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AceHole

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AceHole
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Belgium, via Britain
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Location
Belgium, via Britain
Favourite Fleming Novel
Moonraker
Favourite Bond Film
The Living Daylights
Favourite Bond Actor
Timothy Dalton
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1,744

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  • Sam Smith even being considered is a painful reminder that EoN often pander to the lowest common denominator. No edge, no thrills - just bland & safe all the way. If it is true, let's hope that whoever is behind the decision is not making the…
    in Spectre title song - Writing's on the Wall Comment by AceHole June 2015
  • The 'electromagnetic pulse weapon' in GE. It's just a mess on so many technical levels... #-o
    in Does E = mc² or mc³? The Science in Bond Films Thread Comment by AceHole June 2015
  • DrGorner wrote: » Given he's such a talented actor and he's been spotted covered in CGI spots, I Wouldn't be surprised if Waltz, is not only playing the villain........ but the cat too. :)) Knowing Waltz he'd probably play the cat French.…
    in Is there going to be a Cat in Spectre? Comment by AceHole June 2015
  • dinovelvet wrote: » AceHole wrote: » Short or tall - more important when it comes to 'appeal' is that the fella needs to be striking, if you see what I mean. This is why Hiddleston also fits the bill even though he's not 'soap opera' good look…
    in Who should/could be a Bond actor? Comment by AceHole June 2015
  • SirHilaryBray wrote: » AceHole wrote: » SirHilaryBray wrote: » P.S Dalton and Lazenby often score the bottom two of most polls of popular Bonds. Popular polls are about as interesting & relevant as a pair of very old socks that …
    in Who should/could be a Bond actor? Comment by AceHole June 2015
  • AgentJamesBond007 wrote: » Would Bond's look in Skyfall/Spectre be improved if his suits looked more like this? Add slanted pockets, a ticket pocket and we have a deal :D
    in The James Bond Wardrobe/Style Thread Comment by AceHole June 2015
  • SirHilaryBray wrote: » P.S Dalton and Lazenby often score the bottom two of most polls of popular Bonds. Popular polls are about as interesting & relevant as a pair of very old socks that haven't been washed since the Queen's jubilee. T…
    in Who should/could be a Bond actor? Comment by AceHole June 2015
  • SirHilaryBray wrote: » AceHole wrote: » SirHilaryBray wrote: » suavejmf wrote: » bondjames wrote: » Completely agree on Hiddleston for all the reasons you mention @AceHole. He has a certain unconventional handsomeness and a menace …
    in Who should/could be a Bond actor? Comment by AceHole June 2015
  • SirHilaryBray wrote: » suavejmf wrote: » bondjames wrote: » Completely agree on Hiddleston for all the reasons you mention @AceHole. He has a certain unconventional handsomeness and a menace that is exactly what we need to take the mantle …
    in Who should/could be a Bond actor? Comment by AceHole June 2015
  • suavejmf wrote: » Fleming had Bond at 6ft (Yes Craig at just over 5ft 10 inches is acceptable and blonde hair is acceptable). However, this is the 'height measure from the creator'. 6ft (1.83m) back in the 1950's would roughly equate to a s…
    in Who should/could be a Bond actor? Comment by AceHole June 2015
  • bondjames wrote: » Completely agree on Hiddleston for all the reasons you mention @AceHole. He has a certain unconventional handsomeness and a menace that is exactly what we need to take the mantle post-Craig. People who dismiss Hiddlesto…
    in Who should/could be a Bond actor? Comment by AceHole June 2015
  • Throwing around all these names are very good and well, but at the end of DC’s stint EoN cannot simply settle for just any 30 year old Brit who looks the part (even though this has now broadened) and can act a bit. Dan has raised the bar. James B…
    in Who should/could be a Bond actor? Comment by AceHole June 2015
  • Mallory wrote: » Spy Hard is great @AceHole. Especially the Wierd Al opening titles a la Thunderball. Hmmm.... horses for courses :|
    in SPY knows Bond Comment by AceHole June 2015
  • The wife is bugging me to see this as she loves this zany McCarthy woman - however I'm not quite certain it's smth I'd enjoy... I still have nightmares about paying good money to see the abomination that way 'Spy Hard' back in the '90s ... :|
    in SPY knows Bond Comment by AceHole June 2015
  • JCRendle wrote: » Isn't it a Janker, the Austrian version of the Mao suit Ahem!! Now hold on just a minute [-( Being half Austrian I must protest and put you fellas right here. The 'Janker' is IN NO WAY 'an Austrian version of the Mao …
