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http://www.tmz.com/2014/09/10/richard-kiel-james-bond-jaws-dies-at-74/
Richard Kiel, who became famous for portraying the James Bond villain, Jaws ... died Wednesday afternoon at the age of 74 ... TMZ has learned.
Kiel starred in dozens of movies over the span of 50 years ... though his Jaws character became his most iconic role after debuting in 1977's "The Spy Who Loved Me" alongside Roger Moore. He returned in "Moonraker" two years later.
The 7-foot-2 Kiel also co-starred with Adam Sandler in the golf classic "Happy Gilmore."
Kiel had broken his leg last week and was in a hospital in Fresno, CA. A family member tells us he passed away this afternoon in the hospital -- and it's unclear if his death was connected to the leg injury.
Read more: http://www.tmz.com/2014/09/10/richard-kiel-james-bond-jaws-dies-at-74/#ixzz3CxnBazxR
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Our Keith will be comforted. :)
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Sweet Jesus, he was an enormous man.
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Sweet Jesus, he was an enormous man.
His head is the size of a large farm animal.
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TO SERVE MAN!
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Jaws, damn. That may be the oldest a giant has ever lived.
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I believe his was the only repeat villain in a Bond film. Sad to see him go, a very nice man from what I know of him.
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PIP jaws
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Did not age well.
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Did not age well.
You mean didn't pay for the plastic surgery.
RIP Jaws.
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Did not age well.
He actually aged really quickly within the last few years. I saw an interview of his from a few years ago and he looked great and then a recent one and well, age caught up with him in a hurry.
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You mean didn't pay for the plastic surgery.
RIP Jaws.
I don't know what I mean, but damn. Look at that mess.
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Sad, loved him as jaws. But for a man his height and size he had good innings, tall people seem to die pretty young
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Sad, iconic character and villain, rip Jaws...
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Sad, loved him as jaws. But for a man his height and size he had good innings, tall people seem to die pretty young
But outlive bodybuilders quite easily....
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Did not age well.
Are you saying that he was once a handsome man?
PIP ugly bastard (no, not you :D)
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PIP... Guy was way cool...
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RIP big man.
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he was good on happy gilmore,(rip)
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He played great villain in the 2 james bond movies he came out on...
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was always intrigued by tall huge people as a kid, couldn't get over how big he was.
Look at the size of his hand on moores face and their hands compared
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Dude should have started lifting and injecting.
Would have become an absolute monster.
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Was he a pussy slayer?
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What he looked like normally.
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I believe his was the only repeat villain in a Bond film. Sad to see him go, a very nice man from what I know of him.
May he rest in peace. Grew up watching him in Bond films (the first movie I ever saw in theaters was a Bond film) but Jaws was not the only repeat villain. Ernst Stavro Blofeld was as well.
Ernst Stavro Blofeld (Number 1) is James Bond's greatest nemesis. A terrorist mastermind who is in pursuit of obtaining power in hopes to take the world and change the face of history. He is the founder and leader of the infamous underground terrorist organization, SPECTRE, the Special Executive for Counterintelligience, Terrorism, Revenge, and Extortion. The worldwide criminal organization has been behind the events of three of the original Ian Fleming Bond novels and the Bond films including, "Dr. No", "From Russia With Love", "Thunderball", "You Only Live Twice", "On Her Majesty's Secret Service", and "Diamonds Are Forever".
According to the novel, Thunderball, Blofeld was born in May 28, 1908 (the same date to Ian Fleming's birthday) to a Polish father and Greek mother in Gdynia. During his time of education, he entered the University of Warsaw and studied political history and economics, then further education to the Warsaw Technical Institute where he studied engineering and radionics... http://www.imdb.com/character/ch0000302/bio
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Good longevity for such a huge man.
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RIP! He was a great villain.
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R.I.P. big guy for sure!
Relative to his size he had a long life.
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Rip
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Ok you could say he's the only repeat henchman ;)
May he rest in peace. Grew up watching him in Bond films (the first movie I ever saw in theaters was a Bond film) but Jaws was not the only repeat villain. Ernst Stavro Blofeld was as well.
