I read nearly all of the novels as a kid (even many of the Gardner books) and have loved the character for decades!
Timothy Dalton came very close to the ideal Bond as Fleming wrote him: not a large brute but a normal sized, fit fellow who felt some angst for all of the assassinations he had carried out
Dalton's films were not the best of the series but he played depressed yet violent as well as anyone could
George Lazenby was also excellent but was apparently a pain in the ass to work with so they only gave him the one shot
Connery is my favorite, I loved his performance and he sure did look like a killer
Moore was in a couple of the goofier movies but likeable and suave
He was the Bond of my youth and I greatly appreciate him for it
The Brosnan era Bonds were bad...Honestly, so bad I could hardy sit through them which is a shame because fans were rooting for Brosnan to play Bond for years
Craig is awesome in the role but has publicly bitched about being associated with Bond for life...Danny Boy, get over yourself you big side of beef, collect your millions and pretend to be a spy godammit!!
Big crybaby
Another thing, there's a very cool fan theory floating around as to why James Bond never ages
M.I.6 only requires so many assassins to handle foreign threats, these assassins are given 'OO' status, the license to kill
So when a double-0 dies on the job a new agent is put in his place
So we have not been watching the same guy have adventures for 50 years but a series of replacements, all given the alias James Bond and 00 clearance
This leads to the conclusion that Connery Bond, Moore Bond, Lazenby Bond and all the rest were eventually KIAs...I like this theory, seems fittingš
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NiggardlyChigger (99)
6 years ago
Then how come Roger Moore goes to visit the grave of George Lazenby's wife?
On some of the James Bond forums, there are a lot of nutjob fanboys who will bite your head off for even asking about this codename theory, because they can autistically point out all sorts of continuity errors like this.
I think it's better to view James Bond as a mythological creature like Pluto or Cerberus or something. His story can be retold any number of ways, "retcons". What I don't like is this cheap marketing stunt of calling Casino Royale a reboot, when Judy Dench is sill M, it takes place in modern day, and it even has the same writers as the previous movie. It's just a sequel. A reboot denotes a change in style, not story or actor. Batman and Robin wasn't a reboot of Batman Forever.
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PeteRose (2893)
6 years ago
Brosnan wasn't my favorite either, but Goldeneye is a great movie. I also really like Timothy Dalton in the role, but his movies weren't great. I actually prefer License to Kill if I'm going to watch one of his.
On Her Majesty's Secret Service is one I can never seem to make it through. Lazenby bores me. I'd love to see Idris Elba be Bond when Craig is done. He was talked about as a replacement often and he's a great actor. The show Luther shows us everything we need to prove he can be Bond.
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ShogunofYonkers (77378)
6 years ago
Elba could have been great but he is getting a bit older now, I don't doubt that he's super fit but for how long..?
You should start a 'Next Bond?' thread
That could get interesting
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