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Time for another thread!
Who is to say DAF wasn't used as a warm up for Moore, with him playing Bond whilst wearing a Connery mask, but as part of a Moore dream sequence from when he was Connery?
Ok, not great. Sure rather watch DAF than any of the Moore films.
apparently Moore's favourite Bond film outside of the ones he did is DAF according the man himself.
;)) This is just too good to be not true.
I heard him say it in an interview on The ONE Show on BBC.
Maybe the American setting, the clothes, the hair, Vegas, the camp aspect. Considering it followed OHMSS the world changed a lot in 2 years
Anyway, Connery looks to have aged about 10 years since YOLT and lost most of his acting ability.
ALTHOUGH, the final scene with the Mouton Rothschild is still one of my favourite scenes in any Bond Film. Glimpses of the greatness.
"I've had Plenty too. Plenty of Bond girls"
you are going to be shocked when the truth behind DAF is exposed
the wig! I mean THE WIG!
For some time Connery's return eclipsed GL and OHMSS. Even when you felt SC didn't quite have the vigor of previous outings, you were glad for his return. But then the obvious began to set in after repeated viewings. OHMSS grew in stature while we faced the reality that Diamonds weren't Forever.
Even snoozing his way through a mediocre film, SC can't but help convey charm and ease.
I can't help agreeing with you, despite all of the blandness of DAF. THis picture to me is simply embarrased by OHMSS, yet is more watchable to me than any of the Moore films to follow.
Some describe his performance as relaxed; well I guess he is with the amount he was paid. For me he showed contempt for the series, the producers, the character and ultimatly the audience.
Performance-wise he was much better here than in YOLT but it still doesn't come anywhere remotely close to the magic of his work in DN, FRWL, GF. Especially in FRWL and GF, Connery encapsulated everything a Bond performance should be.
Yes, 2 years have passed since Majesty's but it feels like a different world.
Quite, two of my favorite Bondian performances are FRWL and GF. Just class. As you said, everything that one should expect in a Bond performance, was encapsulated with Connery's portrayal.
I rank DAF just ahead of YOLT, because in DAF Connery seems to be having fun.
I feel Connery brought a lot of presence, but as you said, not enough gravitas to the role. For my money, though, Connery is as his most relaxed in DAF. Which fits in with the veteran agent angle.
Keep up the good work.
Just goes to show, must have been a dream
I had previously written him off in this one as too fat, too old and too bored. Watching it again gave me new appreciation for the film in general and Connery in particular.
I think his performance is very assured, from the opening scenes when he's hunting Blofeld, to the end with Wint and Kidd on the boat. it's good to see Connery back at the helm. The role fits him like an old glove, and he seems to be having fun again, something that seemed to elude him in YOLT IMO.
His lines are really good (eg. "Plenty O'toole. Named after your father perhaps" ; "Right idea Mr. Bond. ..... But wrong pussy" etc.) and they are delivered with the grativas and effortlessness that only he could bring. I realize now more than ever why he is the definitive Bond. Everything just seems to come together so naturally. The same applies to Moore to a slightly lesser degree. There's a reason why these two are giants. The other seem to have to work at it to me.
The only thing that hurt him was his look. He should have lost a little bit more weight for the role that made him, and he should have shaved those awful 70's burns (and why didn't they dye the damn things - he's the only Bond to show up with grey hair until Craig showed some grey in his stubble in SF!).
Apart from that he really is vintage Connery in this one, and it only seems bad compared to his great performances from the early 60's.