Ernst Stavro Blofeld (Number 1) is James Bond's greatest nemesis. A terrorist mastermind who is in pursuit of obtaining power in hopes to take the world and change the face of history. He is the founder and leader of the infamous underground terrorist organization, SPECTRE, the Special Executive for Counterintelligience, Terrorism, Revenge, and Extortion. The worldwide criminal organization has been behind the events of three of the original Ian Fleming Bond novels and the Bond films including, "Dr. No", "From Russia With Love", "Thunderball", "You Only Live Twice", "On Her Majesty's Secret Service", and "Diamonds Are Forever".
According to the novel, Thunderball, Blofeld was born in May 28, 1908 (the same date to Ian Fleming's birthday) to a Polish father and Greek mother in Gdynia. During his time of education, he entered the University of Warsaw and studied political history and economics, then further education to the Warsaw Technical Institute where he studied engineering and radionics... http://www.imdb.com/character/ch0000302/bio
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''Jackass'' :D
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He must have weighed at least 500 lbs in his prime.
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Broke leg at 74. My guess is a blood clot got loose. Hindsight would have placed a mesh in the groin to catch clots. My sister in law broke her leg in her 60s and had the mesh placed.
RIP big man.
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From The Longest Yard
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He had a car crash in the nineties:
www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-29160096
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RIP Richard Kiel
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May he rest in peace. Grew up watching him in Bond films (the first movie I ever saw in theaters was a Bond film) but Jaws was not the only repeat villain. Ernst Stavro Blofeld was as well.
Ernst Stavro Blofeld (Number 1) is James Bond's greatest nemesis. A terrorist mastermind who is in pursuit of obtaining power in hopes to take the world and change the face of history. He is the founder and leader of the infamous underground terrorist organization, SPECTRE, the Special Executive for Counterintelligience, Terrorism, Revenge, and Extortion. The worldwide criminal organization has been behind the events of three of the original Ian Fleming Bond novels and the Bond films including, "Dr. No", "From Russia With Love", "Thunderball", "You Only Live Twice", "On Her Majesty's Secret Service", and "Diamonds Are Forever".
According to the novel, Thunderball, Blofeld was born in May 28, 1908 (the same date to Ian Fleming's birthday) to a Polish father and Greek mother in Gdynia. During his time of education, he entered the University of Warsaw and studied political history and economics, then further education to the Warsaw Technical Institute where he studied engineering and radionics... http://www.imdb.com/character/ch0000302/bio
True and good that you pointed it out, thanks! It's also nice to see another Bond fan as well (doubtless there are many more here). The first Bond film I ever saw was "Goldfinger" which I viewed aboard my fathers US Navy ship as a child in the sixties. Dame Shirley Bassey's (still a babe) treatment of the theme song remains an all time gem.
Fleming also wrote the children's novel, "Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang" which oddly enough in it's film version, I didn't like nearly as much as the Bond films.
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Chitty Chitty Bang Bang was the only non Bond film produced by EON Productions. Cubby Broccoli did it as a favor to his old friend Ian Fleming. He hired Walt Disney songwriters the Sherman Brothers to write the songs. That is why many mistake the movie for a Disney Film.
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It's also nice to see another Bond fan as well (doubtless there are many more here).
Super-fan reporting.
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''Jackass'' :D
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That was a different guy.
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My first Bond flick was Moonraker, so this huge man's image is planted firmly in my brain. I was nine. The guy was quite the sight for a young boy.
RIP
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RIP big man.
Bond films rule
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Ok you could say he's the only repeat henchman ;)
You only live twice, Mr. Bond!
"...His physical stature is frequently changing, due to his obsession with changing identities. In the novels, he was described as once a bodybuilder to which became nothing but fat towards his later years, even though he was still described as a tall, heavy man with a crew cut and dark pool eyes, his appearance changes however in his next two appearances where he lost weight, but his hair has turned long and silvery and has a repaired nose followed by a gold-capped tooth, and then lastly a bushy black moustache. In the films, he is always seen petting a white Persian cat but other physical traits, such as a scar over one eye, have been changed surgically by removal of that to cutting his earlobes, or surgically having gray hair.
