JAMES BOND: Timothy Dalton's 3rd 007 film - WTF Happened to this (Unmade) Movie?!

[@stevestryker]

Dalton was easily the most underrated Bond. He helped bring back some humility and realness to the role.

[@EriqOrtiz]

#Facts

[@winnienguyen4420]

Also my personal favorite as far as looks go.

[@jimcalhoun361]

He was outstanding. His Bond acted like a man whose job killed his wife, a marriage that no other Bond film ever referenced. Both he and George Lazenby don't get the credit they deserve. The only things wrong with their performances was that they got stuck following after 2 popular Bond actors

[@adsadjashdb]

@@jimcalhoun361 lazenby's Bond was very boring

[@dev-lx8lp]

Actually that was George Lazenby. Roger Moore never had the hard edge of Sean Connery and none of them had Sir Connery's dark confidence. The ladies in most of the post Connery Bonds lacked the luster as well.

[@dredd1981]

Dalton was gritty and serious before it was cool. It's a crying shame that he didn't get to do a third film.

[@SmartFabian007]

well dalton did the cold, angry bond with style, daniel craig has none of that, he is awfull as bond, he vould been a better bond if he was like his caracter in tom raider

[@kovilanmoodley7464]

@@SmartFabian007 I absolutely agree, Craig has very poor vocal ability, sometimes I battle to understand what he says because the words come out muddled.Also he doesn't have the style or look where you instantly make out who bond is, he would have been more suited in a henchman role.to be frank though I don't really watch the entries after Dalton which have no replay value.Today James bond films are just regarded as ordinary action flicks by the current generation and that prestige appeal has been long gone.Part of the reasons are replacing original characters with female counterparts and other backgrounds to fulfill demographics to prevent public outcry.When will filmmakers learn to leave well enough alone and not fix something that isn't broken...

[@redpillnibbler4423]

I think it was ahead of it’s time.Dalton was better than Craig imo.

[@redpillnibbler4423]

@Chez Pierre! I quite enjoyed 2006 Casino Royale but it was more Jason Bourne than James Bond,I mean where we’re the gadgets and the innuendo and the watch with a lazer beam and the sexism and the silly bits and the Lotus turning into a submarine? Nah not for me,give me The Spy who Loved me any day. I thought the Tim Doulton movies had a much better balance and I thought Doulton made a great Bond whereas Craig was just OK - my least favourite Bond. I don’t dislike Craig as an actor just not too keen on him as James Bond.

[@twistedmindsex]

@@redpillnibbler4423 Try reading the novel; Craig is the poorest choice ever for a Bond, but the script actually follows the plot quite closely, albeit translated to our current timeline. You won't find the gadgetry in the novels. Fleming's post-war secret service was run on a shoestring budget, illustrated in Casino Royale when Bond has to borrow $ from the CIA to accomplish his mission.

[@WookieeMonster1]

Timothy Dalton is a very underappreciated actor, in my opinion. Such a versatile and dependable performer in just about any role.

[@dylancampbell4738]

True that loved him in Hot fuzz

[@StarkeRealm]

@@dylancampbell4738 He's been a highlight in pretty much everything he's been in.

[@anthonyfrombelow]

He's great in Penny Dreadful.

[@brucerouffian2630]

I loved him in Chuck. He got a chance to be the most evil man in the world and jumped on it. Brilliant.

[@DarksaberForce]

And Looney Tunes were he was a Bond like role and Brendan Frasier's father.

[@mattblom3990]

Timothy Dalton was the best Bond. He looked and acted most like the real Bond...There's an illustration of Fleming's Bond that looks like him.

[@daver4347]

Either way Timothy Dalton deserve a third movie . But would probably rather see Timothy Dalton in a gritty tech spy thriller than a James Bond origin story .

[@thelostadventuresofjamesbo5182]

The fourth movie would have been like an Ian Fleming novel.

[@thelostadventuresofjamesbo5182]

@James Bond 006 The unmade fourth movie used elements of Moonraker, including Bond's secretary.

[@thelostadventuresofjamesbo5182]

@James Bond 006 Unmade. My book The Lost Adventures looks at unmade Bond films. Those unmade films include third and fourth unmade Dalton films.

[@Merlaut715]

I would've preferred the origin story, but righteous I agree he deserves a third movie.

[@BlazePiffington]

Definitely my preferred James Bond actor, Timothy Dalton sadly didn’t get enough time to shine.

[@spaceodds1985]

👍Got that right

[@ChaNnArD-mD]

He was the most believable Bond.

[@gcgtheatricals8655]

Yes but he also has just as many Good Bond movies as Craig and Brosnan and no bad ones. Living Daylights is up there with From Russia with Love as my favorite of the series

[@mediaisthevirus7275]

I agree

[@astroguster5522]

I'm a big Bond fan. Saw Thunderball when I was 6 years old and just never stopped. Could never get into Dalton. I feel like I'm missing something..? Whats his best film? Ill watch it tonight.

