This Bond is not Enough

I'm sick of tired of bitching about things, people, quirks, etc... There is only so much I can say about how I hate something, or despise something. So, I’m totally going to geek out on this one. We are going to talk about one of, by far, my favorite subject matter: movies. But not just any type of movie, but specifically James Bond.

A buddy of mine was having a little mini Bond Marathon which involved strictly Pierce Brosnan in the title role. For us, we have really only known Pierce Brosnan as James Bond 007. His films (Goldeneye, Tomorrow Never Dies, The World is not Enough, and Die Another Day) are groundbreaking in our minds eyes. How in the world can these be matched by someone else’s interpretation of the character. I was born in 1989. I just made the Reagan Era. When I was born, Timothy Dalton was still that guy. But, I mean, when you’re like four months old, Timothy Dalton is far from a priority in life.

After the retirement of Pierce Brosnan, a lot of us 90’s kids were lost and fell into a deep depression. I have tons of memories of his Bond movies. I mean, all you have to say is Goldeneye 64 and you have just become best friends with the stranger next to you in class. But today, we are blessed with Daniel Craig. That debate between Pierce and Daniel, and who is better at Bond, well, no one will ever really know. But, I got to thinking, thanks to this friend, sure we can talk about who has the better Bond films, But what about the films in between. So I propose this, during their reign of Bond (Pierce Brosnan 1995-2002 and Daniel Craig 2006-current), who has the best “side project” films.

So I compiled this list, and I think it’s evident, that Daniel Craig had more side projects that were blockbusters. He also had the time during MGM bankruptcy issues between 2008 and 2011.

Dafuq?

The Thomas Crown Affair (Awesome), Mars Attacks! (Amazing), Dante’s Peak (C’mon, how can you hate that movie?), The Tailor of Panama (Classic), and Evelyn (Makes me cry every time) are all decent movies. I mean, these movies are as if James Bond himself went on vacation and this is what he did while he was away from the office that one weekend. So I think, personally, Pierce wins this round. Daniel Craig basically has, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Defiance, and Cowboys & Aliens. Everything is basically mediocre at best. Daniel Craig didn’t really get famous until someone saw him in a nearly speedo in Casino Royale.

This type of thing is expected when you are living in the shadows of Pierce Brosnan. I guarantee you right now, Pierce Brosnan’s “post-Bond films”  are going to rank higher that Craig’s, when the time comes. Have any of you seen, The Matador? You should look into it. I think it’s fair to say that Pierce Brosnan is awesome and better than Daniel Craig. Just saying.

Anyways, that’s all I got. Next week, we’ll delve into the life and career of the one and only, Nicolas Cage. Good night folks and stay safe.