Blofeld's tolerance of setback was notoriously short, and he frequently demonstrated displeasure with the failures of subordinates by murdering them, often using misdirection and sometimes using painful and unusual methods to carry out these executions, such as electrocuting a subordinate caught embezzling funds from SPECTRE just before the organization's "Thunderball" operation or collapsing a pathway beneath the feet of operative Helga Brandt so she would fall into a pool and devoured alive by a swarm of pirannha.
Consistently, to what event leads Bond straight to Blofeld or to his organization is usually met with Bond suceeding in disrupting or foiling Blofeld's plan, only for Blofeld to be frustrated after and prove he's hard to kill when confronting Bond. Frequently, escaping fatal situations of one sort or another, only to return and bedevil Bond years later in hopes to even out a settling score between the two of them. With the count of three appearances, plus two mentions in the novels and five film appearances (two of which he played a minor role) followed by an uncredited cameo, Ernst Stavro Blofeld remains to be James Bond's greatest, most dangerous, and pursuing nemesis of all time..."
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True and good that you pointed it out, thanks! It's also nice to see another Bond fan as well (doubtless there are many more here). The first Bond film I ever saw was "Goldfinger" which I viewed aboard my fathers US Navy ship as a child in the sixties. Dame Shirley Bassey's (still a babe) treatment of the theme song remains an all time gem.
Fleming also wrote the children's novel, "Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang" which oddly enough in it's film version, I didn't like nearly as much as the Bond films.
Are there many Bond fans here? I would be surprised; a fan has seen every single Bond film--even the ones that came out before they were born. Have you? Most people have seen several but every single one?
Did you know that Dame Bassey is the only person to sing more than one Bond score? She sang Goldfinger, Diamonds are Forever, and Moonraker. If you are a fan like me then you already have the Best of Bond 30th Anniversary CD with all the Bond songs up to that time. If you don't have it get the 50th anniversary collection now available.
http://www.amazon.com/Best-Of-Bond-James-The/dp/B001FQHQRI/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1410522731&sr=8-3&keywords=best+of+bond
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R.I.P, Richard.
"Mr. Chambers, don't get on that ship. To Serve Man... it's... it's a cookbook!" :o
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Are there many Bond fans here? I would be surprised; a fan has seen every single Bond film--even the ones that came out before they were born. Have you? Most people have seen several but every single one?
Did you know that Dame Bassey is the only person to sing more than one Bond score? She sang Goldfinger, Diamonds are Forever, and Moonraker. If you are a fan like me then you already have the Best of Bond 30th Anniversary CD with all the Bond songs up to that time. If you don't have it get the 50th anniversary collection now available.
http://www.amazon.com/Best-Of-Bond-James-The/dp/B001FQHQRI/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1410522731&sr=8-3&keywords=best+of+bond
I have them on VHS, Laser Disc, DVD and am starting to acquire them on Blu Ray (but will pass on the new 4K format as I am starting to feel like Tommy Lee Jones in the first M.I.B. flim, i.e., "...guess I'll have to get the White Album again."
The Sean Connery led film, "Never Say Never" was a remake of "Thunderball". There's more to that as well but I'm certain you already know! Good stuff, sir. Thanks to all involved!
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yea what was the point in bringing connery back, making an independent Bond film which was just a remake and not able to use the theme and other aspects? I never got that idea...
I have them on VHS, Laser Disc, DVD and am starting to acquire them on Blu Ray (but will pass on the new 4K format as I am starting to feel like Tommy Lee Jones in the first M.I.B. flim, i.e., "...guess I'll have to get the White Album again."
The Sean Connery led film, "Never Say Never" was a remake of "Thunderball". There's more to that as well but I'm certain you already know! Good stuff, sir. Thanks to all involved!
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I have them on VHS, Laser Disc, DVD and am starting to acquire them on Blu Ray (but will pass on the new 4K format as I am starting to feel like Tommy Lee Jones in the first M.I.B. flim, i.e., "...guess I'll have to get the White Album again."
The Sean Connery led film, "Never Say Never" was a remake of "Thunderball". There's more to that as well but I'm certain you already know! Good stuff, sir. Thanks to all involved!
