I’m a Bond fanatic and I wouldn’t give you flak for that at all. Dalton did a fantastic job! I hated that events from 1989-1995 with the Thunderball lawsuit derailed his Bond career. I actually think he should have gotten Moore’s last 2 films. Moore was too old by then
@@pauldarcy4244 Hmm…don’t know. Brosnan was a great Bond, and I have to say Brosnan was and still is “the most popular Bond.” He kept Bond relevant in the 90s and introduced the character to a new generation in the 90s and 2000s. Most of the Bond video games are with Brosnan’s likeness, so I’m not sure if Dalton could have outperformed Brosnan in Goldeneye. He hit a grand slam with that one. But Dalton definitely should have gotten Moore’s last 2 at least. We can agree to disagree though
I have nothing against Mr. Dalton, he did well but it should've been Brosnan. I stopped going to the theater when they fired him, Pierce Brosnan got screwed coming and going.
Dalton is by far the single most accurate depiction of the original character from the novels. In fact, the only inaccuracy between Dalton’s bond and the original Ian Fleming bond is that Ian Flemmings character has a scar in his right cheek. That’s about it.
@@ninjabearpress2574 nothing wrong with that at all. Personally, the only issue I have with Connery is that he’s only really playing Fleming‘s character in his first two films everything after that he’s replaying himself or he looks so damn bored that he’s thinking about his last round of golf. I also think his films for the most part are overrated. With Pierce Brosnan, I think he was fantastic as a cinematic bond but when it comes to actually playing Ian Fleming’s character, he didn’t care much about the source material and instead just condensed what all the previous actors had done. According to Rosen to himself, he never even read any of the source material. He’s also the only version of the character do not have a single scene lifted from a single Ian Fleming text, which makes for the least accurate incarnation of the character with the exception of his looks. Now don’t get me wrong for me. This first two films are top-tier bond. One is just amazing. The other is really good stupid fun. But if I won closest to Ian Fleming’s original character, I’ll go with Dalton or Craig as they are about his textbook Fleming as it gets with the exception of Daniel Craig’s hair.
Fun Fact: Timothy Dalton was considered to be the next Bond after Connery to be in OHMSS, but he declined, saying that James Bond should be an older person.
Yeah but to be fair so was everyone. Ewan macgregor tried out at one point. Pierce Brosnan also was meant as an option to follow Connery but he was tied to his tv show at the time
@@DafyddBrooks I would have to do some research to find out which year it was. Llwellyn was in Norway for some reason, and we bumped into him outside Grand Hotel in Oslo. I remember reading he died not too long after, maybe a year, and he died in 1999, so maybe 97-98.
That's a story to tell the grandchildren for sure so Jealous I would of loved to have met Desmond I thought he was fantastic as Q definitely should be a statue to him looking towards Where Q worked @@kentjensen4504
The first time I saw Timothy Dalton was in "Flash Gordon". When I found out he was going to be the new James Bond, the first thing that came to my mind was "Omg! They got Prince Barin to play James Bond?"
I liked Dalton so much. To me he represented what a spy and man of action like this would be like. Almost straight from the novels. His intensity, his look and physique is what does it for me. You believe that this guy could kill you and intimidate everybody he can come across. That being said, I feel like the franchise was not ready for him. The material they gave him while solid was below him and what he tried to convey. Imagine him doing a movie of the caliber of Casino Royale, it would have been my perfect Bond movie. Also I wished he would have become a bigger star. Doing bigger roles, maybe playing Dracula, Batman and other dark characters like that.
Dalton was too late and too early. If he had gotten in before Moore, the series might have taken a darker turn to stay closer to the books, and if he had gotten the Brosnan scripts, he would have crushed them.
I agree with this take. The Living Daylights had some great stunts and set-pieces, but it still made Bond feel more like a real person. I feel like License to Kill was a big drop in quality. I know a lot of people like it because it was such a big departure for the franchise, but I just thought it was a grimy-looking knockoff of Miami Vice. A Bond film should at the very least *look* good, and that film did not. (Love Benicio Del Toro though, lol.)
The issue was that LTK was rated 15+, and TLD featured the Taliban as allies. Both of those led in the UK at least to far less TV airings as the Moore & Connery Bonds.
Lots of people agree with this and I never understood it. I never could buy this actor as that at all. He does not seem intimidating in any way when compaired Connery and Craig.
The old man who played Q said that Dalton was his personal favorite Bond, as he personally reminded him the closest of Bond in the novels, which he had read before the films were ever made. I dont have an immediate source, but you can probably google his name and "favorite Bond" and an article will come up.
Timothy Dalton is probably my favourite Bond. He's certainly the most underrated. I also thought the on screen chemistry between Dalton and Maryam d'Abo was excellent. I really bought the relationship between Bond and Kara.
Band was A-ha. You'd know them from their song, "Take on Me". Quite popular. Usually a band gets a 007 film as their final, crowning achievement and then their career is retired.
Not exactly "retired", but it does seem true that a lot of artists are "cursed" with getting the Bond gig at their peak and then tend to fade somewhat; Sheena Easton, Duran Duran, A-ha, Garbage, Sheryl Crow....
The Living Daylights is on my Top 7 movies about 007 (not necessarily in 7th or 6th). It is my favorite 007 film of the ones starred by Timothy Dalton who is my favorite James Bond; after Sean Connery. And Maryam d'Abo is by far one of my favorite bond girls.
@@Doggeslife I didn't know this, so I checked Wikipedia, which indicates that Maryam d'Abo and Olivia d'Abo are _not_ sisters (because they have different parents). Dang, I would have believed you!
The Living Daylights is top Bond for me, part of the very best Bonds like On Her Majesty's Secret Service, Thunderball, From Russia With Love, Casino Royale...
This is easily one of the best Bond movies. Dalton is terrific in the role! Feels like an Ian Fleming story while also giving us the epic scope of the blockbuster
Es un buena canción, pero la canción de The Living Daylights es la de Pretenders, que está instrumental durante toda la película y completa en los créditos finales, es la última gran canción de John Barry con Pretenders, es desde mi óptica, la mejor canción de Bond de la historia
Probably not a popular opinion, but I much prefer the more synth-infused album version of the theme. It also has a cool, slightly sinister note change at the end of the chorus, which for some inexplicable reason is omitted from the movie version.
The cellist is Maryam d'Abo. Her younger cousin is Olivia d'Abo, though they look like sisters. When Olivia turned 18, they bought a house together in LA. Olivia got the job of Fred Savage's older sister in The Wonder Years. Sadly, Maryam's husband died in February. Russia was at war in Afghanistan at the time. You need to watch the show Chuck. Too many reasons why are spoilers, but it's basically a comic spy show, with many things you love.
Ohhh, I just assumed they were sisters. Olivia also plays a member of the Q Continuum (although the plot involves her not realising this) in the Star Trek TNG episode "True Q".
@@iskye07 I always thought they were sisters until a few years ago. And then I still mix them up. I've only seen a few episodes of TNG. I only remember one of those because of what happened while watching it. The ship kept exploding until people developed enough deja vu to change events. My friends and I were in the campus bar. We planned on just one beer each. Every time the ship exploded, we ordered our one beer. "I feel like I've ordered this beer before."
@@johncampbell756 That episode is "Cause and Effect" and is a fan favourite (it might even crop up on this channel soon if it gets enough fan votes). Kelsey Grammar makes a cameo at the end too. Downing a drink with every loopback sounds like an excellent idea... though it's just as well it isn't a two-parter ;)
I'm old enough for Dalton to have been my first "new Bond"; and, when it comes to the core of my Bond fanfare, it's a trifecta between him, Connery, and Moore.
It always make me smile how the assassins walkman headphones still work after strangling his victims. In my day, if you caught the wire or sat on the slack, it broke. That was it, game over. Mono forever. 😂🤣
The great thins about Timothy Dalton's Bond was that he wanted to go back to the grittier, darker version of Bond from the books. He also did the majority of his own stunts so that was really him clinging to the top of the jeep!! Best Bond in my book!
This is of course the 4th actor to play the role of James Bond 007, Timothy Dalton is a Shakespearean actor and a very intelligent guy. Dalton hails from Wales and has also appeared in Flash Gordon and the Tourist. Sadly Dalton has never really married.
