Ingrid Pitt - Craig Is Not Bond

[The Sweeney]

>I'm surprised at the number of famous people who have criticized the new direction.

Care to share their names?

I was wondering that too....

[Frank Castle]

Here is a recap of some of the mighty celebs who have expressed doubt about Daniel Craig's suitability to play James Bond.

How about Paul Morley? I remember him on telly when Casino Royale came out being dubious and declaring that Craig looks like someone who might have met the real James Bond in a corridor once at best.

You could add the infamous Maddox. Not a big fan of the new 007 series.

He certainly did one of the best QOS reviews.

Only James Bond—the secret agent who foiled a plot to destroy London with nuclear missiles—can make water more affordable for Bolivians! This is easily the stupidest James Bond movie since the last one. I don't know what Hollywood's obsession is with making jerk-off movies where the bad guys are "realistic." You know what's another word for realistic? Boring. If I wanted realism, I'd walk down the street to get Mexican food, and maybe stop by a Borders and pick up some magazines. You know why they don't make movies about me shopping for magazines? That's because nobody gives a s**t. And that's what Quantum of Solace is: me shopping for magazines.

[katied]

That's what the "famous" Maddox looks like?

[Capt. Sir Dominic Flandry]

Here is a recap of some of the mighty celebs who have expressed doubt about Daniel Craig's suitability to play James Bond.

How about Paul Morley? I remember him on telly when Casino Royale came out being dubious and declaring that Craig looks like someone who might have met the real James Bond in a corridor once at best.

You could add the infamous Maddox. Not a big fan of the new 007 series.

I believe Craig Ferguson should be on this highly distinguished list. Lest we forget he said you can't be James Bond without some hair on your chest.

[The Sweeney]

I believe Craig Ferguson should be on this highly distinguished list. Lest we forget he said you can't be James Bond without some hair on your chest.

Who?
Yup! Another mighty celeb to add to the Z list....

[katied]

Craig Ferguson wasn't well known until he was on "The Drew Carey Show".

[John Drake]

Has anyone bunged this on the MI6 forum yet?

If they do I'm sure the horror icon will survive a few predictable insults from the 17 year old Daniel Craig fans.

[The Sweeney]

I wonder what the average age of members here is?

[Kristatos]

I wonder what the average age of members here is?

Well, we could ask everyone their age and calculate it, but how would we know if people were being honest?

[The Sweeney]

I wonder what the average age of members here is?

Well, we could ask everyone their age and calculate it, but how would we know if people were being honest?

I'm no spring chicken anymore. 37 this year....

[Kristatos]

I wonder what the average age of members here is?

Well, we could ask everyone their age and calculate it, but how would we know if people were being honest?

I'm no spring chicken anymore. 37 this year....

I'm 29 (and have been since 1996).

[Dr. No]

http://www.denofgeek.com/movies/178538/ ... _bond.html

The Ingrid Pitt column: Craig is not Bond

BAFTA voter Ingrid rates Daniel Craig very highly. But not as 007...

James Bond is NOT Daniel Craig! Daniel Craig is NOT 007! James Bond is tall, dark, handsome, debonair and always on top of things, whatever happens. He rarely runs but is always there, one step ahead of the villains who have names like Stavro Blofeld, Jaws, Rosa Klebbor Hugo Brax. The only platonic relationship he has is with his boss's secretary, Miss Moneypenny, who always knows when he has arrived by his hat sailing through the air and landing on the hatstand in the corner of her office. He gets begrudging orders from his handler, 'M', and gets tooled up by 'Q'. 'Q' always appears to be annoyed with Bond because of his casual attitude towards the wonderful gadgets he makes for him, which usually save his life or get him out of a sticky situation later in the film. He introduces himself as "Bond. James Bond" and likes his Vodka Martinis "shaken - not stirred." Films have titles like Goldfinger, For Your Eyes Only, Live and Let Die or The Man With the Golden Gun. The Bond Girls, a proliferating species that he meets along the way, have double entendre names like Plenty O'Toole, Pussy Galore and Holly Goodhead - many of which turn up dead.

The film always starts with a strident but appropriate song by a leading singer of the day and naked female bodies writhing across the screen in chiaroscuro. This is after some amazing feat carried out by Bond that often has no bearing on the film in question. And the two things that ALL proper Bond films have is the opening blood-dripping gun barrel scene and the explosive ending before Bond is contacted by 'M', or Mrs Thatcher, for a report on the operation as he is getting down to business with the female who has survived the mayhem.

When Cubby Broccoli was in charge there was no real problem. James Bond was Sean Connery, and, with reservations, Roger Moore. The films fell into an easily recognised rhythm and were loved by the cognoscenti. It wasn't until new wave actors came along and felt that they must add something to the Bond cadre that the oil began to leak out of the Bond motor. They wanted Bond more touchy-feely. To have some proper relationships. Cubby was still able to keep the essentials in place but after his daughter, Barbara, took over the Beretta, 007 began to change and ended up as Daniel Craig.

Daniel Craig is a wonderful actor but I repeat, not James Bond. This fact was driven home to me over the holidays by the happenstance of seeing Defiance immediately after being bored rigid by Quantum of Solace. I think Felix The Cat would make a better fist of it than Craig. He never seems to stop running. All the humour and nonchalance has gone from the character of Bond and been replaced with ???? What's more, it is derivative of all the other Bond films only with added CGI. It has also been contaminated with the Bourne films and delivers Bond as a dour clone of Matt Damon. What the Fleming franchise needs is a humour transplant. More lines like, "No, Mr Bond, I expect you to die," delivered with glee by Goldfinger himself, Gert Frobe.

I know her name but can't place her. I agree wholeheartedly but can't remember who she is. Or it maybe better to say I can't picture her.

[Dr. No]

Wait I looked her up on Google. I remember her now

What is bad is that she was bored at Defiance, she is a Nazi concentration camp survivor from what I understand of it this movie should have captivated her.

Hummmm She wrote a book the Cubby called a female Bond

Pitt's first book, after a number of ill-fated tracts on the plight of the Native Americans, was a novel, Cuckoo Run, a spy story about mistaken identity. "I took it to Cubby Broccoli. It was about a woman called Nina Dalton who is pursued across South America in the mistaken belief that she is a spy. Cubby said it was a female Bond. He was being very kind."

[katied]

I wonder what the average age of members here is?

38 next month

[stockslivevan]

Here's more famous figures who hates Craig's Bond. Get ready to type in your usual sudden "to be honest, I always liked that person" comments.

[The Sweeney]

Rumour has it, the person on the right absolutely hates Craig with a passion....

[stockslivevan]

You know, I always liked Jack Frost! Glad to see great minds think alike! He should have been on Die Another Day!

[carl stromberg]

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How about Paul Morley? I remember him on telly when Casino Royale came out being dubious and declaring that Craig looks like someone who might have met the real James Bond in a corridor once at best.










English model and current Celebrity Big Brother contestant Lucy Pinder was asked if she was attracted to Daniel Craig in a recent copy of Loaded (somone informed me!). She said: "Ooh no. Daniel Craig. No way.".

[Kristatos]

You know, I always liked Jack Frost! Glad to see great minds think alike! He should have been on Die Another Day!

His sister (Miranda) was better looking.

[The Sweeney]

English model and current Celebrity Big Brother contestant Lucy Pinder was asked if she was attracted to Daniel Craig in a recent copy of Loaded (somone informed me!). She said: "Ooh no. Daniel Craig. No way.".

DAYUM! I don't care how Z list she is. She is HOT!!!