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#31 EyesOnly

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Posted 18 November 2006 - 07:05 AM

Quicker than Brosnan, slower than Dalton...i'd say along the line of Connery speed if that helps any!

#32 Bucky

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Posted 18 November 2006 - 07:34 AM

it sounded like he was actually saying his name. classic moment. a great finish to a great film.

#33 Ozzel

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Posted 18 November 2006 - 07:46 AM

I was so focused on the music and the fact that he was saying the line that I barely even took in how he was saying it. I need to see it again!

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Posted 18 November 2006 - 10:12 AM

He sounded like Connery, which is a good thing :)

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Posted 18 November 2006 - 01:21 PM

His delivery was perfect. :)

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Posted 18 November 2006 - 01:23 PM

Probably one of my favorite deliverys of the line.

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Posted 18 November 2006 - 03:53 PM

He sounded like Connery, which is a good thing :P


Agreed :) The suit, the angle, the delivery, the music.. all perfect!

#38 DamnCoffee

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Posted 18 November 2006 - 03:54 PM

I could actually hear Connery within him. :)

#39 JimmyBond

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Posted 18 November 2006 - 03:55 PM

At least he doesnt do it like Brosnan or Moore. I always hated the "hey look at me!" Way that they'd say it. Brosnan waited so long before he said James Bond that it seemed like he was waiting for the audience cheers to die down before finishing.

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Posted 18 November 2006 - 05:46 PM

Yeah what I liked about how Craig said the line is how believable he made it feel. He said it like it wasn't a line in the script, he said it like it was his actual name.

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Posted 19 November 2006 - 12:41 AM

He sounded like Connery, which is a good thing :)


At first I thought it was just me, because when I asked other people who saw the film they said they didn't hear it - but doesn't anyone else think the way he says *JAMES* in the line sounds very Connery - as if he was putting his accent on?

It's like;

The name's Bond... Jameshh Bond.

I was so glad when I finished seeing the film for my 4th time tonight (and first time for a mate I went to see it with) that he said to me as soon as we walked out that he thought Craig delivered it in a slight Connery accent as well.

I thought I was going mad.

Whether it's just me and my mate - I don't care - I love it!

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Posted 22 November 2006 - 06:14 PM

it sounded like he was actually saying his name. classic moment. a great finish to a great film.


Well I've seen it now ( a bunch of times!) and I must say I agree with everyone who described it as "perfect". He really really nailed it.

I completly agree with Bucky. It didn't sound like it was some cliche line (as when Brosnan did it) it sounded like he was saying his name. Daniel Craig is James Bond! :)

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Posted 22 November 2006 - 06:17 PM

Just saw the movie. That closing line is one of the best ever. I felt like watching Connery back in 64 !

#44 Four-of-a-Kind

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Posted 22 November 2006 - 06:20 PM

his delivery of the line is very very good.but the setting and what happens before he says it sets it up to be even better.

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Posted 22 November 2006 - 06:45 PM

His is a very British reading of the line (which is the whole point, but it sounds especially so after listening to Brosnan). Very authentic. Gave me the chills.

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Posted 24 November 2006 - 07:18 AM

The Casino Royale ending is a

Edited by bill007, 24 November 2006 - 07:51 AM.


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Posted 25 November 2006 - 07:41 PM

His is a very British reading of the line (which is the whole point, but it sounds especially so after listening to Brosnan). Very authentic. Gave me the chills.



Agreed about the Britishness of the delivery.... But just to nitpick... I think it would have been better if he said "My name is Bond....James Bond" instead of "The name is Bond...."
Would have been more classy/British I think.

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Posted 25 November 2006 - 09:04 PM

When I saw CR for the 3rd time with my friend (I've seen it 4 times now) I recorded the ending 'Bond, James Bond' line on my phone and listened to it and for some reason he sounds EXACTLY like Sean Connery. Like when I first heard him say it I thought that he hasn't sounded like anybody that said it before, but if you listen to it on my phone you would think it is Sean Connery without a doubt. Maybe The Admiral wasn't crazy!

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Posted 25 November 2006 - 09:15 PM

I thought the delivery and the entire scene were just epic and classic. That scene has gone down as being one of my favourite scenes from any film, ever.

Daniel Craig IS Bond, James Bond.

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Posted 07 December 2006 - 05:42 PM

When I saw CR for the 3rd time with my friend (I've seen it 4 times now) I recorded the ending 'Bond, James Bond' line on my phone and listened to it and for some reason he sounds EXACTLY like Sean Connery. Like when I first heard him say it I thought that he hasn't sounded like anybody that said it before, but if you listen to it on my phone you would think it is Sean Connery without a doubt. Maybe The Admiral wasn't crazy!


Precisely. Exactly like Connery, Scottish accent and all. (can't help remembering sir Roger saying that whenever he rehearsed the line, he couldn't help giving it a scottish accent...)

Just like the "wouldn't dream of it" line was exactly like Brosnan's...

I don't know if he did it deliberately, or if he was just imitating subconciously or if it was just coincidence, though.

I 'll try to find Rogerisms when I see it for the 4th time. Maybe Danny was paying tribute to his predecessors (an injoke perhaps?)

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Posted 07 December 2006 - 05:56 PM

I 'll try to find Rogerisms when I see it for the 4th time. Maybe Danny was paying tribute to his predecessors (an injoke perhaps?)