The Living Daylights is one of the most polished and best-looking Bond films of all time. Although I think A License to Kill had the better story and greater character depth and villains, this movie still holds up extremely well after all these years. Dalton should’ve at least been able to do Goldeneye, in my opinion. He deserved a trilogy. Terribly underrated portrayal and set of films.
I loved Timothy Dalton as Bond--thought he was sexy and thoughtful and much darker than the other Bonds. It's important to know that the producers wanted Pierce Brosnan (then starring in the TV series REMINGTON STEELE) as the next Bond, but as soon as that rumor hit the trade papers, the TV show insisted they wouldn't let him out of his contract. Dalton went in and a few years later, Brosnan was available to play Bond. I still think Dalton was better. Thanks for reacting to this--one of my favorite movies of his!
Feels like there's definitely some Dalton influence on Pierce Brosnan's performance in Goldeneye, which it's all the better for. He starts to match the silliness of the plots in Tomorrow Never Dies, though I do still like that one a lot
As a man (Married (55 yrs/Father/Grandfather) in my 70's, if you two were single and out & about, I wouldn't let y'all near any of the Bonds. To Pretty Wittty and Charming for your own good. Thanks for your wonderful commentary and the hard work from you and your film crew. Good Job, Ladies.
I think the actor you were referring to that looks like Timothy Dalton is Jason Isaacs (Lucius Malfoy in the Harry Potter films). Isaacs has said that he has been mistaken for Dalton before.
Jason Isaacs was my alternate choice for the role of Gustav Graves in Die Another Day. He was also auditioned for the role of Norman Osborn in Spider Man 2002 until Willem Defoe was cast. Speaking of Sam Raimi’s Spider Man, did you know that Fred Ward, Christopher Lloyd, Hugh Laurie, Michael Keaton, Ronald Lee Ermey and Bill Paxton were auditioned for the role of Jonah Jameson?
The Living Daylights is a short story by the late Ian Fleming. The original plot of it is Bond deliberately shoot to miss the female assassin at the window due to his gut instincts; the rest of the movie plot was fleshed out by the screen writers. By the way TLD heralded 25 years of the James Bond franchise from 1962 to 1987. Which explains why there was a new Bond and a new Miss Moneypenny. There were also more than one song composed for this particular bond movie.
@@johnkennethwiseman5460 That’s right. Other Bond movies if you notice each has only 1 song both for the opening and closing credits - this one can fill up 1 whole album!
"He was the helper in Indiana Jones, and...I think he was Gimli in Lord of the Rings..." *proud parent tears* Yes, yes he is! John Rhys-Davies is his name, and he is amazing!
'Smiert Spionom' is actually a bit of a recycled reference. In From Russia With Love, the old lady Rosa Klebb had defected to SPECTRE. But since her defection had been kept quiet by the Soviet government (since it would otherwise make them look bad), Klebb said only a few people knew of her defection. So when Tania meets her, she recognizes as her as Head of Operations for SMERSH. SMERSH stands for "Smert Shpionam", ie. "Death to Spies", a once real life counter-intelligence group started by Stalin, which Bond novels referenced.
Timothy Dalton was excellent in one of the best comedic films of the last 20 years - Hot Fuzz ( the second of the Cornetto Trilogy, Simon Pegg and Nick Frost) the other two being Shaun of the Dead and The World's End
She's seen Shaun of the Dead, but don't think she's seen Hot Fuzz! Kinda dissapointed she didn't continue The Cornetto Trilogy with "Hot Fuzz" and "The World's End" But after all these Bond-movies she should also give the Austin Powers movies a go, which is a spoofy/immature comedy version of the Bond-franchise and similar special agent movies.
@@ghostofyourmom Awwh well that sucks. I think they are really fun but I guess it's not for everyone. She knows they are different genres and not all Zombie movies?
So happy that you're doing both movies, I like both of them. Dalton deserves a much longer run than he got because of the off-screen issues with the studio.
Saw this movie as a first date with a girl when I was a teen. I picked her up and told her we were going to see the new Bond. She knew I'd seen it but thought it was good - it would be her first time seeing. I remembered the scene and I said "Kheista" to her when I arrived. She said, "What?" I said, "You'll see." Then that part of the movie came around and James says that to Kara in Afghanistan and she asks, "What does that mean?" James says, "It means 'beautiful' in Afghan." .....And, my date remembered, smiled at me impressed and snuggled up close. One of my best [slightly cheesey] lines. Thanks, Bond.
Aww! I should note that Afghan isn't actually a language. Dari and Pashto are the languages of Afghanistan. Still, if you and that girl are still together, then it's wonderful that the world's greatest secret agent brought you together.
Yesss, The Living Daylights. My favorite Bond (Dalton), my favorite Bond girl (Maryam d'Abo), and my favorite Bond car (1987 Aston Martin V8 Vantage) all in one movie.
Not Olivia, but Maryam D'Abo. They're cousins once removed, or something like that. Olivia was the one who played a character in The Wonder years. But they look similar enough that one could be forgiven for mixing them up.
This was the 4th of 5 Bond films, directed by John Glen. Timothy Dalton was my ideal Bond as an kid and I definitely understood who this character was. Dalton was first approached to play Bond at age 25 for On Her Majesty Secret Service (after Connery, before Lazenby). Although he was a fan of the novels, Dalton declined to the role because he knew he was too young to play the role. When Roger Moore was done being Bond, Pierce Brosnan (pre-Goldeneye) was prepared for The Living Daylights. The Remington Steele tv series (Brosnan was the lead) on NBC was going to end. But NBC actually greenlit another season and Brosnan couldn't be in the movie. Franchise producer Albert Broccoli remembered Dalton from when OHMSS was being developed and got him casted for TLD after finishing 2 other films. Dalton does play Bond at 95% of who the character is. The Aston Martin V8 was my first, favorite Bond car. The theme song by A-HA and the other songs by The Pretenders is so good. To be clear; Timothy Dalton had to walk as Bond, so that Daniel Craig could run.
Dalton was actually younger (21 or 22) when they approached him for OHMSS. He was born in 1946 and OHMSS was released in 1969. So, he would have been 23 when the movie came out. Younger when it was made. Tom Selleck suffered a similar set back when they wanted him to play Indiana Jones. CBS picked up Magnum P. I. for another season and he couldn't do it.
@@richardb6260 Selleck could not play "Indy" only because the executives at CBS refused to permit him to film Raiders (and presumably Temple as well) during the summer hiatus, perhaps out of jealousy towards Spielberg. Dalton was supposedly offered to portray Bond starting with FYEO, but he purportedly declined then as well, citing the then-campy tone of the series (the overture became moot, since Roger re-upped for that film in the end).
This came out in 1987, which was also the 25th anniversary of the film series. Timothy Dalton is actually the most like the literary Bond. His look, his demeanor, and his overall attitude towards his job are more along the lines of how Fleming described him in the novels. It's a shame he doesn't get the credit he deserves. Dalton was a great Bond. I wish he'd done more.
I think he gets more credit now then did then as he was just ahead of his time in 1980s as Daniel Craig showed similar attributes Dalton with being more serious and darker edge with more toned down humor as opposed to Roger Moore who at the time had built his own style in 7 films over 12 years with his tongue in cheek humor and wit/charm and Dalton taking over from Moore was no easy feat but he did well considering only did 2 films but enjoyed The Living Daylights as one of my favorite Bond films and been a Bond fan for over 25 years. I think fans then just weren’t ready for a darker tone in Bond films.
@Scott Knode you're right, he does more credit now than he did at the time. The role has to change with each actor. They had to get away from the Connery era and make it fit Moore. Just as they had to update the series each time to fit Dalton, Brosnan and Craig.
