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  • 31
    Oct
    2012
    8:16am, EDT

    James Bond takes on James Bond in 'Deathmatch' video

    By Randee Dawn, NBC News contributor

    Talk about spy vs. spy! James Bond fans may have long wondered which Bond is the greatest. But which one would survive a death match: Roger Moore, Sean Connery, George Lazenby, Timothy Dalton, Pierce Brosnan or Daniel Craig?

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    Brad Hansen, an editor and director with his own YouTube channel, decided to find out. Using his top-notch editing skills, he spliced together scenes from various James Bond films that appear to pit one Bond against the other, in his latest short film "Deathmatch."

    There's Daniel Craig and Sean Connery in an aerial dogfight! There's Pierce Brosnan and Timothy Dalton training guns on one another -- and a rematch involving rockets, missiles and cars all at the same time. And then there's poor old George Lazenby. It's not so much what Daniel Craig does to him or not -- Lazenby always loses.

    You may not agree with the one man left standing at the end ... but the ride getting there is absolutely worth taking.

    (And stick around past the "credits" -- there's one final deathmatch between much, much lesser-known Bonds left!)

    Check out the video!


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  • 6
    Sep
    2012
    9:49am, EDT

    Epic car chase pits James Bond against ... James Bond?

    By Randee Dawn, NBC News contributor

    Who would win in a car chase -- James Bond, or ... James Bond? The answer: Who cares? We just want to see it happen.

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    So check out what the folks at Sky Movies 007 HD have done: Spliced together 50 years of car chase scenes featuring all six Bonds (Sean Connery, George Lazenby, Roger Moore, Timothy Dalton, Pierce Brosnan and Daniel Craig), in cars, racing against the clock -- and appearing to chase, shoot and even grin at one another.

    For reference, Sky Movies 007 HD is an all-Bond, all the time channel in the UK, launching Oct. 5. Lucky Brits!


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    The video may be just a minute and a half long, but it'll be the most thrilling ride of your life. Check it out!

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  • 30
    Apr
    2012
    7:32pm, EDT

    Tom Jones says he was too famous for James Bond role

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    By Tony Sclafani, msnbc.com contributor

    Singer and 1970s-era sex symbol Tom Jones said in an interview with the UK's Radio Times that was once up for the role of James Bond, but got passed over because he was “too well known.” The 71-year-old Welsh singer, who had U.S. hits with “What's New Pussycat,” “She’s a Lady” and “Kiss,” said that despite his successful run as a pop singer, he’d have liked to have had a shot at acting.

    “The only thing I regret is that I'd like to have had a pop at acting when I was younger,” Jones told the Radio Times. “My name was up for James Bond at one time, but [producer] Cubby Broccoli apparently said I was too well known for people to believe it.”

    The role of the fabled Agent 007 was established by Academy Award winner Sean Connery in “Dr. No” from 1962. Connery played the lead role in the half dozen James Bond films that followed (excepting “On Her Majesty's Secret Service” from 1969), after which Roger Moore nabbed the part.

    Ironically, it might have been Jones’ presence on the small screen, more than the radio, that made him too popular in the eyes of “Bond” series producer Albert “Cubby” Broccoli. From 1969 to 1971, the singer hosted his own variety show, “This is Tom Jones,” which got him nominated for a Golden Globe Award.

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    Jones was involved peripherally, at least, with one Bond film, singing the main title track for the 1965 film “Thunderball.” He also realized his dream of acting in 1996, when he played himself in the Tim Burton science fiction spoof “Mars Attacks!” These days, he can be seen on UK TV in a new drama “King of the Teds.”

    And if you’re wondering whether Jones’ acting is as keyed-up as his singing on songs like “It’s Not Unusual,” the answer is an unequivocal “yes.”

    “I have a tendency to overact,” he said to the Radio Times. “It's a Welsh thing.”

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  • 1
    Dec
    2011
    9:30am, EST

    Can anyone surpass Connery as best James Bond?

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    James Bond has been played by Sean Connery, George Lazenby, Roger Moore, Timothy Dalton, Pierce Brosnan and Daniel Craig.

    By Gael Fashingbauer Cooper, NBC News

    Connery. Sean Connery.

    He was the first James Bond, but is he now and forever the best?

    We asked our readers on Facebook to share their thoughts about the six actors who've played super-spy 007 over the years. In our completely informal poll, Sean Connery came out on top by a mile.

    Said Karen Willis: "Favorite Bond ACTOR is, of course, Sean Connery. But I found that the *plot* of some of the OTHER actors' movies really appeal to me more than Sean's! (scandalous!)"

    But some viewers feel that it's hard not to have a fond feeling towards whichever actor was playing Bond at the time you grew up.

    Says Shundra Stewart, who was born in 1980: "I was in high school going into college when (Pierce Brosnan) was James Bond. So I knew Pierce more than the other Bonds since I grew up watching a lot of his movie and of course Remington Steele."

    Current Bond Daniel Craig gets a split decision.

    Says Jay Isherwood: "Daniel Craig is doing well, but his Bond is completely humorless and I miss that...I liked Pierce a lot! But Roger Moore is my favorite!"

     Joshua Harrington disagrees, writing "Daniel Craig is very very good as Bond. I like his no-nonsense version of Bond. The movies are much less campy and actually really good solid films."

     No one on our page is a huge fan of one-movie-wonder George Lazenby, although Bill Salterelli does list him third on his Bond list.

    Here's our most unscientific list, in order of preference.

    1. Sean Connery
    2. Daniel Craig
    3. Roger Moore
    4. Pierce Brosnan
    5. Timothy Dalton
    6. George Lazenby

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    Who's your top Bond? Give us your list, and any reasons, in the comments.

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    Here's an idea (similar to Star trek 2.0) Take the old James Bond movies and digitally insert superior technology to update them. Connery will always be Bond! He has the luck of having been first.

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