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Would you rather Bond return to his cultural knowledge OR Bond return to the one-liner?

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  • FoxRoxFoxRox
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    Traditional
  • ToTheRightToTheRight
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    Traditional, and after the titles. Then we only see M periodically. Maybe once more before the closing credits.
  • thedovethedove hiding in the Greek underworld
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    Wouldn't that be a refreshing change. In more recent films M gets a whole lot of screen time and sometimes it feels a bit much to me.
  • LudovicoLudovico
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    Ideally, neither. Something akin to Goldfinger with the briefing with the Treasury. Or in M's residence, like in OHMSS or SF (sort of briefings anyway). Or in TB with all the 00. Give it some kind of twist.
  • Jordo007Jordo007 Merseyside
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    Traditional M scene, it's been a while. I still wish Spectre had one
  • thedovethedove hiding in the Greek underworld
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    Lets dive into the world of fantasy. We have had 6 actors play James Bond. They all had an air of charisma in their portrayal and on the chat or talk shows they have shown their charisma in real life. Lets see which one we would like to have a pint with if we could.

    I have a sneaking suspicion that most will select Roger so lets have Roger against the field! ;)

    Would you rather have a martini with Sir Roger OR one of the other actors to play James Bond?

    Your conversation might be about anything, not just Bond related. If you choose another actor, share who it would be and why.
  • mtmmtm United Kingdom
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    It's absolutely Roger; I've never heard anyone say a bad word about him and he seemed like a complete hoot with a wicked sense of humour.
  • FoxRoxFoxRox
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    I’ll go with Daniel Craig.
  • j_w_pepperj_w_pepper Born on the bayou, but I now hear a new dog barkin'
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    I've always been saying that in my view Rog is/was maybe only the fourth or fifth best Bond (in terms of fitting my idea of the character), but he is absolutely the one among the actors whom I'd love (or have loved) most to have a drink with. Next one would be Dan, I guess, and so much more realistic these days.
  • Last_Rat_StandingLast_Rat_Standing Long Neck Ice Cold Beer Never Broke My Heart
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    I'd have one with Sean
  • Reflsin2bourbonsReflsin2bourbons
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    Roger Moore seemed to have the dry wit that his Bond did. I remember someone on twitter asked him if he kept in touch with a co-star, and he replied, "No, not since he died."
    It would be quite a fun martini I think
  • peterpeter Toronto
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    I'd like to have a drink with Craig to discuss Shakespeare and watches...
  • RichardTheBruceRichardTheBruce I'm motivated by my Duty.
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    A martini with Sir Roger Moore.

  • meshypushymeshypushy Ireland
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    I was lucky enough to have a drink with Sir Roger and will never forget that voice and those eyebrows in real life - as brilliantly funny and entertaining as I could possibly have imagined. A memory I shall never forget.
    I’d imagine the others would be grumpy sods in reality.
  • echoecho 007 in New York
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    meshypushy wrote: »
    I was lucky enough to have a drink with Sir Roger and will never forget that voice and those eyebrows in real life - as brilliantly funny and entertaining as I could possibly have imagined. A memory I shall never forget.
    I’d imagine the others would be grumpy sods in reality.

    LOL. Probably not far off from the truth.

    I feel like Dalton would be polite and professional.
  • Agent_99Agent_99 enjoys a spirited ride as much as the next girl
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    I can't decide whether Roger would be a fun time or a little exhausting! A perfect gentleman either way, of course.

    Dan looks like a pint bloke; we'd go to the pub.

    I read that Dalton was sick of being offered martinis wherever he went, so for the pleasure of his company I'll buy him any damn drink he likes.
  • mtmmtm United Kingdom
    edited April 25 Posts: 16,402
    meshypushy wrote: »
    I was lucky enough to have a drink with Sir Roger and will never forget that voice and those eyebrows in real life - as brilliantly funny and entertaining as I could possibly have imagined. A memory I shall never forget.
    I’d imagine the others would be grumpy sods in reality.

    That sounds fantastic- are you able to tell us a little more about how that came about?
    Agent_99 wrote: »
    I read that Dalton was sick of being offered martinis wherever he went, so for the pleasure of his company I'll buy him any damn drink he likes.

