Bless you for making this video. My respect and love for Dalton’s portrayal has only grown over the years. He was trying so hard to break Bond free from “the formula” and yet was unfortunately impossibly chained to it. It also didn’t help that he was following Roger Moore who, in the 7 films he had done, had ingrained his lighter, more funny, more relaxed Bond into the psyche of the film going public. What I absolutely love about Dalton’s Bond is that he had all these subtleties to his performance. He wasn’t trying to play Bond as a one liner superhero stereotype. He was a man. An imperfect man who at times, let his emotions show through when things got the better of him. For the first time in a LONG time, you FELT what it was like to be Bond and much of the time, it was NOT pleasant. Dalton made Bond once again a man you could genuinely believe was who he said he was. As far as I’m concerned, Dalton walked so Craig could run.
I've held this opinion on Dalton since I first saw The Living Daylights and Licence To Kill. Dalton was fantastic and his Bond clearly informed the Daniel Craig Era in both character and tone. His portrayal of a burned out, jaded Bond made him an instant favourite of mine. This was a really great chat. You guys work really well off of each other. Subscribed!
Excellent analysis. I’d also like to state that Robert Davi who starred opposite Timothy Dalton in License to Kill played the best Bond villain in Franz Sanchez.
I actually think that Dalton didn't like the humour in his bond films as it felt like a hangover from the Moore films. As you've said in later films, his comedy timing is proven to be really good.
Some of it feels out of place. You have a tense sequence with a tense soundtrack on that "sniper is a woman" scene and a few minutes later there's that sequence of Bond and Kara riding a cello down the mountain that could very well be in some Moore movie.
I know I'm just a random person from the internet but I have uncle who looks like a spitting image of older Timothy Dalton, I think it makes me like him and his Bonds more in addition to loving his movies, Living Daylights was a movie I didn't know I needed in my life, love 80s Mujahedeen trope.
Yes, Timothy Dalton is the best Bond. I don't think there's a bad Bond, not even Daniel Craig, at least in Casino Royale. Of course, Roger Moore accepted to work in some very bad Bond films.
As a lifelong Bond fan who has read some of Fleming's novels,, Dalton got the short end of the stick. He was the one that looked and acted the part perfectly but was dismissed for it. Go figure! 😮
@@samfisher2306 and you’re exactly right how could you have a actor who fits the character so perfectly and you screw them over in the end you’re so stupid and it’s not a good business practice you know I would go back in time if I had a time machine and I would get into the CEO of the studio and say that you are making a big mistake very big and Pierce Brosnan give me a break he is not Bond not in the slightest. He looks to me like a glorified car salesman. He was gonna sell me my next car, not a bond and Craig give me a break he doesn’t look the part he acts the part but he’s not Bond because he’s not Timothy Dalton
"The Living Daylights"(1987): a great-great James Bond film. 10/10. "Licence To Kill"(1989): a good violent adventure/revenge movie. 7/10. Actually, I like TLD(1987) much more, because it's so-called "classic" James Bond. Great opening, great music score by John Barry and A-ha title song, fantastic car Aston Martin V8 and wonderful cast: Joe Don Baker & John Rhys-Davies! TLD(1987) is expensive, elegant, glamorous film! ***** Now, I like LTK(1989) too, however this is a very different movie. It looks cheaper, it's too American and the stakes aren't as high. I mean: the world is not in danger. And Bond himself is too out of his mind. I mean, every 007 movie has a sacrificial lamb, right? So, how is this one way more important? And after all, Felix actually survived! The only real victim was Della. The saddest thing is that Felix Leiter wasn't exactly the smartest guy! His decision to marry was very irresponsible towards a wife. Did he not foresee what might happen??? Why would a secret agent(and a womanizer like James Bond) get married??? ***** Summary: TLD(1987) is like a great old Single Barley Malt Scotch Whisky. LTK(1989) is like a cheap young American Bourbon Whiskey. But as Bond once said: "But I love them both!". Cheers!
Great insight but LTK is so badass that it is transcendent as a revenge story. Dalton is so cool and ice cold and it’s the role he was born to play. I love both films equally. Appreciate your insight 👍👍
5:30 Richard Burton and James Mason had iconic voices. Bizarrely Richard Burton was Welsh but never sounded it on screen. 🤭 American actor Lloyd Bochner had one of the greatest voices ever. Sort of posh American.
