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[Daddy Bond]

I know many people think GE is Brosnan's best performance as Bond, but I think it is among his worst. I always felt he seemed uncomfortable with the role and tried to play it too much like Dalton instead of using his own personality. Too much like a kid putting on his dad's tux and pretending he is James Bond. In the later films he was much more relaxed and showed his natural charm. It is too bad that the scripts and directors got worse as Brosnan got better. In DAD however, his acting seemed very forced like he really did not want to be there.

I attended the world premiere of GE and among all the excitement, while watching the movie I would not help thinking how much better Dalton would have been in the movie.

Did you still enjoy it though?

[HH007]

I remember thinking at the time that Sean Bean as James Bond was a missed opportunity rather than being impressed by Brosnan performance. Watch the film again, and its clear who the superior actor is between the two. Bean would have definitely been a better Bond, no doubt in my mind. He just had more presence on screen.

Yes! Finally someone else who agrees with me!

I've always agreed with the idea that Sean Bean should have been Bond during the 1990s. He is easily the best part of GoldenEye, and the film is always much better when he's on screen. He would have been a fantastic Bond, and probably would have ended up being the best had he gotten the opportunity.

I usually hate sounding like a suck-up, but my immense respect for you just grew even higher, tdalton.

I also agree. I remember when Campbell and Wilson brought up on the commentary that Bean was once a contender for Bond, it really made me wonder what that would have been like. I think if he had been cast, people might have been more supportive of Craig when he was cast.

Edited by HH007, 12 February 2008 - 08:45 PM.

[Santa]

Are you biased against northerners in your own country?

I'm afraid I can't understand anything they say .

[jaguar007]

I know many people think GE is Brosnan's best performance as Bond, but I think it is among his worst. I always felt he seemed uncomfortable with the role and tried to play it too much like Dalton instead of using his own personality. Too much like a kid putting on his dad's tux and pretending he is James Bond. In the later films he was much more relaxed and showed his natural charm. It is too bad that the scripts and directors got worse as Brosnan got better. In DAD however, his acting seemed very forced like he really did not want to be there.

I attended the world premiere of GE and among all the excitement, while watching the movie I would not help thinking how much better Dalton would have been in the movie.

Did you still enjoy it though?

I enjoyed it like I enjoyed all Bond movies. Until CR, TLD was the last Bond movie I walked out at the end feeling really satisfied and not somewhat let down.

[Double-0-7]

My feelings were just about the opposite of Jaguar's. I enjoyed The Living Daylights, but was completely let-down by Licence to Kill. I was in full-anticipation mode for GoldenEye and loved it. I had been looking forward to Brosnan playing Bond for years, and enjoyed the movie.

I would have enjoyed Brosnan in Casino Royale, but they obviously would have had to change a few of the scenes to fit his style (and 50+ year old body).

[agentjamesbond007]

I think Brosnan would have acted better, but to show off, I don't think he'd look good for that.

[Red Barchetta]

I believe I read an interview - probably on this website - with Purvis and Wade wherein they stated their first CR script was intended for PB. It featured an aged Bond at the end of his career who falls in love with Vesper and realises there's more to lfie than what he's been doing - only to have her betray him and get taken away from him at the end. Though I'm pleased with DC and his film, a part of me is still intrigued by the initial idea, and what PB could have done with it. It probably would have been an excellent final Bond film for him, and as it seemed to have offered the grey areas of Bond's character that PB desperately wanted to play - but rarely got the chance to - I think we would have seen him do something quite interesting with the role.

People can bash PB all they want now. I agree that DC is better in the part, as he's closer to the Bond I always liked, but when PB was Bond not many people complained about it. In fact, most seemed to enjoy him in the part. There were faults, but I'd say it was the lacking quality of the scripts, and not PB's acting. He had some strong moments as Bond - ie, the Kaufmann scene in TND. Had the scripts been stronger and presented more such moments and less explosive, over-the-top, time filler action scenes, more of us would have been left with a stronger impression of just what PB could bring to the role. PB brought Bond back to life and kept him alive into the 21st century, and paved the way for the Golden Era that DC is now delivering to us. Just remember how you felt when PB appeared as Bond for the first time in GE - the first Bond movie in six years - and write him a nice letter thanking him for that rush of excitement, and for keeping Bond alive.

Nice post! I quite agree!

[tama_drummer91]

I believe I read an interview - probably on this website - with Purvis and Wade wherein they stated their first CR script was intended for PB. It featured an aged Bond at the end of his career who falls in love with Vesper and realises there's more to lfie than what he's been doing - only to have her betray him and get taken away from him at the end. Though I'm pleased with DC and his film, a part of me is still intrigued by the initial idea, and what PB could have done with it. It probably would have been an excellent final Bond film for him, and as it seemed to have offered the grey areas of Bond's character that PB desperately wanted to play - but rarely got the chance to - I think we would have seen him do something quite interesting with the role.

People can bash PB all they want now. I agree that DC is better in the part, as he's closer to the Bond I always liked, but when PB was Bond not many people complained about it. In fact, most seemed to enjoy him in the part. There were faults, but I'd say it was the lacking quality of the scripts, and not PB's acting. He had some strong moments as Bond - ie, the Kaufmann scene in TND. Had the scripts been stronger and presented more such moments and less explosive, over-the-top, time filler action scenes, more of us would have been left with a stronger impression of just what PB could bring to the role. PB brought Bond back to life and kept him alive into the 21st century, and paved the way for the Golden Era that DC is now delivering to us. Just remember how you felt when PB appeared as Bond for the first time in GE - the first Bond movie in six years - and write him a nice letter thanking him for that rush of excitement, and for keeping Bond alive.

Nice post! I quite agree!

As do I. I believe PB did a pretty darn good job. I also prefer Dan in the role, but I liked Pierce better than George and Tim. At the same time, I believe all of the actors to play Bond did very well, but Pierce is far too underrated now. TND is one of my least favorite Bond films, but other than that I loved Brosnan's 007 flicks. I find it funny how I hear Brosnan jokes and negative comments now, while a few years ago everyone around me loved him as Bond. Go figure.