tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5850172499490375035.post6718065966571989430..comments2024-02-23T00:53:07.310+00:00Comments on Rooksmoor's Tablets of Lead: Perspective on James Bond Movie Villains: Part 3 - Freelancers of the Dalton and Brosnan YearsRooksmoorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15563445039351828997noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5850172499490375035.post-18910708297257784942011-06-20T14:22:41.537+01:002011-06-20T14:22:41.537+01:00Robert, yes, it was only supposed to be light-hear...Robert, yes, it was only supposed to be light-hearted. The whole chronology of James Bond himself is difficult; he has almost become a 'Doctor Who' character, reincarnating. I have long thought that the name James Bond is more a title than the actual name of the man, in this way like the old superhero, The Phantom. In the movie 'On Her Majesty's Secret Service', George Lazenby as Bond refers, I think to 'the other chap' not having as much difficulty, after he is attacked on the beach. It is a brief breaking of the fourth wall which suggests that this incarnation of Bond knows he is not the first.<br /><br />It is easier to match the ages of the villains who are not constrained as much. In the movies we do not really see Blofeld age, but the consequences of previous encounters do take a toll on him physically. I have not read any of the post-Fleming Bond novels, bar 'Colonel Sun', so I have no idea how this is handled in the books or whether it is simply ignored with Bond being ageless.<br /><br />I think Connery is pretty much in retirement these days. His villain in 'The Avengers' (1998) was suitably over the top, it would be interesting to see him as a low-key villain for the Daniel Craig era. I could easily see him as someone like Alec Trevelyan, perhaps an embittered former agentRooksmoorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15563445039351828997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5850172499490375035.post-18600829168257682452011-06-20T13:39:14.965+01:002011-06-20T13:39:14.965+01:00Interesting analysis of all the villains. However,...Interesting analysis of all the villains. However, you're idea of bringing back and linking so many characters in your draft for a new story strike me as a quite 'campy'. It's almost like the James Bond Jr. tv-series. <br /><br />On the other hand, the background of these characters are certainly very plausible, ignoring the trouble with the chronology. <br /><br />But considering that Bond has discovered something like the 'fountian of youth', this might also have have happened to another former character, like Amassova. Bringing back 'a woman from his past', as Brosnan suggested to do so for Tomorrow Never Dies, could easily be a former character. <br /><br />By the way a suggestion, as well as an homage, would be Sir Sean Connery to portray the main atagonist. The most important reason for bringing him back to the series is that he is one of the few, perhaps the only one left alive, who worked closely with Ian Fleming, besides the fact that he is a great actor. Connery has stated before in interviews he might be interested in such a role. <br /><br />After all, thanks again for your vision on the villains. I might use the information as an inspiration for my own Bond story.Robertnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5850172499490375035.post-66597323384655162212011-01-31T11:16:37.977+00:002011-01-31T11:16:37.977+00:00I advise you to adopt a different tag name to '...I advise you to adopt a different tag name to 'generic viagra' otherwise you are going to find yourself blocked as spam as I almost did.<br /><br />Rooksmoor.Rooksmoorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15563445039351828997noreply@blogger.com