Okay... I like Craig

delliott101delliott101 Posts: 115MI6 Agent
in Casino Royale - Bond 21 (2006)
It's official... after buying in to all the negetivity about Daniel Craig, I like him as Bond. CR feels very much like an early Connery movie...

I love the Flemingesque feel Danny boy brings to the role and his looks are similar (in my opinion) to young Connery.

Just dye his hair brown and there you go.

Amazingly, he has shot up to my number 3 favorite Bond... he may replace Dalton as number 2 in my book VERY soon!

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  • Gassy ManGassy Man USAPosts: 2,972MI6 Agent
    Glad to hear it! While he doesn't quite have Connery's handsome features, he does have a similar physicality, shape of face, and rugged confidence, and these qualities bode well for his tenure as Bond. Though Connery is still at the top for me, Craig is easily second now. I like the rest of the Bonds pretty much equally (though the oft-maligned George Lazenby rises, perhaps, just a notch above the others), though each for a different reason.
  • LoeffelholzLoeffelholz The United States, With LovePosts: 8,992Quartermasters
    edited December 2006
    Craig is solidly #2, all time, as far as I'm concerned---honestly, it's no contest---in fact, as Bond 2.0, he's really #1... ;)

    Upon reflection, I think he can keep the part for as long as he wants it...

    B-)
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  • highhopeshighhopes Posts: 1,358MI6 Agent
    edited December 2006
    delliott101 wrote:
    It's official... after buying in to all the negetivity about Daniel Craig, I like him as Bond. CR feels very much like an early Connery movie...

    I love the Flemingesque feel Danny boy brings to the role and his looks are similar (in my opinion) to young Connery.

    Just dye his hair brown and there you go.

    Amazingly, he has shot up to my number 3 favorite Bond... he may replace Dalton as number 2 in my book VERY soon!
    Gassy Man wrote:
    Glad to hear it! While he doesn't quite have Connery's handsome features, he does have a similar physicality, shape of face, and rugged confidence, and these qualities bode well for his tenure as Bond. Though Connery is still at the top for me, Craig is easily second now. I like the rest of the Bonds pretty much equally (though the oft-maligned George Lazenby rises, perhaps, just a notch above the others), though each for a different reason.

    I think what Connery and Craig both project so well is masculinity. And I don't mean that as a cut to the other Bonds. Brosnan projected sophistication, Moore unflappable calm, etc... But Connery, and now Craig, project testoterone above all. And that's what makes them such great Bonds. All the fancy clothes and sophistication in the world can't quite hide the dangerous, rogue males beneath. And I think that contrast between the genteel veneer and the rough SOB lurking behind it is the vital ingredient for a great James Bond.
  • LoeffelholzLoeffelholz The United States, With LovePosts: 8,992Quartermasters
    highhopes wrote:
    ...Connery, and now Craig, project testoterone above all. And that's what makes them such great Bonds. All the fancy clothes and sophistication in the world can't quite hide the dangerous, rogue males beneath. And I think that contrast between the genteel veneer and the rough SOB lurking behind it is the vital ingredient for a great James Bond.

    Exceedingly well said, HH :007)
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  • s96024s96024 Posts: 1,519MI6 Agent
    Connery had the greater looks and he also had great facial expressions. But I can definitely see parts of him in DC.
  • VirgilVirgil Posts: 99MI6 Agent
    Gassy Man wrote:
    Glad to hear it! While he doesn't quite have Connery's handsome features, he does have a similar physicality, shape of face, and rugged confidence, and these qualities bode well for his tenure as Bond.

    Absolutely. There´s a particular crane long shot of him in his tuxedo approaching the Casino. I could swear I was seeing young Connery.
  • Smoke_13Smoke_13 Kitchener Ont CanadaPosts: 285MI6 Agent
    I very much enjoy seeing Craig as Bond as well.

    Some of you may not have any idea what I'm talking about but I find DC James Bond very similar to the way Patrick McGoohan portrayed his role as The Prisoner.

