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So, James Bond. We're going to see the new movie on Friday, YAY!!!
I have a James Bond block on my brain, which makes the series endlessly entertaining - I can't ever remember the plot to a Bond flick. I must have seen some of them 20 times, but if you ask me what it's about, I couldn't tell you. I can remember action sequences or major explosion moments, some good lines and the like, but the actual kernel of plot that the movie hangs on - no way.
About the only Bond movie I can actually explain the plot to is Goldeneye, which happens to be my #1 fave because of it.
As for the various Bonds, what can I say? Brosnan was the Bond I'd longed for since the early 80s, and I wish the producers hadn't screwed him over by dropping him so suddenly. He was attractive, yet steely, and protrayed a good balance between humour and menace. Perfect.
I always found Connery a little too menacing and flippant because he's the Bond of my youngest years, in eternal reruns on TV. He treated women like crap, and while I understand now that he was merely a product of his times, I couldn't just roll with it as a kid. I love Roger Moore as part of the franchise in general, but as Bond, he rather sucked. He was the 60s Batman tv show of the Bond series. If there's one Bond I've never had a good chance to study, it's George Lazenby. I've seen his one movie maybe...twice. Maybe. Could be only once. Timothy Dalton's Bond truly suffered from the beginning era of AIDS and safe sex concerns. He was ALL danger and no fun, and the plots behind him might be some of the most convoluted Bond plots ever. Niven simply doesn't count in my book, but I suppose "too poncey" would fit him.
Which brings us to Craig. I was violently opposed to Craig, both because of Brosnan and the sandy-blond hair, but Casino Royale won me over. I think Craig is a little too intense most of the time, but then again, the plot totally fit that intensity. I am hoping Quantum of Solace will be the same. An abundance of humour might seem wedged in with Craig at the Bond helm.
And that's about all I think about James Bond. *HUGS*
love, lore
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