Daniel Craig: Blame 'Austin Powers' For the Super Serious James Bond Movies

Yahoo ^ | December 3, 2014 | Jordan Zakarin

[C19fan]

Why so serious?

[RckyRaCoCo]

“That really hurt! I’m going to have a lump there, you idiot. Who throws a shoe? Honestly. You fight like a woman”.

[JRandomFreeper]

Is Beiber really going to be the next Bond?

/johnny

[ilgipper]

The humor is the best part of the earlier Bond films. Today, all movies are about special effect and action. Bond followed suit to a large extent. I was not a big fan of Brosnan as 007..he’s too effeminate. Good guy and actor, but not masculine. Craig seems to be a good Bond, but I can’t get into these recent movies.

[Vendome]

“I am James Bond”

[Jack Hydrazine]

Maybe he should only speak English English in the next Bond flick!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NIaiW1XrzxA

[Servant of the Cross]

[ClearCase_guy]

I'm going to throw this open to a much wider canvas -- We live in a very Ironic age. Nothing is taken seriously. Everything is a joke. And although we see problems, we feel frustration that nothing ever gets fixed.

I think that society will not get fixed until we Get Serious. Drop the jokes, focus on serious matters and have high expectations for people. For me, that means a return to a Christian Worldview. It's the one thing the Left is very afraid of. And so ... they make with the jokes.

[Nepeta]

The only Bond I liked was the David Niven incarnation in the first Casino Royale, which is the only Bond movie I liked.

[Yo-Yo]

Sean Connery had humor, but Roger Moore brought cartoonish camp to the role (Jaws, Sheriff J.W. Pepper, etc.) If Daniel Craig wants to blame anyone for a ‘serious’ Bond, he can blame Mat Damon and his Bourne movies for raising the action bar.

[moehoward]

Nonsense. There were countless spy spoofs showing right along with the original Bond series. In fact every single schtick in Meyer’s films was ripped off from Matt Helm, Flint, etc...

[MUDDOG]

James Bond villains were always the best part -- Dr. No, Lotte Lenya, Goldfinger, etc.

Dr. Evil is the equal of any.

[vladimir998]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hj2BVb0xilc

[RckyRaCoCo]

Saul Alinsky smiles...(from hell)

[skinkinthegrass]

I would have thought Roger Moore "hacked it" first...very un-seriesly. d:^D

[AnglePark]

Craig seems to be a good Bond, but I can’t get into these recent movies.

I was skeptical about Craig as Bond, mainly because I grew up with Connery and Moore, but the new ones are my favorites -- by a long shot. I still love the oldies, but Craig rocks as Bond, and I really appreciate a more serious 007. I hope he continues with the role for quite a while.

[PGR88]

He’s right. I see a bond movie now, and I immediately think of Austin Powers (and Liz Hurley...)

[Hyman Roth]

James Bond villains were always the best part -- Dr. No, Lotte Lenya, Goldfinger, etc.

My two favs were Pussy Galore and Nurse Goodhead.

[Servant of the Cross]

I was not a big fan of Brosnan as 007..he’s too effeminate.

Compared to Timothy Dalton, Brosnan is Conan the Barbarian.

[BBB333]

Very few people ever name David Niven in the list of James Bond actors (much less Woody Allen as James Bond, Jr.).