why bond?

hot crossed bond · February 2015

what draws you to this character? reading your posts you all seem straight laced...bond is far from that. growing up I wanted to be like him... still do. I have two fairly dangerous jobs; security/surveillance. the other, I am a second generation horseman. I like to shot guns, archery, skydiving so on. yes I smoke and drink, but I workout like crazy! that's what does it for me...the thrill seeking! beyond the books and film. so how about you?

AlphaOmegaSin · February 2015

He gets to go to exotic Locales, put himself in Danger and has thrilling Moments. The Stuff that I can only Dream of doing

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I remember being a Ten Year old trying to re-enact the Scene in DAF where Bond climbs the Outside of the Whitehouse, but on a Bunkbed in my Bedroom -{

Thunderpussy · February 2015

For me, Bond is self reliant, many times the toys he's been given to help him are
Removed from him. So he has to use his intelligence and guts. He is a man of
Honour, staunchly loyal to his friends. These are attributes that I admire and hold
True to myself.
Although my interest in "Bond" is not just the character himself, but the villains
And sense of adventure those wonderful books and films contain.
I'm nothing like Bond, very unfit, I don't smoke or drink ( have done in the past).
Love a bath, hate a shower. Hate coffee love tea.

The Red Kind · February 2015

I love the adventure and the intrigue. The sophistication of the man. I grew up with Roger Moore. He was just a complete hero in my eyes. The cars, weapons, exotic locations, the girls, evil villains and menacing henchmen. Bond has everything.

As I grew older and read the books I started to learn more about the character. Fleming's Bond. His vices and his flaws. The darker moments. It just added a new dimension to this facinating man.

He's as much a hero today as when I first saw Moonraker. Long may his legacy continue in all our lives. -{

AlphaOmegaSin · February 2015

I have picked up several of the Book Bond Habbits (Drinking Whisky, Smoking and Hot Showers followed by Cold Showers)

Blackleiter · February 2015

The real question is - why not?

Spoff · February 2015

I just like the character, the fact that he is British is a big plus for me, when I grew up it was suddenly "Die Hard" this and "Lethal Weapon" that. Bond endured all that and has come out the other side just as strong.

I love the fact that this English gentleman spy globe-trots around the world foiling the plans of genius level villains, it's just fun

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If I have any similarities to Bond then it is more the literary one.

I have an office-based job like the literary Bond does for most of the time, but a few times out of the year I get to travel a bit with work, go some interesting places and so on, work on projects out of my comfort zone (nothing dangerous).

I rarely drink really, but when I do it tends to be a "good" drink or a "good quantity" of drink so to speak, I don't smoke, but I do work out and have a nice watch

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I like fast cars but don't own one and I like to be at least reasonably well dressed.

I also like to be as Gentlemanly as I can with my conduct, a trait which unfortunately nowadays seems to be dying out.

The Red Kind · February 2015

Spoff wrote:

I just like the character, the fact that he is British is a big plus for me, when I grew up it was suddenly "Die Hard" this and "Lethal Weapon" that. Bond endured all that and has come out the other side just as strong.

I love the fact that this English gentleman spy globe-trots around the world foiling the plans of genius level villains, it's just fun )

If I have any similarities to Bond then it is more the literary one.

I have an office-based job like the literary Bond does for most of the time, but a few times out of the year I get to travel a bit with work, go some interesting places and so on, work on projects out of my comfort zone (nothing dangerous).

I rarely drink really, but when I do it tends to be a "good" drink or a "good quantity" of drink so to speak, I don't smoke, but I do work out and have a nice watch )

I like fast cars but don't own one and I like to be at least reasonably well dressed.

I also like to be as Gentlemanly as I can with my conduct, a trait which unfortunately nowadays seems to be dying out.

+1 We are not at all dissimilar Spoff {[]

always shaken · February 2015

Ive always been interested in mens clothing ,but what lit the fuse for me ,was, that they were filming the DC version of CR whilst we was on holiday in the Bahamas,and ive never looked back.

CmdrAtticus · February 2015

Initially for me it was the same reason that drew me to the Conan Doyle stories. Living in a middle class family in the middle of the US with zero amount of exposure to other cultures and travel outside the continent, Bond and Holmes worlds were fascinating. I learned about other cultures, history and how people behaved in those periods. There is so much information in those novels that it gave me the stimulus to research the hell out of the public library and read enough literature that it was spilling out of my ears. I thank Doyle and Fleming for that.

