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Craig.
Feb 27, 2021,08:51 AM
I do like Connery, but he was too suave and not as believable as a character.
Craig's character is a badass, but with human imperfections that add to the story.
Casino Royale was by far the best Bond film ever, including a much more believable villain.
Cheers,
John
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Which is your favourite James Bond Actor
By: Cookies : February 27th, 2021-08:42
Inspired by Abel’s love for JB (and admittedly my fascination since childhood), I’d like to ask which is your favourite JB actor and why? I’ll chip in as the replies come in about my favourite actors in this role. Credits: Irishtimes ...
My favourites are
By: Cookies : February 27th, 2021-09:53
1)The Rolex sub that Sean Connery wore with the Tux 2) The Omega speedmaster that Pierce Brosnan wore on Tomorrow Never Dies 3) Timothy Dalton’s Heuer with full lume on Living Daylights And there’s also the AT Skyfall (which I gave my sister), and the new...
Sorry Seamaster
By: Cookies : February 27th, 2021-09:57
The part where he pulls out an Omega from an old cupboard next to Michelle Yeoh. That piece is etched in my mind since then.
I also liked the
By: myles721 : February 27th, 2021-09:59
Breitling in Thunderball...that watch was badass.
Man this post made me email my AD
By: Cookies : February 27th, 2021-10:01
I just emailed her to ask if she has the modern incarnation of this piece: Credit: watchfreek Which now looks like this (in quartz): Credti: Tag Heuer Enthusiast ...
I was looking for that
By: Cookies : February 27th, 2021-18:32
But couldn’t find any on the used market, so I went the closest I could find. How is that beauty holding up? Is the lume still working after 33 years? Have a great week.
Craig.
By: vitalsigns : February 27th, 2021-08:51
I do like Connery, but he was too suave and not as believable as a character. Craig's character is a badass, but with human imperfections that add to the story. Casino Royale was by far the best Bond film ever, including a much more believable villain. Ch...
+1
By: Gwai : February 27th, 2021-08:59
Nothing for me to add. Cheers Marc
I think he looked the part but
By: Gwai : February 27th, 2021-09:28
left us wanting in the charisma department, sadly. So far I have only read the very first novel, Casino Royale, and I thought it was actually badly written... Cheers Marc
Totally agree..
By: myles721 : February 27th, 2021-10:19
Fleming IMO was not a great writer...the credit goes to the film crews. Amazing set design by Adams fabulous styling, dialogue and acting.
Craig would've been a
By: Gwai : February 27th, 2021-09:01
villain in the beginning and he would have taken a lot of moderation even to fit into that part. Cheers Marc
Very interesting analysis
By: Cookies : February 27th, 2021-09:16
Indeed, it is true. If DC would have started the franchise, it might be a different trajectory.
Somehow, my choice is quite unexpected
By: Cookies : February 27th, 2021-09:31
The scene from Gibraltar was my favourite Bond scene. Something in this scene makes JB look tough enough to be a commando or navy seal. I didn’t know he even wore a watch until I searched it up to find this: Credit: Pinterest Credit: Oracle of Time Credit...
I used to look past his character
By: Cookies : February 27th, 2021-09:54
Until I watch The Living Daylights the third time, and fell into a daydreaming reverie that I was a commando on a skirmish on Gibraltar.
I just bought the piece
By: Cookies : February 27th, 2021-17:30
The “Timothy Dalton” itch is too hard to cure, so I called the AD (they have it in stock) and got the modern version of the full lume dial. Regrettably it is quartz but I guess I will give it a harder life than a mechanical piece. These quartz tags remind...
Agree
By: aperna : February 27th, 2021-10:43
My choice is clear 😉
By: Clueless_Collector : February 27th, 2021-09:00
Daniel’s character as 007 has influenced my purchase. In fact, my first Omega started in 2015 with Spectre ...
I knew u’d reply
By: Cookies : February 27th, 2021-09:13
Somehow...i thought abt the new JB seamaster and voila, it shows up in it’s splendour -one with a very diff take on a seamaster. It seems to be designed ground-up for the role, instead of the cosmetic changes on many previous models. I like this model too...
Roger Moore for me
By: agyzace : February 27th, 2021-09:27
Cool without even acting to be cool
+1
By: redcorals : February 27th, 2021-09:44
+1
By: Cookies : February 28th, 2021-02:24
Which is your fav TD scene
Oh my
By: Cookies : February 28th, 2021-02:23
Pussy Galore reminds me of the Rolex GMT she wore.
Truly
By: Cookies : February 27th, 2021-09:55
Only he can pull off the difficult nuances of character which the other actors may struggle with. He is a complex Bond.
Well said!
By: Reuven Malter : February 27th, 2021-10:27
My rating in order:
By: nasseriq : February 27th, 2021-12:28
Connery Daniels Lazenby Dalton Moore Brosnan - And Brosnan was not bad!
Which is the best villian?
By: Cookies : February 28th, 2021-02:22
I am terrified by Pauco Bautista’s character although he was shortlived.
The true villian is often “grey imminence”
By: Cookies : February 28th, 2021-06:18
He’d sit back and move the pieces, and more often or not, he doesn’t have his name to anything. They are not the scary ones like Jaws or Mr Hinx, but rather the ones who have these scary lesser-villians on reign. I think Ernst Blofeld fits that descriptio...
Yeah Telly Savalas
By: myles721 : February 28th, 2021-02:50
was no slouch either AND you get Diana Rigg!!! 🤪
I think RM
By: Cookies : February 27th, 2021-10:08
Is the most handsome Bond in a classic British proportion. Looks like a knight, even knightier when he was old. I like his style of comedy.
