When I was born Sean Connery, but when I started watching Bond Roger Moore.
When I started collecting Omega watches Piers Brosnan and when I became Bond clothing and accessories man Daniel Craig as we are of a similar age
The others came and went but did not register with me much
Boy I suddenly feel vintage
Cheers :007)
My name is Bond, Basildon Bond - I have letters after my name!
Brozza when I was born ('95). My first Bond was TND and wow, I watched that more times than I can even remember, I absolutely loved that film and even today it has a huge soft spot in my heart. I have very fond memories of playing out the PTS and the BMW car garage chase in my lounge, the latter by flinging myself around the couch, "driving" it using the tv remote )
When I was young my parents bought me DK's The Secret World of 007 for Christmas a couple of months after it first came out (think it was Christmas '00) and I read that thing inside out and back to front. Still have it on my bookshelf today with all the sticky notes and annotations I added at the time.
It has been exactly 12 years when Daniel Craig was announced has the 6th James Bond on October 14, 2005 and he would break Roger Moore's 12-13 year record as the longest serving Bond! We are still in Craig's era for now.
Fans are now 12 years old when they were born in the day when Craig was announced as the next Bond! And next year, we would see those fans posting in this forum!
Well I'm 60 years old which means Connery was Bond when I was born, and Connery was Bond when I first saw a Goldfinger/Thunderball double Billing at the flicks in 1966.
Found this interesting interview with Lorraine and Liam Neeson on a UK early morning tv program, they start talking Bond at 2.51. I never knew he was considered as Bond back in the day:
Well I'm 60 years old which means Connery was Bond when I was born, and Connery was Bond when I first saw a Goldfinger/Thunderball double Billing at the flicks in 1966.
Connery was not even on the radar to play James Bond 60 years ago. If anything, you're a Barry Nelson man! At the time you were born he had been the only man to have played James Bond. You were born in the heart of the Fleming book series, around the time when Dr. No was published.
Connery was not even on the radar to play James Bond 60 years ago. If anything, you're a Barry Nelson man! At the time you were born he had been the only man to have played James Bond.
Not strictly true, Matt:
Bob Holness, who played our man in a 1956 radio production of MR (sadly lost, apparently).
Connery was not even on the radar to play James Bond 60 years ago. If anything, you're a Barry Nelson man! At the time you were born he had been the only man to have played James Bond.
Not strictly true, Matt:
Bob Holness, who played our man in a 1956 radio production of MR (sadly lost, apparently).
My mistake! UnderwaterBattle007 is a Bob Holness man, then!
Connery was not even on the radar to play James Bond 60 years ago. If anything, you're a Barry Nelson man! At the time you were born he had been the only man to have played James Bond.
Not strictly true, Matt:
Bob Holness, who played our man in a 1956 radio production of MR (sadly lost, apparently).
My mistake! UnderwaterBattle007 is a Bob Holness man, then!
I forgot about Bob Holness, I'm always indebted to my elder brother for taking me along to see the Goldfinger/Thunder double bill in 1966. I've been crazy about Bond ever since, and I've managed to see all the films in series on release date or close to it at the cinema ever since. I was only thinking that back then Bond always seemed to appear in a milk advert, I definitely remember milk ads for Live and let Die and Diamonds are forever but can't recall any more although I must be wrong on that.
Rog was Bond when I was born. The first film I was taken to was The Living Daylights (still prob my most watched film) when I was eight. Thank god they scrapped the magic carpet scene!
1971, the year of Diamonds Are Forever, sadly my least favorite of the Connery (EoN) films.
I look for a reason to like them all, that being said- my current favorites by actor
Connery- FRWL Dalton- TLD
Lazenby - I'll go with OHMSS Brosnan- GE
Moore- FYEO Craig- CR
I was born in 1957 and my first Bond film in a theater was Goldfinger in '64. I then played catch-up with a re-release double feature of DN and FRWL then on to TB and every single subsequent Bond thereafter.
The news of Sean Connery passing was quite jarring as he will always be my Bond. Connery brought an unmatched charisma and screen presence to Bond. The impression that Connery's Bond made on me as a youngster was indelible and lifelong as my passion for the Bond films has stayed with me through my whole life. IMO, the greatest Bond, who's talent and charisma continued well beyond the Bond films. No matter what role, what film, when Connery appeared on screen, everyone else appeared to shrink. We are blessed that he will live on forever as Bond and in all the other films he did. Rest in peace my 007.
I was born between Bonds in 1969, so I get the best of both Sean Connery - who had featured in YOLT - and George Lazenby - who was still filming OHMSS.
It's like having a favourite uncle and a step dad.
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I was born in 1997, just three months before TND was released.
I'm 20 next September.
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When I started collecting Omega watches Piers Brosnan and when I became Bond clothing and accessories man Daniel Craig as we are of a similar age
The others came and went but did not register with me much
Boy I suddenly feel vintage
Cheers :007)
When I was young my parents bought me DK's The Secret World of 007 for Christmas a couple of months after it first came out (think it was Christmas '00) and I read that thing inside out and back to front. Still have it on my bookshelf today with all the sticky notes and annotations I added at the time.
Fans are now 12 years old when they were born in the day when Craig was announced as the next Bond! And next year, we would see those fans posting in this forum!
Mr. Pierce Brosnan then -{
I love OP, but I consider TSWLM to be his best.
Found this interesting interview with Lorraine and Liam Neeson on a UK early morning tv program, they start talking Bond at 2.51. I never knew he was considered as Bond back in the day:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lA06FxU-Ylg
"Do you expect me to talk? "No Mister Bond I expect you to die"
Connery was not even on the radar to play James Bond 60 years ago. If anything, you're a Barry Nelson man! At the time you were born he had been the only man to have played James Bond. You were born in the heart of the Fleming book series, around the time when Dr. No was published.
Not strictly true, Matt:
Bob Holness, who played our man in a 1956 radio production of MR (sadly lost, apparently).
My mistake! UnderwaterBattle007 is a Bob Holness man, then!
#1.TLD/LTK 2.TND 3.GF 4.GE 5.DN 6.FYEO 7.FRWL 8.TMWTGG 9.TWINE 10.YOLT/QOS
I forgot about Bob Holness, I'm always indebted to my elder brother for taking me along to see the Goldfinger/Thunder double bill in 1966. I've been crazy about Bond ever since, and I've managed to see all the films in series on release date or close to it at the cinema ever since. I was only thinking that back then Bond always seemed to appear in a milk advert, I definitely remember milk ads for Live and let Die and Diamonds are forever but can't recall any more although I must be wrong on that.
"Do you expect me to talk? "No Mister Bond I expect you to die"
Connery- FRWL Dalton- TLD
Lazenby - I'll go with OHMSS Brosnan- GE
Moore- FYEO Craig- CR
Anyone here born in the Connery era?
The news of Sean Connery passing was quite jarring as he will always be my Bond. Connery brought an unmatched charisma and screen presence to Bond. The impression that Connery's Bond made on me as a youngster was indelible and lifelong as my passion for the Bond films has stayed with me through my whole life. IMO, the greatest Bond, who's talent and charisma continued well beyond the Bond films. No matter what role, what film, when Connery appeared on screen, everyone else appeared to shrink. We are blessed that he will live on forever as Bond and in all the other films he did. Rest in peace my 007.
It's like having a favourite uncle and a step dad.