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https://variety.com/2020/film/news/sean-connery-dies-indiana-jones-harrison-ford-i-1234821547/
He played a bad guy in Tarzan's Greatest Adventure too. A few years before Dr No.
Correct. Tommy Steele was one of the subs on the bench that day, so didn't feature in the first eleven photocall, though he did feature in the programme. This game was televised on British independent TV in the early 60's. And no, that's not Reggie Kray!
I don't think anyone would claim it featured Connery's best performance, but Zardoz is a fine memorial movie. It shows Connery could retain and project dignity and authority even in a movie that was thoroughly insane. Mind-bending wardrobe choices aside, it's a worthwhile sci-fi film, full of ideas, unforgettable images, and humor that is sometimes intentional and un- at the same time.
It reminds me of when you wake up the next morning after a huge party. Everyone is still dead asleep on the couches and floor. You're bored, so you turn on the TV to channel surf, because smartphones don't even exist yet. You settle for ZARDOZ playing on one of the channels because everything else is just infomercial programming or weather news. Someone briefly wakes up to see what you're watching but then immediately goes back to sleep because it looks "boring". You don't understand what the hell is going on in the movie, but you watch anyway and try to enjoy a slice of pizza that had been sitting inside a box on top of the coffee table for 12 hours.
But that was when I watched KRULL.
The Rock is the film I watched on my memorial tribute on Saturday evening, partly because my wife suggested it. Still a great film for its genre. I've actually long considered it my favorite '90s action film and a lot of that is due to the chemistry between Connery and Cage. Other really good character actors in it and some fun jokes in the script. The "losers always whine about their best" never fails to bring a smile. Also nice to see character development in Ed Harris' main villain. The other baddies are about as stock characters as they come, though.
The film is also a sentimental favorite as along with the first MI film, The Rock was one of the films my wife and I went to when she was pregnant with our daughter. I still tell her those indirectly were among her first films.
The Rock is very silly and exaggerated in certain parts, but I appreciate that quality as it contributes to creating a sense of crazy spectacle, not unlike Moonraker. And it works well when balanced with a certain seriousness, in how the premise of the film is handled, in the character development of Hummel which you mentioned (that's an aspect that substantially enriches the story for me) and in Mason's relationship with his daughter. But the film has so much action and urgency, and it is so much about motion, that it needed good actors to make it work, to bring out the best of the story and give it more dramatic weight. And they did cast it right! I liked the film on first watch and I've slowly grown to love it, even though I still find the way the car chase is shot to be unsatisfactory.
I'm going to give Entrapment a watch sometime this week, and then I'm thinking about revisiting Finding Forrester.
Sean was always larger then life for me. Looking back on his career I see an artist who liked to try different genres and tackle different subjects. It is quite a body of work. Some stand outs for me are of course The Rock. Wonderful to see him being an action star in his 60's. Still believable as the MAN. Loved his turn in Finding Forester and loved the dynamic between him and the young actor. Outland is another hidden gem in my opinion. Great tension and a wonderful new take on an older plot line.
But it was always Bond that brought me the most joy. I could even overlook some of the substandard scripts he was handed. He had a way of being better than the material. I actually think his ultimate performance was in TB. He just oozed confidence and really owned the role. I must admit a guilty pleasure for me will always be DAF. When you think that this same actor delivered in FRWL and then was able to deliver the camp and lighter moments in DAF. Quite a range. I don't think any other Bond actor could handle the change in tone.
I shall pop in DN soon and take myself back to my black and white TV and remember what it was like to see him for the first time!
It's a solid, overlooked game. Definitely worth the playthrough for a bit of sixties Bond nostalgia! And yes, it's amazing that Connery did it. It's a little strange to hear his aged voice over his sixties Bond character model, but that doesn't take away from the novelty of him truly playing James Bond one final time - at 75 years old!
Admittedly, I've never seen THE MAN WHO WOULD BE KING. I checked earlier to purchase a blu-ray of it, but it's currently out of print with copies listed as high as $150... May have to resort to renting it on streaming.
Sean Connery (1930-2020): 10 films to remember him by
However for me his most out and out enjoyable performance was as Henry Jones. He was absolutely terrific in that film. His chemistry with Harrison Ford was superb and Connery's role was just so much fun. You could see he clearly enjoyed that role and I find this it the most enjoyable to watch.
That's my touch point role to remember him by.
That seems a pretty solid list of his most memorable roles. I'd buy that boxset! :)
Thoughts and prayers to all his immediate family and friends.
I agree, I watched it again the other night. Very good BluRay transfer. Connery was very good at playing men who were not exactly the smartest. Like his tough ex-con in Anderson Tapes, the deluded Daniel in The Man Who Would be King, and his man-child Robin Hood in the marvellous Robin and Marian. Also, rewatching Robin and Marian, you realise what superb chemistry he had with Robert Shaw. And the two heavy weight actors did two of cinemas' greatest and most brutal fight scenes, the confined train fist fight in FRWL and the gruelling sword fight, in the wide open, in Robin and Marian.
On this day in 1961 Sean Connery was announced as the first actor to play James Bond. Producer Cubby Broccoli said: “Connery walked into our office and had a strength and energy about him which I found riveting.”
A "tribute" (and i use the term loosely) video is also uploaded.
Not exactly given the send off he deserved. Certainly not as moving as the tribute they paid to Sir Roger.
That final duel in 'Robin and Marian' is indeed brutal and gruelling. One of my favourite moments is just before they fight, Robin and the Sheriff both kneel and pray. As they get up Robin helps The Sheriff to his feet!
I remember when I did my MA in England, a fellow student, Scottish lady, said that it made no sense to make Connery a monk, because Bond. She said "Sean Connery and sex go together, but a monk? No way". Or something of the sort. I didn't say anything but I should have replied that it made perfect sense in and of itself, as an elderly actor with lots of charisma was the perfect match to play an elderly mentor. And William of Baskerville is also assertive (sometimes to the point of arrogance), resourceful, knowledgeable, traits that he shared with Bond and that Connery mastered to a tee.
It just seems unreal.
I feel the same way.He was just so larger than life that its hard to believe hes gone.However,i just prefer now to celebrate his life because he had a great one and met his end with dignity surrounded by family.Isnt that the best way to go?
There are still quite a few of his movies ( Mostly the 70s period ) i havnt seen.Watched The Anderson Tapes the other night and will give Robin And Marion a watch at the weekend.
Maybe hes chatting with Shaw or Sakata up there......