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DC feels a bit indestructible.
More human?? I think Danny was very human in 'Casino Royale'. Both Tim and Danny couldn't care less about her majesty's secret service when their loved ones got killed or got hurt severly (For example, Della, Felix, Vesper)...
Both Danny and Tim have real stage acting experience. Both actors did plays.
I prefer Dalton but Craig is cool too.
With TD I always feel it is a second away from having him starting to quote Shakespeare or even recite Good old William.
I prefer DC easily over TD.
Dalton's Bond IMO feels more like a real person. But that is not necessarily a good thing I suppose.
Exactly. I also think..the Bond franchise wasn't ready for a tougher Bond in 1987, 1989. There was Die Hard and Lethal Weapon and people more or less wanted Bond to be British and suave. I think, Tim had not the luck on his side. His movies were not that succesful, the public was too much used to Roger's jokes and on top of that United Artists got in big trouble.
Tim would have had better chances if he did 'Casino Royale' in 2006. Honestly? I'm curious if Timothy and Daniel have some nice discussions about this during the royal premiere upcoming week ;-). Would love to see such a discussion.
Craig seems to me like a mix of Lazenby and Dalton. Dark Bond, some humour but doesn't crack many one liners, does his own stunts, good in the fight scenes, etc.
A fun and interesting experiment would be to watch CR & QOS, then immediately follow up with TLD & LTK. Keeping what I've mentioned in mind, they definitely feel like the same character; one actor being the beginning of the journey- the other being the end.
^^^THIS!! Spot on IMO! L-)
One thing I also like about both Daniel and Timothy: They seem to really go into the deep with this character James Bond. They both did lots of research on it. And....on top of it, the producers gave both Tim and Danny much more creative freedom on their movies than their predecessors.
Pierce Brosnan? Did he actually mention the Ian Fleming novels? I always felt that he just 'did' Bond out of his own pocket, without real research. I saw the 'Everything or Nothing' documentary....and the way he got handed the job in 1994......it seems like one happy kid that stays happy but kinda forgets through his cycle of films who Bond really was.
Daniel being Sean? Well, I think his face looks very similar to Sean's face. Having seen the trailer...I do think Daniel's performance must be the perfect mix of Connery and Dalton.
:P
I agree he probably presents the closest to Fleming's Bond there has been but playing the role all round, handling the humour he's not the best, most of all the humorous lines in his films feel forced and he's not comfortable saying them.
DC on the other hand seems to deliver them much more comfortably, it's a shame because Tim is hilarious in Hot Fuzz but Bond seems really stilted in both TLD and LTK.
Craig nails it pretty much straight away, from the moment he says "Yes Considerably" you know he's got his vibe for how he's going to play it, Tim never really settled into it, to completely fair he never really got a chance to but the films he appeared he left enough of a mark even if his Bond wasn't that accepted at the time,
I guess we'll have to wait till Skyfall but I get the impression that he is going to leave Dalton behind and present that damaged darker Bond far more effectively than Tim ever did, maybe if he's had the scripts but Craig for me is just a better actor, anyone who's seen Our Friends In The North can't deny that, no Bond actor has delivered a performance as good as that period, if Craig can channel that into a Bond performance then he'll leave the competition behind.
Dan also seems to emotionally connect better than Dalton. Perhaps it's because Craig is at the beginning of Bond's career while Dalton is towards the end of Bond's career.
Perfect Bond.
I think there was more room for humor with Dalton, it's a rare occasion if Craig ever smiles, but that's what I like about them both. Simply a no nonsense approach and just get on with the job with a straight face. You can't ask for anything more
I wouldn't want this man hunting me.
While Dalton is at the end of his and is brittle, jaded and a little burnt out.
Both gamechanging portrayals though...
He's not as badass either ;)