007 Returns

Onkel Neal · 11-16-06, 10:48 PM

And the critics are running at 95% thumbs up. As one who read all the books and has seen all the films, I am glad they are getting away from the space lasers, gadget buffet, and predictible one-liners and stripping down to a lethal, no-frills Bond.

Yahoshua · 11-16-06, 10:59 PM

The new bond is a coward.........he's afraid of guns!

August · 11-16-06, 11:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Yahoshua

The new bond is a coward.........he's afraid of guns!

What? No Walther PPK?

Bort · 11-16-06, 11:15 PM

Connery is the Bond gold standard, all the others pale in comparison (although they do have their individual merits). I'm looking forward to seeing what Craig can do, he was great in Munich, and I hope he will bring a hard edge back to the series!

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The new bond is a coward.........he's afraid of guns!

Hey I'd rather watch Bond beat the crud out of another guy than just shoot him. There is a time and a place for guns but I think that Bond films of late have become a little to reliant on gunfights. I'm not really sure how using firearms more reluctantly makes him a coward.:hmm:

Yahoshua · 11-16-06, 11:32 PM

Being afraid of an inanimate object tells me that he's a coward.

And bond doesn't HAVE to use guns, god no. In real life your sidearm was your last resort, not the first. I don't mind some good boxing once in awhile.

Pioneer · 11-16-06, 11:58 PM

Tch tch tch.....Neal, Neal, Neal.

You disappoint me....did you forget George Lazenby on purpose...or was it because he got Dianna Rigg before we could?

David Niven in the original poses no threat, but if Sean is the best 007 in From Russia With Love, surely he must also be the worst in Never Say Never Again.

August · 11-17-06, 12:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Pioneer

Tch tch tch.....Neal, Neal, Neal.

You disappoint me....did you forget George Lazenby on purpose...or was it because he got Dianna Rigg before we could?

David Niven in the original poses no threat, but if Sean is the best 007 in From Russia With Love, surely he must also be the worst in Never Say Never Again.

Only if you ignore Roger Moore in Octopussy.

kiwi_2005 · 11-17-06, 01:27 AM

Sean Connery, great actor.

TarJak · 11-17-06, 01:45 AM

Can't go past Sean Connery for Bond. Got to admit though never say never again was pretty awful. Not that any of the movies ever had much to do with the books.

mog · 11-17-06, 01:59 AM

I look forward to seeing Craig in action. It's about time Bond became less poncy and more mean.

Polak · 11-17-06, 03:38 AM

Where is the George Lazenby option?

Anyways, I will have to go with the Skybird option because
I can not decided on who is my favorite James Bond(over
all these years

) and I guess that the Skybird option is a
"I dont know" option. But the choice clearly stands
between Sean Connery and Roger Moore.

Konovalov · 11-17-06, 04:47 AM

Connery all the way but I hope that this Craig guy can give the best 007 a run for his money.

I'm still trying to convince my wife to come and see it with me. After all, she puts me through going to watch Bollywood movies which believe it or not last from a minimum 3 hours up to a ridiculous 4.5-5 hours long, including intermission!

So yes, I would love to see this Bond film on the big screen for a change with a guy that apparently can act and that hasn't happened since that Scotsman Marco Ramius.

STEED · 11-17-06, 05:17 AM

Bond is back, has he ever gone away? No.

Bartolomeus · 11-17-06, 06:36 AM

Yeah Sean Connery is the best Bond!

goldorak · 11-17-06, 06:46 AM

The best James Bond ? Roger Moore

followed closely behind by Sean Connery.

View Poll Results: Who was your favorite Bond?
Sean Connery, of course!	27	57.45%
Roger Moore, old boy	2	4.26%
Tim Dalton, grrr!	3	6.38%
Suave Pierce Brosnan	5	10.64%
Maybe this new guy Daniel Craig...	5	10.64%
Skybird, shaken not stirred	5	10.64%
Voters: 47. You may not vote on this poll

11-16-06, 10:48 PM	#1
Onkel Neal Born to Run Silent Join Date: Jan 1997 Location: Cougar Trap, Texas Posts: 21,385 Downloads: 541 Uploads: 224	007 Returns And the critics are running at 95% thumbs up. As one who read all the books and has seen all the films, I am glad they are getting away from the space lasers, gadget buffet, and predictible one-liners and stripping down to a lethal, no-frills Bond. __________________ SUBSIM - 26 Years on the Web

