My Take on "Skyfall"...

DanaC · 11-30-2012, 10:30 AM

Excellent, thanks Els.

One thing I would take issue with though: Dalton was more than serviceable. The stories he was given didn't stand up to classics like Dr No, or Casino Royale. But his performance was brilliant, and up to that point the closest to the character in the novels. He was *my* Bond :p And I was heavily into the books at the time. In fact I'd never got on with screen Bond until Dalton came along. Didn't appeal to me much as a kid, though I sat through them with the family. Always preferred the books and found screen Bond jarred with my image of him.

That said: I think Craig is the best of them all. His Bond has a grittiness and moral ambiguity to him that sits very closely with the character in the books.

cellarolson · 09-12-2013, 10:42 AM

I can't say I was that taken with it myself but perhaps I'm a little picky and fickle and I'm only really interested in the new Bond gadgets. I love the cars and crazy toys he gets and wasn't reall that impressed with Skyfall. I have to say though, the one item I love more than anything are the classy watches. Craig's Omega was ok but my favourite ever was Timothy Daltons TagHeur in The Living Daylights which is featured here. I thought he was a great Bond and that watch just oozes 80's style espionage for me. My decade and my film completely - would love to get my hands on one.

Gravdigr · 09-12-2013, 01:42 PM

1. Sean Connery
2. Roger Moore
3. Pierce Brosnan
4. Daniel Craig
5. Timothy Dalton

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cellarolson Alphabetarian Join Date: Sep 2013 Posts: 12	I can't say I was that taken with it myself but perhaps I'm a little picky and fickle and I'm only really interested in the new Bond gadgets. I love the cars and crazy toys he gets and wasn't reall that impressed with Skyfall. I have to say though, the one item I love more than anything are the classy watches. Craig's Omega was ok but my favourite ever was Timothy Daltons TagHeur in The Living Daylights which is featured here. I thought he was a great Bond and that watch just oozes 80's style espionage for me. My decade and my film completely - would love to get my hands on one.

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