James Bond 007 You Only Live Twice..The best one?

I really am the misfit. Daniel Craig in "Quantum of Solace". What if Bond really took matters into his own hand? Like the "dark" takes on Batman, this take on Bond was long over due. Daniel Craig gave Bond a depth not seen since George, who sadly has been the dark horse for too many years. I almost felt sorry for him as he had to carry out a Bond that wasn't campy.

It would likely be easier to pick Bond DUDS than the best of the best. Oh, Halle Berry hands down best Bond Girl. I picked Pierce before he was offered the job, mostly because of his performance on Remington Steele, seemed like a good fit .
 
I really am the misfit. Daniel Craig in "Quantum of Solace". What if Bond really took matters into his own hand? Like the "dark" takes on Batman, this take on Bond was long over due. Daniel Craig gave Bond a depth not seen since George, who sadly has been the dark horse for too many years. I almost felt sorry for him as he had to carry out a Bond that wasn't campy.

It would likely be easier to pick Bond DUDS than the best of the best. Oh, Halle Berry hands down best Bond Girl. I picked Pierce before he was offered the job, mostly because of his performance on Remington Steele, seemed like a good fit .
Dang, hit enter by accident. Halle Berry has only had a couple moments of exceptional acting and Jinx wasn't one of them. Gina was maybe a better Bond Girl, performance wise, and was one of my favs for years, but have to go with Halle on this one.

The weakest point for most of the Bond movies has been story line, directing and sadly special affects that didn't necessarily work or fit. Poor choices. Most all the "Bond" men were good or above average, with Roger being the odd man out for being mostly a "lady's man" and for delivery of some of the best dry humor.

Kudos to Judi Dench for being the take no shit "M" and John Cleese for not trying to be another "Q" but a new take, after all no one could replace Desmond Llewelyn.
 
I think Moore was a fine James Bond. Bond was supposed to be the quintessential English gentleman and after being played by a Scot and and Aussie, as well as an American*, an actual Englishman finally played him.

The films with Moore are all pretty good, but it being the 70s and 80s, they get more and more over the top. And Moore was getting rather old towards the end of his run. None the less, while Connery is forever the man, Moore did an impressive job.

I only saw Dalton in Living Daylights but thought him fine. Since then, I have only seen Goldeneye which was decent. Brosnan did a good job as an "updated" Bond. I really need to catch up.

* I have seen a segement from a mid 50s version of Bond on some US tv show. Bond is "Jimmy Bond."
 
Besides Cary Grant as one admitted model for Bond, Ian Fleming also described Bond as looking like Hoagy Carmichael.
 
After Dr. No came out didn't Fleming change his mind about Connery being good for the part???
 
I think so, there were a few they wanted before Connery, Grant, Mason, few others
that others stated here on this thread, but in the end Connery pulled it off well. He's
my favorite Bond! Who can forget the fight between him and Robert Shaw on the
train in "From Russia With Love" great!

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I think so, there were a few they wanted before Connery, Grant, Mason, few others
that others stated here on this thread, but in the end Connery pulled it off well. He's
my favorite Bond! Who can forget the fight between him and Robert Shaw on the
train in "From Russia With Love" great!

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My guess is that Fleming, like most writers, had long solidified a mental, on-screen image of what his character would look and act like. His expectations were probably never completely met, but he learned to like Connery or at least accept him. Again, just a guess.

I went to book signing of an author I really like. During the Q&A, I asked if he like the film versions of his books. He said "No" without hesitation but that liked "the checks." He then elaborated a bit and his explanation was like what I said above.
 
* I have seen a segement from a mid 50s version of Bond on some US tv show. Bond is "Jimmy Bond."

That was a 1 hour CBS program based on "Casino Royale." It's an extra on the (original comedy) "Casino Royale" DVD, if memory serves.
 
"You Only Live Twice" is my favorite.

There is only one Bond and his name is Sean Connery.:yes:

I remember seeing "The Man With The Golden Gun" in the theater when it came out. Everyone in the audience really laughed loudly when we saw that Southern Cop appearing again from the previous movie "Live & Let Die". In this movie he is on vacation in Japan with his wife when Bond (Roger Moore) runs into him.
 
