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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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  • Denbigh wrote: » Like I've said before there's only two names that I would write off completely, every other person that's been mentioned I would let audition; even if there's just that one thing holding them back - whether that's height (within r…
  • Denbigh wrote: » suavejmf wrote: » sandbagger1 wrote: » Denbigh wrote: » Nearly every suggestion on this page has been compared to Turner in some shape or form as if he is somehow James Bond by default. Well, I don't think it wi…
  • MakeshiftPython wrote: » Campbell never struck me as a Bond fan, just a filmmaker who approaches the work he’s given and makes the best film he can out of it. I do think fans truly didn’t appreciate Campbell until CR, which by then made him two fo…
  • sandbagger1 wrote: » Denbigh wrote: » Nearly every suggestion on this page has been compared to Turner in some shape or form as if he is somehow James Bond by default. Well, I don't think it will be Turner. As I've said before, he just …
  • shamanimal wrote: » Pierce2Daniel wrote: » MdL wrote: » I would like to see Cillian Murphy take the mantle, he could take the character even more darker than Craig. He's 44, sadly. Which will work against him....however, I totally a…
  • MajorDSmythe wrote: » O'Connel just looks too unconventional for Bond. He has the looks better suited to following Jodie Whittaker as the next Doctor. +1.
  • JeremyBondon wrote: » Jack doesn't wear a suit like Bond does. The suit wears him. This is how Bond wears a suit Turner looks far more like a Bond. He looks like an artists impression on one of Fleming’s books. O’Connell looks li…
  • sandbagger1 wrote: » suavejmf wrote: » Totally snobbery, but the type of snobbery Fleming included in his books in his descriptions of people. Exactly. From Russia with Love: "Red wine with fish. Well, that should have told me something…
  • Denbigh wrote: » Tom Hiddleston comes across too snobby for my taste, and I think he would be a James Bond that would make me uncomfortable - I can't quite put my finger on why though. That’s fair enough. See, I’d quite like a ‘posher’ B…
  • sandbagger1 wrote: » I think O'Connell tends to come across as more of a squaddie than an officer, though I've never seen him try an upper-middle-class public school type of character. My thoughts exactly. No doubt this will cause uproar...…
  • CraigMooreOHMSS wrote: » Yes, O'Connell is a good actor. And the height is the only thing that could be held against him, I think. He has everything else. Whether that's enough to rule him out or not is down to personal opinion, I suppose. …
  • Denbigh wrote: » suavejmf wrote: » mtm wrote: » suavejmf wrote: » Thunderfinger wrote: » mtm wrote: » suavejmf wrote: » mtm wrote: » suavejmf wrote: » mtm wrote: » suavejmf wrote: » mtm wrote: » suavej…
  • MakeshiftPython wrote: » suavejmf wrote: » It doesn’t really matter what I personally think......Marketing Executives and Producers wouldn’t ‘green light’ a gay actor as Bond. It doesn’t match the ‘Bond brand’ from a business perspective. It’s…
  • peter wrote: » I wouldn't ever compare Moore's magic to Brosnan. Moore was effortless. Exactly.
  • ToTheRight wrote: » Ludovico wrote: » For the record, I'm all for a gay or bi actor to play Bond. Not Luke Evans specifically (he's too old now and not too sure about his face) , but someone with his skills and his talent. I do think however t…
  • mtm wrote: » suavejmf wrote: » Thunderfinger wrote: » mtm wrote: » suavejmf wrote: » mtm wrote: » suavejmf wrote: » mtm wrote: » suavejmf wrote: » mtm wrote: » suavejmf wrote: » mtm wrote: » suavejmf w…
  • Thunderfinger wrote: » With him as Bond, Nick Nack would look like Jaws. Brilliant!!! 🤣 True though.
  • Thunderfinger wrote: » mtm wrote: » suavejmf wrote: » mtm wrote: » suavejmf wrote: » mtm wrote: » suavejmf wrote: » mtm wrote: » suavejmf wrote: » mtm wrote: » suavejmf wrote: » mtm wrote: » suavejmf w…
  • MakeshiftPython wrote: » The best part of it all is that Eric Serra got the gig was because John Barry actually recommended him to EON based on his score for LEON: THE PROFESSIONAL. Wow! Interesting article too; http://jamesbondradio.…
  • RichardTheBruce wrote: » It would improve the film. Agreed. The score (bar the pre title sequence, love scenes and tank chase) is awful. The car chase is one of the worst, Ill advised scoring in the entire series (including NSNA). A Bar…
  • peter wrote: » CraigMooreOHMSS wrote: » peter wrote: » @agent_one don't you think that Brosnan was more comfortably a tv actor from the 80s, but GL's clumsy swagger filled the screen better as far as presence? No, not even remotely.…
  • talos7 wrote: » Had Lazenby stayed on, and worked on his acting craft, he would have matured very nicely in the role. He possessed a relaxed , confident charisma and dominant physicality. I agree. My main criticism of GL is his odd accent t…
  • Thunderfinger wrote: » Denbigh wrote: » Yeah, Treadstone was a bit of a waste. Anyway, I did some fan art for Sean Teale. I'm gonna put it in spoiler tags so people who aren't interested don't have to look. (Spoiler) Young Koskov! …
  • NickTwentyTwo wrote: » Thunderfinger wrote: » Maybe in thirty-odd years. This. Just another pretty face also, I’d say; no edge. He looks about 18-19!
  • Thunderfinger wrote: » suavejmf wrote: » Pierce2Daniel wrote: » Having recently seen Seberg, I think Jack O'Connell is undeniably the best and most exciting young actor. The only thing stopping me from throwing my weight fully behind him i…
  • Pierce2Daniel wrote: » Having recently seen Seberg, I think Jack O'Connell is undeniably the best and most exciting young actor. The only thing stopping me from throwing my weight fully behind him is that he on the short side...but I'm sure there …
  • mtm wrote: » suavejmf wrote: » mtm wrote: » suavejmf wrote: » mtm wrote: » suavejmf wrote: » mtm wrote: » suavejmf wrote: » mtm wrote: » suavejmf wrote: » Denbigh wrote: » JeremyBondon wrote: » He looks …
  • Agent_One wrote: » I certainly think it's 'okay' to want a character to remain as they were originally described, even if I don't 100% agree. Exactly.
  • mtm wrote: » suavejmf wrote: » mtm wrote: » suavejmf wrote: » mtm wrote: » suavejmf wrote: » mtm wrote: » suavejmf wrote: » Denbigh wrote: » JeremyBondon wrote: » He looks good in the photo. In the video he look…
  • Denbigh wrote: » And you're completely entitled to it @suavejmf, I just think sometimes (on both sides) it can feel that some opinions aren't welcome - which shouldn't be the case at all - like you said yourself, it's a matter of preference and op…