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Tim, better actor than Brosnan and Craig
Craig, better actor than Brosnan.
Correction it is all about James Bond, once DC is no longer 007. He'll be treated like the older versions as former 007 actor..........
Really looking forward to Bag of Bones with former 007 Pierce Brosnan based upon a book by Stephen King.
Trust me on this, the next 007 will be a lighter version. The continuity of the franchise has shown that such is the wave as well.
I have 5 friends????? Damn, now I have to call some folks I actually liked and tell it is off. Can I do it after Christmas, I do enjoy all those greeting cards I get with Christmas. :!!
And any scientific poll these days gets ignored anyhow, if it is not what folks want to believe. ;)
(By the way those two large cinema's I toldabout earlier could just be the fact that in my area they actually have taste in good movies. But that would be a lie since Twilight did very well here.;) )
i never question the tone in which future films will be made.... but your assumption that you know what the mass public wants.
Well Brosnan is the only Bond to see his final outing being a box office hit, close to his first outing performance. Connery's DAF, Moore's AVTAK and Dalton's LTK didn't make such a feat.
Diamonds Are Forever did very well.
But it did not beat any of Connery's previous outings. Brosnan is the only Bond to have his final outing almost beat all of his previous outings... even his top earning one. Now compare DAF with TB.
One could reverse this and suggest that Connery boosted said spy hype. ;;)
Are we talking inflation adjusted or not? Either way, Brosnan's last, Die Another Day, did beat all of his other films, but I'm sure you knew that already and yes, he's the only one to have done that. As for Diamonds Are Forever it's third out of the six and almost tied second, so a hit compared to all the other swan songs over the years.
When I first saw DAD, I loved it.
When I first saw Moonraker, I loved it.
After seeing more Bond films, reading the novels, and learning to appreciate Bond as it was meant to be, I began to dislike each.
Then, as time has gone on, I've been able to calm down what had turned into disdain, and while I do NOT love either film, I can objectively look at them and see their strengths amid the many weaknesses. I can appreciate the good qualities in both, despite their failures.
I see the similarities in that if nothing else.
I love how they put some of the awful dialogue in the damn thing. Talk about smug.
Now I'm not a big fan of the second half DAD. But just watching this shows you how depressing the new films are. Where's the fun damn it?
Exactly ! Please EON give Craig his DAF or MR ! [-O<
QOS on the other hand had not that much fun to offer. But overall I think there is some fun in Craig's tenure.
a relevant plot Bond acting on his own terms (I love when Bond goes rogue I'm a sucker for it Loved it LTK DAD and QOS sorry It just proves that Bond is a bad ass and will even go against M to stop evil) Brosnan being cold dark and more flemingesque then even Goldeneye... (shocking words from someone who loves everything Daltoncraig hates like Casino Royale and Quantum of Solace) But once Halle Berry has her own action scene then gets captured the film goes down hill and fast. I have heard that the original script was much closer to Moonraker and the ending was completely down to earth but Lee Tamhorrible had other ideas and well what you see is what you get. In comparison Batman and Robin versus Die Another day (2 films that made the producers go back to square one) die another day wins cause I can't think of one positive for Batman and robin (and this is coming from a huge Bane and Mr Freeze fan) Die Another Day I can think of plenty of positives It's far from a horrible film Watch Pinocchio's Revenge then talk to me about bad films but I wouldn't put it as high up as DaltonCraig.
Also does everything have to be a bash fest of Quantum of Solace I don't get the hate, Brilliant settings lightening fast pace Craig at his all time brilliant some great dialogue in fact the Opera scene is better then all of Brosnan's and i'd argue Moore's tenure it's just so dam perfect and Flemingesque I'm shocked it wasn't written by Fleming. Bond's being depressed about Vesper... its brilliant
For what could be the last time, DAD is an overall Bond dive, only Toby Stephens, Bond teaser and occasionly Pike and Brosnan even give a decent showing, the sword fight too warrants a mention, as it's quite well done and exciting and not overly ridiculous, but for the most part the negatives heavily outweigh the good bits and the sum total is that it's one of the most lamest, frustrating and annoying Bond releases out there
The one thing I liked about Royale was that despite some initial doubts, Craig has certain Fleming qualities, and if you take out some of the stupid nonsense sequences, particularly in the early scenes, Craig is for the most part a realistic interpretation of the original character, he let himself down sometimes, or was it the scriptwriters, with some nonsense moments but the overall impression I got at least, was it was for the most part an enjoyable ride and kept the interest, sometimes you just need to switch off the bits that don't add up and glaring inconsistencies and just take in the experience
as Haphazard put it... Brosnan's tenure was about machine guns, and diving away from explosions lol.
Even the films that considered flops such as AVTAK and LTK still made decent sums of money.
Brosnan's films did well and as was said earlier a 5th film with him would most likely have done good business but the introduction of Craig and the new style of film worked to increase box office for the time being. The fact that the series is still going shows that it still remains very popular!
Great to hear from you, @lalala. :-) Welcome back. I missed you.
And I fully agree with your post.
Brosnan was quoted saying that exact phrase during the publicity for DAD. He wasn't wrong.