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[Stax]

I love Letterman but that monkey skit was in poor taste. Craig's feeling awkward enough with the press and the criticism over his casting so poking fun probably isn't the smartest thing to do. Still, Craig didn't do himself any service by appearing so stiff. He was much more affable when I interviewed him. I wonder if Letterman even shook hands and broke the ice with him before he walked out? Those 10 seconds make a difference, believe it or not.

Edited by Stax, 13 November 2006 - 12:24 AM.

[darthbond]

The song at the beginning is the orginal casino royale by Burt Barcarach. Damn this guy can fight. Great video.

darthbond

Edited by darthbond, 13 November 2006 - 01:21 AM.

[kneelbeforezod]

....the clip they played was quite good, and Craig and Green were very good in it. Such a relief to see some real action, and not CGI-imposed free fall scenes, wave-surfing scenes, or disintegrating airplane scenes.

Sweet Jesus! Am I drunk??

[red_grant]

he seemed totally humorless on letterman. i didnt expect him to be funny but i wud have expected a harrison ford sort of dry humor.
he needs to sharpen up his talk show personality !!!

[dinovelvet]

he seemed totally humorless on letterman. i didnt expect him to be funny but i wud have expected a harrison ford sort of dry humor.
he needs to sharpen up his talk show personality !!!

Eh? He was there to plug his James Bond movie, its not a standup comedy performance. An interviewee can only be as good as the interviewer lets him be; the interviewer in this case was going through the motions as routinely as possible so he could get to his Alex Trebek gag and monkey clip.

[marktmurphy]

You missed his response to the monkey clip then, red?

[marktmurphy]

Really? I thought he looked very stiff and uncomfortable. And though I'm not one to care much about fashion, the outfit he put on was a definite FASHION-DON'T. The suit itself would've looked hideous AS IS, but then he puts jeans on with it? His stylist should be burned in effigy.

Yes, I don't think he looked very relaxed, but I thought his outfit was pretty good, actually. And the suit looks great without jeans too; what's wrong with it?

[Byron]

Really? I thought he looked very stiff and uncomfortable. And though I'm not one to care much about fashion, the outfit he put on was a definite FASHION-DON'T. The suit itself would've looked hideous AS IS, but then he puts jeans on with it? His stylist should be burned in effigy.

Yes, I don't think he looked very relaxed, but I thought his outfit was pretty good, actually. And the suit looks great without jeans too; what's wrong with it?

The thing that stood out to me, was Craig being very fidgety. It's like he could not stand still.

At one point, i thought he took a ring off his finger and was fidgeting with it.

[kneelbeforezod]

The thing that stood out to me, was Craig being very fidgety. It's like he could not stand still.

At one point, i thought he took a ring off his finger and was fidgeting with it.

I've noticed this before. Craig is very nervous when it comes to the press and chat shows. He's a good actor, so does his best to appear relaxed, but he think he is very nervous.

[DamnCoffee]

everyone has there weaknesses

[Qwerty]

Topics merged.

[killkenny kid]

I love Letterman but that monkey skit was in poor taste. Craig's feeling awkward enough with the press and the criticism over his casting so poking fun probably isn't the smartest thing to do. Still, Craig didn't do himself any service by appearing so stiff. He was much more affable when I interviewed him. I wonder if Letterman even shook hands and broke the ice with him before he walked out? Those 10 seconds make a difference, believe it or not.

I was pissed by that monkey stuff too. Not funny at all, Dave.

[Mister Asterix]

I love Letterman but that monkey skit was in poor taste. Craig's feeling awkward enough with the press and the criticism over his casting so poking fun probably isn't the smartest thing to do. Still, Craig didn't do himself any service by appearing so stiff. He was much more affable when I interviewed him. I wonder if Letterman even shook hands and broke the ice with him before he walked out? Those 10 seconds make a difference, believe it or not.

I was pissed by that monkey stuff too. Not funny at all, Dave.

No Sensayuma.

[marktmurphy]

As for Craig's look....the man is a chameleon. He can look very good one minute, and then completely haggard the next. For that appearance on Letterman, he did himself no favors. Most people couldn't have pulled off that "mix-and-match" look and Craig was no exception. Only the most beautiful of people can wear trash and still make it look good (Halle Bery could wear a homeless man's soiled flannel shirt and underwear and still look sexy), but Craig isn't one of those people. He needs to step up his game.

I'm not sure you've been following fashion very closely. Craig can pull off most looks and pretty well-regarded as one of the more stylish fellas around.