[@datchucktaylor]

Understated, yet probably the most accurate, Bond portrayal. I love Dalton's take on the character. He looks like he could actually kill you.

[@spacejam8765]

Shame we never got to see him do a 3rd Bond film. Licence To Kill is one of my favourite Bond films.

[@purefoldnz3070]

its too much like Miami Vice for my liking. Doesn't feel like a Bond film.

[@LexingtonDeville984]

@@purefoldnz3070 I like Licence to Kill because it strays from the typical Bond formula. And that’s not a bad thing.

[@purefoldnz3070]

@@LexingtonDeville984 losing its identity isnt a good thing.

[@LexingtonDeville984]

@@purefoldnz3070 So straying from the formula of megalomaniacal villains bent on world domination, quips, and gadgets is a no no? Okay 👌🏻

[@ricardocantoral7672]

There are too many 80's action movie cliches in Licence To Kill. That was not Fleming's Bond.

[@OcarinaSapphr-]

I’ve said it before, & I’ll say it again; Dalton’s Bond was Connery’s spiritual successor - he brought a lot of grit back to Bond, after a somewhat tongue-in-cheek period- he had the perfect blend that Connery did, but he also had a little something that let him make the role his own, too...

[@aaroncrilly2005]

Dalton's Bond was ahead of its time

[@Red_Lanterns_Rage]

he was good at the time and I appreciated him but in hindsight yeah, he was superb...still like Connery, moore and Brosnan though too 😈

[@con_boy]

True, but license to kill was a terrible film. Awful. Basically a Leathal Weapon clone but played without any character humour . Bad move

[@strikerbowls791]

Not really. His movies haven't aged well

[@leejohnstone2285]

@@con_boy 1# Bond has no humor in the novels. 2# in License to Kill Dalton's Bond is a stone cold killer like he is in the novels. #3 Bond's signature gun was a gadget before it's time

[@twistedmindsex]

@@leejohnstone2285 If Bond has no humour in the novels, I can't understand why I laughed so hard at so many of his comments while reading them. Like his jibe about shifting bullion while golfing with Goldfinger (not included in the film) for example.

[@MickeyKnox]

I've always been a huge fan of Daltons Bonds, so yes, I would have loved to see him in a 3rd, 4th and many more Bond films.

[@spaceodds1985]

Same here. Shame he only did two.

[@LexingtonDeville984]

Dalton was originally meant to do a third and fourth outing. Look up the Lost Adventures of James Bond book online - it’s got a very detailed synopsis on how both those movies would of happened.

[@thelostadventuresofjamesbo5182]

@@LexingtonDeville984 Thanks for checking out my book!

[@jorgenlundin8100]

one of my preferred James Bond actors, sadly he made only two movies

[@MrCageCat]

Same. Such a shame he didn't do more.

[@heavymetal19610]

@@MrCageCat I felt he got a raw deal....his take on Bond was spot on, in my opinion!

[@gilesa.4052]

Seemed the closest to the Bond from the books. Think License to kill is the most underrated of the series.

[@bigbabysld]

@@gilesa.4052 you are saying nothing but the truth...LICENSE TO KILL is my 2nd favorite bond movie after CASINO ROYALE.

[@gilesa.4052]

@@bigbabysld always find it the most interesting question. Everyone has their favorite or worst but what is their most underrated in their view sparks a decent debate. Also love for your eyes only, on her majesty's secret serviceman Craig's casino royale

[@theresidentteacher2438]

We wouldn't have Daniel Craig's Bond WITHOUT Tim. He gave Bond his BALLS back

[@ernestolombardo5811]

Oh yeah? Remember what Columbo said to Bond in For Your Eyes Only: "You have what we Greeks call 'thrasos'... guts!"

[@spaceodds1985]

Got that right👍

[@zillsburyy1]

craig sucks

[@MisterUnknown707]

@@zillsburyy1 Nah.

[@Win090949]

@@zillsburyy1 No

[@godfather1983]

Such an underrated bond. Best thing about Dalton was how cold he was, he was totally believable as being a killer compared to some of the others.

[@johnbuckleyjnr32]

Dalron was bond straight out of the books ahead of his time

[@GérannGerberChannel]

Timothy Dalton was such an underrated James Bond, but he was very very good!!

[@nathanreynard4286]

Freeze you bloody bastard's

[@danielmankowski922]

Unpopular opinion: I think Octopussy should of been Moore's final Bond film and Dalton should of been in View to a Kill. Dalton going head to head with Walken would of been interesting.

[@spaceodds1985]

IMO A View To A Kill should have been nixed. Walken’s Zorin is one the best villians of the series and he deserved a better film. Going head to head with Dalton’s Bond would have been interesting.

[@EriqOrtiz]

That opinion is A LOT more popular than you may think bro.

[@MinstrelOnTheRun]

Definitely not unpopular! Octopussy would have been a great swan song for Moore, sailing off with Maude Adams. A View To A Kill would have had to have been radically re-worked, but Dalton facing off with Walken would have been one for the books.