I don’t disagree with you Robert, it’s often said he was the most Fleming-like bond but I think Coonery was also. I just think it seemed stronger with Dalton because he followed Moore who was so different. Speaking of Moore, I think in retrospect a lot of bond fans rank his films (or just him) a lot lower… but as someone who was around in the 70s, I can vouch for the fact that a Moore and his movies were huge (of course) but he was also thought to be extremely cool as well. The 70s… was just a really different decade 😎
Timothy Dalton was a great Bond -- and the one most like the Ian Fleming Bond characterization in the books. Second only to Sean Connery (the "original"), with Danial Craig being "2B." It's a shame Dalton never had his opportunity to really hit his stride and cement his place with a third Bond movie. He was the victim of long delays in-between movies thanks to Bond franchise legal and monetary disputes in court that held up production. By the time all that got resolved and Bond movies got cleared to start production again, Dalton withdrew from Bond out of care and concern for the character because he believed he had become "too old" to credibly portray Bond (he wanted to avoid Roger Moore's mistake of staying a tad bit "too long" in the role of 007). Interestingly, Timothy Dalton had also exhibited rare self-denial and concern for the Bond character much earlier in his career too. A trained Shakespearean stage actor, Dalton had been offered to play Bond after Sean Connery gave up the role ... but at that time he believed himself to be "too young" to credibly play a grizzled MI6 00 agent. Timothy Dalton was probably the first and only Bond actor who placed concern for the credibility of the Bond role and the good of the Bond franchise above his own pecuniary self-interest and natural selfish desire to play 007. That self-awareness, self-discipline, and selflessness also adds to the Greatness of Timothy Dalton's Bond legacy.
When I see Timothy dalton, I still think of him as prince barin from Flash Gordon, and the professor from the doom patrol series, and the rocketeer as the 1938 Hollywood actor
'Licence To Kill' is a good movie, and if you have two select 2 of the Pierce Brosnan Bond films, may I suggest 'Golden Eye' and 'Tomorrow Never Dies'.
This is one of the first Bond movies I ever watched as a kid and Dalton was inspired casting. I wish he got his planned third movie. This is so underrated along with Licence To Kill. Dalton was the closest to Ian Fleming's vision for the character. BTW this was the last musical score that John Barry ever did for the franchise and he went out with a bang. This film has an absolutely banging soundtrack. So cool that Barry incorporated A-Ha's song into the score.
Thanks for the video! I appreciate that you're upfront about elements you don't like in what you watch; it makes me enjoy it more when you're all-in on something because I know you mean it!
Don't know if you realised, Koskov was played by the same actor who was the bad guy in The Fugitive, and The guy who played the Afghan leader was the bad guy in the Schwarzenegger film True Lies, (not sure if you have watched that), but worth a watch if you haven't.
Well Done! John Rhys Davies, one of our best character actors. He also does a lot of television. He played Professor Arturo in the Sci-Fi series 'Sliders'.
Dalton should've gotten more than 2 films. IMO he should've replaced Moore in 85 and gotten a film in 91 or 92. The Living Daylights is one of my favorite 007 films.
Actually a planned Bond film called Property Of A Lady was supposed to star Timothy Dalton in 1991 his 3rd film but with legal ligations and delays Bond films didn’t get produced from 1989 until Goldeneye was finally greenlit and began filming in 1994 which was supposed to have Dalton return but Dalton by then turned it down as no longer wanted to play Bond and continue on with a multi film deal after Goldeneye as was already 48 years old by then and was ready to move on to projects He officially resigned from the role in 1994 while filming a miniseries he was doing and Pierce Brosnan took over as Bond. Dalton was in line to take over as Bond numerous times including For Your Eyes Only but Roger Moore decided to return and same with Octopussy and A View To A Kill as Moore was on a film to film basis with contract after his initial 5 film deal ended with Moonraker. Moore decided to retire from the role while filming A View To A Kill and Dalton finally got to take over in 1986.
Actor Joe Don Baker is known for his appearances as both a villain and an ally in three James Bond films: as Brad Whitaker in The Living Daylights (1987) and as CIA Agent Jack Wade in GoldenEye (1995) and Tomorrow Never Dies (1997) both of which have Pierce Brosnan ( Remington Steele, The Thomas Crown Affair) playing Bond.
yeah, when I saw those Bond films, I thought, "Couldn't they find a different actor! How could a 'bad guy' or at very LEAST, not use Felix Lightet's name! poor director's choice.
Dalton is very underrated I do love BOTH of his films, Funny enough Peirce Brosnan was supposed to be Bond in this one but had to pull out because of the TV show he was in got greenlit for another season after initially being canceled. Yes Q is the Same guy throughout all the movies till his death in real life, they only Recast him in the Craig films in Sky Fall. The original films loosely continue off each other The film after George Lazenby On Her Majesty's Secret Service is Diamonds are Forever which has Sean Connery BACK as Bond and it takes place Right after with him seeking revenge for Tracys Death. I'd Love you guys to do all the films, or all the Brosnan films at the very least!
Each actor makes Bond his own. Btw, Peirce was asked first for these films, but he was busy at the time. That is why Timothy was Bond for these 2 films.
Not necessarily. Dalton was asked first but he declined, then Sam anvil did a screen test, but the producers opted for Brosnan, but he was forced to decline, then thays when Dalton came on board
Timothy Dalton is the only actor who actually read the Ian Fleming books and wanted to be more like bond was in the books. and the plot of licence to kill came from chapters 14 and 15 of the 2nd bond book live and let die
Same, but I do think his character was perhaps a bit too serious. I think he could have had more funny one liners to break up the action sequences, but apart from that he was very good and true to Fleming's interpretation of the character.
Here’s something wild. The first Bond novel was finally made into a film with Daniel Craig… Casino Royale. Then came Moonraker and Live and Let Die, etc.
Casino Royale has been adapted for the screen three times: a 1954 episode of the CBS television series Climax! with Barry Nelson as an American Bond, a 1967 film version with David Niven playing "Sir James Bond", and of course with Craig
One of the more interesting "Fan theories" is that the number 007 - and the NAME "James Bond" is passed from one agent to the next! I'm not sure if I go with this idea or not. But especially with the later Bonds it starts making sense. Fun fact - Roger Moore STARTED doing Bond when he was already past 50 years old! So - in terms of age continuity, he's actually ON POINT to take over from Sean Connery's Bond! I personally think he might've over-stayed the franchise by one or two films. He was visibly a bit too old in his last two films to still be believable. Even so - they were still fun films. And they even hang a lampshade on his age when he REFUSES to bed a girl under the age of 20 in one of his later films - being visibly uncomfortable with her advances! (Moore's Bond obviously felt that was taking things a bit too far - even for HIM!) Starting with Timothy Dalton's Bond though - and even MORE so with Pierce Brosnan - it's quite clear this CAN'T still be the same guy and stay believable. Though they DO go out of their way in Brosnan's first film to refer to him as a "Cold War dinosaur" because of the changing times. And of course - Daniel Craig's Bond is a complete reboot.
1987 was pretty much the height of the AIDS epidemic, and producers felt that having Bond run around having unprotected sex with half-a-dozen women may not have panned out too well. So they went with the love story of what, I consider, one of the better Bond girls. Dalton appeared more comfortable in the casual wear of the film than he did the formal wear. And I thought this one highlighted his talents and grittier take on the Bond character. Dalton's next film shows an even darker take on the character. Looking forward to seeing your reactions to that one, too.
I don't mind this one but it's "License to Kill" that's my favorite of the two starring Dalton. It started the more action heavy style that has remained ever since.
@@johnkozlovich5519that wasn’t the premise of the comment. It wasn’t about favourites. It was about which one most closely resembled Ian Fleming’s literary character. Everyone has their favourite. That’s an opinion everyone is entitled to.
@@frogofbrass382imo by spectre and NTTD he seemed rather bored and doesn’t want to do it anymore which is why I like to believe that he agreed to have bond killed off and I refuse the bs about it’s what he had in mind for the character that is absolute nonsense
“Smiert Spionam” Russian for “Death to Spies” is abbreviated as “Smersh” in the novels and also mentioned in “From Russia with Love”. Rosa Klebb defected from Smersh to join Spectre. Ian Fleming had asserted that it was an actual Russian organization during the Cold War.
In the 1980's there was a war going on between Russia and Afghanistan that's why the tie in with James Bond.One of the Rambo movies also has a tie in with the Russia Afghanistan war.
Easily my favorite Bond movie, many interesting twists and turns, amazing action and the score is just out of this world. Not to mention, the finale of the film, and especially the cargo net fight, might be my number one action sequence of all time. Fighting a professional assassin, on a cargo net suspended behind a plane in the air, with someone without experience flying the plane, a ticking bomb onboard, and the ropes holding the net failing. Not sure if anything can top that in sheer danger. Not to mention, the music during this scene is pure perfection.
