Quantum of Solace
Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2008 2:54 pm
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Re: Quantum of Solace
Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2008 11:18 pm
That guy just isn't Bond to me.
Re: Quantum of Solace
Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2008 11:23 pm
Personally, I loved Casino Royale. I thought he was great, and I'm totally amped for this one.
Re: Quantum of Solace
Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2008 11:26 pm
I loved Casino Royale too - then they remade it with this guy.
Re: Quantum of Solace
Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2008 5:54 pm
The first Casino Royale was horrible, even Sellers couldn't pull that one back. The real one was far better - the best Bond film of modern times IMO, though Craig doesn't possess the charm that all the others bar Lazenby had.
Re: Quantum of Solace
Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2008 6:03 pm
No, but he's a hell of a lot more believable as a killer than Roger Moore or Pierce Brosnan.Thorin wrote:...though Craig doesn't possess the charm that all the others bar Lazenby had.
Re: Quantum of Solace
Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2008 6:14 pm
That's true, but I think Bond is so successful because he is such a charismatic yet cold blooded killer.Tsukiyumi wrote:No, but he's a hell of a lot more believable as a killer than Roger Moore or Pierce Brosnan.Thorin wrote:...though Craig doesn't possess the charm that all the others bar Lazenby had.
Re: Quantum of Solace
Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2008 6:19 pm
Craig had some pretty smooth moments in Casino Royale; I got the impression that he was supposed to seem uncomfortable in the suit, as referenced in the conversation on the train between he and Vesper about his poor upbringing. They're trying to show his transition from brutal killer into suave, sophisticated brutal killer.Thorin wrote:That's true, but I think Bond is so successful because he is such a charismatic yet cold blooded killer.Tsukiyumi wrote:No, but he's a hell of a lot more believable as a killer than Roger Moore or Pierce Brosnan.Thorin wrote:...though Craig doesn't possess the charm that all the others bar Lazenby had.
Re: Quantum of Solace
Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2008 7:14 pm
Meh, I wasn't too thrilled with Casino Royale, pesonaly.
Re: Quantum of Solace
Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2008 7:18 pm
Did you like " The World is Not Enough"?Rochey wrote:Meh, I wasn't too thrilled with Casino Royale, pesonaly.
Re: Quantum of Solace
Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2008 7:49 pm
Was that the one with the North Korean super-laser satalite?
Re: Quantum of Solace
Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2008 8:01 pm
Nah, that was "Die Another Day". I'm not saying the other ones sucked; I enjoyed Goldeneye. I just liked the more realistic approach they took with Casino Royale. The opening sequence with Bond nearly drowning the guy in a sink let me know that the movie was serious.Rochey wrote:Was that the one with the North Korean super-laser satalite?
Re: Quantum of Solace
Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2008 8:51 pm
I liked Casino Royale, but the product placement in these films is getting more and more blatant 
Re: Quantum of Solace
Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2008 10:01 pm
*shrug* I like the older, less serious ones, personally. Dunno why, but serious James Bond seems.....weird.
Nah, that was "Die Another Day". I'm not saying the other ones sucked; I enjoyed Goldeneye. I just liked the more realistic approach they took with Casino Royale. The opening sequence with Bond nearly drowning the guy in a sink let me know that the movie was serious.
Re: Quantum of Solace
Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2008 6:07 am
Agreed. That's why Connery was so great - he was the right balance of killer and joker. Moore was too far toward the latter, and IMO Craig is too far toward the former.