James Bond - Part 6.3: The Timothy Dalton Phase

[@jonno209]

Dalton is easily the most under-rated Bond ever

[@cbee2]

007 theme blond ugly dangerous= VILLIAN or asshole YET gee lets be like Jason Bourne and have the NEW BOND as Blonde UGLY Muscle bound & DANGEROUS kewl Subvert expectations!!

[@srb9]

I saw this in the movie theater. I saw the opening and was sold. When I went home y kid brother asked me what I thought of Timothy Dalton. I said "Timothy Dalton's Bond *is* Bond." I stand by that.

[@booyahboyuk]

The Dalton era: only time I wanted to see Bond in the cinema; with The Living Daylights I actually did...

[@AndrewChapman]

0:38 They weren't seriously considering Roger Moore returning for an eighth Bond movie, were they? For crying out loud, he would have just turned 60 by the time the movie came out. Timothy Dalton was a great Bond. As much as I like Pierce Brosnan, I do sometimes wish Tim could have at least done a third Bond movie. If he had, then his movies could have been referred to as the Dalton trilogy.

[@darkhall8227]

no listen to the john glenn interview on james bond radio

[@SmartFabian007]

i vould love to seen roger done 2 more bond, like director john glen said, he should done 2 more, and after that brosnan should have taken over back in 91

[@TheT3rr0rMask]

From what I have read (some of the short stories, looking forward to reading some of the novels) Dalton is definitely the closest to Fleming's Bond. Craig is honestly nothing like the Fleming Bond until Skyfall. In CR and QoS, Craig is more like a robot programmed to kill, while Dalton fits the inelegant and conflicted yet human assassin role perfectly.

[@rochey1010]

Dalton was flemming's bond...He knew exactly who Bond really was...He stepped right from the pages onto the screen, and following, I'm sorry i have to say it, Roger 'clown' Moore as Bond people weren't ready for his portrayal which was waaay ahead of the times...The fact Craig is getting this 'True bond' praise is such bollox when he's just playing a 'blander' version of what Timothy put on the screen years ago..Dalton/Connery are the true Bonds IMO.

[@craigbradl4139]

DALTON,WAS THE BEST BOND

[@neilparga2091]

Dalton was best 007..if he did GoldenEye, which he turned down, he would be #1 to many fans tallest actor, green eyes, best looking actor to play Bond

[@PARDI62]

+Neil Parga you are absolutly right!!!, he didn't want to be a bond for ever because he had so many other goals in his carreer...But finally doing 2 very good bonds was the right decision. ( from a french fan..)

[@neilparga2091]

think there are fans of every actor so it's a waste of time to change their minds..with Dalton, the facts are that he was the tallest actor to play 007, had the dark features, and played true to Fleming's novels, which are reasons why he was the best 007

[@pmgodfrey5203]

To be exact, it was the prospect of having to take on several films, rather than just the one, that he turned down; but yes, in multiple ways he is the best actor to have played Bond.

[@thepaceman202]

Timothy Dalton is Ian Flemmings bond, best on screen interpretation of the character.

[@brego129]

I really liked The Living Daylights. Dalton was a great Bond.

[@ParallaxDG]

Dalton and I have to say even though I'm not too crazy on him, Craig, are definitely the two Bond actors that closely follow Fleming's Bond.

[@Morgana888]

Superior! Dalton is the BEST Bond. He researched the character in order to become Bond. As good as Sir Sean was, his only resemblance to Bond is they are both Scottish. Thanks a grand job! ¬ Janet Thompson Deaver

[@multijamesbondfan]

Personally, I think Caroline Bliss was the hottest Moneypenny yet so far.

[@Im-or5uf]

I don't necessarily have a preference for gritty Bond, or campy Bond, but this has always been my favorite Bond movie, although it's gritty and dark, the small bits of humor actually work for me more then the bits of humor in Casino Royale, or even the humor in A View To A Kill. And I actually liked Moore's Bond

[@jacktheripoff1888]

I grew up with the Moore Bond. The first one I saw at the cinema when I was 10 was The Spy Who Loved Me. HUGE hit. People lined halfway down the mall where the cinema was to get in. And mind you Star Wars was going on at the same time. There was enough ticket money to go around for both I guess. They even had one of the Lotus car's used for the film there and everyone flocked to see it. It was the late 70's and people wanted to lighten up a bit after a rough previous 10-15 years with Kennedy, Vietnam, Watergate, and everything else. But they still wanted a 007 and one to fit the times. Moore delivered. I just wished Octopussy would have been his finale.

