meatmancgy
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After a discussion with fuel_77 in the chatroom, I got thinking... who really is/was the best James Bond? Vote in the poll.
Who was the best Bond?
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backstrom29
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connery fallowed closely by roger moore
DogfoodSoup
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What's a James Bond?
JTMcCool
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Connery set the standard of course, but to be honest, I think I enjoyed Pierce the most as Bond.
Uhtred the Viking
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I voted for Brosnan, but Connery is right up there for me too. I like the attitude that he brought to the role, and no one could deliver those one liners better. (eg. when he killed Elektra King (EK "You wouldn't kill me. You'd miss me." Bond "I never miss.") For me Moore was a little too laid back, and didn't bring the same kind of "anger" to the role.
bidds55
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I voted for Pierce Brosnan, simply because I enjoyed the movies with him as Bond the most. I agree with others that Sean Connery really is the standard though.
MIKEYSLEAFS
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yah what he said:beer:,but give craig 3 more films and he will ease into first place of bonds:goal:
lumm0x
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Connery being the first was the bench mark. I did like the work Brosnan did though and during Remington Steele, always hoped he'd be there in the future.
meatmancgy
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My ratings:
Connery
Brosnan
Craig (and rising)
Moore
Dalton
Lazenby
Never thought I'd like a blonde Bond... but his style, lack of emotions and aggressive style appeal to what we all believe an assassin/spy should be. Hope he signs on for at least 5 more.
Connery
Brosnan
Craig (and rising)
Moore
Dalton
Lazenby
Never thought I'd like a blonde Bond... but his style, lack of emotions and aggressive style appeal to what we all believe an assassin/spy should be. Hope he signs on for at least 5 more.
bigzippy
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Moore all the way! That guy is sleeze on toast, the bawdiest Bond in history!
jfennell
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I enjoy Daniel Craig as a spy. He kicks butt but I don't picture him as Bond. Brosnan is the one that most epitomizes the Bond look.
This man speaks the truth.
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quincy
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Connery tops my list. He IS the gentleman spy. Craig is a close second.
Moore third, simply because that guy is the second most wooden actor EVER, after Kanoe Reeves.
"Wow. Pain AND surprise, Roger? Unexpected depth today."
That said, Moore got two of the best villains ever with which to work - Kiel/Jaws and Villechez/Killer Midget From Hell. Brosnan comes in fourth: I found him more smarmy than suave, and lacked the charm of even Rigor Mortis.
Lazenby might've earned himself a favourable spot in the Bond HOF had the stupid bugger listened to his agent instead of his ego. Dalton...Dalton deserves to be beaten to death with Roger Moore.
Moore third, simply because that guy is the second most wooden actor EVER, after Kanoe Reeves.
"Wow. Pain AND surprise, Roger? Unexpected depth today."
That said, Moore got two of the best villains ever with which to work - Kiel/Jaws and Villechez/Killer Midget From Hell. Brosnan comes in fourth: I found him more smarmy than suave, and lacked the charm of even Rigor Mortis.
Lazenby might've earned himself a favourable spot in the Bond HOF had the stupid bugger listened to his agent instead of his ego. Dalton...Dalton deserves to be beaten to death with Roger Moore.
easton55
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Moore was who I saw the most, but I like Craig so far as a second place guy. Brosnan, I'm sorry, I never liked at all in the role, to me it didn't suit him at all. Everyone was convinced it was his role to play, but I never agreed with that. I also really liked Dalton, one of few it looks like, lol.
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Dang
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My vote is Moore. He is in some strong Bond movies.
meatmancgy
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Ah yes... but if Connery or Brosnan was the lead, would the movie have been better?
Islanders75
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Sorry folks but Roger all the way!
Time to chime in.
For me the question boils down to Connery and Moore. As much as I've enjoyed Daniel Craig, I'm not sure if I've actually be more impressed at how good he is rather than how relieved I am that he wasn't as bad as most had once thought. We'll need to see more of him to know. The fact that so many of you have him as second best only goes to show that with a few more films he might be worthy of discussion.
