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Growing up a Bond fan with Moore & Dalton


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#31 jmarks4life

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Posted 19 July 2013 - 04:33 AM

Wish he could've done a couple more movies. Oh well, I enjoy the two he did a lot.

 
Likewise
 
Yeah I agree, in college I watched License To Kill and The Living Daylights more than any other Bond movie.
 
That's Because they are the best Bond Movies :D
Agreed, and I still watch those two movies the most even to this day.
Ditto. And For me personally I'd throw Goldeneye in there too. Those three are probably my most watched Bonds.
Yeah I like Goldeneye too.

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Posted 19 July 2013 - 12:50 PM

 

The Bond films are closely in tune with the zeitgeist. Every actor who portrays Bond is viewed within that parameter.

 

Thank you and I completely agree. Unfortunately not everyone shares this view. Often it seems that some fans and media think that  there is only one correct interpretation. That’s Sean Connery and his heir apparent  Jesus Ch…er I mean Daniel Craig! And all other portrayals are a joke or don’t count.

 

The reason that the Bond has lasted this long as a franchise is because it has been able to amend itself  and adapt to the time period in which the films were made. Although I think that a serious misstep  was made with Dalton’s films.


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Posted 21 July 2013 - 01:20 AM

Watching Licence To Kill right now and I have to say every time I see it I find something else I like. I recently watched the Die Hard series and Davi and Dalton to a degree remind me of Willis and Rickman. What I mean by that is Rickman and Willis are both delivering incredible yet different performances and while the heroes are great Dalton/Willis the villains are so great Davi/Rickman that they almost steal the show. Maybe it is just me though. 



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Posted 21 July 2013 - 04:05 PM

This is a neat topic.  Like the first poster I am about the same age (born in '72) and the first Bond film I saw was Octopussy on HBO which I must have seen a couple of dozen times.  A few months later I saw The Spy Who Loved Me at a birthday party and soon afterwards Never Say Never Again was on HBO.  My dad who was a Bond fan, asked me who I liked better, Connery or Moore.  I said I thought Connery was more interesting but he seemed a little old for the part.  That night he rented Goldfinger and put it on without telling me it was a Bond film.  When the gunbarrel opening started I was thrilled and excited to see Connery as Bond in his prime.

 

The following year I saw View to a Kill in the cinema as my first Bond cinema and thought the film was ok but it was clear Moore probably should not go any further.  When Dalton took over a couple of years later I had worked my way through most of the films and was starting to read the books so I was hooked by his interpretation.  He was my favorite until Skyfall when I had to acknowledge that Craig has surpassed him.  Even though I would have like to see Dalton play Bond in Goldeneye (and love that poster) and think he would have done a better job with the material the fact that Brosnan played him in that film kept the series alive so it was a worthy sacrifice.  Brosnan, to his credit, grew into the part and in each film his performance improved.

 

I agree that all the Bonds have their strengths and do not dislike any of them but Craig and Dalton are my favorites.  If I were ranking the films best per actor I would do it as follows:

 

Craig Casino Royale, followed by Skyfall

 

Brosnan: The World is Not Enough, followed by Tomorrow Never Dies

 

Dalton: A toss up.  The Living Daylights is probably a better film but I respond a little more to Licence to Kill but they are both among my favorites

 

Moore: Octopussy followed by The Spy Who Loved Me

 

Connery: From Russia With Love followed by You Only Live Twice

 

Lazenby: OHMSS was my favorite until Casino Royale



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Posted 29 July 2013 - 03:44 AM

This is a neat topic.  Like the first poster I am about the same age (born in '72) and the first Bond film I saw was Octopussy on HBO which I must have seen a couple of dozen times.  A few months later I saw The Spy Who Loved Me at a birthday party and soon afterwards Never Say Never Again was on HBO.  My dad who was a Bond fan, asked me who I liked better, Connery or Moore.  I said I thought Connery was more interesting but he seemed a little old for the part.  That night he rented Goldfinger and put it on without telling me it was a Bond film.  When the gunbarrel opening started I was thrilled and excited to see Connery as Bond in his prime.
 
