Who played James Bond the best?

[The Hurricane]

Who played James ond the best?

[Landis-Wolf]

Timothy Dalton

[DOO BEE]

Sean Connery

[Kevin Roegele]

Timothy Dalton is the only one who acts in the role. The others coast on their charisma and charm. Dalton was too serious for many, and not so good with the humour - which is a shame, because in movies like The Rocketeer (in The Masked Bandit scene), he's as suave and dashing as can be.

[Conundrum]

As much as I like all of them, Pierce combined the charm of Connery, the wit of Moore and the toughness of Dalton. He's also the Bond that I first saw in the cinema, so he gets my vote.

[Masut]

As much as I like all of them, Pierce combined the charm of Connery, the wit of Moore and the toughness of Dalton. He's also the Bond that I first saw in the cinema, so he gets my vote.

Agreed. I grew up with Pierce as 007, although I did used to watch all the films. It was sad to see him ditched. He's a great actor and I hope to see him in many more movies now that his Bond days are over.

[union_jak]

I did like Timothy Dalton, but I think Pierce had the mix of all the others really well. I was not happy to see him replaced, especially since he wanted to do Casino Royale so much.

[Two-Face]

Pierce Brosnan was the best but classic James Bond is Sean Connery.

[C. Lee]

A lot of people say....the first person you see in a role becomes your favorite....whether this is the reason or not, Sean Connery will always be my favorite. But....the question was "Who played him best?"....for that I would have to say Brosnan.

[FelixLeiter]

I prefer Sean Connery, but you could make the argument that Dalton played the character the best.

[C. Lee]

Dalton in my opinion come in a close second (I liked his movies a lot better than great many others did).....I guess some people had gotten too used to Moore's goofy portrayal, and weren't ready for a serious Bond.

[Brian Braddock]

Connery as he was the 1st and set the benchmark (although I have my doubts as to how he would have played the end scene in OHMSS had he been Bond- for some reason I cant imagine him showing the same vulnerability that Lazenby did)
Brosnan should be commended for taking the best traits of the previous actors to portray Bond and crafting a portrayal of true class.

[marvelrobbins]

The best Bonds were without question Connery,and Brosnon. Now the first
Bond I saw was Moore

[Brian Braddock]

The best Bonds were without question Connery,and Brosnon. Now the first
Bond I saw was Moore

Moore was the Bond of my generation, I guess.

As much as I like Moore, he may well have just been playing Simon Templar.

[C. Lee]

As much as I like Moore, he may well have just been playing Simon Templar.

That was my opinion also....he played it too light hearted and they put in too many goofy things in his group of movies (like in TMWTGG when his car does a flip over the river, and they put the stupid music/soundeffect in....almost ruins it).

[Brian Braddock]

That was my opinion also....he played it too light hearted and they put in too many goofy things in his group of movies (like in TMWTGG when his car does a flip over the river, and they put the stupid music/soundeffect in....almost ruins it).

Oh great - now I cant get that bloody noise out of my head.http://www.superherohype.com/forums/images/icons/icon10.gif it'll be in there for days!!

They were playing to Moores strengths I guess.

Seem to remember that they tried to get Dalton as Bond for 'For your eyes Only' but it didnt come off. You can imagine Dalton in the scene where he visits the grave of Teresa. Didnt quite sit right with Moore's Bond, based on what we'd been conditioned to.

[James"007"Bond]

Sean Connery owns them all and not because he was the 1st but because his screen presence and his delivery of lines was just so overwhelming. His charisma as Bond has yet to be matched. He also came off as the most crafty and intelligent Bond too.

[Catman]

Sean Connery IS James Bond. The other actors just played Bond. What many fail to realize is that 007 is not only a male fantasy but Ian Fleming's fantasy. Fleming worked for the secret service so Bond is who he wanted to be. Connery was the only one to realize this (probably because Fleming was still alive when he was Bond) and acted like that.

When you watch Connery as 007 you can see him as a larger-than-life male fantasy. Which is what Bond is supposed to be. You can't see that with the other actors. Although they've done a good job, especially Pierce Brosnan.

[James"007"Bond]

Sean Connery IS James Bond. The other actors just played Bond. What many fail to realize is that 007 is not only a male fantasy but Ian Fleming's fantasy. Fleming worked for the secret service so Bond is who he wanted to be. Connery was the only one to realize this (probably because Fleming was still alive when he was Bond) and acted like that.

When you watch Connery as 007 you can see him as a larger-than-life male fantasy. Which is what Bond is supposed to be. You can't see that with the other actors. Although they've done a good job, especially Pierce Brosnan.

