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Sean Connery: James Bond actor dies aged 90
- Thread starter Somnos
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"Like BarberDave… I make my own fun”
The first Bond movies, Dr. No, Thunderball, Goldfinger, and From Russia With Love, were all fantastic. No silliness that started creeping in with Diamonds Are Forever and You Only Live Twice. By the time Roger Moore took over, things were positively goofy. The heck with magnetic watch guns. The early Bond got along just fine with his Walther PPK. And Connery was also great in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. He will be missed.
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OpusX
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How is this not a winner?! Any movie that essentially starts with a large flying stone head vomiting weapons and chanting about thier virtue in comparison to male anatomy is gold.
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"Like BarberDave… I make my own fun”
There are movies that are so bad they're enjoyable ironically. I'd say this is one of them. But I wouldn't watch it more than once.
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mrdoug
"TSC's Shave Sales Deal Finder"
Was Mike Myers playing Connery?
I know the Jeopardy skits were hilarious. Can't really post videos, this forum is PG.
He was definitely a great actor who made pretty much anything he was in worth watching. It’s already been a long time since he had been in a new movie but watching the old ones he’s in is still so entertaining. He stepped away from acting (screen) quite awhile ago, I presume so he could end his carrier on a positive note and hand off to the next generation of actors. He seemed to be a man of good character who didn’t frivolously exploit his hard earned celebrity, actors/guys like him are a dying breed...Shoot, his son’s almost 60 and done a ton of work in film. Sir Connery has indeed left us some great film treasures.
churchilllafemme
TSC Yoda
He - and his characters, especially Bond - was controversial at times, but I always really enjoyed his acting and thought he was very talented. I grew up seeing the Bond films, and for better or worse, they helped to shape my personality somewhat. Sheila O'Malley re-posted an excerpt from an interview with him by Oriana Fallaci, and I think it's illuminating:
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