Best James Bond?

[dereksworl]

I just seen the Quantum of Solace trailer and it looks pretty sweet. It's gonna be tought to be better than Casino Royale. Also Daniel Craig is a good Bond, But not the best IMO. mine is a tie between Brosnan and Connery.

[BRu-LAy]

Gotta go with the original, Sean Connery.

I like Danile Craig too, but I prefer the class and wit that Connery had

[dvd_mazter]

For me, It is Brosnan or Connery. Personally, I don't like Craig as Bond, I would have prefer Clive Owen.

[Dark Steel]

For me, Sean Connery will always be the best as long as you forget about Never Say Never Again. Second is Daniel Craig, followed closely by Pierce Brosnan.

[Blu Titan]

Sean Connery was the original and the best Bond!

[dereksworl]

Originally Posted by dvd_mazter

For me, It is Brosnan or Connery. Personally, I don't like Craig as Bond, I would have prefer Clive Owen.

you dont like Craig? he's not the best, but not the worst either.

[thebat2]

Roger Moore has always been my fav. Second would be Pierce Brosnan, then Sir Sean.

[neo233]

The Best Bond For me Is BROSNAN (goldeneye? Anybody Rember That Classic N64 Game ) Pure Class

[Beta Man]

In order


Connery (By a mile)
Moore
Dalton
Lazenby
Craig
Brosnan
Niven only did Satires of Bond
Nelson didn't play Bond on film, just T.V. and I can't say that I've seen his performance

[dvd_mazter]

Originally Posted by dereksworl

you dont like Craig? he's not the best, but not the worst either.

I didn't say he was the worst, I just don't like him as Bond. Craig was awesome Layer Cake though.

[danjross]

I'm going to have to go with Brosnan. I think it kind of depends on who you grew up with as Bond. While I think Craig is great, I remember growing up seeing Brosnan as Bond during the 90's and loved all his movies.

I think Connery is a good, but I wonder if he could have done all the stunts that are now required of todays Bond actors.

As for Lazenby, On Her Majesty's Secret Service might have been the worst movie I have ever seen. I can't even get through watching the entire 142 mintues of the movie (and I have tried several times) because of the plot and acting. I think this might have been Lazenby's first acting job on screen, and it should have been his last.

[david2189]

as much as i hate to admit it, it has to be Brosnan

[werewuf]

Originally Posted by danjross

I think Connery is a good, but I wonder if he could have done all the stunts that are now required of todays Bond actors.

Connery placed third in the 1953 Mr. Universe bodybuilding contest, and as a direct result he landed his stage and movie career. There should be no doubt about his stunt abilities, (check the train fight scene in "From Russia with Love") and beyond that, he is still the mold for all of the Bond's and is still the coolest of all of them.
By the way "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" was the most accurate of all the Bond movies in reference to the books, it was the truest to the source material and over the years a major fave with hardcore Bondophiles. Second truest was of course "From Russia with Love".
Personally, the most iconic of all Bond movies is "Goldfinger", this is the one that ensconced all Bond movies in movie popularity history (it is second only to "Thunderball" in attendance popularity out of all the 007 movies and is the one that went over the top attendance wise. TB & GF were the LOTR of their time)

Brosnan was very good but was hurt by the poor scripts that made Bond out to be a comic book super hero. Flemings books were far superior to the vast majority of the movies and it's great that the producers are trying to get back to feel of the source material, but I feel they still have a long way to go.

[Hamburglar]

I grew up with Pierce and thought he did a good job. Sucks that he had to be around while the brand was starting to die

[tacoreed]

Roger Moore then Connery. Those are the only two that I like.

[ScarredLungs]

Connery and Craig are my two favorite James Bond

[Septimus Prime]

I think Brosnan is the "best" just because he looks the part so damn well.

Of course, with the "new," grittier Bond based more on his book counterpart, Craig looks and plays the part better than the others.

[silversnake]

Originally Posted by Septimus Prime

I think Brosnan is the "best" just because he looks the part so damn well.

Of course, with the "new," grittier Bond based more on his book counterpart, Craig looks and plays the part better than the others.

I will agree with that Brosnan was probably the "best" looking james bond but he was the worst for me. Goldeneye was awesome but everything else he did was pure crap.

I will always remember Brosnan surfing on that part of the plane? with the parachute on a tidal wave. God , just writing that makes me want to throw up , so horrible

As for the poll i voted for Sean connery for nostalgic reason but really , i think Daniel Craig is taking james bond into something much better but we'll have to see after quantum of solace is out.

[Switchblade9]

For my money, it's got to be Sean Connery. First off, as a former boxer and body builder, he looked tough enough to be a secret agent. On top of that he was smooth and sophisticated, but with a bit of a rough edge. Then there's that smirk and twinkle in the eye that none of the others have or had. In another post I alluded to David Duchovny having that same quality; William Petersen in CSI as well. It makes all the difference. For my money Daniel Craig is too intense and brooding with very little of the Bond personality. Where are the snappy rejoinders and witty quips; its all part of the Bond mystique? I thought Roger Moore and Pierce Brosnan were too pretty to be Bond and Moore's "fighting" was awkward at best. The rest are blips on the radar IMO

[Rob71]

You mean someone other than Connery played Bond?

I really like the Bond movies. Have all the books, a few on VHS, then even more on DVD and I'll buy all of them on Blu-ray when they are released.