Ever since Roger Moore overstayed his welcome as James Bond, playing the role until he was 57, once an actor reaches a certain age he's inevitably replaced with a younger actor to keep the franchise going. Thus was the fate of Pierce Brosnan. After several unsatisfying movies, it was time to reboot the entire series. That's why they decided to name the next Bond movie Casino Royale after the 1967 Bond movie of the same name.
Pierce Brosnan made the James Bond name marketable again so many different actors wanted to be the next James Bond. Eventually, they decided on TV actor and occasional film actor, Daniel Craig. Craig brought far more grit to the character than has ever been seen before. It's also why I don't necessarily enjoy Daniel Craig as James Bond because the portrayal reminds me far too much of something I'd see from Matt Damon in the Bourne Trilogy. It should come as no surprise then that Jeff Imada, the fight choreographer from the Bourne Trilogy also did Casino Royale and Quantum of Solace.
Daniel Craig plays Bond more as a generic action star for my taste. While I think he does a good job as Bond, I just feel that James Bond after so many movies and so much popularity deserves to be more than just another action character.
And thus my retrospective of James Bond comes to a close. Skyfall is set to hit theaters very soon if it isn't out already. I hope you check it out. As usual, I will leave you with my favorites in a recap.
1) Pierce Brosnan: Goldeneye, Tomorrow Never Dies, The World is Not Enough, Die Another Day
My Favorite: Goldeneye
2) Sean Connery: Dr. No, From Russia With Love, Goldfinger, Thunderball, You Only Live Twice, Diamonds Are Forever, Never Say Never Again
My Favorite: Goldfinger
3) Daniel Craig: Casino Royale, Quantum of Solace, Skyfall
My Favorite: Casino Royale (note: I haven't seen Skyfall yet as of this publication)
4) George Lazenby: On Her Magesty's Secret Service
My Favorite: On Her Magesty's Secret Service
5) Timothy Dalton: The Living Daylights, License To Kill
My Favorite: The Living Daylights
6) Roger Moore: Live and Let Die, The Man With the Golden Gun, The Spy Who Loved Me, Moonraker, For Your Eyes Only, Octopussy, A View to a Kill
My Favorite: The Man With the Golden Gun
*To date my favorite Bond movie is Goldeneye. But I haven't seen Skyfall yet.
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