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Largo's Shark 00 Agent
Posts : 10588 Member Since : 2011-03-14
| Subject: "Craig is the best Bond" - Sean Connery Sun Sep 04, 2011 6:44 pm | |
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- He defined Ian Fleming’s classic and cool British spy James Bond on the big screen and as the secret agent’s franchise completes its golden jubilee this year, the original Bond Sean Connery says two Bond flicks old Daniel Craig is the perfect 007. “As James Bond completes his golden jubilee on the screen, I will define him not as a mere Casanova, who loves to kill but a suave and intelligent saviour of mankind, who has battled life in every aspect valiantly,” the 81-year-old says over telephone from California, adding, “Daniel Craig is the best James Bond I have witnessed — confident and reflexive.”
Ask him about his other successors and Sir Sean, who portrayed the suave spy in six installments says Roger Moore “was too stylised”. The octogenarian also talks about his success post Bond.
“Performing James Bond was certainly not my greatest histrionic challenge. But it established me surely as a star of merit and helped me to achieve a strong foothold in Hollywood. As Bond, I had to practice a lot of action, martial arts and swift movements to match the secret agent’s skills,” he says, while naming Dr. No, From Russia With Love and Thunder Ball his favourite Bond flick.
Prod him about his love scenes as Bond and he says, “Love scenes in Bond films were just meant to be.” As told to Ranjan Das Gupta http://www.hindustantimes.com/Craig-is-the-best-Bond/Article1-741134.aspx |
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Control 00 Agent
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| Subject: Re: "Craig is the best Bond" - Sean Connery Sun Sep 04, 2011 6:49 pm | |
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Largo's Shark 00 Agent
Posts : 10588 Member Since : 2011-03-14
| Subject: Re: "Craig is the best Bond" - Sean Connery Sun Sep 04, 2011 6:59 pm | |
| It doesn't sound like Sean.
"Greatest histrionic challenge?" |
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bitchcraft Potential 00 Agent
Posts : 3372 Member Since : 2011-03-28 Location : I know........I know
| Subject: Re: "Craig is the best Bond" - Sean Connery Sun Sep 04, 2011 7:01 pm | |
| Well it's better than saying Brozzayawn was the best... :face:
Craig only has 2 under his belt and Solace belongs closer to his arse than belt...but let's see how the third one goes. |
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Guest Guest
| Subject: Re: "Craig is the best Bond" - Sean Connery Sun Sep 04, 2011 8:40 pm | |
| Connery was a great milkman. |
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Mr. Kiss Kiss Bang Bang 00 Agent
Posts : 8500 Member Since : 2010-05-12 Location : Strawberry Fields
| Subject: Re: "Craig is the best Bond" - Sean Connery Sun Sep 04, 2011 9:42 pm | |
| He's always said that playing Bond wasn't a really a challenge, which is why he got bored of the role. If that really is him speaking, maybe he may just make some surprise appearance at the Bond 23 celebrations. |
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GeneralGogol Q Branch
Posts : 878 Member Since : 2011-03-17 Location : Kremlin
| Subject: Re: "Craig is the best Bond" - Sean Connery Sun Sep 04, 2011 9:48 pm | |
| The Hindustan Times... really? If this "interview" was indeed true though, then good for Sir Sean that he's continued to follow the series. |
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Loomis Head of Station
Posts : 1413 Member Since : 2011-04-11
| Subject: Re: "Craig is the best Bond" - Sean Connery Sun Sep 04, 2011 10:55 pm | |
| Well, Craig is certainly the most Conneryesque - both in looks and performance - of all the Bonds who've followed Connery, so perhaps it's no surprise that Connery should be so supportive of Craig's work. |
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CJB 00 Agent
Posts : 5538 Member Since : 2011-03-14 Location : 'Straya
| Subject: Re: "Craig is the best Bond" - Sean Connery Mon Sep 05, 2011 12:57 am | |
| - Mr. Brown wrote:
- Senile bastard.
Anyway, the interview sounds a bit fishy. |
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trevanian Head of Station
Posts : 1959 Member Since : 2011-03-15 Location : Pac NW
| Subject: Re: "Craig is the best Bond" - Sean Connery Mon Sep 05, 2011 4:11 am | |
| That language doesn't sound like Connery at all (was the interview translated from another language ... maybe Klingon?)
The ONLY part that rings all the way true is his naming the Terence Young films as his favorites. |
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tiffanywint Potential 00 Agent
Posts : 3692 Member Since : 2011-03-16 Location : making mudpies
| Subject: Re: "Craig is the best Bond" - Sean Connery Mon Sep 05, 2011 5:15 am | |
| This does sound like Sean. It rings true. He can like Craig all he wants though but I am not sold.
Sorry Sean. Now don't you have a tee time to make. |
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Tubes Q Branch
Posts : 734 Member Since : 2011-03-14
| Subject: Re: "Craig is the best Bond" - Sean Connery Mon Sep 05, 2011 5:27 am | |
| Connery was never able to witness himself, so he had to go with the next best option.
