Goldeneye was very good. Honest. I like Brosnan more than Moore. But surely there can't be people who think he was the best at three to one's worth of ratio?
Crikey, will sanity prevail?
You guys know it was Brosnan in Die another Day right? And Tomorrow Never Dies? Jeez... lets hope noone commits the cardinal sin of placing Roger Moore at the top of the pile, the camp racist that his Bond was...
I draw your attention to THIS POST where I rant in full, about two years ago. I stand by Casino Royale's position but would probably place Craig in limbo until I see if he gets Quantum Of Solace right as well.
Talking of that, well done to the new Bond film for managing to outdo all prior Bond movies in the bizarre title front. I think it even beats "Thunderball". I do know what it really means, by the way (a moment of peace, if memory serves), but as a title for a movie it is as unwieldy and awkward as a portable portcullis.
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Tuesday, September 2, 2008
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Ah, but Algo, you must remember that the poll asked for the best Bond NOT the best Bond film.
ReplyDeleteJust because Brosnan starred in a couple of films that you didn't appreciate doesn't mean he didn't play the part well.
Brosnan is the quintessential Bond - Handsome, suave, debonair and just a little bit nasty when needed. He balanced the humour correctly (unlike Moore), aged well (unlike Connery - a hairpiece in 'Diamonds Are Forever'?), and didn't pattern himself as a Bourne wannabe like Daniel Craig. As for Lazenby, well, as you said in your own post 'This never happened to the other feller'
Oh, and you forgot the other folks who played Bond as well - Woody Allen and Peter Sellers to name but two :-)
I guess it depends what you want from Bond.
ReplyDeleteI am a huge fan of the books and the triumvirate of Connery, Craig and Dalton are the closest to my vision of what Bond should be.
Of the three the most consistentley good was Connery.
There are far worse problems with Diamonds Are Forever than Connery's wig and fluctuating waistline. By all accounts Connery only did that film to raise charity money for his Scotland first people.
I also think its out of order to refer to Craig as a "bourne wannabe" when Bourne himself isn't all that original a character. Daniel Craig is single handedly saving the entire franchise from the fate Brosnan's movies faced - turning into cartoons.
I don't buy Brosnan as Bond in any but the Roger Moore sense, as a philandering playboy - he COULD have played the Daniel Craig style Bond but that wasn't the direction at the time.
Poor old Pierce is how I think about it. What the hell is all that Windsurfing off a cliff stuff doing.
Also, my question was about Bond, not the actor (who I rate highly).
I guess we'll agree to disagree.
Oh... and if Dalton had stuck around for Goldeneye and Brosnan had started with Tomorrow Never Dies noone would think he was any good.
ReplyDeleteCraig looks like he could punch you throat out of your neck.
Lazenby.... I don't think he was that bad, the second half of OHMSS is actually pretty good if you like a lot of comedy in your Bonds (I don't). His problem was arrogance - quitting after one film... loser.
Oh, and the great lost Bond was John Gavin, who was hired before Connery agreed to do "Diamonds..."
He was in Psycho if I remember right.
Here's a link to a photo
http://www.meredy.com/johngavin/gavin101.jpg