Was Craig too old to play a young Bond.

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Captain Nash wrote:
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Brosnan was starting to show his age in DAD but he still looked good. . I say Brosnan should have made a fifth & the public & critics could have decided if he was still up for the job.
Should've, could've, would've...didn't!
Maybe Brosnan could've made a fifth, and I think everyone expected him to, but circumstances changed. Maybe the shock of his departure is one of the reasons some of you guys can't accept the change.
I think that any and every Bond actor is only going to play the part for a finite period of time. as far back as Goldeneye, I kept wondering who would be next, as I do now.
the only reason I'm not willing to accept Craig, is the fact that he didn't blow me away, and that was what was needed for an actor who doesn't seem a natural choice. provided he does a better job in the next film, it's possible I could change my mind. but he will probably look too old for the part at that point.
believe me when mentioning other action films, I personally hope that if Toby Maguire does any more Spiderman films he ends it at part 4, because that character needs to look as though he's in his 20's.
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True, but when Timothy Dalton was announced I recall thinking Timothy Who?
He was a big change for the role, after 7 films and twelve years of Roger Moore. But he got the job done and imo gave us one of the best Bond films in years. Infact I would go as far as to say that CR is the best Bond film since TLD. I've enjoyed LTK, GE, TND and TWINE, but they never blew me away. Although I did enjoy TND on the big screen, I thought it was a great Bond film, that in it's first half reminded me of the style of a Connery film. The latter half didn't help keep this feeling alive!
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Captain Nash wrote:True, but when Timothy Dalton was announced I recall thinking Timothy Who?
He was a big change for the role, after 7 films and twelve years of Roger Moore. But he got the job done and imo gave us one of the best Bond films in years. Infact I would go as far as to say that CR is the best Bond film since TLD. I've enjoyed LTK, GE, TND and TWINE, but they never blew me away. Although I did enjoy TND on the big screen, I thought it was a great Bond film, that in it's first half reminded me of the style of a Connery film. The latter half didn't help keep this feeling alive!
I remember when they originally announced Pierce Brosnan as Bond for TLD and being disappointed, because I absolutely hated that stupid Remington Steele show he was on. by the time I had accepted that he had the part, he didn't. then they announced Timothy Dalton, and I had no clue who he was until I realized that he was the guy who played Prince Baran in Flash Gordon. So I had to picture him without a moustache and not in green tights, not the easiest thing to do. but he had a dashing sort of persona in that film so I figured he'd be decent. I like TLD, but mainly because of Dalton, the story seemed a bit disjointed like it couldn't decide if it was to be more serious or lighter. that's why I prefer LTK, it was written to Dalton's strengths.
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paco chaos wrote: I like TLD, but mainly because of Dalton, the story seemed a bit disjointed like it couldn't decide if it was to be more serious or lighter. that's why I prefer LTK, it was written to Dalton's strengths.
Humour wasn't TD's strong point. Like you said though, he still did well with the material he had written for him.
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paco chaos wrote: I like TLD, but mainly because of Dalton, the story seemed a bit disjointed like it couldn't decide if it was to be more serious or lighter. that's why I prefer LTK, it was written to Dalton's strengths.
Humour wasn't TD's strong point. Like you said though, he still did well with the material he had written for him.
I agree that humour was not Daltons forte, but the lines "Why didn't you learn the violin?" and "Kara we're inside a Russian airbase in the middle of Afghanistan!" were well delivered and always get a good laugh. I like this kind of humour in Bond. It shouldn't be a joke fest or rely on sight gags.
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Captain Nash wrote:
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paco chaos wrote: I like TLD, but mainly because of Dalton, the story seemed a bit disjointed like it couldn't decide if it was to be more serious or lighter. that's why I prefer LTK, it was written to Dalton's strengths.
Humour wasn't TD's strong point. Like you said though, he still did well with the material he had written for him.
I agree that humour was not Daltons forte, but the lines "Why didn't you learn the violin?" and "Kara we're inside a Russian airbase in the middle of Afghanistan!" were well delivered and always get a good laugh. I like this kind of humour in Bond. It shouldn't be a joke fest or rely on sight gags.
I'm actually going to agree with you on this.
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paco chaos wrote:I'm actually going to agree with you on this.
Me too.
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Thanks guys.
That doesn't mean I'm going to donate any of my points to you though. :lol:
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