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Thank you. I think craig is a good actor and a good bond, but he is no where near daltons level.
I don't have a problem with dench, but I do have a problem with the way M has been used in craigs era. M should sit behind a desk and give bond his mission. It was original to use her more in TWINE, but enough already.
No it's not. Just pretend you haven't seen her before. If its any help her hair looks different :p
Thank you. I think craig is a good actor and a good bond, but he is no where near daltons level.
I struggled to decide which more "serious" actor I preferred in the role but ultimately it came down to this scene:
Craig just has a bit more of that...twinkle and laid back charm about him.
Well I thought CR was decent enough, but QOS was just awful. At least with DAD it felt like bond. It felt like a crap bond, but still bond.
And yet Bernard Lee went through 3 Bonds as M and no one complains about that.
Wasn't a reboot then though, it was carrying on.
That's because Bernard Lee was good.
I agree with everything but the Moore era and Lazenby (although being an Australian I may be biased in his favour). Lazenby got terrible advice, and although that doesn't excuse everything, he clearly regrets his decisions now. And I don't mind Moore too much.
Mathis shouldn't have been killed, he was a good character and a good addition to the film. My favourite Bond ally since Kerim Bey (not including series regulars like Felix, Moneypenny, Q, M)
2. Looks of self-approval. Just about all the actors have an air of smugness around them, like they all think what they're making is really amazing because it's taking itself seriously. I wanted to punch everybody's face in the film. Even the women.
3. Nothing like Bond. Yeah, I get it supposed to be "before he becomes the Bond we know and love" and all that, but he just comes off as an idiot/prick. He has no class whatsoever. Also, why does it take him this long to become "the Bond we all know and love"? He was in the SAS for, what I remember, was a while, you think he would have honed his social skills and the way he completes his missions, but I guess not.
4. Changing Baccarat to Poker. This just pissed me off.
5. It's so goddamn boring. Honestly, it's not an interesting film. Not because it's long either.
I would like to go into more detail, but I'm too lazy. I would also like to add films like this can be done well. The first four Connery films, OHMSS, TLD, and LTK prove that Bond can take itself seriously, and still be entertaining. Although OHMSS gets a bit boring at points as well, at least for me.
Personally I find poker an easier game to understand, it's more fun to play; just a better game in general. And it suited the more modern take on the story, baccarat isn't quite so popular anymore.
I still enjoy the scene though :D
Agreed with Volante above. Not many people know how to play Baccarat anymore. Texas Hold 'em is the more popular, more accessible game.
Yeah I guess but that game wasn't exactly integral to the plot like the way it was in Royale.
Don't get me wrong, Moore is a great chap off the screen, but as Bond I just don't like it. I agree with your opinion on Mathis. Kerim has to be one of(if not already) my favorite allies Bond has had. Quarrel is up there as well, and Mathis for sure. Unfortunately all meet a nasty end. I hoped for a Mathis close to Bond's age that would work with him through French intelligence like in the novels, but alas it didn't happen. If a reboot comes after a while I'd love to see a Mathis that is the same age as Bond and have a history of espionage and teaming up in missions with him. He appears in the novels and is such a great character, yet it is only until CR that he was used, then thrown away so unjustly. A huge missed opportunity right there, and I shake my head in steaming anger every time I see the scene. Mathis needs to be in the Craig era. He's too great of a character to waste like that.
So @Dr_Metz does have a sense of humor. In all seriousness, if anyone ever laid a finger on Eva they'd have my fist barreling into their head until they went deaf in the ears.
- I quite liked QoS and regularly rank it in my top ten (along with LtK).
- I think Donald Pleasance was awful as Blofeld.
- I liked Madonna's theme for DAD.
- I think TMWTGG was one of Moore's best performances.
- I like all of Gardner's Bond novels and think some are just as good as Fleming's.
I prefer poker too.
Craig is a horrible Bond. No words can describe how much his Bond is just wrong and bad.
I love Brosnan as Bond.
I love DAD, MR, YOLT, TMWTGG, DAF.
FRWL is not as good as DN.
TND will in time be regarded as the most classic Brosnan film.
QOS is one of the most stylish Bond films.
AVTAK features a finale worthy of top 10 status.
Roger Moore's James Bond is equally as iconic as Connery's incarnation.
Not sure if serious... You trolling? I know this is a thread for controversial views but wow.
Completely agree...
I can also go along with this one too...
I wholeheartedly agree
Took the words right out of my mouth.
While we're rolling with the Diamonds I'll raise you...
1. Tiffany case was one classy Bond girl, one of the best. She had the most chemistry with Sean Connery.
2. Never Say Never Again is a classic Bond film.
3. Barbara Bach played Anya quite convincibly and was a gorgeous Bond girl.
4. Connery does not look bored in YOLT, but does in TB.
5. Guy Hamilton was the best and most important director of the series.
You'll get used to DC007's rather odd tastes soon enough. :P
I daresay that is a fair assessment. However, I'll always prefer Young over Hamilton.