[@randomhuman97]

Exactly the same for me. View to a kill should have been Tim Dalton proper entry. . . And cancel out the cheesy scenes, and you have a dark villain with a crazy henchwoman. It would have been a better homage to goldfinger

[@carlwilliams3488]

Not unpopular here, as much as I like Moore (the bond I grew up with). Dalton came along and kicked it up a notch, having that earlier film and extending his run might have meant we didn’t have to suffer the brosnan era that put me off bond for good.

[@MattSaysHello]

Perfect timing. Just re-visited the Dalton Bond films. Very underrated.

[@Kings_Gambit]

I recently rewatched the entire franchise in order, nostalgic after Sean Connery's sad passing. I concluded that Living Daylights is probably my new favourite film in the series and Dalton was a great Bond. I would've loved to see a third outing. Brosnan was good too and I'm glad he had his films, but one more Daltanator film would've been great too!

[@naughtydog1617]

Dalton actually WANTED to do just one more, even AFTER the 5 year hiatus. But albert broccoli told him if he reprised his role he would have to do MORE than just "one." GoldenEye was written FOR dalton. That's why there are so many cold "dalton moments" in the movie, like bond coldly shooting 006 after already throwing him down the stairs in their cradle battle.

[@redpillnibbler4423]

broccoli 🤣

[@thelostadventuresofjamesbo5182]

There were two very different versions of Dalton's third -- one was a thriller and the other was an action comedy. His fourth was like the novels.

[@SydNixon]

As an out, Dalton said that he was "too long in the tooth" to play Bond anymore, but he was still younger than Moore's age at his last Bond movie.

[@robertleedom7956]

Yeah. I heard that very same story not too long ago...i wanted to see Dalton come back and do third film as James Bond... Dalton would have been great in Goldeneye.... Sadly.it wasn't meant to be...

[@fejimanz]

I'm a huge fan of Dalton and would have loved to see more of his Bond.

[@NeioGeo]

Dalton was the 007 actor I grew up with and enjoyed, and after hearing what his third outing would've been like, and knowing how Hong Kong cinema was on an action boost at the time, I feel like this would've been the perfect vehicle to introduce Dalton's Hardcore Bond to an international audience. Imagine if they'd teamed up with the team behind Jackie Chan's Police Story 2 (which would've been their peak action film at the time)? I'm sure Dalton (and his stuntman, no doubt) would've loved the grandiose action setpieces and the locale. Such a shame about the lawsuit, though.

[@thelostadventuresofjamesbo5182]

His third would have been spectacular. The fourth closer to the novels.

[@krisj827]

Dalton's Bond was the blueprint for Daniel Craig's Bond.

[@doctorsocrates4413]

Daniel craig is a sort of contemporary dalton but i consider casino royale to be the only decent craig film.

[@ronniejdio9411]

Agreed..both were terrible

[@ronniejdio9411]

@@doctorsocrates4413 it is

[@dashtoroya2838]

@@ronniejdio9411 still better then Roger Moore's, Pierce brosnan's and geogre lazenby's bond

[@ronniejdio9411]

@@dashtoroya2838 nope

[@mr.bondnews4505]

I would have loved to see this movie. Timothy Dalton certainly deserved much more.

[@thelostadventuresofjamesbo5182]

If this sounds good, you will go crazy for his fourth unmade movie!

[@wilfredohernandez154]

Timothy Dalton is my Bond, would have loved one more film, but Licence to kill was a great way to leave. Why better than You only live twice and View to a kill.

[@kovilanmoodley7464]

The last great bond film in my opinion...

[@StarkeRealm]

Dalton probably has the best, "final Bond film," for any of the actors who've played the role.

[@spaceodds1985]

Timothy Dalton is IMO the best interpretation of Bond to date, and License To Kill is my personal favourite Bond film to date, even though the film has its problems. Dalton has gone on record saying that he has resigned from the role, but in the book Some Kind of Hero, it has been suggested that MGM/UA didn’t want Dalton back. EON fought for Dalton and wanted him back, but the MGM/UA wanted a clean slate. I remember reading sometime ago that due to the lawsuits Cubby Broccoli considered selling Danjaq (the copyright holders to the James Bond series) and one person who was interested in buying was Hollywood producer Joel Silver, and he wanted to reboot the series with Mel Gibson as Bond. As for Property of a Lady, shame this wasn’t made. I’ve read so many rumours in regards to this film, that some of them are really just WTF. Casting rumours, and I stress that these are rumours, suggested that Anthony Hopkins was to play Bond’s sidekick, a character called Denholm Crisp. Hopkins would later be attached to play Augustus Trevelyan, and earlier incarnation of Alec in Goldeneye, when Dalton was still in the frame to play Bond. Hopkins would then actually be cast as Elliot Carver in Tomorrow Never Dies, before quitting the production. As for the cat burglar, rumour has it that Julia Roberts was said to be interested in the role, and that a then unknown Sandra Bullock actually signed on for it, so much so that when Goldeneye became a go project, Barbara Broccoli tried to cast Bullock as Xenia Onatopp, such weird rumours go about this era in Bond history.

