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[zerozeroseven]

Regarding his appearance, I thought Moore looked great in LALD, TMWTGG, and TSWLM.
He looked still OK in Moonraker, and a little too old in FYEO.
Then, he looked really, really old in Octopussy and AVTAK.

Now, I thought Brosnan looked great in GE, TND, and even TWINE.
I thought he looked much better in DAD then Moore did in Octopussy and AVTAK, but I fear he may have passed up the "still OK" Moonraker look, and reached the "little too old" FYEO look. I'll have to see DAD again I think to be sure, but what do you all think about his current appearance?

[BONDFINESSE 007]

i think brossie looks damn good for his age and even at 60 he still will look good, if he hangs on to bond for as long as roger did he will look much much better i can tell u that

[freemo]

zero, I definatly agree with you on what you said in reagards to Moore, the first three was where he looked his best, it was around FYEO where he started looking just a little too old, but I think he was still okay then and in OP.

I guess we're comparing Moore in TSWLM to Broz in DAD because both were 49 at the time ? If so I think Moore has the edge over Broz in terms of how old one looks. Moore could pass for 42, Broz looks pretty young sometimes, but each of his 49 years at other times, not that age is all that matters, but you have to be able to at least somewhat believe that Bond can do all the things he does at the film.

even at 60 he still will look good, if he hangs on to bond for as long as roger did he will look much much better i can tell u that

If he ages at a rate similar, or even slightly less, than what he has done from GE to DAD, then I couldn't disagree with you all. I read people expressing their desire to have a 60 year old Broz as Bond by say "He'll do 21, then 22, and then after that what's a few more years ?". A few more years can make quite a difference, and he's already pushing it really.

[Simon]

It doesn't really matter though.

With Moore, we were watching a bona fide celebrity charm his way through the film.

With Brosnan, we are watching someone who wants to act the role as a (semi) real person.

Ergo, most people at the time could have watched Moore strut his stuff until he was 70 and they would still have had a good couple of hours. Brosnan's remit is wholy different where he has to rely on his physique and fitness.

[Johnson Galore]

When I watched DAD, I did not notice Brosnan's age. However, when I look at stills from the film, I do think maybe he has turned the corner a bit. How believable will he be with the young ladies and the stunts in the next one? Probably not that much and since his take on Bond is so serious it may not work that well. With Moore, you always knew it was a fantasy.

[zencat]

For some reason Brosnan's age showed in the pre-titles sequence, then he looked great for the rest of the film. Aside from the pre-titles, I'd think he's at TSWLM.

[Simon]

Originally posted by zencat
For some reason Brosnan's age showed in the  pre-titles sequence, then he looked great for the rest of the film. Aside from the pre-titles, I'd think he's at TSWLM.

I thought that too.

He looked a bit drawn and white - maybe that was to match the projection work later on on the hovercraft. He looked better after his spell in prison to be honest - tanned, fit. Go figure.

Maybe it was the Norelco. "Look what a Norelco can do for you - try it after a 14 month stretch and see for yourselves."

[Scottlee]

Funnily enough, I didn't actually notice Brosnan's age in DAD, even when it might have done in his scenes with Rosemund Pike. Having said that, I still think he's probably only got one more film left in his locker, especially if they're going to wait until 2005 before shooting it.

[iceberg]

I thought PB showed his age throughout DAD, especially in the Cuba pick-up scene at the bar with Jinx. That tropical shirt also had a way of emphasizing his thin frame. And I've already told the story about the snickers in the theatre during his shirtless scene with M on the ship. He does start to look better towards the latter half of the film ICELAND onward.

I hope the man starts using sunblock or botox or something. To me, he looked perfect in TWINE. Not fresh-faced in GE or TND. But worldly and virile at the same time. He just appeared tired to me in DAD.

[kevrichardson]

Roger Moore was a movie star from a different "era". Example , he came through the old studio system, like Gable , Cary Grant . Less acting most charm , suave , debonair . Brosnan "tries" to act like Bond based on the "model" of Connery . Also he is more involved in the physical action (stunts) than Roger Moore.

[BONDFINESSE 007]

i guess if roger had took the physical approach in a view to a kill he would have killed himself lol

[kevrichardson]

Originally posted by BONDFINESSE 007
i guess if Roger had took the physical approach in "A View to a Kill" he would have killed himself  lol

Or at least Bob Simmons . Have you ever looked at the number of people listed as "stunt arrangers on AVTAK . It's amazing the producer's had money to paid old Roger .

[RITZ]

I thought Brozza had a matured look in DAD - like Moore in MR. Brozza's much too thin tho, makes him look older. Still, he's a women magnet.

[kevrichardson]

Originally posted by RITZ
I thought Brozza had a matured look in DAD - like Moore in MR. Brozza's much too thin tho, makes him look older. Still, he's a women magnet.

i felt that he (Brosnan) looked good , a few scenes he did look a little puffy.

[boeserzwilling]

I think Brosnan looked OK in DAD and he will still be convincing in his next Bond performance.

If he'd taken the role back in 1987 I might see this differently. He obviously aged during the last 15 years. (but I guess everybody did)

[kevrichardson]

Originally posted by boeserzwilling
I think Brosnan looked OK in DAD and he will still be convincing in his next Bond performance.
If he'd taken the role back in 1987 I might see this differently. He obviously aged during the last 15 years. (but I guess everybody did)

Actually , i thought Brosnan looked a little "better" in "Evelyn".

[DLibrasnow]

Originally posted by Simon
It doesn't really matter though.  

With Moore, we were watching a bona fide celebrity charm his way through the film.

With Brosnan, we are watching someone who wants to act the role as a (semi) real person.

Yeah, if only Brosnan could act that might work. As it is I am sick and tired of all this BS psychological angst in the Brozzer movies. I want my Bond movies to fun again...

[kevrichardson]

Jolly old Roger Moore in any case did not have what film stars to have . What's that a "Personal Trainer" . Whose whole sole purpose is to make sure that you are in excellent physical shape. Also in Moore's defense he was perhaps "the most Handsome or pretty" male to play Bond. Connery was "tall , and dark and Handsome" so are all the other yet Moore has allway been called pretty. Times have changed for film stars. Gone are the day ,when a "gray , puffy , elderly ,romantic leading man like Clake Gable , Cary Grant can "attempt " to woo younger women .

[PaulZ108]

Originally posted by DLibrasnow


Yeah, if only Brosnan could act that might work. As it is I am sick and tired of all this BS psychological angst in the Brozzer movies. I want my Bond movies to fun again...

I agree completely. Why does Brosnan feel the need to throw in all the psychological drama ****? Connery played it seriously and cool without it in FRWL and if Brosnan gets the FRWL he so wants I hope he's more like Connery in FRWL and less like himself in TWINE.

This is why I loved the second half of DAD far more than the first half.

[M_Balje]

Does Brosnan look as good in DAD as Moore did in TSWLM?

You Mean: Does Brosnan look as good in Goldeneye as Moore did in For your eyes only ?

Goldeneye is my favorite from Brosnan and FYEO of Roger Moore.

A view to a kill is my second favorite of Moore and i like it.
As you good look to Octopussy and A view to a kill can you say that he stops on the right moment with play Bond.
He had also can stops after Octopussy.