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The films of Timothy Dalton (non-Bond)
It dawned on me that out of all the Bonds Dalton's career outside the Bond film was mostly unknown to me. I did some research and it sees the pre-Bond Dalton did a host of really interesting screen work (mostly a lot of the stuff he did seems to be costume dramas). After Bond his career was far less exciting.
Are there any Tim Dalton films people recommend? I really want to watch some of his other stuff.
I hear Hawks is meant to be very good:
Are there any Tim Dalton films people recommend? I really want to watch some of his other stuff.
I hear Hawks is meant to be very good:
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He seems to be better suited for the part of baddie, just like in Doctor Who as Rassilon the uber evil Time lord.
I LOVED him in that. You could tell he was genuinely enjoying himself. In the commentary he admits the most fun he's ever had working on a film was when he was shooting out of a car at 70mph.
I've seen him in The Rocketeer too. I get the feeling Dalton is at his best when he's playing more theatrical parts.
His enunciation here is wonderful :D
Hawks:
The Doctor and the Devils:
Also here is our first look of Dalton in Penny Dreadful:
http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/73177/first-penny-dreadful-still-features-death-front-and-center#axzz2pwNYqbSR
Is that the same girl at 9:00 who helped Koskov escape in the 'pig' in TLD ?
@chrisisall, I think he was the only truly enjoyable element in that film, which I consider an overall disappointing experience.
Hot Fuzz whas unexpted good.
Tourist disapointed me too, but not Dalton. Steven Berkoff (Octopussy) also play in it. Better you see this movie first before you see ''Salt'' and better see ''Duplicity'' before Tourist. All three have same composer.
The Informant already be for more then 3 years in my collection, the only none Bond movie with Dalton that i have. It whas cheap and i haven't seen it yet.
Here are some new material from the show:
Dalton's rather marvellous voice is also used for the new trailer:
http://fansided.com/2014/01/14/penny-dreadful-creepy-new-teaser-upcoming-season-video/
I must say I was really unimpressed with the film as a whole. The conceit of the film had so much going for it dramatically: firstly, it's loosely based on the Burke and Hare murders as well as being based on an early script written by the poet Dylan Thomas. It's shame the film never then lives up to its potential.
The film has a odd heavy/moody tone to it but it dosen't really suit the material. I think the material would have been better handled had the filmmakers seen the inherently comic side of things and turned the story into a dark black comedy akin to something the Coen brothers may have made.
If not that the film could have gone down the sensationalist route and made itself really gory, disgusting and disturbing. Or possibly it was better suited as being a really dark character study into the murderer's and Doctor's disturbed minds. Instead we get an unsuccessful combination of a gore story with thin attempts at character exploration. The film is flat, the characters are dull and there are numerous flat scenes throughout the film that just fizzle out.
On the good side of things: the production design is fantastic as is the art direction, costume design and makeup. Jonathan Pryce is also clearly having fun as one of the killers and gives a good if not slightly cartoony performance. Dalton is good in the film but he dosen't really get much to do, he is essentially given the same scene to do throughout the film discussing the film's theme of science vs morality. Despite the rather crappy script the juiciest lines of dialogue are reversed for Dalton and he delivers them with such zeal. He has a marvellous lyrical and smooth voice (this film is worth watching just to hear him speak); here are some of the great lines he has to give you a flavour:
"as some have green fingers for gardening, they have black fingers for death. Do you expect the dead to walk here? They need assistance!''
"Can you believe it? Out of the mud of darkness come two ignorant animals and quite slowly they set about the task of bringing my life and my work down - down into the slim that bred them."
He also looks great in the film:
But beyond all this there is little for him to do. Twiggy gives a surprisingly good performance but Julian Sands is the very definition of awful.