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David Bailey
13th-October-2005, 05:18 PM
Apparently it'll probably be Daniel Craig - according to the BBC (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/film/4337224.stm) anyway.

I can't see it myself - I love his stuff, but he looks a bit too old and a bit too blond... He'd be a great Bond villain though :)

Anyone else have any views?

TiggsTours
13th-October-2005, 05:21 PM
Apparently it'll probably be Daniel Craig - according to the BBC (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/film/4337224.stm) anyway.

I can't see it myself - I love his stuff, but he looks a bit too old and a bit too blond... He'd be a great Bond villain though :)

Anyone else have any views?
Definately too old! The next film they're making is Casino Royale, so its right at the start of Bond's spy career, so he's supposed to be young, this guy looks older than the very gorgeous Pierce Brosnan does now! I heard a couple of years ago now that they were looking at Ewan McGregor, I think even he's possibly too old to play a really young Bond now. I would have thought that Daniel Radcliffe (Harry Potter) might have been closer to the right age group! I know he's a bit too young, but they could age him a little bit.

Clive Long
13th-October-2005, 05:28 PM
Apparently it'll probably be Daniel Craig - according to the BBC (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/film/4337224.stm) anyway.

I can't see it myself - I love his stuff, but he looks a bit too old and a bit too blond... He'd be a great Bond villain though :)

Anyone else have any views?
Too old?

At 37.

* throws self in front of 08:37 from Goldalming to Waterloo *

What do you mean it's been cancelled?

Picks ones self from rails, dusts self off and returns home to finish reading this month's People's Friend and a fascinating article on Hebridean Three Step in the german edition of Readers Digest

CRL

Icey
13th-October-2005, 05:28 PM
Hmmmm, not sure. I grew up with Roger Moore as James Bond, Timothy Dalton didn't really fit the role very well and Pierce Brosnan is just yummy :drool: IMO he will be a hard act to follow.

TiggsTours
13th-October-2005, 05:30 PM
Too old?

At 37.

* throws self in front of 08:37 from Goldalming to Waterloo *

What do you mean it's been cancelled?

Picks ones self from rails, dusts self off and returns home to finsih reading this month's People's Friend and a fascinating article on Hebridean Three Step in the German Edition of Readers Digest

CRL
Not too old to be Bond, but too old to be a really young Bond, at the start of his career, yes.

Icey
13th-October-2005, 05:30 PM
Too old?

At 37.

* throws self in front of 08:37 from Goldalming to Waterloo *

What do you mean it's been cancelled?

Picks ones self from rails, dusts self off and returns home to finsih reading this month's People's Friend and a fascinating article on Hebridean Three Step in the German Edition of Readers Digest

CRL

Clive I don't think we need to sign you up to Saga just yet :hug:

David Bailey
13th-October-2005, 05:49 PM
Let's face it, Craig's a great actor, but you don't automatically think of him as Bond. He's always played worldweary characters, and he's got a really lived-in, cynical-looking face.
Obviously 37 is too old, or at 38 and 364 days, I'd be a shoe-in for it.

The main problem is that the producers, dumb as a stump that they are, have scheduled the film to start in a few weeks, but couldn't find anyone to actually play the lead character.

(Us normal people might casually think that when starting to make a Bond film, it's usually helpful to, you know, have someone to play Bond lined up. But no, that was clearly seen as a minor matter to the geniuses who are in charge...)

So they panicked, and started frantically looking around for someone, anyone, to play the part. Me, I'd have stuck with Piers, he's still way better than Moore was at the end (Octopussy, ewwww... :sick: ).

Failing that, I'd have gone for an unknown. I mean, good grief, it's BOND, it's not as if you need a big name to promote the unknown franchise or something...

Mary
13th-October-2005, 08:25 PM
Dan Craig is a superb actor, who, even in his early twenties could 'age' himself (with a little help from make-up). But he's got a face like a squashed plimsoll (no offence Dan, I love you to bits) which I think helps to mould himself into a huge variety of characters.

I could see him as a Bond, as he can be very dashing. He is a lovely guy and one of the easiest people to work with, so it would be great to see him in the part. I guess it's a question of whether he can 'youth' himself as well as he can 'age' himself! He has certainly got that wicked twinkle in the eye.