I saw "The Living Daylights" at least five times in the theaters. That's how much I love it. One of the main reason why I love it so much is that it seemed more like a spy thriller than the usual Bond fantasy action. Holy cow! It's Dr. Christian Shephard aka John Terry. As for Kara drugging Bond . . . he brought it on himself by lying to her since leaving Bratislava. And she was a musician, not a trained spy or pilot.
Hi Cassie, regarding whether there are various versions of Bond, this is my explanation. There are two versions of James Bonds. The first version was the original novel version which according to it's very own creator IAN FLEMING it was never meant for school boys. This version was realistic, dark and gritty. It often ends in a cliff hanger (like killing of James Bond's wife) to leave it's reader wanting to buy and read the next novel. Then there is the cinematic version. When the first James Bond movie (Dr. No) went into production it's Director Terence Young made some creative modifications to Bond so it would pass the censors. And this 007 was an instant hit. However as time goes by the cinematic version evolve more and more as a parody and away from it's original roots. Timothy Dalton is a fan of the novels and stated to Broccoli that if he would do aBond film he would like it to go back to it's original concept. Dalton even always a kept a copy of the novel while shooting. He even featured the "squinting of eyes mannerism" when James Bond is angry.
It’s probably been commented on multiple times by now, but a-ha performed the title track. The same band that did the massively popular song Take On Me.
Oh, just one more thing: Yes, the theme songs are especially written for the Bond movies. Hence most of them (not all) share the title of the movie. With a few exceptions like "The Spy Who Loved Me", where the song was actually titled "Nobody Does It Better", but at least it dropped the title of the movie into the lyrics. John Barry, the composer, was also involved in writing the theme song with the band (he apparently hated the collaboration with a-ha on this), and the melody of the song also appears a lot throughout the music score. Something that occurs a lot in Bond films.
End song by Chrissie Hynde , If there was a man , The Pretenders for 007 , people may know her better from song , The Pretenders , I'll Stand By You . There is a connection to other Bond movie , in 1999 Chrissie Hynde and Carla Lane organized , Here, There and everywhere , A concert for Linda , memorial concert . Linda and Paul McCartney did the theme song to Live and let die .
@@pete_lind The Pretenders did also the song "Where Has Everybody Gone" with John Barry, which basically became Necros' theme song throughout the movie.
For License to Kill, the 2nd Dalton Bond film, they bring back the same actor who played Felix Liter in Live and Let Die, he gets married, with Bond serving as his best man.
I loved Timothy Dalton as Bond. I am probably one of the few, but I also have a bias because he played my favorite character in one of my favorite childhood movies, Flash Gordon. I also like him because it was the first time, since On Her Majesties Secret Service, that we see some vulnerability in Bond.
Lmao. I was 11 when I saw Flash. The combination of soundtrack, campy sci fi space flick and my youth made for a perfect combination to make this one of my favorite movies of my childhood. Unfortunately I tried to watch it again in my 30’s and while the soundtrack still resonates with, me the film (I think mostly due to the aweful special effects) was hard to watch. But Dalton definitely stood out in that film, very good actor.
You ladies might be a little too young to remember, but the Afghanistan plot is related to the Afghan-Soviet War of 1979-1989-ish. The US provided aid to the Afghans as early as July of '79 when morning talk host Mika Brzezinski's dad, then National Security Advisor, and President Carter began aid to the Afghan mujahideen. Initially money for non-military assistance, then antique Enfield bolt-actions, then Stingers and all the stuff seen in Charlie Wilson's War with Tom Hanks. OH! You should watch that one next!
In the footage you cut where the stunt guy was clinging on to the netting, he wasn't supposed to be tossed around as violently. They encountered unexpected turbulence and he barely managed to hold on. When they reviewed the footage they decided to use it and cut to Dalton being thrown back into the plane.
When this came out a co-worker at the video Store asked, "What's up with the rampant monogamy in this one?" I liked her. Her sister is great in The Wonder Years.
I may take fire for this, but Dalton is my favourite Bond. He nailed Fleming's Bond to a tee.
I’m a Bond fanatic and I wouldn’t give you flak for that at all. Dalton did a fantastic job! I hated that events from 1989-1995 with the Thunderball lawsuit derailed his Bond career. I actually think he should have gotten Moore’s last 2 films. Moore was too old by then
I agree with you.
Hes my second favorite behind Connery
@@Blackflame24 If Dalton had done Goldeneye at least, I think it would've been a better film. And for the record, it was a great movie
@@pauldarcy4244 Hmm…don’t know. Brosnan was a great Bond, and I have to say Brosnan was and still is “the most popular Bond.” He kept Bond relevant in the 90s and introduced the character to a new generation in the 90s and 2000s. Most of the Bond video games are with Brosnan’s likeness, so I’m not sure if Dalton could have outperformed Brosnan in Goldeneye. He hit a grand slam with that one. But Dalton definitely should have gotten Moore’s last 2 at least. We can agree to disagree though
"How does Afghanistan play into this?" The Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan in December 1979 and were there through February 1989.
And the people Bond fights with would later be responsible for 9/11.
Daltons 2 films are so underrated.
I have nothing against Mr. Dalton, he did well but it should've been Brosnan.
I stopped going to the theater when they fired him, Pierce Brosnan got screwed coming and going.
@@ninjabearpress2574well I prefer Dalton. He feels more human and not too perfect like Brosnan.
@@NCSheriff7 I like him, he's a great actor, even as Prince Baron in Flash Gordon.
Dalton is by far the single most accurate depiction of the original character from the novels. In fact, the only inaccuracy between Dalton’s bond and the original Ian Fleming bond is that Ian Flemmings character has a scar in his right cheek. That’s about it.
I concede your point but I still like Connery, then Brosnan.
@@ninjabearpress2574 nothing wrong with that at all. Personally, the only issue I have with Connery is that he’s only really playing Fleming‘s character in his first two films everything after that he’s replaying himself or he looks so damn bored that he’s thinking about his last round of golf. I also think his films for the most part are overrated. With Pierce Brosnan, I think he was fantastic as a cinematic bond but when it comes to actually playing Ian Fleming’s character, he didn’t care much about the source material and instead just condensed what all the previous actors had done. According to Rosen to himself, he never even read any of the source material. He’s also the only version of the character do not have a single scene lifted from a single Ian Fleming text, which makes for the least accurate incarnation of the character with the exception of his looks. Now don’t get me wrong for me. This first two films are top-tier bond. One is just amazing. The other is really good stupid fun. But if I won closest to Ian Fleming’s original character, I’ll go with Dalton or Craig as they are about his textbook Fleming as it gets with the exception of Daniel Craig’s hair.
Fun Fact: Timothy Dalton was considered to be the next Bond after Connery to be in OHMSS, but he declined, saying that James Bond should be an older person.
Yeah but to be fair so was everyone. Ewan macgregor tried out at one point. Pierce Brosnan also was meant as an option to follow Connery but he was tied to his tv show at the time
My Dad and I briefly met the old Q shortly before he did his last Bond movie. Charming and polite old man, he was.
awwwww woow. when did you meet him ??
please watch the movie ' watching the wheels' with desmond in it :) its all on youtbe by youtuber jjwesquire and you wont regret it
@@DafyddBrooks I would have to do some research to find out which year it was. Llwellyn was in Norway for some reason, and we bumped into him outside Grand Hotel in Oslo. I remember reading he died not too long after, maybe a year, and he died in 1999, so maybe 97-98.
That's a story to tell the grandchildren for sure so Jealous I would of loved to have met Desmond I thought he was fantastic as Q definitely should be a statue to him looking towards Where Q worked @@kentjensen4504
Exploding Milk and you said "Holly cow!" Ha! Brilliant!
If it failed to explode it would be a milk dud.
"I think he plays Gimli" ahhh, this makes me proud 🤗
Dalton's era of Bond was definitely more realistic and definitely less cheesy.
You want me go ahead tell him, i live so close to Dalton lol
The first time I saw Timothy Dalton was in "Flash Gordon". When I found out he was going to be the new James Bond, the first thing that came to my mind was "Omg! They got Prince Barin to play James Bond?"
"Freeeeeeeeeeeeeze!....you bloody bastards!!!!" LOL I always loved that line from Prince Barin.
The first movie I saw him in was “The Rocketeer.”
