Who do you prefer Dalton or Craig?

Post by **carl stromberg** » Thu Feb 15, 2007 1:02 am

They both approached the role relatively seriously. Who did you prefer?

Harvey Wallbanger · Post by **Harvey Wallbanger** » Thu Feb 15, 2007 7:21 am

Timmy Dalton for so many reasons. The #1 being he was Bond.
Great opening from the word go he was JB long before the opening credits.
DC may become JB in the next film certainly wasn't JB in CR.

Post by **Skywalker** » Thu Feb 15, 2007 8:30 pm

carl stromberg wrote:They both approached the role relatively seriously. Who did you prefer?

TD lacked the humour which is something I like as a Bond fan. Apart from that he put in solid performances and I enjoyed his films, so he gets my vote.

Post by **Dr. No** » Thu Feb 15, 2007 9:42 pm

TD 007 was a tad dry on the humor. But he earned my vote.

ID · Post by ID » Thu Feb 15, 2007 11:22 pm

Timothy Dalton.

Blowfeld · Post by **Blowfeld** » Thu Feb 15, 2007 11:44 pm

Dalton never had his day.

Gotta go with the Dalton here.
One of the best actor to ever take the role.

Post by **The Sweeney** » Fri Feb 16, 2007 12:10 am

Blowfeld wrote:Dalton never had his day.
Gotta go with the Dalton here.
One of the best actor to ever take the role.

I agree. LTK is one of my favourite films.

Jack Wade · Post by **Jack Wade** » Fri Feb 16, 2007 12:22 am

Both brought a darker edge to the role that got lost with the actor before him.

It's hard to pick one seeing as they both played the role in a similar fashion.

Post by **The Sweeney** » Fri Feb 16, 2007 7:54 am

If I had to pick one, it would be Craig.

Post by **James** » Sat Feb 17, 2007 9:23 pm

Dalton beats Craig. Both played the role in a fairly straight manner (especially compared to the other Bonds) but Dalton just looked more like a James Bond to me and had that panache (see Flash Gordon and The Rocketeer) that Craig lacks. I'd admit that neither were Groucho Marx in the humour dept.

Post by **Kristatos** » Fri Feb 23, 2007 6:02 pm

Dalton. It seems grossly unfair to me that he was panned for bringing the same serious approach to the character that Craig is now being praised for. I guess it's all in the timing. But, unlike Craig, Dalton actually looked like Bond. I have one of the Titan collections of the Bond newspaper strips that predate the movies by some years, and I am struck by how much the Bond in those strips looks like Dalton.

BondFan007 · Post by **BondFan007** » Fri Feb 23, 2007 7:44 pm

They're both in my top 3. Both played the role brilliantly, I really can't decide, I'll place them equally.

Post by **007** » Sat Feb 24, 2007 1:02 am

Timothy Dalton.

Moore · Post by **Moore** » Thu Mar 01, 2007 4:32 pm

Of course Dalton. He looks awsome, what a pitty that he wasn't such a great Bond as he looks like. However, LTK is really good movie, one of my favourites. Q's arrival was great in it. I guess that if Dalton acted more like Brosnan he would be almost as good as Moore

Captain Nash · Post by **Captain Nash** » Thu Mar 01, 2007 10:23 pm

Tied at present.
Dalton was a fantastic Bond and I was sad to see him leave the role after only two films.
Craig has impressed thus far, and I look forward to Bond 22, 23 and hopefully 24.
As mentioned before they have both approached the role more seriously and imo as written. The Fleming Bond has a sense of humour, as do Dalton and Craig. Though they both underplayed the humour, but it's still there. Bond is a government assassin. In some of the films he's a playboy come light comedian. This is not James Bond.
Though I can accept all the actor in the role have there strengths and weaknesses.

Robert Stirling · Post by **Robert Stirling** » Sun Mar 04, 2007 9:34 pm

I prefer Dalton. With no doubt he looked better and in spite of seriousness he had some charm which can't be said about Craig. But the main reason are his films as such - well scripted, well casted. Especially LTK, with one of the best villains in the franchise history - Sanchez.

BondFan007 · Post by **BondFan007** » Mon Mar 05, 2007 12:20 am

which can't be said about Craig

Yes it can, Craig had alot of charm in Casino Royale.

Moore · Post by **Moore** » Mon Mar 05, 2007 2:27 pm

I don't want to be rude but... where (if you could be so polite) do you find him being "charming", cus I can't spot it...

paco chaos · Post by **paco chaos** » Fri Mar 23, 2007 3:24 am

Definitely Dalton. I was always sorry that he didn't get to do more films, but I'm glad that he was able to take the character in a different direction than his predecessor. I do feel though that the failure of his films to catch on with a larger audience is what kept the producers from giving Brosnan more serious scripts, ironically enough. if Daniel Craig looked like Timothy Dalton, he still wouldn't project the charm necessary to portray James Bond.

Mon Mar 26, 2007 12:24 pm

if Daniel Craig looked like Timothy Dalton, he still wouldn't project the charm necessary to portray James Bond.

That's what I was going to say. Timothy Dalton looks like James Bond. He is also much more charming and charismatic than Craig.

I would have liked to have seen Dalton's wonderful interpretation of Bond more. Hopefully Craig will emulate Dalton....and make two Bond movies.

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