John Cleese better playing R or Q?

frankiewilliams

Its been ages since I have watched The World is Not Enough and Die Another Day and I have been watching all the Bond films in order starting with Dr No. Tonight finished watching Live and Let Die and since I am becoming a Bond fan and taking in knowledge, I didn't know that Desmond L was not in the film as Q.

Anyway why I started this thread is, is that from your point a view, do you think John Cleese was better playing the character of R in TWINE or Q in DAD? Its a shame that Cleese is not going to be in Skyfall as Q, as I am rather fond of Cleese's work and thought he was pretty good at playing Q.

minigeff

i thought for brosnan, cleese was a good Q, but I couldnt help thinking that he was simply impersonating old des.

with judi dench being the only one who didnt get dropped in the reboot, i think the chances of cleese staying around were pretty slim.

i think at the end of it, cleese was better as R, as he had des to 'bounce' off.

Jarvio

Cleese was good in both roles. And a fine successor to desmond IMO. But the CR reboot changed lots of things, meaning that cleese was toast. Cleese's Q just wouldn't have suited craig's bond. A shame really, as I really liked him in the role.