I will try and find out some gossip tomorrow...........but I'm sure it will only be gossip.

M

latinlover
14th-October-2005, 10:01 AM
Apparently it'll probably be Daniel Craig - according to the BBC (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/film/4337224.stm) anyway.

I can't see it myself - I love his stuff, but he looks a bit too old and a bit too blond... He'd be a great Bond villain though :)

Anyone else have any views?


I agree -I love everything he has ever done, but he seems a bit rough around the edges for Bond
of course , maybe he could ACT being smooth,and we've just never seen it!

personally I would have liked to see Jude Law or Clive Owen do it, but Brosnan is still the best in my opinion

Clive Long
14th-October-2005, 10:12 AM
I agree -I love everything he has ever done, but he seems a bit rough around the edges for Bond
of course , maybe he could ACT being smooth,and we've just never seen it!

personally I would have liked to see Jude Law or Clive Owen do it, but Brosnan is still the best in my opinion
Clive Owen (Croupier esp.) for me. Something about the name .......

David Bailey
14th-October-2005, 10:15 AM
personally I would have liked to see Jude Law or Clive Owen do it, but Brosnan is still the best in my opinion
Jude Law - nahh, too pretty. Again, villain material to me.

Clive Owen, definitely - he could even use the outfits from Chancer for his casino-playing scenes :rofl:


Clive Owen (Croupier esp.) for me. Something about the name .......
Owen? Fairly pedestrian, really :confused:

Heather
14th-October-2005, 10:38 AM
Daniel Craig .....37? !!!!!! He must have had a hard life !
Pierce Brosnan at 52 looks younger than him!!
I'd stick with Pierce Brosnan ....he is lovely:yum:

:hug: :kiss:
Heather,
xx

David Bailey
14th-October-2005, 11:35 AM
Looks like it's definitely Daniel Craig (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/film/4337224.stm). :sad:

Oh, and apparently:
"Screenwriter Paul Haggis has said Bond will be reinvented as a younger character with no gadgets."

It's a bit like watching a train-wreck in slow motion, isn't it... :tears:

senorita
14th-October-2005, 12:00 PM
Definately too old! The next film they're making is Casino Royale, so its right at the start of Bond's spy career, so he's supposed to be young, this guy looks older than the very gorgeous Pierce Brosnan does now! I heard a couple of years ago now that they were looking at Ewan McGregor, I think even he's possibly too old to play a really young Bond now. I would have thought that Daniel Radcliffe (Harry Potter) might have been closer to the right age group! I know he's a bit too young, but they could age him a little bit.


they were also interviewing & talking about Colin Farell to be Bond :flower:
I think he has the right look and age...

KatieR
14th-October-2005, 01:35 PM
Apparently Eric Bana (The Hulk, Troy) was in the running... personally I cant get past his days in the late 80s early 90s as a comedian in a silly skit show... oh and you can't go past his performance in 'The Castle' ... inspiring! :wink:

Groovy Dancer
14th-October-2005, 05:42 PM
I also..was in the running but my fee :whistle: couldn't be met!!:waycool:

said I was too, cool to be a bond:blush:

Tiggerbabe
14th-October-2005, 06:38 PM
"Screenwriter Paul Haggis"

Paul who ?????? :rofl: :blush:

Dance Demon
14th-October-2005, 06:45 PM
Am I the only one who doesn't care who plays James Bond?...........I have never watched a James Bond film in my life:really: .....they have never really appealed to me......

David Bailey
14th-October-2005, 06:54 PM
Paul who ?????? :rofl: :blush:
He did the screenplay for Goldeneye - which, to be fair, was pretty damned good. So who knows...

Tiggerbabe
14th-October-2005, 07:01 PM
Sorry :blush: , juvenile I know, but it just struck me as being a pretty funny surname - that first glass of wine really hit the spot :wink:

under par
14th-October-2005, 07:48 PM
I also..was in the running but my fee :whistle: couldn't be met!!:waycool:

said I was too, cool to be a bond:blush:

Ice Kool eh! :rofl: :rofl: any way they wanted a blond this time:flower:

David Bailey
14th-October-2005, 11:15 PM
Sorry :blush: , juvenile I know, but it just struck me as being a pretty funny surname - that first glass of wine really hit the spot :wink:
Maybe we should have a list of Stuff Moderators Have Done Whilst Drunk... kind of like a TV out-takes programme :)

Stuart
14th-October-2005, 11:47 PM
He did the screenplay for Goldeneye - which, to be fair, was pretty damned good. So who knows...

