The TIMOTHY DALTON Appreciation thread - Discuss His Life, His Career, His Bond Films

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  • JeremyBondonJeremyBondon Seeking out odd jobs with Oddjob @Tangier
    edited January 2019 Posts: 1,318
    bondjames wrote: »
    bondjames wrote: »
    Congratulations on third place in the James Bond elimination game. Up one spot since 2016.
    He's up one spot in my personal rankings since then too, coincidentally.

    I can only applaud that dear @bondjames
    Thanks @JeremyBondon. I just visited that thread now (I haven't been participating) and noticed that the eliminated parties mirror my own rankings exactly. It will be interesting to see what happens with the Sean/Rog duel.

    Interesting it mirrors your own list! Probably your favourite on top, Sir Rog :)
  • bondjamesbondjames You were expecting someone else?
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    bondjames wrote: »
    bondjames wrote: »
    Congratulations on third place in the James Bond elimination game. Up one spot since 2016.
    He's up one spot in my personal rankings since then too, coincidentally.

    I can only applaud that dear @bondjames
    Thanks @JeremyBondon. I just visited that thread now (I haven't been participating) and noticed that the eliminated parties mirror my own rankings exactly. It will be interesting to see what happens with the Sean/Rog duel.

    Interesting it mirrors your own list! Probably your favourite on top, Sir Rog :)
    Actually, believe it or not, Sean has been numero uno for me since I became an adult, even though I'm also a huge fan of Rog.
  • JeremyBondonJeremyBondon Seeking out odd jobs with Oddjob @Tangier
    edited January 2019 Posts: 1,318
    bondjames wrote: »
    bondjames wrote: »
    bondjames wrote: »
    Congratulations on third place in the James Bond elimination game. Up one spot since 2016.
    He's up one spot in my personal rankings since then too, coincidentally.

    I can only applaud that dear @bondjames
    Thanks @JeremyBondon. I just visited that thread now (I haven't been participating) and noticed that the eliminated parties mirror my own rankings exactly. It will be interesting to see what happens with the Sean/Rog duel.

    Interesting it mirrors your own list! Probably your favourite on top, Sir Rog :)
    Actually, believe it or not, Sean has been numero uno for me since I became an adult, even though I'm also a huge fan of Rog.

    Ahh, quite interesting! Given your photograph I thought Sir Rog ;) Sean's my favorite too, always has been, closely followed by Tim.
  • bondjamesbondjames You were expecting someone else?
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    bondjames wrote: »
    bondjames wrote: »
    bondjames wrote: »
    Congratulations on third place in the James Bond elimination game. Up one spot since 2016.
    He's up one spot in my personal rankings since then too, coincidentally.

    I can only applaud that dear @bondjames
    Thanks @JeremyBondon. I just visited that thread now (I haven't been participating) and noticed that the eliminated parties mirror my own rankings exactly. It will be interesting to see what happens with the Sean/Rog duel.

    Interesting it mirrors your own list! Probably your favourite on top, Sir Rog :)
    Actually, believe it or not, Sean has been numero uno for me since I became an adult, even though I'm also a huge fan of Rog.

    Ahh, quite interesting! Given your photograph I thought Sir Rog
    I'm keeping the British end up for Rog with the photo, as it were. Sean doesn't need much promotion here because he's highly respected. The others need their supporters, I feel. Glad to see you're keeping Tim's flame alive. The man is looking very good for his age. I came across this tv film he made in 1994 on youtube entitled Red Eagle (aka Lie Down With Lions) - it costars Marg Helgenberger, Jürgen Prochnow, Omar Shariff and Kabir Bedi (OP's Gobinda). I haven't watched it yet, but from what I've perused I think he certainly could easily have done his third Bond film in 1995. This is the full movie on youtube by the way.

  • Jesus, that's a cheap looking thing.
  • bondjamesbondjames You were expecting someone else?
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    shamanimal wrote: »
    Jesus, that's a cheap looking thing.
    Typical made for tv 90's fare I suppose. Got to keep expectations low on the production quality front. Surprised there are so many quality actors in it.
  • JeremyBondonJeremyBondon Seeking out odd jobs with Oddjob @Tangier
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    bondjames wrote: »
    bondjames wrote: »
    bondjames wrote: »
    bondjames wrote: »
    Congratulations on third place in the James Bond elimination game. Up one spot since 2016.
    He's up one spot in my personal rankings since then too, coincidentally.

    I can only applaud that dear @bondjames
    Thanks @JeremyBondon. I just visited that thread now (I haven't been participating) and noticed that the eliminated parties mirror my own rankings exactly. It will be interesting to see what happens with the Sean/Rog duel.

    Interesting it mirrors your own list! Probably your favourite on top, Sir Rog :)
    Actually, believe it or not, Sean has been numero uno for me since I became an adult, even though I'm also a huge fan of Rog.

