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#4359060 - 05/23/17 09:04 PM Re: RIP Roger Moore [Re: PanzerMeyer]  
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#4359102 - 05/24/17 12:32 AM Re: RIP Roger Moore [Re: PanzerMeyer]  
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#4359121 - 05/24/17 02:48 AM Re: RIP Roger Moore [Re: PanzerMeyer]  
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Originally Posted by PanzerMeyer
And to think that Connery is actually a year or two younger than Roger Moore. For the longest time I thought Connery was older.

Me too.

I preferred Roger Moore's interpretation of Bond over all the others.
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#4359128 - 05/24/17 03:53 AM Re: RIP Roger Moore [Re: PanzerMeyer]  
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I watched The Man With The Golden Gun tonight in tribute. Ahh, Mary Goodnight.

The first Bond movie that I saw in the theater was Octopussy. One of my favorite Bond movies to this day.

#4359194 - 05/24/17 01:37 PM Re: RIP Roger Moore [Re: PanzerMeyer]  
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Aside from the cheesy ghetto USA scene, I liked Live and Let Die. That was before he brought the humor in and Bond was pretty shrewd.


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#4359205 - 05/24/17 02:23 PM Re: RIP Roger Moore [Re: PanzerMeyer]  
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I'm still processing this one...

Just wanted to add, like some others, Roger Moore was my first and favorite James Bond. Not despite some of the campiness, but often *because* of it! Movies and music are to me, sometimes, an escape from serious and sometimes harsh reality, I don't always need those realistic attributes in my entertainment.

I have the 007 collection and pretty much enjoy them all (even the two Timothy Dalton films), but Roger Moore *is* the epitome of James Bond to me. And yeah, I loved his 007 satire in Cannonball Run!

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#4359259 - 05/24/17 06:07 PM Re: RIP Roger Moore [Re: PanzerMeyer]  
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http://edition.cnn.com/2017/05/24/entertainment/roger-moore-marc-haynes-post/

I'll leave this here, think it sums up the man. Swoon.

#4359260 - 05/24/17 06:11 PM Re: RIP Roger Moore [Re: RossUK]  
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Originally Posted by RossUK
http://edition.cnn.com/2017/05/24/entertainment/roger-moore-marc-haynes-post/

I'll leave this here, think it sums up the man. Swoon.
Wow! Now that is a wonderfully touching story. Marc was certainly one lucky fan. smile

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#4359268 - 05/24/17 06:31 PM Re: RIP Roger Moore [Re: MarkG]  
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Originally Posted by MarkG

Just wanted to add, like some others, Roger Moore was my first and favorite James Bond. Not despite some of the campiness, but often *because* of it! Movies and music are to me, sometimes, an escape from serious and sometimes harsh reality, I don't always need those realistic attributes in my entertainment.

I have the 007 collection and pretty much enjoy them all (even the two Timothy Dalton films), but Roger Moore *is* the epitome of James Bond to me. And yeah, I loved his 007 satire in Cannonball Run!


We also need to keep in mind his portrayal was successful for so long because it was a sign of the times. That's what the 70's and 80's audience wanted. Ridiculous gadgets, underwater cars, glamorous locations (that's never changed), and a wise cracking spy getting the girl. He fit. They tried to get more serious with Dalton but it was too soon, so they went to Brosnan, who was still close to Moore's Bond's humor...just less so.


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#4359274 - 05/24/17 06:56 PM Re: RIP Roger Moore [Re: Raw Kryptonite]  
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Originally Posted by Raw Kryptonite


We also need to keep in mind his portrayal was successful for so long because it was a sign of the times. That's what the 70's and 80's audience wanted. Ridiculous gadgets, underwater cars, glamorous locations (that's never changed), and a wise cracking spy getting the girl. He fit. They tried to get more serious with Dalton but it was too soon, so they went to Brosnan, who was still close to Moore's Bond's humor...just less so.



You are absolutely right in your assessment RK. Moore fit Bond perfectly for what the audience at the time wanted. That portrayal now just simply wouldn't work because the times and the audience has changed. Daniel Craig now perfectly fits the role for what audiences want. It was simply bad luck and bad timing for Dalton. His acting ability was just fine. Like you said, the audience at the time did not want a dark, brooding and killer Bond.

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#4359281 - 05/24/17 07:10 PM Re: RIP Roger Moore [Re: Robbster]  
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I had that Bond car too. My Nan sent it from England to Canada for me. I also had the pink Penelope Thunderbirds car.

#4359286 - 05/24/17 07:33 PM Re: RIP Roger Moore [Re: PanzerMeyer]  
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RIP.

He definitely wasn't my first Bond, but I agree with the premise that his Bond was a very popular portrayal for the times. Having read many of the books (much more serious and edgy than the films that Moore was in), I found that I truly enjoyed the way he brought a lighter, more humorous, yet classy Bond to the screen. He always pulled it off with Panache.

That said, oddly enough, I also think I'm one of about a dozen (?) people who actually enjoyed the movie "Ffolkes" - I still watch it from time to time, so I guess I'm due for another viewing.


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#4359288 - 05/24/17 07:37 PM Re: RIP Roger Moore [Re: FourSpeed]  
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