Its the same director as Goldeneye as well.

I think he'll be quite good in the role, even though I'll still always think of him as "Geordie" from "Our Friends in the North".

LMC
15th-October-2005, 02:40 PM
A not very good but vaguely relevant quiz... (http://film.guardian.co.uk/news/story/0,12589,1592812,00.html)

(I'm Daniel Craig apparently)

Groovy Dancer
16th-October-2005, 12:02 PM
Ice Kool eh! :rofl: :rofl: any way they wanted a blond this time:flower:

Could of been a bald one:rolleyes:
(and I have the picture to prove it):whistle:

Stuart
16th-October-2005, 01:22 PM
Could of been a bald one:rolleyes:
(and I have the picture to prove it):whistle:

I'm thinking of "Diamonds are Forever" here!

David Bailey
13th-November-2006, 04:07 PM
So, who's going to see Casino Royale then? Any more opinions, now it's been extensively-hyped?

Stuart
13th-November-2006, 05:58 PM
I'm planning to go and see it next week. I'd go and see it regardless of the hype as I'm a James Bond fan.

TurboTomato
13th-November-2006, 11:42 PM
So, who's going to see Casino Royale then? Any more opinions, now it's been extensively-hyped?

Much as I hate hype, I'll probably go and see it. After all it's got to be better than the last effort, though to be fair that's not hard

Daniel Craig has the potential to be a good Bond and from what I've seen they've moved back from the special effects extravaganza to something a bit more believable which can only be good

janey
14th-November-2006, 12:10 AM
I know its not that normal for a girl but I am a huge Bond fan :clap: and I will definately be seeing this one as soon as possible.

The trailers for this one look good & after seeing the clip of Daniel Craig emrging dripping wet from the sea :drool: I think a lot more of us girlies will be watching Bond...

Dreadful Scathe
14th-November-2006, 11:30 PM
Definately too old! The next film they're making is Casino Royale, so its right at the start of Bond's spy career, so he's supposed to be young, this guy looks older than the very gorgeous Pierce Brosnan does now! I heard a couple of years ago now that they were looking at Ewan McGregor, I think even he's possibly too old to play a really young Bond now. I would have thought that Daniel Radcliffe (Harry Potter) might have been closer to the right age group! I know he's a bit too young, but they could age him a little bit.

how old was bond supposed to be in Casino Royale? Ive not read the book for a few years but I got the impression he was a reasonably mature age? Wikipedia doesnt help much/

The new film is looking promising, a great change from "Dire Another Day" then :)

Barry Shnikov
15th-November-2006, 12:09 AM
I remember watching the scene in xXx when Vin Diesel is given some 'x-ray spex' which can see right through a brick wall. I was so disgusted I switched off. If a film contains magic, fine - I have no problem with Harry Potter because the premise is clear. But no science enables you to see through bricks - and yet xXx is supposed to be a 'serious' thriller, rather than a film featuring magic.

And then I saw the second half of Die another day and felt profoundly let down. An invisible car, fer crissakes. What a pile of steaming horse*****. There's more reality in SpongeBob SquarePants.

Hopefully the Bond team will keep to the new brutalism, rather than veering off into nonsense as seemed quite possible.

Trouble
15th-November-2006, 12:35 AM
ive only seen the coming out of the sea clip where he is wet and dripping and walking out towards the beach, sun glistening off his muscles.........IM GOING TO SEE IT JUST ON THE BACK OF THAT....yum bloody yum :yum: :yum: :yum: :drool:

dont need anything else really. :D

TheTramp
15th-November-2006, 04:21 AM
We're going to see it on Friday night.

Haven't ever seen a Bond film at the cinema before. I'm sure it'll be interesting :D

Dreadful Scathe
15th-November-2006, 08:40 AM
And then I saw the second half of Die another day and felt profoundly let down. An invisible car, fer crissakes. What a pile of steaming horse*****. There's more reality in SpongeBob SquarePants.

