Favorite "M"
laoghaire
Posts: 8MI6 Agent
Who did you like best as the role of "M"- Bernard Lee, Robert Brown or Judi Dench? I personally liked Bernard the most, I thought there was something about him that made him perfect for the role. -{
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"I am not an entrant in the Shakespeare Stakes." - Ian Fleming
"Screw 'em." - Daniel Craig, The Best James Bond EverTM
Roger Moore 1927-2017
Roger Moore 1927-2017
Its like the actors who play Bond - they are all good for different reasons and all bring different things to their version of the character.
"It don't mean nothing"
That's a great film, NP -{
It's Bernard Lee for me too.
He can only be regarded as a... heirloom? ;%
Excellent... as Mr Huston might have said of La Dench: "Ugly buildings, politicians and whores all become respectable if they last long enough."
Roger Moore 1927-2017
Judi by a half-marathon. Her relation with Bond is way more complex and interesting.
AND I am still waiting to see why her name is M. Bond was about to tell us be she made him shut the f*** up.
He's the definitive M.
Judi Dench as a close second... I liked her relationship with Brosnan
and want to see how it develops for Daniel Craig.
That's as close as you'll likely every get...
"I am not an entrant in the Shakespeare Stakes." - Ian Fleming
"Screw 'em." - Daniel Craig, The Best James Bond EverTM
In a sense I agree, I didn't think she was poor, but in all of Brosnan's films M seems to have to prove her worth as a woman doing a mans job to those around her at some point except for TWINE. However, in that plot she is vulnerable as there is a personal connection between her and Electra. (That slap had to hurt!!)
By contrast, the moment we see M in CR, its clear she IS MI6, and her authority is automatic. Its interesting when Bond turns up at her home, and she subtly threatens him at the end of the scene, he has no smart remark or humour in the tone of his acknowledgement. - it subtly conveys that he has genuine respect for his boss and the authority she carries, and probably has carried, for years.
i suppose i dont have to say i agree, for me bernard lee is the closest we'll ever get to the literary ''m'', obviously. -{
~ Casino Royale, Ian Fleming
"You see Mr Bond. You can't kill my dreams. But my dreams can kill you!"
"Time to face destiny."
-Gaustav Graves in Die Another Day-
I hold Lois Maxwell & Desmond Llewelyn in the same light.
What the heck was up with Freddie Gray?
John Huston's performance (and red wig) belongs in the Batman TV series.