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[Badfinger-Boogie]

Honestly, I thought the Brosnan era was better on a whole average than Connery, Moore, and Dalton. And GoldenEye and Tomorrow Never Dies are two of my favourite Bond movies, so I'd have to say that I think the Brosnan Era is only behind the Lazenby Era as the best era.

Edited by Badfinger-Boogie, 24 November 2007 - 03:43 PM.

[Vauxhall]

Following on from what you have said, it would have been interesting to see opinions of Brosnan had he only made GOLDENEYE. Lazenby has the advantage of making a single Bond movie yet it being considered a classic and among the best of the entire series!

[Badfinger-Boogie]

^ Good point. OHMSS is one of the most polarizing Bond movies (either you love it or you hate it), but all in all, there's quite a lot of respect out there for it. I don't think I would've enjoyed Lazenby's other movies as much (as OHMSS) if he had made more, and I probably wouldn't be the only one. But meh, who's to say?

But Brosnan would definitely be more popular if GoldenEye had been his only movie.

Edited by Badfinger-Boogie, 24 November 2007 - 04:31 PM.

[HH007]

^ Good point. OHMSS is one of the most polarizing Bond movies (either you love it or you hate it), but all in all, there's quite a lot of respect out there for it. I don't think I would've enjoyed Lazenby's other movies as much (as OHMSS) if he had made more, and I probably wouldn't be the only one. But meh, who's to say?

Well, I think if Lazenby did DAF as a direct sequel to OHMSS, it would have been better movie than the one we got with Connery.

[JimmyBond]

^ Good point. OHMSS is one of the most polarizing Bond movies (either

But Brosnan would definitely be more popular if GoldenEye had been his only movie.

Really? I would have written Brosnan off as a spectacular failure if Goldeneye was his only Bond film. Not too fond of that film at all.

[Mr. Blofeld]

Well, which is your favorite?

[JimmyBond]

Tomorrow Never Dies and Die Another Day are my two favorite Brosnan films. They're the two films where Brosnan actually looks like he's enjoying himself.

With Goldeneye he's still wet behind the ears and in TWINE he's trying too hard to "act."

[PrinceKamalKhan]

Tomorrow Never Dies and Die Another Day are my two favorite Brosnan films. They're the two films where Brosnan actually looks like he's enjoying himself.

With Goldeneye he's still wet behind the ears and in TWINE he's trying too hard to "act."

Well stated, JimmyBond. My sentiments exactly. TND and DAD were basically the 1970s sci-fi "fun" era(predominantly but not exclusively Moore's) revisited and Brosnan was better suited to that than "serious" Bond.

[Qwerty]

Honestly, I thought the Brosnan era was better on a whole average than Connery, Moore, and Dalton. And GoldenEye and Tomorrow Never Dies are two of my favourite Bond movies, so I'd have to say that I think the Brosnan Era is only behind the Lazenby Era as the best era.

Wonder if that would change had Brosnan been able to make six or seven films altogether.

[jaguar007]

Honestly, I thought the Brosnan era was better on a whole average than Connery, Moore, and Dalton. And GoldenEye and Tomorrow Never Dies are two of my favourite Bond movies, so I'd have to say that I think the Brosnan Era is only behind the Lazenby Era as the best era.

Wonder if that would change had Brosnan been able to make six or seven films altogether.

Pleassssse No! That would mean we would not have either Dalton or Craig, both who are vastly superior to Brosnan.

[Mr. Blofeld]

If only Brosnan had been allowed to do more than do an impression of James Bond undercover as Roger Moore playing James Bond, then perhaps we could have gotten some pathos from the fellow, eh?

[Badfinger-Boogie]

^ Good point. OHMSS is one of the most polarizing Bond movies (either

But Brosnan would definitely be more popular if GoldenEye had been his only movie.

Really? I would have written Brosnan off as a spectacular failure if Goldeneye was his only Bond film. Not too fond of that film at all.

Well whether or not you agree, it's not widely debated that GoldenEye is Brosnan's most popular movie. His other movies only brought down people's opinions of him.

That having said, I see a lot of people bash GoldenEye on Bond forums like MI6, and here, but from what I've seen, GoldenEye is a fair bit more appreciated outside hardcord Bond circles. And I'm not saying there's anything wrong with that or anything. Just an observation.

Edited by Badfinger-Boogie, 25 November 2007 - 05:52 PM.

[PrinceKamalKhan]

Honestly, I thought the Brosnan era was better on a whole average than Connery, Moore, and Dalton. And GoldenEye and Tomorrow Never Dies are two of my favourite Bond movies, so I'd have to say that I think the Brosnan Era is only behind the Lazenby Era as the best era.

Wonder if that would change had Brosnan been able to make six or seven films altogether.

Pleassssse No! That would mean we would not have either Dalton or Craig, both who are vastly superior to Brosnan.

My sentiments exactly.

If only Brosnan had been allowed to do more than do an impression of James Bond undercover as Roger Moore playing James Bond, then perhaps we could have gotten some pathos from the fellow, eh?

Indeed, Brosnan did play Remington Steele playing Roger Moore as Bond, but when he did get some pathos, i.e., his "emoting" in TWINE, I wasn't particularly impressed with it. Brosnan was always better at comedy and slickly playing the charming guy in the tuxedo than at the more dramatic aspects of the Bond character.

^ Good point. OHMSS is one of the most polarizing Bond movies (either

But Brosnan would definitely be more popular if GoldenEye had been his only movie.

Really? I would have written Brosnan off as a spectacular failure if Goldeneye was his only Bond film. Not too fond of that film at all.