It was very telling when Roger Moore said he didn't think Bond was portrayed as anything in the books, and that he wasn't in favour of a cold kill in For Your Eyes Only. It's like Roger if you don't like the character then don't play him. So on that basis thank Christ for Dalton.
@@ponderingponytail4191 well, thank you it was just an idea and when you get it done up and you’re talking about it on your channel, do a back to back on what would be more badass James Bond or John Wick
I'm glad you didn't use the "he played the Bond from the books" argument because that's a weak defense. Everybody imagines what is on a page differently. It's never objective. Only subjective.
Dalton was popular with Fleming purists but not with the general public. He was deemed to be too cold and aloof. Both his movies tanked disastrously in the United States of America, and United Artists refused to finance a third one, which is why he was jettisoned and Pierce Brosnan finally got his big chance. Don't believe all this guff about Dalton only doing two Bond movies because of 'legal reasons'. There was more to it than that.
Guys it’s called that they fucked up big time, the studio, I don’t care if you’re having problems I really don’t care. It’s your job to give me a good product in Timothy Dalton bond was great then Brosnan or Craig and that is just in my opinion I adored him and it pissed me off that he only got two films when you go back and you read the novels and you get into the lore you get to know who this character is a Timothy Dalton was born to play this character and it just sucks that they gave him the boot and we didn’t get our third film because at the end of the day his third film is goldeneye
Great insight. There is a rough draft of what would have been Daltons third film based in both China and Scotland and featuring robots running amok. Would have been very interesting and it’s a shame we never got to see it made
@@khaledyafi449 I read them and both Scripps I just say this they need work like serious work but other than that it was a start. It’s just sad that we didn’t get them or at least get one of them before he left the franchise to do other things that he wanted to do that is so say it is what it is. It’s just very sad that we didn’t get him back in one more film but that’s MGM’s problem with the lawsuit the studio, the 80s being hooked up on Roger Moore’s crap and the rider strike
And it’s not fair to the fans and it’s not fair to Timothy Dalton for us to wait five years to get him back and on top of that you have to wait like two or three years for the movie to be ready to be put in theaters but man, what a movie it would’ve been
@@KimBailey-w2g agreed. There is a TV crime drama called “FRAMED” made in 1992 starring dalton, Penelope Cruz and David Morrissey. Can be seen on UA-cam and it’s worth a watch just to see Dalton playing a morally ambiguous criminal.
Dalton's okay but he's a bit stiff like Brosnan, Moore combined the best of all worlds as Bond while Craig failed on all but that was also due to terrible scripts.
Bless you for making this video. My respect and love for Dalton’s portrayal has only grown over the years. He was trying so hard to break Bond free from “the formula” and yet was unfortunately impossibly chained to it. It also didn’t help that he was following Roger Moore who, in the 7 films he had done, had ingrained his lighter, more funny, more relaxed Bond into the psyche of the film going public. What I absolutely love about Dalton’s Bond is that he had all these subtleties to his performance. He wasn’t trying to play Bond as a one liner superhero stereotype. He was a man. An imperfect man who at times, let his emotions show through when things got the better of him. For the first time in a LONG time, you FELT what it was like to be Bond and much of the time, it was NOT pleasant. Dalton made Bond once again a man you could genuinely believe was who he said he was. As far as I’m concerned, Dalton walked so Craig could run.
I've held this opinion on Dalton since I first saw The Living Daylights and Licence To Kill. Dalton was fantastic and his Bond clearly informed the Daniel Craig Era in both character and tone. His portrayal of a burned out, jaded Bond made him an instant favourite of mine. This was a really great chat. You guys work really well off of each other. Subscribed!
Spot on and thank you!🙏🏻 Subscribed right back 😁🙌🏻
Well said
Dalton is massively underrated
Total agreement
He used to be. Not so much any more. I see him praised all the time these days.
Sure is.
Timothy Dalton brought James Bond to life in the way the character was created by Ian Fleming.
He remains for me the best 007 ever!!!
