Beside what Ian Fleming originally envisaged, why should he be specifically English? Hes a spy working for Mi6. Thats the British government. ( That'll be England, Scotland and Wales in case youre unsure ). I dont think Connery ever tried to disguise his accent in the role. Which is why it sounds even more weird when he…
Ror- no worries. It's nice to see some points of view from both sides about the matter. It is definitly interesting. All I know is what twisted half lies were in Braveheart. I don't remember having any history lessons on the british isles while I was in school. And since I'm a stupid yank, I am probably missing half the…
I would have liked it to have been Jason Statham (lack of hair didn't prevent Connery wearing a rug!) because he's probably the 1st convincing british action star for a while. Previously I'd been rooting for Ewan out of national bias, but after watching the 2nd transporter, i just thought that Jason could pull it off in…
From: http://www.isleofman.com/about/ What makes the Isle of Man different from anywhere else in the British Isles? Many things! The Island is a unique self-governing kingdom - a Crown dependency which belongs to neither the UK nor the European Union. It has its own parliament (called Tynwald), laws, traditions, culture,…
Rick - well I was using the term 'Britain' not 'UK'. Is it not termed 'the United Kingdom of Great Britain *and* Northern Ireland? Surely even Northern Irishmen that pledge allegiance to the Queen ( God that sounds so silly in this day and age ) dont consider themselves 'British' at all but Irish? As I understand it The…
Glad we can find some common ground, ror I absolutely feel that the loss of what made Bond so interesting coincided with the overall dilution of 'Britishness' with the series, for lack of a better word. Things like replacing the Aston Martin with a BMW were frankly disgusting. I can tolerate product placement to a degree,…
I think I'd hav eliked to see Mr. Sean Bean as a possibly contender for the role too, but I suspect he's probablt a little old now, as well as having played both a 00 and a villain in a previous film (Goldeneye of course). I respect Bean more and more every time I see him, and I now get annoyed each time he's in a film but…
I just dont see Farrel working out for me. But maybe thats just because Im used to hearing him do an American accent I dont know. I dunno, he just seems a bit too 'Hollywood' for the role for my liking. If you liked Die Another Day, then I guess thats fitting, but to inject some much needed 'Britishness' into the…
Duke: heh, thats really funny, honest too i guess! Try - Sexy Beast - Retired brit gangster, living the stereotypical british dream of retirement in Spain until, Ben Kingsley, playing the pyscho for once, comes to demand he come back to help 'do a job'. The Madness of King George - Based on 'Mad Georgie' and his bouts with…
Phew Well, Ive read everything you wrote. I shouldn't really be suprised. First off, *IT DOES AFFECT ME*. I shall repeat. Half my family are Scottish, the other English. Most of my time in the UK is spent in Glasgow. Which can often be not alot of fun as an Englishman let me tell you pal. But I dont need to tell you. You…