    Thought you might say that! :D
  • meshypushymeshypushy Ireland
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    mtm wrote: »
    meshypushy wrote: »
    I was lucky enough to have a drink with Sir Roger and will never forget that voice and those eyebrows in real life - as brilliantly funny and entertaining as I could possibly have imagined. A memory I shall never forget.
    I’d imagine the others would be grumpy sods in reality.

    That sounds fantastic- are you able to tell us a little more about how that came about?
    Agent_99 wrote: »
    I read that Dalton was sick of being offered martinis wherever he went, so for the pleasure of his company I'll buy him any damn drink he likes.

    Thought you might say that! :D

    I met him at a UNICEF fundraising event - a black tie gig about 15 years ago. I had a brief chat with him - I was conscious that he might not been as excited to meet me, so I didn’t hog his time for too long. I had a glass of champagne and from what I recall, he didn’t appear to be drinking.
    He was very charming. I think I introduced myself with some awful double entendre, in the hope that he would respond with something similar (he did, along with a few eyebrow raises). His patter was referencing the age of the ladies who were in attendance, him being of a certain age with questionable lead in his pencil etc.
    I felt that I had met the Jame Bond I grew up watching, not an actor - he was clearly ‘performing’ and giving people what they wanted.
    I told him how much I enjoyed his performance in ‘The Man Who Haunted Himself’, shook hands and walked away.
    An era before camera phones, so no selfie for posterity, unfortunately.
  • 007HallY007HallY
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    Obviously it won’t happen now, and I tend to take the view that meeting actors you admire can often be underwhelming, but meeting Moore I’m sure would have been quite special.

    That said, I think if I had to have a drink with any living or dead Bond actor it’d be Craig. Seems like a relatively down to earth guy and I think I can imagine having more of substance/non-Bond topics to talk to him about in a slightly longer conversation.
  • mtmmtm United Kingdom
    edited April 25 Posts: 16,402
    meshypushy wrote: »
    mtm wrote: »
    meshypushy wrote: »
    I was lucky enough to have a drink with Sir Roger and will never forget that voice and those eyebrows in real life - as brilliantly funny and entertaining as I could possibly have imagined. A memory I shall never forget.
    I’d imagine the others would be grumpy sods in reality.

    That sounds fantastic- are you able to tell us a little more about how that came about?
    Agent_99 wrote: »
    I read that Dalton was sick of being offered martinis wherever he went, so for the pleasure of his company I'll buy him any damn drink he likes.

    Thought you might say that! :D

    I met him at a UNICEF fundraising event - a black tie gig about 15 years ago. I had a brief chat with him - I was conscious that he might not been as excited to meet me, so I didn’t hog his time for too long. I had a glass of champagne and from what I recall, he didn’t appear to be drinking.
    He was very charming. I think I introduced myself with some awful double entendre, in the hope that he would respond with something similar (he did, along with a few eyebrow raises). His patter was referencing the age of the ladies who were in attendance, him being of a certain age with questionable lead in his pencil etc.
    I felt that I had met the Jame Bond I grew up watching, not an actor - he was clearly ‘performing’ and giving people what they wanted.
    I told him how much I enjoyed his performance in ‘The Man Who Haunted Himself’, shook hands and walked away.
    An era before camera phones, so no selfie for posterity, unfortunately.

    That's wonderful, thank you. I got to exchange a couple of words with him at signings and things but could never think what to say and always got pretty overwhelmed when that famous face was turned at me! Not to mention those glasses of his really magnified his eyes massively when you looked right down them and that was a bit of a shock! :D
    007HallY wrote: »
    That said, I think if I had to have a drink with any living or dead Bond actor it’d be Craig. Seems like a relatively down to earth guy and I think I can imagine having more of substance/non-Bond topics to talk to him about in a slightly longer conversation.