Excellent analysis.
I’d also like to state that Robert Davi who starred opposite Timothy Dalton in License to Kill played the best Bond villain in Franz Sanchez.
I actually think that Dalton didn't like the humour in his bond films as it felt like a hangover from the Moore films.
As you've said in later films, his comedy timing is proven to be really good.
Some of it feels out of place. You have a tense sequence with a tense soundtrack on that "sniper is a woman" scene and a few minutes later there's that sequence of Bond and Kara riding a cello down the mountain that could very well be in some Moore movie.
I know I'm just a random person from the internet but I have uncle who looks like a spitting image of older Timothy Dalton, I think it makes me like him and his Bonds more in addition to loving his movies, Living Daylights was a movie I didn't know I needed in my life, love 80s Mujahedeen trope.
Please send your uncle our regards! 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
Daltons bond movies are the first I ever saw of the film series so for many years to me he was James Bond
This is awesome video, thx! Dalton is my absolute favourite 🤩 Eyes, voice and moves 💪 it's funny how similar thoughts I have always had
I loved Dalton as Bond, I think he did a great job. Did not care for the script writing though, but that was not his fault.
I liked Dalton as much as Connery who is my co-favorite!
Yes, Timothy Dalton is the best Bond. I don't think there's a bad Bond, not even Daniel Craig, at least in Casino Royale. Of course, Roger Moore accepted to work in some very bad Bond films.
Fair 🙏🏻🙏🏻👍🏻👍🏻
in total agreement... he also starred in the best Bond film (License to Kill). Keep up the sterling work boys...
He's one of my favorite next to Bronson
As a lifelong Bond fan who has read some of Fleming's novels,, Dalton got the short end of the stick. He was the one that looked and acted the part perfectly but was dismissed for it. Go figure! 😮
Absolutely. Imagine if there was a third Dalton film!
Touche
@@samfisher2306 and you’re exactly right how could you have a actor who fits the character so perfectly and you screw them over in the end you’re so stupid and it’s not a good business practice you know I would go back in time if I had a time machine and I would get into the CEO of the studio and say that you are making a big mistake very big and Pierce Brosnan give me a break he is not Bond not in the slightest. He looks to me like a glorified car salesman. He was gonna sell me my next car, not a bond and Craig give me a break he doesn’t look the part he acts the part but he’s not Bond because he’s not Timothy Dalton
"The Living Daylights"(1987): a great-great James Bond film. 10/10. "Licence To Kill"(1989): a good violent adventure/revenge movie. 7/10. Actually, I like TLD(1987) much more, because it's so-called "classic" James Bond. Great opening, great music score by John Barry and A-ha title song, fantastic car Aston Martin V8 and wonderful cast: Joe Don Baker & John Rhys-Davies! TLD(1987) is expensive, elegant, glamorous film! ***** Now, I like LTK(1989) too, however this is a very different movie. It looks cheaper, it's too American and the stakes aren't as high. I mean: the world is not in danger. And Bond himself is too out of his mind. I mean, every 007 movie has a sacrificial lamb, right? So, how is this one way more important? And after all, Felix actually survived! The only real victim was Della. The saddest thing is that Felix Leiter wasn't exactly the smartest guy! His decision to marry was very irresponsible towards a wife. Did he not foresee what might happen??? Why would a secret agent(and a womanizer like James Bond) get married??? ***** Summary: TLD(1987) is like a great old Single Barley Malt Scotch Whisky. LTK(1989) is like a cheap young American Bourbon Whiskey. But as Bond once said: "But I love them both!". Cheers!
Great insight but LTK is so badass that it is transcendent as a revenge story. Dalton is so cool and ice cold and it’s the role he was born to play. I love both films equally. Appreciate your insight 👍👍
Love the analogy!
5:30
Richard Burton and James Mason had iconic voices. Bizarrely Richard Burton was Welsh but never sounded it on screen. 🤭
American actor Lloyd Bochner had one of the greatest voices ever. Sort of posh American.
100% agreed.
Dalton started doing his own stunts..where Roger never tried and his body not show him as action star.. Dalton real James Bond..
