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Archae Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-12-05 03:01 AM
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Let's face it, there was only one James Bond.
Sean Connery.
All the rest are pretenders.

A videogame is being released this fall, "From Russia With Love," and Connery voices Bond.
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Crazy Guggenheim Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-12-05 03:02 AM
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1. Roger Moore was so much better .............
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MrScorpio Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-12-05 03:03 AM
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2. CATFIGHT!!!!!
RRRROWL!
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corksean Donating Member (419 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-12-05 04:51 AM
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13. Heard on the radio yesterday they're making a Bond "prequel"
Edited on Fri Aug-12-05 04:52 AM by corksean
a la Star Wars and it's tipped to star Orlando Bloom, although that's not been confirmed.
Can't see him as a young Bond somehow.
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MrScorpio Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-12-05 04:53 AM
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14. Oh no they didn't
What a fucking waste
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elperromagico Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-12-05 03:05 AM
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3. Yes, I agree! George Lazenby!!!
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BikeWriter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-12-05 03:06 AM
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4. Sean Connery, the one, the only James Bond.
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noahmijo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-12-05 03:17 AM
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5. No Mike Meyers was the best James Bond
All kidding aside I gotta go with Sean Connery, "Dr No" "From Russia With Love" ahh classics I tell ya.
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Bush_Eats_Beef Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-12-05 03:22 AM
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6. Gotta admit, I clicked on this thread to see if you were gonna say...


...George Lazenby.

But hey, one look at my avatar and you know where I stand on this.

:toast:
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MrScorpio Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-12-05 03:31 AM
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8. Connery was the Best
But Lazenby was underrated.

I have to say that OHMSS is my favorite non-Sean Bond flick.

Because of the best Bond Girl of all



And the Best soundtrack of them all

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B000087DS2/103-6146955-0007030?v=glance
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Bush_Eats_Beef Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-12-05 03:42 AM
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9. The combination of the OHMSS story and Diana Rigg...
Edited on Fri Aug-12-05 03:49 AM by Bush_Eats_Beef
...was a winner.

There are some who feel that Lazenby played the character closest to the Fleming books, which may be true...BUT...

Connery had the original screen presence and charisma, and cast a MIGHTY LARGE shadow.



:toast:
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MrScorpio Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-12-05 03:47 AM
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11. Connery was the mold
And all others had to suffer from it
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Borgnine Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-12-05 03:26 AM
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7. I disagree.
I love all the Bonds. In fact, and I know this is unpopular given how recent they are and how the quality of the films (besides GoldenEye, which was fantastic) are in question, but I think Brosnan is my favorite. I thought he combined Connery's toughness with Moore's wit and added a layer of sensitivity to create an ultimate amalgatation of Bond. I can't be the only one who was upset when he was fired from the role.
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MrScorpio Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-12-05 03:44 AM
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10. I was pleased with Brosnan - He is all Bond
But the way that he was dissed showed a lack of class
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BootinUp Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-12-05 03:48 AM
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12. From what I remember
Brosnan had hinted at leaving the Bond role for some time. In other words, he could have kept it if he wanted to.
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Borgnine Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-12-05 05:34 AM
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17. I think he was game for one more.
He wanted to do five to tie with Connery's initial run (up to On Her Majesty's Secret Service), but EON got on this kick about Brosnan being too old and them wanting a young Bond, which I cry foul to. The thing I like about Bond is that he isn't a guy in his '20s. He's an experienced, world-wise guy.

Now it sounds like instead of doing a "prequel" of sorts with a young Bond, they're rebooting the franchise entirely, as Casino Royale will be about Bond's early days, yet Judi Dench will still play M (and her character was introduced in GoldenEye). Whatever. And they're also missing a great marketing oppurtunity by having the film released in 2006 instead of 2007. How can there be no '007 in 2007' plans?
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Hong Kong Cavalier Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-12-05 09:39 AM
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20. "007 in 2007": Brilliant!
No, seriously, that's brilliant. You're absolutely right, MGM totally missed the target by having the next film released a year too early.

:applause:
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Wetzelbill Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-12-05 04:56 AM
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15. I love both Connery and Moore....both great nt
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Robeson Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-12-05 04:58 AM
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16. Connery and Dalton.
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MN ChimpH8R Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-12-05 09:31 AM
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18. Agreed
Connery was perfect for his time - a no-nonsense man of action. Dalton was perfect for the modern era - a darker and more complex character who clearly had some inner doubts about the things he had to do. He also showed the broadest range of emotions of any Bond portrayer.

I always thought Dalton had exactly the right balance of the character traits Bond showed in the original Fleming books.

Moore just plain sucked in everything but "The Spy Who Loved Me." Brosnan was always solid and believable in the role, though he lacked Dalton's complexity.
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WoodrowFan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Aug-12-05 09:31 AM
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19. oh goodie
:popcorn:
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