    Tend to agree, seems a decent sort of guy you can have a chat with and has his head on straight. I get the impression the others would be a bit more of a struggle.
  • thedovethedove hiding in the Greek underworld
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    I'm surprised no one has selected Lazenby. I question the validity of his stories, but can he ever tell a good story. Also doesn't seem bitter about the role anymore. course everything discussed may have to be taken with a sizable grain of salt. :)

    The one I would most like to have a drink with was Sir Sean. I would need to have caught him on a good day and hope that I didn't say anything to have me thrown out of the bar. LOL!
  • meshypushymeshypushy Ireland
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    mtm wrote: »
    meshypushy wrote: »
    mtm wrote: »
    meshypushy wrote: »
    I was lucky enough to have a drink with Sir Roger and will never forget that voice and those eyebrows in real life - as brilliantly funny and entertaining as I could possibly have imagined. A memory I shall never forget.
    I’d imagine the others would be grumpy sods in reality.

    That sounds fantastic- are you able to tell us a little more about how that came about?
    Agent_99 wrote: »
    I read that Dalton was sick of being offered martinis wherever he went, so for the pleasure of his company I'll buy him any damn drink he likes.

    Thought you might say that! :D

    I met him at a UNICEF fundraising event - a black tie gig about 15 years ago. I had a brief chat with him - I was conscious that he might not been as excited to meet me, so I didn’t hog his time for too long. I had a glass of champagne and from what I recall, he didn’t appear to be drinking.
    He was very charming. I think I introduced myself with some awful double entendre, in the hope that he would respond with something similar (he did, along with a few eyebrow raises). His patter was referencing the age of the ladies who were in attendance, him being of a certain age with questionable lead in his pencil etc.
    I felt that I had met the Jame Bond I grew up watching, not an actor - he was clearly ‘performing’ and giving people what they wanted.
    I told him how much I enjoyed his performance in ‘The Man Who Haunted Himself’, shook hands and walked away.
    An era before camera phones, so no selfie for posterity, unfortunately.

    That's wonderful, thank you. I got to exchange a couple of words with him at signings and things but could never think what to say and always got pretty overwhelmed when that famous face was turned at me! Not to mention those glasses of his really magnified his eyes massively when you looked right down them and that was a bit of a shock! :D
    007HallY wrote: »
    That said, I think if I had to have a drink with any living or dead Bond actor it’d be Craig. Seems like a relatively down to earth guy and I think I can imagine having more of substance/non-Bond topics to talk to him about in a slightly longer conversation.

    Tend to agree, seems a decent sort of guy you can have a chat with and has his head on straight. I get the impression the others would be a bit more of a struggle.

    As I was approaching Roger, I had to keep telling myself not to give him one of his one liners (or obvious variant), which I just about managed to do!
    Going off-topic, I bumped into Samantha Bond (my favourite Moneypenny) in a restaurant a few years ago (we were both walking to the bathrooms). I asked her for a selfie but she politely declined, saying that she wasn’t happy with her make up.
    I came back to the table to tell the tale of who I had just met and then felt a tap on my shoulder - she went out of her way to find me, joined our table and happily had a chat and posed for pictures. She was incredibly friendly and didn’t appear used to being recognised in public. I get the sense that she’d be more fun than most of the Bonds to have a few martinis with!
  • mtmmtm United Kingdom
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    That's terrific!
  • CommanderRossCommanderRoss The bottom of a pitch lake in Eastern Trinidad, place called La Brea
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    meshypushy wrote: »
    mtm wrote: »
    meshypushy wrote: »
    mtm wrote: »
    meshypushy wrote: »
    I was lucky enough to have a drink with Sir Roger and will never forget that voice and those eyebrows in real life - as brilliantly funny and entertaining as I could possibly have imagined. A memory I shall never forget.
    I’d imagine the others would be grumpy sods in reality.

    That sounds fantastic- are you able to tell us a little more about how that came about?
    Agent_99 wrote: »
    I read that Dalton was sick of being offered martinis wherever he went, so for the pleasure of his company I'll buy him any damn drink he likes.

    Thought you might say that! :D

    I met him at a UNICEF fundraising event - a black tie gig about 15 years ago. I had a brief chat with him - I was conscious that he might not been as excited to meet me, so I didn’t hog his time for too long. I had a glass of champagne and from what I recall, he didn’t appear to be drinking.
    He was very charming. I think I introduced myself with some awful double entendre, in the hope that he would respond with something similar (he did, along with a few eyebrow raises). His patter was referencing the age of the ladies who were in attendance, him being of a certain age with questionable lead in his pencil etc.
    I felt that I had met the Jame Bond I grew up watching, not an actor - he was clearly ‘performing’ and giving people what they wanted.
    I told him how much I enjoyed his performance in ‘The Man Who Haunted Himself’, shook hands and walked away.
    An era before camera phones, so no selfie for posterity, unfortunately.

