Can Daniel Craig really be Bond?

Dia on 22/2/2006 at 21:51

'k, so Adrian Paul isn't from Wales. But he can do a great Welsh accent! And he definitely has that 'cheeky glint'.

I rather favored T. Dalton as well; but he's a tad old to reprise his role as Bond.

SD on 22/2/2006 at 21:55

Quote Posted by quinch

I prefer my Bonds celtic in origin.

And Merseyside isn't one of the most Celtic areas of England? :weird:

Havvoc on 22/2/2006 at 22:08

Sean is the ultimate Bond. The rest are alright, but none can hold a candle to him. Actually, I had a dream that Sean (as Bond) was playing the xylophone in my driveway with a Japanese man playing bongos with his feet...

TheGreatGodPan on 22/2/2006 at 22:24

Quote Posted by LesserFollies

James Bond has always been dark-haired. Blondes have a different aura about them, in men just as in women. Lighter? Less threatening? Less serious? (Apologies to all you scary, dangerous blond men out there ;) )

Steve Sailer on (http://www.isteve.com/blondes.htm) blondes, referencing Peter Frost's (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1877275727/102-3519850-6352914?v=glance&n=283155) "Fair Women, Dark Men", and more specifically the (http://www.vdare.com/sailer/050619_obsession.htm) sinister menace of blonde men in movies. Also, Jack Schafer on (http://www.slate.com/id/2136418/) "T.V's Aryan Sisterhood".

Scots Taffer on 22/2/2006 at 22:33

Having recently seen Daniel Craig pull off a rather good part in Munich as a hitman, my faith in his ability as Bond is somewhat assured - the rest is in the hands of the scriptwriters, which - if the early rumours are to be believed - is too bad.

The fact that's blond isn't really much of an issue, except dark chest hair has always been defacto for onscreen Bonds. If he has that, it'll probably be why he still got it.

Gingerbread Man on 22/2/2006 at 22:41

Ian Fleming's concept of Bond has dark hair.

Mind you, Ian Fleming's concept of Bond is also a vaguely unattractive man, an alcoholic, and a misogynist, who smokes between 60 and 70 cigarettes a day, and who only got the assignment in Casino Royale because he's a very good -- if compulsive -- gambler.

I hate every Bond movie portrayal that involves tuxedos, arched eyebrows, wry puns, and other shit. You want that, watch The Saint.

Scots Taffer on 22/2/2006 at 22:51

I was really shocked the first time I read 'The Man With The Golden Gun'. Bond as a brainwashed assassin in the first chapter? A Bond who doesn't sleep with a woman that he verbally spars? Bond can occasionally get his ass kicked?

The details are fuzzy now, but it was an eye-opener. Not because I believed that the movie-Bond was an accurate adaptation or anything, but just because of ingrained perceptions.

I must admit though, I've pretty much enjoyed every Bond movie on some level*.

* levels include "I wish I was more drunk than I am right now" and "It beats death"

Stitch on 22/2/2006 at 23:13

Quote Posted by Gingerbread Man

I hate every Bond movie portrayal that involves tuxedos, arched eyebrows, wry puns, and other shit. You want that, watch The Saint.

Isn't that a bit like hating treatments of Superman that feature flying, Kryptonite, and the wearing of one's red BVDs outside of the tights?

Gingerbread Man on 22/2/2006 at 23:37

Flying, sure. But the kryptonite and red undies are sort of what the character is supposed to be like.

Fuck if I can figure out what that S on his chest is supposed to stand for, though.

It's a bit more along the lines of thinking the Adam West Batman series was retarded, though. Or being annoyed if there was a movie made wherein Gollum was some slick and dapper evil genius character.

Jakeyboy on 22/2/2006 at 23:45

Daniel Craig -> James Bland