 
|
Audio Asylum Thread Printer Get a view of an entire thread on one page |
For Sale Ads |
|
|
Audio Asylum Thread Printer Get a view of an entire thread on one page |
For Sale Ads |
69.86.132.44
In Reply to: Watchin' Dr. No last night posted by jbmcb on August 9, 2005 at 08:25:29:
I respect Connery as an actor and his post-bond film choices . He seemed to take acting seriously enough to venture way off "Spy Ave" to play a child molester in "Offence" . I wonder what mid 1970s Bond seeking audiences thought of that role ? "The Hill " , "Five Days One Summer" ,"The Anderson Tapes" are solid performances and his more commercial releases like " Outland" and "The Man Who Would Be King" are still a fun hang . Not bad for a former Mr Universe contender. Certainly the best Bond -by a country mile!
Follow Ups:
Connery also has presence - he commands attention on screen has an outstanding voice and is generally an underrated actor.I enjoyed Roger Moore -- there was no way he could compete with the suave screen presence so he hammed it up with a tongue in cheek version and given the move to special effects taking on a primary character in itself I felt he did a good job. Some of his Bond films were atrocious but I enjioyed the Spy Who Loved Me and Octapussy and one other but I forget the name off hand. MoonRaker was a mess IMO.
I see your point about Roger Moore.
that Roger Moore essentially saved the Bond franchise - he made the most films in the series. I feel a bit sorry for him because he was no Sean Connery but then he never tried to be. Looking at his version of the Bond character I never really understood why so many people didn't like him. Brosnan is more of "I'm trying to be Sean Connery" Bond. Other than Lazenby I felt they all did a reasonably good job at what kind of Bond they were going for. Even Timothy Dalton who nobody mentions was in one of the best films of the lot "License to Kill" which had more of an original Bond feel to it than most. He perhaps wasn't "light" enough humoured.I remember Ralph Fiennes saying that dramatic acting is easy it's the stuff Cary Grant did so well that is truly hard to do well-- probably in reference to North by Northwest.
I actually think Roger Moore had a tougher job to do than Sean Connery -- Moore had less role in the movies and was a walking one-liner machine with a big wink wink to the camera and what's even worse is that in some of those movies "For Your Eyes Only" they were trying to make him more of a caring human sort and it rings more than a little hollow. I think it's tough to blame the actor for a scenario that is out of place with the character.
I found I enjoyed Moore quite a lot when I stopped comparing him to Connery - and what's more I enjoyed Moore despite the fact that he was in some of the lamest stories they trotted out.
"Even Timothy Dalton who nobody mentions was in one of the best films of the lot "License to Kill" which had more of an original Bond feel to it than most."I am of the opinion that Dalton never got a fair shake. I am sure I am in the minority, but "License to Kill" is my second favorite Bond film after "Goldfinger."
I think Licence to Kill was probably the best Bond since The Spy Who Loved Me. The Spy Who Loved Me was Roger Moore's best Bond film IMO which introduced Jaws. I think it was Moore's second Bond film and probably at his best and IMO one of the better ones in the entire Series.I preferred Licence to Kill over Dr. No (I never liked the last reel of Dr. No too much)
I also liked Diamonds are Forever which many despised -- I dunno I got a kick out of it.
RGA - I'll check a Moore "Bond" out again. Thanks - Jim
This post is made possible by the generous support of people like you and our sponsors:
Top of Page ]
[ Contact Us ]
[ Support/Wish List ]
[ Copyright © 2024, Audio Asylum, all rights reserved ]