The tie was not completley tightened, so it made him appear to be uncomfortable to the point where it had to be loosened some. He had a on a jacket and a vest (I believe), and a loose-fitting tie with a dissheveled handkerchief. The suit was too "busy-looking", and the jeans just made it worse. It was an eye-sore, and I bet if you look through style magazines next week, you'll find his ensemble listed as "What Were They Thinking?". Just a wretched combo all around.

Amusingly, he wore the same outift a few weeks ago and someone found a link to a style website where they praised his look. I'll try and find the link. It's quite fashionable and I think he looked pretty stylish.

[blueman]

Just getting seen is the point of such PR events. Don't really care how he interviews, just how is he in the film--and that's what'll count this weekend. The ads are everywhere, CR is in the public consciousness...will they come?

Doubt a Letterman appearance sharp or flat weighs much in the balance, that he was on the show is more to the point IMO. Robert Redford is one of the worst interviews in Hollywood, has been for over 30 years...doesn't seem to have hurt his films any.

The film will sell the film, or not. PR is for awareness, and it's out there so that's good.

[blueman]

Well we'll just agree to disagree then (shock!). Craig as Bond in CR will sell Craig, IMO, not some interview on Letterman--even if Craig had come out and been as oozily charming as Brosnan at his oozily charming best.

Craig as Craig is not the selling point here, but Craig as Bond. And there's a long history of non-charming stars that back that up, just as there's a long series of oozily charming actors that've also made good. Just don't see how a boring Craig on Letterman equals a PR disaster...but whatever. This sounds more like Craig isn't Brosnan so he can't be successful as Bond again, which is proving to be--at least to the critics--absolutely false. Will it matter at the box office? Check back next week...

[Johnboy007]

Man, that stairwell sequence looks intense!

[marktmurphy]

Amusingly, he wore the same outift a few weeks ago and someone found a link to a style website where they praised his look. I'll try and find the link. It's quite fashionable and I think he looked pretty stylish.

Okay, I think we're sort of getting into a weird area here. I really dont' want to fight about whose favorite Bond was/is the more stylish dresser. Let's agree that Lazenby looked silly in that kilt and leave it at that.

Well, as they say in playground- you started it. I'm fine with people not liking some point of CR, but when they hate every single aspect (as most of the miseries on AJB do- Eva's evil, Campbell's Satan, Craig is incapable of acting/promotion/wearing clothes etc.) it becomes hard to swallow them as real opinions.

If a promotional appearance can help sell a film, it can also help hurt it. Not saying people won't go see the film because he wore the top half of a suit with ratty jeans, but.....why take that risk?

You genuinely don't get the concept behind fashion, do you?

[killkenny kid]

Amusingly, he wore the same outift a few weeks ago and someone found a link to a style website where they praised his look. I'll try and find the link. It's quite fashionable and I think he looked pretty stylish.

Okay, I think we're sort of getting into a weird area here. I really dont' want to fight about whose favorite Bond was/is the more stylish dresser. Let's agree that Lazenby looked silly in that kilt and leave it at that.

Well, as they say in playground- you started it. I'm fine with people not liking some point of CR, but when they hate every single aspect (as most of the miseries on AJB do- Eva's evil, Campbell's Satan, Craig is incapable of acting/promotion/wearing clothes etc.) it becomes hard to swallow them as real opinions.

If a promotional appearance can help sell a film, it can also help hurt it. Not saying people won't go see the film because he wore the top half of a suit with ratty jeans, but.....why take that risk?

You genuinely don't get the concept behind fashion, do you?

How nice. A Craig fight, that has nothing to do with Brosnan.

[CowboyFunk22]

I was on youtube and i thought he had worn a suit till it panned down. I noticed he was wearing jeans. I wasn't taken aback, i would have liked it less if he had just worn the blazer and no vest. As one of the most stylish men around, i doubt most of us have room to comment even if it was a misstep.

As for the interview, it was a little awkward. I think leno would have been a better show to do, even though it is pretty bad.

[blueman]

Sorry GS, but Craig's showing on Letterman is nowhere near the kinda walking PR DISASTERS that Crowe and Cruise have been, for quite some time now too. I still think my Redford comparison is more to the mark, although at this early stage all such extrapolation is, well, early.

Craig is still an unknown commodity for the general public, although he hasn't punched anybody nor insulted all women on the planet yet...give him time, maybe? Dull in one interview is a far cry from the histionics of a Crowe or a Cruise, IMO.

