Nobody else forgot. And, of course, Dalton's been having a much better post-Bond career than Brosnan, who's had... what? Mamma Mia?I forgot that Dalton ever played JB.
Nobody else forgot. And, of course, Dalton's been having a much better post-Bond career than Brosnan, who's had... what? Mamma Mia?
Remington Steele being picked back up on the last possible day lead to the casting of Timothy Dalton. What if that doesn't happen and Brosnan becomes Bond a full eight plus years earlier. Does he fare about as well as Dalton due to the writing, or does he fare better?
Agreed to this, except that in many ways he also brought a certain humanity to the monster: The Living Daylights basically has him be the sweetest Bond ever has been to a Bond girl consistently through a movie (after refusing to kill Kara Milovy as an innocent dupe of Koskov's), and of course, Licence to Kill is entirely personally motivated.I liked the Dalton Bond. I suppose that's sacrilege, but there you go.
Dalton was the one who most fully expressed the animalistic sociopathy that has to lie at the heart of a character like Bond. Someone who can and will kill people, and enjoy it, and who can with equal zest, drink Martini's, drive expensive cars, sleep with beautiful women.
Dalton's Bond was a monster, but one who knew how to wear a tuxedo.
Did he enjoy it though? There's the line in the opening sequence where after not shooting Milovy he gets into an argument with Saunders about itSomeone who can and will kill people, and enjoy it...
I always viewed Dalton's Bond as someone who as a professional was perfectly willing to kill to get the job done but by that stage was becoming something of a burnout. But I think we're getting somewhat off topic here.Saunders: I have no intention of leaving it at that, Double-O-Seven! I'm reporting to M that you deliberately missed. Your orders were to kill that sniper!
James Bond: STUFF my orders! I only kill professionals. That girl didn't know one end of her rifle from the other. Go ahead. Tell M what you want. If he fires me, I'll thank him for it.
Agreed to this, except that in many ways he also brought a certain humanity to the monster: The Living Daylights basically has him be the sweetest Bond ever has been to a Bond girl consistently through a movie (after refusing to kill Kara Milovy as an innocent dupe of Koskov's), and of course, Licence to Kill is entirely personally motivated.
Yeah, I don't think either film would've been as good with Brosnan.
Nobody else forgot. And, of course, Dalton's been having a much better post-Bond career than Brosnan, who's had... what? Mamma Mia?