:up: :up:

[C. Lee]

He also came off as the most crafty and intelligent Bond too.
Even more than Woody Allen as "Jimmy Bond"?:)

[C. Lee]

According to this IMDB news clip....Christopher Lee says that Brosnan was the best. http://www.imdb.com/news/wenn/2006-03-02

[TheFalcon]

I think Pierce Brosnan played Bond best. Connery is a very close second.

[Kevin Roegele]

I guess some people had gotten too used to Moore's goofy portrayal, and weren't ready for a serious Bond.

Goofy? :confused: Moore didn't always take the role seriously, but neither did Connery or Lazenby. Moore just happens to be the master of one-liners, so naturally he has a lot of them.

Check out For Your Eyes Only.

[patrickbateman]

man i would love to see what a young SAM NIEL would have done

[Kevin Roegele]

man i would love to see what a young SAM NIEL would have done

Have you seen his screentest?

[Two-Face]

man i would love to see what a young SAM NIEL would have done

I'm glad he wasn't Bond, he could been sucked.

[Masut]

Sam Neil always reminded me of Pierce in some ways.

[M.O.Steel]

Pierce Brosnan was the best but classic James Bond is Sean Connery.

It amazing how you put it exactly what i wanted to say it, but didn't know how to say it...:up:

[M.O.Steel]

As much as I like all of them, Pierce combined the charm of Connery, the wit of Moore and the toughness of Dalton. He's also the Bond that I first saw in the cinema, so he gets my vote.


that's why i think he's the best too, because of his well-roundedness.

[CConn]

Connery, of course. Brosnan's a favorite as well. And honestly, while he's certainly not my favorite, George Lazenby gets a bad rap, I think. He was in one of the best films, and I personally think was better than Moore and Dalton.

[Brian Braddock]

Connery, of course. Brosnan's a favorite as well. And honestly, while he's certainly not my favorite, George Lazenby gets a bad rap, I think. He was in one of the best films, and I personally think was better than Moore and Dalton.

Lazenby was superb in the final scene of OHMSS.

[DACrowe]

1. Sean Connery
2. Pierce Brosnan
3. Roger Moore
4. Timothy Dalton
5. George Lazenby

I'd go into why Connery and Brosnan are on top, but everyone knows those reasons (whether they agree or not). On the other hand, I put Moore over Dalton, because while I liked Bond dark and brooding, Dalton didn't really hit hte right notes for me and was never comfortable in the part and while Bond has his faults, he hides them behind his charm and only the cracks should show in a dark Bond every so often, while Dalton walked around with a stick up his ass the whole of his two movies. Still, a decent performance and better than Lazenby who was in a good Bond movie but was a terrible Bond though.

[MLX]

Pierce Brosnan and Sean Connery

[Mr.E.Nygma]

DALTON DAMMIT!!!! Not enough people see the charisma and talent he has (he is the complete opposite of Lazenby). Even my father wasn't convinced when TLD came out, but I watch it with him years later and he changed his mind, he said Dalton made a good job!

[Mee]

For me it's a tie between Connery and Brosnan.

[IKnowSomeJudo]

Dalton for me definitely. Even though his Bond movies are not my favorites, I prefer his portrayal of a dark, brooding Bond over others. I always got the impression that Timothy Dalton Bond could easily beat up other Bonds.

[ChrisBaleBatman]

Brosnan is my pick. The guy is simply put, this generation's Sean Connery. He wasn't as tough as Connery, but he was easily as slick and smooth as Connery.

[Kevin Roegele]

DALTON DAMMIT!!!! Not enough people see the charisma and talent he has (he is the complete opposite of Lazenby). Even my father wasn't convinced when TLD came out, but I watch it with him years later and he changed his mind, he said Dalton made a good job!

If Dalton was just judged on The Living Daylights, he'd be held in much higher regard amongst the general public. It's his vengeful, brooding perfomance in Licence to Kill that unfortunetly everyone remembers.

[The Chairman]

man i would love to see what a young SAM NIEL would have done

Neil always seemed too creepy for Bond. I'd love to see him do a villain in a Bond film though, he'd rock!

Connery was the best, with Brosnan a close second.

[Masut]

Neil always seemed to creepy for Bond. I'd love to see him do a villain in a Bond film though, he'd rock!

Connery was the best, with Brosnan a close second.

Neil would be an interesting villain, good point.