The milkman was one the villains following year in Die Hard.
I liked Dalton so much. To me he represented what a spy and man of action like this would be like. Almost straight from the novels. His intensity, his look and physique is what does it for me. You believe that this guy could kill you and intimidate everybody he can come across. That being said, I feel like the franchise was not ready for him. The material they gave him while solid was below him and what he tried to convey. Imagine him doing a movie of the caliber of Casino Royale, it would have been my perfect Bond movie. Also I wished he would have become a bigger star. Doing bigger roles, maybe playing Dracula, Batman and other dark characters like that.
Dalton was too late and too early. If he had gotten in before Moore, the series might have taken a darker turn to stay closer to the books, and if he had gotten the Brosnan scripts, he would have crushed them.
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I agree with this take. The Living Daylights had some great stunts and set-pieces, but it still made Bond feel more like a real person. I feel like License to Kill was a big drop in quality. I know a lot of people like it because it was such a big departure for the franchise, but I just thought it was a grimy-looking knockoff of Miami Vice. A Bond film should at the very least *look* good, and that film did not. (Love Benicio Del Toro though, lol.)
The issue was that LTK was rated 15+, and TLD featured the Taliban as allies. Both of those led in the UK at least to far less TV airings as the Moore & Connery Bonds.
Lots of people agree with this and I never understood it. I never could buy this actor as that at all. He does not seem intimidating in any way when compaired Connery and Craig.
The old man who played Q said that Dalton was his personal favorite Bond, as he personally reminded him the closest of Bond in the novels, which he had read before the films were ever made. I dont have an immediate source, but you can probably google his name and "favorite Bond" and an article will come up.
0:32 the. best way to explain "Bond continuity" is "don't think about it too hard, they're just stories about things that happen to James Bond" lol
Timothy Dalton is probably my favourite Bond. He's certainly the most underrated.
I also thought the on screen chemistry between Dalton and Maryam d'Abo was excellent.
I really bought the relationship between Bond and Kara.
Band was A-ha. You'd know them from their song, "Take on Me". Quite popular. Usually a band gets a 007 film as their final, crowning achievement and then their career is retired.
Except if your name is Shirley Bassey ;-)
Not exactly "retired", but it does seem true that a lot of artists are "cursed" with getting the Bond gig at their peak and then tend to fade somewhat; Sheena Easton, Duran Duran, A-ha, Garbage, Sheryl Crow....
@@iskye07well a-ha most definitely still around, in 1991 they played to a crowd of nearly 200,000, and released their latest album in 2022
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The Living Daylights is on my Top 7 movies about 007 (not necessarily in 7th or 6th). It is my favorite 007 film of the ones starred by Timothy Dalton who is my favorite James Bond; after Sean Connery. And Maryam d'Abo is by far one of my favorite bond girls.
He has a pretty actress sister too, named Olivia D'abo. Sis was in "The Wonder Years" but I remember her best from the movie "Conan the Destroyer".
@@Doggeslife I didn't know this, so I checked Wikipedia, which indicates that Maryam d'Abo and Olivia d'Abo are _not_ sisters (because they have different parents). Dang, I would have believed you!
@@Doggeslife It's a girl/woman...
@@scifinut111 Interesting! I guess the name d'Abo can't be _too_ common...
The Living Daylights is top Bond for me, part of the very best Bonds like On Her Majesty's Secret Service, Thunderball, From Russia With Love, Casino Royale...
This is easily one of the best Bond movies. Dalton is terrific in the role! Feels like an Ian Fleming story while also giving us the epic scope of the blockbuster
Timothy Dalton was Simon Skinner in HOT FUZZ, in case you didn't recognize him
I saw that film in English recently for the first time. Dalton plays that part so well!
@@Lia-zw1ls7tz7o I saw it too. It was hilarious. Well we all know where James Bond went to run a grocery store and be the bad guy and it is so funny.
For your eyes only, the living daylights, goldeneye, goldfinger, and the spy who loved me are my favorite bond movies!
You have to admit, the opening theme song performed by A-Ha is truly a masterpiece.
Truly is. A-Ha is one of my all time favorites, the first videoclip I saw was for their song Touchy, back in the 80s.
Es un buena canción, pero la canción de The Living Daylights es la de Pretenders, que está instrumental durante toda la película y completa en los créditos finales, es la última gran canción de John Barry con Pretenders, es desde mi óptica, la mejor canción de Bond de la historia
Probably not a popular opinion, but I much prefer the more synth-infused album version of the theme. It also has a cool, slightly sinister note change at the end of the chorus, which for some inexplicable reason is omitted from the movie version.
Considering the staggering array of talent you'd think there would be more than one number one Bond movie theme.
@@ninjabearpress2574 To be fair, there are few James Bond opening songs I favoured but not entirely.
The cellist is Maryam d'Abo. Her younger cousin is Olivia d'Abo, though they look like sisters. When Olivia turned 18, they bought a house together in LA. Olivia got the job of Fred Savage's older sister in The Wonder Years. Sadly, Maryam's husband died in February.
Russia was at war in Afghanistan at the time.
You need to watch the show Chuck. Too many reasons why are spoilers, but it's basically a comic spy show, with many things you love.
Ohhh, I just assumed they were sisters. Olivia also plays a member of the Q Continuum (although the plot involves her not realising this) in the Star Trek TNG episode "True Q".
@@iskye07 I always thought they were sisters until a few years ago. And then I still mix them up.
I've only seen a few episodes of TNG. I only remember one of those because of what happened while watching it. The ship kept exploding until people developed enough deja vu to change events. My friends and I were in the campus bar. We planned on just one beer each. Every time the ship exploded, we ordered our one beer. "I feel like I've ordered this beer before."
@@johncampbell756 That episode is "Cause and Effect" and is a fan favourite (it might even crop up on this channel soon if it gets enough fan votes). Kelsey Grammar makes a cameo at the end too. Downing a drink with every loopback sounds like an excellent idea... though it's just as well it isn't a two-parter ;)
@iskye07 The drinks started as a coincidence, but the timing was too perfect and became a thing. I don't know if I made it to class afterwards.
I'm old enough for Dalton to have been my first "new Bond"; and, when it comes to the core of my Bond fanfare, it's a trifecta between him, Connery, and Moore.
Just love Dalton's bond. Very gritty and dark.
It always make me smile how the assassins walkman headphones still work after strangling his victims. In my day, if you caught the wire or sat on the slack, it broke. That was it, game over. Mono forever. 😂🤣
Happy to say that Timothy Dalton was my first Bond on the big screen which I saw at the movies with my friends on my 12th birthday in 1987
my parents took the family to see it when we were on holiday in Wales. Based on the release date, I must have been 5!
The great thins about Timothy Dalton's Bond was that he wanted to go back to the grittier, darker version of Bond from the books. He also did the majority of his own stunts so that was really him clinging to the top of the jeep!! Best Bond in my book!
He also turned the role down twice before because he didn't think he was old enough. Which was absolutely the right decision.
I heard somewhere TIMOTHY DALTON is the only 007 actor who actually read the Bond books, so he knew 007 has to be grittier and rough.
The living daylights is one of my favourite bond films probably the last of the old bond films for me.
This is of course the 4th actor to play the role of James Bond 007, Timothy Dalton is a Shakespearean actor and a very intelligent guy.
Dalton hails from Wales and has also appeared in Flash Gordon and the Tourist.
Sadly Dalton has never really married.
The Living Daylights is one of the most polished and best-looking Bond films of all time. Although I think A License to Kill had the better story and greater character depth and villains, this movie still holds up extremely well after all these years. Dalton should’ve at least been able to do Goldeneye, in my opinion. He deserved a trilogy. Terribly underrated portrayal and set of films.
absolutely agree!
I loved Timothy Dalton as Bond--thought he was sexy and thoughtful and much darker than the other Bonds. It's important to know that the producers wanted Pierce Brosnan (then starring in the TV series REMINGTON STEELE) as the next Bond, but as soon as that rumor hit the trade papers, the TV show insisted they wouldn't let him out of his contract. Dalton went in and a few years later, Brosnan was available to play Bond. I still think Dalton was better. Thanks for reacting to this--one of my favorite movies of his!
Also, Dalton was offered the 007 role for 'Live and Let Die' but turned it down because he considered himself too young at the time.
