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[Tatsumaki Senpuukyaku!]

There goes my dream of a bond movie with all of the previous bonds working together

 

[Hankodank]

He was the first Bond that I saw, in Octopussy:

and as a result the standard that I measured other Bond actors against - in my opinion, he was the best.

RIP and Godspeed, Sir Moore

 

[Solo]

How was it a disaster when they asked him to come back?

Stop quoting so fast and read the rest of my post!

Also, OHMSS was a HUGE dropoff in box office receipts from Connery's films.

 

[blastprocessor]

Sad because his daughter died not long ago with cancer as well

 

[MilkyJoe]

Thanks for everything, good Sir.

 

[Ridley327]

How was it a disaster when they asked him to come back?

Lazenby himself has been pretty candid about how much he butted heads with the crew. Honestly, I'm surprised that EON signed off his entire bit in the documentary Everything or Nothing, because he gets into some pretty unflinching territory with how he was before, during and after OHMSS. I think that Hulu actually just put out a documentary about Lazenby that goes even further into his career decisions.

 

[Tobor]

Stop quoting so fast and read the rest of my post!

I have, I still don't get what you're saying. Are you saying it backfired because lazenby turned it down?

 

[Glasshole]

There goes my dream of a bond movie with all of the previous bonds working together

Apparently, Sean Connery is in no position to act either. He's also retired from movies years ago.

B2T:

RIP, Roger Moore. You will always be a legend.

 

[The007JiM]

oh no. R.I.P.

 

[Norwegian Rudo]

RIP
He lived a long life and his strong advocacy for UNICEF will be remembered.

Not just UNICEF, he did a ton of charity work in general. IIRC that's what he was knighted for, not his acting.

 

[sixteen-bit]

RIP

 

[boneyjangles]

Best Bond for me :-(

 

[PepsimanVsJoe]

Dammit...RIP

I grew up watching Moore's Bond run, so those films will always have a special place in my heart.

 

[Dangansona]

There goes my dream of a bond movie with all of the previous bonds working together

I don't think we really want that anyways.

 

[Hippopuncher12]

RIP. Not my favorite Bond, but a damn good one nonetheless.

 

[ComputerBlue]

89 is a good long life.

RIP, my favorite Bond.

 

[Aquavelvaman]

Damn. RIP. I loved his Bond

 

[JonnyDBrit]

Not just UNICEF, he did a ton of charity work in general. IIRC that's what he was knighted for, not his acting.

Yep. Moore was a good person and that honestly bled into his interpretation of the Bond character.

 

[Solo]

I have, I still don't get what you're saying. Are you saying it backfired because lazenby turned it down?

Simply put, they lost their cash cow when Connery left. Replaced him with Lazenby for X number of films. Got a good film out of him, but it was a major disappointment at the box office coming off Connery's films. Then their new Bond up and quits. They have no choice now but to overpay Connery to come back, and then they had to recast again. That is a disaster. 3 Bond actors over 3 films in 5 years, with OHMSS only raking in about a third of what Thunderball and Goldfinger did in North America.

Moore brought stability.

 

[Jacknapes]

Damn. Today is certainly one of them days that i should forget.

R.I.P Sir Roger Moore, my favorite Bond. Might have a beer and watch Live and Let Die this evening in memory.

 

[jmdajr]

Damn, I loved the man.

May he rest in peace.

 

[hospitaldriver]

Damn RIP
Was the Bond I grew up with. Loved him in The Wild Geese which is a great British action flick.

 

[BocoDragon]

Shit

Not my favorite Bond, but what a Bond. I think I'll be rewatching his run in the next days...

 

[The Omega Man]

Bye Mr. Moore.

You were a handsome mofo and a great actor.

 

[Wanderer5]

Noooo, RIP. He was a wonderful Bond.

 

[bonesmccoy]

I grew up watching Roger Moore Bond movies back when CityTV used to air them seemingly once a month. Loved them! May he rest in peace.

 

[Succinct Verbosity]

The funniest James Biond and the only one I really liked since he embraced the full on campiness of bond.

 

[djplaeskool]

RIP to a good man (extensive charity work) and a damn fine Bond.

 

[Quake1028]

No fucking way!

He was 89, are you really shocked by this?

 

[Solo]

Lazenby himself has been pretty candid about how much he butted heads with the crew. Honestly, I'm surprised that EON signed off his entire bit in the documentary Everything or Nothing, because he gets into some pretty unflinching territory with how he was before, during and after OHMSS. I think that Hulu actually just put out a documentary about Lazenby that goes even further into his career decisions.

Everything Or Nothing was a damn good doc. Some great candid stuff in there and it proves without a shadow of a doubt that Dalton is the actor who best understood Bond.

 

[Milly Osworth]

This dying thing people do isn't cool :/

 

[Ignatz Mouse]

Everything Or Nothing was a damn good doc. Some great candid stuff in there and it proves without a shadow of a doubt that Dalton is the actor who best understood Bond.

I really need to see that.

 

[autumnleaf]

My favourite Bond by far. RIP.

 

[Ragelink26]

Roger was my favorite. Live and Let Die was my first Bond movie. I grew up loving Bond, and while I don't think he was the best, he was certainly my favorite. I remember being SO excited when he showed up as a guest star on Alias

 

[Glendemonium]

Goodness, RIP

 

[Ridley327]

Everything Or Nothing was a damn good doc. Some great candid stuff in there and it proves without a shadow of a doubt that Dalton is the actor who best understood Bond.

For something that could have easily been a puff piece, I was really impressed that they let all the various failings over the years play out as is. The segments with Brosnan are particularly brutal, because you can tell that he had to have his heart ripped out twice when it came to the role.

 

[Slackerish]

Sad He was my favorite bond. RIP!

 

[SSPssp]

RIP. Loved his humor.

 

[Burai]

Everything Or Nothing was a damn good doc. Some great candid stuff in there and it proves without a shadow of a doubt that Dalton is the actor who best understood Bond.

Dalton was Craig's Bond 20 years too soon. A real waste.

RIP Roger.

 

[Berserking Guts]

The best bond

He'll always be my favorite Bond. I grew up on Sir Rodger Moore's 007

:'(

I'm gonna go watch the Man with the Golden Gun.

 

[Any Questions]

RIP to Mr Moore. I urge all of GAF to read his autobiography. His UNICEF work was his pride and joy. Plus the rest of his life is jolly interesting

 

[FIREKNIGHT2029]

Sad news, RIP

 

[mysteriousmage09]

Sad news, rip.

 

[EmilioLargo]

RIP legend.

 

[raidenandsolid]

RIP to a classic.

 

[Walker_Boh]

Wasn't Moore technically the first on screen Bond? Didn't he play him on some BBC show in the 50's?

 

[Sanjuro]

Damn. I just heard someone over my shoulde said the "Bond guy" died.

RIP Roger.

 

[JonnyDBrit]

Wasn't Moore technically the first on screen Bond? Didn't he play him on some BBC show in the 50's?

You're mixing him up with Barry Nelson, who... also died at 89. Huh.

 

[Fritz]

So long Roger. You gave me my favourite avatar. Cheers!

 

[Ridley327]

Wasn't Moore technically the first on screen Bond? Didn't he play him on some BBC show in the 50's?

No, that honor belonged to Barry Nelson, as the US TV program Climax! adapted Casino Royale for one of their episodes. I haven't seen it myself, but I have always wanted to since they had Peter Lorre as Le Chiffre, which is pretty tantalizing casting.