[Landis-Wolf]

If Dalton was just judged on The Living Daylights, he'd be held in much higher regard amongst the general public. It's his vengeful, brooding perfomance in Licence to Kill that unfortunetly everyone remembers.

Really? I prefer LTK.

[Masut]

I love the opening sequence of The Living Daylights, with the pumping Bond theme playing when he's hanging from the vehicle.

[James"007"Bond]

Brosnan is my pick. The guy is simply put, this generation's Sean Connery. He wasn't as tough as Connery, but he was easily as slick and smooth as Connery.

I agree that Brosnan was smooth and slick but in no way was he as slick and smooth as Connery. I loved the "father/son" moments Conner's Bond had with M. I thought the way Connery would sometimes talk fast and sharp was great way to assert his confidence as an agent who got straight down to business at times and Connery not only had the best one-liners but he executed them the best too.

[captain_jimbo]

Have you seen his screentest?

Why, was it bad?

[LexCorp]

As much as I like all of them, Pierce combined the charm of Connery, the wit of Moore and the toughness of Dalton. He's also the Bond that I first saw in the cinema, so he gets my vote.

Same here.

[Mad Bull]

Sean Connery was the best, IMHO. Brosnan did a very good job of paying homage to him.

[captain_jimbo]

I thought Timothy Dalton was the best, and is incredibly under-rated.

[Spider-Steve]

My vote goes to Pierce Brosnan! Wondering how Daniel Craig will do it!

Steve

[SentinelMind]

I never saw LTK, but I saw Living Daylights and that is by far one of my favorites...I was blown away finding out this was actually a Bond movie. I got the impression Dalton captured Fleming's ideal portrayal of the movie. I heard Dalton read the books and followed the character much more than the other actors (Connery, Moore, etc.)

Who was the best.....I guess Brosnan may have been the best Bond, for his 'well-roundedness', but for some reason I didn't really like many of his recent movies, so I'm kind of reluctant to give him the title.
I liked Moore's, Dalton and Connery's much more. Except for Goldeneye and possibly the World is Not Enough, I found his movies to be generic action flicks and that the other films had more adventure, suspense, and intrigue in them. I know we're rating the actor, but I can't really take Bond out of the films and for that I'm kinda reluctant to give Brosnan best Bond when his films aren't really better than the others.

Moore isn't given enough credit though......if you've seen him in For Your Eyes Only (one of my first intros to Bond), I thought he was superb. He had the right mix of maturity, humor, and seriousness. That film is certainly not campys as his other ones.

[Kevin Roegele]

From best to worst, I rate them thus;

1. Connery
2. Moore
3. Brosnan
4. Dalton
5. Lazenby

In terms of my favourites;

1. Moore
2. Dalton
3. Connery
4. Brosnan
5. Lazenby

[Catman]

Damn, Kevin, I'm losing respect for you. lol. Moore and Dalton better than Connery?!

Roger Moore is the funny Bond. Plain and simple, dude. Yeah, he played it straight in For Your Eyes Only but that was one of his SEVEN films as Bond.

Dalton was just WAY too serious. Yeah, he may have been accurate in his performance but he missed one VERY IMPORTANT element. . .it's a male fantasy.

Connery was the best because he knew this was a male fantasy. He had to play it straight and at the same time come across as a male fantasy. Fleming was alive when Connery was Bond, so I'm sure he told him that Bond was his fantasy. James Bond is who Ian Fleming wanted to be!

[Arkady Rossovich]

I voted for Roger Moore.Although the original James Bond,Sean Connery is a strong choice.Im a bit sad that the most recent Bond,Brosnen is the top pick.

[Kurosawa]

I grew up with Roger's Bond, although I readily admit that for most Connery will always be the best. I thought Pierce was the perfect cross between Sean and Roger, so I voted for him.

[skruloos]

I grew up with Moore's Bond as well but I'm not a big fan of his. His two standouts for me would be For Your Eyes Only and The Spy Who Loved Me. I voted for Connery simply because I think he just seemed so effortless in the role. It didn't look like he was playing cool. He just WAS cool. Second for me would be Brosnan with Dalton third. Moore is barely above Lazenby for me.

I would have loved to see someone like Connery or Brosnan do On Her Majesty's Secret Service. And I think that Dalton doing a movie like For Your Eyes Only would ahve been great too. I even wonder how Goldeneye would have been if he had done it even though I loved Brosnan in it. It would just be interesting to see how any of the other actors would have played it.

