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Craig running in SF. I think it looks the same as when Brosnan runs.
George Lazenby- fighting style
Roger Moore- Eyebrow raising, the "Aaaawhhoooaaa" yell, the accent, the sucked-in cheeks during a kiss, and the staggered run
Timothy Dalton- the glare, the vocal bitterness, the deep laugh
Pierce Brosnan- the swagg walk, one-hand-in-pocket, the lip purse and eye-narrowing, the pain face
Daniel Craig- the free running, the mumbled dialogue, fighting style
But, I'll admit, it does seem very scripted, I suppose? He does look too tight at times, like he is on one specific path and won't break where he will run.
I don't think so and neither do you. Come on, royale, you can do better. ;) I think, DC has a special, if not funny way to run, which is due to his Rugby past.
You are right...whether they are right or wrong - it doesn't feel good. But its the way it is.
No.
Thank you for getting us back on topic. And I know what you mean, when you look at his face you can tell he's thinking about his next move. He always has a plan.
but moving on: I do think Dalton and Craig do the most for showing what Bond is thinking, that he's fully present and thinking steps ahead. I don't see that in any of the other Bonds, and I appreciate it.
There you go, we may lay the running topic to rest now.
It's true! Villain halitosis, priceless.
So, here are my choices:
Sean Connery - walking and that little half-smile he does sometimes.
George Lazenby - the silly smile in the most outrageous situations.
Roger Moore - the eyebrow is inevitable, and that pose of him with the gun, leaning forward or to the side, like in here http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQuKa0xJsYOvGwle9z-18U8OrppQYrBBTk8LGXy23s7vOTcReq8vw, and like someone said before the sucked in cheeks when he's kissing (I never understood that).
Timothy Dalton - his anger face, the oversized clothes, the thinking look.
Pierce Brosnan - the way the grabs the wheel when he's driving (did anybody else notice this) and the exaggerated gestures he sometimes does (in GE opening the door at the yacht) are both synonymous of his Bond to me.
Daniel Craig - the walking, the small changes in facial expression that say a lot, the physicality.
and jokingly added that with some of the actors he 'didn't have to pretend'! LOL I wonder which actors had bad breath? :-?
George Lazenby (I don't like him btw): looking inappropriate being Bond.
Roger Moore: joke attitude, funny face.
Timothy Dalton: very concerned about decisions.
Pierce Brosnan: cool, very classy guy (the way he smiles, when he cocks his head, when he straights his tie, etc.).
Daniel Craig: always in a hurry and not enough reflexive.
Craig always has a good last line at the end.
Come back DC, we miss you :(
Brosnan had a way of singposting every pun with a deep intake of breath and he seemed to relish it. I really enjoy that, it shows how much fun he had playing Bond.
Craig has a bullish and reckless behaviour that is very much in keeping with his take on Bond. For example, bursting through a wall in Casino Royale. In Skyfall he drove his motorbike into a bridge wall to get on top of the train. That stunt was very much in keeping with Craigs take on the character.
(Edit: I previously gave this it's own thread because I really don't see how it fits in here, but some trigger-happy-thread-closing-mods got the better of me)
It's best not to trash talk the mods. They had a reason to close the thread, just as I had a reason to post this link in yours.
I did this because that's what it is: a trademark. You're stating that you feel Craig says the most when he says nothing at all. You've now posted your thoughts here, and perhaps others will agree with you.
It's just that we don't need a brand new thread for every single tiny thing we want to discuss. This can most certainly do well right here without a totally separate topic for it.
It's not just you because other people here have said the same thing, or have said that he's monotone. To be honest, I just don't see that (or hear it). One of the things I love about Craig's performance is the way he gives subtle changes to inflection in his lines to make them more interesting or to change the meaning a little. Monotone is the last thing that I'd call him.
Roger of course had the eyebrows, which I wish I could do.
Sean liked to punch people, that was kind of his thing along with what I call his "seduction face". I guess the martini was also supposed to be his trademark but that's just a general Bond thing now too.
Craig runs like a spaz, which is my favorite trademark. :p But in all seriousness I think he has one of the best serious/badass farcical expressions ever.
Sorry if I repeated some things, and hopefully I can think of some more for the others.
Lazenby is the one who has very flat line deliveries at times. While Craig can be a bit flat on occasions (the "I do hope so" line in QoS never worked for me) on the whole I'd say...understated is a better word.
A good example is the line from QoS:
"You don't have to worry about me...I'm not going to go chasing him...he's not important...and neither was she!"
He snaps his lines quietly - but angrily. There's feeling. You can really hear the disdain in his voice.
1. He often moves his hands behind his back, as if being handcuffed and,
2. He often calls women "darling" (something he actually does off screen as well).