In the Ocean Club, when he's talking to the receptionist about Dimitrios' car. "But if I felt...compelled to?" Reminded me of Roger (in a good way, for those who know I normally don't care for his portrayal).

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Posted 07 December 2006 - 06:02 PM


His is a very British reading of the line (which is the whole point, but it sounds especially so after listening to Brosnan). Very authentic. Gave me the chills.



Agreed about the Britishness of the delivery.... But just to nitpick... I think it would have been better if he said "My name is Bond....James Bond" instead of "The name is Bond...."
Would have been more classy/British I think.


Agreed. :) I think, other than Craig, Brosnan is the only other actor to say, "The name`s Bond...James Bond" and that was in GoldenEye, (though he made up for it in my book, in TND by saying "Bond...James Bond").

All the other actor`s have said it a different way to Craig/Brosnan. "Bond...James Bond" (Connery in Dr. No - Dalton in TLD), or "My name is Bond...James Bond." (Moore in LALD) or "My name`s Bond, James Bond." (Lazenby in OHMSS).

Whilst I also agree Craig delivered the line well, to have Bond say his name as "The name`s Bond...James Bond" is just too sloppy, IMHO.

Best

Andy

Edited by Auric64, 07 December 2006 - 06:07 PM.


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Posted 07 December 2006 - 06:22 PM

The line is definitely meant to be a direct answer to the previous question. Mr. White asks "who is this?" and (after an impolite knee-capping of the fellow) Bond answers.
So, for that reason, "Bond. James Bond." wouldn't be a fitting response.
I could see "My name is..." working as well as "The name's...". I think the latter brings more cinematic power, if it is a little less proper.

Incidentally, I think of the final scene less a part of CR as I do a teaser for the next film.

#54 Publius

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Posted 07 December 2006 - 06:29 PM

Whilst I also agree Craig delivered the line well, to have Bond say his name as "The name`s Bond...James Bond" is just too sloppy, IMHO.

Normally I'd agree with that, but given that Mr. White asked "who is this?", simply replying "Bond, James Bond" after a twenty second wait would have been ludicrously silly. This is one of the few (only?) times where it actually made sense to start with "the name's".

Craig's delivery only improves it, as he says it with authority, confidence, and ease, as if it's his actual name (I'm sure we agree on this point). But what I like best about it is that the brief pause between "Bond" and "James Bond" that usually annoys me finally worked this time, as Craig used it to change his tone ever so slightly, allowing that smug sense of satisfaction to really sink in, before finishing off his introduction with even greater authority and confidence. The line has never carried so much weight and significance.

And between "my name's" and "the name's", I'll take the more cinematic and just plain cooler of the two, thank you very much. :)

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Posted 07 December 2006 - 06:58 PM


Whilst I also agree Craig delivered the line well, to have Bond say his name as "The name`s Bond...James Bond" is just too sloppy, IMHO.

allowing that smug sense of satisfaction to really sink in, before finishing off his introduction with even greater authority and confidence. The line has never carried so much weight and significance.



Funny how similar our posts are. I won't press charges :)

One point you brought up which I really like is re: his smug satisfaction between "Bond" and "James Bond". I wonder if Craig was going for a real moment there... as if right during that pause, he realizes he likes the sound of his name said that particular way. As if his inner thoughts were saying, "Yeah... that's right. I think I'll be saying my name like that from now on".

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Posted 07 December 2006 - 07:50 PM

Funny how similar our posts are. I won't press charges :P

That's what I get for opening up a bunch of tabs, and then not refreshing them. :)

One point you brought up which I really like is re: his smug satisfaction between "Bond" and "James Bond". I wonder if Craig was going for a real moment there... as if right during that pause, he realizes he likes the sound of his name said that particular way. As if his inner thoughts were saying, "Yeah... that's right. I think I'll be saying my name like that from now on".

Well put, and exactly what I was getting at. Not only was he really relishing the moment, but his Bond was, something we haven't seen very often over the years, and that I think Craig is thankfully bringing back as part of his more humanistic portrayal.

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Posted 07 December 2006 - 08:10 PM


One point you brought up which I really like is re: his smug satisfaction between "Bond" and "James Bond". I wonder if Craig was going for a real moment there... as if right during that pause, he realizes he likes the sound of his name said that particular way. As if his inner thoughts were saying, "Yeah... that's right. I think I'll be saying my name like that from now on".

Well put, and exactly what I was getting at. Not only was he really relishing the moment, but his Bond was, something we haven't seen very often over the years, and that I think Craig is thankfully bringing back as part of his more humanistic portrayal.


Agreed. Well put.

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Posted 07 December 2006 - 10:42 PM

I think "The name's Bond... James Bond." sounds better than "My name's Bond... James Bond."

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Posted 07 December 2006 - 11:14 PM

Brosnan never had to earn his right to say the line, his delivery always was smug and cheesy, Craig gives us an amazing performance and well and truly earns the right to his name, the line and the theme.

His delivery is perfect, getting to see him become Bond is far more exciting than all of the last 4 bond films put together.

All other Bond's have been given it with no real earning of the priviledge, some have deserved it but we get to see DC recieve is reward and boy did he deserve it.

Bond 22 will be when we get to see Craig's Bond..James Bond

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Posted 10 December 2006 - 04:23 AM

I think Craig's delivery of the line is right up there with Connery's in Dr. No. It really was an aweosme ending.