Very true. I despised Dire Another Day (it wasnt me that coined that particular misspelling ....I'm not the only one). Whilst invisibility is possible i.e. you have a camera capturing whats behind the object to then display it on the front, that clearly only works in 2 dimensions. A whole car? from any angle? Thats not a stretch, its ridiculous - may as well have given Bond some spells to cast :) That wasnt the worst thing though - that was Halle Berry's "Acting". She couldnt even run 20 yards convincingly. I wanted her character to die horribly - first time ive felt that feeling toward a Bond girl :rolleyes: Then you've got the stupid laser machinery , the satellite killer laser beam trying to kill Bond, cars and missiles on ice, complete face change technology, backwards dives into the sea from 1000ft up.....etc...

David Bailey
15th-November-2006, 09:08 AM
Very true. I despised Dire Another Day (it wasnt me that coined that particular misspelling ....I'm not the only one). Whilst invisibility is possible i.e. you have a camera capturing whats behind the object to then display it on the front, that clearly only works in 2 dimensions. A whole car? from any angle? Thats not a stretch, its ridiculous - may as well have given Bond some spells to cast :) That wasnt the worst thing though - that was Halle Berry's "Acting". She couldnt even run 20 yards convincingly. I wanted her character to die horribly - first time ive felt that feeling toward a Bond girl :rolleyes: Then you've got the stupid laser machinery , the satellite killer laser beam trying to kill Bond, cars and missiles on ice, complete face change technology, backwards dives into the sea from 1000ft up.....etc...
Well, I know, and Bond was so well known for its gritty realism up until then too. :rolleyes:

I'm in a minority - I liked Die Another Day. It had some old-style Bond detective work - he didn't even touch a gadget for the first hour. It had an excellent sword fight scene. Brosnan definitely wore the role well. Halle Berry, well she wore her bikini nicely.

Compared to the abysmal "Tomorrow Never Dies" and the even-worse "The World Is Not Enough" (featuring Robert Carlyle as the Baddy With A Superpower Which Was Then Never Used), I thought "Die Another Day" was pretty good.

Dreadful Scathe
15th-November-2006, 09:20 AM
Well, I know, and Bond was so well known for its gritty realism up until then too. :rolleyes:

Point taken. But even in the especially silly Roger Moore era there was the grounding of a decent script. But i think it was because D.A.D. started off so promisingly that it was even more of a dissapointment. WIthout those things I mentioned, you're right it would have been the best bond film for a long while. I really cant suspend disbelief THAT far though :)

whitetiger1518
15th-November-2006, 03:24 PM
Ah well... there will be nothing to top Goldfinger. :clap: :worthy: ... I know looking back Sir Sean looks as if he is being led by his wig (if it wasn't a wig then :eek: ) but at least it did have a plot written by the great Ian Fleming himself!

Whitetiger

Dreadful Scathe
15th-November-2006, 05:37 PM
Ah well... there will be nothing to top Goldfinger. :clap: :worthy: ... I know looking back Sir Sean looks as if he is being led by his wig (if it wasn't a wig then :eek: ) but at least it did have a plot written by the great Ian Fleming himself!

Whitetiger
they could redo Moonraker - its a decent book but they really changed the plot somewhat for the film :)

David Bailey
20th-November-2006, 09:28 AM
Well, I saw "Casino Royale" over the weekend. I had fairly low expectations, but I was pleasantly surprised. Daniel Craig is great as Bond - very physical, and quite scary.

The action sequences are excellent, and the film generally flows well - it drags a bit towards the end, after the big poker game finale - which in itself is a little flat - but it's generally well worth watching. And it leaves quite a few things up in the air, which is nice to see.

Good film, go see it.

Tiggerbabe
20th-November-2006, 10:20 AM
Well, I saw "Casino Royale" over the weekend.
Me too, and I thoroughly enjoyed it :clap:

Cruella
20th-November-2006, 10:41 AM
I've had a few people tell me how good this film is. I'm really not a fan of James Bond films but with all these good reviews, i'm tempted to give it a try.

TheTramp
20th-November-2006, 10:48 AM
I enjoyed it in parts....