    in The James Bond Wardrobe/Style Thread Comment by AceHole June 2015
  • bondjames wrote: » I recently noticed a lot of visual similarities between this scene: and this one: Sure, the context was different, but certainly one inspired the other. Loved both scenes. Something about Bond drawing his weapon in a fan…
    in I've never noticed that before... Comment by AceHole June 2015
  • Just a great piece of fiction, let alone a great collection of Bond stories - in my top 3 favorite Bond lit’ after Moonraker and FRWL The Living Daylights 83% Octopussy 83% The Property of a Lady 74%
    in “Rate The Various Categories – The Fleming Novels!” - This week; TLD & OP Short Story! Comment by AceHole June 2015
  • suavejmf wrote: » SuzanneStone wrote: » What about the sheriff from the walking dead? I haven't actually seen him in anything, but is he a good actor? Andrew Lincoln. Yes, good actor, good looking, British, just tall enough. Certainl…
    in Who should/could be a Bond actor? Comment by AceHole June 2015
  • Only noticed this last month when I re-watched DN: In the office briefing scene Bond hastily takes out his lighter to offer it to M, but M ignores the gesture... it is a very interesting & subtle way for the director to show 007's deference t…
    in I've never noticed that before... Comment by AceHole June 2015
  • Ludovico wrote: » A fifth Brosnan might have been a commercial success, but he did not have the aura he had in 1995... Or 1987 for that matter. And I think this also played a role in the way things turned out for both Dalton and Craig. Bros…
    in Why did Craig succeed when Dalton failed? Comment by AceHole June 2015
  • I think Blofeld will be accompanied by a pet ferret. Much more in keeping with the times.
    in Is there going to be a Cat in Spectre? Comment by AceHole June 2015
  • Ludovico wrote: » I'm not sure I'm following you. First you say the series is a far cry from the novels then you said Craig succeeded because CR was a relatively faithful adaptation. Well, other than CR, they were ('a far cry from the nove…
    in Why did Craig succeed when Dalton failed? Comment by AceHole June 2015
  • Ludovico wrote: » Still irrelevant to the topic at hand. Hardly irrelevant. If Dalton had been given CR he would have nailed it just as Craig did. Craig has had the benefit of the producers playing to his strengths with quality material,…
    in Why did Craig succeed when Dalton failed? Comment by AceHole June 2015
  • Perdogg wrote: » if you want to define success as only money, then fine. I think the Bond movies are destroying the novels. I concur. We are now so far removed from what 007 really is/was that the films are 'James Bond' only as far as the l…
    in Why did Craig succeed when Dalton failed? Comment by AceHole June 2015
  • CraterGuns wrote: » An ex-girlfriend of mine -- whom I lived with for some years before meeting the lovely lady I eventually married -- actually became a Bond fan because of Dalton... who did make her weak in the knees. She apparently had a thi…
    in Why did Craig succeed when Dalton failed? Comment by AceHole May 2015
  • SirHilaryBray wrote: » Not a fan of the Tom Hughes look, similar to why I wouldnt like Nicholas Hoult or Sam Claflin to be considered, too airy fairy pretty boy look about them I think Bond has to be gritty not just pretty. To be fair(y) :D…
    in Who should/could be a Bond actor? Comment by AceHole May 2015
  • All well and good - though Dalton's tenure was not cut short because of his sex appeal, or lack of it. It was because EoN and Cubby did not back him and the franchise properly with budget, quality of output and marketing. The franchise went AWOL be…
    in Why did Craig succeed when Dalton failed? Comment by AceHole May 2015
  • Germanlady wrote: » If you read through this thread, its mostly a gathering of Daltonites who are just tireless in their effort to declare him the King of cool and his rather lame reception as a result of audiences not ready for the new approach. …
    in Why did Craig succeed when Dalton failed? Comment by AceHole May 2015
  • Lancaster007 wrote: » Watching BBC2s The Game, and thinking that in a few years time (after Bond 25 if Craig does it) then Tom Hughes who plays MI5 agent Joe would make a good Bond. I mentioned him a few weeks ago, and yes, he has some pote…
    in Who should/could be a Bond actor? Comment by AceHole May 2015
  • bondjames wrote: » Babs made mistakes early on as she was getting her feet wet and building experience. She's an old hand now and knows what it's about. I have complete faith in her after her bold decision for Craig. If she's involved, we have not…
    in Who should/could be a Bond actor? Comment by AceHole May 2015