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Posted: 11/6/2006 6:22:08 AM EDT

I think the new guy playing Bond will do a great job but he would not have been my choice. I think Jason Statham should have been the new Bond. Who do you think it should have been?

Posted: 11/6/2006 7:51:08 AM EDT

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I was disappointed way back when I heard of their choice. I have to say that from the previews I think he may not be as bad as I'd thought. I'll definitely be giving the movie a chance.

I don't know about Jason Statham, he seems less 'refined' like Bond is supposed to be, I dunno.

I think they ought to bring Connery back as an old Bond and kill off the series with a blowout badass Bond flick. But of course they have a cash cow that they want to milk for a while.

Posted: 11/6/2006 8:48:44 AM EDT

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Clive Owen. Clive Owen should have been it.

I wanted Hugh Jackman to be the new Bond for a while, but most thought he was "too rough".

Jason Statham is sauve enough for it, but I think you need a full head of hair to pull off the role of Bond.

The new Bond is a pussy. I'm not happy.

Posted: 11/6/2006 9:56:56 AM EDT

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I don't know about Jason Statham, he seems less 'refined' like Bond is supposed to be, I dunno.

Yeah that's why I thought of him. I don't want a refined Bond. I'd like to see the series get more gritty.

Posted: 11/6/2006 10:25:29 AM EDT

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Clive Owen. Clive Owen should have been it.

I wanted Hugh Jackman to be the new Bond for a while, but most thought he was "too rough".

Jason Statham is sauve enough for it, but I think you need a full head of hair to pull off the role of Bond.

The new Bond is a pussy. I'm not happy.

Clive Owen is a good choice, I like him.

Posted: 11/6/2006 11:01:08 AM EDT

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Strong yet sensitive, introducing the Bond that bleeds
By Stephanie Condron and Sinclair McKay
Last Updated: 12:14am GMT 05/11/2006

In pictures: Casino Royale

For decades, the debate among 007 fans has been who is the best Bond — Sean Connery or Roger Moore.

Daniel Craig in Casino Royale: ‘He plays Bond as strong but emotionally vulnerable’

Now a new contender has arrived, in the shape of Daniel Craig — the blond 38-year-old, who despite being a cold-blooded killer, manages to fall in love with his Bond girl and show emotional vulnerability.

The critics were struggling to contain their excitement last night, ahead of the first British screening of the 21st Bond film, Casino Royale. And when they came out of the showing, they were thrilled.

The £57 million production is perhaps the most eagerly-awaited Bond film ever. The film begins in black and white, but then the credits roll and amazing technicolour returns.

The excitement has been building for more than a year, since Craig, wearing a Savile Row suite and lifejacket, was escorted down the Thames in a dinghy by the Royal Marines after it was announced he had won the part.

It was not the best of starts. As he got out of the boat Craig admitted the ride had scared him. During filming in the Czech Republic, he also chipped a tooth.

Connery played the first Bond in 1962 and he played him sexy and tough. Moore, with his trademark arching eyebrow movement and knowing glances, was sexy and humorous.

But last night, there were no doubts Craig — who has been romantically linked to Sienna Miller and Kate Moss — possesses the hard-man credentials which might make him many millions more fans.

"It's terrific," said one critic. "This is going to be the prequel to all other Bonds. There are a lot of fans who prefer either Moore or Connery but Craig could be better.

"This will make Craig a worldwide star. The James Bond films are watched absolutely everywhere."

"Casino Royale is the story of how Bond got started, before he became 007," he said. "Daniel Craig is such a good actor. He plays him as strong but emotionally vulnerable. For the first time you see Bond's sensitive side."

There is no sexual innuendo in this film; Craig's Bond is more sophisticated than that. And the film makers have been sure to show the consequences of violence — he bleeds.

Bond: a role-model for playboys across generations

Ian Fleming introduced the fictional British spy in 1952 with Casino Royale, which was the first Bond novel.

Craig depicts a character who is tough and gritty and while the plot of good versus evil is the same, there is no Miss Moneypenny.

If Bond has been a role-model for playboys across the generations, Craig's 007 is not only interested in seduction. He falls deeply in love with his Vesper Lynd.

The Treasury agent is played by Eva Green, an actress who starred in Bernardo Bertolucci's The Dreamers to critical praise.

Green, 26, said recently of her latest role: "I am not just a bimbo in a bikini."

I have my doubts.

Posted: 11/6/2006 12:37:04 PM EDT

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we shall see.

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