And let's have another

[wellinghall]

[Poll #1853858]

Comments

[fallingtowers.livejournal.com]

You forgot the question, "what's the modest awesome thing about the present Bondverse?" (M, M, or M?) :D

[malaheed.livejournal.com]

You missed the best bond woman ever! M.

Not to mention Dr.No aka Bond Theme for the music

Oh and when did they start having actors play Bond?

[bookwormsarah.livejournal.com]

Oh M isn't a Bond Woman, Bond is an M Man...

[wellinghall.livejournal.com]

:-)

[pellegrina.livejournal.com]

Voted for Goldfinger as the best title song because it's the most Bondian though as a song I originally was going to vote for Live and Let Die, The Living Daylights or View to a Kill. ('80s girl, me?)

Didn't vote for best Bond actor, because none of them have actually demonstrated much in the way of acting, rather than running around, delivering PUA lines with a straight face, and smouldering.

Best Bond girl = M.

[steepholm.livejournal.com]

The trouble with Live and Let Die is "this world in which we live in" - like chisels down a blackboard!

[pellegrina.livejournal.com]

In aural self-defence, I decided years ago he must be saying "this world in which we're livin'".

[adaese.livejournal.com]

Timothy Dalton is certainly quite capable of acting well - even if it doesn't show terribly well on film. But I saw him as Lord Asriel at the National, when they did His Dark Materials. A marvellous performance - and then he turned up on the next table in the restaurant over dinner, and spent the whole meal staying in character and winding up the small boy also of his party.

[pellegrina.livejournal.com]

This is true, I've seen him act well in other roles, but as Bond he just struck a wrong note. But I never let the truth get in the way of a good snark ;-)

[philmophlegm.livejournal.com]

Bob Holness.

Probably. Sorry, not much of a Bond fan

[wellinghall.livejournal.com]

He was one of the reasons I had "One of the others" as an option :-)

[steepholm.livejournal.com]

I'd like to put in a word for Rosa Klebb as the best Bond girl. You could cut the sexual tension with a shoe.

[wellinghall.livejournal.com]

*groans*

[el-staplador.livejournal.com]

I have had Nobody Does It Better stuck in my head for days. Also, having watched For Your Eyes Only I had a very odd dream about my boss's daughter asking me out. Would be fine, but I've never met the girl, and I believe she's about fourteen. WTF.

[inamac.livejournal.com]

I think I'd have rather ranked them in order - but I now have 'You Only Live Twice' on earworm loop.

You do know about the current audio book project which has the likes of Bill Nighy reading the texts?

[wellinghall.livejournal.com]

No, I didn't. *heads off to Google*

[inamac.livejournal.com]

Due for publication on 6 September.

full list here (http://007bond.weebly.com/4/post/2012/06/new-james-bond-novels-as-audiobooks.html).

Some good actors on that list - I'm only surprised that Cumberbatch and Hiddleston are missing (maybe next time?)

[wellinghall.livejournal.com]

Ta

[garamondbophin.livejournal.com]

Since Robbie Williams has ruined "You Only Live Twice" for me, I'd have to rank "From Russia With Love" as my favourite Bond theme song. I think Timothy Dalton gave the best portrayal of Mr Rochester I've seen, but I could never accept him as Bond. I did like Lazenby, but he was unfortunate trying to start in one of the weaker films.