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suavejmf

Send the bar man over please......

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suavejmf
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Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England
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Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England
Favourite Fleming Novel
Dr No
Favourite Bond Film
From Russia With Love
Favourite Bond Actor
Sean Connery
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  • DoctorClatterhand wrote: » FatherValentine wrote: » DoctorClatterhand wrote: » FatherValentine wrote: » DoctorClatterhand wrote: » peter wrote: » @Murdock ; I’m not saying that “safe” is a bad thing. I’m not saying that the …
  • Pierce2Daniel wrote: » Shout out to @Denbigh - I hope he doesn't mind me sharing this.... He created this terrific piece of concept art for what a potential 'Timothee Chalamet as 007' could look like. Personally, I can seriously see it. He's ad…
  • DoctorClatterhand wrote: » FatherValentine wrote: » DoctorClatterhand wrote: » peter wrote: » @Murdock ; I’m not saying that “safe” is a bad thing. I’m not saying that the future films won’t get “lighter”. What I’m guessing from …
  • MSL49 wrote: » James Brolin, his screentest is on youtube. It’s a really really bad screen test isn’t it. Bond with a solid American Accent and ‘wooden’ acting. Thank the heavens Sir Roger returned.....
  • My regards to Baron Samedi man, right between the eyes!
  • peter wrote: » @Murdock ... I can’t say much to that. It must suck you’ve lived through the Craig Era. Personally he’s my fave, next to Conney. But I wasn’t too enamoured by the previous era, so these things come and go. In the end, I always cons…
  • Shardlake wrote: » Craig made Bond dangerous and believable after his predecessor had turned the character into a cartoon character with all the depth of a piece of cardboard. Casting some plank of wood like Henry Cavill would be a backwards st…
  • mtm wrote: » bondsum wrote: » mtm wrote: » bondsum wrote: » Though I still like the pre-end title sequence where Bond and Tiffany head for Britain on a cruise ship, and where Wint and Kidd pose as room-service stewards. It's got to be …
  • MSL49 wrote: » How about Armie Hammer? He’s not British??? O% possibly. Personally, I don’t want an American actor anywhere near the role of Bond.
  • Murdock wrote: » MSL49 wrote: » You made that? Nice work. Yes I did, and thank you. :) It’s excellent.
  • Risico007 wrote: » Murdock wrote: » Cavill is the only one I'm rooting for to be the next Bond. Everyone else mentioned makes me scratch my head. I like Cavill he is in my top 5 along with Hardy Hiddleston Fassbender and either Hems…
  • Herr_Stockmann wrote: » MSL49 wrote: » How about Jamie Dornan, i think he is a screentest material? I think he could have been a serious candidate and hypothetically a convincing Bond, based on his performance in Anthropoid, however he's …
  • GoldenGun wrote: » FatherValentine wrote: » Agent_Zero_One wrote: » MakeshiftPython wrote: » Agent_Zero_One wrote: » You don't need to construct an impassioned response to an argument that doesn't exist, @AstonLotus. Anyone with ha…
  • MSL49 wrote: » How about Jamie Dornan, i think he is a screentest material? He’s a plank of wood. Terrible actor.
  • patb wrote: » I didn't say I didn't care but, as DC has shown, there is flexibility in the looks department. Being Bond is as much about the "swagger", lifestyle etc as it is the pure looks. I dont think that the choice should be really narrowed b…
  • mtm wrote: » talos7 wrote: » As I’ve said if Cavill, years ago , based on appearance alone, I was very enthusiastic for him as a potential Bond ; but as the years passed, snd I saw performances by him, my enthusiasm waned. I can always sense h…
  • Benjamin_Weekly69 wrote: » A pale Vampire?? Not Bondian at all IMO.
  • MSL49 wrote: » Denbigh wrote: » talos7 wrote: » Denbigh wrote: » talos7 wrote: » If you look at photos from over the past 5 years or so, he is really growing into his looks; with 4 or 5 more years he will be 35ish and have the com…
  • A new Jaws sequel or prequel.
  • goldenswissroyale wrote: » TripAces wrote: » Creasy47 wrote: » I should've finished the thought much earlier but what I was getting at is if there was some way to objectively rank the films, however that might be, it's fair to assume that …
  • Ludovico wrote: » talos7 wrote: » Pierce2Daniel wrote: » Univex wrote: » BTW, guy's got brilliant comedic timing and range. Woah....When did Nicholas Hoult get so sexy? Damn...Okay, now I can see why he was in contention for…
  • Thunderfinger wrote: » BondWillReturn wrote: » I wonder if Fleming had plans to let the son come back, in some form, in some book before he died It was never stated that he had a son, just that Kissy was pregnant with his child. …
  • talos7 wrote: » Lighter? Yes. Silly? No. I hope they find the next generation’s Hugh Jackman, someone who can effortlessly move from charming to brutal and handle both equally well. Connery and Craig, were/ are actors who can effortlessly m…
  • MSL49 wrote: » DoctorClatterhand wrote: » Hugh Grant has somehow become a fantastic character actor. He was brilliant as a villain in Paddington 2. The director, Paul King, would make a great Bond helmer too. He'd make a very British Bond with…
  • GadgetMan wrote: » True. And I also think Hugh Grant would have easily replaced Desmond Llewelyn as Q, right up to Craig's Bond. Also, a good suggestion.
  • mtm wrote: » I think Hugh Grant is brilliant, I would be happy to see him do something like that. Actually I was just imagining him as Denbeigh in Spectre: I genuinely think that would have been much better. Agreed on both counts.
  • MSL49 wrote: » Denbigh wrote: » talos7 wrote: » Denbigh wrote: » Hemsworth, to me, is another choice that completely changes what the films are about. I don’t want to watch Hemsworth in a James Bond film, I want to watch someone be Jam…
  • mtm wrote: » Not really much different, the Saint and Persuaders were big international shows and got shown on network TV in the US I believe. He was a big star, and in fact it was probably worse than Hemsworth because he was known for playing par…
  • Benny wrote: » If he worked on the accent with a dialect coach, would that change your mind @suavejmf ? He has masses of likability and charisma. And is popular with audiences. Yes. He’s got charisma and star quality certainly. He almost n…
  • Benny wrote: » suavejmf wrote: » MSL49 wrote: » How about Rupert Friend, he made reading's last time around? I’d say he’s definitely worth a screen test. He's also known to American audiences through Homeland. Something desp…