See How They Run

chrisisallchrisisall Western Mass, USAPosts: 9,062MI6 Agent
in General James Bond Chat
How well (or not so well) do the Bond actors do the fleet-of-foot?
Connery: He runs powerfully if not amazingly well. Pretty fast for a man his size though.
Lazenby: Lanky with long legs help him a lot. Actually moves well & fast.
Moore: Ahhh, well, running isn't everything I guess. Stand your ground, Rog!
Dalton: See Lazenby above.
Brosnan: The Olympic sprinter of the Bond set. Nobody does it faster. Must be the rugby.
Craig: The definition of sheer stamina. He may not be the fastest Bond, but he's a juggernaut.

Opinions?
Dalton & Connery rule. Brozz was cool.
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  • Matt SMatt S Oh Cult Voodoo ShopPosts: 6,610MI6 Agent
    Interesting idea. Roger Moore is certainly out. Connery, Dalton and Brosnan all have fantastic runs for Bond. Lazenby doesn't run well on the beach. I understand running on the beach is difficult, but the way he flaps his arms simply doesn't look right. Craig is indeed a juggernaut, and to me that's not Bond.
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  • chrisisallchrisisall Western Mass, USAPosts: 9,062MI6 Agent
    Matt S wrote:
    Lazenby doesn't run well on the beach.
    Late 60's... maybe it was the LDS. :))
    Dalton & Connery rule. Brozz was cool.
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  • Matt SMatt S Oh Cult Voodoo ShopPosts: 6,610MI6 Agent
    chrisisall wrote:
    Matt S wrote:
    Lazenby doesn't run well on the beach.
    Late 60's... maybe it was the LDS. :))

    Being a Mormon should have nothing to do with his running. :p
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  • chrisisallchrisisall Western Mass, USAPosts: 9,062MI6 Agent
    Matt S wrote:
    chrisisall wrote:
    Matt S wrote:
    Lazenby doesn't run well on the beach.
    Late 60's... maybe it was the LDS. :))

    Being a Mormon should have nothing to do with his running. :p
    Well played! -{
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  • LoeffelholzLoeffelholz The United States, With LovePosts: 8,998Quartermasters
    Brosnan, IMO, was probably the best runner :007)
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  • MarcAngeDracoMarcAngeDraco Piz GloriaPosts: 564MI6 Agent
    Connery, Lazenby, Dalton and Brosnan all run quite well. Craig looks like he has taken lessons because it looks so robotic. Moore's run is fine... A gentleman doesn't need to run.
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  • Silhouette ManSilhouette Man The last refuge of a scoundrelPosts: 8,845MI6 Agent
    I think that it was the late Guy Hamilton who said that Roger Moore ran very badly and looked as if he had a brush shaft up his arse when he was running. I have to agree, as much as I love the Moore Bond. Hamilton also said that they tried not to show the Moore Bond running from behind too often as it looked comically strange. A good example of it is seen when Moore Bond escapes the men about to put him on board the plane in LALD to see what Hamilton was referring to! :))
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  • ChriscoopChriscoop Belize Posts: 10,458MI6 Agent
    Connery moves like a panther, I was watching tb again yesterday and still marvel at his swagger I have similar proportions to SC in that film, wish moved like that, as for Roger Moore I'll refer you all to the scene in tmwtgg when he escapes the karate school.
    For me Daniel Craig runs just fine, he played rugby also and runs like a rugby union winger.
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  • eric7064eric7064 USAPosts: 344MI6 Agent
    Well as a kid I used to emulate the way Brosnan ran as Bond. Had it down to a science.
  • superadosuperado Regent's Park West (CaliforniaPosts: 2,656MI6 Agent
    chrisisall wrote:
    Matt S wrote:
    Lazenby doesn't run well on the beach.
    Late 60's... maybe it was the LDS. :))

    With the slurred typing, looks like someone's on "LDS" :))

    Don't remember if it was here, but I remember someone posting that Brosnan ran like a girl. I strongly disagree, but agree with a lot on this thread and will add that not only did he look fast, but he was also economical in his movement.

    I also remember reading a post that said that Moore preferred using a stuntman for his running scenes.
    "...the purposeful slant of his striding figure looked dangerous, as if he was making quickly for something bad that was happening further down the street." -SMERSH on 007 dossier photo, Ch. 6 FRWL.....
  • chrisisallchrisisall Western Mass, USAPosts: 9,062MI6 Agent
    superado wrote:

    With the slurred typing, looks like someone's on "LDS" :))
    You never saw Star Trek IV I take it...? :))
    Dalton & Connery rule. Brozz was cool.
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  • superadosuperado Regent's Park West (CaliforniaPosts: 2,656MI6 Agent
    chrisisall wrote:
    You never saw Star Trek IV I take it...? :))

    Ahhh, me bad! Watched it, have it on disc, but totally forgot that line!
    "...the purposeful slant of his striding figure looked dangerous, as if he was making quickly for something bad that was happening further down the street." -SMERSH on 007 dossier photo, Ch. 6 FRWL.....
  • BarbelBarbel ScotlandPosts: 37,863Chief of Staff
    I'd say Brosnan runs the best, with Dalton close behind.
  • Napoleon PluralNapoleon Plural LondonPosts: 10,467MI6 Agent
    I thought Brosnan had concerns about his running, much as Moore did about his.

    He is good in the GE pts, I can't think of many other examples. In DAD rather oddly the camera is in front of him as he runs, is it in the ice scene? I thought it might be cos he strained a muscle and it had to be shot that way.
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  • ChriscoopChriscoop Belize Posts: 10,458MI6 Agent
    Brozzer runs a fair bit in twine, down in the bunker, and also at hq when he discovers his fingers fizzing if I remember correctly.
    It was either that.....or the priesthood
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