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Wed Jul-28-04 11:03 AM
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Pierce Brosnan says goodbye to Bond |
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Edited on Wed Jul-28-04 11:03 AM by RatTerrier
Rumors are unfolding, as they have for months, but this may be it: http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=794&ncid=762&e=6&u=/eo/20040728/en_movies_eo/14603 Varying reports have the suave Irish-born actor (a) writing off the secret-agent role after four films; or (b) getting the boot from youth-seeking producers.
In an interview posted Tuesday on Entertainment Weekly's Website, Brosnan sounded like a man who has had it with introducing himself as, "Bond. James Bond."
"That's it," Brosnan told EW. "I've said all I've got to say on the world of James Bond."
Brosnan also sounded like a man who thinks his bosses should similarly get over the gadget-loving spy. (more)
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Wed Jul-28-04 11:04 AM
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1. Enter: Huge Jackman n/t |
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Wed Jul-28-04 11:10 AM
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7. Naw, I'd put my money on Clive Owen. |
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Wed Jul-28-04 11:40 AM
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20. I object because it makes it less likely he'll be committed to the X-men |
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franchise. It would be cool to see an American play him. Or maybe an Irishman like Collin Farrell, that bastard.
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Wed Jul-28-04 11:05 AM
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Brosnan was a lousy Bond...
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Wed Jul-28-04 11:06 AM
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The only one better was Connery.
Moore had his moments, but he just was not right for the character.
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Wed Jul-28-04 11:08 AM
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6. Brosnan should have stuck with "Remington Steele" |
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...THAT was an appropriate use of his "talent"...
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Wed Jul-28-04 11:20 AM
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15. i have read the original books |
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and brosnan fit bond to a T
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Wed Jul-28-04 11:38 AM
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18. I read them too, and I didn't see Bond as that effeminate. |
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Wed Jul-28-04 11:44 AM
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21. I read them too, and they're garbage. |
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The films are a considerable improvement. Flame on!
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Wed Jul-28-04 12:45 PM
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Hi DU'ers, I'm new. I lurked for a while before registering.
Back to the matter at hand - I couldn't agree more, I fell in lust with Remington Steele. Very hot.
Anyone know what his next project might be?
:hi:
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Wed Jul-28-04 11:53 AM
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they should have put this to bed DECADES ago.
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Wed Jul-28-04 11:20 AM
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Brosnan was a horrible Bond.
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Wed Jul-28-04 11:06 AM
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3. Dennis Kucinich should apply! |
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Wed Jul-28-04 11:07 AM
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5. Bring back Sean Connery. |
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Wed Jul-28-04 11:10 AM
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I'd go to see an "old Bond" movie. Connery is the quintessential Bond.
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Wed Jul-28-04 11:38 AM
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19. Connery is the quintessential Bond? |
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He's the only Bond. I used to go to the Saturday matinees, and stay all day. Cost me the top to a Gandys Milk carton. Those were the days.
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Wed Jul-28-04 11:51 AM
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Wed Jul-28-04 11:10 AM
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9. Well, according to the "What The....." Awards, first Connery has |
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to learn to spell the words 'yeshh' and 'share-tan-lay'. :D
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Wed Jul-28-04 11:12 AM
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I thought he was easily the best Bond since Connery, and maybe even better. Bond was never so slick and composed as he was in the Brosnan flicks.
I think a belief that Connery was the best is justifiable, but I personally think that I like his Bond because of the retro-cool of checking out Thunderball with your Pop when you're home at Thanksgiving and TBS is doing its "7 days of 007."
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Wed Jul-28-04 11:15 AM
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11. Oh, you just made my ears bleed. |
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Better than Connery? Nooooo.... I'd give him the number two slot, though.
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Wed Jul-28-04 11:17 AM
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A couple of times in Hollywood. He IS BOND. The best. EVER. Also a humble sweet guy with a great family. I will miss him in the role.
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Wed Jul-28-04 11:22 AM
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17. Brosnan was a great bond.. |
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can't top the classic Connery, just no way, but very good. Better than Moore, though I do like Roger Moore as well. But I've seen a few photos of Brosnan that just make me absolutely swoon. He's gorgeous.
Hmm. Who'd be good? Jackman, maybe. Jude Law could be good, too.
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Wed Jul-28-04 11:18 AM
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The worst Bond and the worst films of the franchise.
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Wed Jul-28-04 11:21 AM
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16. Rupert Everett as a gay James Bond. |
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It may seem ridiculous, but you've got to liven up this tired franchise somehow.
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Wed Jul-28-04 11:56 AM
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24. I don't know that Bond Guys has |
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quite the right ring to it. I don't know maybe it will take some getting used to. I wonder how many actors would line up for those roles?
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Wed Jul-28-04 12:04 PM
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27. Instead of a Bond girl named Pussy Galore |
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You could have a Bond guy named Enormous Dick.
lol
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Wed Jul-28-04 12:20 PM
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Wed Jul-28-04 12:25 PM
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29. She was the Bond girl in Gold Finger |
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Wed Jul-28-04 01:23 PM
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34. And he was quoting Connery from the movie. |
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Wed Jul-28-04 11:58 AM
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I thought he was very good as Bond.
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Wed Jul-28-04 12:02 PM
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26. I don't see Jackman or Jude Law making the grade... |
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and I don't see Ewan McGregor in the role, either. Nor Hugh Grant. I don't know who they'll get to replace Brosnan.
The rub is that, for all of his charm and smoothness, Bond is a psychopath, an assassin. It's going to be tough to find someone who can be both the ladies man and the abject murderer and sell it to an audience. The edge that Connery and Brosnan had (and have) is the key. You could always believe that they not only had no problem killing--they actually enjoyed it most of the time.
Maybe they'll have to teach George Clooney a British accent...he might have the right stuff...
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Wed Jul-28-04 12:28 PM
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:toast: I like the idea of a Clooney Bond, but at the same time, I really like Jude Law, Ewan McGregor, and Hugh Jackman.
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Wed Jul-28-04 12:47 PM
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32. Had Brosnan been given good scripts... |
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He would have easily trounced Connery. Give him a "From Russia With Love" or "On Her Majesty's Secret Service," and Brosnan would have knocked it right out of the ballpark.
For what it's worth, "The World Is Not Enough" gives a glimpse of how sublime Brosnan could be in the role.
Damned producers.
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Wed Jul-28-04 01:01 PM
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33. Pierce Brosnan = Best Bond since Connery |
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That's disappointing.
Of course, Timothy Dalton was the absolute WORST. BOND. EVER.
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Wed Jul-28-04 01:44 PM
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35. Book Bond vs Movie Bond |
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To me they are two very different things.
Book Bond to me is far more nuts&bolts than Movie Bond. He's far less of a pretty boy, far less smooth and suave, and extremely practical. He got all the women because he could seemingly kiss so well they didn't mind that he was pretty much flat out raping them. He was also a bit blatant in his approach, which should fail in the spy business, but made up for it by being stubbornly persistent and being hugely lucky.
Movie Bond is a pretty boy. He's suave, witty, always ready with a quip, and would rather kill someone in an unusual fashion than in an efficient one. He doesn't need to seducce women, as they seem to be waiting for him at any convenient moment.
I am really, REALLY tired of Movie Bond. I want the return of Book Bond. I doubt that will happen with the Bond series, but wondering if the Bourne series might be more along those lines?
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