Main reason why Craig is not Bond..

[mcbride007]

LOL, great replies guys!

On a trip to Thailand a couple of years back, I was going thru some DVD's (not fake DVD shop but a legit one!) and asked the attractive salesgirl if she saw Casino Royale and this is not made up. She just made a disgusted face while pointing at Craig on the DVD cover! That said a lot about how she felt about Craig as Bond!

Strange, but I don't see Craig as leading man material. I honestly don't remember watching any movie he stars in, oh yes, Tomb Raider but that was years ago and er.... erm........ er.... no, that's all! I want to watch Cowboys and Aliens because of Harrison Ford and not Craig.

I do miss the days when villians in James Bond movies are over the top super villians and Bond was the man to take them down with crazy stunts and no matter how silly or overly done, its still enjoyable! I am going to watch Die Another Day on me DVD now!

I can barely remember the villian from QOS. Casino Royale had a weak Le Chiffre.

I don't want to watch QOS again, it's depressing. I watched some of Casino Royale recently on an ITV channel and it's very dull with a very strange ending.

[shaken not stirred]

I can barely remember the villian from QOS. Casino Royale had a weak Le Chiffre.

Casino borale la chriffe: a guy who randomly bleeds blood out of one of his eyes something bond could've said with a fun quip bloody le chriffe (but it's not bond anymore and everything has to be serious facepalm) and dominic green: part time elvis cosplayer for babs who was told he wouldn't get paid unless he turned up in her film, he said I'll do this film on one condition, .... don't (I said don't)...don't.... step on my bluesuade shoes , it's said the main villain for bond 23 will be woody allen: oh jeez bond you ruined Ma paperwork...now I'll have to do it all over again, I mean jees, dis is serious business.

[katied]

God, Elvis was as bad as Greene-worse even!

[Sir Smyth]

I find myself torn.

If I were an actor on the rise, who didn't look like Bond, saw nothing of Bond inside myself, and the role was offered, would I jump on it? Probably not, not after the colossal beating that Lazenby took. But the temptation of the franchise.....

"I played Bond" has to be awesome on your resume. Kinda like Shaolin Monk.

"Okay, I see here that you haven't been on the market for the last couple of years. What have you been doing?"

"Well, I went to China and trained at the Shaolin Temple. I'm a monk"

"You know, the company is looking for an IT guy, but having a Shaolin Monk as an employee is freakin awesome. Welcome aboard."

[Blowfeld]

[Thunderpussy]

I think it's in Craig's contract only to have weak villians in his Bond movies, as The Movies are now ALL ABOUT HIM. his brilliant acting can't be allowed to be diminished by having some talented actor steal a scene, So Even when they get a good actor He's not going to get any good lines or memorable screen time. Still it keeps Craig's Huge international Army of Fans happy ( I guess when one of his movies is released, they all on the Bond forums defending their hero, so can't get to the Cinema to help out the boxoffice )

[craig rocks]

I'll be the first to admit that he doesnt look the part but I'll take him anyday of the year over Brosnan because he can at least act.Brosnan was wooden as hell.He may be good in other movies but he was horrible as Bond.Anybody was an improvement over Brosnan.

[shaken not stirred]

I'll be the first to admit that he doesnt look the part but I'll take him anyday of the year over Brosnan because he can at least act.Brosnan was wooden as hell.He may be good in other movies but he was horrible as Bond.Anybody was an improvement over Brosnan.

Disagree, Brosnan looked and acted the part incredibly (best one after Connery imo with Moore just behind), he got Me into bond and I hated how eon gave him the shaft like that whereas craig is wooden and a horrible bond in every way imo, whereas Brosnan made people want to be bond (like most of the actors before) craig made Me not want to be him.

[Thunderpussy]

With all the other Actors, I wanted to be Bond and be in his World. Where as with Craig I don't want to be that Guy. I think that's the one big Difference

[FormerBondFan]

Bond is no longer the hero I want to be anymore. It's all about Harry Potter. In fact, I did dressed up as Harry for the opening night of DH2. Now Harry's done saving the world, and I will go and dressed up as the Bat. This I will do during the opening night of Begins 3.