Me too!
By: amanico : February 27th, 2021-10:37
Yes..Dalton portrayed the operative role so well
By: Cookies : February 27th, 2021-10:16
Ok I’d admit. I have an uncle who was a special forces commando. He was cold, detached and skinny, yet he could run 10km without effort, or eke out 20 pullups like a piston, or be thrown in the Siberian tundra for a week on a skirmish, and survive it. Som...
Yes it seems to reflect free love
By: Cookies : February 28th, 2021-02:21
My fav part of RM is his bell bottom trousers. I’m gonna get a few done at the tailors one day.
The Hildebrand Rarity is my favourite
By: Cookies : February 27th, 2021-10:10
Somehow it reminds me of my best days exploring the reefs. Now life has taken a toll, and I’m stuck to a desk mostly.
Moore’s first two films yes...
By: myles721 : February 27th, 2021-10:11
My problem with him was the comedy and eventually the age. Half the time I was expecting the hench people to ask him if he was OK and did they hurt him...
RM doesn’t look combat ready
By: Cookies : February 28th, 2021-02:20
He looks more of a gentleman from a polo club or an old retired officer from the navy with arthritis. But he is special in his era-defining acting in that character, with the laid-back appearance and good luck (he always seems to come out unscathed)
Tough one
By: George Gently : February 27th, 2021-10:25
Roger Moore and Daniel Craig for me. If I had to choose one; I’d need more time, a bottle of good whiskey and see some of my favorite Bond movies.
Did u get this piece?
By: Cookies : February 28th, 2021-02:17
I admire it from afar. Which is your fav piece from the franchise?
My fav scene from SC
By: Cookies : February 28th, 2021-02:16
Is the scuba suit to tuxedo scene, with the Submariner being shown.
This is a great question
By: Mr.Gatsby : February 27th, 2021-13:20
Because it’s going to yield different answers. I feel that one would relate the most is to the Bond of his time. For me, it was Brosnan and Craig. And I choose the latter. However, I felt that Dalton was a great Bond too. I like his style the most, even t...
He is the greatest
By: Cookies : February 28th, 2021-02:14
And the one who could survive the Brocolli family, according to the documentary of James Bond on Stan.
Those movies are excellent
By: Cookies : February 28th, 2021-02:12
I watched them all. I rmbered that PB once said in an interview that he is a shy person, and if you’d find him in the supermarket, he’d often look lost.
PB is so polarizing
By: Cookies : February 28th, 2021-02:14
I grew up in that era after SC, so I was exposed to Bond through PB’s interpretation. I think that could have skewed my preference. Imagine if SC were placed in the modern Bond, with all the high tech graphics and CGI, he’d be even more of a hit.
I can def see that!!
By: Spencer Karrington : March 1st, 2021-14:31
I was sort of in the same boat in a way, a lot of the first james bond movies I saw were the PB ones!
Always liked Pierce Brosnan very much, even though
By: Thomas_3 : February 27th, 2021-16:43
some of his lines, were by his own admission pretty cheesy. Daniel Craig came along and pretty much stole the show. Pierce Brosnan will always be my favorite however.
PB and TD for me
By: Cookies : February 28th, 2021-02:11
Somehow PB represented the flamboyance of that era, with all the product placements such as Hertz Rentals, BMWs etc. My fav scene was the tank he drove into the city. TD is more of a true operative. He has that realistic “cruel smile” that Ian Flemming de...
Sean Connery and George Lazenby for me.
By: HK852 : February 27th, 2021-18:49
Lazenby did just one movie. So it is hard to assess with confidence. He was ticking several boxes though. And he had a pretty good Bond watch! Craig is in 3rd! Tibo
Not exactly the equipment
By: HK852 : March 1st, 2021-07:15
But I am trying to have bond inspired suits, at least in the shades of colors. I also went to see, from the outside the building of the HQ of MI-5 when I was last in London. I would not mind getting the lollipop Omega of Spectre or the military inspired S...
Me too
By: Cookies : March 1st, 2021-07:59
I’m dreaming of a few other pieces other than the Bond pieces and let’s see what happens if I enter an Omega shop and a Bond piece is presented. I regretted the time when I could have bought the Pierce Brosnan era automatic SM in blue, for many years ago...
But USD2.3K, years ago
By: HK852 : March 2nd, 2021-05:17
Is not what you will pay the SM of Spectre or No Time To Die today event with inflation. The base price of watches has jumped sooo much.
Craig, Connery, Moore..
By: Echi : February 27th, 2021-21:58
Not so much the actor but the movies they appeared in.. Craig in Skyfall. Loved the opening in Quantum of Solace and Spectre. Loved the ending in Casino Royale. Connery in You Only Live Twice. That’s Bond in Japan after all and who doesn’t love that car s...
Oh I rmb the Japan feature
By: Cookies : February 28th, 2021-02:06
That was one of my fav. I like the part where the actress was swimming in the ocean.
Rolex or Omega?
By: Uncle Chico : February 28th, 2021-02:22
www.youtube.com Craig in Casino Royale.
JB
By: Weems@8 : February 28th, 2021-04:12
The actors who played in many Bond movies are my favorite. Not the ones that do only one or two movies. RM and SC i think are the best 007 agents.
Gorgeous girl
By: Cookies : February 28th, 2021-06:04
Why is SC always seen with gorgeous girls?
Best Bond
By: deBalzac : March 2nd, 2021-03:10
Sean Connery because he is James Bond. All of his films are good, but I think Thunderbird is the best. His movies also had the best music, Matt Monro, Tom Jones and Shirley Bassey. Roger Moore had british style and charme, he played the part best in the e...