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Post by Meri-Lyn on Feb 15, 2016 18:06:42 GMT
I could get in to any number of positions with Mr Elba You can say that again....  |
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Post by gar on Feb 15, 2016 18:16:21 GMT
I think I'm alone on my bench because I just don't like Daniel Craig as Bond at all. I'm going to go hide now.   I think that's probably best |
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Post by anxiousmom on Feb 15, 2016 19:19:26 GMT
I think I'm alone on my bench because I just don't like Daniel Craig as Bond at all. I'm going to go hide now. That's okay, I have a pretty lonely bench too-Eddie Redmayne and Benedict what's his name doing zippo for me and I think I am pretty much the only person who feels that way.  |
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Post by padresfan619 on Feb 15, 2016 19:23:38 GMT
I completely understand where he is coming from. Bond has been very good to him but he can't always take other roles he may want to explore. As a creative person, I can see how easy it is to get burned out. If I had to make the same scrapbook layout or handmade card year after year after year, I would get frustrated too! I'm happy to see the franchise handed off to someone else.
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Post by heartland on Feb 15, 2016 19:24:32 GMT
I can't believe that's it gotten this far without being said, but this thread is useless without pictures!  |
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Post by gar on Feb 15, 2016 19:27:41 GMT
I think I'm alone on my bench because I just don't like Daniel Craig as Bond at all. I'm going to go hide now. That's okay, I have a pretty lonely bench too-Eddie Redmayne and Benedict what's his name doing zippo for me and I think I am pretty much the only person who feels that way. I'm with you!! BC .....I just do not get the appeal at all and Mr Redmayne is lovely but too...pretty in a way, for me. |
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Post by lisacharlotte on Feb 15, 2016 19:31:06 GMT
I completely understand where he is coming from. Bond has been very good to him but he can't always take other roles he may want to explore. As a creative person, I can see how easy it is to get burned out. If I had to make the same scrapbook layout or handmade card year after year after year, I would get frustrated too! I'm happy to see the franchise handed off to someone else. I understand the sentiment, but nobody twisted his arm to make those movies. If he's done, bow out gracefully. No need to bite the hand that fed him and his career quite so nicely. |
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Post by cadoodlebug on Feb 15, 2016 20:17:09 GMT
I picture him, naked, sitting in that chair being flogged in the first Bond movie he was in.  |
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Post by hop2 on Feb 15, 2016 20:30:27 GMT
Ok this will be blasphemy to y'all but I didn't really care for Daniel Craig as Bond. Nothing against him really, in fact I think it's more the direction the movies have taken lately. I'll admit to totally being a Roger Moore/Sean Connery bond aficionado though. Honestly I was sort of excited when the mentioned Idris Elba last year because I think the whole Bond movie franchise could use a little shaking up. If we are going to switch Bonds periodically to continue the series then hell yes lets switch it up.
I didn't really like Casino Royale. I didn't really like quantum of Solace. I hated Skyfall and I didn't watch Spectre ( yet, I'm sure I'll get around to it) So I guess he isn't a Bond I'll fight over. LOL
Though I can't really say it's him I haven't enjoyed I just think the movie franchise is missing 'something' that it used to have? Or I've lost interest in Bond altogether?
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Post by Deleted on Feb 15, 2016 20:35:03 GMT
I think I'm alone on my bench because I just don't like Daniel Craig as Bond at all. I'm going to go hide now.  Not the only one! He seemed too brooding. Not suave enough. Like a working class guy in a tux. Too rough around the edges for me to believe he was James Bond. |
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Post by anxiousmom on Feb 15, 2016 20:36:29 GMT
I think I'm alone on my bench because I just don't like Daniel Craig as Bond at all. I'm going to go hide now. Not the only one! He seemed too brooding. Not suave enough. Like a working class guy in a tux. Too rough around the edges for me to believe he was James Bond. Probably why I liked him. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 15, 2016 20:45:06 GMT
Jamie fox?
Shemar Moore would make me love Bond!
Tim olyphant oh yes!
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Post by Dalai Mama on Feb 15, 2016 20:47:31 GMT
I suppose I could get behind Mr. Elba I could get in to any number of positions with Mr Elba FTW! |
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Post by berty on Feb 15, 2016 21:00:40 GMT
If memory serves, when he did press for his most recent Bond movie release, he said he'd rather slit his wrists or kill himself before doing another Bond movie. This really soured me on him. Like someone else said, just bow out gracefully if you're done. edited to add: here's a link. variety.com/2015/film/news/daniel-craig-james-bond-25-1201612654/Sorry to those that love him, but his entitled and ungrateful attitude really bothers me. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 15, 2016 21:12:58 GMT
Not the only one! He seemed too brooding. Not suave enough. Like a working class guy in a tux. Too rough around the edges for me to believe he was James Bond. Probably why I liked him. I'm more of the working class type guy than one that seems like too much maintenance. I like him as an actor, but not so much for that role.  |
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Post by rickmer on Feb 15, 2016 21:21:44 GMT
haven't read many responses but good for him... get out before you become typecast or part of a sinking ship... not saying either will happen but it is possible. i like him... i like the vibe he brought to james bond but am cool with someone else taking over the gig. |
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Post by melanell on Feb 15, 2016 22:20:24 GMT
I think I'm alone on my bench because I just don't like Daniel Craig as Bond at all. I'm going to go hide now. That's okay, I have a pretty lonely bench too-Eddie Redmayne and Benedict what's his name doing zippo for me and I think I am pretty much the only person who feels that way. LOL! Well, scoot over, because neither of them leave me breathless, either. |
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Post by gar on Feb 16, 2016 9:05:46 GMT
Not the only one! He seemed too brooding. Not suave enough. Like a working class guy in a tux. Too rough around the edges for me to believe he was James Bond. Probably why I liked him. Precisely  A little bit of 'rough around the edges' never hurt anyone |
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Post by camcas on Feb 16, 2016 11:25:40 GMT
Well.I for one would LOVE to see Idris Elba....he would be perfect in my eyes....my current celebrity crush....SWOON....!
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Post by DEX on Feb 16, 2016 15:19:31 GMT
Probably why I liked him. Precisely A little bit of 'rough around the edges' never hurt anyone I kinda prefer a little "roughness" personally.    |
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Post by Leone on Feb 16, 2016 15:28:57 GMT
I too was a skeptic regarding him playing Bond but he's been fantastic...some of the very best Bond movies. And I loved Sean C. Last fall I read where he had severally wrecked his knee in the last movie and it had taken six months to heal. It was one of the reasons he gave for not wanting to continue. Those movies are physically very demanding. If only Mathew McConahey...sure I spelled that wrong...could acquire a British accent...he would be perfect...I love his car commercials.
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Post by lesley on Feb 16, 2016 15:49:37 GMT
I think Idris Elba would make a great Bond. As well as having the perfect look (and body, let's not forget that body  ) he's also a fabulous actor. Or my other top choice would be Gerard Butler. He has that hint of menace, a great body, and of course, a Scottish accent! |
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Post by gar on Feb 16, 2016 15:50:15 GMT
I think Idris Elba would make a great Bond. As well as having the perfect look (and body, let's not forget that body ) he's also a fabulous actor. Or my other top choice would be Gerard Butler. He has that hint of menace, a great body, and of course, a Scottish accent! Hmmmm...that's a possibility! |
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