In honor of the American opening of the 22nd official james Bond film, Quantum of Solace (which I'll likely see sometime this weekend), I brought all of my Bond figures to work today. Everyone knows Sean Connery, Roger Moore and Pierce Brosnan, of course, but it does my heart good to know that many coworkers recognize George Lazenby, who only made one Bond film (the excellent, if awkwardly titled On Her Majesty's Secret Service) before slipping back into obscurity. Yes, my coworkers are geeks--and proud of it.
For the record: There is no official Daniel Craig Bond figure as far as I know (though there are plenty of custom heads on eBay, should you choose to build one of your own), and though Sideshow Toy made a Timothy Dalton figure, I didn't buy it because I thought it looked awful. (His hair was slicked back and piled up on top of his head like a bad toupee.) But I have a majority of Bonds represented, so my coworkers are nonetheless suitably impressed.
4 comments:
Must. Get. Timothy Dalton!!!!!
On Her Majesty's was my favorite until Casino Royale.
I'm not saying I don't like Timothy Dalton--I thought his two outings as Bond were just fine, and I'm one of the few Bond fans who actually likes License to Kill--but the Sideshow figure is seriously ass-ugly. And now? It's also seriously expensive--at least $100 on eBay.
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