paco chaos wrote:i'd have liked to see the screen tests of all the actors, or at least the finalists, included as a bonus feature. surely, someone was better than Craig.
By the overwhelming success of Craig and CR, both critically and commercially, I wouldn't bet on it!
Overwhelming? CR did do well, but let's not get carried away.
Favorite Bond Movie: Octopussy From Russia With Love The Living Daylights On Her Majestys Secret Service Doctor No .... Ah heck all of them
Favorite Movies: Lawrence Of Arabia, Forrest Gump, Jaws, The Shawshank Redemption, Vertigo, The Odd Couple, Zoolander, Cool Hand Luke, The Great Escape...many more.
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Nahh get carried away The Sweeney, Casino Royale was a bigger hit than anyone could possibly imagine.
As for the screentest have you seen any of the other actors when they won the role? Or the competition they were up against?
Didn't think so.
The Sam Neil screen test footage was a nice addition to Living Daylights DVD.
Personally I would like to see the screen tests for Pierce Brosnan (before and after 1986) as well as the other contenders.
"Those were the days when we still associated Bond with suave, old school actors such as Sean Connery and Roger Moore,"
"Daniel didn't have a hint of suave about him," - Patsy Palmer
Blowfeld wrote:The Sam Neil screen test footage was a nice addition to Living Daylights DVD.
Personally I would like to see the screen tests for Pierce Brosnan (before and after 1986) as well as the other contenders.
Perhaps we will on the Blu-Ray collectors edition of the Bond DVDs in 2010.
Favorite Movies: Bullitt, The Long Good Friday, The Towering Inferno, Jaws, Rocky, Superman the Movie, McVicar, Goodfellas, Get Carter, Three Days of the Condor, Butch & Sundance, The Sting, All the Presidents Men
paco chaos wrote:i'd have liked to see the screen tests of all the actors, or at least the finalists, included as a bonus feature. surely, someone was better than Craig.
By the overwhelming success of Craig and CR, both critically and commercially, I wouldn't bet on it!
Overwhelming? CR did do well, but let's not get carried away.
I would say overwhelming. It's broke BO records, DVD records, the first Bond ever to be nominated for awards, and just about all critics from major magazines/newspapers loved it. Oh yes, and most Bond fans on the internet said it was one of the best (if not the best) Bond film ever made, and Craig is as good (if not better) than Connery.
Or did you expect CR to do even better than this.....
as popular as Casino Royale is, i believe it's a very few who think that Craig is better than Connery. when you say James Bond, most still think of Connery. as I've said before, let's see how Craig does in the follow up films before we start crowning him the greatest Bond ever. the next film could always turn out to be another Moonraker, as doubtful as that may be, for all you know.
Favorite Bond Movie: Octopussy From Russia With Love The Living Daylights On Her Majestys Secret Service Doctor No .... Ah heck all of them
Favorite Movies: Lawrence Of Arabia, Forrest Gump, Jaws, The Shawshank Redemption, Vertigo, The Odd Couple, Zoolander, Cool Hand Luke, The Great Escape...many more.
Location: Well here obviously. At the moment of course
I agree with you Paco.
Connery will always be the number 1 Bond. But Daniel Craig has already left a mark on the series. Like it or not he'll be Bond for the rest of our days. He's in an elite club with only six members to date.
Judging by the reaction of the debut, the follow up will have to be big. But I'm sure that again Craig and Eon will have the last laugh.
Favorite Bond Movie: Moonraker Goldfinger The Spy Who Loved Me
Favorite Movies: Raiders of the Lost Ark, Crazy For Christmas, The Empire Strikes Back, League of Gentlemen (1960's British film), Big Trouble in Little China, Police Academy 2, Carry On At Your Convenience, Commando, Halloween III: Season of the Witch,
Favorite Bond Movie: Octopussy From Russia With Love The Living Daylights On Her Majestys Secret Service Doctor No .... Ah heck all of them
Favorite Movies: Lawrence Of Arabia, Forrest Gump, Jaws, The Shawshank Redemption, Vertigo, The Odd Couple, Zoolander, Cool Hand Luke, The Great Escape...many more.
Location: Well here obviously. At the moment of course
Oh well, I'm sure you'll live.
Still got along way to go yet. What must be even more annoying for you is that no-one knows how long Daniel Craig will stay in the role.
Some of you will be bald by the end of it.
Captain Nash wrote:I agree with you Paco.
Connery will always be the number 1 Bond. But Daniel Craig has already left a mark on the series. Like it or not he'll be Bond for the rest of our days. He's in an elite club with only six members to date.
Judging by the reaction of the debut, the follow up will have to be big. But I'm sure that again Craig and Eon will have the last laugh.
rest of my days? how old do you think I am? I plan to outlive Daniel Craig's run as James Bond. In fact I'm on the Keith Richards plan to defy death any way I can.
paco chaos wrote:i'd have liked to see the screen tests of all the actors, or at least the finalists, included as a bonus feature. surely, someone was better than Craig.
By the overwhelming success of Craig and CR, both critically and commercially, I wouldn't bet on it!
Overwhelming? CR did do well, but let's not get carried away.
I would say overwhelming. It's broke BO records, DVD records, the first Bond ever to be nominated for awards, and just about all critics from major magazines/newspapers loved it. Oh yes, and most Bond fans on the internet said it was one of the best (if not the best) Bond film ever made, and Craig is as good (if not better) than Connery.
