The PIERCE BROSNAN Appreciation thread - Discuss His Life, His Career, His Bond Films

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  • edited May 2022 Posts: 6,682
    Agent_99 wrote: »
    mattjoes wrote: »
    The synopsis is hilarious. Especially combined with Brosnan staring at the camera. Like "yeah, I do all those things you read. And more. Aren't you curious now?"

    The use of 'impregnates' in particular is...a choice.
    Yeah, that caught my eye too. Sounds like he's some kind of alien creature.

    Agent_99 wrote: »
    It's one of those 'romantic' 'comedies' where each and every character is irredeemably awful and you want the whole lot to die in a fire.
    I can imagine.

    Agent_99 wrote: »
    mattjoes wrote: »
    I can vouch for the quality of Brosnan's performance in Around the World in 80 Days.

    I really want to see this - it's one of my favourite books and I was disappointed with the version the BBC gave us at Christmas.
    The one with the female Inspector Fix? I haven't seen it, but I did read the book and watched the 1956 film and 1989 miniseries, both very enjoyable. As far as screen adaptations go, the 1989 miniseries makes Inspector Fix more likable. Robert Newton was good in the 1956 film, but rather abrasive, so it's nice to have this other take on the role, courtesy of Peter Ustinov. In the miniseries, the romance between Fogg and Aouda is more developed too.

    Neither version is entirely faithful to the book, of course, considering, for instance, the balloon in both versions, and the eccentric but ingenious casting choice of Cantinflas as Passepartout in the 1956 film, a character whose name remains the same but who speaks fluent Spanish with a Mexican accent and idioms.

    (Incidentally, I love many Cantinflas movies, particularly until the early sixties, though I doubt many English speakers are familiar with his work. Even in Spanish there is a lack of critical analysis of his career. Quite regrettable, especially considering the fascinating change his films underwent through the years, gradually becoming more socially outspoken, replacing subtle satire with blunt moralizing and patronizing, and thus becoming worse overall.)

    The 2004 Around the World film also made an unusual choice with Passepartout by casting Jackie Chan. And now the latest miniseries does something similar with a female Fix. Mixing it up in casting seems to have become an accidental tradition for these adaptations!
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    Is it me or does the Cuba scene in NTTD feel like a Brosnan sequence?
  • VenutiusVenutius Yorkshire
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    Cuba goes a bit daft - is that what you mean? ;)
  • Jordo007Jordo007 Merseyside
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    Is it me or does the Cuba scene in NTTD feel like a Brosnan sequence?

    Yeah it reminded me of Tomorrow Never Dies
  • Agent_99Agent_99 enjoys a spirited ride as much as the next girl
    edited May 2022 Posts: 3,099
    mattjoes wrote: »
    The one with the female Inspector Fix?

    Yes - it had some good ideas but I found the humour was missing. I gave up after one episode.
  • 00Heaven00Heaven Home
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    I really, really love The Matador. I think it's excellent. A friend of mine hasn't seen it and I keep telling her it's a hidden gem.
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
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    00Heaven wrote: »
    I really, really love The Matador. I think it's excellent. A friend of mine hasn't seen it and I keep telling her it's a hidden gem.

    It's fun looking at it as a wild, unofficial fifth Bond film for Brosnan, where he's retired from MI6 and completely burnt out but works for a new agency.
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    Jordo007 wrote: »
    Is it me or does the Cuba scene in NTTD feel like a Brosnan sequence?

    Yeah it reminded me of Tomorrow Never Dies

    Sort of. It gets very fast paced and has these moments such as Bond taking someone out with a tray, downing shots in between the action sequences etc. It's exactly the sort of stuff you'd get throughout most of PB's tenure.