The following year I saw View to a Kill in the cinema as my first Bond cinema and thought the film was ok but it was clear Moore probably should not go any further.  When Dalton took over a couple of years later I had worked my way through most of the films and was starting to read the books so I was hooked by his interpretation.  He was my favorite until Skyfall when I had to acknowledge that Craig has surpassed him.  Even though I would have like to see Dalton play Bond in Goldeneye (and love that poster) and think he would have done a better job with the material the fact that Brosnan played him in that film kept the series alive so it was a worthy sacrifice.  Brosnan, to his credit, grew into the part and in each film his performance improved.
 
I agree that all the Bonds have their strengths and do not dislike any of them but Craig and Dalton are my favorites.  If I were ranking the films best per actor I would do it as follows:
 
Craig Casino Royale, followed by Skyfall
 
Brosnan: The World is Not Enough, followed by Tomorrow Never Dies
 
Dalton: A toss up.  The Living Daylights is probably a better film but I respond a little more to Licence to Kill but they are both among my favorites
 
Moore: Octopussy followed by The Spy Who Loved Me
 
Connery: From Russia With Love followed by You Only Live Twice
 
Lazenby: OHMSS was my favorite until Casino Royale

I like those rankings, except TLD is still my fav with a toss up for second between Casino Royale & Skyfall. I love Craig's Bond,I love that he got a fresh start at the character, and his movies are great Bond movies that will go down as some of the best in the series. I like Dalton's Bond more though cause I feel he changed the character, and bought him back to life after Moore stepped down. I, like you, felt when I saw DAF(my first Connery Bond film) thought he was to old for the part. Then I saw there were others he did in his prime that I thought were great. Moore has a special place to me cause he was the first Bond I knew, but Dalton & Craig's Bond are my favorites cause of their style. I love them all for what they bought to the series though.

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Posted 29 July 2013 - 03:57 AM

Roger Moore was the Bond that I first new about and it was his Bond that I saw first when I saw Octopussy on HBO. He was Bond since the year I was born('73,and not ashamed to say it lol), to me he was Bond. I didn't know till later on after Moore retired from Bond that there was another Bond before him till my parents told me. I remember being shocked. I didnt see any of Rogers other Bond films till I was much older. By then Dalton came and went and Brosnan was Bond. Needless to say. Dalton made the biggest impression on me with his style. Only Craigs Bond rivals that of Daltons. I'm glad Dalton became Bond as I was really starting to get into the franchise. I wish he could've done more Bond films, but the two he did where my favorites of the franchise. Craigs Bond is a favorite of mine as well now too. Dalton was the innovator of the rouge Bond though, and he'll always be my favorite Bond.


Moore was my first Bond as well. MR was the first Bond film I saw at the theater/cinema and later my dad took me to a double feature re-release of it and TSWLM though I had watched the previous Moore/Connery/Lazenby ones on TV when they aired. Dalton was later a pleasant and underrated surprise for me since like most fans at the time, I'd sort of expected Brosnan to take the role in 1986. After seeing TLD, I was very glad Dalton and not Brosnan had gotten the role at the time. It's too bad for the financial problems that hit MGM in the early 90s and that we didn't get 2 more Dalton films. I'll always prefer Moore and Dalton to Brosnan and Craig.

Roger Moore was the Bond that I first new about and it was his Bond that I saw first when I saw Octopussy on HBO. He was Bond since the year I was born('73,and not ashamed to say it lol), to me he was Bond. I didn't know till later on after Moore retired from Bond that there was another Bond before him till my parents told me. I remember being shocked. I didnt see any of Rogers other Bond films till I was much older. By then Dalton came and went and Brosnan was Bond. Needless to say. Dalton made the biggest impression on me with his style. Only Craigs Bond rivals that of Daltons. I'm glad Dalton became Bond as I was really starting to get into the franchise. I wish he could've done more Bond films, but the two he did where my favorites of the franchise. Craigs Bond is a favorite of mine as well now too. Dalton was the innovator of the rouge Bond though, and he'll always be my favorite Bond.



Moore was my first Bond as well. MR was the first Bond film I saw at the theater/cinema and later my dad took me to a double feature re-release of it and TSWLM though I had watched the previous Moore/Connery/Lazenby ones on TV when they aired. Dalton was later a pleasant and underrated surprise for me since like most fans at the time, I'd sort of expected Brosnan to take the role in 1986. After seeing TLD, I was very glad Dalton and not Brosnan had gotten the role at the time. It's too bad for the financial problems that hit MGM in the early 90s and that we didn't get 2 more Dalton films. I'll always prefer Moore and Dalton to Brosnan and Craig.
Unfortunately Moore's Bond isn't my favorite as much as I do like his Bond, it's hard for me to put him up top of the others. To me it's Dalton, Craig, Connery, Moore, Brosnan, Lazenby.