Though, lets be honest, do we really expect him to drag the current Bond through the mud? All the previous actors are supportive of whatever current regime is in place, mainly because it benefits them more financially than to piss on the franchise like Sean and George did in the 70's. |
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Lazenby. Head of Station
Posts : 1274 Member Since : 2010-04-15 Location : 1969
| Subject: Re: "Craig is the best Bond" - Sean Connery Mon Sep 05, 2011 5:42 am | |
| - Tubes wrote:
- All the previous actors are supportive of whatever current regime is in place, mainly because it benefits them more financially than to piss on the franchise like Sean and George did in the 70's.
^This. We've seen all this before, the latest guy getting called the best. Then the same thing happens when the next guy takes over. I like Craig though, just wish he had better people around him. |
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Largo's Shark 00 Agent
Posts : 10588 Member Since : 2011-03-14
| Subject: Re: "Craig is the best Bond" - Sean Connery Mon Sep 05, 2011 11:10 am | |
| - Tubes wrote:
- All the previous actors are supportive of whatever current regime is in place, mainly because it benefits them more financially than to piss on the franchise like Sean and George did in the 70's.
Except Lazenby with Brosnan. |
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AMC Hornet Head of Station
Posts : 1235 Member Since : 2011-08-18 Location : Station 'C' - Canada
| Subject: Re: "Craig is the best Bond" - Sean Connery Wed Sep 07, 2011 4:55 am | |
| I'd heard that Sir Sean's only comment re: Casino Royale was: "it was half-an hour too long and the music was shit."
True, why should he criticize Craig? I'm sure Connery doesn't care one way or another. Pierce might have the right to criticize, but even he was aupportive of Craig ("Go for it - it's a hell of a ride"), although he said he would have preferred to see Colin Ferrell succeed him ("He'd eat their heads off"). Perhaps he only said that to piss BB off (and because Ferrell is also Irish). |
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trevanian Head of Station
Posts : 1959 Member Since : 2011-03-15 Location : Pac NW
| Subject: Re: "Craig is the best Bond" - Sean Connery Wed Sep 07, 2011 5:54 am | |
| Just on age alone, Ferrell certainly would have been more credible given the hot-tempered immature brat scripted for and seen in CR, but whether he'd have been able to handle the moodier vastly mmore interesting Bond in QOS ... I dunno. I didn't even realize Ferrell was a good actor until IN BRUGES, which I just love, so I probably need to reassess him. |
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Seve Q Branch
Posts : 610 Member Since : 2011-03-21 Location : the island of Lemoy
| Subject: Re: "Craig is the best Bond" - Sean Connery Tue Sep 27, 2011 1:48 am | |
| - AMC Hornet wrote:
- I'd heard that Sir Sean's only comment re: Casino Royale was: "it was half-an hour too long and the music was shit."
True, why should he criticize Craig? I'm sure Connery doesn't care one way or another. Pierce might have the right to criticize, but even he was aupportive of Craig ("Go for it - it's a hell of a ride"), although he said he would have preferred to see Colin Ferrell succeed him ("He'd eat their heads off"). Perhaps he only said that to piss BB off (and because Ferrell is also Irish). Colin Farrell? God save us, I'd rather see Will Ferrell in the role than that baby faced tosser... |
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lachesis Head of Station
Posts : 1588 Member Since : 2011-09-19 Location : Nottingahm, UK
| Subject: Re: "Craig is the best Bond" - Sean Connery Tue Sep 27, 2011 2:32 pm | |
| - Seve wrote:
- AMC Hornet wrote:
- I'd heard that Sir Sean's only comment re: Casino Royale was: "it was half-an hour too long and the music was shit."
True, why should he criticize Craig? I'm sure Connery doesn't care one way or another. Pierce might have the right to criticize, but even he was aupportive of Craig ("Go for it - it's a hell of a ride"), although he said he would have preferred to see Colin Ferrell succeed him ("He'd eat their heads off"). Perhaps he only said that to piss BB off (and because Ferrell is also Irish). Colin Farrell? God save us, I'd rather see Will Ferrell in the role than that baby faced tosser... I'm with you on that one! |
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jet set willy 'R'
Posts : 441 Member Since : 2011-04-02 Location : UK
| Subject: Re: "Craig is the best Bond" - Sean Connery Sun Jan 29, 2012 10:09 pm | |
| I just kicked off a poll, asking who is the best James Bond. http://www.filmnav.co.uk/2012/01/29/who-is-the-greatest-james-bond/ |
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bondfan06 'R'
Posts : 339 Member Since : 2011-03-14
| Subject: Re: "Craig is the best Bond" - Sean Connery Mon Jan 30, 2012 2:50 am | |
| - jet set willy wrote:
- I just kicked off a poll, asking who is the best James Bond.
http://www.filmnav.co.uk/2012/01/29/who-is-the-greatest-james-bond/ Good analysis, but Connery will always be the definitive Bond for me. |
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