All about timing. Unfortunately for Dalton the public were not ready for him after Sir Rog. TD is the Bond Craig aspired to be. TD was simply better.
It’s in the eyes chico! 👀 😂😂😂
Ask Big F
Timmy D is the man 🔥
I'm just here to say that the blond gives me a Steve Zahn vibe -- which is good.
Carcharadon Carcharias!
John hamm also good eye leveller and come to think of it would have been a good bond candidate
Better candidate than Cavill, that’s for sure!
It was very telling when Roger Moore said he didn't think Bond was portrayed as anything in the books, and that he wasn't in favour of a cold kill in For Your Eyes Only. It's like Roger if you don't like the character then don't play him. So on that basis thank Christ for Dalton.
Heavy Tate University vibe here
Come on…give us some credit!? We attend the far more prestigious & erudite institution that is Trump University, thank you very much! 🙃
Why don’t you do a segment on John Wick I would love to see what’s your take upon that is
@@KimBailey-w2g Great idea! We’ll work on it.
@@ponderingponytail4191 well, thank you it was just an idea and when you get it done up and you’re talking about it on your channel, do a back to back on what would be more badass James Bond or John Wick
@@ponderingponytail4191 and you’re exactly right Timothy Dalton is bond rest of them go home you don’t stand a chance against him
carcarradon carcareus, s'a great white shark, ! spot on
Guttenberg is a great shout!
I'm glad you didn't use the "he played the Bond from the books" argument because that's a weak defense. Everybody imagines what is on a page differently. It's never objective. Only subjective.
Facts! So who’s your favourite 007?
Dalton was popular with Fleming purists but not with the general public. He was deemed to be too cold and aloof. Both his movies tanked disastrously in the United States of America, and United Artists refused to finance a third one, which is why he was jettisoned and Pierce Brosnan finally got his big chance. Don't believe all this guff about Dalton only doing two Bond movies because of 'legal reasons'. There was more to it than that.
Great info. Thanks 🙏🏻
Best prog u both guys
Dalton and Daniel Craig are the best imo. Who's the new one? I like Chiwetel Ejiofor
Can we get more No Mercy please??? 😊
absolutely!
Absolutely
1 milliard de musulmans sont incapables de faire un seul james Bond !...
Dalton has great hair...better than both of you!
Guys it’s called that they fucked up big time, the studio, I don’t care if you’re having problems I really don’t care. It’s your job to give me a good product in Timothy Dalton bond was great then Brosnan or Craig and that is just in my opinion I adored him and it pissed me off that he only got two films when you go back and you read the novels and you get into the lore you get to know who this character is a Timothy Dalton was born to play this character and it just sucks that they gave him the boot and we didn’t get our third film because at the end of the day his third film is goldeneye
Great insight. There is a rough draft of what would have been Daltons third film based in both China and Scotland and featuring robots running amok. Would have been very interesting and it’s a shame we never got to see it made
@@khaledyafi449 I read them and both Scripps I just say this they need work like serious work but other than that it was a start. It’s just sad that we didn’t get them or at least get one of them before he left the franchise to do other things that he wanted to do that is so say it is what it is. It’s just very sad that we didn’t get him back in one more film but that’s MGM’s problem with the lawsuit the studio, the 80s being hooked up on Roger Moore’s crap and the rider strike
And it’s not fair to the fans and it’s not fair to Timothy Dalton for us to wait five years to get him back and on top of that you have to wait like two or three years for the movie to be ready to be put in theaters but man, what a movie it would’ve been
@@KimBailey-w2g agreed. There is a TV crime drama called “FRAMED” made in 1992 starring dalton, Penelope Cruz and David Morrissey. Can be seen on UA-cam and it’s worth a watch just to see Dalton playing a morally ambiguous criminal.
@@khaledyafi449 thanks and I’ll see if I can find it on UA-cam and have a nice day
Dalton's okay but he's a bit stiff like Brosnan, Moore combined the best of all worlds as Bond while Craig failed on all but that was also due to terrible scripts.
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Appreciate the support!!
les noms d' acteurs doivent être des noms de scène c 'est à dire non musulmans.
l'arabo musulman héros cinéma n 'existe pas !...
movies = all lies
Indeed 😵💫