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Just watch the PTS of Living Daylights and you'll find that yes, Dalton does possess those qualities.
Not in my opinion he doesn't. His delivery of "Bond, James Bond" is so poor it's embarrassing.
Sean Connery : 60
Roger Moore : 39 (+1)
Timothy Dalton : 3 (-1)
Daniel Craig : 36
Eliminated:
5. Pierce Brosnan
6. George Lazenby
Yes, Fleming's Bond was not a dark and dour sort. No shortage of both charm and wisecracks in most of the books. One of the reasons I love GF the book so much, is the relentless barbing that Bond inflicts on both Auric and Oddjob throughout the novel.
They just have to take it. Neither of the dullards are capable of comebacks......although one can't do more than grunt.
GF's movie line "choose your next witticism carefuly Mr. Bond" I think evoked Fleming's book.
Bond give it pretty good in the barbs department to both Ernst and Bunt in the Castle of Death showdown in YOLT too.
I am not saying Dalton is guilty of dark and dour, but dark and dour and broody is not how to play Bond.
Connery IMO had the perfect mix of charm, witticism and malevolance, although I think Book-Bond had a glibber tongue and swaggier attitude than any of the movie Bonds, even Connery.
Roger Moore : 39
Timothy Dalton : 3
Daniel Craig : 35 (-1)
Eliminated :
5) Pierce Brosnan
6) George Lazenby
I've just seen the previous post and I agree with it ; Dalton being the 4th is logical for me.
On the other hand, I personally think Pierce Brosnan is very underrated in the way of being cool, charismatic and suave (Pierce is the definition of those, even more than Sean IMO Roger is my N°3.)
Sean Connery : 61
Roger Moore : 40 +1
Timothy Dalton : 2 -1
Daniel Craig : 35
Eliminated :
5) Pierce Brosnan
6) George Lazenby
I've said it once and I'll say it again: if it was Sean down to 4 votes you'd still be jumping to rescue him, so giving the Daltonites a jab is more than a bit hypocritical. We haven't forgotten how you did the same to people in the film elimination game when people tried to save dying films though you did exactly the same thing for GF countless times.
In all fairness, I think he is just expressing frustration that the thread is getting halted by people continually flogging a dead horse, it is detracting from the other 3 Bonds in the elimination and it is just getting annoying how it is see-sawing between up and down with Dalton when by no way could he make a comeback at this point, so people should just let it go.
I understand him completely, but he has beat a dead horse as well, hence my comments about his hypocrisy.
Oh right, didn't read that bit, shows my own naivety, but it is getting annoying, this Dalton resurrection business.
Sean Connery : 61
Roger Moore : 40
Timothy Dalton : 1 (-1)
Daniel Craig : 36 (+1)
Eliminated :
5) Pierce Brosnan
6) George Lazenby
I sold my heart a long time ago, along with my soul. Lucifer and I negotiated for hours and in the end he excepted the package deal I offered.
Thursday voting:
Sean Connery : 61
Roger Moore : 40
Timothy Dalton : 0 (-1) Eliminated
Daniel Craig : 37 (+1)
Eliminated:
4) Timothy Dalton
5) Pierce Brosnan
6) George Lazenby
Nothing personal Tim, you are my #3 after all.
I quite like Dalton, but 'tis time.
Sean Connery : 61
Roger Moore : 41 +1)
Daniel Craig : 36 (-1)
Eliminated:
4) Timothy Dalton
5) Pierce Brosnan
6) George Lazenby
THIS IS AN EX-DALTON!!
Crap, ignore this I must have double posted.
It definitely won't happen. Moore has made a comeback, and while it's possible for Craig to come back and beat him, he won't take out Connery.
I couldn't agree moore. He should have gone first thing.
Roger Moore : 42 +1)
Daniel Craig : 35 (-1)
Eliminated:
4) Timothy Dalton
5) Pierce Brosnan
6) George Lazenby
Up with MOORE!! Down with Craig!! It's funny how these things shift isn't it.
Oops. Looks like I copied and pasted a couple lines too many. Didn't even catch that until now. Sorry for the accidental plagiarism, @Major.