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The DANIEL CRAIG Appreciation thread - Discuss His Life, His Career, His Bond Films

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  • LucknFateLucknFate 007 In New York
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    Very happy to not be involved in a controversial discussion on here for once. I completely missed whatever happened, not going back now.

    Just coming in to say that I'm intrigued by Glass Onion, but I find the voice so jarring still. Maybe it's because I grew up in the U.S. South.. but it's hard for me to accept Craig's character despite otherwise enjoying the first movie. I had the same problem with Logan Lucky, to be fair..
  • NickTwentyTwoNickTwentyTwo Vancouver, BC, Canada
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    Agent_Zero_One wrote: »
    That conversation has melted my brain.

    We're all just ever so confused.
  • NickTwentyTwoNickTwentyTwo Vancouver, BC, Canada
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    LucknFate wrote: »
    Very happy to not be involved in a controversial discussion on here for once. I completely missed whatever happened, not going back now.

    Just coming in to say that I'm intrigued by Glass Onion, but I find the voice so jarring still. Maybe it's because I grew up in the U.S. South.. but it's hard for me to accept Craig's character despite otherwise enjoying the first movie. I had the same problem with Logan Lucky, to be fair..

    It's kind of interesting that Craig has latched on to an American southern accent in his post-Bond career. Really trying to distance himself from the role I guess.
  • LucknFateLucknFate 007 In New York
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    NickTwentyTwo wrote: »
    LucknFate wrote: »
    Very happy to not be involved in a controversial discussion on here for once. I completely missed whatever happened, not going back now.

    Just coming in to say that I'm intrigued by Glass Onion, but I find the voice so jarring still. Maybe it's because I grew up in the U.S. South.. but it's hard for me to accept Craig's character despite otherwise enjoying the first movie. I had the same problem with Logan Lucky, to be fair..

    It's kind of interesting that Craig has latched on to an American southern accent in his post-Bond career. Really trying to distance himself from the role I guess.

    I don't know how to explain it but watching Craig do a southern accents feels like me trying to speak french. Like he's struggling to get it out.
  • NickTwentyTwoNickTwentyTwo Vancouver, BC, Canada
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    Yeah I could see it feeling a little belabored.
  • Fire_and_Ice_ReturnsFire_and_Ice_Returns I am trying to get away from this mountan!
    edited November 2022 Posts: 25,133
    Rian Johnson wants to expand the Knives Out world to include a board game and a stage play
    Potential Spoilers...
    https://ew.com/movies/rian-johnson-knives-out-board-game-stage-play/
  • MaxCasinoMaxCasino United States
    edited November 2022 Posts: 4,634
    Fire_and_Ice_Returns wrote: »
    Rian Johnson wants to expand the Knives Out world to include a board game and a stage play
    Potential Spoilers...
    https://ew.com/movies/rian-johnson-knives-out-board-game-stage-play/

    I could support that. It does make me think that his next Star Wars movie(s) are still off for a bit.

    Meanwhile, here are some interesting articles about DC and Skyfall.

    https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/skyfall-at-10-sam-mendes-recalls-how-shutting-down-the-movie-led-to-its-ultimate-success-1235257671/

    https://www.avclub.com/sam-mendes-spectre-comments-daniel-craig-james-bond-1849760712

    https://www.007.com/how-daniel-craig-became-bond/
  • VenutiusVenutius Yorkshire
    edited November 2022 Posts: 3,152
    Dan's never been great with accents, tbf. The Scottish, er, 'Scottish', accent he adopted for The Ice House was particularly boggling! It's not his fault with Blanc, though - the Southern accent was Rian Johnson's idea. Dan said he was so unsure that he actually queried it, but that's what Johnson wanted, so...
  • MaxCasinoMaxCasino United States
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    Venutius wrote: »
    Dan's never been great with accents, tbf. The Scottish, er, 'Scottish', accent he adopted for The Ice House was particularly boggling! It's not his fault with Blanc, though - the Southern accent was Rian Johnson's idea. Dan said he was so unsure that he actually queried it, but that's what Johnson wanted, so...

    And we know how much Rian Johnson likes to push the envelope with making people uncomfortable, (Mark Hamill) lol.
  • 007HallY007HallY
    edited November 2022 Posts: 4,162
    There's a funny little clip of Don Johnson describing Craig's Southern accent in Knives Out as 'syrupy' and 'brave'. Which isn't wrong.

