connected with The Beatles or style is connected with Audrey Hepburn in Breakfast at Tiffanys. So I was addressing your comment that over time people would forget Connery - I just think they'd forget Moore quicker.
Those elements and their respective different approaches to portraying the character continue to be aped in movie franchises today, and that will only go on, because they are so quintessential.
I'd argue that Connery is an icon who transcends being Bond - and instead is connected with the 60s as a whole. In the same way that many people know who James Dean is without ever having seen a film of his (sit them down in front of something as ponderous as 'Giant' and they would be asleep within half an hour). Connery also was a movie star and academy award winner outside of Bond - Untouchables, Hunt for Red October, The Rock and especially as Henry Jones Senior - so he would be in the forefront of people's minds. I'm not talking about people who have even watched a Bond film - just the average person's awareness of Bond - once again I'd like to make the notable exception of the UK in this. Moore, and Bond by extension, will always be more readily identifiable in the UK.
However, Moore had a long run as Bond during the 70's and 80's and is firmly associated with that era, not successor Dalton, who had limited commercial appeal in the US. Then there was the long gap until Brosnan took over. During that entire timeframe (early 70's to mid 90's) I'd argue that people still mainly associated James Bond with Roger Moore, at least Stateside. The iconic elements in his earlier pre-Glen films are very memorable, and as mentioned, still copied to this day.
So when people specifically think James Bond (as opposed to the broader 60's British invasion), Moore is still an unforgettable aspect.
It's a good point you mention about fame outside of Bond. I don't know if that necessarily helps a Bond actor's association with the character. I'd argue that Craig is more connected to Bond than other actors, because most people outside of the UK know him primarily for this franchise. The same goes for Moore.
And Moore also set many of the elements Bond is associated with like : the light heart feel,
( Sean was light hearted but his films felt more like Hitchcock Bond flicks), most of the double enteder jokes and Bond finishing with the girl in bed.
So for that Roger is still very iconic in his own way and If im not mistaken Sean's career post Bond really took of like 2 decades latter after Bond and again need confirmation from tge experts but the only good film Connery had in his prime without Bond was Marnie directed by Hitchcock.
So they were almost equally iconic in their prime its just that Sean had a second chance many years latter which makes him in the long run a much more popular actor.
Sounds like the occasional football fan who only knows Messi, Cristiano, Zlatan and his/her own country's star but in fact doesn't understand the game in the slightest.
If we're talking film/Bond, I only care for people's opinion if they know the full picture. The others I'm glad to enlighten first before going any further.
Brosnan. Popular yes. Definitive no. He isn't definitive because his films never allowed him to inhabit the role. He simply copied a little Connery impression here and Moore impression there without being his own man.