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I've said before that FYEO is essentially a Bond debut that we never got. And it would've fit in with the trend in the Bond series with a new actor debuting in a serious Flemingesque movie after a big budget OTT extravaganza (ala OHMSS after YOLT and CR after DAD). FYEO is strange because it brings Bond back to a more serious setting only to immediately go back to the usual Moore shtick with Octopussy. Of all Moore's films FYEO feels like the one that Moore wasn't supposed to be in.
Although debuting a new Bond in FYEO at the start of the 80s would've made sense and in my opinion would've even made for a better debut film for Timothy Dalton than TLD, at the same time FYEO and Octopussy are my two favorite Roger Moore films and performances and I wouldn't trade them for anything.
You two must both be thinking of Jurassic Park 3 - also featuring Sam Neil.
Dalton should've been courted from the set of Flash Gordon and gone after like they later did with daniel Craig. The 80s bonds would've been better off without the grim reaper
Refusal? He did it didn't he?
He also mercilessly shot Stromberg several times despite it being unnecessary.
He killed the twins in OP without mercy.
He showed a very cold and ruthless streak in several scenes in his first two films.
The films highlighted the comedy element of the series, yes, but you rarely see Moore himself goofing around - with the honourable exception of the fire engine sequence in AVTAK ;-)
For far more power than I think he had. The silly/fun element was agreed to and
Placed into script and film by producers and directors.
Roger couldn't force these things in, it's also well noted that he didn't want to
Wear the clown suit ! But he's a professional so did as asked. :)
Connery had stayed on, we'd still have got the double taking pigeons etc. After
OHMSS, I think the producers thought seriousness was out of favour with
Audiences, so went for "Fun" , in fact you could see a change in direction with
YOLT, it's very different in tone to FRWL or DN.
It was one of the biggest films of the year, and I as a teenager couldn't wait to
See it ( along with everyone else I knew). It was the Transformers of the day.
Big budget fun movie. Who knows a more serious, darker Bond film could have
Died on its arse, as the public of the time, didn't want it ?
...I'd say the moment he pulls out that fish in TSWLM is quite a good example of "goofing around".
Let's be honest, while Moore did have his more serious moments, he seemed to prefer playing it a bit lighter. At least that's the impression I got.
His attitude to this day is basically "this is all a load of escapist nonsense".
TLD had its share of silliness as well.
It's a series with silly moments. I'm glad SKYFALL brought some of the slight silliness back and embraced it while remaining tasteful. I expect Mendes to continue that trend, as he's stated he would like to.
Also that Sam Neill screen test was abominable. Roger was awesome as Bond. He made the role his own. He was James Bond on screen, love him or hate him, which is half the battle.
Oh yes, all Bond films have at least one silly moment.
But I suppose it was with GOLDFINGER that it started to become a staple.
Yes, I thought the same thing. Quite bland and wooden... ;) :P
I was going to say the suave if light-weight crowd-pleaser ;)
enough actor to take the lead role.
Then again one could argue the "stars" of those films are the dinosaurs.
One could say the same about Brosnan and Dalton. I'm kind of indifferent to Sam Neil. I like him, but not enough to follow his career with major interest. I saw the tail-end of Dead Calm the other night on Sky. He seemed alright in that from what I saw.