tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5945802533317836555.post1242256631318056278..comments2024-02-10T20:37:45.771-08:00Comments on GARY DOBBS AT THE TAINTED ARCHIVE: WHY ROGER MOORE WAS THE BEST JAMES BONDGary Dobbs/Jack Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10935686140719743351noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5945802533317836555.post-73556499675499686022015-01-13T15:13:16.135-08:002015-01-13T15:13:16.135-08:00Did I forget Brosnan?. Never mind... (TWINE was gr...Did I forget Brosnan?. Never mind... (TWINE was great, DAD was under-rated.)Volcano Cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14372941500458681755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5945802533317836555.post-49710751493636386632015-01-13T15:10:53.958-08:002015-01-13T15:10:53.958-08:00Shurely shome mishtake... well, here's my tupp...Shurely shome mishtake... well, here's my tuppence worth guv'nor; My favourite Bond is Sir.Roger - I grew up in the seventies and at school he was definitely the coolest man that didn't have a Wookiee for a mate... I love the '70s style and look of his first four 007s. The English Gentleman Adventurer. Connery is a better Bond; mess with him and he'll shoot you in the leg and leave you to bleed. Lazenby was hampered by half a film pretending to be a pansy and poor Timothy Dalton had a breathtaking opener followed by the second worst (Behind AVTAK) of the series... Daniel Craig is doing the business for me; he's a brutish Bond and fits the times. For what its worth, my all-time high?; The Man with the Golden Gun. Every last frame of it. That doesn't feature Britt Ekland...Volcano Cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14372941500458681755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5945802533317836555.post-56837132034311125472014-03-24T04:52:34.816-07:002014-03-24T04:52:34.816-07:00I agree whole-heartedly with the the article and t...I agree whole-heartedly with the the article and the comments celebrating Roger Moore as James Bond. He is sadly underrated these days. His Bond was suave, quick-witted, refined, intelligent, resourceful and seductive but he was also cool-headed and lethal, when required. To me, his charm and humour made him by far the most likeable Bond and this may explain his longevity in the role. Later Bonds have had their good features but have tended to be a bit too serious and similar to other action heroes. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08130649521714573924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5945802533317836555.post-39264673440073661772014-02-22T00:19:02.564-08:002014-02-22T00:19:02.564-08:00It's a shame that mr Moore is underrated and t...It's a shame that mr Moore is underrated and the most lambasted bond. It deserves so much more respect - I found he witty, refined, calm under pressure, intelligent and far more range has bond compared to Connery, who was a blueprint for bond and the way he played his bond was set in stone. Lazenby and Moore changed this, offering different ways to approach the character. Moore added more fresh energy to the role - Connery though a great bond, was clearly tired.<br /> Also roger improved in each film - he got better and better, and I love his last four films especially. His screen presence, his focus just got better - its just a pity that he had to retire due to age. Personally I loved the fact that he was older looking, craggy but still ready to save the world. I would've loved to see him in living daylightsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5945802533317836555.post-41676085019611008472012-11-20T06:39:31.410-08:002012-11-20T06:39:31.410-08:00I would've wished Roger Moore had finished wit...I would've wished Roger Moore had finished with The Living Daylights that should have been his last movie to be proud of, then he can finally retire for good by winking to the camera to start a new life! <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5945802533317836555.post-43679867725348375952012-04-19T08:21:55.369-07:002012-04-19T08:21:55.369-07:00This clip says it all (pre-Bond):