11-16-06, 10:59 PM	#2
Yahoshua The Old Man Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 1,493 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	The new bond is a coward.........he's afraid of guns! __________________ Science is the organized unpredictability that strives not to set limits to mans' capabilities, but is the engine by which the limits of mans' understanding is defined-Yahoshua

11-16-06, 11:32 PM	#5
Yahoshua The Old Man Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 1,493 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Being afraid of an inanimate object tells me that he's a coward. And bond doesn't HAVE to use guns, god no. In real life your sidearm was your last resort, not the first. I don't mind some good boxing once in awhile. __________________ Science is the organized unpredictability that strives not to set limits to mans' capabilities, but is the engine by which the limits of mans' understanding is defined-Yahoshua

11-16-06, 11:58 PM	#6
Pioneer Stinking drunk in Trinidad Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: AU in the USA Posts: 349 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Tch tch tch.....Neal, Neal, Neal. You disappoint me....did you forget George Lazenby on purpose...or was it because he got Dianna Rigg before we could? David Niven in the original poses no threat, but if Sean is the best 007 in From Russia With Love, surely he must also be the worst in Never Say Never Again. __________________ An AU writer marooned in the USA. The American Pioneer story continues @ www.grantmadden.com Latest publication: Chicken Soup for the Soul Angels and Miracles

11-17-06, 01:27 AM	#8
kiwi_2005 Eternal Patrol Join Date: May 2004 Location: Aeoteroa Posts: 7,382 Downloads: 223 Uploads: 1	Sean Connery, great actor. __________________ RIP kiwi_2005 Those who can't laugh at themselves leave the job to others.

11-17-06, 01:45 AM	#9
TarJak Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 17,052 Downloads: 150 Uploads: 8	Can't go past Sean Connery for Bond. Got to admit though never say never again was pretty awful. Not that any of the movies ever had much to do with the books.

11-17-06, 01:59 AM	#10
mog Medic Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Sydney Posts: 163 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I look forward to seeing Craig in action. It's about time Bond became less poncy and more mean.

11-17-06, 03:38 AM	#11
Polak Grey Wolf Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Poland/Sweden Posts: 808 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	Where is the George Lazenby option? Anyways, I will have to go with the Skybird option because I can not decided on who is my favorite James Bond(over all these years) and I guess that the Skybird option is a "I dont know" option. But the choice clearly stands between Sean Connery and Roger Moore. __________________ Last edited by Polak; 11-17-06 at 06:47 AM.

11-17-06, 04:47 AM	#12
Konovalov Ocean Warrior Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: High Wycombe, Bucks, UK Posts: 2,811 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	Connery all the way but I hope that this Craig guy can give the best 007 a run for his money. I'm still trying to convince my wife to come and see it with me. After all, she puts me through going to watch Bollywood movies which believe it or not last from a minimum 3 hours up to a ridiculous 4.5-5 hours long, including intermission! So yes, I would love to see this Bond film on the big screen for a change with a guy that apparently can act and that hasn't happened since that Scotsman Marco Ramius. __________________ "In a Christian context, sexuality is traditionally seen as a consequence of the Fall, but for Muslims, it is an anticipation of paradise. So I can say, I think, that I was validly converted to Islam by a teenage French Jewish nudist." Sheikh Abdul-Hakim Murad (Timothy Winter)

11-17-06, 05:17 AM	#13
STEED Lucky Jack Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Down Town UK Posts: 27,695 Downloads: 89 Uploads: 48	Bond is back, has he ever gone away? No. __________________ Dr Who rest in peace 1963-2017. To borrow Davros saying...I NAME YOU CHIBNALL THE DESTROYER OF DR WHO YOU KILLED IT!

11-17-06, 06:36 AM	#14
Bartolomeus Planesman Join Date: May 2005 Location: Germany Posts: 190 Downloads: 33 Uploads: 0	Yeah Sean Connery is the best Bond! __________________

11-17-06, 06:46 AM	#15
goldorak Admiral Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 2,320 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	The best James Bond ? Roger Moore followed closely behind by Sean Connery.