Great topic! Connery's apperance's were varried throught the series and is worth examining.
Dr.No- Connery was young, trim, slick back hair and natrual..He looked very much an MI6 operitive here and very deadly. His suits were very "traditional" in their cut and shape which makes him look like a model.
FRWL- The exact same as DR.No, except I think he's even thinner in this film. He looks about 5 or 10 pounds lighter.
GF-Agreed, this is movie were he beigns to look slightly different! He looks a bit more "hollywood" here. He's probably gained a small bit of weight, which actually smooths his face out a bit and gives him a "Carey Grant" like apperance. His suits are still cut the same so not all that much has changed. Though, the useage of hairpieces are a bit more apparent in this film. His hairline in front looks full and thick. It still looks natrual though.
TB-Again same principal as before. Connery I think looks probably the best of his "younger" years here. He's maintained the weight of GF but it appears more toned and fit. He was probably told that he would be shirtless the entire movie, and got into a gym. His hair looks the best here, it looks natrual and short, very effecient for a spy without alot time to style it. Here his suits begin a slightly different cut to flatter his size. His pants sit a bit lower on his waist and are flat fronts, which take away the bulky look. The jackets look a bit more narrow in the shoulders, which again, make him look smaller. Connery was at a peak here!
YOLT- Connery has packed on the most noticable weight gain so far here. He's added mabye 10 or 15 pounds. He's still mostly in good shape, but not as attentive as he was in the first 4 films. His weight his added right to his gut area which doesn't flatter his suit nearly as well. I can only assume that his suits were either left-overs from TB or cut from previous measurments, because they do not compliment his shape nearly as well this time around. He looks mostly uncomfortable in the grey suit from Japan. His face is bit more full in this one, but still no real drastic aging yet. The hair is the exact same from TB. Short and neat as it compliments his rounder face.
DAF-LOL....Let's just say he coasted by in this one! This is to Connery what OP and AVTAK are for Moore. Connery has drastically changed so much that you can't help but notice! He's really let everything go. He's gained a tremendous ammount of weight here and his hairpiece isn't nearly as good. I belive he wasn't given time to get his act together, he was given the script and basically began shooting almost immediatly. Though, during the film his weight changes drastically. Perhaps he tried to get down during filming? In certain scenes he looks about the size of YOLT and in others he looks bloated and puffy. His eyebrows aren't trimmed at all and are very thick, the hairpiece isn't well-fitting along with the wider cut suits...all these things together add up and Connery looks the least belivable here. He looks far older than he really is, Dr.No was only 10 years prior! Yikes.
NSNA- So much time has passed that I overlook perhaps things I shouldn't. But since Bond's age a fitness are the backdrop to the entire film I judged this one differently. For starters to be 50 plus Connery looks really good in this one! As were Roger Moore had gained weight and pulled his pants to his chest to hide his thicker waist, Connery trimmed up and it shows! He walks around freely without a shirt, his body doesn't have the same lift it did when he was younger it still looks good. Connery is perhaps in the best shape since TB or YOLT. All the suits, though more modern cut, fit well and he looks comfortable. The paunch he has is from age and nothing more! His hair though is very short and a bit thin.. it looks belivable! Same style haircut from Thunderball though. He looks sophisticated and well-traveled. His eyebrows look tammed and neat, his weight is in check, and hair looks beliveable. all in all it looks like natrual progression for a middle aged man. This is the first film were he's more like the Connery of today's "old-pro" approach he has developed.
lol...a real fun topic...someone should post this in Moore's board!
Edited by BlackFelix, 21 November 2006 - 05:06 PM.