Edited by jmarks4life, 29 July 2013 - 04:02 AM.


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Posted 30 July 2013 - 02:57 AM

I suppose I actually grew up more on Dalton and Brosnan. Moore was essential as well, but I was into them while Brosnan's films were coming out. I agree overall with your rankings of the actors jmarks, and also feel all of the actors brought something to the role and I enjoy all of their portrayals for different reasons. Dalton and craig bring a more realistic feel in terms of the Bond character himself. Connery as well, but he and Brosnan were kind of in the middle. Their respective earlier films were a bit more serious and they grew more lighthearted as their tenure went on. Lazenby would probably also fit in this category. Then of course their is Moore who is in a league of his own. He is a great actor and his films are just plain fun to watch. Not too realistic for the character of Bond, but always a joy to watch putting a smile on your face when you have a crappy day.  



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Posted 30 July 2013 - 03:19 AM

I agree 100%. Moore's Bond is good if I wanna laugh, kinda the same with Connery too. Brosnan I can watch when from time to time, mainly GE & TMD. But Dalton & Craig I can watch anytime, & in any mood I'm in.

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Posted 01 August 2013 - 10:28 AM

I agree 100%. Moore's Bond is good if I wanna laugh, kinda the same with Connery too. Brosnan I can watch when from time to time, mainly GE & TMD. But Dalton & Craig I can watch anytime, & in any mood I'm in.

 

Exactly my thoughts



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Posted 01 August 2013 - 06:04 PM

Lazenby was my first Bond, and at the cinema too, which dates me somewhat! However, I saw the Connery films in fairly short order - they were guaranteed "bankers" at the local fleapit I used to go to, usually as double bills in the school holidays. And I was reading the Fleming books as well. So my James Bond was a mix of the upper middle Scot of the books and the rough and ready Scot of the films.

 

I was, and still am, very much a fan of Moore in "The Saint". I think he was the obvious choice to succeed Connery. In fact I think I appreciate his Bond more now than I did in the 1970s and 80s. He'd use charm and his wits rather than brute force to get out of a situation, and I think his Bond would on occasion show genuine disgust at the villain's evil plans. (Connery and Lazenby by contrast, sometimes took the line "OK, Blofeld, what's the cunning plan this time?" as if they had heard it all before, which they had, of course.) My only gripe was the direction the humour took during those films, although it is fair to say that the trend towards not so subtle visual gags rather than subtle dry wit was already well advanced in Connery's last official film, DAF.

 

I think the visual humour of the 70s and 80s films sometimes went over the top, and I'd read that it would be no exception in 1987's offering TLD, even though we had a new man as Bond. So it was with a sense of relief that I watched TLD. I've commented in recent days about a missed opportunity for a re-imaging or re-boot when Dalton took over as Bond, but John Glen and his team did leave the right scenes on the cutting room floor, imho, most notably the "magic carpet ride" bit. The result was a film which more suited the new actor, although there were still signs that while Dalton wanted to go one way, the production crew were used to the way it had always been done.

 

MR, in 1979, tested my devotion to the series, not because of the cast but again because of the silly visual gags, and I felt that whilst almost sending Bond up into space in YOLT was one thing, actually sending him there and having him fight battles with ray-guns and the like was something else. It didn't seem like Bond to me. Plus, MR the book would have made a darned good film anyway.

 

But I've kept with the series and I'm glad I did, now that we appear to be in, if not a repeat of 1960s "Bond-mania", then certainly an era of classic Bond, imho.



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Posted 02 August 2013 - 12:33 PM

You are definitely correct there Guy. Skyfall, love it or hate it, did indeed give Bond mania another push. Its good to see so many fans of the series after all these years. The diversity of opinions is incredible also which is one of the things that makes this forum so interesting! 



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Posted 09 August 2013 - 02:36 AM

You know after watching TLD and LTK again the hardest thing about growing up a Dalton fan is that no matter how many times you watch his great performances in both films it is so sad always hitting that realization that damn these are the only two. I know we stated this before, but after watching both again it bares repeating hahaha. 



