Classic Bond Forum

Blowfeld wrote:A former Bond as M. Could be interesting.

How about Colin Salmon as M?

If Robinson got promoted, wouldn't that make him R? And might that not cause confusion with John Cleese's R?

Captain Nash wrote:I like Hugh Jackman as an actor, but not as a James Bond.
He may have the looks and the charisma (similar to Brosnans Bond) but can he do a credible British accent?

He did in Flushed Away and that movie about the magician that I've forgotten the title of.

TheManWithNoName wrote:Oh I see that. Guys, unless you want Eon Productions filing a law suit against you for slander and libel, I'd recomend coming up proof.

It may be nonsense, but how is it libellous?

Well, someone's using my requested avatar... Is there anyway we can avoid members using the same avatar? I'd prefer to use one that wasn't being used by someone else, but that is probably unavoidable. How about some pictures of the other contenders for the role, labelled "TEAM PUREFOY/BUTLER/OWEN e...

1. Connery
2. Dalton
3. Brosnan
4. Craig
5. Moore
6. Lazerbeam

If Moore had only made Live and Let Die, The Spy Who Loved Me and For Your Eyes Only, I might have been tempted to rank him higher, but with stinkers like Moonraker and Octopussy in his filmography...sorry, Rog.

Even adjusted for inflation, it still outgrossed half of Brosnan's films, both of Dalton's, Dr No , OHMSS and all but one of Moore's. Calm down. The topic was about CR's box-office take in the US . My point was that the Museum film has taken $241 million and counting whereas CR has taken $167 milli...

What LALD controversy? Wasn't Thunderball the biggest Bond film? Answering your second question first, note that I said the biggest Non-Connery Bond. If you look at a graph of worldwide admissions, such as this one , LALD stands out as being anomalously high. John Cork in his book The Legacy give t...

I thought that now this site was under new management, it may have moved away from Crazytown, but with this thread and the new front page message, it seems I was wrong. For Cliff's sake, is it not possible to say you didn't like Craig and CR without trying to pretend that it is some kind of flop? Ev...

BondFan007 wrote:It's easy to look great in a tux--provided you've got a well-tailored suit, resist the urge to make a fashion statement, and avoid the dreaded notch collar.

What's a notch collar?

Dr. No wrote:Can this be my avatar?

d**n, beat me to it.

James wrote:What about Britain's premier action man of yesteryear Lewis Collins? He must have been up for the role at some point.

He was. In yesteryear

Dr. No wrote:Never cared for Judy’s M.
A reboot should have a new M.

It's a pity they've already used Geoffrey Palmer in TND. He would have made a great M.

Blowfeld wrote:Another fascinating part of being a Bond fan is we normally love the Bond of our generation, usually the first Bond we see at the movies.

The first Bond I saw at the movies was Roger Moore. So much for that theory

I think the title of this forum might give a clue as to what the consensus would be.

Sounds like more tabloid bs to me, like the "Craig wants a gay Bond" nonsense a little while back.

Dr. No wrote:It's a tough choice, the wife likes james purefoy or eric bana.

I like Purefoy too, but not for a young Bond. He is 4 years older than Craig (though he looks younger).

What could be worse than a guy who doesn't want to play Bond? What, like Daniel Craig, you mean? When did Craig say that he doesn't want to play Bond...? :? The way Barbara Broccoli talks, it sounds like she had to practically hold a gun to his head in order to make him accept the role. And, even a...

Captain Nash wrote:What could be worse than a guy who doesn't want to play Bond?

What, like Daniel Craig, you mean?

Oh and the opening titles were pretty cool, too. I'm one of the minority that actually liked the Chris Cornell song, and these were the first Daniel Kleinmann graphics that I've really enjoyed. I didn't really like his titles for the Brosnan films, dunno why.

The pre-credit sequence. Funnily enough, despite looking so totally unlike previous Bond films (shot in black and white, gunbarrel moved to the end, first time rain has ever been seen in a Bond film), I thought it was the most Bond-like part of the entire film.