[@randomhuman97]

Interesting trivia there. . . Anyways, I have some hope that Tim Dalton will get his 3rd film. He should get a closure.

[@LexingtonDeville984]

Can you imagine the exchanges between Dalton and Hopkins in GoldenEye? They would of been dynamite.

[@spaceodds1985]

@@LexingtonDeville984 I Do not even entertain such notions. When I heard that Hopkins and Dalton were supposed to star in Goldeneye... I, unfairly, loathed Goldeneye and Brosnan even more than I initially did.

[@LexingtonDeville984]

@@spaceodds1985 The original script had a couple of good interactions between Bond and Trevelyan - I always picture Hopkins saying Trevelyan’s lines with relish and playing up to the smug bastard character that Trevelyan’s original character was before Sean Bean got the nod.

[@les6645]

The most underrated Bond imho.

[@spaceodds1985]

I agree

[@oldgregg2500]

Aye, too bad he lost the desire to do more Bond films because of a lawsuit.

[@LexingtonDeville984]

Couldn’t agree more. Such a shame that the MGM/EON/UA lawsuit prevented his third outing.

[@kovilanmoodley7464]

Not underrated to me, rather the last two great bond films with a fantastic actor who should have made more...

[@leecroft1983]

And still my favourite

[@Johny40Se7en]

The Living Daylights is my all time favourite Bond film, and Timothy Dalton will always be my favourite Bond. The music in The Living Daylights has a real magic to it too. I think it was one of John Barry's last AND best soundtrack before becoming ill and passing. This is a great sort of homage. Nice one. I didn't know any of the details about the cancelled 3rd film, or the origin story. Would have been great. I know Dalton only did two Bond films, but just like that age old saying "quality not quantity" 👍😉😊

[@briangoodwin7503]

Plot for Timothy Dalton Bond #3, sounds a bit like Tomorrow Never Dies, with splashes of Goldeneye.

[@seeme2657]

I was thinking bout tomorrow never dies why I watching this video

[@basscot17]

The book mentioned on the video Lost adventures of James Bond published in Fall 2020 about Bond projects that almost got made which confirms many of the elements of the proposed 3rd and 4th Dalton movies were reused for both Brosnan films toi mentioned

[@leecroft1983]

It really does.

[@IloveElsaofArendelle]

More like TND with DAD main villain

[@thelostadventuresofjamesbo5182]

My book goes into how the unmade third film might have had an impact on the series. Also, his fourth film would have been spectacular.

[@daxwhitston5656]

underrated as hell

[@thelostadventuresofjamesbo5182]

Plans for a third and fourth were underway. He would have been great in those.

[@woodyb6936]

Dalton was severely under-appreciated as Bond.

[@spaceodds1985]

Got that right 👍

[@bigbabysld]

Damn right

[@michaelhawkins7389]

@@bigbabysld Do you know who the Narrator is in this video he sounds British ? I know it's now JoeBlo as he's American

[@LexingtonDeville984]

Audiences weren’t ready for Dalton’s interpretation. To them, being out of their Moore comfort zone was a shock to the system.

[@KaitainCPS]

I think Dalton's only real shortcoming (if you can call it that) is that he never really felt like a ladies' man. He felt like a super-serious lone wolf for whom spending time with women would have been a distraction.

[@trystanhumphries3690]

Never been shy about my love of Dalton's Bond films, loved the harder edged Bond as a kid. Would have, loved to have seen him return once more and at that point I reckon he could've pull off the origin story.

[@corydeceased]

I was never a Bond person but I find myself faithfully watching all the Bond content this channel puts out

[@spaceodds1985]

Maybe its time for you to watch the Bond films. Seriously, they’re a great watch.

[@corydeceased]

@@spaceodds1985 it's not that I've never seen any, inc some of the classic Connerys & the Brosnan era, which I grew up in. (Might be why) But watching this content does inspire me to see more (Moore?)

[@NeverSaySandwich1]

The long history of the franchise makes it have a bunch of interesting stories

[@danielyeatts491]

Dalton was my favorite Bond. Part of this is likely that I was in high school when he was Bond and he was a man to look up to so-to-speak, but another part of his charisma was in his darker portrayal of 007. I thought the Moore films were very entertaining and the Connery films super suave, but neither of them really got Bond feeling like an actual person; they both played him as some super-spy, a cool and calm no matter what assassin who walked around telling one-liners and barely hinting at sadness or even pain when they lost partners or MI-6 associates or women, etc. Dalton was totally emotional most of the time. Sure he was cool and collected when he knew the score and had the upper hand, but several times in the Living Daylights and throughout practically the entire running time of License To Kill he is completely pissed off, betrayed right and left, on the run or running after someone, in chains or in disguise, never the casual one-liner super hero of previous actors in the role. He took Bond seriously, and the things that happen in his line of work should be taken seriously. Dalton was so pissed in License To Kill that he actually QUIT as 007 and went rogue, leaving MI-6 to go it alone for revenge. He was totally awesome.

