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Brosnan's on-screen chemistry
I've recently re-watched the Brosnan Bond films. GE is always faultless, the other 3 are with their flaws. But one of the stand out features from all 4 films is the impeccable chemistry that Brosnan has with his co-stars. The guy oozes charm and it shows on screen, everyone seems to be enjoying the time they spend with him. In particular, Brozzy has great chemistry with all his leading ladies, izabella scorupco and him are fantasy together, as is Brosnan and Michelle Yeoh. Hatcher is the only one who suffers, but they notably didn't get on when filming and she cant act for toffee.
Is the chemistry Brosnan is able to produce something others have noticed too?
There must have been a reason everyone gushed about him when he was Bond, it shows in the performances in the final film for sure in my opinion.
I think a lot has to do with his natural charm and charisma, when Pierce does a cheeky or playful smile the whole audience seems to be always smiling with him.
Brosnan=the most charismatic Bond surely?
Is the chemistry Brosnan is able to produce something others have noticed too?
There must have been a reason everyone gushed about him when he was Bond, it shows in the performances in the final film for sure in my opinion.
I think a lot has to do with his natural charm and charisma, when Pierce does a cheeky or playful smile the whole audience seems to be always smiling with him.
Brosnan=the most charismatic Bond surely?
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Natalya - quite a lot
Paris Carver - not much, awkward together (part of me thinks this suits the scene seeing as Bond was meant to have run off and left her)
Wai Lin - some, worked well together
Electra - quite a lot
Christmas Jones - not much. She was more a sexual conquest and a "damsel in distress"
Jinx - None. Brosnan looked annoyed after her "thrust" quip.
M - worked well, played against Dame Judi nicely
MP - ditto.
What exactly are you looking for? Connery, Moore and Craig - like Brosnan - worked better with some stars more than others. Moore and Britt Eckland had zero "chemistry" in TMWTGG for instance (I even remember Moore referring to her as a "silly cow" at a talk I did in 2008).
...oh and I forgot to mention Dalton and Caroline Bliss (*vomits*)
HATCHER ZERO
RICHARDS DOUBLE ZERO
BERRY TRIPLE ZERO, zinch, Nada, Nyet, Nein, Mein Gott
He does have a presence. Watching GE right now on itv1. You obviously paid zero attention to the post in my other thread.
I think @OHMSS69 is right on the nose here. Brosnan was alright with the Natalya character but that's it. The poor guy really got short changed, as if EON were picking female leads because there was no chemistry between them! I'd love to see those screen tests...
I have read you makimg the same post again and again and repetition does not make it any more convincing.
As HH said it was stunt casting, pure and simple. EON took who was popular ar the time and chucked them in.
You make pretty much the same remarks/comments all the time. You make threads deadicated to bashing the bloke and seem utterly incapable of:
a. Moving on from him
b. Accepting that he was well liked by quite a few people
Yeah, sure they did but without a screen test? I doubt it. We need to see them, I need to see them to prove there was some sort of casting process going on.
British accent for one. Irish American doesn't work for me, he doesn't sound like Bond. He sounds like Thomas Crown. Two, a defined interpretation that goes past ticking every known box and cliche. That's more of a script deficiency than his fault, but Craig gets an unfinished script about a rookie Bond, and not only does he still make me feel that he is Bond, the movie still beats Brosnan's last two films as far as what I like. If Pierce had any input as far as the character, it didn't show. Three, more physical presence. All the way back to Connery, the character is not someone you'd want to mess with. I don't get that from Pierce either. He has his moments here and there like the Kauffmann kill where I say "well done, that's Bond" but it's mostly by the numbers and leaves me with a "meh" feeling in general.
@ OHMSS69- you forgot "what the f*** were they thinking " in your Berry description ;)
Well they must have had a screen test for the likes of Tanya Roberts
I'm British, I don't mind his accent. He probably sounded more "British" than the likes of John Gavin ever would have. His "American twang" comes through occasionally but not all the time.
Presence. He does have a presence. Granted he's a bit "lite" in GE but I suspect you'd still notice him if he walked into a room and sat down beside you - I would.
I just like the way he moves and his expressions (excluding his pain face - which I never even noticed until I came on here).
He's no Connery/Craig though - I'll admit that.
I'd think Pierce looked the part if he sat down next to me, but once he started talking I'd still think the way I do.
And?? Connery's got a thick scottish accent and Dalts sometimes has a strong northern England accent ("Why don't you wait until you're aasked"). What have you got against the Irish?
