Favourite James Bond

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just thought any guy who is scotiish and can pull off being a brittish agent had to get my vote. in fact i still think he is very sexy today even
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Heheheh ya dafty - Scotland is part of Britain…

Great Britain (aka United Kingdom) is a country, made up of smaller countries: England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales

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Personally, being english, I preferred Roger Moore as Bond. That cheesy charm summed him up perfectly for me.

I like Sean Connery, altho the only part that he plays is that of Sean Connery. Best film he starred in was The Rock.

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  1. he must smoke. I know, some of you will disagree (as brosnan does). But Bond smoked! It dates him to that era of the swinging 50s and 60s. It is a bad habit (of which Bond has many bad habits ). He is never afraid to look death in the eye… in short, he’s a smoker
  2. he must not get so close with his leading ladies! Bond NEVER falls in love. He becomes enchanted with women, yes… but never in love. It goes back to the original Flemming’s book and a personal situation Bond was once in when he lost a woman he loved… so, Bond is REAL… he must be true to those personal problems… no more lovie crap pls!
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Nah Bond was very fashionable, as a superspy would be. To fit in with the highest of high society, he would have needed to act however they acted. Smoking was the thing to do back when the first books were written, but it isnt now

On Her Majestys Secret Service (wasnt that the one where Lazenby starred? Cant remember) was the one where he fell in love - his one and only time. I agree, he built up barriers, and went back to his playboy style after that

On the other hand, the permissive society of the 60’s was another fashion that faded out (somewhat), so his bed-hopping ways were yet another trait that he naturally would have had


I actually thought Tim Dalton made a fairly respectable Bond. He wasnt moody like Brosnan likes to play. He had a (casual) eye for the ladies. He looked dangerous…


Christopher Eccleston (The new Doctor Who) would have made a fine JB. If you’ve seen him in alot of other programmes like I have, you know he is a good character actor, and could have pulled the part off just right

Jack Davenport (The Talented My Ripley) (if he built himself up a little) would make an excellent JB - maybe in the vein of Roger Moore

Other than those two, I dunno. JB needs to be late 20’s / early 30’s (to be old enough to have have plenty of life experience, and young enough to be fit/attractive to the ladies

Hmmmm maybe I should be the next JB as I fit all those criteria :smiley:

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You mean “Samantha Bond”? ,-)

As a Bond-fanatic I’d say I’d like to see either Clive Owen (a bit rough though, “King Arthur”, “Bourne Identity”, “Sin City”) or Julian McMahon (“Nip/Tuck”, “Fantastic Four”, as his charm is penetrating)

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OMG MARCO have you SEEN ‘Sin City’ ?

its fcrazy.

CRAZY

everyone has to go see frank miller’s ‘sin city’ .. so good.

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Nah Bond was very fashionable, as a superspy would be. To fit in with the highest of high society, he would have needed to act however they acted. Smoking was the thing to do back when the first books were written, but it isnt now

On Her Majestys Secret Service (wasnt that the one where Lazenby starred? Cant remember) was the one where he fell in love - his one and only time. I agree, he built up barriers, and went back to his playboy style after that

On the other hand, the permissive society of the 60’s was another fashion that faded out (somewhat), so his bed-hopping ways were yet another trait that he naturally would have had

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Admittedly it’s been a long time since I read Ian Fleming portrayals but yes as I remember On Her Majestys Secret Service does provide a valuable character insight with the one time true love affair ending so tragically.

In the novels I felt that Bond refused to become too involved with his women out of a compassionate nature - knowing the trouble he would inevitably bring to them. Indeed I seem to recall the character as being fairly paternal, which was lost in the films, focussing instead on the swinging sixties mass appeal.

Bond also only drank Smirnoff which would be considered a little down market today!

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My personal favourite is peris brosnon but thats just me i bet no one else wll agree :smiley: and yes you are missing one Timothy Dolton he only did one or two ratehr bad bond films but he’s still a bond
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Actually he´s missing 4 of them, or is it 3? :rolleyes:

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Bond also only drank Smirnoff which would be considered a little down market today!
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Oh yes, good point… terrible mistake :wise:

As for the swingin’ 60s mentality… I think it ought to stay! Bond need not evolve out of it imho… it would be like taking Anna Karenina and making her a modern woman in a film! :eek: :laugh: (ok, admittedly Flemming is no Tolstoy, but just to make a point) :wink:
Although, the one time when I think literature from another generation was set quite well in present times was “Romeo and Juliette”. Otherwise, I would really prefer if Bond would just stay in 1965 :girl:

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Admittedly it’s been a long time since I read Ian Fleming portrayals but yes as I remember On Her Majestys Secret Service does provide a valuable character insight with the one time true love affair ending so tragically.