[@Liquidcadmus]

Timothy Dalton was an amazing Bond, I would have loved to see more of him in the role. I always wondered why he only made two, thanks to you now I have the answer to that old question. thanks.

[@formula1dude531]

Timothy Dalton had the best James Bond voice

[@TheJuRK]

Timothy Dalton was Ian Fleming's James Bond from the novels, hands down. I would've loved to have seen him do more.

[@juansantiagoyv]

I can’t believe this video is just over 7 minutes long. It delivered so much great information in so little time. Awesome

[@thelostadventuresofjamesbo5182]

If your curious to learn more about his third and fourth unmade Bonds, check out The Lost Adventures of James Bond.

[@arnetrautmann9783]

Because nobody has written it so far: Dalton was way ahead of its time and the most underrated Bond-actor.

[@runlarryrun77]

Thank you for being the first person to mention that.

[@arnetrautmann9783]

@@runlarryrun77 I know everybody was thinking it, but nobody had the guts to write it down.

[@markb3451]

License to Kill is still one of my favorite Bond films.

[@LexingtonDeville984]

Even though Sean Connery is the best Bond, Timothy Dalton is definitely the most underrated 007 and was a breath of fresh air after the tongue in cheek excesses of the Sir Roger Moore era. He read the Fleming novels to get into character, didn’t want to copy what Sir Roger did before him, turned down the role twice (the first time being that he was too young and wanted to wait until he was old enough to play the role), did all his own stunts, and actually felt threatening when pointing a gun at someone. Though I love both Living Daylights (It’s PTS is the series best and a great way to introduce Dalton), and Licence to Kill, the former had a pair of weak villains and second act. It’s the latter that just edges it with a better villain in Sanchez and two of the most stunningly beautiful Bond babes in Pam Bouvier and Lupe Lamora. It’s a shame MGM’s financial issues prevented Dalton from doing any more Bond outings. Two more in 1991 and 1993 would of endeared him to audiences and he would of left behind a solid legacy.

[@the_mighty_bearcat]

I liked Dalton as bond, and License to Kill remains one of my favorite Bond films. I liked the grittier, more direct Bond as an assassin going rogue to avenge friends against a drug cartel, and screw what his employer thinks about it. It also has one of my favorite Bond-Girls: Carey Lowell!

[@Psy_Moon]

It would have been nice to have a 3rd Dalton Bond, looking back his movies are really enjoyable

[@lancevlcek6816]

Love it! Shame we never got a trilogy out of Dalton.

[@JoBloOriginals]

I know man- it really is too bad

[@michaelhawkins7389]

CAN you PLEASE Tell me WHO is this narrator talking in the video , he's British ? and does he have a youtube channel?

[@thelostadventuresofjamesbo5182]

Trilogy would have been nice. Four films would have been incredible. They had plans for four!

[@michaelhawkins7389]

@@thelostadventuresofjamesbo5182 hey do you know who this English Narrator is?

[@thelostadventuresofjamesbo5182]

@@michaelhawkins7389 Sorry, don't. If you get the book, I'll read it to you. ;)

[@MegaRayland]

Dalton was the best Bond. His movies were still a flux for a franchise that wanted to update but still stick to the past. He was doing the relentless, determined, ‘cold blooded’ agent before Craig, but not robotic or missing charisma. He was great in the role.

[@benbanks6302]

In a 1994 interview with Dalton he said he loved playing Bond and was very happy

[@scottcarroll9201]

From my understanding, the Goldeneye script was written under the misapprehension that Dalton would return. That's why the movie has a much darker tone that the rest of Brosnan's tenure. Also, License to Kill's underwhelming box office was partly due to EON's failures at marketing it effectively. It was up against some heavy hitters in the summer of '89 like Lethal Weapon 2, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, and the box office behemoth, Batman. They should have held it until the Fall and put some more muscle behind the ad campaign.

[@GrandFunker]

I grew up on Bond and remember being so excited with Daylights, that I kept scrounging up change to see it again and again. But I never saw License until years later on tv.

[@MauiMark1]

Correction: A longer active running “Movie” series is Godzilla (67 years) If memory serves, BOND stands at 59 years. Dr. No released in 1962 Gojira (Godzilla) released in 1954 The Climax Casino Royal was a TV show. Not a Theatrical Movie release. Don’t get me wrong. I’ve loved and enjoyed the bond series since the beginning.

[@clodualdobbeojr5744]

I liked Tim Dalton as Bond and really wished he did 1 more Bond film. Every Bond actor deserves a trilogy.

[@adamstapleton9756]

I grew up in the 80's and Moore was always who I saw as Bond. Honestly though, my favorite is Dalton.

[@marjanp]

Moore was too old to be taken seriously.

