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2 Iconic James Bond Moments Were Written For A Different 007 Actor
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Pierce Brosnan played James Bond between 1995 and 2002, and, though his performance in the James Bond franchise was seen as "style over substance" by some audiences, Brosnan's combination of charm and comedy became the signature approach he brought to the role, rebooting the James Bond franchise for a new generation. The four movies in which Brosnan plays James Bond generally received mediocre reviews, except for GoldenEye, which has an 80% positive rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

Pierce Brosnan's Bond movies, rated by Rotten Tomatoes

Movie

Release year

Rating

GoldenEye

1995

80%

Tomorrow Never Dies

1997

57%

The World Is Not Enough

1999

51%

Die Another Day

2002

55%

Brosnan was accused of being upstaged by gadgets in many of his James Bond movies, especially Die Another Day, which, with its invisible car and ice castle-melting solar-powered laser beam, was seen as straying too far into the science-fiction genre. Still, Brosnan starred in his fair share of iconic moments as James Bond,...
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  • 9/12/2024
  • by Faith Roswell
  • ScreenRant

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