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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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  • Torgeirtrap wrote: » Is the height debate really superfluous? I think it matters big time that the actor is tall and imposing as Bond, not just imposing. I'm Craig's height myself, and an actor shorter than that would just look silly, IMO. Even…
  • Denbigh wrote: » Then if the restrictions put forward are to be so then my choices are Callum Turner (30) or Aaron Taylor-Johnson (29). I still would prefer a younger Bond to create a newer dynamic. Callum is 6"2, and Aaron is 5"11. Both white, bo…
  • Benjamin_Weekly69 wrote: » suavejmf wrote: » Benjamin_Weekly69 wrote: » suavejmf wrote: » Benjamin_Weekly69 wrote: » Revelator wrote: » Golding has a few too many tattoos. Not good for a secret agent. You can't be seri…
  • Univex wrote: » DewiWynBond wrote: » Another important aspect that's overlooked is the voice. Obviously has to have the British accent, but also that timber, that quality in the spoken voice. Almost has to sound familiar to us. Craig has that.…
  • Resurrection wrote: » @Denbigh , bolded parts are your comments: "sorry everyone on here whose 5"8 or shorter and thought they were average, you're actually a midget so stop trying" As an Indian i don't want an Indian to play the role of bond, c…
  • DewiWynBond wrote: » Since the Bond girls are usually slender, we can't have Bond shorter than these beauties. Exactly! https://www.hollywood.com/celebrities/bond-role-was-too-tall-an-order-for-gibson-60227879/
  • Denbigh wrote: » suavejmf wrote: » a Council Estate looking midget or a Chinaman. Well now you're just going for unnecessary insults rather than being realistic. I would really enjoy you playing that argument to their faces. Also, sorr…
  • Denbigh wrote: » But sensible isn't always the best option. To me, he falls into the same category of Tom Hiddleston. Safe, sensible but boring. As for Jack "common" really? In response to that I say, so not only can Bond not be black or whatever,…
  • CraigMooreOHMSS wrote: » I've never seen Turner in anything other than The Secret Scripture, which was a pretty rubbish film and he didn't leave much of an impression. I've never watched Poldark. But he is a Clondalkin man, so he can't be all b…
  • Denbigh wrote: » @suavejmf What are yours and other people's thoughts on Aaron Taylor-Johnson? I understand and aware of his not so effective role in Godzilla that didn't go down well, and has never truly sparked on screen, but despite that, I bel…
  • Denbigh wrote: » A bit of variety in discussion is always good :) I was actually to saying to someone on here, and on another site that I'm actually quite into the idea of a younger Bond this time around. When I say younger, I mean 30s as oppos…
  • JeremyBondon wrote: » Indeed, are we casting Nick Nack or Bond? Let's get back to business Right height, looks, age. Decent actor. Turner is a sensible suggestion. +1.
  • Benjamin_Weekly69 wrote: » suavejmf wrote: » Benjamin_Weekly69 wrote: » Revelator wrote: » Golding has a few too many tattoos. Not good for a secret agent. You can't be serious? Each to their own. But in the tradition o…
  • suavejmf wrote: » CraigMooreOHMSS wrote: » Herr_Stockmann wrote: » CraigMooreOHMSS wrote: » That being said, I wonder if that would even be a factor, anymore? Suppose this is not an automatic exclusion criterion, one's can assum…
  • CraigMooreOHMSS wrote: » Herr_Stockmann wrote: » CraigMooreOHMSS wrote: » That being said, I wonder if that would even be a factor, anymore? Suppose this is not an automatic exclusion criterion, one's can assume that this would be a…
  • He literally looks like Nick Nack next to Elba though! 🤣 Apologies, I’m not sure what went on above and I can’t delete. For me, the actors height is important as it was with all past actors in the role. The role is a ‘brand’ off screen as wel…
  • suavejmf wrote: » Pierce2Daniel wrote: » The guy on the right was Bane in Dark Knight Rises......in that film Bane is a giant. It's all movie-magic. Tom Hardy is only 5'9 and Bane is easily meant to be 6'5 I was shocked that Hardy w…
  • Pierce2Daniel wrote: » The guy on the right was Bane in Dark Knight Rises......in that film Bane is a giant. It's all movie-magic. Tom Hardy is only 5'9 and Bane is easily meant to be 6'5 I was shocked that Hardy was quite so small, in …
  • CraigMooreOHMSS wrote: » suavejmf wrote: » Denbigh wrote: » Pierce2Daniel wrote: » Denbigh wrote: » Herr_Stockmann wrote: » Denbigh wrote: » Although I am now going to move on to Jack O'Connell (29, Derby). I know he's only…
  • SaintMark wrote: » For me Craig was robbed a decent scene of morning the passing of Vesper simply due to the sinking house sequence which took away any chance of seeing the acting skills from both actors. Sadly EON and director chose this route. …
  • GoldenGun wrote: » I, for one, always love some underwater action. TB and LTK are my favourites. Agreed. An area that the Craig era lacks. Why can’t we have a full LALD underwater sequence straight from the novel. It’s begging to be filmed …
  • Denbigh wrote: » Pierce2Daniel wrote: » Denbigh wrote: » Herr_Stockmann wrote: » Denbigh wrote: » Although I am now going to move on to Jack O'Connell (29, Derby). I know he's only 5′ 8" but come on! Look at him, and if Tom Cruise …
  • Benjamin_Weekly69 wrote: » Revelator wrote: » Golding has a few too many tattoos. Not good for a secret agent. You can't be serious? Each to their own. But in the tradition of an English Gentleman, tattoos are not seen as ‘uppe…
  • Revelator wrote: » Golding has a few too many tattoos. Not good for a secret agent. We are casting James Bond, not Colonel Sun.
  • The_Reaper wrote: » Nice write up. I agree that it is a fantastic Bond film, Craig's best. +1
  • Getafix wrote: » Dalton was part Italian to be fair He didn’t look Mediterranean though. Just dark haired. IMO.
  • Denbigh wrote: » Denbigh wrote: » Nico Mirallegro? 29 years old from Manchester. A good actor from the stuff I've seen him in, and has a bit of Marlon Brando about him. He's 5"10. Anyone have any thoughts? He doesn’t l…
  • Octopussy wrote: » Thunderball wrote: » Those Fansided results just show the difference between how more casual Bond fans think versus how we more hardcore fans think, i.e., CR at the top, OHMSS over GF, which isn’t even in our top three. OHMS…
  • Torgeirtrap wrote: » Ludovico wrote: » Torgeirtrap wrote: » Shardlake wrote: » He as good as an actor if not better than Turner and has form in a very good Le Carresque Spy drama. That will be The Game, which unfortunately only …
  • Getafix wrote: » If those 3 aren't in or around your top 5 then you need your head seeing to. 1. FRWL 2. CR 3. OHMSS 4. TB 5. DN 6. GF