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[ tanaka123 wrote: » acoppola wrote: » BAIN123 wrote: » Believe it or not I too used to favour Dalts over Craig but when I re-watched his films (CR and QoS in particular) these scenes stuck out to me and made me realise how good Craig is:…
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BAIN123 wrote: » Believe it or not I too used to favour Dalts over Craig but when I re-watched his films (CR and QoS in particular) these scenes stuck out to me and made me realise how good Craig is: Those scenes are written…
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GoldenGun wrote: » @acoppola I'm late to this discussion but I wholeheartedly agree with you on Dalton and Craig. I do like Craig in CR and QOS but I prefer both of Dalton's perfomances over anything Craig has done. The thuggishness of Craig…
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Birdleson wrote: » Adjusted gross was less for the Dalton films than for AVTAK. In the USA AVTAK took more. But not worldwide. boxofficemojo.com/franchises/chart/?id=jamesbond.htm
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bondjames wrote: » Great. Thanks @acoppola. I will pick up a copy shortly. Looking forward to the reading it. Thank you for the debate @bondjamez Though I know I draw the short straw for defending Dalton.
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bondjames wrote: » What book are you referring to @acoppola? I'd like to give it a read. When The Snow Melts. An incredible read for a serious Bond fan. Broccoli was a genius producer and his tales are amazing. The book also betrays how Dal…
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echo wrote: » Dalton was ahead of his time. I wish more would be that objective. Dalton was maligned for being true to the character. He gave the series a new perspective after 25 "years. No small feat.
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bondjames wrote: » acoppola wrote: » But, the flavour of LTK is true to Fleming, who to audiences was of no interest. To them Bond was Superman who screwed three women per film. This is probably true. acoppola wrote: » Brosnan was ac…
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@bondjames TLD and LTK made more than AVTAK. I agree the violence in LTK was prototype Taranttino. What happened to Felix was very sadistic. EON in Cubby's book were happy with the box office for TLD. Glen backs this in his book. In hindsight, a …
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bondjames wrote: » @acoppola, personally I much prefer Craig's portrayal to Dalton's. I think he's more balanced, without the emotional ups and downs. That's more to my liking, but I can appreciate your point of view. I understand where you're com…
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RC7 wrote: » acoppola wrote: » RC7 wrote: » BAIN123 wrote: » But Craig is clearly regretful and saddened over Solange's death. It's more that he deliberately doesn't show it infront of M. Wouldn't bother, mate. I have the…
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patb wrote: » Very interesting discussion here and I do think that the Director does need to share credit/blame re acting performances. I remember seeing a great interview with Michael Douglas about his "greed is good" speech in Wall Street. Olive…
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BAIN123 wrote: » i'm not too fond of QoS but I generally like Craig in it, even though he isn't given as much to work with. That scene with White and M was outstanding. I agree. Craig is right for that film.
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BAIN123 wrote: » I think Craig tends to underplay things and people mistake that for being expressionless (his performance during the exchange with M in the interrogation room with Mr White). That's his choice and right. Like Dalton he didn…
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BAIN123 wrote: » acoppola wrote: » BAIN123 wrote: » But Craig is clearly regretful and saddened over Solange's death. It's more that he deliberately doesn't show it infront of M. Where? Scene over and it is not mentioned again. …
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BAIN123 wrote: » But Craig is clearly regretful and saddened over Solange's death. It's more that he deliberately doesn't show it infront of M. Where? Scene over and it is not mentioned again.
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RC7 wrote: » BAIN123 wrote: » But Craig is clearly regretful and saddened over Solange's death. It's more that he deliberately doesn't show it infront of M. Wouldn't bother, mate. I have the right to disagree with you. Not manly …
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bondjames wrote: » acoppola wrote: » bondjames wrote: » BAIN123 wrote: » bondjames wrote: » BAIN123 wrote: » I'm obviously not an actor but I don't quite get how you can overplay being emotionless? Some just can't help it.…
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bondjames wrote: » BAIN123 wrote: » bondjames wrote: » BAIN123 wrote: » I'm obviously not an actor but I don't quite get how you can overplay being emotionless? Some just can't help it. Aussies come to mind. Hemsworth (both of the…
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barryt007 wrote: » acoppola wrote: » BAIN123 wrote: » acoppola wrote: » RC7 wrote: » acoppola wrote: » RC7 wrote: » acoppola wrote: » RC7 wrote: » acoppola wrote: » RC7 wrote: » I enjoy Dalton's performances…
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BAIN123 wrote: » You have your opinion and I have mine. As actors they could not be more different. Craig overplays being emotionless and unlike Fleming's Bond, he is not affected by all the killing. I'm obviously not an actor bu…
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barryt007 wrote: » acoppola wrote: » RC7 wrote: » acoppola wrote: » RC7 wrote: » acoppola wrote: » RC7 wrote: » acoppola wrote: » RC7 wrote: » acoppola wrote: » RC7 wrote: » I enjoy Dalton's performances and…
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RC7 wrote: » acoppola wrote: » RC7 wrote: » acoppola wrote: » RC7 wrote: » acoppola wrote: » RC7 wrote: » acoppola wrote: » RC7 wrote: » I enjoy Dalton's performances and his films, he's obviously a talented actor, …
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Some_Kind_Of_Hero wrote: » Sigh. All you guys, haha. The truth of it is we haven't had a bad actor in the role. They've all been great. Dalton is as good as Craig is as good as Brosnan is as good as Connery is as good as Moore is as good as Lazenb…
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bondjames wrote: » acoppola wrote: » bondjames wrote: » acoppola wrote: » As good as he was with the Queen at Buckingham Palace. That was embarrassing. James Bland. I'll admit that I wasn't impressed here either. Perhaps he was…
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bondjames wrote: » acoppola wrote: » As good as he was with the Queen at Buckingham Palace. That was embarrassing. James Bland. I'll admit that I wasn't impressed here either. Perhaps he was somewhat overwhelmed or didn't want to upsta…
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barryt007 wrote: » Er,he was acting along side Queen Elizabeth II chaps....i think he did a sterling job,as my whole country did in 2012. Knock yourself out. He looked like an Eastern European builder with The Queen., "You must be joking," …
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barryt007 wrote: » BAIN123 wrote: » acoppola wrote: » RC7 wrote: » acoppola wrote: » RC7 wrote: » acoppola wrote: » RC7 wrote: » acoppola wrote: » RC7 wrote: » I enjoy Dalton's performances and his films, he's o…
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BAIN123 wrote: » acoppola wrote: » RC7 wrote: » acoppola wrote: » RC7 wrote: » acoppola wrote: » RC7 wrote: » acoppola wrote: » RC7 wrote: » I enjoy Dalton's performances and his films, he's obviously a talented act…
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RC7 wrote: » acoppola wrote: » RC7 wrote: » acoppola wrote: » RC7 wrote: » acoppola wrote: » RC7 wrote: » I enjoy Dalton's performances and his films, he's obviously a talented actor, but I do think he is caught 'acting' at…
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