Sedalia Dave Posted October 31, 2020 Share Posted October 31, 2020 Sean Connery, Scottish actor who played James Bond in 7 movies, dead at 90 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdeacon Joe Posted October 31, 2020 Share Posted October 31, 2020 Sorry, I was putting my post together when you posted this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sedalia Dave Posted October 31, 2020 Author Share Posted October 31, 2020 2 minutes ago, Subdeacon Joe said: Sorry, I was putting my post together when you posted this. NO worries Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
South-Eye Ned Posted October 31, 2020 Share Posted October 31, 2020 I have an alibi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted October 31, 2020 Share Posted October 31, 2020 I know what i'll be drinking tonight. RIP to a screen legend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocWard Posted October 31, 2020 Share Posted October 31, 2020 More sad news. I don't even know where to begin. One of my favorites. He was of Mrs. Doc's clan through his mother's line, and when wearing a kilt, it was more often than not the MacLean Hunting tartan. He wore one when he was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II. And of course, he was also "Bond, James Bond." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo Creek Law Dog Posted October 31, 2020 Share Posted October 31, 2020 My favorite James Bond, the rest are wannabes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Riot Posted October 31, 2020 Share Posted October 31, 2020 50 minutes ago, Buffalo Creek Law Dog said: My favorite James Bond, the rest are wannabes. Agreed. Rest In Peace, Mr. Connery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirty Dan Dawkins Posted October 31, 2020 Share Posted October 31, 2020 4 hours ago, Utah Bob #35998 said: I know what i'll be drinking tonight. RIP to a screen legend. Blue Mountain coffee? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocWard Posted October 31, 2020 Share Posted October 31, 2020 3 hours ago, Buffalo Creek Law Dog said: My favorite James Bond, the rest are wannabes. I wouldn't call them wannabes. Well, the less said about George Lazenby and Timothy Dalton the better. Clearly, Sean Connery was the best, the one against whom all others must be compared. He struck the balance between being suave and ruthless better than anyone. You could believe he not only had a license to kill, but the ability to use it. His fight against Robert Shaw in From Russia With Love is even well known among people who enjoy martial arts movies. The fact that he was an amateur competitive bodybuilder didn't hurt things. Of those who have followed, Daniel Craig comes the closest in my mind to following in that mold. But Connery couldn't play the role forever, sadly. He will be missed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Harley, #14153 Posted October 31, 2020 Share Posted October 31, 2020 3 hours ago, Buffalo Creek Law Dog said: My favorite James Bond, the rest are wannabes. Yup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967 Posted October 31, 2020 Share Posted October 31, 2020 I'm thinking I may watch "Darby O'Gill and the Little People" again tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warden Callaway Posted October 31, 2020 Share Posted October 31, 2020 Sean Connery western Shalako with Bridgette Barrot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt. R. Hugh Kidnme Posted October 31, 2020 Share Posted October 31, 2020 "I was trained by the best....British Intelligence But in retrospect I would have rather been a poet. Or a farmer." One of my favorite all time Sean Connery movie lines. RIP , Sir Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Gauntlet , SASS 60619 Posted October 31, 2020 Share Posted October 31, 2020 Here's a short clip of interviews of Connery showing his views of Roger Moore and Daniel Craig. I agree with him... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warden Callaway Posted October 31, 2020 Share Posted October 31, 2020 A couple of my favorite later Sean Connery movies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967 Posted October 31, 2020 Share Posted October 31, 2020 One of my favorite scenes... "Right Thumb and Oak Leaves." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nubbins Colt #7802 Posted October 31, 2020 Share Posted October 31, 2020 He will be missed. A great actor and a great man. May his memory be for a blessing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watab kid Posted November 1, 2020 Share Posted November 1, 2020 heard this on the morning news , 90 - i did not realize , he was my favorite 007 and in most everything else i ever saw he did - had not seen that western with bridget bardot - not a big fan of hers but always thought she was beautifil , always a big fan of his , Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted November 1, 2020 Share Posted November 1, 2020 6 hours ago, Warden Callaway said: Sean Connery western Shalako with Bridgette Barrot. Well it wasn’t as bad as Zardoz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amigo Posted November 1, 2020 Share Posted November 1, 2020 My late wife's last words to me were "I'm watching my favorite James Bond." I looked at the TV screen and informed her that wasn't James Bond, that was a Ruskie Naval Captain. Perhaps they are sharing a drink tonight... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tex Jones, SASS 2263 Posted November 1, 2020 Share Posted November 1, 2020 22 hours ago, DocWard said: I wouldn't call them wannabes. Well, the less said about George Lazenby and Timothy Dalton the better. Clearly, Sean Connery was the best, the one against whom all others must be compared. He struck the balance between being suave and ruthless better than anyone. You could believe he not only had a license to kill, but the ability to use it. His fight against Robert Shaw in From Russia With Love is even well known among people who enjoy martial arts movies. The fact that he was an amateur competitive bodybuilder didn't hurt things. Of those who have followed, Daniel Craig comes the closest in my mind to following in that mold. But Connery couldn't play the role forever, sadly. He will be missed. Something about Daniel Craig's take on the role that I can't/couldn't get into. Too violent and not enough style. Connery had look, and presentation. I could see him playing golf with Goldfinger, but not Craig. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warden Callaway Posted November 1, 2020 Share Posted November 1, 2020 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocWard Posted November 1, 2020 Share Posted November 1, 2020 5 minutes ago, Tex Jones, SASS 2263 said: Something about Daniel Craig's take on the role that I can't/couldn't get into. Too violent and not enough style. Connery had look, and presentation. I could see him playing golf with Goldfinger, but not Craig. I think the violence comes from the era. I agree though that Connery had something, call it presence or the complete package, that the rest seem to lack in one area or another. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smokin Gator SASS #29736 Posted November 1, 2020 Share Posted November 1, 2020 I grew up watching Connery as Bond. Absolutely loved the movies. But for a modern take on it I think Craig was fantastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Gauntlet , SASS 60619 Posted November 1, 2020 Share Posted November 1, 2020 As the old proverb goes, "comparisons are odious", but it takes nothing from Sean Connery, who was unparalleled, to conclude Craig is perhaps the only really worthy successor, a point that Connery himself agreed with. Sean Connery's Bond was perfectly of his time, a time that many of us happily remember, and Craig is of our time, for better or worse. As Pierce Brosnan pointed out in an interview clip I saw recently, the Bourne movies and some others "upped the game", and called for the Bond franchise to meet the challenge, and Brosnan was not going to be that guy. Daniel Craig filled the bill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethan Cord Posted November 2, 2020 Share Posted November 2, 2020 I also enjoyed his work in Highlander: There can be only one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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