Bond, James Bond R.I.P.

Sat Oct 31, 2020 12:53 pm

https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-54761824
Age 90.

He will always be the real James Bond to me.

https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-13087132

Sat Oct 31, 2020 1:29 pm

A TRUE SCOTSMAN!

toomanycats · Sat Oct 31, 2020 4:14 pm

The original and my favorite Bond too.

But Mr. Connery was far more than James Bond. The man had depth. He played so many other fantastic roles, amongst them . . .

The Man Who Would Be King, Time Bandits, Highlander, The Untouchables, The Hunt For Red October, A Bridge Too Far

I found his performance especially moving in Robin and Mariam with Audrey Hepburn.

OMB · Sat Oct 31, 2020 4:34 pm

Another piece of our lives...vapors

Sat Oct 31, 2020 4:41 pm

toomanycats wrote: ↑Sat Oct 31, 2020 4:14 pm The original and my favorite Bond too.

But Mr. Connery was far more than James Bond. The man had depth. He played so many other fantastic roles, amongst them . . .

The Man Who Would Be King, Time Bandits, Highlander, The Untouchables, The Hunt For Red October, A Bridge Too Far

I found his performance especially moving in Robin and Mariam with Audrey Hepburn.

Yep, I enjoyed his performance in all of those but my two favorites were "Zardoz" and
I disremember the title but it was the Indiana Jones film where he played Indiana Jones father.
I still laugh every time I think of him shooting the tail off the airplane he & Indiana are flying in!

rrobbone · Sat Oct 31, 2020 5:03 pm

"Your best? Losers whine about their best, winners go home and f%ck the prom queen."

Just had "The Rock" on the telly the other night.

RIP.

And f%ck 2020.

Rollin Hand · Sat Oct 31, 2020 5:03 pm

"Son...I think they got us."

How many great movies can one man be in? The Bond movies (and I include "Never Say Never Again"), Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, The Untouchables, The Rock, Robin and Marian., Highlander, and of course, The Hunt for Red October ("It remindes me of the heady days of Sputnik, when the world trembled at the sound of our rockets. Now, let them tremble and the sound of our silence"). He was so much more than Bond.

Rest in peace, Sir Sean.

The title of Greatest Living Scotsman is now up for grabs.

fullonshred · Sat Oct 31, 2020 5:14 pm

RIP Sir. And Peace to all who love him.

Partscaster · Sat Oct 31, 2020 6:26 pm

I read today that his boyhood name was Tommy, and at 15 he joined the navy. He was raised poor. His dad drove lorries and odd jobs, his mom maybe cleaned houses. Got more Birds than most Tom-cats.

belleswell · Sat Oct 31, 2020 6:52 pm

RIP Sean. He was one of my favorite actors. I just watched Hunt for Red October for the umpteenth time yesterday, and I still enjoy it. 2020 has not been a good year.

Raindog · Sat Oct 31, 2020 6:58 pm

Rollin Hand wrote: ↑Sat Oct 31, 2020 5:03 pm "How many great movies can one man be in? The Bond movies (and I include "Never Say Never Again"), Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, The Untouchables, The Rock, Robin and Marian., Highlander, and of course, The Hunt for Red October

And don't forget Zardoz and Outland (as much Connery would have liked us to.)

zisme · Sat Oct 31, 2020 8:32 pm

the bond films (and books) meant a lot to me growing up. and s.c. was without a doubt the best 007. RIP

jam · Sat Oct 31, 2020 9:18 pm

Don't forget, he was Mr. Universe too!

jam · Sat Oct 31, 2020 9:18 pm

Or, at least a contestant.

nomadh · Sun Nov 01, 2020 5:18 pm

First we lost John Steed then Emma Peel, who was also Mrs James Bond and now we are Bondless.
I do feel the world is doomed now.
But he was of course so much more.
RIP Sir Sean.