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Well maybe not quite. But if he’d got going with the series, I think he could’ve had a good stint.
He’s a fantastic actor, and was a great OO7. Too bad he only got too make two. Though they’re a great and memorable two.
I watched Made Men with a friend last night, as we decided admiring Tim's arse in those jeans was exactly how we wanted to see in the new decade.
...What's the film actually about? I haven't the faintest idea.
I have brought this up in the past, and would absolutely love to see this happen. An animated adaption of one of the Bond#17 drafts, yes please.
I totally forgot about this :))
That was awesome, @Fire_and_Ice_Returns.
My recent Farrah Fawcett sighting was a revisit of The Six Million Dollar Man. Damn you Lee Majors. With respect.
Saturn 3 was one of my earliest memory's of Farrah and of course...
Cannonball Run such a great movie.
... And the famous poster...
I think this was taken in 1981, Dalton did not age much at all by the time he played Bond.
I also started a rewatch of The Bionic Woman, more low-key but just as positive with its outlook presented.
The Fall Guy. Okay, you got me. I should catch up with that, too. To be honest at the time, I had the conflicted reaction of relishing the stunts featured and simultaneously "objecting" to either a repeat of a similar Bond stunt or far worse preceding a stunt I didn't recognize already in a Bond film.
Good fun now and then. And now.
I am a big fan of Hal Needham movies so The Fall Guy was an easy watch. Though even as a kid I recognised Bond's stunt work was the top tier.
Regarding The Six Million Dollar Man (which has yet to have a remake I think? Though Jaime Sommers had a remake last decade) the reason why so many remakes fall flat is they copy the blueprint though fail to recreate the essence. 70's and 80's TV and Film as obvious as it may sound were great because of the era they belong too.
Jaclyn was my favourite and Cheryl and Tania ;))
He was a fairly generic British agent. Which might work for a Fleming purist, but I am a fan of the movies first. So my Bond needs to be the coolest guy in the room.
I'll gladly keep Brosnan (and his movies) over Dalton anyday. But I do believe that they should have cast Dalton in A View To A Kill.
Would have given that movie the adrenaline shot it sorely needs.
Unfortunately, Brosnan as mentioned previously was the jack of all trades, but master of none, IMO. He didn't evoke the spirit of Fleming's Bond and therefore wasn't. I wouldn't consider myself a Fleming purist, but every actor who has taken on the role has in some way, shape or form has had at least one characteristic of Fleming's Bond, IMO. Brosnan was trying to emulate the swagger of Connery with the humour of Moore and failed at both. I regard Goldeneye highly, but I've always felt it would've been a better film had Dalton returned.
I do agree that A View To A Kill would've been great with Dalton, but no doubt the movie wouldn't even be recognisable as what we got had he starred.
The fact that Brosnan was a jack of all trades is exactly what propels him to the top of my ranking (alongside Connery)
He brought some much needed unity to the role, something that was lacking. He's the only Bond that feels like he could have been Connery/Moore/Lazenby/Dalton earlier in his career.
His films may have a greatest hits quality about them but that is what makes them work for me. His tenure is a jack of all trades... it features everything I fell in love with in regards to the cinematic Bond.
Just my opinion.
I do like TND, but I would give it up in a heartbeat for two more Dalton films, then passing Bond to the next actor (preferably one capable of stamping their mark on the series).
To each their own. No hard feelings.
Sean- Roger - Pierce were more Cinematic Bond
George- Timothy- Daniel are bond's from the book. Much harder, gritty and realistic.
I could very much agree with that.
Although I would seperate Dr.No/FRWL Connery (them being a bit more Fleming) from his GF thru DAF version of Bond.
Agreed, to add further Sean- Roger - Pierce films were less personal and emotional as well.
Wholeheartedly agree with that statement. Back when I was at university I once wrote an essay where I argued that while Dalton and Lazenby may not have been the favourites of general audiences, they can be considered as the most loyal incarnations of Fleming's literary character.
It will surprise nobody to learn that they're my three favourites.