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Posted 09 August 2013 - 11:58 AM

You know after watching TLD and LTK again the hardest thing about growing up a Dalton fan is that no matter how many times you watch his great performances in both films it is so sad always hitting that realization that damn these are the only two. I know we stated this before, but after watching both again it bares repeating hahaha. 

 

Absolutely. I remember being very disappointed at the time (in 1992) that there was no new movie with Dalton for the 30th Anniversary.



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Posted 09 August 2013 - 01:35 PM

You know after watching TLD and LTK again the hardest thing about growing up a Dalton fan is that no matter how many times you watch his great performances in both films it is so sad always hitting that realization that damn these are the only two. I know we stated this before, but after watching both again it bares repeating hahaha. 

That's also what makes them even better !



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Posted 10 August 2013 - 08:26 AM

 

You know after watching TLD and LTK again the hardest thing about growing up a Dalton fan is that no matter how many times you watch his great performances in both films it is so sad always hitting that realization that damn these are the only two. I know we stated this before, but after watching both again it bares repeating hahaha. 

 

Absolutely. I remember being very disappointed at the time (in 1992) that there was no new movie with Dalton for the 30th Anniversary.

 

Agreed. That period from 1989 post LTK to 1995 was a disappointing and frustrating time to be a Bond fan. In fact, on occasion I wondered if we would ever see a Bond film again. I was disappointed - but not surprised - that Timothy Dalton left the role (And relieved that, in another hiatus between 2008 post QoS and 2012, Daniel Craig didn't!)



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Posted 11 August 2013 - 04:35 PM

My earliest memory of Bond is watching Moonraker when I was about 3. It wasn't the first one I ever watched, from what I'm told it was OHMSS.
I had a number of the films taped off of TV, but the ones I watched the most were the first 3 Moore films and the Dalton ones. Maybe YOLT too but I can't remeber very well.

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Posted 12 August 2013 - 10:37 AM

I was born in 1974 so I guess I fit under this topic.

 

My first Bond in cinema was A View to a Kill, but when Dalton and the 25th Anniversary arrived, I was in 00-heaven. Perhaps that´s why I loved Bond-Dalton so much, but I also love Connery or Craig.

 

Anyway, I also lived the 1989-1995 terrible hiatus: worst Bond era ever... That´s why I want a Bond every two years even although you can´t have a CR or a TLD every time...



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Posted 23 September 2013 - 06:29 PM

Every two years would cool. Gone are the days where they made some of them every year. I'd like to see Craig have more Bond films than Moore did, but I don't think that's gonna happen. He's been Bond for like 8 years now he's only got 3 movies in(not his fault, but still). We'll see though.

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Posted 23 September 2013 - 08:25 PM

Moore is my least favorite bond actually and I have no idea why. I love Dalton I liked what he brought to the table.

 

I highly agree with you here. For me, the reason why Moore is my least favorite, is because he was just rather boring in my opinion. I mean, he did have some parts that were good, but he would have to be my least favorite. He just played the part too dull.



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Posted 03 October 2013 - 12:11 AM

 

Moore is my least favorite bond actually and I have no idea why. I love Dalton I liked what he brought to the table.

 

I highly agree with you here. For me, the reason why Moore is my least favorite, is because he was just rather boring in my opinion. I mean, he did have some parts that were good, but he would have to be my least favorite. He just played the part too dull.

 

 

Yeah definitely. Plus a lot of his Bond movies are pretty mediocre to me.



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Posted 06 October 2013 - 05:34 PM

I can remember watching the Moore ones the most as a kid, cause they were always the ones on the telly. I do remember the Connerys from all that aswell. I saw Timothy Dalton's ones on telly aswell. But back then I wasn't really into them. It's when I started seeing them at the cinema with Pierce Brosnan playing the role... that's what got me interested. That's why I consider him MY Bond. 



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Posted 16 October 2013 - 01:15 AM

 I wish Timothy had stayed despite the criticisms and negativity. He was my first Bond. If he had stayed on, EON could have preceeded what the Bourne series was by a decade if they had thought about it. Dalton would have been perfect as the Bond trying to come to terms with the post cold war. We could have some serious, (dare I say) hardcore Bond films, probably a Bond version of Wrath of Khan had it also been planned right.

