First of all, I feel utterly ridiculous for having for a celeb crush. I'm 43 fucking years old, for Christ's sake, not 13. At least Daniel Craig isn't young enough to be my son. On the other hand, he's basically my age and I'm not sure if that's any better.
Years ago, when they first announced that he would be the new James Bond, I scoffed, "Him?! More like Blond. James Blond." When had there ever been a blond Bond? I grew up on Roger Moore's Bond and stopped watching when Timothy Dalton took over. And Pierce Brosnan? Yeah...no. (I like Brosnan, just not as Bond and I don't care what Mindy Kaling says in her book.) So yeah, I never watched the Craig-as-Bond films.
Then I saw him in the English version of Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and thought, "Wow, this guy's a pretty good actor. And he's not bad looking, either." My husband agreed, although maybe not to that last part. We watched more of Craig's work and were impressed.
When I saw the trailer for Skyfall, I was pretty psyched. In order to prepare seeing it, I watched Casino Royale, Craig's first Bond film, and when I saw this, I realized I had never before come across a man whose [insert NOUN here] I wanted to [insert VERB here] (i.e., zits; pop). But then I came across this. Welcome to reality.
So maybe it isn't Daniel Craig that I have a crush on but Bond. James Bond. But ok, yeah, I still think Daniel Craig is hot. I just hope he doesn't double dip. Or at least doesn't share his bag of chips with anyone else if he does.
Yep, he is hot..I am 46 and agree with you! I have a major crush of P. Brosnan and he will always be my "Bond" of choice. ha ha
ReplyDeleteThere are plenty of Bonds to go around! lol
DeleteI have a crush on Daniel Craig too. He's the best Bond yet!
ReplyDeleteI totally agree!
DeleteWell...seen as we're admitting celeb crushes I have some I regularly talk about on my blog (they are talented actors not just wonderful eye candy)...but one I don't mention often is Alan Rickman.
ReplyDeleteI'm 27, he's 66.
Also - I watched my first EVER Bond movie yesterday (Casino Royale)...not half bad!
Alan Rickman is very handsome in a non-conventional way, imo. I loved him as Hans Gruber in Die Hard!
DeleteI loved, loved, LOVED Casino Royale! Lots of action, Daniel Craig wearing awesome suits (I really like the suits lol), and something I don't believe has been in Bond movies before: Bond in love. Granted, I haven't seen every single Bond movie, so it's possible the character has been in love before, but I don't think so.
I have a crush on James Bond too!! I have had a crush on him since 8th grade, when my mom gave me her tattered copies of the novels to read. I had read them all before I saw my first movie. I will tell you straight up, Daniel Craig is by far the best Bond. Don't get me wrong, Sean Connery is incredibly entertaining, but he isn't James Bond. The real James Bond was suave, yes, but he was also a tortured romantic soul who smoked too much and suffered from bouts of depression. Daniel Craig captures that PERfectly! *sigh*
ReplyDeleteI've never read any of the books. Are they good? Do you recommend them? I haven't seen all of the movies, either, but the fact that Bond was in love and had his heart broken is something I absolutely love about Craig's Bond. And of course, his suits (which I believe he gets to keep once the movies wrap!). I told my husband that he needs to get a tailored tuxedo and take me places that require one...which of course means I'll need beautiful gowns. Hahahaha!
DeleteMy husband told me last night that this was his last movie as JB. What a TRAGEDY. He has been my favorite by far -- but maybe because I like the more serious tone of his Bond movies rather than the campy Roger Moore style.
ReplyDeleteOh, I hope not!!! That would definitely be a tragedy!!!! I thought I read somewhere that he'll be doing 2 more, but of course I can't find it now. And yes, I do like that the recent Bond films aren't campy.
DeleteI saw SkyFall today. It was awesome, lived up to the hype.
ReplyDeleteWe saw it last night -- totally agree with you! Of course, I loved Craig, but Javier Bardem was awesome!
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