    Ahh, quite interesting! Given your photograph I thought Sir Rog
    I'm keeping the British end up for Rog with the photo, as it were. Sean doesn't need much promotion here because he's highly respected. The others need their supporters, I feel. Glad to see you're keeping Tim's flame alive. The man is looking very good for his age. I came across this tv film he made in 1994 on youtube entitled Red Eagle (aka Lie Down With Lions) - it costars Marg Helgenberger, Jürgen Prochnow, Omar Shariff and Kabir Bedi (OP's Gobinda). I haven't watched it yet, but from what I've perused I think he certainly could easily have done his third Bond film in 1995. This is the full movie on youtube by the way.


    That's a nice hommage @bondjames Sean's indeed in a league of his own, mr. quintessential. Tim's been my other favorite ever since I saw him in TLD, first time at age 7 or so. My little head exploded from so much greatness in one film. He certainly still looks good for his age, could actually be an older Bond still, I'm sure. I'll make sure to check out that film too, as I haven't seen it either. I admire the seemingly effortless and speedy manner in which you seem to write replies. Very eloquent, too.
  • RemingtonRemington I'll do anything for a woman with a knife.
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    Anyone here watched Framed with Dalton from 1992?
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    Remington wrote: »
    Anyone here watched Framed with Dalton from 1992?

    Yes, one of Lynda La Plante's better offerings
  • peterpeter Toronto
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    Remington wrote: »
    Anyone here watched Framed with Dalton from 1992?

    Yes, but the North American version which I understand was heavily edited. I remember quite liking it and thought Tim really suited the dashing robber... If I remember correctly he was also very suave and relaxed (as opposed to his tightly-wound James Bond (which is now clearly my third favourite interpretation)).

    Now you've made me want to track it down.
  • RemingtonRemington I'll do anything for a woman with a knife.
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    peter wrote: »
    Remington wrote: »
    Anyone here watched Framed with Dalton from 1992?

    Yes, but the North American version which I understand was heavily edited. I remember quite liking it and thought Tim really suited the dashing robber... If I remember correctly he was also very suave and relaxed (as opposed to his tightly-wound James Bond (which is now clearly my third favourite interpretation)).

    Now you've made me want to track it down.

    The full version is on YouTube @peter
  • peterpeter Toronto
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    Thanks @Remington . I just looked it up and I didn’t realize that one of Dalton’s girls was Penelope Cruz!
  • bondjamesbondjames You were expecting someone else?
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    bondjames wrote: »
    bondjames wrote: »
    bondjames wrote: »
    bondjames wrote: »
    Congratulations on third place in the James Bond elimination game. Up one spot since 2016.
    He's up one spot in my personal rankings since then too, coincidentally.

    I can only applaud that dear @bondjames
    Thanks @JeremyBondon. I just visited that thread now (I haven't been participating) and noticed that the eliminated parties mirror my own rankings exactly. It will be interesting to see what happens with the Sean/Rog duel.

    Interesting it mirrors your own list! Probably your favourite on top, Sir Rog :)
    Actually, believe it or not, Sean has been numero uno for me since I became an adult, even though I'm also a huge fan of Rog.

    Ahh, quite interesting! Given your photograph I thought Sir Rog
    I'm keeping the British end up for Rog with the photo, as it were. Sean doesn't need much promotion here because he's highly respected. The others need their supporters, I feel. Glad to see you're keeping Tim's flame alive. The man is looking very good for his age. I came across this tv film he made in 1994 on youtube entitled Red Eagle (aka Lie Down With Lions) - it costars Marg Helgenberger, Jürgen Prochnow, Omar Shariff and Kabir Bedi (OP's Gobinda). I haven't watched it yet, but from what I've perused I think he certainly could easily have done his third Bond film in 1995. This is the full movie on youtube by the way.


    That's a nice hommage @bondjames Sean's indeed in a league of his own, mr. quintessential. Tim's been my other favorite ever since I saw him in TLD, first time at age 7 or so. My little head exploded from so much greatness in one film. He certainly still looks good for his age, could actually be an older Bond still, I'm sure. I'll make sure to check out that film too, as I haven't seen it either. I admire the seemingly effortless and speedy manner in which you seem to write replies. Very eloquent, too.
    Thank you @JeremyBondon. Likewise, I always enjoy reading your insights and thoughts. Dalton gets better with time for me. I remember finding him a bit stern when I was younger, and longed for the lighter touch of Connery/Moore. I think Craig has made me appreciate him a lot more. In many ways, he did the Craig routine before Craig did, and his films still have that lightness of the Cubby era in retrospect - they're just a bit different tonally from what came just prior, which arguably bordered on campiness. LTK was one of my lowest rated films for years, and now it's a firm top ten of mine. I'm normally big on a film's aesthetic, but in the case of LTK I actually enjoy it inspite of its look. It's the strength of the central performances and the narrative which really elevate it, and brings me back time and time again in my later years.