Bay is impressed! ;D
btw, do you still have a VHS or Laser Disc player? Do they sell those? ???
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Bay is impressed! ;D
btw, do you still have a VHS or Laser Disc player? Do they sell those? ???
Well thank you! That is very kind of you to say.
Yup. I have several S-VHS tapes as well (playback on a "quasi-S-VHS" player is possible at a lower resolution) and my older brother in Oregon sent me his Laser Disc player (and a few titles!) when the two I had gave up the ghost.
I am something of a fan of film having over a thousand in the aforementioned formats. I have the classic film "The Egyptian" on laser and they still have not released in the US on Blu Ray or DVD.
If I could find a place that could repair my players at a reasonable (to me) price I would gladly have them fixed.
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Bay is impressed! ;D
btw, do you still have a VHS or Laser Disc player? Do they sell those? ???
I have a boxed vhs machine in the closet that I never opened. There are some things that will never be reissued in newer formats.
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Broke leg at 74. My guess is a blood clot got loose. Hindsight would have placed a mesh in the groin to catch clots. My sister in law broke her leg in her 60s and had the mesh placed.
RIP big man.
A filter is placed in the IVC just below the renal veins. This is done with a catheter via the right groin.
I agree with your assessment, likely a PE from a lower extremity DVT, sadly avoidable.
Hope this helps
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Well thank you! That is very kind of you to say.
Yup. I have several S-VHS tapes as well (playback on a "quasi-S-VHS" player is possible at a lower resolution) and my older brother in Oregon sent me his Laser Disc player (and a few titles!) when the two I had gave up the ghost.
I am something of a fan of film having over a thousand in the aforementioned formats. I have the classic film "The Egyptian" on laser and they still have not released in the US on Blu Ray or DVD.
If I could find a place that could repair my players at a reasonable (to me) price I would gladly have them fixed.
Here is a trick question that only a true Bond fan can answer: Which is the best Bond & film?
here is a clue: the best Bond does not appear in the best Bond film. 8)
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Here is a trick question that only a true Bond fan can answer: Which is the best Bond & film?
here is a clue: the best Bond does not appear in the best Bond film. 8)
For me, it is Connery. The first is still the best although I have very much enjoyed Daniel Craig's performance as 007. Now then, I must also confess that the first Bond film I ever viewed is, to me, the best. Goldfinger. Why? I was so impressed by this film, the theme song, the gadgetry and the story that it is what Bond is all about. Like songs and covers of songs, it is often the first version you hear that defines which is your favorite take. Example, "Twist and Shout". The first time I heard it, it was the Beatles version. That is the one I prefer over the Isley Brothers version. Ben E. Kings "Stand By Me" stands out from Lennon's version. It is what it is and what it is, is personal.
I may well be one of the few that enjoyed "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" and "You Only Live Twice" is a close second to "Goldfinger" for personal reasons not the least of which is Nancy Sinatra's beautiful theme song. Again, for personal and highly subjective reasons.
It could be said that the film that started it all, "Dr. No" is usurped by the film that restarted it all "Casino Royale," but to me it is "Skyfall" that truly brings Bond back into focus and Craig's excellent portrayal of 007 is second to none in this film as is the story line and the way they pay homage to and merge the old and the new.
Perhaps this latest Bond film could be the one to bind them all back together. I look forward to your take on the best Bond and Bond film. Thanks!
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I guess at that height he had acromegaly, but he didn't have some of typical symptoms such as weak arms and legs.
He seemed like a pretty muscular fellow with no walking problems.
Living till old ripe age with that kind of built is amazing.
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For me, it is Connery. The first is still the best although I have very much enjoyed Daniel Craig's performance as 007. Now then, I must also confess that the first Bond film I ever viewed is, to me, the best. Goldfinger. Why? I was so impressed by this film, the theme song, the gadgetry and the story that it is what Bond is all about. Like songs and covers of songs, it is often the first version you hear that defines which is your favorite take. Example, "Twist and Shout". The first time I heard it, it was the Beatles version. That is the one I prefer over the Isley Brothers version. Ben E. Kings "Stand By Me" stands out from Lennon's version. It is what it is and what it is, is personal.
