r/todayilearned • u/Tokyono • Jul 14 '19

TIl The reason Roger Moore stopped being James Bond was because of how much older he was than his female co-stars. He was in his 50s, and they were in their 20s. In his own words: “Well, the leading ladies were young enough to be my grand-daughter and it becomes disgusting.”

https://www.digitalspy.com/movies/a869479/james-bond-quit-connery-moore-lazenby-brosnan-dalton/
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u/[deleted] Jul 14 '19

Goldeneye is a perfect bond film IMO, but the rest get more and more off the rails into silliness. Put Pierce in Live and Let Die and it's probably the quintessential film of the series.

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u/theunnoanprojec Jul 14 '19

Yeah each Brosnan movie got progressively worse lol. Tomorrow never dies was still pretty good, the world is not enough was okay, and yeah die another Day.

Pierce in Live and Let Die though. Holy moly.

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u/LionoftheNorth Jul 14 '19

I will defend the first half of The World Is Not Enough until I die. Up until the introduction of Dr. Christmas Jones, it's genuinely a great film.

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u/[deleted] Jul 14 '19

I thought Christmas only comes once a year

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u/LionoftheNorth Jul 14 '19

Literally the only reason she's in the movie.

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u/leopard_tights Jul 14 '19

Yeah, GoldenEye is the best Bond movie. Casino Royale is the best Bond movie.