Well whether or not you agree, it's not widely debated that GoldenEye is Brosnan's most popular movie. His other movies only brought down people's opinions of him.

That having said, I see a lot of people bash GoldenEye on Bond forums like MI6, and here, but from what I've seen, GoldenEye is a fair bit more appreciated outside hardcord Bond circles. And I'm not saying there's anything wrong with that or anything. Just an observation.

I think whatever Bond film released in 1995 after the six-year hiatus would probably have been the most popular of Brosnan's tenure since it ended the long 6 year drought.

[ChickenStu]

I love Pierce Brosnan. Couple of the Bond films he was in weren't that good, but to me he was very important to the series. All this post Casino Royale Brosnan bashing annoys me. Brosnan owned the part, his performance made the character popular and successful again. He was my Bond.

[Blonde Bond]

I will hopefully always love the Brosnan era.

From these eras; Connery, Moore & Brosnan, Connery made 3-4 good movies, Moore 4-5 and Brosnan made 3.

[J.C.D'Arc]

"The Brosnan Era: Looking back at all the movies, is the Pierce Brosnan era the weakest of them all?"

To my mind there is more than one way to answer this question, because it's not specific enough. Weakest in what way? Box office receipts? Home video sales? Portraying the Ian Fleming character? What?

From my point of view, which is that of a fan of Ian Fleming's books and stories first and foremost, I'd have to say that the Brosnan era is pretty weak. Not because of Brosnan, though. There were times in all of his films that I could see that he had a good grasp of the original character from the books and was trying to play him, but the scripts he was given just weren't designed for portraying that character.

The producers of the James Bond films long ago abandoned Fleming's stories for inspiration. The titles, for a while, were the only things Fleming left that had created. Then even that went away,until Casino Royale, a fluke of movie rights availability. There was a slight return to Fleming for some of the plot points and set pieces of The Living Daylights, but mostly it's all been Hollywood hogwash for decades. (Eons, it sometimes seems.)

Pierce Brosnan could have been the best Bond. He has the acting chops for it. But the movies he was in weren't really about James Bond, Ian Fleming's creation. They were about James Bond, action movie icon.

But to answer the question: No. I think Moore's era was my least favorite. But that's a discussion for another thread.

[PrinceKamalKhan]

I will hopefully always love the Brosnan era.

I think those who were kids in the 1990s and Brosnan was their first Bond will always have an affection for him and his Bond films just as those of us who were young during the Moore/Dalton period have a sentimental affection for that era. As to whether Brosnan's films will be seen as classics generally, I doubt it. Ultimately, they were the 4th decade in a film series and creatively, they just seem to borrow from earlier classics with slicker filmmaking technology than previous eras had but that was about it.

[Felix Heavier]

I will hopefully always love the Brosnan era.

I think those who were kids in the 1990s and Brosnan was their first Bond will always have an affection for him and his Bond films just as those of us who were young during the Moore/Dalton period have a sentimental affection for that era.

I know I'm just one guy, but because the 1990s featured a huge supply of Bond Marathons, I never really felt like Brosnan was "my Bond." I liked Brosnan back then (still do, in fact), but because tv airs a wide range of Bond films, I could decide on a favorite without having a mind "clouded" as it were by nostalgia.

Hope that makes sense.

[O.H.M.S.S.]

The Brosnan era is by far one of the best why?.....because before brosnan we had dalton who nearly killed the James Bond movie franchise.....so the worst era's would be the Lazenby era and the Dalton era.

The Lazenby era one of the worst????????? OHMSS is up with FRWL as one of the BEST Bond movies.

There was also an era called the Connery era - you may not be familiar with it, but it is definetly better than the Brosnan era(especially the first 4 films). There was also a Moore era that had its highs and its lows, buts its highs were certiainly better than Brosnans.

The only reason that the Dalton movies did not do well is because the Bond movies were dragging in popularitity prior to Dalton taking the mantle.

Did I stutter? OHMSS is good BUT Thunderball is way better. Lazenby,who has no charm or sophistication sucks at playing James Bond!
Are you blind and cannot see that I know there was a Connery era,Connery is my Bond image on these forums,idiot talking down to me who do you think you are?The Moore era except for two or three movies, is pathetic and most are considered the weakest Bond movies with exception of The Spy who Loved me and for your eyes only, moore plays Bond like an old grandfather.Then Dalton, I still to this day cannot watch a Dalton bond movie all the way through, I fall asleep in the middle of both the living daylights and license to kill. Did I mention that there was no bond movie for five years after license to kill,you think they did that because license to kill was a good movie? NO,because it's crap!

The 6 year hiat between Licence to Kill and GoldenEye was due to legal issues, my friend. And Timothy Dalton was great as Bond, he brought the series back to the source.

[Licence_007]

Can't believe the amount of Dalton bashing in this topic. I like Pierce as Bond and I don't agree that it is the weakest era. I enjoy his first three but DAD leaves a bad taste in my mouth (even though Brosnan was really good in it).

The weakest era in my opinion would be Moore's. I love him as Bond, but he only had one good film in my eyes which is TSWLM.

[coco1997]

Did I mention that there was no bond movie for five years after license to kill,you think they did that because license to kill was a good movie? NO,because it's crap!

It was six years. Genius.

sorry i am not a nerd like you mr. perfect, you probably don't have anything better to do than sit on here.

idiot talking down to me who do you think you are?

If you don't want people to talk down to you, maybe you shouldn't make yourself so small?

If you don't want people to think your a pathetic nerd that sits on here and has time to do over 4000 posts then don't act like you do!

No need to be a scumbag, now.