I may well be one of the few that enjoyed "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" and "You Only Live Twice" is a close second to "Goldfinger" for personal reasons not the least of which is Nancy Sinatra's beautiful theme song. Again, for personal and highly subjective reasons.
It could be said that the film that started it all, "Dr. No" is usurped by the film that restarted it all "Casino Royale," but to me it is "Skyfall" that truly brings Bond back into focus and Craig's excellent portrayal of 007 is second to none in this film as is the story line and the way they pay homage to and merge the old and the new.
Perhaps this latest Bond film could be the one to bind them all back together. I look forward to your take on the best Bond and Bond film. Thanks!
David Niven was the best Bond.
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My favourite Bond movie was License to Kill. I think it was the first Bond movie to be given a 15 certificate.
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"blockbusters" host Bob Holness was the first to play bond. True bond fans must know this.
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Don't kill me, but my preferred Bond was Sir Roger Moore... Being honest, i liked every Bond until Craig, except maybe Lazenby... Connery, Dalton, Brosnan (Goldeneye is my overall favorite Bond movie, others with him are bad)... Can't stand Craig, don't care if he's very close to how the character should be, he sucks...
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Don't kill me, but my preferred Bond was Sir Roger Moore... Being honest, i liked every Bond until Craig, except maybe Lazenby... Connery, Dalton, Brosnan (Goldeneye is my overall favorite Bond movie, others with him are bad)... Can't stand Craig, don't care if he's very close to how the character should be, he sucks...
Best opening scene, for sure. Can't agree on Craig, though. Love him as Bond.
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Moore is my favourite, his films had bigger and better action than connerys. He really had fun with the role, love the suave innuendo. Goldeneye has a great opening and is decent througout. Casino royale and skyfall are great with craig though.
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The greatest, the one and only. FF to the 1:00 min mark...
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Best opening scene, for sure. Can't agree on Craig, though. Love him as Bond.
Moore is my favourite, his films had bigger and better action than connerys. He really had fun with the role, love the suave innuendo. Goldeneye has a great opening and is decent througout. Casino royale and skyfall are great with craig though.
Goldeneye was mid 90s, loved that period, movie was amazing with great action, villains, soundtracks and Brosnan at his best... Moore is the man, charm and wittiness unmatched, and yes the action was clearly better compared to Connery's movies, even the blamed A View To A Kill had amazing action, Zorin, supreme soundtrack... Although for me Craig is horrible, Casino Royale is a very good Bond/action movie, but the others, Quantum Of Solace and Skyfall are utter garbage, not even decent action movies, in my opinion...
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Goldeneye was mid 90s, loved that period, movie was amazing with great action, villains, soundtracks and Brosnan at his best... Moore is the man, charm and wittiness unmatched, and yes the action was clearly better compared to Connery's movies, even the blamed A View To A Kill had amazing action, Zorin, supreme soundtrack... Although for me Craig is horrible, Casino Royale is a very good Bond/action movie, but the others, Quantum Of Solace and Skyfall are utter garbage, not even decent action movies, in my opinion...
Craig in Casino Royale for me, it epitomised the true Bond character.
Quantum and Skyfall, shite.
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What don't you like about craig? He isn't typically handsome like previous bonds but he's in great shape and brings good physicality to the role.
I felt moore was similar to connery but bought that something extra, honestly i found connery a bit plain and his movies dull compared to moores.
Do you think sean bean would have actually made a good bond? I know he was considered back in the day, wonder why he never lucked out
Goldeneye was mid 90s, loved that period, movie was amazing with great action, villains, soundtracks and Brosnan at his best... Moore is the man, charm and wittiness unmatched, and yes the action was clearly better compared to Connery's movies, even the blamed A View To A Kill had amazing action, Zorin, supreme soundtrack... Although for me Craig is horrible, Casino Royale is a very good Bond/action movie, but the others, Quantum Of Solace and Skyfall are utter garbage, not even decent action movies, in my opinion...
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What don't you like about craig? He isn't typically handsome like previous bonds but he's in great shape and brings good physicality to the role.
