It's kind of weird because most fans of the series I've talked to consider him one of the best Bonds. I personally think he's up there too. But 'GoldenEye' is probably his only Bond movie that received a consistent amount of praise.
shareIf it wasn't for the second half of DAD then the Brosnan era was of a high average standard.
Goldeneye is overrated (a minority opinion but not as rare as you'd think) whereas TND is underrated. Seriously, if his second film was as bad as some critics claim why is it one of the most repeated on TV? It's pulling in a decent audience every time.
TWINE misfires in parts but was well received on its release and the first half of Die Another Day was more than watchable.
A pretty girl's guide to London: http://youtu.be/RLFUi4EWatQ
>But 'GoldenEye' is probably his only Bond movie that received a consistent amount of praise.
Also, the one I consider the weakest of Brosnan's.
Am I the only one who finds The World is Not Enough incredibly underrated? The whole bizarre Renard/Elektra relationship is far creepier and fascinating than most Bond movies delve, and I think most of it clicks aside from the obvious stuff people trash (Denise Richards).
Tomorrow Never Dies was classic Bond in the first half, but in the 2nd half it becomes more of a vehicle for Michelle Yeoh to do a bunch of Hong Kong action silliness that isn't really part of Bond's forte.
I think the biggest praise I can give the Brosnan films is that they all MOVE. Let's face it, even in the classic Bond movies there's always some kind of dull stretch or pacing problem. I'd be hard pressed to say I was ever bored during any of Brosnan's movies.
Brosnan rescued the Bond franchise from the brink of nothingness. It's bizarre that he gets so much flack.
^Excellent point!
It's one I was going to make myself about Pierce Brosnan rescuing the Bond franchise. Brosnan was the guy who really brought Bond into the more modern era, post Soviet Union cold war. Timothy Dalton was almost that guy in the late 80s with his Miami Vice Bond that went after drug cartels in Latin America, but ultimately Dalton was very contextualized to the late 80s and still in time of the Soviets vs. Americans. People weren't ready for Dalton's deadly serious Bond in the late 80s and the franchise went into a hiatus amongst legal troubles.
Brosnan came along and updated the franchise, and gave people what they wanted to see in Bond back in the 90s, a sauve, debonair handsome guy playing 007 sorta lighthearted and tongue in cheek. If it wasn't for Brosnan, then Bond may have died off as a movie franchise.