[@willmolinar]

Dalton was awesome, very underrated as Bond. Peolple should turn on to him more.

[@ruantengyi]

i agree, too bad he only did two films. we had to wait six years after licence to kill for bond to return to our screens. i mean dalton could have made more film until golden-eye.

[@beefdog]

Dalton was the best bond. He was Ian Fleming's bond.

[@BradWietersen]

I've had the "Living Daylights" dvd for a long time. Timothy Dalton is likely my favorite 007 after Pierce Brosnan. I know some will disagree, but that's part of the fun of being fans of the James Bond character. The greatest spy the movie world has ever known.

[@Vameon]

Living Daylights was always one of my top 5 favorite Bond films.

[@lfrohling]

THE. BEST. BOND. EVER!!!!! Most Flemming-like bond!!!!!!!

[@antitroll890]

sorry pal but Desmond Llewellyn the actor who played Q said Dalton was the closest to Bond from the books, end of argument

[@s.wstudioproductions5977]

I remember watching this in 2011 and being very happy someone else loved Dalton like I did.

[@kellyr6991]

I have always loved Dalton's Bond. He is my second favourite to Connery. Dalton's Bond kicks Craig's Bond ass. Any time. Every time. Even with just two films. Dalton really upped the Bond casting game. He was way ahead of his time. Craig does a good job but by the time he came along, James Bond 007 had evolved into a super-brand. He has all the advantages of a super next-gen Team Broccoli Bond that is also much more heavily invested in the longevity of their brand but it was Dalton who made that transitional Bond that many so harshly criticise. Craig's Broccoli team has all the results of the previous experiments they did with Bond. They have a bigger budget, better tech for better stunt coordination and cinematic effects, and a team of screen writers who can script better parts (not necessarily whole movies) for Bond so that he consistently appeals to the audience one way or another. It's not a level playing field by which to compare Dalton and Craig.

[@fartx211]

This film was so 80's

[@1A157]

i do like the escape on cello case scene, how he says 'sorry' when a bullet hits it just the way he says makes me laugh lol

[@h9guitarist]

Although I will also insist that "Sean Connery IS James Bond," I have read all the Ian Fleming novels, and there's no doubt at all that Timothy Dalton played the part closest to what Sir Ian intended -- even more than Connery. Of course, Dalton never met Sir Ian, nor had Sir Ian match his bio to Bond's. Connery did though!

[@srb9]

Dalton's Bond *is* Bond.

[@SpaceOdyssey56]

@haphazzardstuff I agree with your observation that Dalton's Bond doesn't sound natural spewing the oneliners. Perhaps they were holdovers from the original script, which had been written with Brosnan in mind, and tailored later for Dalton. I don't think I would have included them in the film if I had directed it. Nice commentary series, by the way.

[@pmgodfrey5203]

I think it's that his delivery is more deadpan than the others. He doesn't signal what's coming a la Roger Moore. Watch him in Hot Fuzz.

[@thelegendfamily4836]

Dalton is the actor that most closely physically resembles the Fleming/fictional version of Bond. The whole "hard eyes" and the "young Hoagy Carmichael" look. But the Craig portrayal and films are the closest to the tone and feel of the novels. The frenetic action, Bond characterized as a "blunt instrument" of MI6, etc.

[@PurushaDesa]

Timothy Dalton proved in Hot Fuzz that he IS funny. They just didn't bother tailoring any humour for his type of jaded Bond, since they thought they could just cut and paste Roger Moore's one liners onto his films. It's funny that Daniel Craig is essentially doing the same dark portrayal now, and it's going down much better because they've crafted the humour to suit the actor now.

[@KimBailey-w2g]

It’s called they didn’t do their job

[@manoman0]

Craig's just a simple bully. Timothy Dalton was the best Bond.

[@randomhuman97]

Craig was a mix of Dalton and Jason Bourne

[@manoman0]

@@randomhuman97 Yeah, kind'a, yeah. Craig just didn't have this distinct Bond vibe, well, he did but just not so much, imho.