I felt moore was similar to connery but bought that something extra, honestly i found connery a bit plain and his movies dull compared to moores.
Do you think sean bean would have actually made a good bond? I know he was considered back in the day, wonder why he never lucked out
Craig, other than not liking him as an actor (dull with always the same expressions and manners), he has zero charm, wittiness, and so on... Even Dalton, who was a similar character, had it... The character portrayed by both Craig and Dalton is the most similar at how Bond was conceived, Dalton i like, Craig zero... Sean Bean? Before Brosnan i suppose, never heard about it... Don't know, he had the look, and he's heavily underrated and underused as a protagonist, he always die...Craig in Casino Royale for me, it epitomised the true Bond character.
Quantum and Skyfall, shite.
Overall yeah, i don't like Craig, but CR is great...
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Craig, other than not liking him as an actor (dull with always the same expressions and manners), he has zero charm, wittiness, and so on... Even Dalton, who was a similar character, had it... The character portrayed by both Craig and Dalton is the most similar at how Bond was conceived, Dalton i like, Craig zero... Sean Bean? Before Brosnan i suppose, never heard about it... Don't know, he had the look, and he's heavily underrated and underused as a protagonist, he always die...Overall yeah, i don't like Craig, but CR is great...
I think Lewis Collins would have made a great Bond.
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I think Lewis Collins would have made a great Bond.
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He has the face it seems, although never heard of him... There were also rumors about Clive Owen, but other than height (around 6' foot) he doesn't strike me as a possible Bond...
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He has the face it seems, although never heard of him... There were also rumors about Clive Owen, but other than height (around 6' foot) he doesn't strike me as a possible Bond...
He was in a great film in 1982 "Who Dares Wins"
Here and interview from back then, he was a cool dude.
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He was in a great film in 1982 "Who Dares Wins"
Here and interview from back then, he was a cool dude.
Yeah, cool dude... Died last year, rip...
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Moore was good and as pointed out, very witty and handsome. I have the old TV series "The Saint" on DVD and enjoy it for what it is, albeit quite dated. I watch it for the same reason I do the original Hawaii "5-O". It's fun and packed with memories for me.
I thought Dalton was very good in the role but apparently I was in the minority or something else was going on behind the scenes. "License To Kill" was great.
David Niven in the comedic version of "Casino Royale" was okay but not what I would expect of Bond. There was another, earlier take on that film with (I believe) an American in the role of Bond. I've never seen it but one day perhaps I shall.
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Just watched the spy who loved me for the hell of it, my boys 6 and 4 watched it and even laughed at moores smiling and lines. They thought "he just dropped in for a quick bite" was very funny.
Get what your saying about craig but i spose the films are more serious now
Craig, other than not liking him as an actor (dull with always the same expressions and manners), he has zero charm, wittiness, and so on... Even Dalton, who was a similar character, had it... The character portrayed by both Craig and Dalton is the most similar at how Bond was conceived, Dalton i like, Craig zero... Sean Bean? Before Brosnan i suppose, never heard about it... Don't know, he had the look, and he's heavily underrated and underused as a protagonist, he always die...Overall yeah, i don't like Craig, but CR is great...
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Moore was good and as pointed out, very witty and handsome. I have the old TV series "The Saint" on DVD and enjoy it for what it is, albeit quite dated. I watch it for the same reason I do the original Hawaii "5-O". It's fun and packed with memories for me.
I thought Dalton was very good in the role but apparently I was in the minority or something else was going on behind the scenes. "License To Kill" was great.
David Niven in the comedic version of "Casino Royale" was okay but not what I would expect of Bond. There was another, earlier take on that film with (I believe) an American in the role of Bond. I've never seen it but one day perhaps I shall.
Licence to Kill is an amazing movie.
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Just watched the spy who loved me for the hell of it, my boys 6 and 4 watched it and even laughed at moores smiling and lines. They thought "he just dropped in for a quick bite" was very funny.
Get what your saying about craig but i spose the films are more serious now
Yes, Moore was awesome... The only thing that he lacked was maybe being more in shape for physical battles and such, he admitted it himself also, but i don't complain, his charisma alone was enough...Licence to Kill is an amazing movie.