    To be fair, I never saw it as an attempt to do an authentic Southern accent per say. There's a sort of cartoonishness to Blanc so the exaggerated accent works well. Same for Craig's character in Logan Lucky. I can see why Johnson's instincts led to that.
  • LucknFateLucknFate 007 In New York
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    007HallY wrote: »
    There's a funny little clip of Don Johnson describing Craig's Southern accent in Knives Out as 'syrupy' and 'brave'. Which isn't wrong.

    To be fair, I never saw it as an attempt to do an authentic Southern accent per say. There's a sort of cartoonishness to Blanc so the exaggerated accent works well. Same for Craig's character in Logan Lucky. I can see why Johnson's instincts led to that.

    I can understand and respect what they're going for, it just doesn't work on me. Maybe one day with a rewatch it'll click.
  • mtmmtm United Kingdom
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    Yeah I think it's fun; I agree that the staginess and artifice is part of the charm. It's quite a tongue in cheek performance.
  • ImpertinentGoonImpertinentGoon Everybody needs a hobby.
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    It's kind of funny that this is now a film series and he has to keep the accent going for at least three films in total.
    Re-watching the first one, I am almost convinced, the accent is just there as a joke to pay-off his character introduction. He just sits there, plays one note on the piano now and again and we wait and wait and wait for JAMES BOND to say something in this New England-Gothic-Murder-She-Wrote-Agatha-Christie-Whatever-Whodunnit and then he finally pipes up and he has this ridiculous southern drawl and from then on out it just gets weirder and weirder.
  • VenutiusVenutius Yorkshire
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    Yeah, it's like if Holmes spoke like George Formby! :))
  • AgentJamesBond007AgentJamesBond007 Vesper’s grave
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  • 007HallY007HallY
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    :)) Cool.

    I like how Craig is really leaning towards comedy more and more so after Bond. He's got good comedic timing, and I think it's something that became more apparent after Logan Lucky.
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
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    Looks like he had a blast shooting that ad, and yes, he looks fantastic as usual.

    I gotta say, now that his run is done, I'm more excited than ever to see what he does next.
  • ContrabandContraband Sweden
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  • 00Heaven00Heaven Home
    edited November 2022 Posts: 575
    I'm failing at embedding gifs. I apologise.

    https://tenor.com/view/weapon-of-choice-christopher-walken-walken-gif-20117054
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
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    00Heaven wrote: »
    I'm failing at embedding gifs. I apologise.

    https://tenor.com/view/weapon-of-choice-christopher-walken-walken-gif-20117054

    I thought of that music video too when I was watching that.
  • NickTwentyTwoNickTwentyTwo Vancouver, BC, Canada
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    That ad is brilliant. :))
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
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    Dave Bautista says Daniel Craig wasn’t “the happiest person” as James Bond on ‘Spectre’ compared to ‘Glass Onion’:

    https://deadline.com/2022/11/dave-bautista-daniel-craig-wasnt-happiest-person-as-james-bond-spectre-1235167984/
  • NickTwentyTwoNickTwentyTwo Vancouver, BC, Canada
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    It’s cool that they got to work together again. Too bad about the pressure Craig must have been feeling on Spectre, but also he probably wasn’t filming Glass Onion with a broken leg!
  • mtmmtm United Kingdom
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    Yeah I was thinking that doing action scenes with a broken leg probably wouldn’t make me too cheery either.
  • peterpeter Toronto
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    AgentJamesBond007 wrote: »

    My man crush is officially complete.
  • ImpertinentGoonImpertinentGoon Everybody needs a hobby.
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    peter wrote: »
    AgentJamesBond007 wrote: »

    My man crush is officially complete.

    He's turning into a camp icon and I'm all here for it.
    (I'm a bit disappointed that he never got to/wanted to go there with his Bond, really.)
  • Jordo007Jordo007 Merseyside
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    AgentJamesBond007 wrote: »

    Not gonna lie I cringed quite a bit watching this, but I'm glad Daniel is enjoying himself
  • mtmmtm United Kingdom
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    Yeah something about it feels a bit cynical to me, and perhaps not all that fresh ideas-wise. Plus I have an increasing aversion to Taika Waititi, and I couldn't help but notice he contrives to get his face into it. But it's just an ad I guess.
  • DarthDimiDarthDimi Behind you!Moderator
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    Jordo007 wrote: »
    AgentJamesBond007 wrote: »

    Not gonna lie I cringed quite a bit watching this, but I'm glad Daniel is enjoying himself

    I was watching this video without sound and there were times when I was hearing "Goodbye Horses" in my mind. ;-)
  • RichardTheBruceRichardTheBruce I'm motivated by my Duty.
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    I've greatly enjoyed Daniel Craig for a long time and respect him for how he conducts himself and his personal life.

    That was not Daniel Craig. As noted good to see him enjoying himself.

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