All Things: JAMES BOND

We haven't seen Blofeld since 1981 (For Your Eyes Only) in the official series or 1983 (Never Say Never Again, the remake of Thunderball), probably one of the best villians of the Bond series.
 
We haven't seen Blofeld since 1981 (For Your Eyes Only) in the official series or 1983 (Never Say Never Again, the remake of Thunderball), probably one of the best villians of the Bond series.

There was some legal issues with the film version of Thunderball back in 60's, and that eventually led to the company that produces the James Bond films to lose the legal right to use Blofeld in the films. Even in that cameo in For Your Eyes Only the character looks like Blofeld, but they actually never refer to him as Blofeld.

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Anyways, in the past there have been characters that were written to be Blofeld (like the villian in The Spy Who Loved Me), but there actually hasn't been any official Blofeld in the film series since Diamonds are Forever. Unless the production company was able to win back the rights to use Blofeld I don't think this news could be true. Also seems like Sam Mendes is taking the series away from shadowy organizations, and focusing more on lone wolf type of villians.

I would love to see a proper adaptation of Ian Fleming's book version of Octopussy. I think that story would make a great and emotional Bond film we haven't seen yet. Yeah I know people chuckle when they hear the word Octopussy, but when you find out what Octopussy really is (in the novel) it's actually really depressing.
 
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How many more films is Craig signed up for? Need to have a marathon before this comes out.
 
How many more films is Craig signed up for? Need to have a marathon before this comes out.

Two, last time I heard. Hopefully they can convince him to stay on, especially since they take their sweet frickin' time between movies, which gives Craig plenty of time to make art like Cowboys & Aliens.
 
Two, last time I heard. Hopefully they can convince him to stay on, especially since they take their sweet frickin' time between movies, which gives Craig plenty of time to make art like Cowboys & Aliens.

Or that Golden Compass film. I sat 3 hours in a theater waiting for Daniel Craig to do something badass, and right when I thought something was going to happen the movie ended. I literally threw my shoe at the screen, and I'm not even Iraqi.
 
Well I said I would try to make this thread interesting, so how about we start some lists to rank what people like and dislike in the 007 series.

I'll start with ranking my favorite Bond actos in order from worst to first.

6.) Pierce Brosnan - Fine actor let down by poor Bond scripts. Was also the only Bond actor to never put his own unique take on the character. It always felt like he trying to act like Sean Connery or Roger Moore, and in the end Brosnan gave off this Ken doll vibe I never really liked.

5.) George Lazenby - Techincally speaking he was the worst actor to ever play James Bond. What prevents Lazenby from holding the worst title is the fact that he was in arguably one of the best Bond movies ever made. Strong directing and a strong screenplay helped transform Lazenby's acting inexperience into on screen vulnerability. Also doesn't hurt when your on screen partner (Diana Riggs) gives one of the strongest performances we have ever seen in a Bond film.

4.) - Timothy Dalton - Technically speaking he was the most skilled actor to ever play James Bond. Dalton took it upon himself to make his Bond as accurate as possible to the character potrayed in the Ian Fleming novels. It's a shame the producers of the James Bond series at the time were not really on the same page as Dalton.

3.) Roger Moore - To be honest I can't really explain why Moore is at number 3. He's an okay actor, and the films he was in range from decent to laughably bad. I think he's ranked so high because I really can't see him playing as anything else but James Bond (I'm not a Saint fan). To his credit Moore is the Bond icon you usually think of right after Sean Connery. There's just something about him that seems off putting at first, but his clown like antics do eventually grow on you.

2.) Daniel Craig - Skyfall has totally changed my opinion on Daniel Craig as a Bond actor. If this were pre Skyfall I probably would have had him ranked a couple of numbers back, but since Skyfall I have totally fallen head over heels in love with Craig as a Bond actor. Yeah Quantum of Solace was kind of a mistep for Craig, but his performances in Casino Royale and Skyfall are probably two of the best performances we have ever seen an actor give in a James Bond movie. Craig seems to have all the best elements of every Bond actor ever while maintaining his own unique take on the character. If it weren't for the number one person this list I would have said that Craig is the greatest Bond actor of all time by a country mile.

1.) Sean Connery - Do I really need to explain this one? If you don't get why Sean Connery is the greatest Bond actor of all time, then you clearly have never seen the first 5 James Bond movies. All other actors are playing James Bond. Sean Connery on the other hand is James Bond. End of story!
 
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