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Well, after coming here June 19, this is my 1st post. I couldn't find an official introduction thread so I figured I'd start my own.

I am a huge 007 fan, I always enjoy watching a Bond film or reading a Bond novel. And my favorite actor is Pierce Brosnan. ajb007/smile

I think that there is no such thing as a bad Bond movie. Period!

I think I will enjoy it here.

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Hi, welcome to the boards, i'm sure you'll have a blast

Jake007 wrote:

And my favorite actor is Pierce Brosnan. ajb007/smile

Thats ok, I', sure no-one will hold that against you ajb007/wink

In all seriousness though, what makes Brosnan your favourite? I've always liked him and Goldeneye is one of my favourites but I always felt a couple of his other films let him down slightly. Not that I don't enjoy them, but I don't think they're as good as some of the others.

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He was the 1st Bond I saw and I enjoyed his films since. ajb007/smile

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Jake007 wrote:

He was the 1st Bond I saw and I enjoyed his films since. ajb007/smile

That's fairly common among lifelong Bond fans, I think.  The first Bond they saw---or the actor who was portraying Bond in their formative years---often has a profound and lingering effect on how they view the franchise as a whole, IMO...which is why Sean Connery, the originator of the role, generally has an unimpeachable edge among those who've been watching Bond since the character's cinematic inception. 

It's one of those questions for which there really is no wrong answer, and it's also one of the principal reasons for the franchise's remarkable ability to reinvent itself, and move on in perpetuity  ajb007/cool

And welcome to AJB!  ajb007/cheers

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Jake007 wrote:

And my favorite actor is Pierce Brosnan. ajb007/smile

My second favourite Bond, and the first Bond I saw at the cinemas; Brosnan was indeed brilliant. ajb007/biggrin It's wonderful to meet a Brosnan fan; sadly, lately, we don't see too many of them. ajb007/crap

Jake007 wrote:

I think that there is no such thing as a bad Bond movie. Period!

Not even AVTAK? ajb007/shifty Just kidding. ajb007/lol It's really refreshing to read a comment like this. ajb007/cheers

Jake007 wrote:

I think I will enjoy it here.

I think you will too. ajb007/biggrin

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Hi - you'll make friends and enemies very quickly with your declaration of Brosnan as your favourite. A lot of people hate him here... A lot of people have no class! Fortuanately Brosnan rates highly with me, as do three and a half of his films!

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welcome welcome welcome to AJB! ajb007/cheers

I thought about it for a minute, and then decided Brother Charles was out of his mind...

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thesecretagent wrote:

Hi - you'll make friends and enemies very quickly with your declaration of Brosnan as your favourite. A lot of people hate him here... A lot of people have no class! Fortuanately Brosnan rates highly with me, as do three and a half of his films!

I'm sure I'll make more friends after saying there's no bad Bond movies. ajb007/wink

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Jake007 wrote:
thesecretagent wrote:

Hi - you'll make friends and enemies very quickly with your declaration of Brosnan as your favourite. A lot of people hate him here... A lot of people have no class! Fortuanately Brosnan rates highly with me, as do three and a half of his films!

I'm sure I'll make more friends after saying there's no bad Bond movies. ajb007/wink

Now you're kissing it a bit! Everyone must have a Bond film they hate - mine is Moonraker. It's just awful. It was on one bank holiday weekend and I looked at my wife halfway through and said, "It's no good, this is just crap!" To which she replied, "Thank f**k for that!" And switched over. At least she'd sat quietly through it for me!

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