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[Paris]

Excuse me!?! There's noting that strikes me as odd in Pierce's running. Or the way he's sitting for that matter. ::shakes head::

As for the bathroom innuendo, please, let's not be disgusting here.

[BONDFINESSE 007]

Originally posted by Paris
Excuse me!?! There's noting that strikes me as odd in Pierce's running. Or the way he's sitting for that matter. ::shakes head::

As for the bathroom innuendo, please, let's not be disgusting here.

it ok if you dont see his odd way of running...just chill out, dont get your knickers in a twist

[Contessa]

Originally posted by Kingdom Come
Yes, I noticed his running as well - I blame Vic Armstrong! But have a look at Brosnan's walk as well, it gets barmier with each film. Try Havana.

Well, I personally, have no problem with the way Brosnan walks, as Bond or otherwise. He's a good walker Check out the beginning of TCA as he enters the office.

Don't know if anyone here's the running nut I am, but the way Brosnan runs likely has to do with the speed he's running. A person's form changes when sprinting. I thought his form on the satellite at the end of GE wasn't particularly economical biomechanically; his arms were out to far from the sides of his body at times. Some running coaches argue that it's more ecnomical to have your elbows in and to bring your hands up toward your heart (Kenyan runners often have this form). I'm not able to run this way, but I'm not a sprinter or a sub 5-minute mile runner.

As for the expression on Brosnan's face, it's probably because he's working hard. I don't want to think about how my face has looked at the end of some of the races I've done.

[israeljamesbond]

The way he runs really doesnt bother me at all. Do you know that running the way he goes lets you run faster? You should try that and youll notice! He is running away from bullets(his death).. he has to run the fastest way possible and that is moving your arms as high as you can and as low as possible in a fast way. No one I know has ever made fun of his way of running nor said anything about it. Reading this thread makes me crack up very bad! lol.(Even though I still dont think he runs weird nor walks weird)

[Dunph]

originally posted by Paris:

As for the bathroom innuendo, please, let's not be disgusting here.

I was making an indirect comment about the inanity of the thread. Please, chill out!

[Blofeld's Cat]

I've never taken any notice of the way PB runs to consider it bizarre at all.

Now, the way Steven Segal (supposedly an impact action man of cinema) runs is a little strange. His style even got a mention, complete with video footage from one of his movies, on a E True Holywood Story on him.

Now that's bizarre.

[BONDFINESSE 007]

yes segal wins the funny way of running contest hands down, followed by brosnan who comes in a close 2nd

[Jimmy Blonde]

I believe that you are right when you compare brosnan to the T-1000 in Terminator 2.

Here's a little screenplay for you...

Ext. Ice Palace. Day.
Brosnan-1000 walks into the ice palace.

Int. Ice Palace.
B-1000 scans around the room, and asks Halle Berry:

B-1000: Do you know this man? John Connor?

b-1000 shows Halle a picture of John which he obtained from his foster parents in America.

Halle: He's over there.

She points to a 10 year old boy, who is walking around the Palace.
The B-1000 begins his odd running motion with no facial emotions. john notices and legs it.

Ext. Ice Palace, Day.
The pair chase out of the Palace, only to find...

R-800: Get down!

Roger Moore-800, on a moped, aims his shotgun at the far superior Brosnan-1000 and shoots him through the head. roger turns to John.

R-800: come with me if you want "beluga, vodka, rather shaken, and one microchip!"

No, it won't work, will it?

[JimmyBond]

I've taken notice to what you guys are on about, but if you think about it, it's not odd at all. Runners do it all the time, it lessens the wind resistance on their arms, so they can pick up speed quicker.

[Fawn]

I guess. But it looks dang funny.

[Dunph]

I've got no problem about the way Brosnan runs. Segal however.....

[BONDFINESSE 007]

i watched a movie, called the death of the incredible hulk....1990, bill bixby's last outing with the hulk and an actress in that movie ran just like pierce, so there must be something to that style

[AVTAKill]

That's quite funny! I'm new here and just posted a message on the Roger Moore forum about this question...

Roger can't run because of something wrong with his legs but I never noticed it with Brosnan?

[Genrewriter]

I agree about Steven Seagal, now THERE is a guy who has a weird running style! Funnily enough, I find that my running style is similar to Brosnan's.

[Simon]

Top prize really must go to Michael Ironside in Total Recall. He has a sort of front crawl swimming effect with a dash of a rappers' jig to his progression.

He should have been told to stand still in all his scenes.

[Jriv71]

I think Pierce does run funny. Or not.

What I can't believe is that I just read this whole thread. Really, really nothing going on in the world of Bond, is there?

(C'moooooon, DVD box set #2......)

[BONDFINESSE 007]

Originally posted by Jriv71
I think Pierce does run funny.  Or not.

What I can't believe is that I just read this whole thread.  Really, really nothing going on in the world of Bond, is there?

(C'moooooon, DVD box set #2......)

oh there is a lot going on its just here at cbn we have to cover all the details...even the small stuff

[Dr Niles Crane]

Come on boys and girls - of you don't think Pierce runs like an action man on steroids you are seriously in denile ( and not just the river). His arms pump up and down in a little piston motion - but just think of the opposite - he could flail them wildley like Niles from Frasier - and do we think that would be appreciated boys and teddies? NO!

Personally it goves me hours of mirth, in fact Pierce Brosnan has given me decades of mirth - He used to run like "that" in Remington Steele, but somehow it looked better then (not that I am advocating him to sprint around like a complete pansy).

But it is interesting that Jriv71 expressed their distress at discussion of the Bon minute - ever read a Fleming book Jriv - while the films were into the big picture and generally blowing it up, the books were very into detail.

[Jriv71]

Of course I've read Fleming. Annually, at least. I'm just saying that I think it's funny that I had such spare time to read an entire thread about Pierce running funny. Even Fleming never wrote as much about Bond running as we have.

[BONDFINESSE 007]

here at cbn we cover all details, no matter how big or small, we leave no rock uncovered

[Jriv71]

I think it's funny, too. We've done volumes on Connery's rugs, his hands; many, many pointless topics. It is why I keep coming back.