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Brosnan's Bond Popularity
From what I remember, the public loved Brosnan as bond. Most fans and critics thought he was the perfect fit for the role. It surprises me how people constantly bash him online. It makes me wonder - how popular is he as Bond to the general public nowadays? I believe that he was more popular in the 90s than Craig is today.
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As far as your question goes Brosnan is still very popular amongst casual fans. Alot of my friends, who aren't big Bond fans, cite him as their favorite. Probably because of nostalgia and ofcourse Goldeneye 64. It's the aficionados that don't like him. Now before people get angry at me let me say that there are hardcore fans that like him very much. There are exceptions to everything but a large section of the Fleming enthusiasts didn't like the fact that his Bond films set the series back over 10 years and went back the more comical and over-the-top aspects of the Roger Moore Bond films. The Bond movies essentially became parodies of themselves. Now I adore the Roger Moore's films but I think those sort of Bond films should've ended in 1985 and Dalton's transition to more serious espionage driven stories should've been permanent. What worked in the 70s and early 80s didn't work in the late 90s/early 2000s.
I believe the Beatles were more popular than Jesus in the '60s. Wonder how that turned out?
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Sorry, just kidding. On a slightly less facetious note: If you'd like to know how popular Brosnan is with the general public nowadays, try asking THEM. This is a community of Bond fans. We like ALL of the Bonds, each of us varying to some degree in our preferences. I personally rank Brosnan as #4 in the Bondathon, after Connery, Craig and Dalton, and before Moore and Lazenby. Now how about yourself: aside from not being Pierce Brosnan, why is it that you choose to disbelieve in Daniel Craig's suitability for the role of James Bond?
Are "online people" from sort of other dimension or a figment of someone's imagination?
Doesn't look like Bond
Can't understand what he says (mumbles too much)
Very wooden (can be said for Brosnan)
He's not that muscular, as compared to the hype
Has a boring vibe
Personally, I think the best portrayal was Dalton. He did everything that Craig did, but better. Obviously, my favorite is Brosnan since I grew up with him. I don't know, hopefully after Bond 24, I'll warm up to Craig more.
That's funny
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I wonder what else us online people do that real-life people don't. I'm pretty sure I'm real though. I gave blood the other day so I'm not a hologram. Damnit I am a man!
I mean, 9/10 people I've met in my life prefer Brosnan to Craig (from what I've experienced) in real life. Every online page bashes him; I barely see a positive comment. I'm not trying to troll this website, I'm just shocked that most people think he's the worst.
A good thing about GE was it's director. On set Martin Campbell did not go easy on his main cast members and was on their backs to give a good performance despite not everyone being great actors necessarily. When he was brought back for CR, it was a great indication that the series did not want to get too comfortable with itself.
Well said @dramaticscenesofQOS but I'll have to correct you on one thing. Timothy Dalton was always EON's first choice to replace Moore. They offered him the role but he couldn't except due to his commitments to the film Brenda Starr. The search continued and Broccoli ended up settling on Pierce Brosnan. After the whole Remington Steele NBC fiasco, production of TLD was delayed just long enough for Dalton to finish filming Brenda Starr and accept the role of James Bond. This whole idea that Dalton was a second choice to Brosnan that EON settled on is a misconception that won't die. It was the other way around. Broccoli always thought very highly of Timothy Dalton. He must have to have offered him the role at only 25 years of age.
Exactly! TD was always first choice but either not feeling ripe for the part or unavailable due to some other project. As you said, PB had a chance but things switched around. Although I like the TD films better, I'm glad they both got a chance to play the part. Obviously, the studio wanted PB while TD was close with the Broccoli family. Sadly PB wasn't involved with real' using his position to take action based on audience perspectives like DC but he also got too comfortable with the role.
Also,if anybody is wooden its Dalton IMO more than Craig,and i find Craig perfectly ok when he speaks.
But if you dont like him then fair enough,you're entitled not to.
Let's not forget the wooden elephant in the room (Lazenby). I don't think Lazenby's performance is bad and he does not detract from my reverence of OHMSS (except in the scene in the Portugal hotel where he and Tracy are sitting on the bed), but you can't complain about woodenness of Bond actors without mentioning him. I actually think the series has been fortunate to have no bad actors to play Bond, so it just comes down to how you feel about their approach to the character
I didnt mention Lazenby because,technically,he wasnt an actor compared to the other Bond's so IMO that would have been an unfair comparison.
Neither did anything new, but I would choose Brosnan over Craig. Brosnan might not have had the best era, but watching his films, I never got the feeling that all involved were embarrassed to be making Bond films.
I don't hate Craig personally, I just think he's miscast for the role of Bond, but that's only my opinion.
I see Brosnan as the most well-rounded Bond. I remember in the late 90s he was everywhere - on tv, magazines, video games, hair products, radio. Brosnan was pretty much a superstar during his era. I hardly see Craig at all, but maybe that's his personality.
The thing about 1991 and 1993 is that it was pushed back a few times because of re-writes and a lawsuit involving the rights to the Bond films. By the time everything was ready (1994-ish), it had to be re-written again and Dalton resigned from the role.
Ok coming to this thread but not really getting why we need a separate new thread, as the discussions on Dalton transitioning to Brosnan are in many threads (and there is just tons of rumors and gossip, along with facts); and really having a hard time taking a poster with that username seriously. But anyhow ... how can you say you like CR and SF yet detest Craig? He is Bond in those films, onscreen constantly; how does that make sense that you still like the films?
I love Brosnan as Bond, I am one of the more vocal supporters of him here, and people can argue back and forth as to popularity then vs. now - yet each Bond era stands as its own testament. I regret Dalton did not get a third. I was quite happy with Pierce. I admire and greatly enjoy Craig as Bond. I thoroughly enjoy many of Roger's films, and Sean was the original and truly great Bond.
I like Casino and Skyfall tremendously; they are among my favorite Bond movies. I just don't seem to care for Craig. He could be replaced my a muppet or a lego figure, and the movie would still be good. It's like OHMSS, I enjoyed the movie, but didn't care for Lazenby's performance too much. It's possible to enjoy a film, but not admire the actor.
I don't mean to bash on Craig, many like him. For me, I just don't.
I apologize for the change in topic. The topic was about Brosnan, and I'll try to keep it with Brosnan.
Anyways guys, thanks for the input. I learned that most casual fans like Brosnan, but the Fleming fans prefer Craig.
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Well I don't see you praise him as much so I didn't know! :-S
TLD, LTK, TND, GE