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Anyone trying to minimize that is either a total fool or just not a Bond fan. Period.
He owes us nothing, and certainly owes the Broccoli children less. I've read him talk about the "incredible greed" of the Broccoli family, but he's not the only one that has said that over the years...and since he knows a lot more than any of us do, I'm prone to believe him. He doesn't want to show up at some event to advertise their new movie for them, and why should he?
But in every interview, he definitely respects and appreciates his legacy as Bond. Who can forget him jet packing onto the David Letterman show just cuz Dave and his staff asked him to? And I have a friend who met him at a golf tournament and said he was great fun. He doesn't suffer fools, that's all. Now I'll self-censor and leave it at that...
If he does that to be honest I'll be content.
There's an article in this week's Radio Times by Barry Norman where he recalls interviewing Connery before the release of Dr No (Norman's father Leslie had apparently been on the shortlist to direct the film). He recalled that Connery seemed to just view it as exactly what @Saunders described - another job.
I am sure, all of the above posters will be happy to hear this.
If he as a Scotsman goes and sees his countryman in the finales at a tennismatch it does not mean he is making a public apparence, he just is so famous that everywhere he goes he will be noticed.
I would enjoy his presence at a festive meeting, but will not thing anything less of him if he wouldn't.
You're the one with your face in the pie.
???? How so? LOL.
If you disagree with what I said, point out where I'm wrong.
Or is that just a kneejerk defense?
I think EON does owe lots to Connery but I also think that Connery owes EON. The films themselves helped his success as Bond. And don't forget lots of Connerys success could be put down to Terrance Young, because he helped Connery become Bond in a way
Hahaha. I only met him for a minute or two at the Hot Fuzz premiere. Signed my Shaun Of The Dead DVD, pretty proud of that.
There is always that risk when you meet a hero of yours? However i will happily take that chance all day long.
It did happen to me the once though. Was fortunate to meet Stephen Berkoff who played the OTT General Orloff who i loved. Sadly Mr Berkoff was very offish and was only interested in my money.
Lol is worse. It's just annoying.
Any thoughts on the rest of my other post? Do you think lots of it was down to Terrance Young and other people or do you think it was all Connery?
That's a shame. I think Berkoff is a great actor and one of the best Bond villians.
We'll never know for sure but I suspect had Roger Moore been Bond 1.0 then the series might very well have sunk without trace. Connery was Bond and continues to be an influence on the series. It wasn't all Connery but it is an error to minimize Connery's impact in the role.
Terence Young, Broccoli/Salzman, Richard Maibaum, Guy Hamilton, all have a piece of those film's incredible success, but Connery was THE MAN. He delivered the goods. And he did it in a "new" way that made him a very innovative ladies man/action hero. I'm not sure you would have gotten the same results with just any "face" in there. (Barry Nelson, et all)
It was Connery's, uhm, Conneryness that made that role sing and captured the audience's imagination.
And yeah, they should have ponied up and given him some of the profits.
Alright then deal. Sorry about that, LOL just pisses me off.
I do agree with you, without Connery who knows where we'd be now. But, lets say they put Brosnan in Connerys films, with Terrance Young guiding him, etc. Now imagine Connery was born when Brosnan was and put him in Brosnans films. Which one do you think would be thought of overall as the best Bond?
I do think Connery has the right to be angry with EON, but I think him turning up at the premier if he's healthy enough would be a nice gift for the fans. Not for EON, for the fans.
Hey, I would like to see all the Bonds together myself - it would be historic and very very cool.
If anyone has a legitimate reason not to come, it's Brosnan.
I don't think it is in Connerys mentality to think of fans. In fact, when he was mobbed by them in the sixties I suspect he avoids them and retreats behind his maximum security twilight home in The Bahamas. Connery's mental processes are divided between golf, Scotland and his bank account.
I also suspect the films would have been a success whoever they cast in the sixties as the books had a big worldwide fanbase. And that is half the battle - just as Lord of the Rings and Fifty Shades of Grey.
That's true. To be honest if I was Brosnan I don't think I'd show up.
I wouldn't be all that suprised if I see a man the spitting image of Brosnan amongst the crowd at the premier with a hat, coat and (fake) moustache ;)
His acting ability is pretty limited, but of course he has great on screen presence, but he is not and never has been a great actor. That doesn't take anything away from him as Bond - which he did make his own. But it was not just him ! The sets of Ken Adam, the Terrence Young influence, the style and genius of the producers ALL played their part. That is the bit that HE cannot accept. He think he was it - the most important person - and must be paid a lot more. He might be right, but he was paid handsomely (for the time) and could and indeed DID get a lot from EON for DAF - a pretty crap film.
He is of course Scottish and also appears to have a chip on his shoulder the size of a small house. He came from humble beginnings and rose to stardom and great things, but contrast that with Moore, who also came from a very humble background, but struggled his way through rep, and TV, Hollywood and became an international TV and film star. And today, is as charming and debonair a man as you could come across. He has used his status to raise tens of millions of dollars for the children supported by Unicef and can recite poetry from Kipling at the age of 84 and still draw like a cartoonist (a former occupation). He even tried to get Connery and Brocolli to make up back in the 80's and Connery managed to offend Cubby and Roger at the time. I rest my case. Great Bond, and a couple of good other films (notably Marnie) but he is not really fit to stand next to Roger as a man and for that I will miss him as Bond, but will not be disappointed that he as a man is not there. It says more about him than anyone else. This is of course just opinion.
Hahahaha lol lol lol =)) :-))
I think not.
He should go to this event, drop the bitter old man routine for one night.
What planet is he on? Harry Potter grossed 7.7 billion. A 50th of that equals 154m. Did Daniel Radcliffe get that? I dont think so and Sean is just an old Daniel Radcliffe.
In 50 years it will be a bit out of order for him to start bleating he wasnt paid enough and hes not going to attend the anniversary.
Sean was a nobody so for DN I would expect him to be paying them for the chance quite frankly. After GF went stratospheric he would be entitled to a nice hike for TB and YOLT and of course for DAF he got the highest salary ever at the time.
But as has been proven people will watch Bond whoever is starring. If it hadnt been Sean it wouldve been Rog or Patrick Mcgoohan or whoever and theres no reason to think the series wouldnt have been succesful.
More pertinent is what did Fleming and his estate get for it all? Probably less than Sean over the years. Actually does anyone know do EON still have to pay Glidrose or IFF or whatever its called to make new Bond films or does owning the film rights mean they dont?
Mind you it would be nice if Babs and MGW were magnanimous and called him up and offered to pay say 250k or whatever to a charity of his choice. Call it an appearance fee or redressing the balance for whatever perceived injustice he thinks he suffered.