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I don't think it would have been as successful though. With all the re-evaluation of the Brosnan era that's gone on since Craig, and the lack of big films he's done post Bond, it's easy to forget just how popular he actually was at the time. GE was a big hit and I can remember people raving about Brosnan. He's got a proper Hollywood movie star quality about him, something really larger than life, and I think that really resonated with people. There's a video somewhere of them filming TWINE in Spain and there's a huge crowd of people going mental, Robert Carlyle can't believe it and compares it to Beatlemania. People loved him.
Maybe we can dump it in a coffin of snakes. That aught to kill it. :))
I can appreciate how this topic grates some, but nobody really is asking anyone to participate on this (or any) thread which they find unsavoury.
Precisely. No use beating a dead horse. Or digging up a dead thread just to take another jab at Brosnan.
I've always found the thread well intentioned though, and just speaking for myself, it's been interesting to read folk's opinion on this, even if a lot of it is retreading.
Ultimately I believe the Dalton/Brosnan discussion is one that will never end, and to a degree I feel the same applies to the Brosnan/Craig discussion. Part of that may be because of the somewhat unusual way that Dalton began and ended his Bond career, and the equally unusual way that Brosnan ended his in favour of Craig. Both were arguably 'cut short'. Having said that, I'm almost certain if there was such a thing as a Bond internet forum in the old days then the Connery/Moore conversation (who is better) would have continued throughout Moore's tenure as well.
Personally I would have preferred Tim to come back for GE, but not just for the one film.
I wonder if a Would Diamonds Are Forever have been a success with John Gavin thread go on for six years?
If Craig had jumped ship after SP I'm pretty sure someone (I can take guesses on potential creators) would have started one for whether he would have been a success in B25.
Exactly. And though Lazenby's tenure was also truncated, Dalton had established himself as more than a one-off Bond, and the prospect of him starring in GE was a nearer thing than Lazenby's return. He also had (and has) a larger fan-base than George. Since Connery, Moore, Brosnan, and Craig all made at least four Bond films each, so it's tempting to imagine what would have happened if Dalton had made more than two.
Furthermore, since the question posed by this thread is unanswerable, there is no reason why it shouldn't be speculated on for an indefinite amount of time, especially by anyone who didn't catch the discussion when it first debuted. And if some Brosnan fans are uncomfortable with this thread, no one's forcing them to read it.
Unanswerable questions that plausibly involve counterfactual history are often irresistible and can be discussed for as long as we discuss factual history.
Of course the question involving Dalton is several million times less important than examples involving the Kennedys, but to Bond fans it remains a topic of interest and will likely be discussed as long as Dalton has his fans.
So the thread will go on for .... ever?!?!?
I doubt Bond will be around until the end of time, but as long as there are Dalton fans (or offended Brosnan fans) this thread might see further action. Just because older members of this board have debated the question doesn't mean newer members won't discuss it.
the old threads are the best any way.
Apologies. Moving on...
TND and DAD are more watchable than GE and TWINE but still really bad
is that better?
Hmm. Yes it is.
at times like this I think what would Dalton's Bond do and he wouldn't go easy on TWINE that's for sure. he'd burn it to death with his best friend's lighter
TWINE is the Sanchez of Bond movies and deserved no mercy
You could easily swap in Dalton and Moore there too.
And that scares me about Bond 26. Serious Bonds seem to be followed by frivolous ones.