What happened to the bit at the bottom about the fan films? Did Bond fan films get its own article or something?
Wa wa wa waah ... :-)
To me, Sean Connery was the only and best Bond.
- No, in this you are mistaken: David Niven's Bond in Casino Royale was a masterpiece. sjc
Connery. :-)
- He certainly is now seen as the definitive Bond. But Niven is much more tongue in cheek and more in keeping with the underlying irony in Fleming's novels. sjc
Irony! Fleming's Bond was cruel/vicious not ironic.
Moved here, because it's one person's idiosyncratic opinion written in first person style:
- Many people prefer Sean Connery as Bond. His films are my favorites; I enjoy them enough that I can ignore the male chauvinism of the times they were made. (Feminists beware: character names "Pussy Galore", slapping women on the butt, etc.) With Sean C. as the chavinist, I would let him get away with quite a lot myself!! The later Roger Moore films are more tongue-in-cheek; I think the Sean Connery's are more realistic. In Dr.No, the hero spy shows fear (tarantula!) and boredom. In addition, he actually LOOKS hurt, instead of later films' heroes who never muss their hair or get dirty. In addition, the villains are better; even the secondary henchmen are well done (Odd Job and a young Robert Shaw). Favorite line is by Auric Goldfinger after Bond asks "Do you expect me to talk?" Goldfinger: "No, Mr. Bond, I expect you to die!"
As far as Wikipedia is concerned, more than likely your opinion doesn't count - a collective opinion, or the opinion of some noted critics, is. See the new neutral point of view page for discussion on this point. --Robert Merkel
A list of the books (at least the Fleming originals) might be a good thing to add; also, how about some information on the copyright issues surrounding Blofeld, Never Say Never Again, etc.? (I will do these if/when I have time to research it properly but it's exactly the sort of thing some people know off the top of their heads) - Bth
"The Rough Guide to James Bond" ISBN 1-84353-142-9 addresses Blofeld (Kevin McClory owned the rights to him); which is why he is 'bumped off' during the opening of "For Your Eyes Only." Sparky
Not doubting that it's the case, but I'm just wondering how they rationalize it: How can he both be an orphan and have a family motto ('The World is Not Enough')? -- John Owens 23:36 23 Jun 2003 (UTC)
- Just because both his parents are dead, it doesn't mean he doesn't know who they were. — Paul A 01:12 24 Jun 2003 (UTC)
- Yeah, shortly after I asked, I realized that while I was en route. Was hoping I could retract the question before anyone noticed, but I see it's too late. ;) -- John Owens (away from home)
I was about to make a minor correction about Desmond Llewellyn (he wasn't in Live and Let Die) but I thought it simpler to move the info to Q's own page. DJ Clayworth 14:15, 11 Aug 2003 (UTC)
The Property of a Lady, 1991. Never made due to the legal issues surrounding EON at this time. What is EON? RickK 23:15, 16 Nov 2003 (UTC)
- The company that makes the films--(i think?). Alexandros 23:19, 16 Nov 2003 (UTC)
- Yes, Eon productions. See the official web site http://www.007.com . Chrysalis 18:40, 17 Nov 2003 (UTC)
Removed the fan films as they were all either speculative, not yet produced, or in one case clearly in violation of copyright. DJ Clayworth 18:18, 26 Nov 2003 (UTC)