Your current opinion of Daniel Craig as James Bond

[M.E.H.Z.E.B]

Craig's Bond is still questionable. In one photo he looks good. The next photo he looks old and rugged. We'll just have to wait until the movie comes out, or see some actual footage to make up our minds.

 

[Agentsands77]

Craig's Bond is still questionable. In one photo he looks good. The next photo he looks old and rugged.

Well, he's never looked as old and rugged as he has in that EMPIRE photo, so I think it's a bad picture, period (though I hardly think it's outright awful, I rather like the pose and Craig's steely gaze is certainly very much in evidence).

But I do like the ruggedness Craig's looks bring to the part. He does suffer from being compared to Pierce Brosnan. It's clear that Brosnan is a better looking man than Daniel Craig. However, I also think Brosnan is a better looking chap than James Bond is, so its nice to see a return to something a little less polished and immaculate.

 

[cofi]

I don't know why people keep on talkig about Brosnan, because all the Bond movies he was in were terrible (Exept Die Anpther Day). I recently saw the other movies with my brother and even he thought they were terrible and he's a huge fan of the Bond movies.

 

[James"007"Bond]

you thought DAD was good?

Go wash your mouth out with soap.

 

[MJZ]

The World Is Not Enough was on last night--holy hell, I don't remember it being nearly that bad when I saw it in the theater.

Time is not kind to Brosnan's Bond films.

And yes Craig will be the man.

 

[M.E.H.Z.E.B]

I don't know why people keep on talkig about Brosnan, because all the Bond movies he was in were terrible (Exept Die Anpther Day). I recently saw the other movies with my brother and even he thought they were terrible and he's a huge fan of the Bond movies.

If you thought Golden Eye was bad, then well, I would just let you think what you want, without even attempting a debate.

 

[archangel_jay]

Although hes blonde people need to start paying attention to the fact that,

a) hes probably the most talented out of those selected for the final auditions

b) finally a bond who physically looks like he could cause some damage instead of middle age men who although be charismatic and cool looked unlikely to be able to open a jar of jam let alone take on highly trained killers

I confess the blonde issue was a concern and personally i would have loved to see the franchise launched with the young Henry Cavill as bond but as it stands and since the trailer and positive rumblings from the set its time to give daniel a chance as hes a good actor and is clearly giving it his all

 

[xwolverine2]

I don't know why people keep on talkig about Brosnan, because all the Bond movies he was in were terrible (Exept Die Anpther Day). I recently saw the other movies with my brother and even he thought they were terrible and he's a huge fan of the Bond movies.

goldeneye was his best.....TWINE and TND sucked.

DAD was awesome....... the ice chase owns just about every car chase ever filmed

 

[supermanager]

daniel craigs face looks like someones backside,

hes that ugly

what a bomb choice,

barbara brocolli or whatever vegetable she is, needs to be removed from bond

from brosnan to ugly daniel craig?

what were they thinking?

they should have gone with henry cavill,

 

[Brian Braddock]

daniel craigs face looks like someones backside,

hes that ugly

what a bomb choice,

barbara brocolli or whatever vegetable she is, needs to be removed from bond

from brosnan to ugly daniel craig?

what were they thinking?

they should have gone with henry cavill,

Wow, what a laughable little rant - made even more moronic by that last sentence.

 

[supermanager]

Wow, what a laughable little rant - made even more moronic by that last sentence.

Wow, not as moronic as your sentence, which is even more laughable than Daniel Craigs face which looks like an old grannys buttocks with haggard lines and droopy features,

Even more moronic, that you think Daniel Craig meets the criteria for bond, even though Flemmings books state otherwise,

Whats even more moronic, is the bunch of morons who actually think Daniel Craig is going to be a gritty, real bond. WOW, thats even more laughable than Woody Allen as Bond,lol.

When there was a choice between a young good looking actor Henry Cavill and a haggard old arse face Craig, it really boils down to Moronic decisions,

A decision to cast Craig, Made by Morons, and supported by fans who seem to be Morons.


I cant wait to see the big trailer for it when it comes out,
having an old haggard blond villian lookalike as a Bond,

Wow, Brocolli might need to *********e on some vegetables me thinks, LOL

 

[spittingkitty]

Wow, not as moronic as your sentence, which is even more laughable than Daniel Craigs face which looks like an old grannys buttocks with haggard lines and droopy features,

Even more moronic, that you think Daniel Craig meets the criteria for bond, even though Flemmings books state otherwise,

Whats even more moronic, is the bunch of morons who actually think Daniel Craig is going to be a gritty, real bond. WOW, thats even more laughable than Woody Allen as Bond,lol.

When there was a choice between a young good looking actor Henry Cavill and a haggard old arse face Craig, it really boils down to Moronic decisions,

A decision to cast Craig, Made by Morons, and supported by fans who seem to be Morons.


I cant wait to see the big trailer for it when it comes out,
having an old haggard blond villian lookalike as a Bond,

Wow, Brocolli might need to *********e on some vegetables me thinks, LOL

Yeah, but you'll be there on opening day and you know it.

 

[LastSunrise1981]

I'm starting to wonder why males are harping on how Daniel Craig actually looks.

 

[Furious Styles]

b) finally a bond who physically looks like he could cause some damage instead of middle age men who although be charismatic and cool looked unlikely to be able to open a jar of jam let alone take on highly trained killers

When you go into a Bond film, you are going into it with a suspension of disbelief anyways. You don't look at the actor and think, can he really do that? He's James Bond! Of course he can. Roger Moore could barely do any of his own stunts, meanwhile Timothy Dalton was much heralded by the Bond stunt team because he took on as much of the stunt work as possible. Between the two of them, they still whipped out some awesome Bond action sequences. Brosnan blew out his knee during filming of DAD and Craig got a tooth knocked loose as well, so looks or no looks, that stuff doesn't matter really.

