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But don t you love how he strokes his index finger over his cheek, at the side of his mouth? That s acting!
Now tell us how you really feel!
Forgive me if I'm wrong on this, but aren't you the member who has largely avoided watching the Brosnan era films? Without giving the man a chance, your post lacks a certain credibility. Unless of course you have, in which case you can disregard my response.
You're quite correct, apart from the utterly dreadful DAD I have only seen snippets of other Brosnan films. Why? Because I cannot stand the sight of Brosnan and his truly awful take on the role. Although I have tried to watch his other films, his performance makes me reach for the off button as soon as I see him. From my perspective His encounter with the new Q in last nights film sums up perfectly everything that is wrong with him. That is my reason and frankly I doesn't really matter to me if you don't find it credible. This brings me neatly back to the thread title 'Controversial opinions about Bond films'.
This does not extend to his other acting parts - that said i have only seen him in a film with Michael Caine where he played a Russian agent. I did enjoy that but James Bond NO!
Brosnan to me never felt anything else but naturally cool. His Bond was just as effortlessly cool as Connery's and Moore's IMO. In fact, I think he's one of the best Bonds we've had (which I'd say is a controversial opinion around here).
Agreed, Brosnan is beyond cool. I've never had an issue with believing him in the role.
As far as controversial opinions go, here's one of mine. I genuinely like Lulu's The Man With The Golden Gun. I find it a very enjoyable and fun song and I think it works great with the film.
For your information I said I couldn't stand Brosnan as Bond - this bears no relation to him as a person or his other acting roles. I just cannot stand him in the role of 007. It is my opinion and only my opinion - I don't ask nor expect you to take it seriously - however that is my opinion and I stand by it. As I've already mentioned I tried to watch his other Bond films but just cannot take him seriously for the reasons I have already pointed out. Another point is at the very least I expect a Bond (actor) to have some latent menace about him and - Frankly - Brosnan fails miserably to deliver on this area too. Even Sir Rog had more 'bad boy' about him!
Regarding Connery and Moore, they are chalk and cheese. If it comes to humour, then the styles of the aforementioned actors could not be. more different. @bondjames
For me Connery had the best balance and you did not see it coming. Moore you could set your watch to it. The humour comes from the personality and Connery's humour was written exclusively for him.
Whether you read interviews with Tom Mankiewicz or Lewis Gilbert-who both worked with the two actors - it became obvious that you had to write to their strengths.
Watch the making of LALD on the dvd, and Mankiewicz says you could have Connery stab a woman in the back, whilst the same scene would come off nasty for Moore's character.
And for TSWLM, Gilbert said there was no point in presenting Moore as tough, like Hamilton had tried in the previous two films. Gilbert also said that many fans preferred Moore to Connery,because Moore had that easy liveability.
I grew up on Moore, and as a child I found Connery too serious. I compared him to Moore. But with maturity, I grew to see why Connery is so highly regarded.
This leads me to say that with each new actor you have to treat them as their own man. In other words, as an example, you could not expect Connery to mimmick Moore. Or Moore to mimmick Dalton's darkness and intenseness.
If you cast Johnny Depp. then you would not ask him to be like Tom Hardy.
Dalton said comparisons between the actors are fruitless. And he even suggested the same for the films. They are products of their time and political/cultural climate.
And yet he does, in NSNA.
I don't think Dalton has enough of a big screen presence and is a better fit on television.
That is subjective. Dalton as an actor does a fine job with whatever he is given. Nobody in the industry who talks about him says he is a tv actor only. He is selective, and obviously something has to be relevant to his style and tastes.
Moore was a tv star. What has Moore done since Bond, apart from The Spice Girls Film? Dalton was not interested in becoming a movie star. He just wanted to be a very good actor. Hence why he ignored films for most of the 70's., to focus on the theatre.
Love him or hate him, Dalton is distinctive, in a sea of actors.
But your comment is out of the ether and you once said Lazenby was a better actor in some scenes than Dalton, when it is common knowledge that Lazenby is no actor.
I work alongside someone who used to work for the BBC as well as freelance in the film industry. I mentioned what you said about Dalton, and it caused a giggle. She worked with Craig on Our Friends In The North. She edited the series. She sat in the editing room with Craig and had many conversations with him. She thought Dalton was brilliant in Jane Eyre.
John Wayne was a huge star and one of the worst actors. You confuse acting with stardom.
Dalton has navigated both. So obviously he knows. I do remember that critics thought he was too good an actor to play Bond. His acting was never in question. Do you realise that he was discovered by the legendary Peter O'Toole, who gave him his first role in The Lion In Winter?
Bottom line, Dalton is a fine actor who knows what he is doing.
What orifice are you talking from and how would Judi Dench be a reasonable comparisson? She would disagree with you about Dalton.
Uh? what? Of course I know about Dalton's role in The Lion in Winter - who's comparing Dench with Dalton?!
You were comparing. You said Dench knew how to navigate stage and screen, implying Dalton did not. That is blatantly untrue. Put Dalton with the right actors and he is outstanding. Watch Penny Dreadful.
I said he had a stronger screen presence...and I still think he does. Probably yes, he was more of a "star" than an actor, but Connery was also not only a star but has a fairly solid reputation as an actor
Once again, a television programme.
I think Broz has a fairly strong presence but I agree that that was down largely to his good looks and wardrobe.
yeah his voice is a little soft perhaps (his "banco" line to Xenia in GE).
Lazenby's voice is ok but lacks variation and seems to have the same tone throughout the film.
Dalton's voice is certainly the strongest.
Lazenby was never a star. Penny Dreadful is a television programme, but has many actors from films. I was referring to the cast and the quality. Is Eva Green a star? She does not get many movie roles, but she is arguably one of the finest actresses ever!
If the public have sh*t taste, then that is neither the fault of Dalton or Green. Pop stars are more famous than classical musicians for instance.
Connery is an exception. He is a fine actor, but he was as beloved as The Beatles. Bond was equal to Beatlemia at the time of Connery, and that has no been surpassed. Does not add to your argument. Dalton was never that famous, but I am talking about acting ability and that is an established fact in the film industry.
You are talking about bankability.
She's not only a strong actress but has the sultry looks of a film star.