Post by omgzombies on Sept 1, 2015 10:52:00 GMT -5
I'm the outlier here, he's not my type, his shoulders are just a little too broad maybe? But it's absolute bullshit that he couldn't play Bond. That man could definitely pull off the suit, the car chases, the guns/gadgets and the making out with Bond Girls. Any day of the week.
"I prefer Adrian Lester's British accent for my vision of James Bond" --> probably not racist
"Idris Elba is too 'street' to play Bond" --> hard to see as anything other than racist
But Adrian Lester is not Bond material - he's a good actor and adorable in his own way, but not very Bond. And any good actor could take on any sort of accent. Idris Elba is a good actor. And British actors are used to taking on a variety of British accents. So to me, this is still ridiculous.
"I prefer Adrian Lester's British accent for my vision of James Bond" --> probably not racist
"Idris Elba is too 'street' to play Bond" --> hard to see as anything other than racist
But Adrian Lester is not Bond material - he's a good actor and adorable in his own way, but not very Bond. And any good actor could take on any sort of accent. Idris Elba is a good actor. And British actors are used to taking on a variety of British accents. So to me, this is still ridiculous.
Right, but Adrian is the one Horowitz said he'd prefer in the OP, so I was reframing his argument in a way that would have been more appropriate if he wasn't motivated by racism. I admit I did make up the British accent part.
I personally think Idris would make a fabulous Bond.
Idris has more suave in his big toe than Craig has in his whole body.
I think that's what so strange about the author's comments. Daniel Craig is easily the least suave of all the Bonds, but he's also the most believable since Sean Connery. Pierce Brosnan came across as too much of a dandy. There wasn't anything tough about him. I think Idris would be perfect because he's both tough and incredibly suave. Isn't that what Bond is?
I mean I wouldn't pay to see them fight or anything, but if it was on... I'd maybe glance at a shirtless Idris kickin that ass. "Think I look like Bond now?!"
I'm the outlier here, he's not my type, his shoulders are just a little too broad maybe? But it's absolute bullshit that he couldn't play Bond. That man could definitely pull off the suit, the car chases, the guns/gadgets and the making out with Bond Girls. Any day of the week.
I'm sorry, I don't understand this sentence.
God I love a man with big, muscular shoulders...sigh....
Idris has more suave in his big toe than Craig has in his whole body.
I think that's what so strange about the author's comments. Daniel Craig is easily the least suave of all the Bonds, but he's also the most believable since Sean Connery. Pierce Brosnan came across as too much of a dandy. There wasn't anything tough about him. I think Idris would be perfect because he's both tough and incredibly suave. Isn't that what Bond is?
All Sean Connery had going for him was the suave and the accent. That man didn't start being good looking until around 50.
I'm the outlier here, he's not my type, his shoulders are just a little too broad maybe? But it's absolute bullshit that he couldn't play Bond. That man could definitely pull off the suit, the car chases, the guns/gadgets and the making out with Bond Girls. Any day of the week.
I'm sorry, I don't understand this sentence.
God I love a man with big, muscular shoulders...sigh....
Would it help if I also said that he looks a little too brooding and pensive? Even most of the pics of him smiling he still looks serious. I like goofballs. Idris could never be defined as "goofball" material. He's sexy as hell, and I do recognize that objectively he's incredibly attractive, even if he's not for me.
God I love a man with big, muscular shoulders...sigh....
Would it help if I also said that he looks a little too brooding and pensive? Even most of the pics of him smiling he still looks serious. I like goofballs. Idris could never be defined as "goofball" material. He's sexy as hell, and I do recognize that objectively he's incredibly attractive, even if he's not for me.
Hey, everyone has their type. Which is good because otherwise everyone would be fighting over Idris, when he clearly belongs to 1234F!F.
Post by oscarnerdjulief on Sept 1, 2015 15:41:27 GMT -5
off-topic here, sorry
I read on Gold Derby that Idris Elba has a lot of buzz for best supporting actor in "Beasts of No Nation." He's currently ranked second after Tom Hardy in "The Revenant."
It wouldn't bother me if he were Bond. I'm ok with Craig, though. I don't really watch the Bond movies, though I did love "Skyfall." Now that I think about it, I have only seen two: Skyfall and Tomorrow Never Dies.
Idris has more suave in his big toe than Craig has in his whole body.
Exactly. Part of why Daniel Craig is a great james bond is that *he* made the role a bit rougher. Idris would bring back some of the traditional smoothness.
The most "street" character he played was Stringer Bell and Stringer was suave as hell! Stringer at school, Stringer making legit deals...and most importantly, Stringer's love scene with Donette.
It was so amazing.
. And Stringer making copies in the copy shop. You forgot about the copies.
I said this elsewhere but I think that this also comes down to who you think did Bond best. For me I like the grittier Bond that Daniel Craig plays, and can easily see Idris doing that because of how he developed his John Luther character. But if you prefer more of a dandy-ish Bond, then that other fella the author likes would fit right in.
I have thought that Daniel Craig is too gritty to be a great Bond. I think I would feel less like that if he were more suave. Idris Elba is both. /gavel
People who loved Brosnan as Bond, tell me why. He was just too...soft looking for I guess for me. Also, I can never shake his Remington Steele persona. I like it when my Bonds seem like they can do some manual labor if needed. Daniel and Idris looks like they will roll up under the car and change your oil then go out in the field and pull a plow. That's hawt to me. LOL
I love him in everything because of Remington Steele. lol
People who loved Brosnan as Bond, tell me why. He was just too...soft looking for I guess for me. Also, I can never shake his Remington Steele persona. I like it when my Bonds seem like they can do some manual labor if needed. Daniel and Idris looks like they will roll up under the car and change your oil then go out in the field and pull a plow. That's hawt to me. LOL
I love him in everything because of Remington Steele. lol
SO MUCH THIS. Remington Steele was basically James Bond lite.
Plus, he was Sean Connery and Roger Moore without the asshole smirk.
These days I'd rather watch Daniel Craig, because I think he is a far more complex and interesting Bond. Back in the day when movie James Bond was supposed to be as smooth as good whiskey, though, Brosnan was the tits.