[@OuterWheat]

I have to agree that Dalton's Bond was the best. Though I have only read the first 3 and am on Diamonds Are Forever.

[@legatofancier]

Timothy Dalton was my choice for Bond for some years before he actually took the job. If the writing and direction had been more supportive, he would have succeeded in refining Bond's on screen image to conform with Ian Fleming's original concept of the character. In a sense, Daniel Craig has been riding Dalton's coat tails. Craig has gotten credit for redefining Bond because the writing and direction did more to support his interpretation.

[@KimBailey-w2g]

And that is wrong that Daniel Craig’s taking all the credit for what Dalton did

[@antitroll890]

I don't think Dalton wanted to be that funny when he was playing Bond bear in mind he wanted to portray the darker hard edged serious side of Bond which he just about managed to pull off in Licence to Kill but yeah you are right Tim Dalton can be funny when given the right script

[@jasonjohnme]

I really wish Dalton had done more films. He and Craig are my favorites.

[@aberdudeify007]

He was good but I just think he took it to seriously but Ian Fleming would have been proud, He did a dame good Job and portrayed all the qualities of being a Bond!!!

[@gart97]

Dalton was excellent as Bond, although Connery is my first choice.

[@GonzoTehGreat]

6:55 It's a fair (permanent attraction) not a carnival (travelling show) and Bond is wearing a tuxedo because they go there immediately after the opera, which is why Kara is also overdressed. They're also in Vienna, Austria where people do dress up for events such as the opera, but also classical music concerts, theatre plays and even fairs.

[@randomdave30]

The convention in the more recent Bond movies has been to incorporate the title of the movie into the dialogue somewhere. Supposing this convention had worked the other way round, and he had said 'I must have scared the living shit out of her'. What about the theme song? 'Oh, oh oh oh, the liv-ing shit...'

[@Wyldephang]

Nice video. I think Dalton came closer than Moore to realizing Fleming's vision of Bond in that he portrayed the character with a grittiness that had been absent from the character throughout the 1970s. But in my opinion, Daniel Craig's portrayal is the closest to Fleming's idea--a rough, calculated secret agent with an underlying vulnerability. My favorite Bond is Pierce Brosnan, who combined the machismo of Connery, the tenderness of Lazenby, the humor of Moore, and the intensity of Dalton.

[@Taconic66]

Dalton brought the seriousness and intensity back to the role with a Cold war theme in Living Daylights and the drug war theme of License to Kill it made the series believable again. I think its just viewer preference. Connery, Moore, and Brosnan were wittier portrayals while Lazenby, Dalton and now Craig gave more of an edge.

[@jmar1973]

Whoa...didn't know about the deleted carpet scene! I'm totally enjoying this series! Excellent work!

[@speedracer1945]

the first half of the Living Daylights is a excellent 007 film, but the second half in Afghanistan turns into a Moore's 007 film

[@newmedstudent]

The living daylights is my favorite film of the entire series. Hopefully craig leaves the role and brosnan should I have signed on for two more and so should have dalton. Craig has been hanging on for too long.

[@TERRANOTALLMAN]

the think that Dalton didn't make another movie was cz he didn't want to after 5 year of Cort between sonny and MGM as i know he surprise everyone when he refused to play in golden eye....... Dalton is one of my favorite actors and for me the best bond character but hes also very low profile guy and very down to earth ..... just imagine they asked him to be bond from the majesty secret service and he said NO! if he said yes in all Moore's bond movies he will appear till TND!30 years bond actor!

[@jamesfleming9837]

That's Living daylights theme instrumental. but, what's the name of that specific version? help please

[@Kickboxer848]

Dalton was a great bond! I think his sense of humour was better in License to Kill

[@darren2514fv]

had it not been for the court case that third Dalton which was to be called Property Of A Lady which was planned to start in mid to late 1991 for a Summer 1992 release was meant to be the 30th anniversary film

[@Yahiko25]

@SolacePiano It is Connery, then Lazenby, then Connery again, then it was Moore then Dalton, Brosnan and then Craig.

[@Yahiko25]

Kara did call Whitiker on a phone. That's how Bond got captured by the Russians.

