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Moore doesn't seem to emotionally connect with any of his leading ladies from LALD and TMWTGG (although its funny to see him annoyed by Goodnight) and I would say Octopussy was the only age appropriate Bond girl for him. I actually didn't mind him being a guardian/father figure to Stacey, I just hated the fact they had to ruin it with that shower scene at the end..
I think Moore looked very suave, dashing, and young for his age for every film up until FYEO. And even in FYEO his older looking face gives him a more rugged edge that compliments him as a veteran 007 (something the movie points out more than once). I don't think Moore got to the point you suggested until Octopussy and AVTAK, which I'll admit he looked too old in. But even in Octopussy the producers purposefully paired him up with an older Bond girl in Maud Adams so not once does it ever feel weird between the two of them. Yes AVTAK is another story but Sir Rog is such a legend I think he deserves a pass on that one.
Timothy Dalton working actor.
To this day Sir Moore is a living ambassador for the 007 franchise, UNICEF & the Saint franchise.
Dalton does some nice television work.
And yeah, his age wasn't an issue until Octopussy, but even in AVTAK, I could live with it. I mean, people didn't really focus on Roger's age in Octopussy (probably because the Bond girl was comparable in age), yet they did in AVTAK. He was only older by two years - it made little difference to his credibility, and, let's be honest, it wasn't his age that brought the film down (other than the awkward love scenes). Poor ol' Roger gave it his best shot, but alas it was his swan song.
Dalton fanboys will always make me laugh!
With Dalton, I think most who don't think too highly of him just think he lacked a little charisma compared to his predecessors, and was a little too theatrical. With Moore, those who dislike him think he did too much comedy hour & wasn't as alpha as Connery.
Good point - they both have very specific ways of doing their thing that are pretty much polar opposites. (Strangely, I like them both.)
Better than The spy who loved me ? you're delusional but you can stay in your world if you want!
Christ even The man with the golden gun was better than Shakespeare boy ever did, well i guess too bad your guy could only make only two! Thank god Pierce came along, Brosnan could actually act.
Dalton was good but his style and the way he puts on the dramatics makes me a little uneasy.
Moore dominated the screen. He made it look easy. It isn't.
I'll take Dalton's films. I prefer Bond films, not out-and-out comedies. I'd cite the Rotten tomatoes ranking of Bond films and state that Dalton's films are viewed as better by the general public, but judging from the way you have to insult people who disagree with you, perhaps you're not interested in facts:
https://www.rottentomatoes.com/lists/movie/942587940_430833/