@@AndrewJamesGordon Dalton is definitely FAR superior to Brosnan.
@@ieyke He is definitely the most book accurate Bond we’ve had so far.
Feels like there's definitely some Dalton influence on Pierce Brosnan's performance in Goldeneye, which it's all the better for. He starts to match the silliness of the plots in Tomorrow Never Dies, though I do still like that one a lot
I prefer TIMOTHY DALTON's 007 to Pierce Brosman's any day of the week. Timothy Dalton has an edge.
As a man (Married (55 yrs/Father/Grandfather) in my 70's, if you two were single and out & about, I wouldn't let y'all near any of the Bonds. To Pretty Wittty and Charming for your own good. Thanks for your wonderful commentary and the hard work from you and your film crew. Good Job, Ladies.
I think the actor you were referring to that looks like Timothy Dalton is Jason Isaacs (Lucius Malfoy in the Harry Potter films). Isaacs has said that he has been mistaken for Dalton before.
Jason Isaacs was my alternate choice for the role of Gustav Graves in Die Another Day. He was also auditioned for the role of Norman Osborn in Spider Man 2002 until Willem Defoe was cast.
Speaking of Sam Raimi’s Spider Man, did you know that Fred Ward, Christopher Lloyd, Hugh Laurie, Michael Keaton, Ronald Lee Ermey and Bill Paxton were auditioned for the role of Jonah Jameson?
The most underrated Bond/movie.
The Living Daylights is a short story by the late Ian Fleming. The original plot of it is Bond deliberately shoot to miss the female assassin at the window due to his gut instincts; the rest of the movie plot was fleshed out by the screen writers. By the way TLD heralded 25 years of the James Bond franchise from 1962 to 1987. Which explains why there was a new Bond and a new Miss Moneypenny. There were also more than one song composed for this particular bond movie.
Aha and the pretenders?
@@johnkennethwiseman5460 That’s right. Other Bond movies if you notice each has only 1 song both for the opening and closing credits - this one can fill up 1 whole album!
"He was the helper in Indiana Jones, and...I think he was Gimli in Lord of the Rings..."
*proud parent tears*
Yes, yes he is! John Rhys-Davies is his name, and he is amazing!
'Smiert Spionom' is actually a bit of a recycled reference. In From Russia With Love, the old lady Rosa Klebb had defected to SPECTRE. But since her defection had been kept quiet by the Soviet government (since it would otherwise make them look bad), Klebb said only a few people knew of her defection. So when Tania meets her, she recognizes as her as Head of Operations for SMERSH. SMERSH stands for "Smert Shpionam", ie. "Death to Spies", a once real life counter-intelligence group started by Stalin, which Bond novels referenced.
Sean, George, Roger...they were the Bonds of my Dad... Timothy was my Bond, he deserved at least two more films.
Um, sir, I have heard it from reputable sources, the second Bond actor is James Lazer
Timothy Dalton was excellent in one of the best comedic films of the last 20 years - Hot Fuzz ( the second of the Cornetto Trilogy, Simon Pegg and Nick Frost) the other two being Shaun of the Dead and The World's End
I know him mostly off Flash Gordon and Beautician and The Beast. But he made IMO a fine Rochester in Jane Eyre as well, particular when going blind.
She's seen Shaun of the Dead, but don't think she's seen Hot Fuzz!
Kinda dissapointed she didn't continue The Cornetto Trilogy with "Hot Fuzz" and "The World's End"
But after all these Bond-movies she should also give the Austin Powers movies a go, which is a spoofy/immature comedy version of the Bond-franchise and similar special agent movies.
Dalton is also fantastic in Penny Dreadful.
@@Ferdawoon that's because she & Carly hated Shaun of The Dead. They won't be returning to those movies.
@@ghostofyourmom Awwh well that sucks. I think they are really fun but I guess it's not for everyone. She knows they are different genres and not all Zombie movies?
Timothy Dalton is my kinky favorite Bond. The first movie is great. He's a brilliant actor anyhow.
So happy that you're doing both movies, I like both of them. Dalton deserves a much longer run than he got because of the off-screen issues with the studio.
Saw this movie as a first date with a girl when I was a teen. I picked her up and told her we were going to see the new Bond. She knew I'd seen it but thought it was good - it would be her first time seeing. I remembered the scene and I said "Kheista" to her when I arrived. She said, "What?" I said, "You'll see." Then that part of the movie came around and James says that to Kara in Afghanistan and she asks, "What does that mean?" James says, "It means 'beautiful' in Afghan." .....And, my date remembered, smiled at me impressed and snuggled up close. One of my best [slightly cheesey] lines. Thanks, Bond.
That was a great move! Wish I had thought of it at the time.
Aww! I should note that Afghan isn't actually a language. Dari and Pashto are the languages of Afghanistan. Still, if you and that girl are still together, then it's wonderful that the world's greatest secret agent brought you together.
@@oxfordboyca Me too.
@@robertmcghintheorca49 Not still together. Just distant high school memories.
Yesss, The Living Daylights. My favorite Bond (Dalton), my favorite Bond girl (Maryam d'Abo), and my favorite Bond car (1987 Aston Martin V8 Vantage) all in one movie.
My wife got me a driving experience in a Aston Martin V8 Vantage.. it was brilliant.
Not Olivia, but Maryam D'Abo. They're cousins once removed, or something like that. Olivia was the one who played a character in The Wonder years. But they look similar enough that one could be forgiven for mixing them up.
@@garmisra7841 Christ on a cracker I'm a doofus. Thank you for the correction.
yes, same here!
The best Bond film
T-Dalt has always been my favorite…and my mom looooved him. He was a breath of fresh air after grampa Moore.
; ) Yeah. ... Even though RM is my fav. Bond, the last one he did was no good ; )
This was the 4th of 5 Bond films, directed by John Glen.
Timothy Dalton was my ideal Bond as an kid and I definitely understood who this character was.
Dalton was first approached to play Bond at age 25 for On Her Majesty Secret Service (after Connery, before Lazenby).
Although he was a fan of the novels, Dalton declined to the role because he knew he was too young to play the role.
When Roger Moore was done being Bond, Pierce Brosnan (pre-Goldeneye) was prepared for The Living Daylights.
The Remington Steele tv series (Brosnan was the lead) on NBC was going to end.
But NBC actually greenlit another season and Brosnan couldn't be in the movie.
Franchise producer Albert Broccoli remembered Dalton from when OHMSS was being developed and got him casted for TLD after finishing 2 other films.
Dalton does play Bond at 95% of who the character is.
The Aston Martin V8 was my first, favorite Bond car.
The theme song by A-HA and the other songs by The Pretenders is so good.
To be clear; Timothy Dalton had to walk as Bond, so that Daniel Craig could run.
Dalton was actually younger (21 or 22) when they approached him for OHMSS. He was born in 1946 and OHMSS was released in 1969. So, he would have been 23 when the movie came out. Younger when it was made.
Tom Selleck suffered a similar set back when they wanted him to play Indiana Jones. CBS picked up Magnum P. I. for another season and he couldn't do it.
It was all pretty clear until that ‘to be clear’ part.
@@richardb6260 Selleck could not play "Indy" only because the executives at CBS refused to permit him to film Raiders (and presumably Temple as well) during the summer hiatus, perhaps out of jealousy towards Spielberg.
Dalton was supposedly offered to portray Bond starting with FYEO, but he purportedly declined then as well, citing the then-campy tone of the series (the overture became moot, since Roger re-upped for that film in the end).
This came out in 1987, which was also the 25th anniversary of the film series.
Timothy Dalton is actually the most like the literary Bond. His look, his demeanor, and his overall attitude towards his job are more along the lines of how Fleming described him in the novels.
It's a shame he doesn't get the credit he deserves. Dalton was a great Bond. I wish he'd done more.
I think he gets more credit now then did then as he was just ahead of his time in 1980s as Daniel Craig showed similar attributes Dalton with being more serious and darker edge with more toned down humor as opposed to Roger Moore who at the time had built his own style in 7 films over 12 years with his tongue in cheek humor and wit/charm and Dalton taking over from Moore was no easy feat but he did well considering only did 2 films but enjoyed The Living Daylights as one of my favorite Bond films and been a Bond fan for over 25 years. I think fans then just weren’t ready for a darker tone in Bond films.