[@andrewkingham]

I absolutely adore the opening sequence to The Living Daylights. While the film is somewhat lackluster and a bit confused, the opening sequence is without a doubt one of my favorite moments of the film series.

[@AndrewChapman]

7:29 Lois Maxwell wore specs in The Man with the Golden Gun. Though I think that was the only time throughout her 14 films.

[@halodystroyer44]

@prlwctd I thought flemming wanted Richard Todd originally and the it was Broccoli who wanted Moore. I might be wrong though,

[@peterp21]

Dalton just needed to settle in to the role. Same thing happened with Connery and Moore. After a couple movies they were fine.

[@19torento]

Wasn't Baker, the guy who played the arms dealer in Living Daylights, the same guy who played James Bond's contact man in Russia in Goldeneye?

[@seanledden4397]

Fun review! I love Dalton's Bond. But a point about the weak villain you don't make is that Baker's arms merchant is set up as a buffoon. I think the filmmakers wanted this to be some sort of anti-war statement (and one against toxic-masculinity?), but it just drained the character of menace.

[@19torento]

There were so many good villains in "The Living Daylights"! Necros, Koskov, Whittaker and that Muslim, general guy. It's like "Goldeneye" in that respect.

[@TheCaliforniaHP]

quite true man

[@promontorium]

I'm really enjoying these commentaries. Though I think the background music in the beginning is distractingly bad.

[@1A157]

in the time the producers and MGM spent bickering dalton could of done two more bond films and cast brosnan in goldeneye by 1995!!

[@noodlebike]

@legatofancier Totally agree..!!

[@JudasAngel666]

Interesting little triva here: The 1 bond villian apeared in another bond but not as a villian.Does anyone know who and waht movie it was?

[@jmcieslak0]

Agreed, I don't really like him as Bond but he was awesome in Hot Fuzz.

[@maangros]

Dalton was the BEST Bond!

[@halodystroyer44]

@prlwctd Oh yeah? I have read all of flemings books too and I am one of those that think Dalton is the closet to the Bond in the books.

[@robertstewart239]

I don't agree that the villains in The Living Daylights are light or weak. Koskov gives us some comedy, it's true, but his plan to convince the British secret service to eliminate General Pushkin almost works. M and the minister are taken in. Koskov was obviously a great planner. The villains not being so drooling with evil is a welcome change after the likes of Stromberg, Drax and Blofeld with their plans for world domination and the OTT Zorin. This was a good Cold War movie and one of the best in the series. As for Licence to Kill, it really brought the series up to date, as drug lords were big news at the time.

[@btz2005]

HECK YEAH! He was like 57 in AVTAK! What im saying is that he was still a great Bond tho, that stunt double thing wasnt really a major problem till AVTAK. I dont believe he would have been a good candidate got The living Daylights.

[@JudasAngel666]

@justinjmill I think Brosnan was Awesome BUT i will agree with you on the part of how Goldeneye was his best. his others where great too but the problem wasn't HIM but his stories he got stuck with stories that deviated too much from the bond agenda and thusly wasn't able to show case his bond in a consistent area(IMO)

[@antitroll890]

Yup it is

[@nifralo2752]

The thing about the villains they are both stereotypes. Koskov is an over friendly russian character and Whitaker is your pompous southerner. They are both such non threats. True Goldfinger and Drax dont that physically strong but they have presence and intimidation. Koskov comes off as too wimpy to be a general. Atleast Orlov from Octopussy had energy. And Whitaker being a man child with deadly toys. Could maybe work with Connery or Moore. Or maybe he got his hands dirty on screen? Like kill some henchman who failed him or something. Necros is fine and his fights are decent. Even if his name is dumb (Necros is greek for death but I guess is no more on the nose than say Pussy Galore).

[@randomdave30]

Good job Bond said he could have scared the 'The Living Daylights' out of her. If he had said 'The Living ****' the film would not have sold so well.

[@WebVManReturns]

I like the leading lady in this film. I prefer tough Bond girls such as Halle Berry and she does seem weak, but I like the fact there seems to be a true, blossoming romance in the film.