    The curt, matter of fact, way of delivering lines and some of the mannerisms seem very, very similar to me.
  • VirgilVirgil Posts: 99MI6 Agent
    Smoke_13 wrote:
    I very much enjoy seeing Craig as Bond as well.

    Some of you may not have any idea what I'm talking about but I find DC James Bond very similar to the way Patrick McGoohan portrayed his role as The Prisoner.

    The curt, matter of fact, way of delivering lines and some of the mannerisms seem very, very similar to me.

    And Patrick McGoohan was considered for Bond.Actually in one of the publicity stills Craig reminds me of him quite a lot.
  • Smoke_13Smoke_13 Kitchener Ont CanadaPosts: 285MI6 Agent
    Glad to hear someone agrees with me...or someone actually still knows who "The Prisoner" was/is.

    Which publicity still are are you referring to Virgil? I would be interested in knowing and taking a look as well.
  • Smoke_13Smoke_13 Kitchener Ont CanadaPosts: 285MI6 Agent
    Glad to hear someone agrees with me...or someone actually still knows who "The Prisoner" was/is.

    Which publicity still are are you referring to Virgil? I would be interested in knowing and taking a look as well.
  • bluemanblueman PDXPosts: 1,667MI6 Agent
    Wow, hadn't thought of the Patrick McGoohan/"The Prisoner" similarity, but now that you mention it, yeah it's there. {[]
  • delliott101delliott101 Posts: 115MI6 Agent
    MMMMMM The Prisoner...

    Be seeing you!
  • Smoke_13Smoke_13 Kitchener Ont CanadaPosts: 285MI6 Agent
    Delliott you seem to know your #6 - does Craig's Bond remind you of him at all?

    Still looking for that pic Virgil?
  • bigzilchobigzilcho Toronto, ONPosts: 245MI6 Agent
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    "In the village."
  • delliott101delliott101 Posts: 115MI6 Agent
    Wow, I haven't watched the Prisioner in like 20 years, when it was on PBS NJN....
    but I do have a copy of the book "The Prisioner Companion" that I have been reading...

    I didn't make an correlation between the two, no...
  • MyrddinMerlinoMyrddinMerlino Posts: 37MI6 Agent
    delliott101 wrote:
    It's official... after buying in to all the negetivity about Daniel Craig, I like him as Bond. CR feels very much like an early Connery movie...

    I love the Flemingesque feel Danny boy brings to the role and his looks are similar (in my opinion) to young Connery.

    Just dye his hair brown and there you go.

    Amazingly, he has shot up to my number 3 favorite Bond... he may replace Dalton as number 2 in my book VERY soon!

    You are a wise man!
  • VirgilVirgil Posts: 99MI6 Agent
    Smoke_13 wrote:
    Delliott you seem to know your #6 - does Craig's Bond remind you of him at all?

    Still looking for that pic Virgil?

    You probably seen the picture already, it´s well known. When I saw it, I thought of McGohaan (maybe his mouth expression, I dunno...). Of course it´s only my opinion.
  • VirgilVirgil Posts: 99MI6 Agent
    Sorry, forgot to post the link...

    http://www.jamesbond.de/assets/images/craig-bond-pose2.jpg
  • MyrddinMerlinoMyrddinMerlino Posts: 37MI6 Agent
    Virgil wrote:
    Smoke_13 wrote:
    I very much enjoy seeing Craig as Bond as well.

    Some of you may not have any idea what I'm talking about but I find DC James Bond very similar to the way Patrick McGoohan portrayed his role as The Prisoner.

    The curt, matter of fact, way of delivering lines and some of the mannerisms seem very, very similar to me.

    And Patrick McGoohan was considered for Bond.Actually in one of the publicity stills Craig reminds me of him quite a lot.

    I partially agree.
    In the first scenes Craig seems Steve McQueen, for me...
  • Smoke_13Smoke_13 Kitchener Ont CanadaPosts: 285MI6 Agent
    I can see the Steve McQueen resemblance as well. Also of note Virgil I think you are bang on, that picture is very Patrick McGoohan looking.
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