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Cleese is the second best of the 4. Llewellyn was a much loved fixture of the series, and I don't think he will be topped. Cleese would come second. After Cleese comes a drop off in quality with the bland Algernon/Q from Never Say Never Again in third, and finally the worst, that junior Q from Skyfall.
I don't remember that line.
The first time I saw SF, I laughed so hard at his face and slow delivery of "Open...the doooor." I wasn't sure if it was meant to be funny, but it worked for me.
longer very funny and is definitely not someone whose opinion I take very seriously. SF definitely increased the number of gags on CR and QoS, the only problem was that none of them were actually very funny (this is part of an on-going problem related to poor scripts). I prefer the minimal humour of DC's first two films to the lame sub-Mooresque jokes in SF. That said, I'd love to see a more light hearted Bond movie with a general all round more up beat tone and some well judged, genuinely humourous lines/situations.
Mendes however is another tale............ I'll be curious if he remains the director and might even consider stepping down.
At this point, though, is it really plausible that Mendes would exit the project because of the return of P&W?
That's harsh, especially how the humour was toned down in TLD & LTK.
No, it's not harsh, it's the truth. And it wasn't toned down anywhere near enough.
Couldn't stand Cleese as Q - just summed up the Brosnan era. Everything became a bit of lame joke.
I've said before, Dalton could do humorous lines well but not "quips". They just didn't really work for him.
Case in point the "dead end" line in LTK. Utterly forced in, unfunny and pointless. Not a massive fan of "he met his waterloo" either.
Overall I think Craig handles most of the lighter stuff better than Dalton did.
"I read your obituary of me!"
"And?"
"appalling"
Dalton did "comedy" fine in Rocketeer and Hot Fuzz, but in Bond? Not a chance.
More subtle humour there - perhaps that is Craig's forte?
Moore & Broz did the haw haw knee-slappers. And most of THOSE I could have done without, frankly.
Forgot to knock? Positively shocking. [-(
That was always the line with Connery. The dark irony was there to keep death at bay. It grew to a point where anything Broz/Moore said came out like a gag. Moonraker was littered with them.
Back to Cleese
Well, i suspect it rears his head when his era is bashed. Senile dementia Mr Cleese.
By the end of that film EVERY line is an innuendo.
I hated Cleese as Q. I liked him in Fawlty Towers but in the Bond films he was a train wreck. Mind you, Brosnan wasn't far off that either.
I reckon Cleese is still bitter about being kicked out of the role after DAD. He said as much in an interview a few years ago.
As a result of this what they should do is change Bond's humour.
The droll one liners suited Connery, and the double entendres suited Moore, but somehow they persevered with a combination of both for Dalton and Brosnan, when perhaps they should've adapted the much needed humour to the actor concerned.
Brosnan is funnier when he reacts to situations, pulling comedy faces or whatever. Similar to when he escapes the police and drops to the ground during the PTS of TWINE. He looks at the passers by, does a double take or whatever and walks away. That's when he is funniest, not when he delivers a terrible pun.
Dalton may have struggled with the one liners, but they really should have played to his strengths. After all his Bond is a 360 degree turnaround from Moore, so why make him drop the same old crummy jokes? Instead of the stupid 'salt corrosion' quip the writers should have discussed with Dalton what he was comfortable doing or saying. A simple wink at the girl would've been funnier.
The worst offender in the Dalton films, was thankfully cut from The Living Daylights. I am, of course, talking about the ridiculous Magic Carpet Ride. I don't know who cut it, but thank you. If that had made it into the film, even I could not have defended it's existence.
I agree - humour is a problem that the more serious Bond actors face - witness Dalton's humour line delivery in TLD especially.
I personally thought Dalton dealt with it fine. May be the humour could have been better adapted to his style, but generally it was okay. Craig has had some good lines. I think his problem is more the quality of the writing than anything else.
Moore was so OTT but they jived well with his persona and the direction of the films. When they change actors they have to retool. TLD has so many Moore influences but Dalton navigated the waters and managed to establish his own stamp despite the attempts at humor. By LTK the writers knew exactly what he and they wanted.
GE has some Moorish humor and one liners and Pierce handled them okay.
Craig is a totally different animal and the writers, all the material suited him well. So what if Cleese misses the humor, I mean who really cares?
SF is a balsy movie and I would not change anything.
Cars are like opinions. Everybody has one.
Or was that arse?
What, cars are like arses? Well they both produce a lot of gas I suppose.