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Originally Posted by MrWilliamGraham

I love James Bond, and one of my favorite portrayals is Timothy Dalton. I feel this phase is often overlooked for being so short, but in a way Dalton was the prototype gritty Bond before the Craig era.

I like Dalton as an actor, but his Bond isn't my favorite. I think the fault lies with the poorly executed films. Drugs don't really fit with the image of Agent 007, and attitudes toward Afghanistan have changed dramatically since the late '80s, and movies about helping the Taliban have become self-incriminating. I'm surprised Rambo got a sequel after the third installment. And in general, in my opinion, down-to-earthness and realism don?t really suit Bond.