[@LexingtonDeville984]

@@marjanp Moore was 46 when he debuted as Bond in Live and Let Die, and 58 when he finished with View to a Kill. Let that sink in.

[@robertleedom7956]

I was a big.huge and massive Timothy Dalton-James bond fan back in the day.... Everyone has their guy And Timothy Dalton was the man... I wanted so much and badly to see a third Timothy Dalton bond 🎥 movie... Timothy came so close to the Ian Fleming bond of the bond-books... Sadly it never happened... Pierce Brosnan did a good job as James bond... Pierce Brosnan was entertaining just to see on the big-screen.. Timothy Dalton was just too cool for school... He is unforgettable.....

[@cooperwolfe5478]

I agree with you. Dalton is my favorite Bond too and I would have loved to see him in more than two Bond films.

[@Jose-se9pu]

All Bond actors gave their best performance in their third film (Goldfinger, The Spy Who Loved Me, The World is Not Enough, Skyfall), its a shame Dalton didnt have the chance, his Bond was a middle ground between the "human" Pierce Brosnan version, and the "assassin" Daniel Craig version, his third film would've probably been his best...he just got unlucky, same as Pierce Brosnan, who deserved a chance at redemption after the absolute disaster and potential franchise killer that was Die Another Day.

[@randomhuman97]

Brosnan reboot of the character reached its peak at goldeneye. TND and TWINE were good but not top tier. die another day was, sadly a bad movie, difficult to defend it . . my 1st movie , loved it when I watched it though. It had to be rebooted again later

[@giulioricci1119]

Connery's best performance is in Thunderball (in Goldfinger Bond it's almost superfluous) and Craig's best is in Casino Royale. Dalton couldn't do better than that, practically Ian Fleming's James Bond.

[@chase138]

I wish we had gotten less Moore and more Dalton honestly. I enjoyed his two entries in the series and their more grounded tone. He definitely matched Fleming’s original description of the character more.

[@DarksaberForce]

Originally Roger wanted to quit after Moonraker and Timothy was supposed to jumpstart the 80s but things unfortunately happened like he wanted Bond to be more serious like the Fleming novels and not campy. I wish they did. Imagine Timothy doing all 80s Bond films in the vein of TLD just tech neo-noir set during the Cold War era. Beautiful.

[@StevenQ74]

Dalton still is my favorite Bond, shame he only got 2 movies

[@ZORIN-X]

Timothy Dalton is the only one that can say he didn't have one single bad 007 movie....even if he starred in just 2, those 2 were outstanding movies.. While Connery,Moore & Brosnan all had at least one if not more really bad Bond installments....(George lazenby only had the one but it wasn't amazing...so i would not count that either) Connery - You Only Live Twice, Never Say Never Again Moore - View To A Kill Brosnan - Die Another Day

[@sandmanzcommin08]

I loved that Property of A Lady storyline, I would kill to see that movie. Brosnan was my first Bond, Connery was THE first Bond, but Dalton will always be my favorite Bond.

[@KaitainCPS]

Licence To Kill was also somewhat unlucky to be released in one of the most congested blockbuster summers I can ever remember: Batman, Lethal Weapon 2, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Ghostbusters II, Star Trek V and The Abyss made up the obvious heavy-hitters, but there were also so many unexpected hits that year: Parenthood, When Harry Met Sally, Honey I Shrunk The Kids, Dead Poets Society, Turner & Hooch, Uncle Buck, Field of Dreams, Look Who's Talking, Sea of Love, Black Rain etc.

[@thelostadventuresofjamesbo5182]

And a bad marketing push.

[@stuartgreenwood6428]

I think the first treatment of Golden Eye was completed when Dalton was still officially in the role in late 93 early 94 before he officially quit in April 94 , he was keen to do the picture but Broccoli wanted him to sign another 3 or 4 film contract till the end of the 90s , and he only wanted to make one further film

[@thelostadventuresofjamesbo5182]

Dalton's third and fourth Bonds would have been very different than GoldenEye.

[@RK-jp4xe]

Licence to Kill is not as underrated as before but still deserves more praise. Living daylights is a good film as well. I wish we saw another film. Thanks for the video.

[@Bluboy30]

I would love to have seen this third Bond film with Dalton, he's definitely my favorite 007.

[@Yzerman_Sweden]

In retrospective I think Timothy Dalton is the best Bond and both The Living Daylights and Licence to Kill are very underrated. I now hold them at the top of the Bond movies together with Goldeneye, The Spy Who Loved Me and For Your Eyes Only!

[@1A157]

It’s criminal Dalton never got to do more Bond films, the 6 year gap between his last & goldeneye he could of easily done at least 2 more films. My personal favourite Bond.

[@befhip]

Agree 100%!!!

[@lukehope4484]

Just finished Dalton's 2 movies and my god The Living Daylights is one of my favorite bond flicks Licence to Kill was also good but slightly lower down.

