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However, I am also deeply considering Lazenby. It's well known that he was the 'real' fighter and quite the ladies man
I'd agree. If only because he was the only Bond actor who actually got to work with Fleming and the fact he lived a world nearer in time to the world the character from the books lived in.
Moore served in the navy aswell.
The two never actually worked that close together. And Moore was even older than Connery during that time. So Moore lived in that world closer to the character aswell. As a matter of fact, The Saint debuted it's first episode only 1 day after the premiere of Dr.No. After watching the episode and being very impressed Fleming went on to say that Moore would've been a good choice for James Bond.
No I'm pretty sure he served in the Royal Army Service Corps, not the Navy. But true, like Bond he was a military man
Connery was in the Royal Navy,
Lazenby in the Australian Army,
& Moore in the Royal Army Service
I don't think anyone else served now that I think of it. Anyone know?
No. Dalton, Brosnan, and Craig never served in the military of their respective countries.
Then agian, Connery is Scottish, and the only one with such background.
Moore has the most style, no doubt.
I really, really don't know. I don't think style and class alone ought to give an actor that title, Bond also has exceptional stamina and strength, loves the quiter life (I mean prefers to stay out of the picture, said no to an OBE), so that would bring Craig to the foreground. Is that enough to take the title? Nope, I don't think so. To be honest, I don't think any of the six could claim to be closest to the book-Bond..
Somebody on another thread mentioned that Brosnan played rugby too.
Bond is also a secret agent, and thus has to keep things close to the vest, thus having a quiet air of mystery around him. None of the actors come close to having that more than Craig.
<font color=blue size=7><b>Bond films have but a very slim chance of ever completely bombing at the BO.</b></font>
What do you mean?
Bond films have but a very slim chance of ever completely bombing at the BO.
or
Bond films have every chance of completely bombing at the BO.
Depends. If they are of good quality then yes they have a very slim chance. if they are rubbish and the formula becomes stale but they stick to it, I hope it bombs as I would rather see that then a slow death by critics over five ish films.
Agree.
Saying that Bond films will never bomb, is the same as saying there will always be Bond films. But simply can't happen. Sooner or later, all good things come to an end. And the end will come, eventually, to Bond. I just hope it isn't in my lifetime. :-)
No, the absolute proof is in QoS. Give credit where it is due. ;)
And it certainly did.
People will look back and see how good it is. And I'll be there to say I told you so.
That will happen the same time that general consensus dictates that the remake of The Fog is brilliant and Oscarworthy. ;)
Yada, yada... 8-|
Fleming giving Bond a Scotish heritage after Connery's debut was a rash and impulsive decision.
I always thought Fleming was just being swooned by the flavor of the month at the time and shouldn't have made that change for such a reason. That's like giving Batman a Welsh heritage because of Christian Bale or giving Wolverine an Australian background due to Hugh Jackman. Hell lets make Sherlock Holmes' birthplace America because Robert Downey Jr. is just so gosh darn good in the role.
8-|
And that's coming from a proud New Yorker.
No matter good Connery was no one actor is bigger than James Bond.
Topic suggestions can always be PM'd to me. However, since you've already discussed it, you kind of spilt the beans prematurely and we're still discussing #123, matey. ;-)
People will look back and say how good every Bond film is at some point.
Not all of them.