 

[Agentsands77]

Actually, Furious Styles, the actor being physically convincing does add a lot. Like it or not, Roger Moore's fight sequences did dramatically suffer in comparison to the ones with Connery or Lazenby because he wasn't really at all convincing (for example, that fight in the alley in LALD is embarassing). Looking convincing as a killer and a physical threat is quite important, IMO.

 

[Two-Face]

Moore didn't look brutal or convincing. he's just a man who likes helping out his country and didn't see Bond in him.

 

[Furious Styles]

Actually, Furious Styles, the actor being physically convincing does add a lot. Like it or not, Roger Moore's fight sequences did dramatically suffer in comparison to the ones with Connery or Lazenby because he wasn't really at all convincing (for example, that fight in the alley in LALD is embarassing). Looking convincing as a killer and a physical threat is quite important, IMO.

I think some of you are underestimating the mystique of James Bond.

In the 1980's, action movies rose to prominence because the action stars (Schwarzenegger, Stallone, Willis, Van Damme, Segal, Norris etc.) looked like guys who could kick your @$$ and never have to reload a gun. Could any of the Bond actors have pulled off the roles in movies like Die Hard, First Blood, Predator, Bloodsport? Probably not.

However, the second you think of them as James Bond, anything is possible. Overtake a fortress atop a giant mountain you have to climb before the bad guys find out you're climbing it, check. Fight an evil henchmen on a cargo plane 50,000 feet in the air while hanging onto a rope for dear life, done. Outrun a horde of assassins while skiing and flying off a cliff to escape them, yup.

That's James Bond. JAmes Bond isn't a killer, he's a superhero. Our culture will have him no other way. He's a fixture of popular culture. He was one of the first action hereos, and no one cares that Roger Moore probably couldn't fight in real life, he was James Bond, he could do anyhing. That's why SPIKETV can run a JAmes Bond marathon twice every year and people will watch. James Bond isn't for you and me, he's for everybody.

 

[ROBOCOP CPU001]

I like the above post..very up lifting,


Bond isn't just for you and me..hes for everybody.

Nice quote.

 

[Agentsands77]

I think some of you are underestimating the mystique of James Bond.

Not at all. Of course Moore got away with action, it's just that it was still lesser than it could have been. Would his portrayal have been improved if he didn't look so laughable in fighting scenes? I think so. And besides, MooreBond was only able to get away with that because everything else was so ridiculous in his films. You couldn't hope to look for a single element of realism when you're watching some of the MooreBond entries, so he had more room to move around in the areas of believability, because everything was so obviously a farce. But if you put Moore in a more grounded Bond film, you bet that his lack of believability is going to play against him.

And yeah, I do think there are limits on the Bond mystique. People I knew laughed at DIE ANOTHER DAY for BrosnanBond's surfing in the beginning, finding it ridiculous that a 50-year-old man would be doing that. There is a limit to what people will accept, even with Bond.

That's James Bond. JAmes Bond isn't a killer, he's a superhero. Our culture will have him no other way.

They're probably not going to like CASINO ROYALE, then.

He's a fixture of popular culture. He was one of the first action hereos, and no one cares that Roger Moore probably couldn't fight in real life, he was James Bond, he could do anyhing. That's why SPIKETV can run a JAmes Bond marathon twice every year and people will watch.

People would supsend disbelief, but it doesn't mean the action scenes were all that great or that people were won over by it. Besides, you forget how many people still openly dislike MooreBond to this day because of his sheer ridiculousness. Just because people love James Bond doesn't mean that they wouldn't admit that there are flaws to be found.

James Bond isn't for you and me, he's for everybody.

What the heck does that have to do with saying that Moore's Bond suffered a little bit because he wasn't convincing as an action hero?

 

[xwolverine2]

daniel craigs face looks like someones backside,

hes that ugly

what a bomb choice,

barbara brocolli or whatever vegetable she is, needs to be removed from bond

from brosnan to ugly daniel craig?

what were they thinking?

they should have gone with henry cavill,

what a moron!!

 

[M.E.H.Z.E.B]

what a moron!!

and it goes on...

 

[Thot]

EON has really blown it. No one seems to care. Three months away and there's no buzz. No one knows who Craig is and once they see him they wonder "what the....?" The trailers are embarrassing for all involved. Craig in the tux is hilarious. The current one sheets are also quite funny as it is painfully obvious they're trying to hide DC's ugly mug!

 

[James"007"Bond]

EON has really blown it. No one seems to care. Three months away and there's no buzz. No one knows who Craig is and once they see him they wonder "what the....?" The trailers are embarrassing for all involved. Craig in the tux is hilarious. The current one sheets are also quite funny as it is painfully obvious they're trying to hide DC's ugly mug!

Not only do I beg to differ but......


this single pic all by its lonesome whipes its ass with what you think

 

[James"007"Bond]

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[Mentok]

EON has really blown it. No one seems to care. Three months away and there's no buzz. No one knows who Craig is and once they see him they wonder "what the....?" The trailers are embarrassing for all involved. Craig in the tux is hilarious. The current one sheets are also quite funny as it is painfully obvious they're trying to hide DC's ugly mug!

Its not a lack of buzz at all... Its a low key approach they are taking with the film. Since the last few Bond films were nothing but over hyped P.O.S, thats a good thing.