[dutchmarvel]

1. Roger moore
2. Pierce Brosnan
3. Sean connery
4. Timothy dalton
5. George lazenby

[James"007"Bond]

I grew up with Dalton/Brosnan's Bond but I know better to clearly see that Connery owns all.

[November Rain]

timothy is my bond, straight to the point no messing but still charming in an edgy sort of way...

connery is second

moore is too smooth and brosnan is doing a charicature...

haven't watched the lazenby one...

[Iceman]

Sean Connery followed closely by Pierce Brosnan

[TarzanTommie]

My personal favorites:

Connery
Brosnan/Moore
Dalton
Lazenby

How good they really are,I think:

Connery
Brosnan
Moore
Dalton
Lazenby


Connery is the standard.I doubt anyone will surpass him(or truly equal him.)

Brosnan is about as close as one has come,so far.And a real fine Bond in his own right.I'm kind of sad to see him move on.Thoughgiven the last movie(not really his fault),I guess it is time

Moore was quite good for the most part.And has a nice retro feel to his version that worked for the era.But he went out weakly(AVTAK is one of the weakest Bond flicks,imo.) And occasionaly some scenes got a little too silly.

I like Dalton's The Living Daylights.OTOH,License to Kill doesn't do that much for me.

Regardless,he was was better than Lazenby.I think OHMSS is too drawn out and dependent on scenery as opposed to substance.Still,with Savalas in it,it could have been one of the classics had it been a little shorter and played by Connery.Or perhaps even Moore.George tried,he really did.And he wasn't terrible.But he did lack flair and tended to be kind of wooden at times.

[Kevin Roegele]

Damn, Kevin, I'm losing respect for you. lol. Moore and Dalton better than Connery?!

Roger Moore is the funny Bond. Plain and simple, dude. Yeah, he played it straight in For Your Eyes Only but that was one of his SEVEN films as Bond.

Moore didn't play Bond funny. He just didn't take it completely seriously. Neither did Connery. Connery smirks his entire way thru Goldfinger, for instance. Moore was better as delivring one-liners, so he was given more of them. The Bond movies are not supposed to be taken completely seriously.


Dalton was just WAY too serious. Yeah, he may have been accurate in his performance but he missed one VERY IMPORTANT element. . .it's a male fantasy.

He really isn't. He's only serious in the dramatic scenes. A lot of the time he has a Harrison Ford like, "I can't believe I'm in this insane situation" look on his face. He's angrier more than other Bonds, but he laughs more than other Bonds as well - he's just more emotional.

Connery was the best because he knew this was a male fantasy. He had to play it straight and at the same time come across as a male fantasy. Fleming was alive when Connery was Bond, so I'm sure he told him that Bond was his fantasy. James Bond is who Ian Fleming wanted to be!

Actually Fleming didn't like Connery's performance at all when he first saw it. He wanted David Niven or Roger Moore to play Bond.

[Clouseau]

the original, and the best... Sir Sean takes this one easily for me... ;)

[tylerdurden99]

it is without doubt Timothy Dalton.

he was simply the best.

[lokisixnine]

sean then peirce

[Clouseau]

i never cared much for Brosnan...

here's how i rank actors' portrayals of James Bond 007:

1. Sean Connery
2. Roger Moore
3. Terence Cooper *
4. George Lazenby
5. Barry Nelson **
6. Timothy Dalton
7. Peter Sellers *
8. David Niven *
9. Ursula Andress *
10. Pierce Brosnan

* in the Casino Royale (1967) spoof
** in the Casino Royale (1954) TV show

:p

[JamesXMan]

I grew up watching Roger Moore as Bond and I think the cliche of saying Connery is best is retarded. Moore and Brosnan had the best gadgets, best cars too.

[Brian Braddock]

I grew up watching Roger Moore as Bond and I think the cliche of saying Connery is best is retarded. Moore and Brosnan had the best gadgets, best cars too.


They had the best gadgets so, of course, that makes them better. :rolleyes:

[Agentsands77]

They had the best gadgets so, of course, that makes them better. :rolleyes:
LOL. And I think even then, Connery's gadgets might still be the best of them all (think about it - the briefcase from FRWL, the Aston Martin DB5 from GF, the jetpack from TB, Little Nellie and the cigarette from YOLT).

[Clouseau]

LOL. And I think even then, Connery's gadgets might still be the best of them all (think about it - the briefcase from FRWL, the Aston Martin DB5 from GF, the jetpack from TB, Little Nellie and the cigarette from YOLT).
i'm inclined to agree... sure Connery's gadgets have become somewhat cliche over the years, but they are notable for just that reason! they were trend-setters, and are envied by millions around the world still today! i doubt very much that any of Brosnan's gadgets will be remembered so fondly by so many people 40 years from now!

[swifty]

Roger Moore for me because his movies were the best.

[xOKxTrunks]

Moore was the most fun, and I love every single one of his movies.

[Agentsands77]

If I had to rank the Bonds:

1. Sean Connery - Still the best. The coolest, toughest, most charming Bond to date.

2. Roger Moore - The man who singlehandedly enabled the Bond series to endure outside of Connery. The man's humor is brilliant, and even when he was given poor material, he was able to deliver it with class.

3. Timothy Dalton - He gets a bad rap, but he made the role his own and turned in some really great work as Bond.

4. Pierce Brosnan - He's capable and turned in good work, but isn't particularly memorable and was honestly too much of a mixture to be that great or iconic. You can't successfully humanize Bond while still retaining the Moore-esque ludicrousness, which is what his era tried to do. He could have been great, but was rather bland instead.

5. George Lazenby - Great in some scenes, awkward in others, he's by far the weakest of the group. His greatest asset was his physicality, but beyond that, he's incredibly uneven.

[James"007"Bond]

The guy is simply put, this generation's Sean Connery. He wasn't as tough as Connery, but he was easily as slick and smooth as Connery.

Slick nd smoothe as Connery? I disagree. Brosnn was good but not that good. Watch Connery's Bond movies, Dr.No, FRWL, GF and TB in particular. These 4 movies are my favourite out of Conner's Bond movies but watch the way he moves, talks and interacts with people. He hardly spoke to people but commanded to them disgusied in a cordial manner at times. Brosnan never did that, in fact no other actor to play Bond has. Just be on the look out for Connery's mannerisms and compare them to other Bonds, its very distinct.

[Kevin Roegele]

http://www.klast.net/bond/images/3bonds2.jpg

[Kevin Roegele]

http://content.answers.com/main/content/wp/en/4/42/SeanConnery.jpg
CONNERY - No point explaining why Connery was so good, it's almost universally excepted on the same scale as The Beatles. It's hard to tell exactly, when other actors play Bond, which elements came from the character and which came from Connery. Roger Moore seems to be the least like Connery, and yet both play Bond with a slightly amused attitude which none of the others have grasped. 10/10


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LAZENBY - Quit after one film, but he was good enough to have done more. Hard to judge how could he could have been, but there it is. 7/10


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MOORE - Showed the world that Bond was more than just Connery's portrayal. Easily the greatest at delivering Bond's witticisms, and had the perfect lightnest of touch which actors had back in the golden years but none seem to have today. The most heroic of 007s as well. 10/10


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DALTON - His only failing is that he took the role too seriously, even for the serious thrillers he wanted the films to be. 8/10


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BROSNAN - Really held back by some of his scripts - DAD especially - but the audience pleasing Bond in every way Dalton wasn't. Yet he still played the character seriously and with respect. It's a huge tribute to him that his name will very likely be put alongside Moore and Connery when people think of Bond in the future. 8/10


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CRAIG - I think he'll be a return, finally, to the Connery style. He's a man's man, unlike Moore and Brosnan, yet from the trailers he knows when the light touch is required, unlike Dalton. And he's English!

[*Dark_Phoenix*]

Pierce Brosnan is so hot!!

[pointman]

sean

[@JeanGrey]

Sean Connery IS James Bond. The other actors just played Bond. What many fail to realize is that 007 is not only a male fantasy but Ian Fleming's fantasy. Fleming worked for the secret service so Bond is who he wanted to be. Connery was the only one to realize this (probably because Fleming was still alive when he was Bond) and acted like that.

When you watch Connery as 007 you can see him as a larger-than-life male fantasy. Which is what Bond is supposed to be. You can't see that with the other actors. Although they've done a good job, especially Pierce Brosnan.

Your post = my thoughts!

[ChrisBaleBatman]

That's pretty much what I expected.

I think overally, as a whole....that is basically the feeling. Connery 1st, Brosnan 2nd, Moore 3rd, Dalton 4th and Lazenby 5th.

Should be interesting to see in the coming years where Craig fits into that list. It'll take time though.

[Bruce_Wayne29]

Roger Moore and Pierce Brosnan.

[Kevin Roegele]

No-one has said 'Pierce Bronson' yet.

Seems my threat has the required effect.

[st barbara]

My favorite Bonds (in order) Connery, Dalton, Brosnan, Lazenby, Moore.

[Sakuraba]

I liked Timothy Dalton the best.

[The Batman]

1. Tie: Connery and Moore. These guys define Movie 007. Period. When people think of the iconic James Bond, the characteristics either come from moore or connery. Connery was a man's man, and his films were the ultimate male fantasy: Fighting dangerous organizations, driving nice cars, and making love to the most voluptuous women all while keeping your cool. Moore was the funniest bond, turning even crappy lines into gold.

2. Daniel Craig: I think his performance in CR was excellent, and he'll bring 007 back to its roots and plant it into todays role. He's succeded where dalton didnt: Bringing charisma to the role while taking it seriously. He's the toughest of the bonds, IMO, and really the only one i can see functioning as a secret agent in the real world.

3. Pierce Brosnan: Made James Bond popular again, and combined the personality of Moore and Connery. His Bond really did start the movement to a more human bond thats lead to CR. Sadly, his movies were kinda lacking, save for Goldeneye. He'll definetly be listed alongside moore and connery as the most definitive Bonds.

4. Timothy Dalton: While i applaud him for taking the character back to the books, he really did take the role a bit too seriously. The Living Daylights is a good film, however. And the whole Aids scare really hampered the whole "love interest" side of bond, making him much more of a gentleman type and less of the womanizer we all know. He really shouldve had a little more fun with the role.

5. George Lazenby: His Bond does nothing for me. When I watch OHMSS all I think about is how fantastic Connery wouldve been in the movie.

[Kevin Roegele]

The thing about Dalton is, he so easily could have played Bond as the charming, ultra-suave womanizer had he wanted to. Watch, for instance, Rocketeer, especially the parts where he plays the Masked Bandit.

[Movies205]

I've seen 15 of the 21 official bond films, all relatively recently since I started really watching them last year so my opinion on this is relatively valid, I have not seen On Her Majesty Service yet, when that sets come set comes out in 2 weeks, I will have... I also have been watching a ton of Bond films since the 2 sets have come out, you know what I've learned... There is no "DEFINATE" bond... Just like there is no "definate" Batman or so many other characters that have had many different incarnations.

As someone who wishes to become a writer, it's amazing to see so many different takes on a character, acting is such a wonderful art I must say and you don't truely see that till you see different people take on the same role. I love what all the various people who've played Bond did with the character.

Sean Connery- A stern, yet light-hearted womanizer who got the job done, no matter the cost. His good films, Dr. No, From Russia With Love, Goldfinger, and Thunderball. Were serious but had a light tone to them, where things got wacky but was fun.

Roger Moore- A wise and experience field agent, playing it tongue in cheek, keeping the series fun and more family orientented, presents us with more outlandish adventures rather than the serious espionage work of Connery.

Timothy Dalton- Takes Bond back to his roots by making his more serious, no long tongue in cheek, and adds dept to the character. While still keeping over-the-top villians, his films though have a more serious tone in terms of adventure and are more low-key.

Pierce Brosnan- Amalgram of Moore and Connery, with a little more swuave debonair thrown in. He takes the seriousness of Connery and the tongue-in-cheek of Moore and infuses them to takes us on out worldly adventures that still touch base in reality(minus Die Another Day).

See my point, there all good and different. Each producing a master-piece in terms of Bond for every era...

Connery's Best: From Russia with Love and Goldfinger
Good: Dr. No
Mediocre: Thunderball and Live and Let Die (Didn't see yet)
Bad: Diamonds are Forever (I didn't see this , but I'm assuming, DaF is next to be watcheD)

Moore's Best: For Your Eyes Only(haven't seen, but heard), The Spy Who Loved Me, and Live and Let Die(Heard but haven't seen)
Good: The Man with the Golden Gun
Mediocre: A View to a Kill
Bad: Moonraker (Haven't seen but heard)
---No Clue: Octopussy

Dalton's Best: Living Daylights and Licence to Kill

Pierce Brosnan's Best: Goldeneye and Tommorrow Never Dies
Good: World is Not Enough
Mediocre/Bad: Die Another Day(The last part is god-awful but there some memorable things about it)

See my point, they have good films and bad films... With that said, I haven't seen an unwatchable Bond film yet so I'm glad to own the sets...

[Fried Gold]

Dalton's Best: Living Daylights and Licence to KillLOL

[Brian Braddock]

The thing about Dalton is, he so easily could have played Bond as the charming, ultra-suave womanizer had he wanted to. Watch, for instance, Rocketeer, especially the parts where he plays the Masked Bandit.

Damn straight. Although when I see Dalton as Neville Sinclair in the Rocketeer, all I see is the perfect Tony Stark, circa '91.

[the gael]

from the six bonds, Connery was the best... Just so perfect for the role. He was fleming's bond ( minus the scar )

[Apollo]

Pierce Brosnan, hes the greatest, i wish he'd return for at least one more

[SurfDUI]

It's straight that Dalton gets his due here-his Bond movies were off the chain, and he did think he was Clark Gable.:woot: I LOVE Lic. to Kill. Good twist to Bond.

Connery is everybody's sentimental favorite and he should- but Roger Moore just blew. Maybe it's cause he did '70s Bond, but he didn't even keep actin after those movies did he? Go ahead!! I Dare you watch Moonraker w/ a straight face.

I just kind of dismissed 'Remmington Steele' cause he's made a palpable carrear out of pretending to be James Bond...in everthing he did...Famke and the tank scene was great in Goldeneye though.

[SurfDUI]

My favorite Bonds (in order) Connery, Dalton, Brosnan, Lazenby, Moore.

George Lazenby-you know your Bond:woot:

[Kevin Roegele]

Damn straight. Although when I see Dalton as Neville Sinclair in the Rocketeer, all I see is the perfect Tony Stark, circa '91.

The first Marvel Legends Iron Man figure, with the mask off, looks suspiciously like Timothy Dalton.

[Kevin Roegele]

I Dare you watch Moonraker w/ a straight face.[/FONT]

Okay.

I saw an incredible pre-credit sequence, an ultra-smooth and confident Roger Moore, a smart Bond girl for once in Holly Goodhead, classic villain in Drax, superb special effects, a sinister sequence where a woman is killed by hunting dogs, numerous great action scenes, Jaws, and a classic Shirley Bassey theme tune.

[mister Lennon]

You forget that stupid girl with glasses tryng to be Jaws love interest.

[Fried Gold]

Okay.

I saw an incredible pre-credit sequence, an ultra-smooth and confident Roger Moore, a smart Bond girl for once in Holly Goodhead, classic villain in Drax, superb special effects, a sinister sequence where a woman is killed by hunting dogs, numerous great action scenes, Jaws, and a classic Shirley Bassey theme tune.Did you see the bit with Bond in space firing lasers?

[mister Lennon]

Moonraker is so bad and campy as diamonds are forever or die another day. The three films have their good points, sure, but overall they are probably the three worst bond movies ever.

[mister Lennon]

Well, a view to a kill and octopussy are close to that title.

[The Batman]

Kevin, it must be tough dealing with the opinions of fanboys who got their opinions from other fanboys.

Seriously...typical stock answers for hating moonraker

[SurfDUI]

...Moonfaker

[Mr Jide]

Connery is in a league of his own and will never be topped.

[Batman Beyond]

1. Sean Connery
2. Pierce Brosnan--Timothy Dalton
4. George Lazenby
5. Roger Moore

Connery is the undeniable classic. His Bond is like Sellers' Clouseau - the prototype golden performance. No one else shall play him like Connery - even if wannabe Craig tries hard for it.

Brosnan and Dalton, for my account, played the same Bond, in that he's the Fleming Bond. I really feel they both were closer to Fleming's original conception of the character than the others. Brosnan, always excellent as Bond (NO bad performance in any of the four Bonds he did) injected some humor and class in his performance, which is understandable of course. Dalton was really excellent in LTK, but got unlucky and left afterwards. To end, these two swap places in my top 5. Sometimes Brosnan is second, sometimes Dalton is second. They were both equally wonderful Bonds. Truly remarkable!

Lazenby, I always felt, was far better a Bond than Moore. Mostly because, even if right out copying Connery's style of Bond acting, he still tried to be Ian Fleming's Bond. Of course, a large attribute to that has got to go to Peter Hunt, who already had a mamooth production with OHMSS, to care and get a magnificent performance out of Lazenby. I really though he was great - like a rough diamond, that is, that sort of sense. He was quite good, and I would've loved to have seen him stay. Its a shame he left.

Moore is one wonderful guy, but neither his portrayal nor many of his films are my favorites really. Aside from classics like TSWLM and FYEO, the others are a measure and measure game. Anyway, he was a good Bond, I guess...

Thats my list, folks!

[gamemiester]

sean connery

[GREEN =w= DAY]

hands down, Connery was the best Bond. in close second, Timothy Dalton. Dalton was a bad ass!

[Rizor]

Connery. Lazenby was more of an emulation of Connery's Bond even though I liked him in OHMSS. And Moore and Dalton each seem to be playing one of the two sides of Connery's coin. Moore's the wit and womanizer. Dalton's the dark edge. Brosnan did a good job at trying to balance these two sides and kinda made Bond his own for his performances, but he just didn't do it as well as Connery. Really, Connery gets points just for being Connery. He created the on screen persona of Bond and will forever be associated with 007. He's got everything you want from the character. Sean Connery is simply the definitive Bond.

[George Lazenby]

1) Connery - "Now hear this Goldfinger, your luck has just changed."
2) Craig
3) Moore - "Balls Q?" "Bolos 007." I love that exchange.
4) Lazenby
5) Brosnan
6) Dalton

[pointman]

Connery. Lazenby was more of an emulation of Connery's Bond even though I liked him in OHMSS. And Moore and Dalton each seem to be playing one of the two sides of Connery's coin. Moore's the wit and womanizer. Dalton's the dark edge. Brosnan did a good job at trying to balance these two sides and kinda made Bond his own for his performances, but he just didn't do it as well as Connery. Really, Connery gets points just for being Connery. He created the on screen persona of Bond and will forever be associated with 007. He's got everything you want from the character. Sean Connery is simply the definitive Bond.

well said.

[Kevin Roegele]

I love all of them, I think they well all fantastic in different ways. My least favourite is Lazenby, but he hardly had a chance to establish his performance. Likewise with Dalton, he only had two attempts. The first was just getting to know the role (and a script written for Moore), and the second was too grim. I feel in Dalton found his range on the first two and his third would have been pitch perfect.

[JamesBond007]

Why isn't Craig included in this poll?

[C. Lee]

Why isn't Craig included in this poll?

When the thread was made....Craig's film hadn't been released...so no one knew how he had portrayed Bond yet.

[JamesBond007]

Oh ok

[Kevin Roegele]

When the thread was made....Craig's film hadn't been released...so no one knew how he had portrayed Bond yet.

Plus....you can only really judge how good an actor was as Bond when he's finished playing the part. You can then judge his entire contribution.

All of the actors who have played Bond (more than once) evolved in the role. Connery in Dr No is just feeling out the role. Connery in Goldfinger has the role down perfectly, effortlessly. Again with Moore, in Live and Let Die he's Bond-by-the-numbers, whereas in The Spy Who Loved Me we see Moore's 007 defined.

[Mr Jide]

Personally, I thought Connery had established the embodiment of the character in his 1st outing. When watching Dr.No, its the same performance effortless and on-point performance through out up untill YOLT.

[Rezzo]

From the ones listed I pick Timothy Dalton

[Sebastos]

Sean Connery gets my vote.

[Kevin Roegele]

Personally, I thought Connery had established the embodiment of the character in his 1st outing. When watching Dr.No, its the same performance effortless and on-point performance through out up untill YOLT.

I disagree, in Dr No he is solid, sure, but with Goldfinger he has that effortless charm and confidence. He really shines in Goldfinger.

[Brian Braddock]

Moore definately was the best..........................














.................Simon Templar

[The_Vision]

Sean Connery, no contest...

[Mr Jide]

I disagree, in Dr No he is solid, sure, but with Goldfinger he has that effortless charm and confidence. He really shines in Goldfinger.

I think that GF was the first of Connery's performance as Bond that really highlighted his more laid back, playful side coupled with an insane amount of cool. Whereas Dr.No and FRWL were more serious but definately agreed on solid performances in all.

N/B one of my favourite Connery/Bond scenes is in FRWL when he asks this Russian guy at the desk if his clock is correct...the second time he asks and the bomb goes off, the expression on Connery's face is pure gold.

[Kevin Roegele]

I think that GF was the first of Connery's performance as Bond that really highlighted his more laid back, playful side coupled with an insane amount of cool.

Simply put, no 007 has ever been as charismatic as Connery is in Goldfinger.

[The Joker]

Sean Connery.

[Golgo-13]

I grew up in the Roger Moore era, eventhough he may not be the best bond it terms of character (according to Flemings books), he's my most memorable.

P.S. Eventhough TLD is one of the best Bond flicks in the series, i can't believe Dalton is beating Moore in the poll.

[Sebastos]

It goes like this:

Connery
Craig
And then everyone else. :o

[gambit_890]

Sean Connery hands down....

It's actaully kind of mind boggleing that people think that anyother actor has the ability to protray 007 as well as Connery...

2. Dalton
3. Moore / Brosnan