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There's a first time for everything. Does he do it with his eyes open? I sure remember him firing a gun many times with his eyes closed.
All the actors blink or close their eyes at some point if you look closely. They are actors after all, not actually trained with weapons.
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I think it's a testament to Moore's enduring popularity that he came second in the Bond Actor Elimination game, and even gave Sir Sean a run for his money at one point.
1) Something witty to say
2) Look perfectly refined while eating something
3) flirt with a younger woman who would have nothing to do with him in real life
4) cap off an action sequence with a wink, a nice grin and not a hair out of place
I think it's a testament to Rog's duration in the role, and that's about it.
Did the guy ever get a hair out of place?
Like all the actors to have played James Bond, of course.
Red Grant would just grab Moore's Bond and chuck him out the window.
Craig would just put a round through Zorin's head and be done with it.
Lazenby could take on most of the Let Die cast on his own, a really underrated, tough Bond.
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The only one I like is the kicking of the assassin off the cliff in FYEO, and that coolness is simply not comparable to some of the amazing fightstuffs from the other actors.
So then you think Moore could hold his own against Grant and Oddjob?
He'd trick them into falling into a hole and say something witty as he straightened his tie.
C'mon.
Nothing of interest here.
Just my opinion, but I think I've backed it up.
Gotcha
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If you have to resort to insults, perhaps you've lost the debate.
Lazenby was the best at physicality. Craig & Connery pretty good. No Bond actor has ever been a Bruce Lee or Jackie Chan or even Dolph Lundgren. And Bond was never meant to be a world-class fighter. He was tough, yes, but his wits were his main arsenal, dude. And he was a good shot.
You think Moore was tough?
Could hold his own against those two?
Honestly?
Know that feels like a put-down, but it's not.
They tailored the stories to what the actors could do.
The great thing about Bond is that each actor has their own take that is fresh and new. As successful as Craig's Bond has been, do not expect his successor to be anything like him just because his style succeeded.
Roger's style had serious tones to it, but overall he was the more suave, gentleman, funny, campy, at times ridiculous Bond. I get where any dislike comes towards Rog as the literary Bond was much more serious as were the origins of the film series with DN and GF.
The other greatness of Bond is that your own opinions change. Rog was my 2nd least favorite Bond when I first got into the series. It wasn't until the last 2-3 years that he has become in my top 3 and possibly favorite. Very strange how tastes and opinions change.
If you like Roger's style and his portrayal of Bond, OP might be his most balanced and solid performance. There are others I enjoy more, but I do agree that his performance here is great.
Anyone who knows me knows I really (really) don't like George Lazenby (as Bond) but the other 5? All great in my book for what they brought to the role. But yeah, those are my top 3 (I think) on most days.
I think OCTOPUSSY might be my favorite performance from Roger but, as @Birdleson pointed out, he's really terrific in his first two outings. Honestly, I'd argue that Roger never turned in a poor performance. He always gave it his all. Different nuances and such depended on the director as his Bond definitely evolved over his 12 year tenure.
Here you go: Dr Kananga in LALD, Tee Hee in LALD, Thugs in Saida's Dressing Room TMWTGG, Sandor in TSWLM, Chang in MR, Locque in FYEO, Gobinda on the train in OP, Zorin in AVTAK. You see, when you think about it, there are plenty of fights in the Moore Bond era to choose from!
That is perhaps one of my favourite struggles in the series. The score, the psychotic Zorin, the location...