Post by Cpt. Sir Dominic Flandry on Aug 27, 2012 3:40:11 GMT -5
Sir Roger Moore has praised Daniel Craig in his new book on Bond
www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/film-news/9500866/Roger-Moore-Daniel-Craig-is-the-best-Bond-actor.html
Sir Roger Moore says Daniel Craig has "the best acting and the best build" of any actor to play James Bond.
Sir Roger brought a touch of humour to the seven Bond films he starred in from 1973-1985, an element he suggested was lacking in the last film, Quantum of Solace.
Craig’s third Bond film is released later this year and Sir Roger said: “I believe that Skyfall is going to have a lot more humour in it than Quantum of Solace did, something I’ll be pleased to see.
“Of course, we had executives breathing down our necks when I was playing [Bond], but I never took them seriously. In fact, I don’t think I took anything seriously. Except making sure I got paid on Friday.”
Recalling his years as Bond, the veteran actor said: “Back then I could leap out of a chair without fear of my knees cracking; could chew a toffee without fear of losing a tooth; could admire my flowing locks and my bronzed, slim torso.
“With a twitch of the old eyebrow I set pulses racing across the world, they say. These days it’s my pacemaker that keeps my pulse racing.”
In the book, serialised in a Sunday newspaper, Sir Roger said that Desmond Llewelyn had little in common with Q, the gadgetmaster he played for 36 years “Off screen, Desmond was a complete technophobe who struggled to operate his own video recorder," he said
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Some interesting comments on the Telegraph article:
"You do not need to be an actor to play Bond, but Craig lacks the ability to play anyone. I have been watching him since he was in "Our friends in the North", and am amazed that he ever got any other parts after that, let alone major films. His performance in the western with Harrison Ford would make John Wayne look graceful - he cannot even walk well."
"However.. I'm not sure he can possibly mean what he says here, he's far to shrewd. For a start as nicely chiselled as Mr Craig is he looks more like a Chippendale than any Bond, is too wooden as much in his movement as his delivery. He can't walk properly, without looking self-conscious, can't run without stepping out of character - he's too tight - pouts like a duck all the time and can't deliver a throw away line to save his life; good job its only film then. His timing on those crucial drop dead lines is dreadful as is the way he does it."
www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/film-news/9500866/Roger-Moore-Daniel-Craig-is-the-best-Bond-actor.html
Sir Roger Moore says Daniel Craig has "the best acting and the best build" of any actor to play James Bond.
Sir Roger brought a touch of humour to the seven Bond films he starred in from 1973-1985, an element he suggested was lacking in the last film, Quantum of Solace.
Craig’s third Bond film is released later this year and Sir Roger said: “I believe that Skyfall is going to have a lot more humour in it than Quantum of Solace did, something I’ll be pleased to see.
“Of course, we had executives breathing down our necks when I was playing [Bond], but I never took them seriously. In fact, I don’t think I took anything seriously. Except making sure I got paid on Friday.”
Recalling his years as Bond, the veteran actor said: “Back then I could leap out of a chair without fear of my knees cracking; could chew a toffee without fear of losing a tooth; could admire my flowing locks and my bronzed, slim torso.
“With a twitch of the old eyebrow I set pulses racing across the world, they say. These days it’s my pacemaker that keeps my pulse racing.”
In the book, serialised in a Sunday newspaper, Sir Roger said that Desmond Llewelyn had little in common with Q, the gadgetmaster he played for 36 years “Off screen, Desmond was a complete technophobe who struggled to operate his own video recorder," he said
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Some interesting comments on the Telegraph article:
"You do not need to be an actor to play Bond, but Craig lacks the ability to play anyone. I have been watching him since he was in "Our friends in the North", and am amazed that he ever got any other parts after that, let alone major films. His performance in the western with Harrison Ford would make John Wayne look graceful - he cannot even walk well."
"However.. I'm not sure he can possibly mean what he says here, he's far to shrewd. For a start as nicely chiselled as Mr Craig is he looks more like a Chippendale than any Bond, is too wooden as much in his movement as his delivery. He can't walk properly, without looking self-conscious, can't run without stepping out of character - he's too tight - pouts like a duck all the time and can't deliver a throw away line to save his life; good job its only film then. His timing on those crucial drop dead lines is dreadful as is the way he does it."
