Posted on 06/30/2008 7:22:11 PM PDT by pcottraux
Hi-res version on the film’s official website, 007.com. Much better quality.
Casino with Craig was such a relief after decades of utter crap, but Ian Fleming would not recognise this guy as Bond.
Oh, sure he would.
Huge Bond fan. Looks awesome. Love how they’ve taken it back to the begining, but with a modern stage.
I hope that not every Bond film contains Judy Dench “not trusting Bond”. Maybe if she watched previous Bond films, she’d get the point and figure he’s on the Queen’s side. (((sigh)))
I liked it too, but as a woman I do not find Daniel Craig’s face visually stimulating. He is a great actor, from the neck down. Clive Owen, Ben Barnes, Gerald Butler and Jackie Broyles are better choices and easy on the eyes./Just Asking - seoul62......
Correct me if I’m wrong, but I believe Fleming’s original creation was a brutal, gritty, hardened killer. An alcoholic womanizer addicted to pain killers and a chain smoker and kind of an unstable manic depressive. Most of the suaveness came from the transition to the movies. And I actually thought there was a LOT of class and sophistication to the Craig-Bond...it was just a darker and more mysterious kind. I thought he had a real Steve McQueen quiet-loner-tough-guy kind of screen presence.
I dunno...my Mom said he was sexy. I wouldn’t know anything about that.
Sorry had a long day and I have a case of the giggles but I figured it out: Daniel Craig’s face reminds me of the Cro-Magnon Man, not easy on the eyes. Now, the actor Clive Owen would be perfect for the role and he is definitely easy on the eyes./Just Asking - seoul62......
“Easy on the eyes” doesn’t necessarily equal “Great choice for Bond”, IMO. I don’t think Clive Owen would have been a good choice at all.
“Correct me if I’m wrong, but I believe Fleming’s original creation was a brutal, gritty, hardened killer. An alcoholic womanizer addicted to pain killers and a chain smoker and kind of an unstable manic depressive. “
I would say that you are wrong. I’m no expert, but I spent an entire summer studying all of Ian Fleming’s work which at that time was kept at Indiana University’s Lilly Library (I’m not sure if it still is). The novel “The Spy Who Loved Me” is particulary interesting since it was written from the viewpoint of the woman.
I am partial to Clive Owen and I think he is a great actor./Just Asking - seoul62.......
He’s a fine actor, but that doesn’t necessarily mean he’d be a good Bond.
Well, other said he was, so I just don’t know who to believe any more.
Lies! All lies!!!!
Folks
Fleming wrote 007 as the ultimate disgruntled loner who had lost everyone who he ever cared for and had only his job to make him whole. He had two loves in the 007 universe, Vesper Lynd, and later..Tracy...who was murdered. Everyone he ever cared for died on him. So he became sort of a controlled murderer who M turned loose at the proper time.
Well...thats how I saw him...I could be wrong.
As for the trailer, I think its gonna be better than casino royale, which, in my opinion, was the best movie of 2006 bar none..
Well..it was the only movie I went to see that year...so Im sort of jaded...
I even have my own walther P-99...can’t afford an aston martin so I settled for the gun.
Anyone remember (the highly-forgettable) "License to Kill" back in the 90's with the equally-forgettable Timothy Dalton?
He went off half-cocked on a revenge-quest on that one as well. The original "M" revoked his Double-0 status to try to prevent him from doing anything after baddies attempted to kill his FBI-pal Felix Leiter after his wedding (and succeeded in killing his new bride).
After seeing the trailer for "QoS", it looks kinda like a re-hash of "LtK".
Why do you think that? Hair-color aside, I really thought he was a pretty convincing Bond — and I say that, having read all Fleming’s books, and thinking Sean Connery has pretty much been *it,* Bondwise.
I highly enjoyed “Licence to Kill.” I think it’s one of the most underrated Bond flicks. Even though this one may have similar themes, however, I don’t think it will be a “re-hash.”
I like it - he's got that sexy-ugly thing going. I don't like pretty men.
What I find attractive varies from pretty boy soccer star: Beckham to the bearded, overall radio personality of Red State.Com: Jackie Broyles, who is no pretty boy, but he is attractive in my eyes, quite charming. Pretty boys, all the time makes the conversation and party dull!!!!!!/Just Asking - seoul62........
I sometimes “channel” Fleming after a bottle of Gordons and a few dozen ciggaretes, and that is what he told me.
Oh. Well, then... er....
What type of “assault rifle” is he carrying in the trailer? It looks like the one he had at the end of Royale when he caught up with that old guy.
I believe that is an HK UMP with a silencer.
I enjoyed LICENCE TO KILL as well...Remember the truck chase? I don’t think it made much money as producers hoped for...
Benicio Del Toro was in that film...As one of the main villain’s underlings...
Why not make one of John Gardners’ novels into a film?
Some of his Bond novels were OK...
Watch CROUPIER...Owen was great in that film.
LICENCE TO KILL came out in 1989...
THE SPY WHO LOVED ME takes place in upstate New York.
The movie version is not like the novel...
By the way, I think THE SPY WHO LOVED ME was probably Roger Moore’s best Bond film...
It is nice to see quality from franchise movies recently. Between this and The Dark Knight, sequels are actually interesting and capable of topping what came before them.
I like Craig as Bond. I think they caught him at just the right time. Clive Owen would have been a good pick as well, but I think he became just a little too famous right before time for casting.
I’m excited to see the trailer for Terminator: Salvation. I like Christian Bale but how many franchises does he need to rescue. Unfortunately, Terminator is all on him since I don’t trust McG as far as I can throw him. Now if James Cameron had come back, my excitement for T:S would be at TDK levels.
I have noted that and will include it in my movie collection, thank you./Just Asking - seoul62.......
HK UMP..IN either 40 or 45 acp caliber. Has a silencer on the end. Its techically a submachine gun since it fires a pistol caliber.
You know what...you’re right!
I shoulda gone to IMDB first....
Bond smoked too much, drank too much, and liked his ladies. It was because of the job he did. Alcohol and cigarettes numbed his senses. Women were for pleasure, silly but necessary. Pills? No, he wasn’t into that.
Thank you, both.
ON HER MAJESTY’S SECRET SERVICE was a great entry in the Bond series...OK...Lazenby was no Sean Connery, who ended up with an Oscar for his role in UNTOUCHABLES. But, Lazenby gave a good performance.
Speaking of DARK KNIGHT...I wonder what Michael Medved would think of that film. He didn’t like BATMAN RETURNS too much.
That’s one of my favorites, along with the one-time Bond George Lazenby in On Her Majesty’s Secret Service. I really like the way that the current franchise is headed, and hope that they can keep up the good work.
I’m sure we will find out in the next few weeks. I’m guessing you mean Batman Begins and not Batman Returns. The reviews of The Dark Knight so far have been gushing. We will see if that trend continues. From the previews it looks amazing.
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