My understanding of Fleming's concept is that he imagined Bond as an essentially dull and uninteresting man to whom extraordinary things happened. That's how he chose the name "James Bond;" James Bond was the author of a reference book about birds, and Fleming thought it was the most boring name imaginable.
Where did you hear Fleming envisioned Bond as mean-looking?
Really? You never had any doubt? Even while they were refitting the Aston Martin with an automatic shift because he can't drive a stick? Or when reports came in that he gets queasy in speedboats?
I don't know... he looks so deadly serious in that promo... far more Dalton than Brosnan or Connory. Bond needs to have a mischevious twinkle and subtle smirk to go with the ability to kick ass.
Dalton was probably got to play one of the better Bonds. I mean he was essentially a spy who killed people in service to his government. I mean thats what Bond is supposed to be. An elite assassin and trouble-shooter for the British government...
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Date: 2006-05-08 07:31 pm (UTC)He looks more a thug in a Guy Ritchie film than a James Bond.
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Date: 2006-05-08 08:10 pm (UTC)He fits Fleming's idea of Bond very well.
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Date: 2006-05-08 08:19 pm (UTC)My understanding of Fleming's concept is that he imagined Bond as an essentially dull and uninteresting man to whom extraordinary things happened. That's how he chose the name "James Bond;" James Bond was the author of a reference book about birds, and Fleming thought it was the most boring name imaginable.
Where did you hear Fleming envisioned Bond as mean-looking?
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Date: 2006-05-08 08:20 pm (UTC)Read the descriptions of Bond there.
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Date: 2006-05-08 10:03 pm (UTC)I don't know... he looks so deadly serious in that promo... far more Dalton than Brosnan or Connory. Bond needs to have a mischevious twinkle and subtle smirk to go with the ability to kick ass.
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