 

 There's alot of missed opportunity and untapped potential, and it's a shame. When Pierce got the part, everyone seemed to go gaga over him and poor Timothy was left on the shelf due to everyone's fawning over Bronsan.



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Posted 16 October 2013 - 12:22 PM

 

 There's alot of missed opportunity and untapped potential, and it's a shame. When Pierce got the part, everyone seemed to go gaga over him and poor Timothy was left on the shelf due to everyone's fawning over Bronsan.

And this is why I think in retrospect so many are finding Brosnan's Bond is so much less interesting than it seemed back when he came on the scene. He was tapped as the perfect replacement, the image of Bond in the general public's mind, and arguably he was at the time, And we basically got exactly what we thought in his "hybrid" Bond.

 

Then along comes Craig who was deemed everything Bond wasn't -- too blond, too short, not conventionally handsome, etc. Craig redefined the part, showing something different and interesting was possible despite the preconceived notions beyond the physical image of what Bond could be. As an aside, Dalton's portrayal was rediscovered or exposed for the first time to a lot of fans and non-fans and there was a fresh perspective on what he attempted to do back when the EON company line of the time was so much more in place, and how the actors developed their unique takes on the character. 

 

It also shows a rich range of talent portraying Bond.



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Posted 22 October 2013 - 11:38 AM

 

 

 There's alot of missed opportunity and untapped potential, and it's a shame. When Pierce got the part, everyone seemed to go gaga over him and poor Timothy was left on the shelf due to everyone's fawning over Bronsan.

And this is why I think in retrospect so many are finding Brosnan's Bond is so much less interesting than it seemed back when he came on the scene. He was tapped as the perfect replacement, the image of Bond in the general public's mind, and arguably he was at the time, And we basically got exactly what we thought in his "hybrid" Bond.

 

Then along comes Craig who was deemed everything Bond wasn't -- too blond, too short, not conventionally handsome, etc. Craig redefined the part, showing something different and interesting was possible despite the preconceived notions beyond the physical image of what Bond could be. As an aside, Dalton's portrayal was rediscovered or exposed for the first time to a lot of fans and non-fans and there was a fresh perspective on what he attempted to do back when the EON company line of the time was so much more in place, and how the actors developed their unique takes on the character. 

 

It also shows a rich range of talent portraying Bond.

 

Brilliantly said, both of you.



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Posted 23 October 2013 - 04:53 PM

 

 

 There's alot of missed opportunity and untapped potential, and it's a shame. When Pierce got the part, everyone seemed to go gaga over him and poor Timothy was left on the shelf due to everyone's fawning over Bronsan.

And this is why I think in retrospect so many are finding Brosnan's Bond is so much less interesting than it seemed back when he came on the scene. He was tapped as the perfect replacement, the image of Bond in the general public's mind, and arguably he was at the time, And we basically got exactly what we thought in his "hybrid" Bond.

 

Then along comes Craig who was deemed everything Bond wasn't -- too blond, too short, not conventionally handsome, etc. Craig redefined the part, showing something different and interesting was possible despite the preconceived notions beyond the physical image of what Bond could be. As an aside, Dalton's portrayal was rediscovered or exposed for the first time to a lot of fans and non-fans and there was a fresh perspective on what he attempted to do back when the EON company line of the time was so much more in place, and how the actors developed their unique takes on the character. 

 

It also shows a rich range of talent portraying Bond.

 

Great points and I feel are totally accurate. It took me a while to warm up to Craig, but after seeing skyfall, and loving it, then rewatching CR and Qos.....mainly CR.... I definitely have a new appreciation for his Bond. As a Dalton fan I am glad for Craig's Bond bringing some light back to Dalton's Bond. In a way I feel sorry for Brosnan. Goldeneye was a great movie and a great Bond movie. While I liked TND and TWINE as well they did not have the same feel as GE and in retrospect seem to have fallen flat. Too me even in DAD Brosnan is great as Bond....sadly everything around him is not so great. 


Edited by ViperSRT87, 23 October 2013 - 04:54 PM.


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Posted 23 October 2013 - 07:10 PM

Why do some people assume that setting GoldenEye's PTS in 1986 means that Eon was trying to 'erase' Dalton's two films from the canon?

