OT Roger Moore Dies

[Chris Craig]

Sir Roger Moore, the actor known for replacing Sean Connery as James Bond has passed away after a battle with cancer. He was 89. RIP.

 

[Denny Crane]

RIP

 

[Reep]

I don't agree with "briefly" but he was the first James Bond I saw in the theaters. Now he seems kind of corny, but then I thought he was pretty cool.

Live and Let Die (best song and my favorite)
The Man with the Golden Gun
The Spy Who Loved Me
Moonraker
For Your Eyes Only
Octopussy (no comment)
A View to a Kill

 

[PtldPlatypus]

Yeah, I was gonna say..."briefly"? Just because many consider him the worst Bond doesn't mean his contribution to the franchise should be minimized.

I wonder if the OP was confusing him with George Lazenby.

 

[HailBlazers]

 

[Denny Crane]

Roger Moore is the only actor to play Bond who has died.

Sean Connery is 3 years younger than Moore.

 

[Chris Craig]

I don't agree with "briefly" but he was the first James Bond I saw in the theaters. Now he seems kind of corny, but then I thought he was pretty cool.

Live and Let Die (best song and my favorite)
The Man with the Golden Gun
The Spy Who Loved Me
Moonraker
For Your Eyes Only
Octopussy (no comment)
A View to a Kill

I didnt realize he was in 6 films. Was it Lazenby who replaced Connery before he decided to return.? And then Moore. Then Dalton. Then Brosnan. Then my uncle Daniel Craig. Did I miss anyone?

 

[PtldPlatypus]

I didnt realize he was in 6 films. Was it Lazenby who replaced Connery before he decided to return.? And then Moore. Then Dalton. Then Brosnan. Then my uncle Daniel Craig. Did I miss anyone?

I think you got them all.

So, who's your money on for the next Bond?

 

[TBpup]

A beloved actor before he ever took on the Bond role. Also an incredible humanitarian who worked for years with UNICEF. A rare combination of class, wit and heart. RIP Sir Roger.

 

[Chris Craig]

I didnt realize he was in 6 films. Was it Lazenby who replaced Connery before he decided to return.? And then Moore. Then Dalton. Then Brosnan. Then my uncle Daniel Craig. Did I miss anyone?

I think Craig returns for one more. Then it's probably Tom Hiddleston. Though it would be interesting to see Idris Elba.

 

[Reep]

I think Craig returns for one more. Then it's probably Tom Hiddleston. Though it would be interesting to see Idris Elba.

I thought Idris already had it locked up.

 

[TBpup]

I thought Idris already had it locked up.

Probably a little old to start playing Bond. Also, why the need to cross characters away from their original script? I don't want Clive Owen as 'Shaft' either.

 

[santeesioux]

The Spy Who Loved Me was really good.

 

[Chris Craig]

Probably a little old to start playing Bond. Also, why the need to cross characters away from their original script? I don't want Clive Owen as 'Shaft' either.

 

[BoBoBREWSKI]

 

[e_blazer]

Before he was James Bond, he was Simon Templar:

 

[TBpup]

Before he was James Bond, he was Simon Templar:

He was awesome as 'The Saint'. Never knew about that show but when someone told me, I watched a few and liked them so much, went out and bought both whole sets. There is the earlier B&W episodes and then the colored ones that were the last few years. A lot of fun and tons of different locals they 'visited'.

 

[VanillaGorilla]

Probably a little old to start playing Bond. Also, why the need to cross characters away from their original script? I don't want Clive Owen as 'Shaft' either.

Being black is central to Shaft's character. Do you think being white is central to Bond?

I don't get this kind of thinking really. I'm pretty much obsessed with Superman and I think it would be cool if he was played by a black actor, or any other ethnicity for that matter. Same goes for Bond.

 

[TBpup]

Being black is central to Shaft's character. Do you think being white is central to Bond?

I don't get this kind of thinking really. I'm pretty much obsessed with Superman and I think it would be cool if he was played by a black actor, or any other ethnicity for that matter. Same goes for Bond.

I'm sure someone will be overly offended by whatever way this discussion goes. Bond was written as a white orphan, English with a taste for martinis. Shaft was written as his character as was Sulu written as Asian on Star Trek. Nothing wrong with having Eris play a '00' but it wouldn't be as James Bond. Just have a new character. He is an amazing actor....write an awesome character for him.

 

[GriLtCheeZ]

 

[chris_in_pdx]

"For Your Eyes Only" was a underrated gem.

 

[Wizard Mentor]

Roger Moore showed that Bond could be played differently from Sean Connery.

Moore was a suave, upper crust/sophisticated, ladies man. Connery was a hard, blue collar/get his hands dirty, man's man. Neither was "the worst Bond" - both were good. As a kid, of course, I went for the man's man, but others liked Moore better.

 

[ripcityboy]

The thing I loved about Roger Moore's Bond was the refined class. There really hasn't been a Bond since with that British suave, debonair touch that he had since. Dalton came off as kind of quirky and a little forced. Craig tried to update the role with a blunt edge and take out the finer appeal completely. But Moore could kill a man and then grab Baron de Rothchild's and complain about the temperature. That is what James Bond is all about and Moore understood this completely. RIP Mr. Bond.

 

[riverman]

To me Roger Moore had the dry humor you find in the Bond novels....he pulled that off much better than any other Bond......Clive Owen never smiles..can't see him pulling off the wit....Brosnan and Connery did well with it but were better in the action scenes than Moore....Moore was actually pretty funny

 

[Rastapopoulos]

 

[Rastapopoulos]

Have to say that Moore was the Bond I knew growing up... which is why I thought Bond was crap. He merged Carry On humor with Bond. THAT SAID, his first movie Live and Let Die is actually pretty decent. And has one of the very few good Wings tunes...

 

[Rastapopoulos]

http://www.rawstory.com/2017/05/roger-moores-best-james-bond-moments-film-by-film/

 

[riverman]

Have to say that Moore was the Bond I knew growing up... which is why I thought Bond was crap. He merged Carry On humor with Bond. THAT SAID, his first movie Live and Let Die is actually pretty decent. And has one of the very few good Wings tunes...

I grew up with the books...then Connery was my first movie bond....Connery was great but when Moore came into the franchise...he brought more playboy and humor to the role...probably my favorite would be Brosnan

 

[ripcityboy]

Favorite Roger Moore quote:

"His name is Jaws. He kills people."

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

I don't agree with "briefly" but he was the first James Bond I saw in the theaters. Now he seems kind of corny, but then I thought he was pretty cool.

Live and Let Die (best song and my favorite)
The Man with the Golden Gun
The Spy Who Loved Me
Moonraker
For Your Eyes Only
Octopussy (no comment)
A View to a Kill

Live and Let Die is my favorite too. Just like the whole New York/Blaxploitation and New Orleans vibe they used.
I liked Octopussy alot. Enjoyed Kamal Khan as the Villian. Story kind of turned when they did the whole Circus Shit though.