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| redbird |
Date: Tuesday, 23-Sep-14, 0:51 AM | Message # 391 |
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How interesting! I don't think that Simon's Australian-ness affects his ability to play American characters. Why would it affect his ability to play a British character?
By the way, I'm with you on the Roger Moore kind of James Bond. That's exactly the kind of James Bond that I can see Simon playing. |
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| DS_Pallas |
Date: Tuesday, 23-Sep-14, 11:52 AM | Message # 392 |
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Quote redbird (  ) How interesting! I don't think that Simon's Australian-ness affects his ability to play American characters. Why would it affect his ability to play a British character?
Well I see, you don't know British people really well…  |
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| ruuger |
Date: Tuesday, 23-Sep-14, 5:30 PM | Message # 393 |
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Quote redbird ( ) I don't think that Simon's Australian-ness affects his ability to play American characters. Why would it affect his ability to play a British character?
It has less to do with Simon's talents and more with the character's history. George Lazenby, who played Bond in On Her Majesty's Secret Service, was Australian, and generally considered the worst Bond, and as a result a lot of people have a kneejerk reaction to the idea of an Australian Bond. We'll probably see an American Bond sooner than another Australian one. |
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| redbird |
Date: Tuesday, 23-Sep-14, 8:00 PM | Message # 394 |
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I knew, of course, that George Lazenby had played James Bond. I assumed that the dismal result was because they picked the wrong actor for the role rather than the fact that they had picked an actor who is Australian. Actors who are from Australia - including Simon - are the hottest group of actors working in Hollywood right now. |
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| AgentM |
Date: Saturday, 27-Sep-14, 4:21 PM | Message # 395 |
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I don't think being Australian was the problem with George Lazenby, it was his acting that didn't quite gel with the Bond character. As for Simon being Bond, I'm not sure. Sure, he's suave and sophisticated and there is the humour too - I guess I haven't really thought about it before. But I don't think his nationality will be the problem, after all he has managed to pull off a reasonably good British accent in the past. And I guess in someway, aren't a lot of Australians related to us Brits anyway - we did send an awful lot of people over there back in the day and Robin is always happy to remind Simon he comes from a penal colony! lol. so I guess he would have as much right to portray Bond as any other Brit. |
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| DS_Pallas |
Date: Tuesday, 11-Nov-14, 11:12 AM | Message # 396 |
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"I Give it a Year" Simon Baker Bloopers from youtube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TuYHlJ3nkJM&feature=youtu.be&aSimon
 I actually admire his cool on the doves scene.
Message edited by DS_Pallas - Tuesday, 11-Nov-14, 11:16 AM |
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| bee |
Date: Tuesday, 11-Nov-14, 11:55 AM | Message # 397 |
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Nothing seems to phase him, always the professional. |
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| KathyF |
Date: Tuesday, 11-Nov-14, 1:50 PM | Message # 398 |
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There's also a very funny deleted scene with Anna Faris where they were on a date, and he made a hilarious face after tasting some Ethiopian food. Love that one too! |
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| kim |
Date: Tuesday, 11-Nov-14, 4:15 PM | Message # 399 |
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Thanks DS_P those outtakes are so funny. You can see he's just trying to keep Rose together. |
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| Tina |
Date: Tuesday, 11-Nov-14, 5:18 PM | Message # 400 |
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I would have reacted the same like her. I hate it when birds fly above my head! I like birds, but not above me. I would have totally freaked out in that situation! Simon was really nice with her! And so cool when the doves sat on his head. I love these outtakes!
Message edited by tinamarianne - Tuesday, 11-Nov-14, 5:19 PM |
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| ruuger |
Date: Tuesday, 11-Nov-14, 5:48 PM | Message # 401 |
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Thank you so much, DS_Pallas!
Poor Rose Byrne, she was clearly terrified of the birds. But I have to admire Simon's cool. He was clearly determined to get his lines right every time so that they wouldn't have to have another take because of him.
Also, I love how he says "oopsie daisy" when she falls down in the other scene. Women seem to go weak at the knees at his presence because there's a clip in the Devil Wears Prada blooper reel where Anne Hathaway also falls down in front of him 
Message edited by ruuger - Tuesday, 11-Nov-14, 10:34 PM |
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| bunnyt |
Date: Tuesday, 11-Nov-14, 9:01 PM | Message # 402 |
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Ahahah I love Simon's expressions!!!Too funny!! |
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| June |
Date: Sunday, 22-Mar-15, 7:43 PM | Message # 403 |
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I went to buy the dvd and the Spanish edition has only the movie. No extras, nothing. I thought buying it from UK but I don't know if that edition has outtakes, interviews, featurettes... And subtitles. Could anyone tell me that, please? Thanks. |
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| Tina |
Date: Sunday, 22-Mar-15, 8:10 PM | Message # 404 |
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I have the bluray from the UK and it has deleted scenes and outtakes. The great scene with the doves is on it. Have to check about the subtitles. |
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| Fran |
Date: Sunday, 22-Mar-15, 9:01 PM | Message # 405 |
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June - I've got 2 UK ones because Sainsburys brought out an exclusive 2 disc version with additional featurettes. So if you're interested I can let you have the standard UK one for just the cost of the postage - it has Deleted Scenes (including the doves), Out-Takes, some other minor Featurettes and Audio commentary. It's got an option for English subtitles, but I don't know about Spanish, would need to check that. Don't think there's any Simon interviews, would need to check that too. The Sainsburys 2 disc version is the one to get if you can find it. But let me know if you want my standard version |
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