*Just as a pendulum swings, so has the character of James Bond swing to various extremes. Sean Connery made him flesh. Roger Moore made him funny. Timothy Dalton returned Bond to his roots in Ian Fleming’s novels, making him a man haunted by his own violence. And now, with pierce Brosnan, the pendulum rests in the middle – Bond incorporates the best of his predecessors, becoming one well-rounded hero. *Source: Back of card