    That said, I've never seen anything quite as horrific in a Brosnan Bond film as when the Spectre agents start to die (honestly, it looks like it could be in a horror film). The concept of the Spectre meeting being a sort of Bunga Bunga party and the set/costumes are more camp than what we got during the Brosnan era (and no, the Brosnan films were not camp, as silly as the later ones could be). So it has a weird mixture of tones, for better or worse.
  • MaxCasinoMaxCasino United States
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    Happy birthday to the man himself. Here’s hoping you have a great day.
  • Happy Birthday Pierce!!!
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
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    Happy Birthday to the legendary Pierce Brosnan, the man who got me into film through GE and more. I'm going to watch Mars Attacks! for the first time today and may need to find time to watch one of his Bond films (GE is always a great choice).
  • GadgetManGadgetMan Lagos, Nigeria
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    Happy Birthday, Pierce.
  • Agent_99Agent_99 enjoys a spirited ride as much as the next girl
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    Watched the birthday boy's brief performance as 'Last Victim' in Hammer House of Horror: Carpathian Eagle last night (very findable online if you fancy it).

    Look at the wee lad!!

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  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
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    What a baby! Is it worth it? I thought it was deemed a TV episode and I try not to log those on Letterboxd but I am trying to watch all of his works that can be considered "movies."
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    Creasy47 wrote: »
    Happy Birthday to the legendary Pierce Brosnan, the man who got me into film through GE and more. I'm going to watch Mars Attacks! for the first time today and may need to find time to watch one of his Bond films (GE is always a great choice).

    Well, what about Mars Attacks? I love that movie.
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    Creasy47 wrote: »

    What is PB wearing? Oh dear
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
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    mattjoes wrote: »
    Creasy47 wrote: »
    Happy Birthday to the legendary Pierce Brosnan, the man who got me into film through GE and more. I'm going to watch Mars Attacks! for the first time today and may need to find time to watch one of his Bond films (GE is always a great choice).

    Well, what about Mars Attacks? I love that movie.

    It wasn't the worst! It's way too dated now and I feel like I would've loved it had I rented it as a kid instead, when it was fresh and the technology wasn't that advanced, but it was fine enough. I think I gave it 2/5 stars - didn't wow me but I loved the characters on display more than anything, really.
  • Agent_99Agent_99 enjoys a spirited ride as much as the next girl
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    Creasy47 wrote: »
    What a baby! Is it worth it? I thought it was deemed a TV episode and I try not to log those on Letterboxd but I am trying to watch all of his works that can be considered "movies."

    It's 50 minutes, so definitely a TV episode. Fun, though - some astoundingly bad clothing choices all round, and some very sleazy dudes getting their comeuppance.

    As for Mars Attacks, I saw it recently and was surprised by how enjoyable it was; way more to it than the posters and clips I'd seen had led me to believe.
  • VenutiusVenutius Yorkshire
    edited May 2022 Posts: 2,895
    I saw that Hammer House of Horror episode at the time and I remember that Suzanne Danielle was in it - but I'd got no memory of Brosnan being in it! Weird. Pierce was the answer in a question on The Chase the other night - 'Which James Bond actor used to be a fire-eater in a circus?'! If I ever knew that, I'd forgotten it - damned bizarre image, though! :-O
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
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    Venutius wrote: »
    I saw that Hammer House of Horror episode at the time and I remember that Suzanne Danielle was in it - but I'd got no memory of Brosnan being in it! Weird. Pierce was the answer in a question on The Chase the other night - 'Which James Bond actor used to be a fire-eater in a circus?'! If I ever knew that, I'd forgotten it - damned bizarre image, though! :-O

    One of the bits of his biography that always intriguingly stood out to me. I think he said he did it just to get chicks too. What a stud.
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    Creasy47 wrote: »
    mattjoes wrote: »
    Creasy47 wrote: »
    Happy Birthday to the legendary Pierce Brosnan, the man who got me into film through GE and more. I'm going to watch Mars Attacks! for the first time today and may need to find time to watch one of his Bond films (GE is always a great choice).

    Well, what about Mars Attacks? I love that movie.

    It wasn't the worst! It's way too dated now and I feel like I would've loved it had I rented it as a kid instead, when it was fresh and the technology wasn't that advanced, but it was fine enough. I think I gave it 2/5 stars - didn't wow me but I loved the characters on display more than anything, really.

    I like the characters and I like seeing them get killed off. This film makes it funny.