[AgentPB]

I love Letterman but that monkey skit was in poor taste. Craig's feeling awkward enough with the press and the criticism over his casting so poking fun probably isn't the smartest thing to do. Still, Craig didn't do himself any service by appearing so stiff. He was much more affable when I interviewed him. I wonder if Letterman even shook hands and broke the ice with him before he walked out? Those 10 seconds make a difference, believe it or not.

I was pissed by that monkey stuff too. Not funny at all, Dave.

Why did you not find it funny. I thought it was hilariously set up. With Craig giving a description of what were about to see then it's a bunch of monkeys! Sorry i thought it was funny!

[mccartney007]

Apparently Daniel wasn't too popular with the crowds outside the Ed Sullivan theatre as there were people shouting "You're no Sean Connery" and "Don't come back (to America)" as he entered and left. It may have had something to do with the fact that he didn't sign autographs or acknowledge anyone waiting outside to see him.

[ambrosia]

I love Letterman but that monkey skit was in poor taste. Craig's feeling awkward enough with the press and the criticism over his casting so poking fun probably isn't the smartest thing to do. Still, Craig didn't do himself any service by appearing so stiff. He was much more affable when I interviewed him. I wonder if Letterman even shook hands and broke the ice with him before he walked out? Those 10 seconds make a difference, believe it or not.

I was pissed by that monkey stuff too. Not funny at all, Dave.

Yeah, it was very insulting. DC seemed nervous, then again Letterman didn't exactly make him feel very welcome. Hopefully next time, he'll do Conan, who I love plus Jimmy Kimmel and Craig Ferguson.

Letterman's just a crotchedy old man now, a shell of his former self who can't accept anything new.

[DamnCoffee]

I felt he got the respect he deserved while on Parky

[dinovelvet]

Apparently Daniel wasn't too popular with the crowds outside the Ed Sullivan theatre as there were people shouting "You're no Sean Connery" and "Don't come back (to America)" as he entered and left. It may have had something to do with the fact that he didn't sign autographs or acknowledge anyone waiting outside to see him.

Its well known that most of the people hanging outside those shows are just trying to get celebrity autographs so they can put them straight on ebay; they don't care who the celebrity is, as long as they get the ink. So if he was jeered - yes, how dare Daniel not allow lazy jobless geeks to profit from his name, shame on him!

[dinovelvet]

Yeah, it was very insulting. DC seemed nervous, then again Letterman didn't exactly make him feel very welcome. Hopefully next time, he'll do Conan, who I love plus Jimmy Kimmel and Craig Ferguson.

Letterman's just a crotchedy old man now, a shell of his former self who can't accept anything new.

Yeah, if you watch some older Letterman interviews on youtube, you can see he is much more enthusiastic in general; these days its all about getting the cheap laugh, he only really switches on when he has one of his friends on like Charles Grodin or Al Franken or someone like that. Ferguson and Kimmel are much more enthusiastic about anyone they're talking to, probably because they're still relatively new. Still, the Charlie Rose show was great, and the Regis & Kelly was OK, considering it was Regis & Kelly

[English Agent]

Yeah, it was very insulting. DC seemed nervous, then again Letterman didn't exactly make him feel very welcome. Hopefully next time, he'll do Conan, who I love plus Jimmy Kimmel and Craig Ferguson.

Letterman's just a crotchedy old man now, a shell of his former self who can't accept anything new.

Yeah, if you watch some older Letterman interviews on youtube, you can see he is much more enthusiastic in general; these days its all about getting the cheap laugh, he only really switches on when he has one of his friends on like Charles Grodin or Al Franken or someone like that. Ferguson and Kimmel are much more enthusiastic about anyone they're talking to, probably because they're still relatively new. Still, the Charlie Rose show was great, and the Regis & Kelly was OK, considering it was Regis & Kelly

I saw that DC interview with Letterman, and also an earlier one with Brosnan and
Letterman.
Lettermans attitude to Craig was decidely less friendly than it was to Brosnan.
I couldn't believe it when Letterman showed the chimps skiing scene.
I believe Craig handled that quite well, when he replied 'that was one of my
earlier films' but he did look uneasy.

My sum up was that Letterman was taking the 'piss' out of Craig.

If Craig goes on that show for Bond 22, i hope Letterman's attitude has changed.

[bill007]

Qwerty's link to the YouTube now results with: "This video has been removed due to terms of use violation."

[lafemmefantome]

I just did a search and found it again. Hopefully it will stay there.

lafemme