Brosnan was fine. But he suffered from taking part in 4 Bonds that were basically glossy Macgyver's.
But here's the argument for me. I've never read more than 2 of the books so Bruce's argument about how true he is to the written version is lost on me (for the record, if this was an argument about how true the character was to the book, Craig would be streets ahead of Brosnan and the poll would be faulty
. ) I'm not sure how many of you are purists in that manner.
On the face of the movies though, Connery portrayed Bond as a small fish in a big ocean. Sure, he enjoyed the women, he enjoyed the gambling and the liquor and the lifestyle of a spy. But a true spy is never impressed by his surroundings. Even the baddies seemed to latch on to this - he's constantly being looked down upon by snobby villians. Connery suffered from being himself. Moore went into the role being himself too, but he was miles apart from Connery. Moore was able to take the role and wear it proudly - he was much less a 'visitor' to the lifestyle. Connery took on the role like a teen walking into a trendy nightclub for the first time. A problem I have with Connery is also how he basically went around the Bond girls like he was desperate for some action - almost like he'd never gotten much before. Moore on the other hand used sex as a tool. He uses it to extract promises, interrogate - much more spy like.
A last point - Connery never really delivered the one final badass blow to any of the Bond baddies. They either died because of their own incompetence (GOLDFINGER) or he had a Bond girl do it for him.
I note that most of my arguments are based on storyline, and script. Maybe it had to do with the era of cinema, but in the end it affected on the way I viewed the character and to be frank, I don't see how I could do it from any other point of departure.
For me the question boils down to Connery and Moore. As much as I've enjoyed Daniel Craig, I'm not sure if I've actually be more impressed at how good he is rather than how relieved I am that he wasn't as bad as most had once thought. We'll need to see more of him to know. The fact that so many of you have him as second best only goes to show that with a few more films he might be worthy of discussion.
Brosnan was fine. But he suffered from taking part in 4 Bonds that were basically glossy Macgyver's.
But here's the argument for me. I've never read more than 2 of the books so Bruce's argument about how true he is to the written version is lost on me (for the record, if this was an argument about how true the character was to the book, Craig would be streets ahead of Brosnan and the poll would be faulty
. ) I'm not sure how many of you are purists in that manner. On the face of the movies though, Connery portrayed Bond as a small fish in a big ocean. Sure, he enjoyed the women, he enjoyed the gambling and the liquor and the lifestyle of a spy. But a true spy is never impressed by his surroundings. Even the baddies seemed to latch on to this - he's constantly being looked down upon by snobby villians. Connery suffered from being himself. Moore went into the role being himself too, but he was miles apart from Connery. Moore was able to take the role and wear it proudly - he was much less a 'visitor' to the lifestyle. Connery took on the role like a teen walking into a trendy nightclub for the first time. A problem I have with Connery is also how he basically went around the Bond girls like he was desperate for some action - almost like he'd never gotten much before. Moore on the other hand used sex as a tool. He uses it to extract promises, interrogate - much more spy like.
A last point - Connery never really delivered the one final badass blow to any of the Bond baddies. They either died because of their own incompetence (GOLDFINGER) or he had a Bond girl do it for him.
I note that most of my arguments are based on storyline, and script. Maybe it had to do with the era of cinema, but in the end it affected on the way I viewed the character and to be frank, I don't see how I could do it from any other point of departure.
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Dang
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Fuel, your post is one of the best. The only point I feel you left out was Moore's ability to be a cold killer. I think this is shown best in "The Spy who Loved Me".
Triple B
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I was initially thinking Sean Connery, but if I did vote for him, it would be for nostalgic reasons. Daniel Craig took the character to a whole new level. Badass...these round of movies took the kitsch out of them and added exaggerated realism (like Batman Begins did for the Batman franchise). Craig gets my vote.