    That's wonderful, thank you. I got to exchange a couple of words with him at signings and things but could never think what to say and always got pretty overwhelmed when that famous face was turned at me! Not to mention those glasses of his really magnified his eyes massively when you looked right down them and that was a bit of a shock! :D
    007HallY wrote: »
    That said, I think if I had to have a drink with any living or dead Bond actor it’d be Craig. Seems like a relatively down to earth guy and I think I can imagine having more of substance/non-Bond topics to talk to him about in a slightly longer conversation.

    Tend to agree, seems a decent sort of guy you can have a chat with and has his head on straight. I get the impression the others would be a bit more of a struggle.

    As I was approaching Roger, I had to keep telling myself not to give him one of his one liners (or obvious variant), which I just about managed to do!
    Going off-topic, I bumped into Samantha Bond (my favourite Moneypenny) in a restaurant a few years ago (we were both walking to the bathrooms). I asked her for a selfie but she politely declined, saying that she wasn’t happy with her make up.
    I came back to the table to tell the tale of who I had just met and then felt a tap on my shoulder - she went out of her way to find me, joined our table and happily had a chat and posed for pictures. She was incredibly friendly and didn’t appear used to being recognised in public. I get the sense that she’d be more fun than most of the Bonds to have a few martinis with!

    that's a cool story!

    Talking of cool stories, I'll go with Lazenby. The guy is a lot of fun to hang out with I think, and definately doesn't take himself too seriously. As I'm not very good at social things, I think that would be the best evening. I admire the others too much. Allthough, Pierce would be fun to talk about painting.
  • Agent_99Agent_99 enjoys a spirited ride as much as the next girl
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    mtm wrote: »
    Tend to agree, seems a decent sort of guy you can have a chat with and has his head on straight. I get the impression the others would be a bit more of a struggle.

    Radio 2 was doing 'your stories of Bond actors you've met' one morning. A builder phoned in to say he'd done some work on Craig's London flat and Dan made him a cuppa every morning.
  • thedovethedove hiding in the Greek underworld
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    Lets move on to the gaming world of Bond. I heard in a recent YouTube video that they wished their was a Roger Moore Bond video game. Sadly this is unlikely to happen, but what if?

    I am taking a leap and picking two of Roger's films that I would think lend themselves to video games and letting you decide which one you'd rather play or have seen developed. This is pure fantasy.

    Would you rather a video game based on LALD OR based on TSWLM?

    I can envision both being pretty cool. LALD you'd have some boat chases and action, Spy you'd get Wet Nellie and an iconic henchman who has appeared in video games already.

    Which would you rather play or have seen developed?
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
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    I want both, but I think I'd go with LALD just for the atmosphere, music, and the fun you'd have in playing that boat chase mission.
  • mtmmtm United Kingdom
    edited April 26 Posts: 16,402
    Those of us old enough can remember when we actually got video games of both LALD and TSWLM!

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  • MaxCasinoMaxCasino United States
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    thedove wrote: »
    Lets move on to the gaming world of Bond. I heard in a recent YouTube video that they wished their was a Roger Moore Bond video game. Sadly this is unlikely to happen, but what if?

    I am taking a leap and picking two of Roger's films that I would think lend themselves to video games and letting you decide which one you'd rather play or have seen developed. This is pure fantasy.

    Would you rather a video game based on LALD OR based on TSWLM?

    I can envision both being pretty cool. LALD you'd have some boat chases and action, Spy you'd get Wet Nellie and an iconic henchman who has appeared in video games already.

    Which would you rather play or have seen developed?

    Same here. As for TSWLM, we have this ambitious project hopefully coming soon.



  • FoxRoxFoxRox
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    Between the movies, TSWLM feels way more like a video game to me, and I believe it would translate better. Both could potentially be awesome, of course, if done well.
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