printer Posted November 17, 2018 Share Posted November 17, 2018 Used to like Brosnan as Bond but I went off him after I saw a clip of Michael McIntyre asking the audience if they thought he looked like Pierce Brosnan with a mouthful of sweets. A connection I can't get out of my head.There's a lesson there, m8.Never watch anything with Michael McIntyre in it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonD Posted November 17, 2018 Share Posted November 17, 2018 (edited) 24 minutes ago, printer said: There's a lesson there, m8. Never watch anything with Michael McIntyre in it. It wasn't a whole programme, it was a trailer before the programme I wanted to watch. Couldn't find the remote in time. Edited November 17, 2018 by GordonD 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Connolly Posted November 17, 2018 Share Posted November 17, 2018 10 hours ago, Bert Raccoon said: Always preferred Dalton to Brosnan. Dalton was an excellent Bond, he was very unlucky with timings. Stick him in the Craig films, and everyone would rate him as the best. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonD Posted November 18, 2018 Share Posted November 18, 2018 9 hours ago, Mark Connolly said: Dalton was an excellent Bond, he was very unlucky with timings. Stick him in the Craig films, and everyone would rate him as the best. Can you imagine 'The Living Daylights' with Roger Moore in it? When they were first planning that film, they thought Moore would be doing it but once they realised that Dalton could act they rewrote it with a much more serious tone. As you say he was unlucky with the timings - there was a rights issue or something after his second one and by the time it was sorted out it was too late to do a third one. Not sure whose choice that was though. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Connolly Posted November 18, 2018 Share Posted November 18, 2018 Just now, GordonD said: Can you imagine 'The Living Daylights' with Roger Moore in it? When they were first planning that film, they thought Moore would be doing it but once they realised that Dalton could act they rewrote it with a much more serious tone. As you say he was unlucky with the timings - there was a rights issue or something after his second one and by the time it was sorted out it was too late to do a third one. Not sure whose choice that was though. Pretty sure it was mutual by the time everything got sorted. In a way he was also lucky that Brosnan had to drop out at the last minute before TLD due to Remington Steele being renewed. I don't know if you've seen the documentary Everything or Nothing, but it's well worth a watch. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonD Posted November 18, 2018 Share Posted November 18, 2018 The only problem I have with the Dalton films (and the ones that followed) is that they made Miss Moneypenny a wid. In the ones prior to that she was an older woman, not even a MILF, who obviously had the hots for Bond so he flirted with her but they both knew he wasn't serious. Yes, Lois Maxwell was only three years older than Connery and about six months older than Moore but the character was meant to be a bit mumsy. Caroline Bliss and Samantha Bond (har!) were too young, IMO - Connery's Bond would have had them across the desk if he didn't think M would object to a workplace relationship. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hampden Diehard Posted November 18, 2018 Share Posted November 18, 2018 I don’t think Jerry could quite get his head round it either. Once he dies though they better hope he doesn’t have access to firearms!Felt very sorry for him; he was clearly unhappy and I'm sure that appearing on TV won't have helped. Absolute cert to go on a killing spree. His wife came over as a selfish bitch. She'll be first in his sights. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Naitch Posted November 18, 2018 Share Posted November 18, 2018 (edited) Those poor emperor penguins have got it rough on Dynasties. Some magnificent work from the folk trying to capture the footage though. Edited November 18, 2018 by The Naitch 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gianfranco Posted November 18, 2018 Share Posted November 18, 2018 Louis Theroux’s documentary on assisted suicide was a bloody tough watch. I’m away to watch something funny. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightswoodBear Posted November 19, 2018 Share Posted November 19, 2018 23 hours ago, Mark Connolly said: Pretty sure it was mutual by the time everything got sorted. In a way he was also lucky that Brosnan had to drop out at the last minute before TLD due to Remington Steele being renewed. I don't know if you've seen the documentary Everything or Nothing, but it's well worth a watch. Dalton is a fantastic Bond. And I think both his films stand up really well. I always preferred License To Kill of the two as it's got a really nasty streak running through it, years before Craig got praised for doing the same thing. I think the problem was that folk expected more of the Roger Moore "Carry on" style that they'd become used to. Goldeneye with Dalton could have been amazing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Connolly Posted November 19, 2018 Share Posted November 19, 2018 1 minute ago, KnightswoodBear said: Dalton is a fantastic Bond. And I think both his films stand up really well. I always preferred License To Kill of the two as it's got a really nasty streak running through it, years before Craig got praised for doing the same thing. I think the problem was that folk expected more of the Roger Moore "Carry on" style that they'd become used to. Goldeneye with Dalton could have been amazing. The only reason people rate Moore as a great Bond is because he was perfect for the utter shite involved in most of his films. The Moore era was a joke. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightswoodBear Posted November 19, 2018 Share Posted November 19, 2018 Just now, Mark Connolly said: The only reason people rate Moore as a great Bond is because he was perfect for the utter shite involved in most of his films. The Moore era was a joke. Octopussy and Moonraker are particularly detestable, but I always find something to enjoy in Live and Let Die, TMWTGG and The Spy Who Loved Me. The latter gets the blend of humour and overblown spectacle just about right. I quite like A View To A Kill as well because it's got Christopher Walken chewing up the scenery. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Connolly Posted November 19, 2018 Share Posted November 19, 2018 I will admit I love the Spy Who Loved Me, with Mrs Ringo being a particular highlight, and For Your Eyes Only is half decent too. It's no surprise that they are probably the two least comedic of the Moore era. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightswoodBear Posted November 19, 2018 Share Posted November 19, 2018 7 minutes ago, Mark Connolly said: I will admit I love the Spy Who Loved Me, with Mrs Ringo being a particular highlight, and For Your Eyes Only is half decent too. It's no surprise that they are probably the two least comedic of the Moore era. For Your Eyes Only, if I'm not getting Bond wrong, is the only one I can remember where they let his Bond approach the cold blooded killer of Connery's when he shoves the car over the edge of the cliff with the boy still alive inside it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Connolly Posted November 19, 2018 Share Posted November 19, 2018 1 minute ago, KnightswoodBear said: For Your Eyes Only, if I'm not getting Bond wrong, is the only one I can remember where they let his Bond approach the cold blooded killer of Connery's when he shoves the car over the edge of the cliff with the boy still alive inside it. Yeah, it was deliberately darker after the joke that was Moonraker. Here is Timothy Dalton getting Bond right 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonD Posted November 19, 2018 Share Posted November 19, 2018 47 minutes ago, KnightswoodBear said: For Your Eyes Only, if I'm not getting Bond wrong, is the only one I can remember where they let his Bond approach the cold blooded killer of Connery's when he shoves the car over the edge of the cliff with the boy still alive inside it. No, you're not getting Bond wrong. Alan would be pleased. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
19QOS19 Posted November 19, 2018 Share Posted November 19, 2018 12 Angry Men on Film 4 (+1) just now. Action and CGI have their place in films but you just cannot beat a film that's been superbly written and relies solely on the dialogue. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Connolly Posted November 19, 2018 Share Posted November 19, 2018 35 minutes ago, 19QOS19 said: 12 Angry Men on Film 4 (+1) just now. Action and CGI have their place in films but you just cannot beat a film that's been superbly written and relies solely on the dialogue. Fantastic film. FWIW the Family Guy spoof is also magnificent. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ziggy Posted November 23, 2018 Share Posted November 23, 2018 The guy from Scissor sisters getting interviewed on This Week is the worst thing I’ve ever seen. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted November 23, 2018 Author Share Posted November 23, 2018 The Mash Report is cringingly bad. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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