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Solitude · 10-04-2003, 09:45 AM

Be careful not to pin the crappy-ness of a Bond film on the actor. Except for Brosnan, the actors have had very little influence on the overall story.

That being said, Brosnan is the worst thing to come to Bond films since ... ever. His best Bond films weren't even Bond films at all, "The Tailor of Panama" and "The Thomas Crown Affair". He did more spying in either of those films than all his Bond roles put together. Watching Brosnan as Bond reminds me of the GI Joe cartoons that came out in the 80's. He grabs a pistol, charges a line of commies with machine guns, and doesn't get a scratch on him. Gimme a break. At least Roger Moore ACTED like he was in danger from time to time. I know a lot of people like the new Action Bond, but it's sad to see a great (probably the greatest) series of spy films turn into typical Hollywood special effect driven movies. I thought we left that behind with Roger Moore.

My rankings:
0. Sean Connery - He is James Bond.
1. Timothy Dalton - Fundamental Bond. Other Bond wanna-be's should learn from him.
2. Roger Moore - Campy Bond. At least I know I'll get a laugh out of his acting, and he does have the coolest gadgets.
#?. Pierce Brosnan - Yo JOE! 'Knowing is half the battle', and I know I have to repeat, "It's an action film, not a Bond film." over and over before entering the theater.
#?. George Lazenby - Been so long, I don't know if he ranks above Brosnan or not.

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Solitude Tilted Location: LA and Orange Counties	Be careful not to pin the crappy-ness of a Bond film on the actor. Except for Brosnan, the actors have had very little influence on the overall story. That being said, Brosnan is the worst thing to come to Bond films since ... ever. His best Bond films weren't even Bond films at all, "The Tailor of Panama" and "The Thomas Crown Affair". He did more spying in either of those films than all his Bond roles put together. Watching Brosnan as Bond reminds me of the GI Joe cartoons that came out in the 80's. He grabs a pistol, charges a line of commies with machine guns, and doesn't get a scratch on him. Gimme a break. At least Roger Moore ACTED like he was in danger from time to time. I know a lot of people like the new Action Bond, but it's sad to see a great (probably the greatest) series of spy films turn into typical Hollywood special effect driven movies. I thought we left that behind with Roger Moore. My rankings: 0. Sean Connery - He is James Bond. 1. Timothy Dalton - Fundamental Bond. Other Bond wanna-be's should learn from him. 2. Roger Moore - Campy Bond. At least I know I'll get a laugh out of his acting, and he does have the coolest gadgets. #?. Pierce Brosnan - Yo JOE! 'Knowing is half the battle', and I know I have to repeat, "It's an action film, not a Bond film." over and over before entering the theater. #?. George Lazenby - Been so long, I don't know if he ranks above Brosnan or not. __________________ Champagne for my real friends... and real pain for my sham friends.