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The only thing I say about this is that DAD and GE sold more tickets than CR or QOS.
You are in a very small minority with your opinion on Brosnan.
BUT I'm not stupid enough to think nearly two decades of him could have realistically worked.
He was starting to look kind of over-the-hill in DAD and between 1986 and 1995 his back catalogue included the infamous Taffin, Live Wire and Death Train - all crappy "straight to video" fare.
So no.
What cracks?
DAD made more money inflation adjusted than CR or QOS and also sold more tickets.
Bad acting and bad dialogue.
Although in fairness these tropes have occurred throughout the history of the Bond films.
Fair enough.
Neither DAF TMWTGG AVTAK LTK have killed off the franchise, nor would DAD or a fifth Brosnan movie have :)
Probably FYEO style, there seem to be recurring patterns in the franchise.
Probably more in that vein, certainly after the Bourne films at least. But I wouldn't change the CR we got for the world. Great film.
Absolutely, I'm very pleased with the way it all went :-bd
Agreed.
Seconded.
By the powers INvested IN ME by this parish, I hereby declare this thread... :))
Thanks J.W.Pepper :))
I love Pierce Brosnan as James Bond, as I do all of the actors. :)
could not imagine a 59 year old running sniffing behind Agent Fields, Carmen, Vesper, etc.
I hated the Brosnan era of just four films and 1995-2002 I could not have had another 10 years of his tired ass portrayal.
Yes I was a Brosnan fan.
That explains your hate for the Daltonator.
I am always half impressed half dumbfounded how afterTWINE and DAD hardcore Brosnan fans can still say they'd have liked to see him do another.
It's like asking for a third term of George W Bush.
As someone much cleverer than me once said, the definition of insanity is doing the same thing again and again and expecting a different result. The Brosnan era is working proof.
Cracks in the quality of the films, of course. And their critical reception. I believe DAD was strongly aided by the 40th anniversary celebrations, but even if Brosnan didn't kill off the franchise altogether, he would've eliminated many Bond fans if he kept making Bond films the way he did.
Nobody would have wanted another DAD and even if EON had decided to go on with Brosnan, the fifth one would have been different.
And Brosnan, by the way, didn't "make" any Bond films, that was EON (BB + MGW), he just happened to act as Bond in it.
Critical reception wasn't that bad either back then. Nowadays it's another story.
2. I realize that. I'm obviously referring to "make" as in "starring in one", incorrect terminology as it may be.
3. Still worse than Craig's. I'm curious to see if people's opinions of Craig will decline after the next Bond starts making films. With the exception of Connery, all the big Bonds were highly popular in their time and compared to Connery (Moore, Brosnan and now Craig), but have been viewed less favorably after leaving the role. The lesser known ones (Lazenby and Dalton) weren't nearly as successful in their time but upon reflection many years later, they've gained popularity and critical acclaim. I think objectively, Craig had a greater impact on the role, but when the next campy (ish) Bond arrives, Moore and Brosnan will be viewed more favorably while opinions of Craig and Dalton may go down.
You have a point, I'm saying this since a long time by the way. Many here won't believe it.
Brosnan is the former one, he gets the most comparisons with the current one and the avid Craig fans are somewhat aggressive, which is also a sign of our times with social media.
Once another decade has passed, the Brosnan era will be another "classic" era like Moore's and viewed upon positively on the whole.
I'm afraid I think the opposite will happen. Brosnan was popular because he was the Bond of the moment, not because his films were any good, or because his portrayal was very interesting.
As time goes past, the failings of the Brosnan era just become more and more apparent, not less so.