Great actor
https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-54761824
2020 just keeps on keeping on... What a shyte year!
The best Bond of the lot. Old school suave, when actors were actors.
Can't recall a bad performance, regardless of character
All class. Huge talent with charm and wit to burn. RIP big fella.
The only Bond afaic. Stopped watching the films when he finished up.
RIP 007.
One of the very best.
RIP Sean.
Very sad news RIP Sean.
Can't recall a bad performance, regardless of character
That’s because every character he played was Sean Connery! He was a character on and off the screen.
One of the obits said one reason he got out of Bond films was because they were getting him to do more dangerous stunts, such as swimming with sharks. Apparently in 1 scene where he was strapped to a table with a laser beam slowly cutting through the table as it headed towards his family jewels, they didn’t have any suitable special effects. Instead, they had a guy with an acetylene torch under the table cutting through it, only stopping a few centimetres away from his most cherished possessions! I’d imagine no acting was required in that scene.
The best Bond of the lot. Old school suave, when actors were actors.
Probably, always will be, although Craig has won we over with a return to a more grittier Bond and less of the suave. I think of the alternatives it's likely Craig would be the only one that Connery would approve of!
The only Bond afaic. Stopped watching the films when he finished up.
RIP 007.
In terms of suave classic Bond I agree Connery was the best, he created the aura of the character and set the standard for the others to follow.
In terms of suave classic Bond I agree Connery was the best, he created the aura of the character and set the standard for the others to follow.
Yep. I used to be an avid reader of the Bond books and I always had the mental picture of Connery.
A sad loss!
One of my favourite Sean Connery films was “The Hill” and I really liked his role in “The Longest Day”. I think that he just played himself in that role.
RIP
A sad loss!
One of my favourite Sean Connery films was “The Hill” and I really liked his role in “The Longest Day”. I think that he just played himself in that role.
RIP
I like a good WW11 film, the Longest day was a great movie, star studded cast including SC......
The only Bond afaic. Stopped watching the films when he finished up.
RIP 007.
I was the same Cookie, I dont mind Daniel Craig once you give it a chance, Connery is numero uno though.
Probably, always will be, although Craig has won we over with a return to a more grittier Bond and less of the suave. I think of the alternatives it's likely Craig would be the only one that Connery would approve of!
I agree LP
Craig lacks the stature and suave but nails the action stuff IMHO.. Bit of mission impossible about the later Bond movies which doesn't appeal as much to me..
Craig lacks the stature and suave but nails the action stuff IMHO.. Bit of mission impossible about the later Bond movies which doesn't appeal as much to me..
Perhaps, Brosnan was carp, didnt like Roger Moore either. Anyway, Connery was so much more than just Bond, what he crammed into 90 years would equate to 270 of ours I'd imagine.
My personal preference would be Connery, then Brosnan before Craig/Moore etc.
Brosnan bought the suave nature that i always liked from Connery.
Craig is just an action star and i can't watch the later ones. I did like Casino Royale remake though.
BTW, surprised nobody has brought up Indiana Jones and the last crusade. Loved that movie as a kid and thought Connery was so good in it. Both watching it as a kid, and now.
Of course the untouchables is worth a mention too.
'Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery that mediocrity can pay to greatness.' - Oscar Wilde
I'll leave you with this...
https://youtu.be/hElOag-1a0k
https://youtu.be/Ch_hoYPPeGc
Loved him in Highlander.
The lines in Gold finger originally went:
Hi, I'm Pussy Galore
Of course you are...but your name is?
Even Connery couldnt get away with that one.
Loved him in Highlander.
The Hunt for Red October wasn't his finest but you're allowed a stinker or two I guess.
The Presidio
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Dka54jH9po
https://theconversation.com/sean-connery-his-five-best-bond-movies-rated-149240
And as if on cue, Ch 9 are running a Bond Special every Monday beginning with Craig's Casino Royale (programmed before the Great Man passed away). Sometimes planets align in a strange and often psychic way.