I wish they'd made the poker a little more realistic. What are the chances that in one hand, in order, there would be a flush, 2 full houses, and a straight flush! It didn't need to go to quite such extremes to have Bond win. (Yes, I know it's just a story, and at least they didn't have an invisible car!).

And like Mr James, I did find the bit after the casino event a bit dragged out and a bit of an anti-climax.

But overall, enjoyable, and I'd recommend it!

Andy McGregor
20th-November-2006, 11:08 AM
Well, I saw "Casino Royale" over the weekend. I had fairly low expectations, but I was pleasantly surprised. Daniel Craig is great as Bond - very physical, and quite scary.

The action sequences are excellent, and the film generally flows well - it drags a bit towards the end, after the big poker game finale - which in itself is a little flat - but it's generally well worth watching. And it leaves quite a few things up in the air, which is nice to see.

Good film, go see it.I went on Friday. I loved it. The first Bond movie I ever saw was George Lazenby's only Bond appearance, On Her Majestey's Secret Service and Daniel Craig reminded me a bit of George - but is a far better actor.

The one thing I missed was the humour. Apart from the bit where Q was replaced by a glove-compartment :confused:

Katie Kicks Ass
20th-November-2006, 11:25 AM
I saw it on friday and loved it (and not just coz of the dripping wet Daniel Craig:wink: ).
It did seem a lilttle unbelievable in places though.

Beowulf
20th-November-2006, 06:00 PM
I've not seen it yet.. but unless it has lots of James bonds, a Jimmy bond, Mata Hari , a nuclear bomb asprin and a cunning plan to make all women beautiful and kill all men over a certain height and a table for strapping naked female spies to then I don't think I'll like it ;)

Russell Saxby
20th-November-2006, 06:15 PM
Not a massive Bond fan either, but saw the film last Thursday and loved it.

Will
21st-November-2006, 06:17 PM
Didn't expect this to be very good, but really enjoyed it in the end. Daniel Craig is a very different Bond to the others.

The Casino scene's were crying out for Roger Moore, but other than that, Daniel Craig was superb!

Shodan
22nd-November-2006, 10:01 AM
I'm hoping to see Bond next wednesday (Orange cheap night) with a forumite that asked me.

But I know I'm going to get upset while watching the film as it was upsetting enough seeing the torturtous scene from the film trailer - by that I mean the bit where the Aston Martin gets destroyed. I was devastated - what a waste of a beautiful car. They could have given it to me and made me a very happy chappy. :grin::waycool:

Feelingpink
22nd-November-2006, 10:22 AM
I'm hoping to see Bond next wednesday (Orange cheap night) with a forumite that asked me.

But I know I'm going to get upset while watching the film as it was upsetting enough seeing the torturtous scene from the film trailer - by that I mean the bit where the Aston Martin gets destroyed. I was devastated - what a waste of a beautiful car. They could have given it to me and made me a very happy chappy. :grin::waycool:Nah - it was fantastic to watch - & holds a world record for its seven rolls - it did not get destroyed in vain.

What was sad was the make-up & hair for Vesper - when she's getting ready & isn't 'wearing' make-up, she looks fabulous. Once she's dolled up, her red lippy seems to migrate around her lips & she looks too up and down and don't think her hair do does her many favours in her first outfit.

It had lots of beautiful lighting as well.

Jooles
22nd-November-2006, 02:58 PM
But I know I'm going to get upset while watching the film as it was upsetting enough seeing the torturtous scene from the film trailer - by that I mean the bit where the Aston Martin gets destroyed. I was devastated - what a waste of a beautiful car. They could have given it to me and made me a very happy chappy. :grin::waycool:


don't worry, they must have put it all back together again because it's sitting in a window in Harrods at the moment

Shodan
22nd-November-2006, 04:12 PM
Nah - it was fantastic to watch - & holds a world record for its seven rolls - it did not get destroyed in vain.

There is no good reason ever for an Aston to be destroyed. As a HUGE car fan, I find it devastating. :sad:

I cried in "Due South" when Ray had to shoot and blow up his mint condition 1971 Buick Riviera. :tears:

Still, if an Aston has to die, then I suppose its gotta do it in style. :waycool:

Icey
23rd-November-2006, 10:53 AM
Hmmmm, not sure. I grew up with Roger Moore as James Bond, Timothy Dalton didn't really fit the role very well and Pierce Brosnan is just yummy :drool: IMO he will be a hard act to follow.