Or did you expect CR to do even better than this.....
I have searching the iternet to see if I could find a ConneryIs NotBond site and I can't seem to find one. Neither could I find one for good old George, Sir Rog, Dalton or your personal favourite PB.
Favorite Movies: Bullitt, The Long Good Friday, The Towering Inferno, Jaws, Rocky, Superman the Movie, McVicar, Goodfellas, Get Carter, Three Days of the Condor, Butch & Sundance, The Sting, All the Presidents Men
paco chaos wrote:i'd have liked to see the screen tests of all the actors, or at least the finalists, included as a bonus feature. surely, someone was better than Craig.
By the overwhelming success of Craig and CR, both critically and commercially, I wouldn't bet on it!
Overwhelming? CR did do well, but let's not get carried away.
I would say overwhelming. It's broke BO records, DVD records, the first Bond ever to be nominated for awards, and just about all critics from major magazines/newspapers loved it. Oh yes, and most Bond fans on the internet said it was one of the best (if not the best) Bond film ever made, and Craig is as good (if not better) than Connery.
Or did you expect CR to do even better than this.....
I have searching the iternet to see if I could find a ConneryIs NotBond site and I can't seem to find one. Neither could I find one for good old George, Sir Rog, Dalton or your personal favourite PB.
Just thought I'd mention it.
Apparently there was no such thing as the internet back in 1962, or in 1969, or in 1973, or in 1987 - and by 1995 was still a fairly new concept.
Skywalker wrote:
I have been searching the iternet to see if I could find a ConneryIs NotBond site and I can't seem to find one. Neither could I find one for good old George, Sir Rog, Dalton or your personal favourite PB.
Just thought I'd mention it.
Apparently there was no such thing as the internet back in 1962, or in 1969, or in 1973, or in 1987 - and by 1995 was still a fairly new concept.
Favorite Movies: Bullitt, The Long Good Friday, The Towering Inferno, Jaws, Rocky, Superman the Movie, McVicar, Goodfellas, Get Carter, Three Days of the Condor, Butch & Sundance, The Sting, All the Presidents Men
Skywalker wrote:
I have been searching the iternet to see if I could find a ConneryIs NotBond site and I can't seem to find one. Neither could I find one for good old George, Sir Rog, Dalton or your personal favourite PB.
Just thought I'd mention it.
Apparently there was no such thing as the internet back in 1962, or in 1969, or in 1973, or in 1987 - and by 1995 was still a fairly new concept.
Just thought I'd mention that too....
There was no such things as DVD sales either.
Ok, let's forget about DVD sales then. Let's just focus on the critics reviews, Bond forum reviews, nominated awards, general internet reviews and the BO takings instead.....
Favorite Bond Movie: Octopussy From Russia With Love The Living Daylights On Her Majestys Secret Service Doctor No .... Ah heck all of them
Favorite Movies: Lawrence Of Arabia, Forrest Gump, Jaws, The Shawshank Redemption, Vertigo, The Odd Couple, Zoolander, Cool Hand Luke, The Great Escape...many more.
Location: Well here obviously. At the moment of course
Skywalker wrote:
I have been searching the iternet to see if I could find a ConneryIs NotBond site and I can't seem to find one. Neither could I find one for good old George, Sir Rog, Dalton or your personal favourite PB.
Just thought I'd mention it.
Apparently there was no such thing as the internet back in 1962, or in 1969, or in 1973, or in 1987 - and by 1995 was still a fairly new concept.
Just thought I'd mention that too....
There was no such things as DVD sales either.
Ok, let's forget about DVD sales then. Let's just focus on the critics reviews, Bond forum reviews, nominated awards, general internet reviews and the BO takings instead.....
Oh they're easily forgotten The Sweeney, you should know that.
Of course reviews from people like Zolly Becker (the freaky twunt) are plentiful.
The Sweeney wrote:
Ok, let's forget about DVD sales then. Let's just focus on the critics reviews, Bond forum reviews, nominated awards, general internet reviews and the BO takings instead.....
Critics reviews and nominated awards are not a yard stick I'd measure a Bond film against. Although It does shows that the film was successfull.
BO takings are also insignificant compared to Admissions. I know Craig had higer admissions than PB, but Sir Rog still beat him on his first outing.
BTW - The power of the internet is still available for all the Bonds. You could start a PierceBrosnanWasNeverBond.com.
Favorite Bond Movie: Octopussy From Russia With Love The Living Daylights On Her Majestys Secret Service Doctor No .... Ah heck all of them
Favorite Movies: Lawrence Of Arabia, Forrest Gump, Jaws, The Shawshank Redemption, Vertigo, The Odd Couple, Zoolander, Cool Hand Luke, The Great Escape...many more.
Location: Well here obviously. At the moment of course
Favorite Bond Movie: Octopussy From Russia With Love The Living Daylights On Her Majestys Secret Service Doctor No .... Ah heck all of them
Favorite Movies: Lawrence Of Arabia, Forrest Gump, Jaws, The Shawshank Redemption, Vertigo, The Odd Couple, Zoolander, Cool Hand Luke, The Great Escape...many more.
Location: Well here obviously. At the moment of course
Neither could I find one for good old George, Sir Rog, Dalton or your personal favourite PB. 