 

I don't get that vibe at all - only that after the Arkangel mission Bond was rather dour for a while, then upon returning from his personal mission of vengeance and being re-instated by MI6 he lightened up a bit.

 

End of story.

 

If they weren't trying to erase Dalton, why not "five years ago" instead of "nine years ago?"  There was still a Soviet Union in 1990.



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Posted 23 October 2013 - 11:24 PM

By 1990 what was left of the USSR was imploding on its own and didn't need any help from MI6.

Here's a better question: why erase Dalton from the canon in any event? That would be like changing the dates on Tracy's gravestone in FYEO in order to 'erase' OHMSS from collective memory - it would only draw attention to the effort.

Having Lazenby clean out a drawer full of props from the previous films was intended to reinforce the idea that he was the same Bond. Not mentioning Tracy at all in DAF could be seen as an effort to 'erase' OHMSS or, since the rest of the film after the PTS was in a lighter vein, it could have been an attempt to shift gears and lighten the mood for the romp ahead.

Brosnan and Dalton were the same Bond. Whether Dalton and Moore were the same Bond is highly debatable.

 

Anyway, until someone can provide a quote from Michael France, Jeffrey Caine, Martin Campbell or Michael G. Wilson to the effect that they were trying to 'erase' TLD & LTK from memory, then I will continue to maintain that this was not their intent.

Besides, all they'd really have to do is leave the DVDs out of the collections (until the demands from collectors forces a reissue).



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Posted 24 October 2013 - 12:23 AM

I've always held Dalton and Brosnan as equals although Brosnan is my favourite. I categorize the Eras as such;

 

The Connery & Lazenby Era (1962-1971)

The Moore Era (1973-1985)

The Dalton & Brosnan Era (1987-2002) 

The Craig Era (2006-present)

 

I just wish each Era and series was 7 films and we got another film for the Dalton and Brosnan Era. To bad about the lawsuit/hiatus, a 1992 30th Anniversary film would have been nice. I would have been fine with Brosnan getting the role in 87 or Dalton staying on board for GE. Just wish each Era was 7 films, the magic # 00(7) if you will. 

 

Might have to create a GROWING UP IN THE BROSNAN ERA thread. 



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Posted 07 January 2014 - 09:26 PM

I've always held Dalton and Brosnan as equals although Brosnan is my favourite. I categorize the Eras as such;

The Connery & Lazenby Era (1962-1971)
The Moore Era (1973-1985)
The Dalton & Brosnan Era (1987-2002)
The Craig Era (2006-present)

I just wish each Era and series was 7 films and we got another film for the Dalton and Brosnan Era. To bad about the lawsuit/hiatus, a 1992 30th Anniversary film would have been nice. I would have been fine with Brosnan getting the role in 87 or Dalton staying on board for GE. Just wish each Era was 7 films, the magic # 00(7) if you will.

Might have to create a GROWING UP IN THE BROSNAN ERA thread.

I agree! Pierce Brosnan is my favorite actor to play the part and seven films would have been much better than four. Bug still, four is a good number rather than one or two. I think if Dalton had stuck around longer, people would really have warmed up to his Bond more. It takes a few films for the actors to really get on their feet. But I really believe that Dalton got a chance to make Bond his own with Licence to Kill.

Edited by iBond, 07 January 2014 - 09:27 PM.


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Posted 08 January 2014 - 05:52 AM

Roger moore was my first Bond in The Spy Who Loved Me.  Connery was an acquired taste for me.  I used to picture Moore when I read Bond until I saw Dalton.  Now that's who I picture.  Dalton is my favorite.  I was not keen on Daniel Craig until I saw Casino Royale.  Brosnan could not have pulled that off.  But they could not have cast Craig were it not for the box office success Brosnan brought to the Bond brand.  Bond movies never brought in $100 million until Brosnan.  He didn't get the best scripts and isn't the most gifted actor of the bunch, but he did a lot to bring Bond back into the mainstream fold.  I think the Bond franchise dies without him.

 

Here's what I feel each brought to the role:

 

Connery the most charismatic and cinematic.

Lazenby the most physical.

Moore the most humorous and family friendly.

Dalton the most literary.

Brosnan the most box office and commercial to date.

Craig the most artistic and the best actor.

 

As for eras, Connery through Dalton is all the same Bond as each has a reference link to Tracy.  Brosnan is a different Bond, and Craig is yet another.