In the novels I felt that Bond refused to become too involved with his women out of a compassionate nature - knowing the trouble he would inevitably bring to them. Indeed I seem to recall the character as being fairly paternal, which was lost in the films, focussing instead on the swinging sixties mass appeal.

Bond also only drank Smirnoff which would be considered a little down market today!
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If you read the first book, “Casino Royal” it explains why he doesn’t fall in love with women.

Brosnan is no Bond. Brosnan doesn’t smoke and treats women much to nicely.

DD
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If you read the first book, “Casino Royal” it explains why he doesn’t fall in love with women.

Brosnan is no Bond. Brosnan doesn’t smoke and treats women much to nicely.

DD
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:rolleyes: Read my earlier post DD
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i wish i would know that h.o.t. scottish accent

[QUOTE=Marco|MindArk]
You mean “Samantha Bond”? ,-)

As a Bond-fanatic I’d say I’d like to see either Clive Owen (a bit rough though, “King Arthur”, “Bourne Identity”, “Sin City”) or Julian McMahon (“Nip/Tuck”, “Fantastic Four”, as his charm is penetrating)

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oh i liiked that nip/tuck show, and yes i’d go for Julian ummm :wink: but he is aussie, australian? :stuck_out_tongue: i though bond should be from that lil weird island that is supposed to be part of EU :stuck_out_tongue:

chitty chitty bang bang cheerio ya govna, oh i weight 2 stones and one leg, and drive on a left side right side cheerio

For me there is only one James Bond, Sean Conery of course :slight_smile:

I voted Roger Moore… I don’t think he was the best ( in my opinion the best James Bond is Sean ), but he was the actor in the very first James Bond I’ve ever seen and hence… he’s my James Bond.

Full list of actors, who played James Bond :

Pierce Brosnan (4)
Die Another Day (2002) … James Bond
The World Is Not Enough (1999) … James Bond
Tomorrow Never Dies (1997) … James Bond
GoldenEye (1995) … James Bond

Timothy Dalton (2)
Licence to Kill (1989) … James Bond
The Living Daylights (1987) … James Bond

Roger Moore (7)
A View to a Kill (1985) … James Bond
Octopussy (1983) … James Bond
For Your Eyes Only (1981) … James Bond
Moonraker (1979) … James Bond
The Spy Who Loved Me (1977) … James Bond
The Man with the Golden Gun (1974) … James Bond
Live and Let Die (1973) … James Bond

George Lazenby (1)
On Her Majesty’s Secret Service (1969) … James Bond

David Niven (1)*
Casino Royale (1967) … James Bond*

Sean Connery (7)*
Never Say Never Again (1983) … James Bond*
Diamonds Are Forever (1971) … James Bond
You Only Live Twice (1967) … James Bond
Thunderball (1965) … James Bond
Goldfinger (1964) … James Bond
From Russia with Love (1963) … James Bond
Dr. No (1962) … James Bond

Barry Nelson (1)*
Casino Royale (TV; actually an episode of “Climax!”)… James Bond*

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Update :

It is said that Daniel Craig ( known from Tomb Raider amongst others ) will be the new James Bond in Casino Royale ( the first of the JB novels by Ian Fleming )

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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/showbiz/showbiznews.html?in_article_id=365001&in_page_id=1773

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oOOhhhhh me likes! Finally a blonde Bond :wink:

hey

I think i vote pirce brosnan because i only know him :silly2:
iam not a BIG fan of 007 its okay but…

not a big fan :wink:

Holy thread resurrection batman!!
Well, since i forgot to vote anyway, i’ll do it now :slight_smile:
Connery favorite Bond, although Octopussy with Moore is my favorite Bond movie.

I don’t remember the one’s with Connery and i didn’t like Brosnan so Moore is my favourite :smiley: