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What actor do you think was the best at playing James Bond? I must say, I think Daniel Craig is quite good.

There is only ONE James Bond, and that, my friend, is Sir Sean Connery.

Fuck! Voted for the wrong person. I meant to vote for Sean Connery.

Best Bond: Connery.

Best Bond movie: You Only Live Twice.

I'm going to be so outnumbered, but for me, it's Craig, then Brosnan.

Connery is by far the best and Craig could give Brosnon a run for his money as 2nd best.

Connery by a landslide. My favorite Bond film, though, was Live And Let Die; but only for Jane Seymour.

There is only ONE James Bond, and that, my friend, is Sir Sean Connery.
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All of the others are cheap ripoffs. I do think Lazenby was pretty good though. If I could rank them, I'd have it....

01. Connery
02. Connery
03. Connery
04. Connery
05. Connery
06. Moore
07. Craig
08. Lazenby
09. Dalton
10. Brosnan

Best Bond: Connery.

Best Bond movie: You Only Live Twice.

*cookie*

Although the newest Casino Royale was pretty sporking good.

There is only ONE James Bond, and that, my friend, is Sir Sean Connery.

Why is there even any other choice on the poll? I liked Pierce Brosnan, I must say, but no one comes close to Connery.

Best Bond: Clearly Sir Connery

Best Bond Movie: Thunderball

Let your criticism fly, heathens.

Connery is the guy that made Bond famous.

After him, Craig comes as the second best. Casino Royale is the best Bond movie in the last decade at least.

WTF?!? No Ruffy option?!? I'm boycotting this poll! :upyours:

:p

I like Connery, but I'm not sure I could just give him the title of 'Best Bond'. Moore was terrible; he made a mockery of the character. Lazenby might have been ok, but it's hard to judge from just one film. He didn't impress me particularly much in it. If he'd done a couple more, I think he would have shown he could have been better than in OHMSS.

Personally, I quite liked Timothy Dalton. I think Licence to Kill is one of the better Bond films - I'd quite possible put it in my top 5. Brosnan was ok, nothing spectacular, but clearly better than Moore or Lazenby.

And I was impressed with Daniel Craig. I had my doubts, but he made Bond the most realistic he's been since Dalton and, before him, Connery.

Brosnan, Connery, then Craig.

Timothy Dalton.

Yes, I'm serious. I think it's possible to rank the portrayals independently from the films, and while Dalton didn't get the best scripts (he didn't get the worst, either), I really enjoyed his harder-edged portrayal.

Ranking them:

1) Dalton
2) Connery
3) Craig
4) Lazenby
5) Moore
6) Brosnan

Brosnan was too pretty to be Bond.

Sean Connery, without a doubt!

http://www.studip.uni-goettingen.de/pictures/smile/bond.gif

But I did like Pierce Brosnan, too.

Haven't seen the newest one yet, so I can't really tell with him...

Not to mention his movies had too many gadgets.

I like Roger Moore best. Sean is close though.

The worst has to be this new guy. Bad actor (not even good looking, all the ladies in my life wanted some eye candy) , bad script. Bad Car. Bad directing.

If they keep the actor and people that made Casino, they are going to lose me as a fan, and I've seen all the other movies many times.

Connery. What a daft question. :p

The worst has to be this new guy. Bad actor (not even good looking, all the ladies in my life wanted some eye candy)
Are you crazy? Craig is a way more attractive guy than Pierce Brosnan.

But you liked Moore, so we already know your tastes are sub-normal.

Sean Connery, without a doubt.

Best Bond: Connery.
Agreed.

Best Bond movie: You Only Live Twice.
Nay. From Russia with love.


ALSO....

Casino Royale (1967)
Directed by Ken Hughes, John Huston
Writing credits: Ian Fleming (novel) Wolf Mankowitz (screenplay)
Tagline:CASINO ROYALE . . . the greatest JAMES BOND! 007 show on earth ! [Australian Daybill Movie Poster]
Plot Outline:In an early spy spoof, aging Sir James Bond (David Niven) comes out of retirement to take on SMERSH.

Why hasn't David Niven been included in the poll?


Personal rank:

the master:
Connery

good:
Moore
Niven

sucky:
Brosnan (at least, in Goldeneye)
Lazenby
Craig

the utter sucker:
Dalton

The best Bond? ... The original one of course! ... I still remeber the first time I saw a James Bond movie back in April of 1966, within 24 hours of arriving to America from Cuba. I don't know about now, but back then American and British movies were banned by Castro's oppressive government, and you were lucky to catch a flick from Japan, France, or Italy instead of a Soviet documentary about how great communism was, where the hottest action was to watch a wheat harvest with a combine operated by an overweight woman, ugly enough to scare any macho man into turning gay. Anyhow, I went to see "Thunderball". I was thrilled with the action and beautiful women! I was 13 then, and James Bond must have been my role model for 20 years until I burned out from drinking and womanizing! I had to change my role models at that time to more tame and real world guys like Ghandi, JFK, and Martin Luther King.
CrazyHorseLand :mp5:

I'm a scottish female so i should biologically think Connery.

But Daniel Craig did something for me. he was more believeable in the fact that he is a young man able to pull these gorgeous looking girlies.

plus it was nice for Bond to be eyecandy for the girls. much more this century and equal rights (bullshit).


ooooh, just thinking of the scene with him on the beach in the trunks, yummy yummy.

Connery, Moore not sure about the new guy right now didnt seems to fight the bond image he wasnt witty enough

What actor do you think was the best at playing James Bond?

IIRC Ian Fleming decided to give Bond a Scottish heritage as a tribute to Sir Connery, after seeing him play the part. Let us respect the opinion of Bonds creator.

peter sellers! ha. of course his charicter wasn't EXACTLY bond, ah hmmm, and of course i'm refering to casino royal ...

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What actor do you think was the best at playing James Bond? I must say, I think Daniel Craig is quite good.

It was a toss up for me between Roger Moore and Sean Connery. Unfortunately for Moore, he was making his Bond movies in a time when Hollywood insisted on putting redneck car chase scenes in EVERYTHING. :headbang: On the other hand though, Sean Connery has the longest resume, and also set the "Bond standard" for movies.

Lazenby isn't even worth mentioning, although I suppose you need to mention him to have a complete list. ;)

Dalton was a decent Bond. They wanted him to do the part much earlier, but he kept turning it down feeling he was too young. :confused: The Living Daylights was a great movie, and Dalton may have had more recognition if he had been able to do more. There was a 3rd movie in the works for Dalton, but there were problems with the licensing and it didn't happen.

I liked Brosnan alot as Bond. He's also another one that they were trying to get for the part much ealier. I read they tried to get him to do License to Kill, but he was busy with Remington Steel. He was another one that felt he was too young for the part. I was disappointed to hear Brosnan wouldn't do another Bond movie.

Craig still hasn't impressed me. There is a 22nd Bond in the works, so I guess it's a matter of time. ;)

What actor do you think was the best at playing James Bond? I must say, I think Daniel Craig is quite good.

I was mistaken. Moore actually did more official Bond movies, tallying up seven. Connery did 6 official movies, and the seventh was Never Say Never again, which was released opposite Roger Moore's Octopussy.

good acting is invisible, poor acting screws everything up. i would have to say they must all have been good because i never really noticed any of them.

when i want to see a story being told visualy, the last thing in hell i want is the experience of the story being preempted by whoever the hell is acting in it.

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I was mistaken. Moore actually did more official Bond movies, tallying up seven. Connery did 6 official movies, and the seventh was Never Say Never again, which was released opposite Roger Moore's Octopussy.

And Never Say Never Again was by far the better of the two. Best Bond line ever: "I'm to eliminate all free radicals!" :D

And Never Say Never Again was by far the better of the two. Best Bond line ever: "I'm to eliminate all free radicals!" :D

But Never Say Never Again sucked ass compared to Thuderball, the film it was ripping off.

I like Connery, but I'm not sure I could just give him the title of 'Best Bond'. Moore was terrible; he made a mockery of the character. Lazenby might have been ok, but it's hard to judge from just one film. He didn't impress me particularly much in it. If he'd done a couple more, I think he would have shown he could have been better than in OHMSS.

Personally, I quite liked Timothy Dalton. I think Licence to Kill is one of the better Bond films - I'd quite possible put it in my top 5. Brosnan was ok, nothing spectacular, but clearly better than Moore or Lazenby.

And I was impressed with Daniel Craig. I had my doubts, but he made Bond the most realistic he's been since Dalton and, before him, Connery.

Too many folks do Dalton the disservice of rating him poorly. From the standpoint of playing Bond from the novels he was right on. Not only that, but he actually READ the books and understands some of the nuances that Commander Fleming intended for Bond. Bond in the books is a thug with manners, misogynistic, opinionated and more than slightly cold at times.

Dalton took the task of trying to make the character work correctly after over a decade of Moore's cock-ups. Roger Moore will always be The Saint, not James Bond.

I voted Connery first. Dalton is my second favorite, and Daniel Craig looks very promising.

Are you crazy? Craig is a way more attractive guy than Pierce Brosnan.

But you liked Moore, so we already know your tastes are sub-normal.

According to the women in my life, the jokes about his butt went flat because he has none.

1. Pierce Brosnan- Although his films were probably the worst of the franchise.
2. Roger Moore- But I'm probably biased since Live and Let Die is my favorite Bond film.
3. Sean Connery- Yes, I'm a terrible person for putting him at number three. I guess I've never gotten the sex appeal thing with Connery, and sex appeal is a fundemental part of the Bond persona.

I don't know where to put Daniel Craig. Casino Royal was the restart of the franchise, so I don't really think I can measure him against the others. He is quite good.

Roger Moore will always be The Saint, not James Bond.

QFT.

Connery was the first, and still the best. However, I believe Craig could actually beat him, with time and seasoning.

After him, I'd rate Brosnan and Dalton, because they were brave enough to play Bond their way, and made it work. Dalton, I believe, was the closest so far to the book Bond.

All that said, my favourite film is Moonraker. It's silly and implausible and glorious fun.

Sean Connery was in my opinion,the hands down best Bond.

Pierce Brosnan in second place.

Too many folks do Dalton the disservice of rating him poorly. From the standpoint of playing Bond from the novels he was right on. Not only that, but he actually READ the books and understands some of the nuances that Commander Fleming intended for Bond. Bond in the books is a thug with manners, misogynistic, opinionated and more than slightly cold at times.



Bond is also a borderline alcoholic,sometimes bitter and remorseless killer.

I think Connery and Brosnan gave you that feeling that they had demons. They were a little grittier and darker than the rest.

Roger Moore had a more comedic element that I didnt care for.

Connery was, quite manifestly, the best Bond. Equally, whilst Daniel Craig is undeniably good in the context of Casino Royale, and what one might consider the greater "realism" and "grit" of Bond, I doubt whether Craig could perform as well in the films Connery played, whereas Connery would have excelled in Casino Royale.

Second place would probably be Brosnan.

Connery. Craig has to do a couple more sequels to beat him. Brosnan was good but is already pretty forgettable. Especially after his last.

In terms of a 'pecking order', here's my picks:

1) Connery
2) Brosnan
3) Craig & Dalton, tied for third
4) Moore
5) Lazenby

In terms of a 'pecking order', here's my picks:

1) Connery
2) Brosnan
3) Craig & Dalton, tied for third
4) Moore
5) Lazenby

I'll agree.

Sean Connery.
No doubt about it.

Ilaer

Connery, followed by Brosnan.

Or something like that, I dunno.

I'll have to go with Connery, though I've not seen Casino Royale myself.

Bond is also a borderline alcoholic,sometimes bitter and remorseless killer.

Heh, Bond has nothing on Golgo 13 in that respect...

What actor do you think was the best at playing James Bond? I must say, I think Daniel Craig is quite good.

Daniel Craig and Sean Connery are the best. Period.

Connery did 6 official movies, and the seventh was Never Say Never again, which was released opposite Roger Moore's Octopussy.

...since when was NSNA not an official Bond movie, eh? You think they just snuck it out without the author's estate noticing?

Iconic Bond: Connery
Favorite Bond: Craig
Favorite Movie: For Your Eyes Only

This sort of question is really hard to get a straight answer for because everyone is practically required to say Connery... Looking back objectively though, he wasn't all that he's cracked up to be. Plus several of the movies were so damn campy it’s funny. Sure, he was the first Bond and a damn good one, but not the best. Dalton and Craig are the two closest to the character, the most believably, and with the best movies.

Timothy Dalton.

Yes, I'm serious. I think it's possible to rank the portrayals independently from the films, and while Dalton didn't get the best scripts (he didn't get the worst, either), I really enjoyed his harder-edged portrayal.

Ranking them:

1) Dalton
2) Connery
3) Craig
4) Lazenby
5) Moore
6) Brosnan

Brosnan was too pretty to be Bond.

So True, DAlton should rank among the highest because of the edge he brought... However, to suggest that craig is a superior bond the Bronsnan is almost unthinkable.. Bond was a character made to have sauve, sex appeal, whittyness, the man every other man wanted to be. Craig is so hiddious the idea of those bond girls comming on to him in the way they did was laughable! The writers clearly threw those girls at him (knowing there was no other way to make it workable with his face). Was he more "Real" of a character... yes he was, but he did nothing that Dalton hadn't done before, and really Bond isn't a character meant to be "Real"... he's suppose to be dangerous and cool, and make it look almost too easy

It definatly has to be Connery, Bronsan, Dalton, Moore, Craig, Lazenby !

With the best bond movie being Golden eye!

In terms of a 'pecking order', here's my picks:

1) Connery
2) Brosnan
3) Craig & Dalton, tied for third
4) Moore
5) Lazenby

Nah, Brosnan is after Craig and Dalton. And how bad was Lazenby?

...since when was NSNA not an official Bond movie, eh? You think they just snuck it out without the author's estate noticing?

No, but it was done without their approval. If you take a look at the plot, you'll see that it smacks more than a little of Thunderball.

Apparently, the writer of Thunderball wound up with the rights to the script (I don't honestly know the full story, it's apparently rather complicated). So, he can't make any other Bond movies - but he can make remakes of Thunderball. So he did.

Last I heard, he was planning to do it again. No idea who he'd have do Bond.

NSNA is therefore not considered an "official" Bond film.

Nah, Brosnan is after Craig and Dalton. And how bad was Lazenby?

Daniel Craig was just a big rip off of Dalton.. he brought almost nothing new to the character... and he's freaking ugly to boot.

And why was Judi Dench still playing M if this movie was suppose to be JAmes Bond's first apearance as a "00" ? The whole point of the name M was to be the irony that it stood for "Mother", and was a position always held by a man. Casino Royal totally messed with the timeline that had been built from all the previous movies.

Connery
Dalton
Brosnan
Moore
Craig

I haven't seen Lazenby's movie, so I will refrain from listing him.

Nah, Brosnan is after Craig and Dalton. And how bad was Lazenby?

Bad enough that it took no less than six attempts to watch "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" all the way through. Seriously - it's like the James Bond movie wherein Bond never appears. I personally prefer to think of Lazenby as some other 'double-oh'... 006, or 008, I dunno.

He sure as fuck wasn't James Bond, though.

Bad enough that it took no less than six attempts to watch "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" all the way through. Seriously - it's like the James Bond movie wherein Bond never appears. I personally prefer to think of Lazenby as some other 'double-oh'... 006, or 008, I dunno.

He sure as fuck wasn't James Bond, though.

Heh. I'm actually glad I never saw that now.

Daniel Craig was just a big rip off of Dalton.. he brought almost nothing new to the character... and he's freaking ugly to boot.

And why was Judi Dench still playing M if this movie was suppose to be JAmes Bond's first apearance as a "00" ? The whole point of the name M was to be the irony that it stood for "Mother", and was a position always held by a man. Casino Royal totally messed with the timeline that had been built from all the previous movies.

It's an alternate timeline, genius. Which explains why M is a female. Daniel Craig and Dlaton are very similar, but Craig isn't ugly, and he can fight for shit, which is what counts. (Dalton never got any good fight scenes)

well Craig needs more time but could get into the top 3...

Pierce and Sean are soooo close but i gotta go with Pierce cos he's from Ireland!

but honourable mention to the absolute mention that is Sean Connery...

Shhhtop , Itshh not brewed yet :D

This (http://www.rareads.com/scans1/28659.jpg) was the best ...

Brosnan and Connery are tied for me. Connery of course originated both the role and role model:cool:, but Brosnan edges slightly since his Bond resembles Timothy Dalton's Bond if you don't look too closely (and in fact Pierce incorporated a fair deal of Dalton's moodier style into his own take on the character). Thus, applying suspension of disbelief, one can see the Dalton and Brosnan movies as forming part of the same Bond timeline (the longest single one in terms of movies); positing a James Bond just in time to serve Queen and Country during the end of the Cold War, and then help deal with the aftermath of a supposed "victory" which often seems anything but.
This concern of mine is actually why Craig (my third favorite) has essentially "zeroed" the franchise now with Casino Royale, since we were getting to the point where to be his usual mid-forties self and have served in the Cold War, Bond would've had to join the Royal Navy and then MI6 as a teenager. But if we accept each actor's own Bond as separate "parallel agents" (accounting for possible fusions like the Dalton/Brosnan one) in their own timelines with the same general character, then suspension of disbelief can easily be restored.
Favorite Bond Movie: Tie between Tomorrow Never Dies and Roger Moore's A View to a Kill (for Duran Duran's theme song if nothing else...;)).

Bob Holness should be on the list

P Diddy or whatever his name is expressed interest and therefor is the bes...or Sean Connery.

Sean Connery, by a long shot. I haven't seen the new one, so I'd have to say Brosnan then Moore. But definitely Connery. So dreamy. :p

well Craig needs more time but could get into the top 3...

Pierce and Sean are soooo close but i gotta go with Pierce cos he's from Ireland!

but honourable mention to the absolute mention that is Sean Connery...

Shhhtop , Itshh not brewed yet :D

There's something very satisfying about hearing Connery say the word, 'pussy'.

Heh, Bond has nothing on Golgo 13 in that respect...
Let's not even go there.

Anyone who doesn't vote Connery better be a Bond villian. :p

http://www2.raisport.rai.it/news/sport/baseball/200110/09/3bc2e5790047a/bonds1.jpg

Jeez, I can't believe no one did this yet.

...since when was NSNA not an official Bond movie, eh? You think they just snuck it out without the author's estate noticing?

Because it was not part of the Bond Franchise from EON or United Artists. There was actually a legal battle between McClory (the director of Thunderball) and Ian Fleming over the writing credits and film rights. McClory retained the rights to remake Thunderball after 10 years. McClory was "executive director" of Never Say Never Again, the result was two Bond films from two studios.

I personally prefer to think of Lazenby as some other 'double-oh'... 006, or 008, I dunno.

He sure as fuck wasn't James Bond, though.

LOL. No, he wasn't.

Last I heard, he was planning to do it again. No idea who he'd have do Bond.

I don't know if I want to see yet another version of Thunderball. But it might have been cool with Brosnan. Too bad McClory died last November. :(

There's something very satisfying about hearing Connery say the word, 'pussy'.

His accent alone has him up there with the best Bonds...

Shaken not Shtirred...

It melts my little Irish heart

I would make the best bond.

I would make the best bond.

I'd go with Carrot Top first. :p