http://www.yout...This clip says it all (pre-Bond):<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ro7vdOMmMSs<br /><br />Enjoy!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5945802533317836555.post-10544129865013456292012-01-13T07:08:30.267-08:002012-01-13T07:08:30.267-08:00Sean stood up more of a proffessional spy ofcous...Sean stood up more of a proffessional spy ofcouse a bit cold , serious but in a good way .many of us across Africa had no idear what ian flemings had in mind about james bond's character but we fell in love with Moore's enthusiastic gestures and appearnce.i think he was one of the worlds handsome men of his time.trust me i may be a black man but i imitated this guy in my teens.At 45 i still feel he revolutionised the role which unfotunately has lost it's natural touch today.wish we could see more .Richard mulenganoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5945802533317836555.post-16914611018479623692012-01-03T00:35:57.401-08:002012-01-03T00:35:57.401-08:00your blog is the best and authentic bond evaluatio...your blog is the best and authentic bond evaluation i have ever read ... of course no dough i do believe roger Moore was the best bond ever and his style,boldness ,accent and sex appeal was impeccable for coming generation ..i enjoyed his 7 movies and still i can watch with the same thrill and enthusiasm .i expect some more articles..best of luck and salutation for versatile Mozart of art Moore...ASKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07636527565881492377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5945802533317836555.post-54869065819801890022011-10-08T08:05:44.307-07:002011-10-08T08:05:44.307-07:00I think it's ridiculous the amount of crap tha...I think it's ridiculous the amount of crap that Moore cops. And just letting you know before hand, Moore was the 3rd Bond I saw because I'm a 90's baby.<br /><br />Moore was an astounding Bond; witty, charming, seductive, humorous (sometimes in a crude or dark way), his manner was gentlemenly and he was certainly ruthless enough. Despute what others say, if you need evidence check out, throwing the man off the roof in TSWLM, kicking the man's car off the cliff in FYEO, Drax's despise (a poison dart and then let off into space) in MR, the way he kills Strongberg (two bullets to the groin and two others for good measure), threatening to blow Lazaar's balls off with a rifle. The list goes on. Although, sometimes his movies didn't contain the best scripts or plots or even characters, but it isn't his fault? Blame the writers and producers and what not. I found his more humorous approach much more entertaining, as well as, alot more appealling. His quips and one liners (especially after deaths, cause by him) only show how little he cared for the person, so much so he could make a joke about it, does it not?! He is and always has been my favourite bond, and his films are always the ones I reach for. He was a believable bond, in my opinion; he could fight and win but make it look not too easy, he was able to be serious (lunching with scaramanga, for instance), he was ruthless but not strikingly cold (with his moves, I don't think he would need too be) and he was light-hearted, which not only worked for entertainment value it also worked with the era! Plus, I think if he wasn't light-hearted, more often, people would say he was trying to copy sean connery's portrayal of the role, which would make him more hated. <br /><br />If I were to pick a Bond to be rescued, woo'd or kissed by it would most definetly be him. He was very attractive too, especially for his age! And whilst on this topic, he was going to leave after Moonraker or For Your Eyes Only but was offered millions to stay on the for the last of his films. He felt too old by moonraker but Broccoli convinced him too stay with a cool 4-5 million for each of the last films, I think?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5945802533317836555.post-7363441489870846262011-09-16T06:58:32.404-07:002011-09-16T06:58:32.404-07:00I enjoyed reading your article.
