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Timothy Dalton's James Bond |
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The James Bond movies blend together, action, romance, adventure...and for 2
hours we live that adventure with that handsome British secret agent, leaving
our ordinary lives for something much more exciting.
I have been a James Bond fan for many years. I have seen all the movies
countless times. Personally, I never cared for Sean Connery in the role but
I did enjoy all the Roger Moore movies very much. When he left the role of
the world famous secret agent I wondered who the producers would choose to
take over the role. When I read in our local paper here that Timothy Dalton
would be the new James Bond, I was very excited. I had first seen Timothy in
Flash Gordon and became an instant fan.
For me, Timothy Dalton has given the best
portrayal of James Bond. Handsome, intelligent, witty, having an eye for
beautiful ladies... Timothy perfected all these qualities of the British
secret agent in his two Bond films.
In Living Daylights, when we get that first
glimpse of him on that mountainside, his handsome features capture your
attention. You want to know what is in store for him. What is the meaning of
the cryptic message found on the climbing equipment of the dead ageant and
what will happen as Bond follows the trail. 
We are taken on a journey with him traveling
around the world from England, Venice, Afghanistan... Bond is loyal to his
country and will do what he must to complete his mission, even if means going
against his orders from M to kill Pushkin. Timothy gives a wonderful
performance in his first outing as James Bond. 
In Licence to Kill, we see a different Bond...
one driven by anger and revenge. Timothy did the opening stunt with the plane
himself and for that I truly admire him. It shows how much he is willing to
put forth to give us a good performance. 
This is an emotional story for Bond. The death
of Della and the maiming of his best friend, Felix Leiter. When Bond enters
Felix's home and finds Della.....Timothy gives an emotional performance.
You feel his overwhelming grief at finding the bodies of his two friends and
when he realizes that Felix is still alive, he can't get help to his friend
fast enough. What follows is an emotional roller-coaster for Bond, fueled by
revenge. From his resignation from the British Secret Service to the death of
Sanchez, Timothy brings Bond's pain alive and you experience every minute of
frustration and anger that his character feels. 
For me, Timothy Dalton is James Bond and gave
us two wonderful and outstanding performances in Living Daylights and Licence
To Kill. It's bad, that because of the long proceeding in court over the
copyrights for Bond's movies the filming of the third one with Timothy as a
star (it was signed in his contract) was constantly removed. It's pity�
We do have two Bond movies by him so (though and) for anyone who is a Timothy
Dalton fan, I highly recommend them for your viewing pleasure and I
definitely made them a part of my Timothy Dalton video collection.
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