I am writing in response to the article by Emily Priddy that was printed on Thursday, Nov. 30 about the new 007 movie, Goldeneye. I agree with the opinion that Pierce Brosnan looked the part. I will not go so far as to say he is the sexiest, but he looked the part. I think that Brosnan made a much better James Bond than some of the other prospects for the part, such as Mel Gibson or Hugh Grant. My problem is that he did not act the part. Part of this was written in the script, part may have been a directing flaw, but ultimately my blame falls on Brosnan.

Every Bond has been a little different, but they all acted like James Bond. Previous Bonds have been much cooler under pressure. Brosnan, on the other hand, was too tense during stressful parts in the movie. In the beginning when we really do not know what his mission is, you can tell he is expecting the bad guys and he is very tense and jumpy. Any other Bond would have been much cooler and not acted so nervously. James Bond gets out of every situation that he gets into, drinks shaken martinis, kills people and sleeps with a lot of women. He does not put himself into situations he cannot handle. James Bond would not skydive after a plane, he would not drive a tank, and he sure would not sit on the beach and contemplate his life! Those parts were very uncharacteristic of James Bond.

People say that Pierce Brosnan had a tougher job than did the other 007s. Not only did he have to save the world, he had to save the 007 franchise as well. He failed. This was by far the worst 007 movie and the worst James Bond ever.

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