Clayton
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Imo, its pretty clearly Skyfall > Casino Royale > Quantum of Solace when it comes to the new ones
Imo, its pretty clearly Skyfall > Casino Royale > Quantum of Solace when it comes to the new ones
My knowledge of Bond movies is pretty limited. I grew up playing Goldeneye on N64 and Ive seen Die Another Day, Casino Royale and Skyfall in theaters and Quantum of Solace on DVD. I actually thought Die Another Day was fun in a ridiculous way. Skyfall was just a great movie and could've had any type of agent in it. Quantum was boring which is the worst thing a Bond movie could be. Casino Royale without the context of the series actually needing a reboot isn't the same. Its good overall but Craig seems wildly miscast which is odd because he is perfectly cast to do Skyfall. Casino Royale wasn't bad (I just saw Kingsman and that was really, really awful) but I don't feel like the tone is right in that movie.I think Casino Royale was a breath of fresh air after the other Bond actors had long played themselves out.
I don't like much of the rest of the list though.
Foster-Waldau doesn't have the air of seriousness that I picture for Bond. He is a "pretty boy", but seems just of the brink of changing his mind. Bond is dedicated and confidant. Costar-Waldau seems too flippant.While he's not British, what about Nikolai Coster-Waldau? He's got that air of superiority down. He's two years younger than Craig. He can do action as well as typical misogynistic-type scenes.
Sean Connery isn't British, he's Scottish so it's not as if Bond needs be Brit.
Elba is a good actor no doubt about it. I just don't see him in the image of Bond. The thing with Craig is he sells it better as a more rugged Bond than Moore or Brosnan did, they seemed to be all debonair and flair and I hated it. I actually didn't mind Timothy Dalton, though it's fair to say that the two he was in were fairly weak plots.
Foster-Waldau doesn't have the air of seriousness that I picture for Bond. He is a "pretty boy", but seems just of the brink of changing his mind. Bond is dedicated and confidant. Costar-Waldau seems too flippant.
Elba, however, has the look of someone who has made up his mind.
I saw it yesterday and it was great.The ratings have been mediocre, with one saying it's the worst Bond film in 30 years. It's only a few people and their reviews and whatnot but yeesh....worse that QOS? Worse than some of those Pierce Brosnan outings? As for the next Bond well....I'm not up to date on a crop of actors that could pull it off, but I'm always reminded of Lazenby and OHMSS. One of the best 007 films but wasn't accepted because of the lead actor.
The ratings have been mediocre, with one saying it's the worst Bond film in 30 years. It's only a few people and their reviews and whatnot but yeesh....worse that QOS? Worse than some of those Pierce Brosnan outings? As for the next Bond well....I'm not up to date on a crop of actors that could pull it off, but I'm always reminded of Lazenby and OHMSS. One of the best 007 films but wasn't accepted because of the lead actor.
I never saw a Bond film I disliked with the exception of that 1965 film starring Woody Allen. That movie sucked.That guy is on drugs because there's no way anything can top Die Another Day in awfulness.