The new James Bond is...

Shome people shay Shur Shawn was the definitive Bond, and I'd have to agree. He was the only one with enough sex appeal for the part. Sorry, the new guy will never be Bond...unless he gets a dye job. James Bond is NOT blonde. No way. Not in a million years. He'd forget where the ejector seat button was for gawd's sake. LOL. I'm blonde by the way ;) Puss x

Damn it, what happened to by clever, but hilarious, subject line in that one. Grrrrrrrrrrrr. It should have read: So, you expect me to respond, Mr Flashy Pants?

What I find odd is that Mr Brosnan was considered to be getting a little long in the tooth to play 007, yet Mr Craggyface looks like he is in dire need of some botox himself!

ok, ok just back off a little here people! I happen to be a huge admirer of Mr. Craig and I'm delighted he's the new Bond, as I'm sure Mr. Flemming would be too. Let's not foget just exactly WHO Bond really is shall we? He's a trained killer. He needs to look like he can survive three nights on the North face of Everest with just a condom and a happy tune and still make it home in time for a quick martini and a shag in front of a big fire. Now the reason Connery was so good was because he looked like he could be just that, all the others since have been pretty boys: talented in eyebrow tactics and one liners. Daniel Craig is lean and handsome (... err I'm not gay or owt) but looks like he could tear your heart out with a flick of some clever pen device thingy and STILL get laid! AND HE'S ENGLISH!!!!! I don't want to get all jingoistic here but when the best Bond ever is a Scotsman and the most recent an Irishman then we have to reshuffle the pack and get back to basics. I don't care how blonde he is, let me throw a few previous bond images your way and see if they scream "lethal assassin/ladies man". George Lazenby straigth from a catalogue cover Roger moore doing anything at all (especially in quilted ski pants) Pierce Brosnan on a motorbike. Timothy Dalton trying to look hard NO NO NO! Daniel Craig is a bit Steve McQueen and a bit Michael Caine and that's EAXCLTY what I want Bond to be, why I might even watch the next film!

Yep, agree with Ely. I love the way Flash introduces Craig as "He played the part of Ted Hughes..." I take it you've not seen Layer Cake then Flash. Go rent it tomorrow night. It's superb.

His best role was as Geordie in 'Our Friends In The North'. Based on his press interview he'll require scripts and direction on how to fart in the right manner. I suppose the jock will always be seen as the 'real' Bond, though I personally don't like the guy cos he's a tight-fisted bastard. (or so I'm told). Roger Moore should have stuck to modelling cardigans on knitting patterns cos he couldn't ACT his way out of a paper bag. Lazenby, I seem to remember was another dope, in his case he was the star of Fry's chocolate ads on ITV, and THAT stretched his acting talents way beyond his ability. Brosnan appears to be a bit of a fairy to me and the other guy was so inoccuous I can't remember him. They should have given the job to someone suave, witty and incisive. Colin Tuff comes to mind.

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You know, he looked - and should have felt - very embarrassed when they whizzed him in on that speed boat. I mean - he's an ACTOR, not a spy! Just some brooding bloke who speaks other people's words, surrounded by SAS men. Ha! No wonder he was speachless. I think he'll be good though. He is, to quote a friend, 'A human penis'... as in he is very masculine and in Sylvia he was the personifcation of sex as he strode about being a poet. I won't hear a thing against that safari suit wearing Roger Moore as Bond though. I used to fancy the (kharki) pants off him as a kid. I want to make a film of what James Bond would really be like in 2005 though. Riddled with sexually transmitted disease, kids all over the world that don't even know his name, addled liver, impotence problems...

It's amazing the strong opinions this topic brings out in people! I mean, we are only talking about a fictional character here... That said, I'm a big Bond fan myself, I've read the first few books and I think DC ought to do a brilliant job. Basically I agree with everything Ely said. I think DC has the looks and personality to bring that edge of cruelty to the role which Bond is supposed to have... ...and I'm so-o-o pleased they didn't go with Clive Owen!! :-) * P * :-)

hear here! here here! hear jear! True, true damn straight no shit "I was born here, and I was raised here and dag nabbit I'm gonna die here!.. and no side windin', horn swagglin' crooker crocker is gonna make me leave!"