@Scott Knode you're right, he does more credit now than he did at the time.
The role has to change with each actor. They had to get away from the Connery era and make it fit Moore. Just as they had to update the series each time to fit Dalton, Brosnan and Craig.
I don’t disagree with you Robert, it’s often said he was the most Fleming-like bond but I think Coonery was also. I just think it seemed stronger with Dalton because he followed Moore who was so different. Speaking of Moore, I think in retrospect a lot of bond fans rank his films (or just him) a lot lower… but as someone who was around in the 70s, I can vouch for the fact that a Moore and his movies were huge (of course) but he was also thought to be extremely cool as well. The 70s… was just a really different decade 😎
Timothy Dalton was the best Bond he played him very close to how Ian Fleming wrote him to be...
Timothy Dalton was a great Bond -- and the one most like the Ian Fleming Bond characterization in the books. Second only to Sean Connery (the "original"), with Danial Craig being "2B." It's a shame Dalton never had his opportunity to really hit his stride and cement his place with a third Bond movie. He was the victim of long delays in-between movies thanks to Bond franchise legal and monetary disputes in court that held up production. By the time all that got resolved and Bond movies got cleared to start production again, Dalton withdrew from Bond out of care and concern for the character because he believed he had become "too old" to credibly portray Bond (he wanted to avoid Roger Moore's mistake of staying a tad bit "too long" in the role of 007). Interestingly, Timothy Dalton had also exhibited rare self-denial and concern for the Bond character much earlier in his career too. A trained Shakespearean stage actor, Dalton had been offered to play Bond after Sean Connery gave up the role ... but at that time he believed himself to be "too young" to credibly play a grizzled MI6 00 agent. Timothy Dalton was probably the first and only Bond actor who placed concern for the credibility of the Bond role and the good of the Bond franchise above his own pecuniary self-interest and natural selfish desire to play 007. That self-awareness, self-discipline, and selflessness also adds to the Greatness of Timothy Dalton's Bond legacy.
When I see Timothy dalton, I still think of him as prince barin from Flash Gordon, and the professor from the doom patrol series, and the rocketeer as the 1938 Hollywood actor
Love this one. The car is cool- the intro chase is awesome. The relationship to the bondgirl is interesting and obviously the music
The tall actor is John Ryhs Davis who was in Indiana Jones as well as the actor who played Gimli in Lord of the Rings!
He also played Captian Bartlett in the 2000 TV movie Britannic
@ClaudioTV2005 never heard of it. He's also in a sci fi tv series called Sliders.
'Licence To Kill' is a good movie, and if you have two select 2 of the Pierce Brosnan Bond films, may I suggest 'Golden Eye' and 'Tomorrow Never Dies'.
This is one of the first Bond movies I ever watched as a kid and Dalton was inspired casting. I wish he got his planned third movie. This is so underrated along with Licence To Kill. Dalton was the closest to Ian Fleming's vision for the character.
BTW this was the last musical score that John Barry ever did for the franchise and he went out with a bang. This film has an absolutely banging soundtrack. So cool that Barry incorporated A-Ha's song into the score.
I completely agree with you. John Barry was awesome.
These guys at the beginning running around with packed parachutes right after a jump 😂😂😂
One of my favorite bond I wish he could of done more
Thanks for the video! I appreciate that you're upfront about elements you don't like in what you watch; it makes me enjoy it more when you're all-in on something because I know you mean it!
Don't know if you realised, Koskov was played by the same actor who was the bad guy in The Fugitive, and The guy who played the Afghan leader was the bad guy in the Schwarzenegger film True Lies, (not sure if you have watched that), but worth a watch if you haven't.
Wait, that was Art Malik?
Well Done! John Rhys Davies, one of our best character actors. He also does a lot of television. He played Professor Arturo in the Sci-Fi series 'Sliders'.
Also capitan Barrett in Britannic
Dalton should've gotten more than 2 films. IMO he should've replaced Moore in 85 and gotten a film in 91 or 92. The Living Daylights is one of my favorite 007 films.
Actually a planned Bond film called Property Of A Lady was supposed to star Timothy Dalton in 1991 his 3rd film but with legal ligations and delays Bond films didn’t get produced from 1989 until Goldeneye was finally greenlit and began filming in 1994 which was supposed to have Dalton return but Dalton by then turned it down as no longer wanted to play Bond and continue on with a multi film deal after Goldeneye as was already 48 years old by then and was ready to move on to projects He officially resigned from the role in 1994 while filming a miniseries he was doing and Pierce Brosnan took over as Bond. Dalton was in line to take over as Bond numerous times including For Your Eyes Only but Roger Moore decided to return and same with Octopussy and A View To A Kill as Moore was on a film to film basis with contract after his initial 5 film deal ended with Moonraker. Moore decided to retire from the role while filming A View To A Kill and Dalton finally got to take over in 1986.
Actor Joe Don Baker is known for his appearances as both a villain and an ally in three James Bond films: as Brad Whitaker in The Living Daylights (1987) and as CIA Agent Jack Wade in GoldenEye (1995) and Tomorrow Never Dies (1997) both of which have Pierce Brosnan ( Remington Steele, The Thomas Crown Affair) playing Bond.
yeah, when I saw those Bond films, I thought, "Couldn't they find a different actor! How could a 'bad guy' or at very LEAST, not use Felix Lightet's name! poor director's choice.
Dalton is very underrated I do love BOTH of his films, Funny enough Peirce Brosnan was supposed to be Bond in this one but had to pull out because of the TV show he was in got greenlit for another season after initially being canceled.
Yes Q is the Same guy throughout all the movies till his death in real life, they only Recast him in the Craig films in Sky Fall.
The original films loosely continue off each other The film after George Lazenby On Her Majesty's Secret Service is Diamonds are Forever which has Sean Connery BACK as Bond and it takes place Right after with him seeking revenge for Tracys Death.
I'd Love you guys to do all the films, or all the Brosnan films at the very least!
Each actor makes Bond his own. Btw, Peirce was asked first for these films, but he was busy at the time. That is why Timothy was Bond for these 2 films.
Not necessarily. Dalton was asked first but he declined, then Sam anvil did a screen test, but the producers opted for Brosnan, but he was forced to decline, then thays when Dalton came on board
Wished he could have done more Bond films. Loved Timothy Dalton.
The songs, Where Has Everybody Gone and If There Was A Man were performed the The Pretenders
Theme song in this is just dynamite. One of the best ever.
Timothy Dalton is the only actor who actually read the Ian Fleming books and wanted to be more like bond was in the books. and the plot of licence to kill came from chapters 14 and 15 of the 2nd bond book live and let die
I really like Dalton . He’s got a real feel for the character and he’s devilishly good looking .
Same, but I do think his character was perhaps a bit too serious. I think he could have had more funny one liners to break up the action sequences, but apart from that he was very good and true to Fleming's interpretation of the character.
@@Romulan2469 and if you catch him in the Rocketeer or Flash Gordon he’s great! When he says to Princess Aura -you bitch! I laughed my ass off .
@@mocrg Flash Gordon?! 🤣🤣
@@Romulan2469 he played Prince Barin!
@@mocrg That’s an interesting piece of trivia.
Timothy Dalton's first 007 film. He tried to add "a harder edge" to his James Bond. Dalton acted in the 1971 film Mary Queen of Scots.
Here’s something wild. The first Bond novel was finally made into a film with Daniel Craig… Casino Royale. Then came Moonraker and Live and Let Die, etc.
Casino Royale has been adapted for the screen three times: a 1954 episode of the CBS television series Climax! with Barry Nelson as an American Bond, a 1967 film version with David Niven playing "Sir James Bond", and of course with Craig
After Connery, Dalton and Craig ( first three films)Lazenby was also excellent for his one outting.
One of the more interesting "Fan theories" is that the number 007 - and the NAME "James Bond" is passed from one agent to the next! I'm not sure if I go with this idea or not. But especially with the later Bonds it starts making sense.
Fun fact - Roger Moore STARTED doing Bond when he was already past 50 years old! So - in terms of age continuity, he's actually ON POINT to take over from Sean Connery's Bond! I personally think he might've over-stayed the franchise by one or two films. He was visibly a bit too old in his last two films to still be believable. Even so - they were still fun films. And they even hang a lampshade on his age when he REFUSES to bed a girl under the age of 20 in one of his later films - being visibly uncomfortable with her advances! (Moore's Bond obviously felt that was taking things a bit too far - even for HIM!)
