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the more i grew into the franchise, having then gone on a spending spree, buying all the VHS tapes i could find - my love for Pierce as Bond started to shift towards Connery, especially after watching From Russia With Love (which quickly cemented itself as my favorite Bond movie)... ever since, i started to notice more chinks in Brosnan's Bond armor - he wasn't so perfect anymore in my eyes, when watching actors like Connery and Dalton - they really took command of the role, and had a presence on screen.. where as i noticed Brosnan just seemed to casually strut along from scene to scene.... and now after watching Craig - who seems to have taken ahold of the role and made into his own in 2 films, my opinions on Brosnan have dropped again...
i try not to remain so concrete with opinions on Bond, because they can fluctuate depending on a mood i am in.... i prefer the more straight laced no nonsense thrillers like FRWL and CR - but i can also sit back and find enjoyment in the absurdity of the poorer films - i only rip apart and criticize when i am trying to explain why it sits so low on my list... even DAD is a decent background flick (meaning when i am busy doing something else, i'll usually throw it on - because it doesn't command that you pay attention lol).... but Brosnan does now reside on the lower end of the Bond totem pole for me - i still enjoy his movies.. but i feel like others before him, and a certain guy after him are much better in role....... but Goldeneye still remains as one of my top Bond films... i think the last ranking i did, i had it at #6
My first Bond film was Licence to Kill (I believe I was about 8). It was on a TV marathon in the US when TBS Superstation ran the '15 Days of 007.' Needless to say I was immediately pulled into the film.
Ever since then LTK has had a nice sweet spot in my heart...I've noticed its faults over the years, but there's still something there that I really enjoy and still rate it somewhat highly. Timothy Dalton is still a Bond that I rate very favorably as well!
I still like both actors take on the role.
TND was my first Bond in the cinema, and Brosnan was my first Bond seen on the silver screen. Not my favorite anymore. Although I do like all my Bonds-
...and thats the sound of the worm can being opened up ;)
Finally we agree on something. ;)
My first Bond films were a double feature of GF and DAF on TV when I was 11 or 12. For a long time GF was my favourite Bond film, then it wavered between GF and FRWL, then FRWL and OHMSS (all the while DAF kept plummeting in my opinion - incredible to think that it was my second favourite for quite some time). Then it eventually settled down to OHMSS, FRWL, and then GF. Once CR came out it shot to my favourite, then OHMSS and then FRWL.
Connery was instantly cemented as Bond to me and while I acknowledge the possibilty that he might one day be displaced as my favourite Bond although it seems very unlikely (Craig certainly got a great start with CR; he's the one guy I could see surpassing Connery depending on the rest of his run). Quite simply Connery embodied everything about the man I wanted to be when I grew up and none of the other actors even came close. Moore especially was a "pretender" to me when I was around 13 years old - not cool, not tough, and women in the films only seemed to fall for him because the script demanded it (I've yet to meet any women who found Moore sexy and wanted to bed him - charming, yes, and even suave, but never a sexual being like Connery or Craig).
Since I was young my tastes have become a bit more inclusive - when you're young the things that are important to you are REALLY important to you and and I suffered from the "there can be only one!" attitude that a lot of 13 year old fans have (the actor I prefer rules! The actor you prefer sucks!). These days I can better appreciate the types of films and Bond performances that aren't to my own personal tastes but I'm sure I'm fairly set in my opinions. Interesting, though, that the more fantastical elements of the series have less interest for me the older I get...
I think I need to explain myself here before you go patting me on the back: These are the films I like less than others.
I understood that - I don't like TWINE myself, but I disagree with you on DAF, MR, OP and DAD - I love those outings.
I remember even drawing a comic "adventures of blonde bond" where I drew him to resemble Lucky Luke with Moore's blond hair and hairstyle from TSWLM :p
COMPLETELY AGREE!
Ah, we have a Moore fan in the house! Welcome to the club, I myself am a Roger Moore fan! I agree with you, he has a way with the ladies that makes him absolutely unmatchable in that field, and his humor cannot be topped by any other Bond to this day. No wonder he had the most Bond movies! He's a legend!
and Sir Sean will always be my favorite Bond (despite the fact that he is not in my favorite films: OHMSS, LTK. CR)
Don't. I did and I'm pleased he got me into 007. From what I remember a lot of longer term Bond fans liked him. Graham Rye for one.
I bet the Connery kids said the same thing about people who grew up with Moore. It matters not. The Brosnans were the first I watched in the theatre but I had already watched most of the other Bonds on video or TV prior to seeing GE in '95. That said, had GE been my first Bond ever, I wouldn't have been a different Bond fan today.