James Bond

I have written some about my love for everything James Bond. The movies, the books, the posters, the toys, the autographs, the music, whatever else. I have seen all the movies, most of them multiple times. I can quote dialogue. I can tell you what the names of the actors are, even the minor characters. I know some of the bloopers from the films. I have won trivia contests. I just love James Bond. For example, do you know who the first James Bond was on screen? Barry Nelson played him in a TV production of "Casino Royale" in the late 1950's. My favorite actor was Sean Connery. Everyone has their favorite, I guess, but Connery was tough who didn't take himself too seriously. Roger Moore started off very good, but he had two problems. One was the movies became something of a comic strip. The scripts were a little too fantastic. Who thinks that Bond could actually fly a space shuttle? The other problem was age. Toward the end of his tenure, he just couldn't keep up with the action. If you look at "View to a Kill", it is too obvious that a younger man was doing his stunts. Connery used a stunt man too, but at least he looked like Connery. George Lazenby played Bond in "OHMSS". Despite being Australian, I thought he did a good job. That film still makes me cry. Timothy Dalton brought a toughness to the part. He did a good job, especially in "Licence to Kill". I would have liked to have seen him go further. Then came Brosnan. I liked him okay, but I had a problem watching him run. I guess I am a little picky here, but he just had problems running. Of his films, my favorite was "The World is Not Enough". Now, there is Daniel Craig. The jury is still out on him. They say the new film is great. We will see on November 14th. As for my favorite, it is hard to say, because each one has its own merits, but I would go with "Goldfinger". Maybe "You Only Live Twice". Or "The Spy Who Loved Me". What about...