Still think Connery should do one more Bond film. He's long retired to some tropical island where all he does is fish & drink. Miss Moneypenny is the only person who knows his whereabouts. Some nastyazz terrorist needs to be taken out, and Bond's the only one who can do it. Moneypenny convinces James to strap on the Beretta one more time...lots of cool scenes where he gets up to date on the latest spytech. He uses his wits rather than his fists to take care of business.

Oh...and he runs into Ursula Andress along the way:D
 
Have you seen Urusula recently?


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I would love to see Connery do a cameo as the new M or something.
 
I always thought that Ursula, like Brigitte Bardot, did not age particularly well. On the other hand, Sophia Loren still looks great!!

Just because....

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Sean Connery with Terrence Young or Guy Hamilton directing......From Russia With Love, Goldfinger, Thunderball, Diamonds are Forever........Liked these combos....also liked the film editing of Peter Hunt....

Peter Hunt later on went to direct On Her Majesties Secret Service, because he was sick of editing and wanted to climb the ladder.....Interesting film and an important film for Bond fans, never cared for George Lazenby though....( they even overdubbed his voice with the actor who played the dude form the heraldry).....They had trouble with Lazenby's Australian accent.....

You Only Live twice was Sean trying to settle in with a new director Lewis Gilbert (whom I never cared for as much as other directors) as well as doing his "last" (supposedly) film because he was little over it by then.....
I liked John Glen's direction with Roger Moore on For Your Eyes only, made Moore a little more serious and put a little edge on his character......I liked that......
John Glen started as a second unit director on the 1969 film On Her Majesties Secret Service.....he did a lot of the Skiing scenes and other stuff on location in Switzerland.....

Still, You Only Live Twice was and still is a great classic Bond film, Nancy Sinatra sings the theme song, good screenplay by Roald Dahl.....typical flamboyant production style from Ken Adam.
I like the way they reused actors, like Charles Gray who plays the contact in Japan in the opening scene, but then plays Blofeld in Diamonds are Forever....

I will stop, I could talk Bond all day...........:yes:
 
they even overdubbed his voice with the actor who played the dude form the heraldry).....They had trouble with Lazenby's Australian accent.....
You mean only during the scenes where he is impersonating "the dude from the heraldry", right?
 
Sean Connery with Terrence Young or Guy Hamilton directing......From Russia With Love, Goldfinger, Thunderball, Diamonds are Forever........Liked these combos....also liked the film editing of Peter Hunt....

Peter Hunt later on went to direct On Her Majesties Secret Service, because he was sick of editing and wanted to climb the ladder.....Interesting film and an important film for Bond fans, never cared for George Lazenby though....( they even overdubbed his voice with the actor who played the dude form the heraldry).....They had trouble with Lazenby's Australian accent.....

You Only Live twice was Sean trying to settle in with a new director Lewis Gilbert (whom I never cared for as much as other directors) as well as doing his "last" (supposedly) film because he was little over it by then.....
I liked John Glen's direction with Roger Moore on For Your Eyes only, made Moore a little more serious and put a little edge on his character......I liked that......
John Glen started as a second unit director on the 1969 film On Her Majesties Secret Service.....he did a lot of the Skiing scenes and other stuff on location in Switzerland.....

Still, You Only Live Twice was and still is a great classic Bond film, Nancy Sinatra sings the theme song, good screenplay by Roald Dahl.....typical flamboyant production style from Ken Adam.
I like the way they reused actors, like Charles Gray who plays the contact in Japan in the opening scene, but then plays Blofeld in Diamonds are Forever....

I will stop, I could talk Bond all day...........:yes:


That's the on thing I didn't like about the later bond films they kept
changing the blofed actor, it would have been interesting if they kept
it the same Not Donald what his last name, can you see fighting with
Bond on the ski slopes.
 
Telly savalas was the one on the slopes. A particularly active Blofeld.

And yes, only the parts where he was playing Sir Hillary Bray, Baronet, we're overdubbed.

"I feel a slight stiffness coming on. In the shoulder."

One of my fav Bond lines. Yes, I have watched OHMSS too many times. :)
 
He was a great blofed, he was nicely matched with Bond, did you know the Donald
in "You Only Live Twice" wasn't the first choice, there was a actor don't know his
name but he had a grey/white beard, and people said that he looked to much like
Santa Clause, so he was out, and the Donald was in.

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