[@mobiusone6154]

funfact: The Timothy Dalton Bond movies heavily influenced the Hitman games

[@64unknown007]

Really?

[@mikerupertus2326]

Dalton was great as Bond, what a shame there were not more movies. Living Daylights is one of the best Bond films ever in my opinion

[@oscardlap]

For me Timothy Dalton is the Best 007. He was the dark versión of James Bond, tough as nails, Intense, serious but kind and fair when he has to be. "License To Kill" is for me the Best movie in the Franchise, we have a 007 out of is confort zone with no gadgets, fancy Cars, out MI6 and all those things we tought mede i'm special. He just survive using his habilities and inteligence. It's the most brutal 007 adventure until now. Thats why Timothy Dalton is the Best Bond ever!!! 😎 Before Craig did a realistic Bond, Dalton did that first.... It would be fantastic watch him starring Goldeneye or at least Two more pictures more 😕

[@GFX667]

I still want to see Timothy Dalton in a new Bond movie. He could still pull it off as a older bond. Maybe retired, missing the action life and getting involved in the "Property of a lady" plot.

[@nathannicholson3092]

Darkest bond ! He totally nailed it ! It’s sick we didn’t get more with him ! License to kill is mental!

[@preteshpatel959]

My opinion both his films were perfect suited for him. But the living daylights song on a loud system is sublime.

[@rohrichoak9740]

Roger Moore was great, bringing a ton of fun to the character, but Pierce Brosnan's GoldenEye is the utmost masterpiece. Thanks goodness Martin Hollis pitched to create the game after the movie, everything added up.

[@ricardocantoral7672]

Goldeneye is just a retread of all the old Bond tropes.

[@mercuryrising2424]

Pierce was a great Bond but none of his films were masterpieces.

[@pavlovajack3561]

Would have LOVED to see "Property of a Lady" with Dalton. Sounds like it would have been amazing!

[@mediaisthevirus7275]

There's something about him.. Like he could snap at any moment and switch sides... But he always comes out good

[@stevensharp5135]

It’s always a sad reflection when looking back. Dalton was my favourite Bond and I would have liked to have seen him make more movies.

[@astrosquirrel5038]

Dalton was an amazing Bond and years ahead of his time.

[@captaintoyota3171]

Still best Aston in a Bond movie was the black "muscle car" aston Dalton drove. DB5 eh yeah but still the later 80s model is my fav. They brought it back in no time to die and obviously director shares my view. Could you imagine one of those with a modern vantage or vanquish v8 supercharged in it? A resto mod style aston like that would be AMAZING

[@The_Pronato]

Dalton as Bond in a gritty tech thriller sounds great, until you realize this move would've been made in the early 90s and we would probably officially have a Bond movie where the term "Information Super-Highway" is said so all things considered I thinked we dodged a bullet with that one

[@thelostadventuresofjamesbo5182]

Haha. That's funny but the writers were doing their best to create a new Bond film with a fresh take. There were actually two different versions of the third. One was a stylish thriller and the other was an action-comedy. The former would have delivered in the way that you hoped.

[@cinemar]

My brother and I absolutely love Dalton's Bond films and as far as we're concerned he is the best Bond after Connery.

[@channeljan8529]

Dalton would've been perfect for GoldenEye and it would've been a great third and last movie for him.

[@nonomiconone9124]

Would've loved to see Dalton do more. He's one of my favorites.

[@ramaosc]

I actually liked Dalton's "License to Kill" It's a wonderful movie

[@McD5791]

agreed. still can't watch the pressurised tank scene, though... 🤢

[@leecroft1983]

My second favourite Bond movie after Casino Royale.

[@ramaosc]

You should watch the whole chase scene. It's amazing how they were able to pull off all those "effects" at that time. Scene is better than some new movies.

[@ramaosc]

It has to be Golden eye for me. It is what drove my 007 passion. Then License to kill

[@Boondoggle6969]

@@ramaosc Chase scene? I think they were talking about the License to Kill scene where Sanchez throws the guy into the decompression chamber, hits a hose with an axe, and the guys head inflates like a balloon and explodes.

[@tomlake2732]

Dalton actually read all the Fleming novels and had a good handle on what Bond was supposed to be like. I wish he had gone on to make more films. If I couldn't have Connery as Bond, I wanted Dalton.

[@thelostadventuresofjamesbo5182]

His fourth unmade Bond was like a Fleming novel.

[@dredwick]

I'll never forget that dude blowing up in the pressurized room in Licensed to Kill.... I saw that as a kid and it actually scared me.

[@redpillnibbler4423]

It was horror film worthy,as was Felix having his legs eaten alive by sharks and Robert Davi’s character burning alive - holy shit that was brutal!

[@dredwick]

@@redpillnibbler4423 No doubt man... I liked the direction they took the franchise, but then again I'm a huge horror fan.

[@LordMalice6d9]

@@redpillnibbler4423 If License To Kill were made today, it would probably get an R rating.