[commander0077again]

LOL, great replies guys!

On a trip to Thailand a couple of years back, I was going thru some DVD's (not fake DVD shop but a legit one!) and asked the attractive salesgirl if she saw Casino Royale and this is not made up. She just made a disgusted face while pointing at Craig on the DVD cover! That said a lot about how she felt about Craig as Bond!

Strange, but I don't see Craig as leading man material. I honestly don't remember watching any movie he stars in, oh yes, Tomb Raider but that was years ago and er.... erm........ er.... no, that's all! I want to watch Cowboys and Aliens because of Harrison Ford and not Craig.

I do miss the days when villians in James Bond movies are over the top super villians and Bond was the man to take them down with crazy stunts and no matter how silly or overly done, its still enjoyable! I am going to watch Die Another Day on me DVD now!

I can barely remember the villian from QOS. Casino Royale had a weak Le Chiffre.

I don't want to watch QOS again, it's depressing. I watched some of Casino Royale recently on an ITV channel and it's very dull with a very strange ending.

If you're looking for attractive sales girls and other types, I suggest China. I remember when four very ASGs converged on my friend and I; the other three were just there to look on. Also, it's extremely easy to meet ASGs (and other types).

[Kristatos]

With all the other Actors, I wanted to be Bond and be in his World. Where as with Craig I don't want to be that Guy. I think that's the one big Difference

Not only would I not want to be him, Craig has turned Bond into someone I wouldn't want to meet up a dark alley. Just like Fleming would have wanted

[Thunderpussy]

From the latest Photos from the set of Skyfail, He looks like something from a dark alley.

[Omega]

I do not think Fleming would be happy with Craig no matter what the actor he wanted would never come with in a mile of sharing characteristics with Craig. It's the Jake Bauer kind of action man not the guy I saw in TLD.

BJ had a picture of on the actors Fleming wanted hand he look like Pierce Brosnan.

[Thunderpussy]

I sure if Fleming had done a long night of Heavy Drugs and drinking, He might just of thought of Craig as a perfect Bond.
Then sobbered up sreaming "WHAT HAVE I DONE !!!"

[carl stromberg]

With all the other Actors, I wanted to be Bond and be in his World. Where as with Craig I don't want to be that Guy. I think that's the one big Difference

Craig is the first Bond I wouldn't really want to be. Imagine having those ears for a start.

[Thunderpussy]

I've said this before But, Even I look better than Craig. Now that's not something I should be saying sitting in the Cinema.

[shaken not stirred]

Stupid flanders

[Christmas Jones]

I do not have any particular problem with Daniel Craig as James Bond. Sure he does not look like 007 but he is an excellent actor. I have a problem, though, with all James Bond actors, from Barry Nelson to Daniel Craig, because no one has really convinced me he was James Bond. Timothy Dalton was great in The living daylights and so was Sean Connery in From Russia with love, but they only played James Bond, they were not him.
I am sure I would have been convinced by Jason Isaacs. He is the only actor to me who could have been James Bond, while the others only act. It's my biggest regret the producers never thought about him.

[Kristatos]

I do not have any particular problem with Daniel Craig as James Bond. Sure he does not look like 007 but he is an excellent actor. I have a problem, though, with all James Bond actors, from Barry Nelson to Daniel Craig, because no one has really convinced me he was James Bond. Timothy Dalton was great in The living daylights and so was Sean Connery in From Russia with love, but they only played James Bond, they were not him.
I am sure I would have been convinced by Jason Isaacs. He is the only actor to me who could have been James Bond, while the others only act. It's my biggest regret the producers never thought about him.

Welcome, Christmas Jones. I think Isaacs could have been a good Bond (though he'd still have been only acting), but it's my understanding that he turned the role down. Wouldn't swear to that, though.