RE: re-thinking the list...

Posted by user510 on November 26, 2015 at 10:25:29

In Reply to: Rate the Bond actors..... posted by user510 on November 7, 2015 at 13:38:21:

Now that I have a DVR 1/2 full of 007 movies, I've been watching one or two per week.

Last night it was "On Her Majesty's Secret Service". I enjoyed this movie more than I had remembered from previous viewings long ago. Acting on the part of Lazenby and Rigg was better than I remembered.

I think the Blowfeldt character in this movie was mis-cast. Telly Savalas with his strong New York accent, does have a commanding presence up on the screen....., just not the right presence for arch-villain Blowfeldt.

This movie is from the Fleming novel and likely deserves more respect than I gave it in my opening post.

As to Lazenby, I am tempted to rank him higher than Dalton simply because Lazenby did pull off the suave debonaire thing.

The appropriate thing is to compare Lazenby to Connery in terms of just 'being' Bond. Maybe George did not get by with the same matter-of-fact naturalness of bearing as did Connery. All dressed up in a tux, lazenby appeared somewhat overdressed for the occasions much of the time, but it was kinda working for him. I'd call it a draw when comparing Connery's and Lazenby's fight sequences. Either actor, not real atheletes or martial arts practitioners, seemed to manage to get through the action scenes. About average for stunt work of that period in movie making.

As to the Bond Girls, I'll need to place Dianna Rigg higher up the rung. She played the Contessa with grace.

-Steve

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Topic - Rate the Bond actors..... - user510 13:38:21 11/07/15 (30)

RE: re-thinking the list... - user510 10:25:29 11/26/15 (0)

RE: Bond on TV this month - user510 09:50:38 11/14/15 (3)

Streaming frustration here with NO Bond films available... - musetap 14:20:25 11/14/15 (2)

RE: Streaming frustration here with NO Bond films available... - user510 14:25:43 11/14/15 (1)

Thanks! Will look into it...N/T - musetap 14:39:30 11/14/15 (0)

Roger Moore in Cannonball Run (1981) - user510 11:59:12 11/13/15 (0)

there is only one Bond..... - mbnx01 09:53:10 11/13/15 (0)

My rankings - dwill123 06:00:22 11/13/15 (0)

RE: Rate the Bond actors..... - RGA 00:36:47 11/13/15 (4)

The one description missing regards Connery is... - musetap 14:38:44 11/14/15 (0)

RE: +1 - user510 09:44:58 11/14/15 (0)

We need a 'like' button here. - free.ranger 10:00:50 11/13/15 (1)

RE: We need a 'like' button here. - Bill the K 03:47:18 11/14/15 (0)

I prefer Craig myself, but my wife has never wavered in her allegiance to Connery [nt] - Chris from Lafayette 19:43:30 11/12/15 (0)

My preference - Alex F. 15:14:19 11/09/15 (2)

Yea - Mossback 17:39:36 11/12/15 (0)

Both good choices, but I prefer Sean Connery myself! - Raiderman 17:05:55 11/10/15 (0)

Craig hijacked the role... - eppis1 23:31:44 11/08/15 (0)

RE: Rate the Bond actors..... - mkuller 18:37:20 11/08/15 (0)

RE: Rate the Bond actors..... - ozzyboy 17:36:16 11/08/15 (0)

RE: Rate the Bond actors..... - volunteer 16:56:11 11/08/15 (0)

Rating the Bond "girls" would be more fun... - musetap 11:59:24 11/08/15 (2)

When Connery slips the audio cassette into JSJ's bikini bottom... - eppis1 23:22:43 11/08/15 (0)

RE: Jill St. John in Diamonds Are Forever.... - user510 12:47:35 11/08/15 (0)

RE: Rate the Bond actors..... - Bill the K 21:00:29 11/07/15 (0)

My list ... - reelsmith. 15:27:52 11/07/15 (3)

Pretty close to my opinion - Markw* 00:05:38 11/09/15 (0)

The role calls for large measures of coldness and detachment. - free.ranger 16:13:09 11/07/15 (0)

pretty much the same - grantv 16:10:48 11/07/15 (0)

RE: Rate the Bond actors..... - Billy Wonka 14:07:33 11/07/15 (0)

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