Absolutely, both Licence To Kill and The Living Daylights are very good movies, and Dalton was a great Bond, a much better version of the dark character portrayed by Craig, in my opinion...
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For me, it is Connery. The first is still the best although I have very much enjoyed Daniel Craig's performance as 007. Now then, I must also confess that the first Bond film I ever viewed is, to me, the best. Goldfinger. Why? I was so impressed by this film, the theme song, the gadgetry and the story that it is what Bond is all about. Like songs and covers of songs, it is often the first version you hear that defines which is your favorite take. Example, "Twist and Shout". The first time I heard it, it was the Beatles version. That is the one I prefer over the Isley Brothers version. Ben E. Kings "Stand By Me" stands out from Lennon's version. It is what it is and what it is, is personal.
I may well be one of the few that enjoyed "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" and "You Only Live Twice" is a close second to "Goldfinger" for personal reasons not the least of which is Nancy Sinatra's beautiful theme song. Again, for personal and highly subjective reasons.
It could be said that the film that started it all, "Dr. No" is usurped by the film that restarted it all "Casino Royale," but to me it is "Skyfall" that truly brings Bond back into focus and Craig's excellent portrayal of 007 is second to none in this film as is the story line and the way they pay homage to and merge the old and the new.
Perhaps this latest Bond film could be the one to bind them all back together. I look forward to your take on the best Bond and Bond film. Thanks!
You, Sir, know your Bond. Although I grew up with Roger Moore and therefore consider him a personal favorite, Connery is widely recognized as the best Bond, and I can appreciate why. Skyfall is the best Bond film to date. The Moore films were solid entertainment (for a teenager), but they quickly became degraded by cartoonish violence and don't hold up well over time or if you look at the films as art. On numerous occasions we saw Kiel (as Jaws) survive episodes that would have meant certain death to any normal human. It became comedic but also silly.
The Dalton films were good, but the franchise took a serious dive with Pierce Brosnan. He was too old and decidedly not buff, which is a requirement for alpha males in today's market. In fact the box office had fallen off so sharply under Brosnan the studio was considering two previously unthinkable options: 1) recasting the role with a woman (a Sharon Stone type. Jane Bond?) or 2) cancelling the franchise altogether! the Craig films breathed new life into the series and Skyfall has been the most profitable film of them all! 8)
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The greatest, the one and only. FF to the 1:00 min mark...
Briliant scene! Connery makes it all look so effortless
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yea moore is pretty modest but honestly physically there didn't look like much difference between moore and connery.
Thinking about Moores movies with the wit and one liners they are kind of a precursor to arnolds action movies. I seem to remember arnold referencing moores bond films when talking about humour in action films
Yes, Moore was awesome... The only thing that he lacked was maybe being more in shape for physical battles and such, he admitted it himself also, but i don't complain, his charisma alone was enough...Absolutely, both Licence To Kill and The Living Daylights are very good movies, and Dalton was a great Bond, a much better version of the dark character portrayed by Craig, in my opinion...
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You, Sir, know your Bond. Although I grew up with Roger Moore and therefore consider him a personal favorite, Connery is widely recognized as the best Bond, and I can appreciate why. Skyfall is the best Bond film to date. The Moore films were solid entertainment (for a teenager), but they quickly became degraded by cartoonish violence and don't hold up well over time or if you look at the films as art. On numerous occasions we saw Kiel (as Jaws) survive episodes that would have meant certain death to any normal human. It became comedic but also silly.
The Dalton films were good, but the franchise took a serious dive with Pierce Brosnan. He was too old and decidedly not buff, which is a requirement for alpha males in today's market. In fact the box office had fallen off so sharply under Brosnan the studio was considering two previously unthinkable options: 1) recasting the role with a woman (a Sharon Stone type. Jane Bond?) or 2) cancelling the franchise altogether! the Craig films breathed new life into the series and Skyfall has been the most profitable film of them all! 8)
Bay, as I type this and other postings, I am once again enjoying "Skyfall". Superb.
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Bay, as I type this and other postings, I am once again enjoying "Skyfall". Superb.
And so you should; it is the best of the Bond films to date. 8)