I'm looking for Commander James Bond, not an overgrown stunt man. -Ian Fleming
New controversy has fans upset with the 50th anniversary Blu-ray advisement, namely the lack of Sean Connery who defined the role of James Bond 007. To answer your question first, yes we did notice the lack of Connery the other Bonds in the advert when we first posted the Blu-ray set news. However as we have learned when we are the first to highlight something of this nature we are tared and feathered for being insensitive to a certain overgrown stuntmen 😉 That and we have become accustomed to the Classic Bond series (as defined by Sean Connery) being snubbed by the powers that be at EON and the studio.
In a certain light the snub makes sense for the studio/EON productions, seeing as Craig is the “Bond” they are trying to flog on the public. However for the 50th anniversary it boggles the mind why the man who originated the role (and his successors) are not give a more favourable viewing. On the other hand if the public gets to used to see James Bond 007 looking and acting, well lets put it plainly as he should, they might begin to wonder at the current incarnation of Her Majesty’s most faithful of servants. 😉
Discuss this in out forum; Sean Connery snub leaves fans shaken
By Camilla Tominey
FOR millions of movie-goers Sean Connery, with his sophisticated charm and deadpan wit, will always be the definitive James Bond.
But now film bosses have managed what the combined efforts of all the villains in his seven Bond movies failed to achieve – virtually wiping him out of 007 history.
Sir Sean appears on screen for fewer than five seconds of a 105-second advert for the launch of the Bond films on Blu-ray.
Daniel Craig, with just two 007 hits under his belt, gets a whopping 22 seconds, compared with Sir Sean’s “blink and you’ll miss it” moments in the MGM promo. The new boy even gets to deliver the key catchphrase: “The name’s Bond, James Bond”, that, for many, is so closely associated with Connery.
Craig is seen in stunts from Casino Royale and romping with Gemma Arterton in Quantum Of Solace.
Fans need an eagle eye to spot Connery’s moments. They include the side of his face, a flash of him in his Aston Martin in From Russia With Love and a shot of his famous beach scene with Ursula Andress in Dr No.
A fan
One fan complained: “Sir Sean made James Bond what it is today and it is appalling that he is treated like a forgotten man on the screen.
“Sir Sean’s films, such as Gold- finger, Diamonds Are Forever, You Only Live Twice and Dr No are the classics of the 007 franchise.”
The apparent snub is the latest twist in a long running wrangle with Bond bosses over the 50th anniversary 007 celebrations. Sir Sean insists he has retired from screen work, but MGM wants him on board to help promote the franchise.
Roger Moore, Timothy Dalton and Pierce Brosnan are also glimpsed and there is even a half-second shot of George Lazenby, who starred only in On Her Majesty’s Secret Service.
