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And the fact it was Christmas day! :))
I've got it, and it is excellent in all kinds of ways. The books first chapter take's up the first draft and how the original story about a young James Bond slowly grows into to finally become the man we know. In that first script it is revealed that Bond goes to his ancesteral home and meets up with his old uncle.
And after that it follows the search for the lead actor, with some pages of pictures with Brosnan and Cubby when he signed the deal to play Bond. Then it is very in-depth about the filming and the last chapters is about the marketing and the reviews and box-office results and finally the legacy of TLD. Where we get a first look about the film that was about to become LTK, and how Dalton continued being loyal to the franchise. For example there was his speech he held on Cubbys and John Barrys funerals!
This book is a "must have" for all Daltonites and Bondfans!
I shall throw myself on the mercy of the big man himself, and hope that my plea that I will own a copy (even if I must conduct my own Ocean's Eleven* to acquire enough money), is enough.
* The Sinatra version, naturally.
I have it too and agree with the above. It's phenomenally-well researched and goes into great detail about a lot of elements that we previously knew very little about. The section featuring the original treatment for Bond 15, a "prequel", is particularly interesting.
I paid the same price, and believe me. I was unsure if it was worth it, but I should never had any doubts. It is a truly phenomenal book!
It's certainly worth the money. Highly recommended (as it "The Making of On Her Majesty's Secret Service" by the same author)
I'll also look into getting the OHMSS one at some point down the line.
@Samuel001 He seems to be going for the underappreciated movies that are closer to Fleming so if he does another I think there's a good chance it'll be LTK.
OHMSS and TLD are his favorite films, too.
Indeed, although I'm not sure about the continued disdain. I think Dalton's Bonds, both his performances and the two films, have gained a lot more respect over the years. ;-)
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To be fair, some of those people are a part of the same crowd that spends collective millions in cinemas and stores for films that are big on 'splosions and small on deep characterization and plots. Not much is to be expected.
Tim is a true thespian who is not very well known by the public at large, and considering he only did two Bond films and he doesn't publicize his life all over the place it isn't hard to see why (but I respect him for all of that).
We will all simply have to spread the word and keep his performances in TLD and LTK alive.
In your view the only people that like James Bond are real Bond fans, which would make Bond fans that dislike Daltons era not REAL Bondfans???
I guess disqualifying Bondfans from having a different opinion does make you a Bond-extremist who only finds his views all important.
Daltons 1st movie was better suited for Moore or Brosnan and his second movie was more a generic actioner with a guy called James Bond starring. In my view TD never got his own Bondmovie with his own voice, something all other preformers did get, even Lazenby with his one movie got a better movie.
You can appreaciate different takes on the character, Rog is my personal fave but I also love Dalton and I feel like he is probably number 2 in my list these days. Different people see different things when watching films, despite Moore's run being considered light weight, I definitley find moments where you can see how his Bond ticks such as the confrontation with Anya in TSWLM regarding him killing her lover and the dinner chat with Scaramanga and the world weary vibe in FYEO, sometimes you have to look a little deeper.
I still feel that Timbo has the edge over Craig, he's just more suave, whilst playing it gritty he still just feels more like James Bond.
With Tim it wasn't really like that. He was thinking all the time and audiences didn't really respond in the way the producers wanted them to. That's why they have altered Craig's version a bit.
Heck even when reading Fleming one thing I noticed was how casual Bond could be. From his mannerisms (hands in pockets) to the clothes he wore (short sleave shirts). Despite the attempts I would NOT describe Dalton as casual.
It's fairly trivial but Moore could make a line like "Moneypenny be a darling" sound natural, Tim couldn't.
I am sure Dalton had his hands in his pockets in both films he did. In fact, in John Glen's book "For My Eyes Only" which I read, John says he and Tim butted heads over Bond putting his hands in his pockets. Glen felt it was not something Bond would do, whilst Dalton got his way, though not as far as he wanted.
I would say Dalton was too casual in some scenes. In LTK, he dresses down like when he confronts M before he resigns the secret service. When he is in the bar, he is as casual as can be when the beer is ordered ; unless "Yeah! same!" is uncasual?????????????????????????? Because f**k me, I would qualify "Yeah! Same!" as casual. That is something Moore would never do.
As for Roger Moore, he played more the English stereotype for American audiences. Moore's Bond natural? It is a put on a personality ; as fake as a tit job!!! Are you saying fake breasts are better than real breasts? Or more natural? ; as you constantly used that word to describe everything.
When Dalton delivers in TLD the line "Moneypenny be a darling" after he gets the Harrods list, that is more how it would be delivered NATURALLY in real life.
Dalton dominates her, and his body language tells her in no uncertain terms that he is not interested in f**king her, as he has had no shortage of women in his life. He uses economy in his charm to make it clear! And the next paragraph follows :-
Naturally, knowing how thick some audience members are, they would not have read the body language. Dalton is not an actor who bends over to the dumb masses. And that was his crime when it came to media derision.
Anyway, Dalton's films hold up great, and he is gaining more fans. He was too ahead of his time. He deserves the credit. Craig in essence is an amalgamation of Connery and Dalton. The latter two originated what we see today with a few embellishments.
Dalton delivers subtly on the innuendo. Dalton did not overplay the Bond cliches. Moore ticked every cliche in the book.
@Bain123, I am around here for a while. Check your facts before you commit to a debate. When the great white shark swims, the seal needs to be careful. :) Beware! Take care! cue the Jaws music. Boy, am I hungry!
Is it safe to swim?