Starting with Timothy Dalton's Bond though - and even MORE so with Pierce Brosnan - it's quite clear this CAN'T still be the same guy and stay believable. Though they DO go out of their way in Brosnan's first film to refer to him as a "Cold War dinosaur" because of the changing times.
And of course - Daniel Craig's Bond is a complete reboot.
Stumbled onto your site. I've seen this movie a dozen times, and you figured it out on the first go-round. Kudos.
1987 was pretty much the height of the AIDS epidemic, and producers felt that having Bond run around having unprotected sex with half-a-dozen women may not have panned out too well. So they went with the love story of what, I consider, one of the better Bond girls.
Dalton appeared more comfortable in the casual wear of the film than he did the formal wear. And I thought this one highlighted his talents and grittier take on the Bond character.
Dalton's next film shows an even darker take on the character. Looking forward to seeing your reactions to that one, too.
Compare to other previous Bond, i am still tied and sick of Agent 007 in bed with many women or hookers like Sean Connery or Roger Moore did
Dalton basically plays Bond like he was in the original novels. Which I thought was very cool. He didn't try to copy any of the other actors.
He read the novels as preparation for the role.
I don't mind this one but it's "License to Kill" that's my favorite of the two starring Dalton. It started the more action heavy style that has remained ever since.
I felt Timothy Dalton was the closest to Bond as he was originally written in Ian Flemming's novels.
WTF?
@@johnkozlovich5519 He and Daniel Craig were the two actors who took it most seriously, and Dalton resembles Flemming's description more than Craig.
I prefer Roger Moore
@@johnkozlovich5519that wasn’t the premise of the comment. It wasn’t about favourites. It was about which one most closely resembled Ian Fleming’s literary character. Everyone has their favourite. That’s an opinion everyone is entitled to.
@@frogofbrass382imo by spectre and NTTD he seemed rather bored and doesn’t want to do it anymore which is why I like to believe that he agreed to have bond killed off and I refuse the bs about it’s what he had in mind for the character that is absolute nonsense
Cassie is closer to Pronouncing Lazenby's name correctly
“Smiert Spionam” Russian for “Death to Spies” is abbreviated as “Smersh” in the novels and also mentioned in “From Russia with Love”. Rosa Klebb defected from Smersh to join Spectre.
Ian Fleming had asserted that it was an actual Russian organization during the Cold War.
T-Dalt is so underrated as Bond, the tone of these two are more similar to my favorite Bond in Craig.
Who is T-Dalt?
In the 1980's there was a war going on between Russia and Afghanistan that's why the tie in with James Bond.One of the Rambo movies also has a tie in with the Russia Afghanistan war.
I love The Living Daylights. Definitely in my Top 5. Dalton is great as Bond, too.
Dalton was the best bond. this and license to kill are still brilliant
Absolutely brilliant!
License to Kill is underrated and has a great female character and some of Q’s best scenes.
Easily my favorite Bond movie, many interesting twists and turns, amazing action and the score is just out of this world.
Not to mention, the finale of the film, and especially the cargo net fight, might be my number one action sequence of all time. Fighting a professional assassin, on a cargo net suspended behind a plane in the air, with someone without experience flying the plane, a ticking bomb onboard, and the ropes holding the net failing. Not sure if anything can top that in sheer danger. Not to mention, the music during this scene is pure perfection.
Totally agree; it is such a fantastic ending, and the climax is insanely epic!
The best-ever Bond film -- seriously.
@@doogboh Agree 100%!
Timothy Dalton is such a gorgeous human being. I could watch him smile all day.
I saw "The Living Daylights" at least five times in the theaters. That's how much I love it. One of the main reason why I love it so much is that it seemed more like a spy thriller than the usual Bond fantasy action. Holy cow! It's Dr. Christian Shephard aka John Terry.
As for Kara drugging Bond . . . he brought it on himself by lying to her since leaving Bratislava. And she was a musician, not a trained spy or pilot.
Hi Cassie, regarding whether there are various versions of Bond, this is my explanation. There are two versions of James Bonds. The first version was the original novel version which according to it's very own creator IAN FLEMING it was never meant for school boys. This version was realistic, dark and gritty. It often ends in a cliff hanger (like killing of James Bond's wife) to leave it's reader wanting to buy and read the next novel.
Then there is the cinematic version. When the first James Bond movie (Dr. No) went into production it's Director Terence Young made some creative modifications to Bond so it would pass the censors. And this 007 was an instant hit. However as time goes by the cinematic version evolve more and more as a parody and away from it's original roots.
Timothy Dalton is a fan of the novels and stated to Broccoli that if he would do aBond film he would like it to go back to it's original concept. Dalton even always a kept a copy of the novel while shooting. He even featured the "squinting of eyes mannerism" when James Bond is angry.
yes! he played Salah in Indiana Jones and Gimli in Lord of the Ring,the actors name is John-Rhys Davies
You guys are so much fun.
It’s probably been commented on multiple times by now, but a-ha performed the title track. The same band that did the massively popular song Take On Me.
Oh, just one more thing: Yes, the theme songs are especially written for the Bond movies. Hence most of them (not all) share the title of the movie. With a few exceptions like "The Spy Who Loved Me", where the song was actually titled "Nobody Does It Better", but at least it dropped the title of the movie into the lyrics.
John Barry, the composer, was also involved in writing the theme song with the band (he apparently hated the collaboration with a-ha on this), and the melody of the song also appears a lot throughout the music score. Something that occurs a lot in Bond films.
I love John Barry's music, but he was supposedly a bit...prickly to work with.
This is just after Take On Me was #1 for about two months in global charts so no wonder Ah-Ha got the gig.
End song by Chrissie Hynde , If there was a man , The Pretenders for 007 , people may know her better from song , The Pretenders , I'll Stand By You .
There is a connection to other Bond movie , in 1999 Chrissie Hynde and Carla Lane organized , Here, There and everywhere , A concert for Linda , memorial concert .
Linda and Paul McCartney did the theme song to Live and let die .
@@pete_lind The Pretenders did also the song "Where Has Everybody Gone" with John Barry, which basically became Necros' theme song throughout the movie.
There was also "All Time High" by Rita Coolidge in "Octopussy".
For License to Kill, the 2nd Dalton Bond film, they bring back the same actor who played Felix Liter in Live and Let Die, he gets married, with Bond serving as his best man.
The Living Daylights was an elegant movie where Bond cut back on the women he slept with during the height of the 1980s Aids crisis.
Yeah Dalton is serious stage actor as well as doing flims
I loved Timothy Dalton as Bond. I am probably one of the few, but I also have a bias because he played my favorite character in one of my favorite childhood movies, Flash Gordon. I also like him because it was the first time, since On Her Majesties Secret Service, that we see some vulnerability in Bond.
Lmao. I was 11 when I saw Flash. The combination of soundtrack, campy sci fi space flick and my youth made for a perfect combination to make this one of my favorite movies of my childhood. Unfortunately I tried to watch it again in my 30’s and while the soundtrack still resonates with, me the film (I think mostly due to the aweful special effects) was hard to watch. But Dalton definitely stood out in that film, very good actor.
You ladies might be a little too young to remember, but the Afghanistan plot is related to the Afghan-Soviet War of 1979-1989-ish.
The US provided aid to the Afghans as early as July of '79 when morning talk host Mika Brzezinski's dad, then National Security Advisor, and President Carter began aid to the Afghan mujahideen. Initially money for non-military assistance, then antique Enfield bolt-actions, then Stingers and all the stuff seen in Charlie Wilson's War with Tom Hanks. OH! You should watch that one next!
Timothy Dalton had read the Ian Fleming books to research how he wanted to play Bond so his portrayal is closer to the books.
The Living Daylights is my third favorite movie of all time.
In the footage you cut where the stunt guy was clinging on to the netting, he wasn't supposed to be tossed around as violently. They encountered unexpected turbulence and he barely managed to hold on. When they reviewed the footage they decided to use it and cut to Dalton being thrown back into the plane.
When this came out a co-worker at the video Store asked, "What's up with the rampant monogamy in this one?" I liked her. Her sister is great in The Wonder Years.