As for Bond, well of course as an adolescent hetero lad Bond was thrilling. He jet sets within high society cultures, plays in casinos and golfs (I had just taken up golfing then), drives great autos, skin dives and skis (I also skied then); was a tenacious fighter, survivor and got to eat expensive cuisine. He was also an English spy with a Scots background and even though both my maternal and paternal grandparents were from Scotland I was always an anglophile (as are a lot of Americans). The really strange thing is the fact that not only do I share the authors' first name (which was a family name), but that I even had the same taste in food, drink, tobacco, clothes and sports.

hot crossed bond · February 2015

always shaken wrote:

Ive always been interested in mens clothing ,but what lit the fuse for me ,was, that they were filming the DC version of CR whilst we was on holiday in the Bahamas,and ive never looked back.

did you get to see DC? and did you get any photos while they were filming? aside...this has been great! I hope they keep coming

AlphaOmegaSin · February 2015

My Nan used to live in the Area where they filmed the Chase Sequence for DAD -{

chrisisall · February 2015

hot crossed bond wrote:

reading your posts you all seem straight laced...

Bond is a fantasy, a silly concoction of implausible nonsense (Martinis, Girls & Guns) that would only seriously appeal (on THIS level) to the most arrested adolescent, potentially anti-social, sex & violence fixated peeps on the planet, IMO.

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Am I right?

Barbel · February 2015

chrisisall wrote:

hot crossed bond wrote:

reading your posts you all seem straight laced...

Bond is a fantasy, a silly concoction of implausible nonsense (Martinis, Girls & Guns) that would only seriously appeal (on THIS level) to the most arrested adolescent, potentially anti-social, sex & violence fixated peeps on the planet, IMO. )
Am I right?

Sounds familiar. Yes, I concur!

chrisisall · February 2015

Barbel wrote:

Sounds familiar. Yes, I concur!

So... watching Bond is our communal therapy then?

Barbel · February 2015

Therapy? It's a desirable condition!

AlphaOmegaSin · February 2015

It's Food

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chrisisall · February 2015

Bond movies are our Shrublands!

MilleniumForce · February 2015

It's how enjoyable the movies are. Bond is a great character; funny, serious, it's a good mix, and the fact he is a likeable character makes the movies enjoyable. This is why I like the original die hard trilogy. It's the same mix, just with more blood.

hot crossed bond · February 2015

same reason as a 46 yr old man I still play video games...anger management

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chrisisall · February 2015

hot crossed bond wrote:

same reason as a 46 yr old man I still play video games...anger management )

Did 'something' happen to your anger management therapist?

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Brosnan_fan · February 2015

chrisisall wrote:

hot crossed bond wrote:

same reason as a 46 yr old man I still play video games...anger management )

Did 'something' happen to your anger management therapist? )

Oh don't blame him... maybe he had lectured him.

:v

Thunderpussy · February 2015

I'm sure he got a real " kick" out of it.

hot crossed bond · February 2015

game over :v

Barbel · February 2015

I've posted on this before, but no matter.

There is literally no-one else like James Bond. In cinematic history, there has never been a consistent series concerning one character that has lasted as long and remains a huge box-office draw.

Sherlock Holmes: (the closest comparison) Older than Bond, of course, but much less consistent. At present Holmes is enjoying a resurge, thanks to the BBC "Sherlock", the US "Elementary", and the Guy Ritchie films starring Robert Downey Jr & Jude Law... though he will always be popular (there's no police like Holmes, after all), there are twenty year gaps in his popularity.

Matt Helm: did just fine in the 60s (four movies), then faded in the 70s (one TV series)... rumours of his comeback...

Tarzan: box-office poison for the last 30 or 40 years.

Hercule Poirot: as with Holmes, not to be discounted but there's no way a film version would challenge Bond.

Jason Bourne and Ethan Hunt: Will die off soon... then no doubt revived...

Star Wars: arguably has out-grossed Bond, in a much shorter time-frame. Perhaps this is the yardstick to measure against: Bond essentially created his own genre, and Star Wars has done the same. Each has had competitors and imitators, and has outlived them.

UltimateTruth · February 2015

The Red Kind wrote:

I love the adventure and the intrigue. The sophistication of the man. I grew up with Roger Moore. He was just a complete hero in my eyes. The cars, weapons, exotic locations, the girls, evil villains and menacing henchmen. Bond has everything.

As I grew older and read the books I started to learn more about the character. Fleming's Bond. His vices and his flaws. The darker moments. It just added a new dimension to this facinating man.

He's as much a hero today as when I first saw Moonraker. Long may his legacy continue in all our lives. -{

My exact feelings as well.........

AlphaOmegaSin · February 2015

1 + -{

I Couldn't agree more.

Spoff · February 2015

The Red Kind wrote:

I love the adventure and the intrigue. The sophistication of the man. I grew up with Roger Moore. He was just a complete hero in my eyes. The cars, weapons, exotic locations, the girls, evil villains and menacing henchmen. Bond has everything.

As I grew older and read the books I started to learn more about the character. Fleming's Bond. His vices and his flaws. The darker moments. It just added a new dimension to this facinating man.

He's as much a hero today as when I first saw Moonraker. Long may his legacy continue in all our lives. -{

Same here Red, particularly about reading the books, they really do expand the character.

You're absolutely right, Bond really does have everything.

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