OK, I admit it. Daniel Craig is a fab Bond. Loved the film, shut my eyes in the gruesome bits, laughed in the funny bits and held my breath in the exciting bits.

Far, far, far better than the last Bond outing.

Oh, and Daniel Craig is also rather yummy :drool:

TiggsTours
23rd-November-2006, 11:13 AM
I saw it last night, and like everyone else really enjoyed it. Daniel Craig certainly does make a good Bond, a Bond for men and a Bond for the ladies. :drool:

One thing, if you go and see it, I didn't spot it myself, but towards the end of the film (not going to give anything away here) he sends an email to M, if you look down the Sent box list after he sent it, evidently the previous email he sent was entitled "Stationery Request"! Now, I'd love to see what James Bond's stationery request forms look like!

1 Pack A4 Paper
20 A3 Envelopes
1 Book First Class Stamps
1 Handgun
1 Silencer
100 Boxes Bullets
1 Dose Highly Leathal poison
1 Dose anti-venom
1 Defibrulator..........

TiggsTours
23rd-November-2006, 11:16 AM
The one thing I missed was the humour.

What do you mean!?

"I've got an itch, could you scratch it? No, no, no, to the right a bit!" :rofl:

Dreadful Scathe
23rd-November-2006, 03:47 PM
1 Pack A4 Paper
20 A3 Envelopes
1 Book First Class Stamps
1 Handgun
1 Silencer
100 Boxes Bullets
1 Dose Highly Leathal poison
1 Dose anti-venom
1 Defibrulator..........

I cant see a stationery department stocking all those items, but a box of paperclips can be deadly - anyone seen "Daredevil" ? :)


What do you mean!?

Andy had a humour bypass in the seventies when he entered politics :)

Feelingpink
23rd-November-2006, 08:44 PM
...
One thing, if you go and see it, I didn't spot it myself, but towards the end of the film (not going to give anything away here) he sends an email to M, if you look down the Sent box list after he sent it, evidently the previous email he sent was entitled "Stationery Request"! ..........I did notice the title of the other emails ... thought the scriptwriters or someone had had a bit of a chuckle deciding on them.

Claire S
24th-November-2006, 03:47 PM
Mmmmmm Daniel Craig in a wet shirt :awe:







(The rest of the film was quite good too)

Stuart
24th-November-2006, 03:48 PM
I saw it on Wednesday and I really enjoyed it.

One thing about it though, I'm not sure about Bond playing Poker. From what I have heard about Ian Fleming, I'm sure that he'd have had Bond playing Chemin de Fer or Bacarat (as per "For your Eyes Only"). I'll have to have a look at the Book to find out.

Did anyone see "Mock the Week" recently? They did a round of "things never heard in a James Bond Film". My favourite was "Before you go Bond, please fill in this Health and Safety Risk assessment".

angelblue
25th-November-2006, 12:13 AM
The new bond in one word....i cant help it:awe:


grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr......

haha is that a word?

Heather
25th-November-2006, 01:48 AM
Went to see this tonight - really enjoyed it and Daniel Craig is a gorgeous Bond!!!:drool: :drool: Can't wait for the next one!!!!

Did anyone spot Richard Branson - or his double at the airport going through the security/ metal detector thingy ? Or was I hallucinating at that point?:rofl:

:hug:
Heather

Stuart
25th-November-2006, 10:14 AM
Went to see this tonight - really enjoyed it and Daniel Craig is a gorgeous Bond!!!:drool: :drool: Can't wait for the next one!!!!

Did anyone spot Richard Branson - or his double at the airport going through the security/ metal detector thingy ? Or was I hallucinating at that point?:rofl:

:hug:
Heather

It was him. An awful lot of the aircraft at the airport seemed to be sporting Virgin logos.

Stuart M
25th-November-2006, 05:44 PM
Saw it last night and thought it was very good, though it seemed to drag on a little in the poker game section. Overall, quite a throwback to the early Bond style, which is no bad thing.