He got one way of doing Bond: the superhero in a tuxedo. I like that version when it really works (Live and Let Die), and I at least find it entertaining when it becomes too undignified (Octopussy). The worst I’ll say about Moore is that he probably should have exited the series one movie earlier, if only for the ick factor of his age vs the female leads.
I think the other way of doing Bond properly is to make him a suave, devil-may-care sociopath, like Craig in Casino Royale. This is closer to the way he is in the books. But there’s always the danger of losing all levity and veering into grimdark, and then you end up with something like the wounded dog Bond from No Time to Die.
My favourite Bond is actually Brosnan, whom I think had the best of both worlds: absolutely ludicrous plots and villains, but also a dangerous edge. He was the first Bond to actually look like he had been given more than cursory training with firearms.
and then there is full raging psychopath Dalton Bond whose casual cruelty would make the rest blush. they definitely overdid it in License to Kill (even though its a great movie with top tier villain).
Brosnan is also my fave. He is also the one with most Bonus Bond movies and he’s peak in Tailor of Panama
He got one way of doing Bond: the superhero in a tuxedo. I like that version when it really works (Live and Let Die), and I at least find it entertaining when it becomes too undignified (Octopussy). The worst I’ll say about Moore is that he probably should have exited the series one movie earlier, if only for the ick factor of his age vs the female leads.
I think the other way of doing Bond properly is to make him a suave, devil-may-care sociopath, like Craig in Casino Royale. This is closer to the way he is in the books. But there’s always the danger of losing all levity and veering into grimdark, and then you end up with something like the wounded dog Bond from No Time to Die.
My favourite Bond is actually Brosnan, whom I think had the best of both worlds: absolutely ludicrous plots and villains, but also a dangerous edge. He was the first Bond to actually look like he had been given more than cursory training with firearms.
and then there is full raging psychopath Dalton Bond whose casual cruelty would make the rest blush. they definitely overdid it in License to Kill (even though its a great movie with top tier villain).
Brosnan is also my fave. He is also the one with most Bonus Bond movies and he’s peak in Tailor of Panama