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DC's hate worked for him, as it got the film publicity and made people want to go and see it. With Dalton though, it wasn't that he didn't look the part, just that people wanted Brosnan. And there was alot of competition, more than CR. With CR more people liked the change of style, in Dalton's days people WANTED the Moore type films, for Bond anyway. With CR, after films like Bourne, people liked the more realistic ones.
Are you speaking from a US or UK perspective? I always got the impression in the UK that no one really knew who Brosnan was before GE. It might just be me but Remmington Steel had never registered at all. For that reason I had a completely open mind about Brozza. I liked Dalts but after the long break was just happy to see another Bond movie go into production.
Craigites are less articulate than limp-wristed Daltonites. Craigites prefer to punch and kick rather than write lame posts in support of their man. Actions speak louder than words!
I'm assuming you're from the UK like me @Getafix. If so what was your experiences talking to people about Dalton? I was born in 1985 so am too young to remember his "era" first hand.
I was born in 1982 but from what I can remember his Bond wasn't hated. Most people I knew growing up seemed to like him.
OR Craigites see Craig losing and maybe make another account to get him ahead. I just find it weird how looking back, there's a bunch of people on this thread with one post, and that's explaining why they voted for Craig.
No need, he already won, where it counts :D and nothing any of us says, will chang that.
Good question. I remember enjoying TLD at the cinema and getting the impression that it was well received. However, to be honest, I think I was too young to fully register the wider critical response. License to Kill got a 15 certificate, which meant I didn't see it until years later. I think it's fair to say though that for my generation Roger remained the defining Bond. Because I didn't see LTK at the cinema, the break between movies for me felt even longer - 87 to 95. Almost an entire decade. I was actually really psyched up for GE and really looking forward to it, but came out of the cinema soooo disappointed. I saw flaws in every scene; the score; the story; the acting; the production design. It even really annoyed me that they had the Russians as villains - since the Soviets had never actually really been the baddies in the earlier films. That detail really represented for me how the producers and writers had misunderstood the heritage. Any way, I was pretty much the only one in my group of friends that didn't like it. The rest thought it was pretty good and gave them everything they expected from a Bond movie.
Maybe, but it's just weird how many voted for Craig and have 1 post.
These people (and afew more), only have 1 post, and that's supporting Craig on here, but like I said, there are afew for Dalton also.
Good...you deserve to be (joke)
Bear in mind though that not everyone thinks the same as you. @Thewizardofice for instance said he "came out buzzing" in 1995.
But looking over it, it's mostly people who have voted for Craig who only have 1 post. There are few with 1 post for Dalton but not as many.
Because there are people with 1 post, and that's on this thread supporting Craig/Dalton. So I'm assuming if they posted supporting them, then they also voted in the poll.
Any way, I think Tim has made an impressive showing, especially considering the Craigster is the current Bond.
Exactly, but they are never satisfied. Sometimes I feel, its a bit of mercy voting, like making up for loosing the job too early.
I guess you had to find some way to explain it away...
It couldn't be that - shock, horror - he was actually pretty good?
No, of course not. Stupid me!
THAT's why Craig is seen as the superior Bond in the eyes of the public. He had a rawness and a nastiness that hadn't been seen since Connery.
Look at that fight, pretty hardcore. Possibly the best fight since the train sequence in FRWL.
Dalton was a stage actor pretending to be tough.
I wasn't actually aware of much animosity between Craigsters and Daltonites - I think they tend to come from a similar place and appreciate both actors.
Regarding 'stage' vs 'screen' acting, DC has a similar background to Dalts, if I'm not mistaken. And Dalts had had plenty of screen experience prior to TLD.