    And I love that first Tom Jones scene.
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
    edited May 2022 Posts: 40,372
    mattjoes wrote: »
    Creasy47 wrote: »
    mattjoes wrote: »
    Creasy47 wrote: »
    Happy Birthday to the legendary Pierce Brosnan, the man who got me into film through GE and more. I'm going to watch Mars Attacks! for the first time today and may need to find time to watch one of his Bond films (GE is always a great choice).

    Well, what about Mars Attacks? I love that movie.

    It wasn't the worst! It's way too dated now and I feel like I would've loved it had I rented it as a kid instead, when it was fresh and the technology wasn't that advanced, but it was fine enough. I think I gave it 2/5 stars - didn't wow me but I loved the characters on display more than anything, really.

    I like the characters and I like seeing them get killed off. This film makes it funny.

    And I love that first Tom Jones scene.

    Where else do you get to enjoy Tom Jones not only singing but fighting aliens too?

    @Agent_99, I'll be checking out Carpathian Eagle later tonight! I figure it's over 50 minutes and it's available to log on Letterboxd so I'll skirt my criteria for once and consider it a "TV movie" instead so I can check it out. Hopefully he appears longer or more fruitfully than that blink-and-you'll-miss-it bit in the horrible The Mirror Crack'd.
  • chrisisallchrisisall Brosnan Defender Of The Realm
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    At the end of the day Pierce was in four Bond films I can enjoy (yeah, even DAD), and Dan was in three I can enjoy (SF & NTTD are wastes of time I won't revisit).
  • Agent_99Agent_99 enjoys a spirited ride as much as the next girl
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    Venutius wrote: »
    I saw that Hammer House of Horror episode at the time and I remember that Suzanne Danielle was in it - but I'd got no memory of Brosnan being in it! Weird. Pierce was the answer in a question on The Chase the other night - 'Which James Bond actor used to be a fire-eater in a circus?'! If I ever knew that, I'd forgotten it - damned bizarre image, though! :-O

    He does it in a Remington Steele episode, along with some trapeze stuff!
    Creasy47 wrote: »
    @Agent_99, I'll be checking out Carpathian Eagle later tonight! I figure it's over 50 minutes and it's available to log on Letterboxd so I'll skirt my criteria for once and consider it a "TV movie" instead so I can check it out. Hopefully he appears longer or more fruitfully than that blink-and-you'll-miss-it bit in the horrible The Mirror Crack'd.

    Enjoy! It's a short appearance but he does get actual lines.
  • VenutiusVenutius Yorkshire
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    Loving the Brosnan circus stuff!
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    Venutius wrote: »
    I saw that Hammer House of Horror episode at the time and I remember that Suzanne Danielle was in it - but I'd got no memory of Brosnan being in it! Weird. Pierce was the answer in a question on The Chase the other night - 'Which James Bond actor used to be a fire-eater in a circus?'! If I ever knew that, I'd forgotten it - damned bizarre image, though! :-O

    He did some fire eating when he guest hosted Muppets Tonight.
  • Agent_Zero_OneAgent_Zero_One Ireland
    edited June 2022 Posts: 554
    Agent_99 wrote: »
    Watched the birthday boy's brief performance as 'Last Victim' in Hammer House of Horror: Carpathian Eagle last night (very findable online if you fancy it).

    Look at the wee lad!!

    MV5BYWVjYWJjZGMtYWFhZS00ZTdhLTg1NDctNzZlYmVmNWU0ZDQ0XkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMTE4MDg3NTIz._V1_.jpg
    Aww, he's so young.
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    Agent_99 wrote: »
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    - Hello there. Do you know where I can find the, uhh..., the park swings?
    - Get lost, mate.
  • Agent_99Agent_99 enjoys a spirited ride as much as the next girl
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    mattjoes wrote: »

    - Hello there. Do you know where I can find the, uhh..., the park swings?
    - Get lost, mate.

    That's an improvement on his actual line, which is "Look, I fancy you, you fancy me, let's not mess about."

    (Which reads like 'James Bond but honest' now I come to think of it.)
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