Lazenby was the best Bond
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NaughtyGirl42069 — 22 years ago(June 20, 2003 04:53 PM)
Personally I think he was an upgrade over Connery. Connery was more charismatic, and had more animal magnetism, BUT Lazenby was Bond.
Just look at the pre-title sequence, Lazenby wasn't some supermodel type guy lucky to be Bond as so many people claim, no that was Brosnan, he wasn't some British stage actor who looked tall dark and handsome and thus simply was given the part like Dalton, he wasn't some superstar English gent actor like Moore who was naturallu given it because simply of that, and he wasn't a guy that was given it simply because the producer's wives thought he was sexy, which is how Connery got it
Lazenby actually got it because he was totally believable as being the guy from the books in every way, and because you really believed he could do those things you see him doing in the film. That makes him unique among all the actoirs who played the part so far, and indeed it is why Cubby Broccoli, Peter Hunt, and John Glen all said Lazenby would have been the best Bond if he simply stuck with it. -
Tigerpoon — 20 years ago(August 04, 2005 09:45 AM)
I grew up on Roger Moore playing James Bond and I remember when I first saw Sean Connery as Bond I didn't like that idea much. But now that I've seen all the Bonds including the great George Lazenby in his only role, I must say that his physical screen presence dominates the other Bonds. What I mean by this is from what I recall most of the physical fight scenes were all him and not some stunt double. In the IMDB facts it is noted that he was a martial arts instructor in the Australian army, and holds more than one black belt in the martial arts. He studied martial arts under Bruce Lee himself. He was probably the most believable Bond in my opinion because of that. He talked the talk and walked the walk. I think if he had done more films I would have actually enjoyed his version of James Bond the most. I bought the OHMSS DVD off eBay as a single from a DVD set since they don't release this as a stand alone DVD which is unfortunate because "You are missing out!". I like collecting and watching rare DVDs/movies that people rarely get to experience. If you truly enjoy James Bond movies, get this one off eBay if you can instead of spending over 100 bucks for a DVD set that it is contained in. It's well worth it.
This movie was release in 19 "69"
Guess he also lucked out on the release year.
I also love the Soundtrack to this film. It reeks of classic JAMES BOND! -
Reblioso — 20 years ago(August 07, 2005 11:41 AM)
His physical fighting skills was only one skill which was impressive, that's as far as it went. His voice was even dubbed which goes to show he also wasn't cut out for Bond apart from the physical aspect.
Upgrade for Connery?! lol Thank for for one of the most amusing statements yet - classic! -
Stygian23 — 20 years ago(August 26, 2005 04:38 PM)
worst bond easily. connery rocks, then moore, then dalton, hell then brosnan, lazenby dead last. "the shocking truth"
Man, you didn't get any of these right. It goes like this: Dalton, Lazenby, Connery, Brosnan, and then Moore.
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