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jetsetwilly

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Favourite Fleming Novel
On Her Majestys Secret Service
Favourite Bond Film
Licence To Kill
Favourite Bond Actor
Timothy Dalton
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  • SIS_HQ wrote: » https://fandomwire.com/theyre-not-going-to-be-the-next-james-bond-whole-list-of-actors-including-henry-cavill-rejected-by-producer-barbara-broccoli-in-her-quest-to-reinvent-007/ Absolute BS clickbait article. No news in ther…
  • mtm wrote: » One thing I do like is that when he does it in Goldfinger to sneak around Auric's factory, he's actually got a smart little V neck jumper on. Apparently that was a John Smedley jumper (I have one similar). Craig also wore one i…
  • George_Kaplan wrote: » Venutius wrote: » Yes, everything about Connery in that photo just radiates Bond. Couldn't be improved. What's also great to me is that while Connery's suit would've looked out of place to a lot of people at various time…
  • mtm wrote: » I did rethink that a bit! Crusade has the “Indiana let it go” exchange, which is kind of equally blatant. So I think it’s quite fitting that DoD (SPOILERS FOLLOW) has Indy taught the lesson that he has people who love him and need hi…
  • Throw another one in the ring, how about Tom Ellis -
  • Univex wrote: » This is what Bond should be wearing, even today. Anthony Sinclair should do. That is the ultimate image of what Bond should look like. Producers take note...
  • Ludovico wrote: » Univex wrote: » Just cut his hair a bit on the back and make him lower his voice. Better still, don’t let him talk much. Btw, those are some broad shoulders there! If nothing else he does have the look I think. …
  • Wow! A few people agreeing with my posts this morning. I'm feeling the love.... >:D<
  • Univex wrote: » Just cut his hair a bit on the back and make him lower his voice. Better still, don’t let him talk much. Btw, those are some broad shoulders there! If he does get the Bond gig, he'll probably be the most physically impos…
  • Benny wrote: » What was old is new again. So why not bring back this... (Spoiler) I'd definitely love that!
  • LeonardPine wrote: » Not a fan of LTK I'm afraid. Kudos for trying something different, but it didn't quite work. So it's NTTD for me. Many faults, but I still love it. Talking about doing things differently that didn't work, I think NTTD t…
  • Univex wrote: » The next one should wear a Saville Row brand, and Floris (not that we’d smell it). If they’re doing product placement, why not use some more British brands, just like they use Aston Martin? The answer is, of course, obvious. They’r…
  • peter wrote: » Yeah, they’re looking for an alpha who can woo the opposite sex, even while knowing he’s walking into a trap. Sope could do this scene any day of the week… Shame he doesn’t match the Fleming description 😜
  • delfloria wrote: » LTK by a mile over NTTD. Dalton's era was much closer to Fleming and the addition of the Brofeld element in the Craig era compromised it. Looks like LTK is the clear winner so far. My faith in humanity has been restored..…
  • 007HallY wrote: » I suppose the fact that we've been talking about Dirisu over who knows how many pages over the course of this thread shows there's something to him. I do think there's something about him which plays to what's needed in a cine…
  • 007HallY wrote: » jetsetwilly wrote: » 007HallY wrote: » 4EverBonded wrote: » It just depends upon my mood. If I want something utterly light and fun and silly, then Dalton. If I want the most serious, moving, and appropriate final g…
  • Agent0099 wrote: » IMO Sope is the right man for the job!! Sope is a decent actor, great as a tough guy, but I see nothing at all of Ian Fleming's literary Bond in Sope. If you are not really a fan of Ian Fleming's work, then this should…
  • 007HallY wrote: » 4EverBonded wrote: » It just depends upon my mood. If I want something utterly light and fun and silly, then Dalton. If I want the most serious, moving, and appropriate final goodbye for Craig's Bond, then NTTD. I do…
  • Jordo007 wrote: » Colonel_Venus wrote: » Jordo007 wrote: » Colonel_Venus wrote: » Yep, it's ATJ. And Nolan knows it, which is why he reacted the way he did when ATJ's potential screentest was mentioned in that recent podcast interview.…
  • MakeshiftPython wrote: » Nah, Arnold’s score is what kept CR from being better. He should have been left behind like Vic Armstrong and other Brosnan era elements. My least favorite part of his score is when Bond realizes Vesper’s treachery and Arn…
  • Colonel_Venus wrote: » Junglist_1985 wrote: » Colonel_Venus wrote: » Yep, it's ATJ. And Nolan knows it, which is why he reacted the way he did when ATJ's potential screentest was mentioned in that recent podcast interview. It was qu…
  • thedove wrote: » This one is tough for me but I am going with DAF mainly due to the dialogue and the supporting cast. Morton Slumber, Shady Tree, even the lady who takes her umbrella lest it rain, all shine. I do love YOLT for the rooftop seque…
  • talos7 wrote: » jetsetwilly wrote: » Univex wrote: » If I were a betting man… Also, here’s the interview: https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/a44730888/aaron-taylor-johnson-interview-2023/ It has to be him. ATJ is the…
  • Univex wrote: » If I were a betting man… Also, here’s the interview: https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/a44730888/aaron-taylor-johnson-interview-2023/ It has to be him. ATJ is the next Bond, I'm almost certain of it.
  • buddyoldchap wrote: » Univex wrote: » jetsetwilly wrote: » George_Kaplan wrote: » peter wrote: » I don't think naming a POC is race baiting. I just don't.... AND... I STILL think Sope is the best candidate. He's alpha, he has …
  • SIS_HQ wrote: » jetsetwilly wrote: » SIS_HQ wrote: » it's the worst Bond film in the series, only to be edged out by The Man With The Golden by just a little inch. Blasphemy! Everyone knows DAD and NTTD are the worst Bond films. TM…
  • mtm wrote: » Go on then, have CR too (yes, I did try to show the flares!) :) Nice job! :-bd I wouldn't mind a poster size version of that. 007HallY wrote: » Personally I don't want to see a future Bond wearing drawstring trousers…
  • 007HallY wrote: » jetsetwilly wrote: » 007HallY wrote: » jetsetwilly wrote: » DewiWynBond wrote: » @Benny Acting is in my blood. I have grey hair. I can sing and I don't have a Welsh accent. Every day I get stronger. You'll …
  • SIS_HQ wrote: » it's the worst Bond film in the series, only to be edged out by The Man With The Golden by just a little inch. Blasphemy! Everyone knows DAD and NTTD are the worst Bond films. TMWTGG is actually one of my favourites of Moor…
  • mtm wrote: » Dalt's looks in LTK have certainly always felt quite Fleming-inspired; especially his look in Key West at the beginning. Yes I agree. And the white casual shirt he wears at Sanchez place with black trousers looks very Flemingesqu…