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Hmm...I've heard about this. I'm not sure to be honest. I think the problem with Moore is not so much his size but his ability to move swiftly.
Perhaps I'm doing him a bit of an injustice but in terms of his screen fights he often seemed a bit 'clumsy'.
Here is the fight from the film. I'm not sure I'd call Rog a natural "tough guy"
what has been well documented is that Rog could pretty much drink anyone under the table without getting P*"sed.
I do like Roger Moore. I love The Saint & The Persuaders, roles that uited him. In fact in the early Saint stories I could see him as a future Bond. I just don't think he was that good in the role when it happened. If I said I hated him in every thing other than Bond would that be OK? Apart from Live and Let Die I never warmed to him in the role.
A great guy and all that, I've got My word is my Bond and found it a great read. So i d appreciate him, just not as James Bond.
I get the impression thats a bit of an understatement.
Why was light humour action popular in the 70s to mid 80s? Just look at the timespan!
Its because Rog was the guy who defined this genre. The films you quote were copying the style started, admittedly, in DAF but that Rog perfected and anyone trying to do action with a nod and a wink was bascially copying the great man. Even stuff like Commando and Die Hard tried to put this humour in amongst the violence but no one ever carried it off as effortlessly as Rog.
'Fill her up please', 'So does England' and 'Keeping the British end up Sir' are pure class and I dont think theres anyone out there who could deliver such lines so winningly.
I think I might have to head down to Oxford St HMV next Monday morning as surely he will be the one delivering the golden case.
I think that Oddjaws probably was too young to see Dalton at the cinema and is making the point that he grew up on Moore's films on TV. By the time Brosnan took over he would be in his mid teens, so in effect he probably did grow up on Moore's Bond. ;-)
Bluewater? Oh dear.
Poor Roger what on earth is he doing fetching up in chav heaven when he should be enjoying his retirement in Gstaad?
Gonna wear my Univeral Exports shirt and everything. Can't wait!!! 8->
Very nice man.
Happy Birthday and many more to come.
Weak Bond? =))
Audience member: good evening Rog. What drove you to become an actor?
Sir Rog: The number 53 bus!
Fantastic. 85 years old and still such great wit. I can't wait to see him on Tuesday!
Moore will be appearing alongside regular panelists Ian Hislop and Paul Merton and guest panelists Marcus Brigstocke and Rachel Johnson.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/jamesbond/9643152/James-Bond-actor-Roger-Moore-to-host-Have-I-Got-News-For-You.html
Love this show, so hope that they can cater to Rogers bantering.
Dont get me wrong, I like all his films, even, MY worst Bond flik, VTOK made me laugh - the intended reaction??- but he stayed TOO long in the role - the parody element was getting out of hand - much more of it and the movies would have become Austin Powers-esque spoofs - and he started to look a bit pervy in VTOK fooling around with girls half his age (or less!!!), Roger should have retired from the role after Octopussy which was a damn enjoyable movie...
but do MI6 really tell their agents to yell "sit!!" to tigers???