[@redpillnibbler4423]

@@LordMalice6d9 Ha,maybe,it did have some nasty moments. I thought Robert Davi made an excellent evil villain,real nasty piece of work.

[@MGEX8206]

Nice work, that's more detail on "Property of a Lady" than I've heard before. Dalton could easilly have done that script justice!

[@thelostadventuresofjamesbo5182]

If you think that was good, check out The Lost Adventures of James Bond. The book provides a deep dive into more unmade Bond films.

[@English_MoFo]

For your Eyes Only. License to Kill. Goldeneye & A View to a Kill. Perfect movies.

[@NeverSaySandwich1]

Not view to a kill

[@yrooxrksvi7142]

Property of a Lady could have been the bridge between the more grounded first two installments and hi-tech stuff with a big bombastic villain again. Today, they'd probably cancel it for offending the CCP.

[@DoritoMcVegas]

Living Daylights is the most underrated Bond film

[@howie9751]

I always thought so, but I watched it again a couple of months ago and thought less of it then. Too much "Roger Moore" stuff he wasn't up to.

[@doogboh]

The best one ever, in fact

[@stevendaba6121]

Dalton was a great bond my second favorite after Moore, i loved license to kill. And would loved to see him in the role once again!

[@johanprx7985]

Dalton was great. I would have loved to see him in any Bond movie.

[@kaustavray3164]

As a viewer, I don't give importance to Box office successes. I liked Timothy Dalton as Bond in both the movies and wish he did not just one more but many more Bond movies. In many other Bond movies, I felt his style of acting would have suited the story better, an example being 'For your eyes only'.

[@zillsburyy1]

Dalton's LICENSE TO KILL is said to be the best bond movie ever and one of my personal favorites. Yes its more true to the book. Dalton and Connery are the best bonds. Too bad timothy didnt get a chance to make a third! Its funny how the bad guy (robert davey) had all the funny one liners.

[@wcs494]

I think Robert Davi does not get really hardly any credit playing Sanchez and Benicia Del Toro to.

[@mistermastermind528]

I would've been down for a third Bond film with Timothy Dalton. The plot you talked about would've worked.

[@johnnyfavorite1194]

OHMSS is actually in the top 5 greatest Bonds of all time.

[@randomhuman97]

But back then ppl weren't used to lazenby, especially since he wasn't even an actor, just a model. But story wise, it's the best movie. Negatives were the hero, villain and some Absurd costumes

[@johnnyfavorite1194]

@@randomhuman97 Lazenby was an actor but he had never starred in anything more than a Chocolate Commercial. He conned his way into an audition with I believe director Peter R. Hunt who was impressed enough to give him the role. IMO Lazenby was outstanding as 007 even if audiences (then and contemporary) weren’t willing to accept him. Also, why the dislike for Telly Savalas? I’ve always considered it cool to see a big Hollywood star play Blofeld. By Costumes I assume you mean Bond’s Scottish Highland dress, which I always assumed was to fit into his cover as a Genealogist.

[@MichaelCorleone654]

@@randomhuman97 Telly Savalas was the best Blofeld what are you talking about

[@kovilanmoodley7464]

Probably one of the most awful bond films with the most awful actor to grace the silver screen.Oh my bad, not an actor but a commercial boy playing actor with his voice dubbed.This movie serves as a good sleeping pill to me with it's overwhelming length of run time.Its just a crap film bottom line which is boring and tedious to sit through....

[@MichaelCorleone654]

@@kovilanmoodley7464 There’s a reason why Christopher Nolan, Steven Soderbergh, and Wes Anderson to name a few rate it so highly. It’s a terrific film.

[@comsictrippers]

Very nice work and super informative. Looking forward to a origin story one day.

[@gingergreek]

Dalton's films were my favourite Bond films, especially license to kill

[@xTheGregx]

Dalton's Bond is what Craig's Bond is. Timing is everything and sadly the 80's were not the right time

[@RoverIAC]

Licence to Kill is one of my favorite Bond films.

[@obsideon1343]

The tech thriller treatment sounds interesting and still timely.

[@NeverSaySandwich1]

The title of Property of a Lady is so cool. I'm tired of the edgy Bond titles of late having "die" in their title. I want more romantic sounding ones like "For Your Eyes Only" and "You Only Live Twice"

[@JOECANDELA22]

It also happens to be one of the few remaining original Ian Fleming titles that was never used for a movie. Has a cool ring to it but the woke crowd will probably create some BS reason why its insulting.

[@NeverSaySandwich1]

@@JOECANDELA22 I actually think the woke crowd would be okay with it, especially since they love emasculating men. If it was called Property of a Man, hoooo boy

[@JOECANDELA22]

@@NeverSaySandwich1 I think you may have something there. Thanks for your response and have a nice day.

[@NeverSaySandwich1]

@@JOECANDELA22 You too brother 👌

[@chancecole437]

"Theres no longer running film franchise... than Bond, James Bond." Godzilla- "Am I a joke to you?"