Sean Connery
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I loved his James Bond as most people did.
But for me and a particular time in my early teens I loved 3 movies he was in and the first role was as an Egyptian Immortal with the Scottish accent names Juan Sánchez-Villalobos Ramírez . Not because it was a great character or his performance any better than his others but because he was Egyptian with the most Spanish names you could possibly have and he was cast opposite a Frenchman murdering a Scottish accent....horrible movie really but still a guilty pleasure of mine.
The next was Jim Malone in the Untouchables for which he won an Oscar. Playing an Irish beat cop with a Scottish accent. Great death scene and the scene at the cabin is an all time classic.
Lastly his Russian submarine commander with a Scottish accent Marko Ramius. Another stirring performance done without so much as a single fuck given to authenticity.
RIP
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@raznomore said in R.I.P. 2020:
I loved his James Bond as most people did.
But for me and a particular time in my early teens I loved 3 movies he was in and the first role was as an Egyptian Immortal with the Scottish accent names Juan Sánchez-Villalobos Ramírez . Not because it was a great character or his performance any better than his others but because he was Egyptian with the most Spanish names you could possibly have and he was cast opposite a Frenchman murdering a Scottish accent....horrible movie really but still a guilty pleasure of mine.
The next was Jim Malone in the Untouchables for which he won an Oscar. Playing an Irish beat cop with a Scottish accent. Great death scene and the scene at the cabin is an all time classic.
Lastly his Russian submarine commander with a Scottish accent Marko Ramius. Another stirring performance done without so much as a single fuck given to authenticity.
RIP
I am surprised he won an Oscar, he wasn’t a great actor in my opinion.
An absolutely legendary film star though.
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@raznomore his accent was like Zoolander's blue steel
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@booboo said in R.I.P. 2020:
@canefan said in R.I.P. 2020:
@raznomore his accent was like Zoolander's blue steel
But Magnum ...
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@raznomore said in R.I.P. 2020:
He was always the same person in his films. Himself
But by God he was fucking cool!!
RIP
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@raznomore said in R.I.P. 2020:
@MN5 I agree. Great to watch but not a great actor. He was like Arnold or The Rock before they existed. He was always the same person in his films. Himself
Absolutely. I certainly didn’t mean what I said in a bad way but he was no De Niro, Pacino, Day Lewis etc, nor did he try to be.
He was relatively wimpy as Indiana Jones’s Dad come to think of it but nailed that role perfectly and had great chemistry with Harrison Ford.
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Apparently Connery was quite a legitimately tough dude in real life if this story is anything to go by.....
Sean Connery Once Beat Up 6 Gang Members who Wanted to Steal his Jacket | The Vintage News
Sir Thomas Sean Connery is probably the most famous Scottish actor, best known for his role as the secret agent James Bond. Ever since his first
....and before Roger Moore took over and some of the ahem, less realistic elements became fashionable in Bond films there was this scrap which Connery and Grant did without any stunt doubles
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@sparky said in R.I.P. 2020:
@NTA said in R.I.P. 2020:
Sean Connery.
Dang
Sean Connery: James Bond actor dies aged 90
I like how you adde that so we knew who you were talking about.
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@MajorRage said in R.I.P. 2020:
@JC said in R.I.P. 2020:
@NTA Shit that’sh shtink
RIP to the world’s greatest Scotsman.
Leave @MN5 out if this
I’m happily the ferns greatest Scot of kiwi descent
#humblegoals
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Damn, this is the first I've heard of the end of the Great Scot.
Weirdly enough the first time I can remember him in a film was Indy (which I thought he was great in) and then I kind of went backwards from there (Highlander, Untouchables, small but memorable scene as Richard the Lionheart in Robin Hood - with a Scottish accent 😂 and the of course as the first and best ever Bond).
He was just so farking cool. They don't make them like him anymore.
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@Rancid-Schnitzel said in R.I.P. 2020:
Damn, this is the first I've heard of the end of the Great Scot.
Weirdly enough the first time I can remember him in a film was Indy (which I thought he was great in) and then I kind of went backwards from there (Highlander, Untouchables, small but memorable scene as Richard the Lionheart in Robin Hood - with a Scottish accent 😂 and the of course as the first and best ever Bond).
He was just so farking cool. They don't make them like him anymore.
Indeed. His era of old school legends is rapidly dwindling. Just a completely different breed to today’s film stars.
Clint, stay with us !!!!!
