Sean Connery - Genuis or crap?

Nugget · 30-09-2004, 13:59

I've just read this on the Guardian website and wondered what you think:

http://film.guardian.co.uk/features/...316512,00.html

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Originally Posted by Guardian Online

In the final analysis, however, an actor is judged on their output. And it's on this count that Connery comes a cropper. Judged as a whole his career is a mish-mash of the goodish, the bad and the flat-out dreadful. It's often said that no supposedly great actor has made as many bad films as Michael Caine. But this is patently untrue. For all its faults, Caine's career has got nothing on Connery's.

bopdude · 30-09-2004, 14:11

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Originally Posted by Nugget

I've just read this on the Guardian website and wondered what you think:

http://film.guardian.co.uk/features/...316512,00.html

Is he meant to be a critic, sounds to me he just has an anti Connery thing going on, me, I've enjoyed just about everything Mr C has done, albeit some of them may have been roles for a man a few years younger but hey, he still got the job done. Sad to see him hanging his cap,

Nugget · 30-09-2004, 14:17

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Originally Posted by bopdude

Is he meant to be a critic, sounds to me he just has an anti Connery thing going on, me, I've enjoyed just about everything Mr C has done, albeit some of them may have been roles for a man a few years younger but hey, he still got the job done. Sad to see him hanging his cap,

That's what I thought - yeah, he's done some utter rubbish over the years, but surely that's been outweighed by the good stuff:

Highlander allows Highlander 2 + Finding Forrester
The Rock allows Medicine Man + Entrapment, that sort of thing.

I even thought that The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen was good - so what if he's always the same character, it's what he does!

**Chris** · 30-09-2004, 14:36

He has been in some good films and some bad films. The thing is, whatever film he's in, he is just Sean Connery being Sean Connery.

bopdude · 30-09-2004, 14:41

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Originally Posted by Chris T

He has been in some good films and some bad films. The thing is, whatever film he's in, he is just Sean Connery being Sean Connery.

True, and making a bundle to boot

nice one

dilli-theclaw · 30-09-2004, 14:42

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Originally Posted by Chris T

He has been in some good films and some bad films. The thing is, whatever film he's in, he is just Sean Connery being Sean Connery.

Very very tue

A russian sub captain with a thick scottish accent - brilliant

30-09-2004, 14:43

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Originally Posted by Chris T

He has been in some good films and some bad films. The thing is, whatever film he's in, he is just Sean Connery being Sean Connery.

very true - although one where he did seem to break that mould, was Zardoz - remember that?

http://www.badmovies.org/movies/zardoz/

- very funny if not taken too seriously

Ramrod · 30-09-2004, 14:46

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Originally Posted by homealone

very true - although one where he did seem to break that mould, was Zardoz - remember that?

http://www.badmovies.org/movies/zardoz/

- very funny if not taken too seriously

I was going to mention Zardoz as well

Plonking · 30-09-2004, 14:47

i thought the person who wrote the article may have been having a bad day whilst writing that

i quite liked the league of extraordinary gentlemen, though, so I can't really agree with the totally negative attitude the critic has there

Nugget · 30-09-2004, 14:48

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Originally Posted by dilligaf1701

Very very tue

A russian sub captain with a thick scottish accent - brilliant

Surely Highlander beats that one

- I can just picture the meeting:

'Hmm, we need someone to play a 500 year old Scot - I know, Christopher Lambert!'

'Errr, he's French'

'Yes, I know, but he can do a Scottish accent. Right, who can we get to play to play our Egyptian, Ramirez?'

'Hmm I can't think of any Egyptian actors off the top of my head sir'

'No, it's alright - I've got it! Sean Connery - he'll be perfect for the role!'

'So, let me see sir. We've got a French Scotsman, and a Scottish Egyptian with a Spanish name? It's gonna be huge'

'Hmm, talking of huge, let's get Brian Mays hair to do the soundtrack!'

winterbrew · 30-09-2004, 18:43

I don't care about his poorer movies. He's the definitive James Bond, and that's good enough for me. He deserves God status for that alone !

Jon

skyblueheroes · 30-09-2004, 18:45

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Originally Posted by winterbrew

I don't care about his poorer movies. He's the definitive James Bond, and that's good enough for me. He deserves God status for that alone !

Jon

As a massive JB fan I'd have to agree. While reading the books, you could imagine Connery as Bond - fantastic.

**Maggy** · 30-09-2004, 19:07

Please will someone rep Nugget for the above posting because I have to spread it about some more.He's made me spill my tea.

30-09-2004, 19:30

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Originally Posted by Incognitas

Please will someone rep Nugget for the above posting because I have to spread it about some more.He's made me spill my tea.

Done

Ramrod · 30-09-2004, 19:44

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Originally Posted by Incognitas

Please will someone rep Nugget for the above posting because I have to spread it about some more.He's made me spill my tea.

I can't. I gotta spread it about first! And he really deserves more than one for that!