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Maybe a future category? I think the Connery era has some interesting examples of this too. QOS is stronger for it.
That'd be a great category/separate game of its own or something. It really stands out throughout QoS (and also because I've dug so much into the filming and history of production and all that) but it is quite prominent in some other films too. It's an exciting topic.
I think YOLT, just wins it for me as the setting and overall scope of the place are so impressive.
Sadly nowadays such things would likely be done with a set and cgi.
I thought this one might have made the list...
Yes, this sequence in FRWL is a good one. I like the atmosphere of the scene
A review of the votes shows:
I was thinking today of some cool little moments from the films where Bond does something cool to either evade or hide from baddies, sometimes it's done with some humour other times out of necessity. Thought it would make for a fun category!
The nominees for "cheeky" Bond moment are:
There you have it, I have most likely missed some so feel free to write in votes. But which moment is the best cheeky side of Bond.
TB and the skeet shooting has to be the winner.
It’s so simple, but so effective. Brilliant scene.
I like or even love four of the nominees here (apart from the DAF one).
My vote goes to OP, the scene is really well done. The best thing about it is M's reaction afterwords...
:D
.... on wait. A cheeky moment "of" Bond.
Per @goldenswissroyale that "such good sport" moment from MR is a lot of fun, but since it isn't one of the choices, I'll go with TB's Shooting Skeet with ease.
P.S. We need a follow-up poll of the actual cheeky moments in Bond. Tiffany in DAF is one.
The winner of the Bondie is Skeet shooting with ease in TB Accepting the award is Vargas, Vargas doesn't smoke, doesn't drink, what does Vargas do? Well he accepts awards.
Okay lets move to worst performance by a Bond actor! Yes I am going to go there and pit the many actors of the Bond films together to see which one do we think is the worst performance as Bond. I have taken the performance from the films that are generally ranked low by the fans.
The nominees are:
There you have it, which performance is the worst by an actor playing Bond? Have I left one out
Also, Pierce's pain face gets me every time. My eyes water, but not in a good way. Cringeworthy. Very. That Electra speech, you know: You knew where to hurt me. Knew everything about my shoulder. Or something like that. Terrible.
And honestly, all of Connery in DAF is straight out of I'm-just-doing-this-for-the-money routine.
Timothy is flawless as an actor, so...
And Lazenby, well...
Connery in YOLT is the most unenthusiastic performance from a Bond actor in the series run. Clearly you can tell just how p.o’d he is just being there, you can tell he isn’t as engaged with the material given, and by all official accounts that seems to be what happened here. He reclaims some of that magic from his earlier films in the scenes taking place in the Volcano, but overall I’d conclude that this is by far perhaps the worst performance from any Bond actor, and that’s incredibly disappointing considering it’s Connery for goodness sake.
Brosnan in DAD is the highlight of that film ultimately, even if it isn’t my favorite performance from him. Unfortunately I think Pierce is given a lot of terrible dialogue that no other Bond actor would ever be able to sell, so I think he got the short end of the stick in that regard. His “pain face” doesn’t bother me as much as it does for some other folks, but then again I personally think the worst “pain face” moment I’ve seen in this series comes from Craig in SP during the torture scene. Speaking of Craig…
Craig’s performance in QOS is another one that I don’t think is bad by any means. Like Pierce in DAD, I don’t think the film utilized Craig’s strengths to the best of his abilities as an actor, and so as a result there are several moments in the film that leave me scratching my head, and perhaps this is a result of the poor writing/poor direction. The moment that sticks out for me is when he jumps onto the car of the Police Chief, shouts “You and I had a mutual friend” before shooting him point blank and moving on as if nothing happened.
But if I were absolutely forced to pick an answer, I’d probably pick Connery in YOLT. Mainly because of the lack of effort on his behalf.
Moore in AVTAK isn't horrific, I think he's let down by the stunt doubles but he does his normal schtick alright, again let down by action.
Brosnan in DAD is alright and I think his delivery of "time to face gravity" was spot on to be completely honest. Sadly the horrible dialogue in every other facet lets the film down.
Out of the final two, I'm going to say YOLT because TMWTGG isn't all Moore's performance, it's some dodgy writing and character decisions, especially with Andrea Anders (Severine's predecessor?)
And while Moore and Brosnan may have had better moments than AVTAK and DAD, I don't think either of them did a bad job.
Connery in YOLT is probably the only time the main man doesn't look like he gives it his all, so I vote for that one.
Though Craig's Blofeld scene in NTTD is arguably the worst acted scene of any Bond actor in any Bond film. So that one surely deserves a mention here imo.
L-A-Z-E-N-B-Y.
Craig in Quantum is my favourite of his. One of the most subtle, focused depictions of Bond we have ever had. Absolutely chilling at times.
Brosnan in DAD gives what I would describe as his most Moore-ish performance; the film around him is mostly absolute nonsense and his efforts ultimately ground the film and offer the audience a "way in" when plenty are looking for a way out. He's excellent.
Moore in TMWTGG is one of my favourites of his, too. His Bond is a bit of a dick in this and the film is mostly rubbish, but the scenes between Scaramanga and himself are great.
AVTAK is only noteworthy because of his age, and that would be the only reason I'd probably vote for that. But even with his age in mind, Moore is pretty good in it! It's the film that lets him down by pretending he's not the age that he is.
Connery does kind of glide through YOLT in a way that he didn't in previous films, but again it's not a bad peformance at all. He's just making everything look so effortless and he still looks pretty good here, unlike his next attempt..
If we were to allow write-ins, I'd be throwing up Connery in DAF. The only saving graces of that film are the dialogue and the music.
He's worse in GE and TWINE, but since they're not here!!
I wouldn't have put Craig in QOS in the list either, he delivers a superb performance!