01-02-2025, 02:07 AM
(01-01-2025, 07:14 PM)sahgwa Wrote: I am getting back into Bond after collecting some of the 'best of' on DVD, I have like volume 1 of Sean Connery Bond with Goldfinger, From Russia With Love, and Dr No, a volume of Roger Moore, we watched Live and Let Die Christmas Eve which was really entertaining, while cooking and stuff.
That said, I hope Ms Broccoli can stop Amazon from fucking up the character and franchise.
I read a review of the last Bond film ( I haven't seen- I only saw Casino Royale, and Quantum of Solace) where Craig's character is super depressed and pretty much nonfunctional, and no one wants to see that.
If anything, that should have signalled an end to the series. . .
That's awesome! Moore is my favorite Bond but only by margins. My order would probably go:
- Moore
- Brosnan
- Craig
- Dalton
- Lazenby
- Connery
Some claim that On Her Majesty’s Secret Service (OHMSS) is the worst Bond movie, but I think Diamonds Are Forever takes that title. Lazenby did an amazing job in OHMSS, especially considering how he landed the role: he famously wore Connery’s tailored suit and crashed the auditions. That’s a Bond move if I’ve ever heard one.
Quote:It's no secret that Anthony Sinclair dressed Sean Connery for all of his appearances in the James Bond films, however, what is less known is that George Lazenby was himself a customer of Sinclair's. Lazenby visited the Conduit Street tailor whilst he was looking to impress the producers for his audition for the role of Bond in 1968.
Lazenby had already purchased a Rolex Submariner and had his hair cut at Connery's barber, however, the final piece in the ensemble was a bespoke suit by Connery's tailor. Lazenby had previously worn French designer suits, but he felt it wouldn't be appropriate enough to sway the producers. Instead, only the best suit would do, and that meant visiting Anthony Sinclair.
Unfortunately, Lazenby was unaware of the long process that crafting a bespoke suit would take, and was dismayed to learn that it would take six months to create. Disappointed, Lazenby was just about to leave when Sinclair stopped him, telling him that he had made a checked suit for Sean Connery that he had neglected to pick up. As Lazenby was a similar build to Connery, the suit needed only minor adjustments, with Sinclair lengthening the sleeves to fit his slightly longer arms.
It was dressed in this suit that Lazenby furtively made his way into the offices of Eon Productions, standing squarely in the doorway and declaring "I hear you're looking for James Bond." The rest is, of course, history.