For Connery - "Was it the funeral we saw yesterday"?
For Dalton - "You were just in time. Things were about to turn nasty".
Yep. :)) :))
Anyway, I think Brosnan had decent chemistry with all his girls except Berry.
Natalya- Great chemistry
Paris- Meh chemistry
Wai Lin- They had chemistry, made a good double act, maybe not enough sexual chemistry though, they shouldn't have ended up in bed together
Elektra- Lots of chemistry.
Jones- A bit of chemistry
Frost- Good chemistry
Berry- None.
Don't mean to be a dick, but I think you mean ENGLISH accent. British would be a mix of Welsh, Scottish, English and Irish.
Anyway, I don't mind Brosnans accent at all, and I'm from the UK. What about Connery's accent?
I think most people in the UK would tolerate it, I would, as long as the actor could manage to do an accent without it coming across as some Family Guy style stereotype (pish posh, have some tea, that kind of accent).
I have never seen an American that makes me think he would be a good Bond.
Actually, you mention Moore in your previous post. One of the issues I've always had with Moore is that he looks, acts and sounds too much like 'Roger Moore' - that suave cool uncle you look up to - not James Bond. When I look at him and hear him speak I see/hear "Roger" first and Bond second, Dalton's voice is ok, commanding, powerful, but part of me wonders whether its a voice more suited to the stage. Craig's is monotone but good. He has an understated menace in his voice.
Anyway not going to get too far off topic.
Lol you really do hate the guy.
I think Brosnan had great chemistry with Natalia and Moneypenny. However, I don't rate him as the most charismatic. Connery, Moore and Craig are more charismatic than Brosnan by far and that IMO is because they really took the time out to embody and create and showcase different attributes of the character with convincing conviction. Brosnan on the other hand was just running around doing a greatest hits tribute act, ticking every single cliche box and not always in a good way but you can tell he was having a blast though.
I think it's safe to say that DC is in the line of Connery and Dalton. You're not going to get Moore or Brosnan. Although Craig has a great sense of humor and would both welcome and deliver plenty of good one liners, or so he says.
However he had loads of charisma. Like Moore (or in a very different example, Will Smith as The Fresh Prince) he could say something so cheesy or juvenile that if anyone else said it a guy would punch him or a woman would slap him (or just groan and roll her eyes) but when they say it it comes across as charming. This makes him very watchable and likeable and makes up for any lack of presence that he had. I do feel that he was a very limited Bond, which is a shame because he was certainly given more emotional "meat" in his scripts than any Bond previously except for Lazenby. But I always enjoyed watching him and I can see why a lot of people would rate him as their favourite Bond.
I never understood the stunt casting end of it. Maybe EON did not like Pierce and wanted to put him with these sub par actresses, or maybe they thought he could create some chemistry with these women on his own.. NOT. Maybe a stronger actor like Dalton or Craig could create chemistry but not ol' Brozza.
Back to stunt casting...why do it? To sell the movie? the name of James Bond on the marquee sells the film. They didn't need to rely on sub par performers like Hatcher, Richards, and Berry.
Haha, you were there too? At the 'My Word Is My Bond' talk and signing at the National Theatre in London?
Hmmmm...you're saying Timothy "Are you calling me a horses arse?" Dalton had more chemistry with the ladies, than Brosnan? You're having a laugh! Tim's romantic scenes always make me cringe.
yes, I would say that.
Tim and Maryam put the work in. You could believe they were falling in love over the course of the film especially the "Do you think I would miss this performance" end scene which is charming. But the little squeeze of the hand on the plane and the irritation in his face as she couldn't make out his words in a speeding jeep meant I believed in the relationship.
Yep. The same. What are the odds :p
It was a nice relationship Dalton and D'Abo. The only time I really cringed with Dalton and the ladies was in the MP scene. Although Dalts does have a bit of a goofy grin when he's staring at D'Abo in the horse carriage and again at the fair. The final line ("You didn't think I'd miss this performance did you?") is quite sweet.
Maybe a stronger actor like Dalton or Craig could create chemistry but not ol' Brozza.
Do you really think Dalton or Craig would/could create chemistry with the likes of Denise or Halle? I don't. Dalton didn't have much chemistry with either Bliss or Tilisa Soto (both sub-par actresses). So far Craig's been given a pretty good hand in terms of actresses so who knows. You can't "create" chemistry anyway - it's either there or it isn't.
I don't like the word "chemistry" - it's too overused :p