I must get something off of my chest. This is not to bash any of the fine posters on this site, just to state my opinion. I think the series has moved beyond being controled by the Fleming novels. I really don't care if Moore is not like the Fleming bond. I have read all of the Fleming novels (more then once) and must say that his Bond is not someone I'd root for. I didn't root for Dalton's Bond because he portrayed Bond as an unlikable jerk. Shoot, I don't think Connery, God to several Bond fans, resembled Fleming's Bond much at all (I'm talking about character, not physical looks. I never could form a clear image of Bond in my head as I read the books)!
Let me get something clear though, I really like the novels, but I like the movies much more. And I really like Roger Moore's interpretation (the only Bond I don't care for at all, is Lazenby, but I don't want to open that can of worms).
Why are we so easy on Roger?
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Loomis
, Feb 23 2004 08:04 PM
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Posted 15 August 2004 - 06:19 AM
Nor could I. It's kind of better that way. I wouldn't want to see the same Bond actor all the time when I read the books.(I'm talking about character, not physical looks. I never could form a clear image of Bond in my head as I read the books)!
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Posted 15 August 2004 - 06:29 AM
I like it better that way as well. Starangly enough though, in Gardner's books I always pictured Dalton as Bond and in Benson's books I always pictured Brosnan (though I think that was the point alomst, in Benson's books).
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Posted 15 August 2004 - 06:42 AM
When I first got into Fleming, I tried to put Brosnan in there because he was the current Bond and I wanted him to be the one I automatically pictured when I thought of Bond. I even went so far as to picture what earlier films might have been like with him giving the dialogue. But, in the end, I just read the novel and picture all of the different actors when some characteristic words or actions happen. Doesn't help Moore get in there very much.
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Posted 15 August 2004 - 06:45 AM
I've heard that also. For the most part, I just imagine a Bond kind of similar to them.I like it better that way as well. Starangly enough though, in Gardner's books I always pictured Dalton as Bond and in Benson's books I always pictured Brosnan (though I think that was the point alomst, in Benson's books).