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| My Two Cents - Live and Let Die |
| 02.23.06 (5:50 pm) [edit] |
This is a new weekly column. We'll see how long that lasts.
Earlier today, two former Bond villains, Toby Stephens and Christopher Lee, came out in defense of the new James Bond, Daniel Craig. Craig is best known for his roles in Layer Cake and Munich. People have been calling the signing of Craig as the death of the Bond franchise.
My question is this: how can you kill something that is already dead? I'm sorry, but Bond movies have sucked since Sean Connery did Diamonds Are Forever. Lee says that people should wait to see the film before passing judgement, while Stephens feels that Craig will breathe new life into the franchise.
I have to agree with Stephens and Lee. Give the guy a chance, and honestly, they need Bond to be less fantastical and comical and to be more grounded in reality now. This is the new millenium, so don't make Bond cartoonish and then ask us to take him seriously. Pierce Brosnan went from cool to smarmy in less than 60 seconds.
I remember there was the same uproar with Timothy Dalton and I enjoyed his Bond films quite a bit because I could believe that this guy was an agent in Her Majesty's Secret Service. He wasn't a joke like Roger Moore. No offense to Mr. Moore, but I couldn't see him wrestling Dakota Fanning and winning, much less the usual Bond villains.
Craig looks like he could take a good knocking about and still keep going. That's what we all need - a pair of shoes you can skuff up and get dirty and still look stylish when we head out to the pub to pull. George Lazenby was a pretty good Bond, but you don't here anybody talking about him.
Also, realistically, spies are supposed to have blendable and unimpressive features - kind of like Matt Damon's "Jason Bourne". He's shaggable and forgettable all in one. I welcome the change. Those who want to boycott can kiss my arse - my large "buns-of-yogurt" arse!
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posted by: dustyjumpwings (reply)
post date: 02.23.06 (1:04 pm)
I ain't liked James Bond one bit since Sean Connery! I think it's time to stop making them. I mean, for die-hard Bond fans, fine. But if you're a new fan, look how many danged movies you have to catch up with! I don't even know how many there are. I can't stand Pierce Brosnan so I never saw any of his.
Love the new avatar btw ;o)
posted by: aesav23 (reply)
post date: 02.23.06 (1:20 pm)
All I read was "...kind of like Matt Damon ... He's shaggable and forgettable all in one."
Yeah.
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