[@JudasAngel666]

The ONLY thing i never liked about TD'S First was the one theme song. I always thought the closing theme shoullda been the opening theme "If there was a man" It just seemed more..appropriot for Daltons Bond (IMO)

[@StewartLucrative]

@JudasAngel666 I agree with you wholeheartedly. I loved goldeneye, and brosnan did a great job, but all his movies after that were too hollywood in my opinion. They lost that unique campyness that makes a bond film what it is. I felt like they were just action movies that happened to have james bond in them.

[@randomdave30]

The producers must have been absolutely bonkers for even considering bringing Roger Moore back for 'The Living Daylights'. He would have been 60 by the time the film came out and should already have retired on For Your Eyes Only.

[@nabster85]

I think Dalton was underrated...I saw him as being a mix of Craig and Connery

[@Phenommarkantony]

@aberdudeify007 It's called being an actor, being closer to the inspiration only brings good if anything. Rooger Moores parody of 007 was fucking stupid.

[@jestoril75]

i appreciate what u're trying to do. this is my favorite bond film as well but please leave the voice over narration to the professionals. this isn't a stiff tech review of the latest tablet or e-reader.

[@PurushaDesa]

See the problem wasn't Dalton. The problem was that the films weren't strong enough. Daylights is close but a bit slight with no stand out moments. Licence is a wasted opportunity for a non-stop mano-a-mano - the extra violence is welcome but it's too damn slow. Dalton was just trying the back-to-Fleming approach, fans finally accepted with a strong film like Casino Royale. If the lacklustre Quantum of Solace had been Daniel Craig's first outing, he may have received a similarly cold reception.

[@charliewhisky111]

great overview.

[@billa107]

He just didn't change out of it after the opera with Kara.

[@george385]

What on earth have they done to the soundtrack?!

[@2Koranteng]

this is one of the best ones :) - gd theme song as well

[@TERRANOTALLMAN]

can someone sent me me the link of this remixed a-has song?

[@JudasAngel666]

@StewartLucrative Exactly. TND was OKAY but that was all it started to get just too Hollywood like u said. BUT brosnan himself as bond alsways did agreat job

[@coolmamac]

@halodystroyer44 No you are right.

[@JudasAngel666]

@lbrad2001 Yeah...But he was the same charecter.and not a villian. There was another one. Who was it?

[@alienlv426ify]

Timothy Dalton was a pretty good choice to play James Bond. However, "The Living Daylights" has ups and downs. Thus, the presentation of James Bond is amazing while the escape in the case of the cello is totally absurd. The "Bond girl" is not memorable; she is naive and not sexy. The villains are boring and ridiculous. Moreover, the film needed a good story and lacked of a good direction.

[@michaelhawkins7389]

I disagree I think she is sexy so

[@christopherfoote4643]

I think Timothy Dalton saved this movie. It wouldn't have worked with Brosnan. It was a perfect transition.

[@SmartFabian007]

well i have read some of flemings books, still gotten 2 left, but, for mer dalton is nothing like james bond in the books, or neither craig, the one who is closest is sean connery

[@robertstewart239]

I think the thing about Bond only having one girl in this film had to do with the fear of AIDS at the time. There was a big campaign against promiscuity at the time.

[@EmmanuelMesaSupporter]

Which is why they have a Short guy playing Bond now. The closest one to being Tall AND Blonde was Roger Moore.

[@Analogue3]

Dalton was the best Bond ever and the Daylights script was terrific, but the film in my view falls short due to casting. From the Bond girl to the villains it was miscast.

[@btz2005]

Nah Moore was perfectly suitable for Your Eyes only, octopussy and View to a kill.

[@LukePerssonskater]

Craig has ruined the franchise. Tim was awesome.

[@jiraiyasama2837]

Barbara Broccoli chose the mistake Craig. Both of them are a mistake.

[@Dreammaster695]

i agree

[@RaikenXion]

I do think Dalton was a good bond, I wud say Pierce was better but Dalton was very good.

[@JudasAngel666]

@lbrad2001 Yes but thats not who I'm Talking about LOL

[@slavinek]

0:45 Timothy ,,with´´ our flag...wow ;) :D

[@Gallifrey1991]

Dalton is good... but I think he lacked the Fleming-Bond sexuality which I think Connery and Craig both have. Just my opinion.

[@xxEvilOrgasmxx]

Connery, Dalton, Craig,