    Dalton was quite excellent in the Penny Dreadful series, which is the last thing I've seen him in.
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    Remington wrote: »
    Anyone here watched Framed with Dalton from 1992?

    Yes, one of Lynda La Plante's better offerings
    I'd never heard of it prior to today. Thanks for mentioning. I will be sure to view it soon, as I normally like La Plante's work.
  • MaxCasinoMaxCasino United States
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    Later this year, TD will probably be back as Mr. Pricklepants in Toy Story 4. Here's hoping that it's as good as the first three! Sad minor note, he's not been officially confirmed yet.
  • Agent_99Agent_99 enjoys a spirited ride as much as the next girl
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    I still haven't dared to watch Toy Story 3 because I'm assuming it will make me bawl my eyes out...
  • NicNacNicNac Administrator, Moderator
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    Remington wrote: »
    Anyone here watched Framed with Dalton from 1992?
    Yes I watched it on release because at the time he was still Bond.
    I don’t think it was a massive success despite heavy promotion pbut it was an interesting character study. David Morrisy was very good.
  • Agent_99Agent_99 enjoys a spirited ride as much as the next girl
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    Via Twitter. Imagine my excitement at seeing my favourite Bond and my second-favourite Doctor in the same photo!

    DxMw7shWkAAkU4Z.jpg
  • Agent_99Agent_99 enjoys a spirited ride as much as the next girl
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    MAN. That's so good I'd have to keep it facing the wall, otherwise I'd get embarrassed at having him stare at me.
  • MajorDSmytheMajorDSmythe "I tolerate this century, but I don't enjoy it."Moderator
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    Agent_99 wrote: »
    Via Twitter. Imagine my excitement at seeing my favourite Bond and my second-favourite Doctor in the same photo!

    DxMw7shWkAAkU4Z.jpg

    Ah, so that would be the famous stage work they were both involved in?
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    Congratulations on third place in the James Bond elimination game. Up one spot since 2016.

    Funny. I'm a massive Dalton fan but would only ever put him in 3rd place myself. Connery and Moore still rule the roost. In fact these days I'd say the Laz gives the Daltonator a good run for his money. Fifth place goes to Craig - not because I dislike him but because I enjoy OHMSS and Dalton's films so much more.

  • Agent_99Agent_99 enjoys a spirited ride as much as the next girl
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    Ah, so that would be the famous stage work they were both involved in?

    I knew they were acting school contemporaries but this is the first time I've seen them onstage together.

    I bet Sylv was good value at the cast party.
  • MajorDSmytheMajorDSmythe "I tolerate this century, but I don't enjoy it."Moderator
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    Agent_99 wrote: »
    Ah, so that would be the famous stage work they were both involved in?

    I knew they were acting school contemporaries but this is the first time I've seen them onstage together.

    I bet Sylv was good value at the cast party.

    I can imagine him doing his Ken Campbell Roadshow routines: setting his head on fire, hammering nails up his nose, and stuffing ferrets down his trousers.

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  • DaltonCraig007DaltonCraig007 They say, "Evil prevails when good men fail to act." What they ought to say is, "Evil prevails."
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    Since Affleck is officially out at Batman, please cast Timothy Dalton as Alfred for the new Batman actor.
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    This brings back fond memories. I was taking college classes at the time and I recall setting up my VCR at the time to tape this segment as it was the first real chance to catch Dalton in character as Bond, although I would tape anything related to Bond at the time.

    I was excited by what I saw. The big thing that told me he was Bond was that look on the tram as they take Kara away. Dalton still is the closest physically to the character in the novels for me. That punch on guard at Whitaker's also made an impression.

    I also remember when I got to actually see the film some 9 months later wondering where the stunt with landing on the motorbike from swinging down the banner was. And they made a big deal about the yacht and it only ends up for a very brief time onscreen. I thought it would be more like Largo's in NSNA.

    You'd probably never get a nearly 10-minute segment like this these days, so you can imagine how great this was for a Bond fan back in the day when news was infrequent and welcome anytime you got it.
  • mattjoesmattjoes Julie T. and the M.G.'s
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    Thank you very much for posting this.
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
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    Nice clip.
  • MaxCasinoMaxCasino United States
    edited February 2019 Posts: 4,636
    https://jamesbond.fandom.com/wiki/Unmade_Bond_17_(1991)

    I wish that we could at least get a novelization of the film script. I think it would be at least a great read. Between this and the Some Kind of Hero's reporting of it.

    http://www.007.info/the-007-film-that-never-was-daltons-third-bond/
  • Agent_99Agent_99 enjoys a spirited ride as much as the next girl
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    I try not to do this too often because you'll all get fed up with me but: gosh he's good-looking.

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