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My main impression of Brosnan was always - very affable, nice chap and all, but desperately missing an 'edge'.
In my eyes he settled far too quickly into a very bland ‘suave matinee idol’ – a rather naff combination of Remington Steele and the kind of ‘character’ he played in all the action b-movies he had done previously.
Apart from a good deal of charisma he just didn't seem to have anything else going for him. All charm and no 'oomph!' ... if that makes any sense.
He always seemed out of his comfort zone when the script called for something other than flippant remarks & getting it on with the ladies, and i.m.o his promising start just wasn't followed by any kind of evolution.
By Connery & Moore's 3rd outing they had their own respective interpretation of the role down to a 't', and seemed to know what they wanted to do with the character. Pierce just never seemed to really DO anything with the part.
You've summed up my feelings on the matter also. I'll add that I think Brosnan, as an actor, has greatly improved in the last ten years and judging by the brief clip we've been afforded of him in 'November Man', one can only wish he'd approached the role of Bond in the same manner.
It appears that the Cannes negotiations should be finished within the next day or two, and hopes are to release the film by late winter 2014 or early spring 2015. It appears to be quite a big bidding battle, with the price up to $5-6 million:
http://www.deadline.com/2014/05/cannes-owen-wilson-pierce-brosnan-survival-tale-the-coup-in-brisk-bidding/
I realize you are new here. So first welcome aboard, and do check out the wide variety of threads we have on this forum. You are entitled to write your own opinion, of course. But you are also right, this is an appreciation thread. So, please keep that in mind. It's rather simple: Just don't write negatives on an appreciation thread - there are tons of other threads re Brosnan where you can write anything you'd like. Same with Moore's or any Bond's appreciation thread - it is for appreciation, not stating why you dislike the actor's performance as Bond.
I don't care for Lazenby as Bond at all, but I don't go on a Lazenby Appreciation thread and state why I have that negative opinion of him.
As anyone can tell you, I definitely do not share your opinion of Brosnan's Bond, but I am not going to spend time on this thread going back and forth with those who do not like Brosnan's portrayal. On other threads, that is fine. But when "appreciation" is in the title, then that means this is not the thread to go into the things you feel are wrong about an actor's portrayal of Bond. Just to keep it in mind for those particular kind of threads; thanks.
Thanks, but no need to soften the blow with the 'I realize you are new here' line.
I purposfully posted that on this thread as I feel it does tie in directly with the subject matter.
I will however keep Brosnan fans' sentiments in mind when posting on his threads in future
:)
Nonetheless part of me would still favour Brosnan over Connery and Moore at their weakest. When I last watched DAF I found myself getting annoyed with Connery at times and thought "people really think this fat Scottish porker is the best Bond? I look better than he does". As for Moore half the time he's good and half the time he plays himself (in AVTAK he just isn't Bond).
Shame because at their peaks Connery and Moore are great.
Good call. I'd rather watch GE (a film which I still love, and Brozzer is quite good in it exactly because I thought he showed a lot of potential to evolve in the role) than DAF or TMWTGG, Connery and Moore just don't do it for me in those films at all.
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It's great seeing Brosnan and Hayek back together again, too!
Appreciate he only did four.
I see what you did there...
The others are not so clever, so I get away with it. Again.
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You are, if nothing else, consistent, dear @Thunderfinger. Still my favorite Nordic loon, singing your tune ...
Brosnan was putting in decent non-Bond performances during his tenure as Bond. Tailor of Panama, in particular. He puts in a really good performance. Of course, I'd argue the reason is that he is well cast in that film.
As I've said before, with the exception perhaps of Sean, Brozza is the actor I'm most happy to watch in his non Bond incarnations. Laz I have no interest in outside of OHMSS. Rog is often tiresome outside of Bond. Dalton was brilliant in his time but post Bond seems to have a long unproductive and generally barren period of appearing in forgetable rubbish (this seems to be changing a little recently). And although I respect Craig as an actor, I find he works best as character actor in ensemble pieces and much less so as a leading man. Whereas, the older Brosnan actually has a lot to offer. If only he'd stop all that huffing, grunting and puffing though...
Either way, while not the greatest of actors, he's a likeable, charismatic star who DOES have a presence onscreen.
I, personally, think that would have been rather wonderful and exactly where they should have taken Brosnan's Bond. But I doubt the mass of the audience would have gone for it. Brosnan played it safe instead.
His instagram has plenty of material for future caption contests, especially the ones in Versailles.