Its a shame that ...I enjoyed reading your article.<br /><br />Its a shame that Roger Moore usually ranks 6th out of 6 in the best bond chart when the series owes him so much.<br /><br />He was an excellent casting in 1972, one of the few actors in the world who could have pulled it off. At 45 he was no spring chicken, but he didnt look a day over 40 and continued to look young enough for the role until For Your Eyes Only, when he should have called it day.<br /><br />I think it is his final 2 films when he is visibly too old, that sticks in the mind of best Bond voters. If he had quit in 1979 or 1981 at the latest he would be remembered far more fondly.<br /><br />My best Bonds are as follows 1/ Timothy Dalton 2/ Sean Connery 3/ Roger Moore 4/ Pierce Brosnan 5/ Daniel Craig 6/ George Lazenby.<br /><br />cheers for your article.<br />andy.Andynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5945802533317836555.post-40290452840757739462011-08-18T11:06:43.206-07:002011-08-18T11:06:43.206-07:00For the success of a James Bond movie, far more im...For the success of a James Bond movie, far more important than the actor playing Bond is/are the actor(s) playing his adversaries. It may be a coincidence that the best of these were paired with Connery (i.e. Gert Frobe/Harold Sakata, Robert Shaw/Lotte Lenya, Joseph Wiseman, Donald Pleasance, and, most wonderfully, the amazing sextet in "Diamonds are Forever" of Charles Gray, Putter Smith, Bruce Glover, Lola Larson, Trina Parks, and the voice of Jimmy Dean.jburlinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11345321151548824872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5945802533317836555.post-89053462213406244462010-12-19T07:42:10.180-08:002010-12-19T07:42:10.180-08:00Rats, Randy beat me to it. Tom Baker was my first ...Rats, Randy beat me to it. Tom Baker was my first Doctor and I always think of him first. Connery was my first Bond and and fter Connery, Roger Moore seemed cartoonish.Mackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05555318160638307655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5945802533317836555.post-71392376849018516932010-12-18T04:28:55.274-08:002010-12-18T04:28:55.274-08:00I agree about Dalton fitting the Bond image from m...I agree about Dalton fitting the Bond image from my imagination better than the others. Black hair, long and lean, was my image from the books. Connery was not quite that. Lazenby and Dalton were similar physical types and i thought Brosnan just too wimpy looking for my tastes.<br /><br />And now that I think about it, I remember reading somewhere that Fleming did want Moore for the role, but he was Simon Templar at the time, thus Connery. What might have been.Randy Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16627907086811387527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5945802533317836555.post-56602209428058897472010-12-18T02:17:43.599-08:002010-12-18T02:17:43.599-08:00I must admit Moore was my first Bond - I grew up w...I must admit Moore was my first Bond - I grew up with him in the role, but I think the point of my article is that he has always been unfairly treated by Bond fans. And I maintain that with the exception of Connery none of the other actors can match his success in the role. If we're talking closest to Fleming's Bond then I think Timothy Dalton was the only actor to really touch on the Bond of the books. Daniel Craig did give us a tougher Bond but I'm sorry I feel his Bond is further from Fleming's creation than any of the others.Gary Dobbs/Jack Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10935686140719743351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5945802533317836555.post-63315705889966527062010-12-17T18:07:35.999-08:002010-12-17T18:07:35.999-08:00As people cite their favorite Doctor Whos, it seem...As people cite their favorite Doctor Whos, it seems to always be the one they saw first. I think it is probably the same with Bond. I'd read the novels first and Connery was my first exposure to the film Bond(not unusual as he was the only Bond at the time if one doesn't count that abominable Barry Nelson version of Casino Royale)and thus the imprint was made.<br /><br />I think for me the real problem with Moore was that I kept seeing Simon Templar onscreen in each film. He wasn't the first to play the Saint(I've seen a number of the thirties films), but he was my Saint.<br /><br />That explains my love for the Connery Bond. I've liked Dalton and Lazenby as well, Moore less so, Brosnan even less, and the Craig Bond did give us a real adaptation of Casino Royale(I have little love for the musical beyond the Herb Alpert song).Randy Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16627907086811387527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5945802533317836555.post-41203819129602708952010-12-17T15:58:28.696-08:002010-12-17T15:58:28.696-08:00This is a great overview of the Bond films. Moore ...This is a great overview of the Bond films. Moore was underrated in everything he did. I loved his Saint series as well. I've met Craig (before he became Bond) and while I respect his talent he is certainly wrong for the role. Anyway, Gary, this is a great post and I really enjoyed reading it.Thomas McNultyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05771998107558613087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5945802533317836555.post-2215525831053475872010-12-17T14:47:27.619-08:002010-12-17T14:47:27.619-08:00Repeating myself from Facebook - but I agree with ...Repeating myself from Facebook - but I agree with this - great lines, and Bond as a mighty British hero. The campness was part of the fun.Mister Royhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11267155438873955450noreply@blogger.com