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acoppola

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acoppola
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London Ealing not far from where Bob Simmons lived
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London Ealing not far from where Bob Simmons lived
Favourite Fleming Novel
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Favourite Bond Film
The Living Daylights
Favourite Bond Actor
Timothy Dalton
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  • 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 times. If you play the scene of Bond f…
  • 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 times. If you play the scene of Bond finding Della followed by Bond cradling …
  • bondjames wrote: » BAIN123 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 times. If you play the scene of Bond finding Della followed by Bond crad…
  • BAIN123 wrote: » acoppola wrote: » BAIN123 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 times. If you play the scene of Bond finding Della f…
  • bondjames wrote: » NicNac wrote: » The point about Connery was that he was the living example of the man that 'men want to be and women want in their beds'. Dalton may be some Bond fans perfect Fleming Bond (although I would even argue that…
  • BAIN123 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 times. If you play the scene of Bond finding Della followed by Bond cradling Vesper it's eviden…
  • 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 times. If you play the scene of Bond finding Della followed by Bond cradling Vesper it's evident that Craig brings a…
  • barryt007 wrote: » acoppola wrote: » BAIN123 wrote: » acoppola wrote: » BAIN123 wrote: » barryt007 wrote: » acoppola wrote: » barryt007 wrote: » acoppola wrote: » barryt007 wrote: » Oh Eva is a big success ,and …
  • BAIN123 wrote: » acoppola wrote: » BAIN123 wrote: » acoppola wrote: » BAIN123 wrote: » barryt007 wrote: » acoppola wrote: » barryt007 wrote: » acoppola wrote: » barryt007 wrote: » Oh Eva is a big success ,and ye…
  • BAIN123 wrote: » acoppola wrote: » BAIN123 wrote: » barryt007 wrote: » acoppola wrote: » barryt007 wrote: » acoppola wrote: » barryt007 wrote: » Oh Eva is a big success ,and yes,very fussy about scripts etc just like DC…
  • tanaka123 wrote: » acoppola wrote: » tanaka123 wrote: » acoppola wrote: » tanaka123 wrote: » Stage and screen acting involve very different techniques. Judi Dench is someone who knows how to navigate both. Dalton has navigat…
  • BAIN123 wrote: » barryt007 wrote: » acoppola wrote: » barryt007 wrote: » acoppola wrote: » barryt007 wrote: » Oh Eva is a big success ,and yes,very fussy about scripts etc just like DC ....she will go far...Dalton,i think,has g…
  • barryt007 wrote: » acoppola wrote: » barryt007 wrote: » Oh Eva is a big success ,and yes,very fussy about scripts etc just like DC ....she will go far...Dalton,i think,has gone as far as he can go with Penny Dreadful. Dalton in the …
  • barryt007 wrote: » Oh Eva is a big success ,and yes,very fussy about scripts etc just like DC ....she will go far...Dalton,i think,has gone as far as he can go with Penny Dreadful. Dalton in the 80's with Jane Eyre was a huge success. He al…
  • BAIN123 wrote: » You make a good point, but I do still wonder whether Eva Green has generally translated to the big screen in a way that Dalton hasn't quite managed. I get the impression both are fairly picky when it comes to scripts, but Eva seem…
  • BAIN123 wrote: » But your comment is out of the ether and you once said Lazenby was a better actor in some scenes than Dalton, when it is common knowledge that Lazenby is no actor With all due respect I never said Laz was a better actor. I…
  • tanaka123 wrote: » acoppola wrote: » tanaka123 wrote: » Stage and screen acting involve very different techniques. Judi Dench is someone who knows how to navigate both. Dalton has navigated both. So obviously he knows. I do remember…
  • tanaka123 wrote: » Stage and screen acting involve very different techniques. Judi Dench is someone who knows how to navigate both. Dalton has navigated both. So obviously he knows. I do remember that critics thought he was too good an acto…
  • BAIN123 wrote: » I've said this before on various threads but don't think I've ever put it in this one: I don't think Dalton has enough of a big screen presence and is a better fit on television. That is subjective. Dalton as an actor do…
  • patb wrote: » Perhaps we were spoiled in the long term as Cionnery/Moore were so seemingly effortless in this area that we took it for granted and, since then, we have seen a series of respected actors struggle with this part of Bond's persona. …
  • JamesBond__007 wrote: » Every new bond actor actor needs to make his potrayal his own and not borrow characteristics from other actors portrayals. Films like OHMSS and LTK took a risk which made them unique from other bond films and get even bette…
  • ] JamesBond__007 wrote: » Craig's first two portrayals of bond are very similar to Jason Bourne and Dalton. I don't understand people complaining about LTK being to dark since the 80's were clearly a popular time to film dark action movies. Pe…
  • Without question it is Sean Connery. No Connery first, means I never would have got Dalton. Connery was in a 1961 film The Frightened City and man, he was already an established actor. Like @0BradyM0Bondfanatic7. eloquently wrote, Young had al…
  • BAIN123 wrote: » but Laz does have a considerably stronger screen presence than Dalton. Yes and Osama Bin Laden is a Christian fundamentalist. Look, you can't win. Dalton is a professional actor and Lazenby a f**king male model Dalt…
  • BAIN123 wrote: » but Laz does have a considerably stronger screen presence than Dalton.[/quote
  • BAIN123 wrote: » acoppola wrote: » BAIN123 wrote: » I have to confess, a few years ago I did a double-bill of OHMSS and LTK. Up until that point LTK had been a favourite, but after OHMSS it felt like a disappointment and the generic fee…
  • BAIN123 wrote: » I have to confess, a few years ago I did a double-bill of OHMSS and LTK. Up until that point LTK had been a favourite, but after OHMSS it felt like a disappointment and the generic feel showed up a lot more. But they are…
  • bondjames wrote: » @acoppola, I very much agree that Mendes appears to want to make an artistic statement while delivering his Bond films. He appears to be focused on his creative legacy and seems to use Bond as a means to further that. He had …
  • GoldenGun wrote: » acoppola wrote: » bondjames wrote: » LordBrettSinclair wrote: » Skyfall The World Is Not Enough Die Another Day I'm with you on 2 out of 3. Reboot necessitating PoS's, both of them. EON amazes me how th…
  • bondjames wrote: » LordBrettSinclair wrote: » Skyfall The World Is Not Enough Die Another Day I'm with you on 2 out of 3. Reboot necessitating PoS's, both of them. @bondjames, EON amazes me how they screwed up DAD. The producers …