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Right - saying he has to much action hero behaviour in this role only shows, this person hasn't seen the film, as it couldn't be further from the truth. DC's Blomkvist is as laid back as it gets and is played as a man, who runs from bullets and is a sissy with being hurt. Henever dominates any of the characters or is shown as more then an average man doing his job.
Some people forget or never knew, that he only an action hero for a relatively short time and his roots are in acting out the small man, the hounted man or just overall characters, who are as far removed from a hero as they can be.
Read what I wrote, not what you think I wrote:
There's a difference.
I read it exactly like that, only I can see NO baggage at all. Its in your mind, like...oh, he is JB, so he cannot possibly be a convincing Blomkvist. If you watch him in this role, there is no reminder of Bond whatsoever.
baggage (noun) emotional burdens from one's past.
He doesn't need to be an action hero on screen. hence the point in saying "baggage". In much the same way as I can't watch Pierce in Mamma Mia because it's too absurd to see Bond singing incredibly badly. It's, most likely, why I never gelled with Dalton, because to me he's still Prince Barin of Mongo:
And, yes, I've watched all 4 Millenium films for your information. Don't be so defensive and reactionary simply because someone dared to criticise your beloved Daniel.
I still say, if you go open minded into watching Tattoo, you cannot, by all means, being bothered by the fact, that this actor is Bond in another life. There is no trace of that and so its just in your imagination.
..and yes, LC brought the prods attention to him as Bond. He CAN be like that, but he CAN be VERY different.
The irony is, IMO he failed to do that and managed to create something different in the process, and something I happened to prefer.
Cheers for your persistent criticism Germanlady. Highly welcoming.
Well, but it is - narrow minded. Hasen't even anything to do with DC, he is just an example of how you perceive things. You will have a hard time to prove otherwise, if you cannot accept actors in different roles. :)
Every time I see Craig I see Bond. As Ali says, it's the baggage that comes with the territory. Unfortunately, as good an actor as Craig is, he is not the exceptional one that is held aloft in this forum. For that, you would have to look at someone such as Gary Oldman. One of the most versatile and gifted actors I've ever seen. Craig doesn't come close, by comparison.
It's the actor's job to draw you in, not the viewers job to cut the actor some slack.
What you say basically is - that unless you are - in your mind - as great as Oldman as an actor, you better not bother to play more then one role.
Of course, there is such a word as typecast and the bigger the role or a franchise the bigger the danger, you become that.
But if you watch Tattoo and see Bond - then its certainly not the actors fault, as there is no Bond in his Blomkvist.
You MIGHT have read me bashing C&A and one or another film, so I am not always complimenting him. But here its due.
Good point, and Christian Bale as well. When I see Bale, I don't see Batman or John Connor in other films. I don't even see the boy from Empire Of The Sun. Bale can act. Not to Oldman's level, but few can. Both can blend into a movie and you simply accept them as the character.
No, but there is Craig in both of them. He's a good actor, but not a great one, so he carries a part of himself into every role, much like Brosnan, Harrison Ford, McQueen, Newman etc. But you're getting off the point entirely. I simply prefer the Blomqvist of Michael Nyqvist. You do seem unable to appreciate that I just don't like Craig in this role. I've seen numerous threads where the same problem has occurred with other members and you not allowing them to have their own opinions should it be against Daniel Craig. It's a bit obsessive, to be frank. This is supposed to be a discussion forum, not an "everyone has to like Daniel and I'll make them like him no matter what" forum, surely?
Its funny, how its not allowed to have another view, which is what YOU accuse ME of doing.
Also I have to say, its AMAZING, how its seen as cool and hip (well by some at least) to critisize, but as obsessed and dump to defend. Not my problem thankfully...as I don't share this view - obviously.
True. The only thing I don't see Craig as Bond in is Our Friends In The North.
Oldman is a very good example, he's a brilliant actor. You never think of him as Dracula or the police cheif from Batman when you're watching Tinkor Tailor.
Christopher Eccleston is another good example, when you see him as the nutcase in Shallow Grave or as an ordinary guy in the film about Hillsborough, you don't think "look it's Doctor Who"
A case could also be made for Tom Hardy I think but I haven't seen him in much.
Nope, it went off just a tiny bit :D
And to avoid that, I reopened the question in the DC thread, as I thought, it was or MIGHT be interesing, just nobody bothered to go there for continuation.
I'm sure you'd like me to be saying that, but I'm not, because that would be plain stupid. @thelivingroyale sums up my point above. If Craig's versatility was at the level of Oldman, posters such as @Ali might have an easier time disconnecting him from Bond.
Anyway this should return to the production timeline. There is another thread for Craig fellation.
I love Gassner's work. Thanks for sharing @Pierce2Daniel.
THAT sounds good.
Yes, I noticed that too. It means they want to keep the schedule.