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dvdmike · 11-07-2015, 04:15 PM

Dalton > some other dudes

imsounoriginal · 11-07-2015, 04:20 PM

Dalton ain't got dat charm doe

dvdmike · 11-07-2015, 04:35 PM

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Originally Posted by imsounoriginal

Dalton ain't got dat charm doe

He has to me

Archedamian · 11-07-2015, 05:18 PM

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

HD Canuck · 11-07-2015, 06:40 PM

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Originally Posted by HD Canuck

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

This is, if you compare them to the literary Bond.

How did I miss Brosnan? Ok, here's my updated list...

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

Ultra_Violence · 11-07-2015, 06:49 PM

He wasn't the perfect Bond but anyone who has Connery at the bottom or near the bottom of their list should have a quiet word with themselves.

Kevin Holly · 11-07-2015, 06:55 PM

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Originally Posted by imsounoriginal

Dalton ain't got dat charm doe

Doesn't need it. Still bangs hella girls.

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Originally Posted by Ultra_Violence

He wasn't the perfect Bond but anyone who has Connery at the bottom or near the bottom of their list should have a quiet word with themselves.

Hard to say. Dalton is definitely #1, but Connery, Lazenby and Craig are so close they could go in any order. So Connery is at worst 4th out of 6, so bottom half.

To be honest, if he stopped after Thunderball, he'd probably be the best, but I'm not going to just up and forget he did a medicore and a pretty shitty film afterwards.

Doctor Jack · 11-07-2015, 07:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Kevin Holly

To be honest, if he stopped after Thunderball, he'd probably be the best, but I'm not going to just up and forget he did a medicore and a pretty shitty film afterwards.

You Only Live Twice is awesome. I don't care what anyone says.

Markgway · 11-07-2015, 07:28 PM

Rating the films is very tough. Some of the films I gave **** to could easily sit alongside the ones I gave *****. A couple of the *** are borderline ****. I've always found it difficult to rate Bond and my opinions tend to change <*> each time I see them. I used to really like OHMSS, for example, but the last couple of times I've watched it, it's struck me as very problematic -- though NOT bad by any means. ** is perhaps harsh. I wouldn't give any Bond film a lowly * (not even Never Say Never Again , though it comes damn close).

dgoswald · 11-07-2015, 07:54 PM

IMO a phoned-in Bond performance from Connery was still effortlessly decent in some respects.

Markgway · 11-07-2015, 10:06 PM

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Originally Posted by dgoswald

IMO a phoned-in Bond performance from Connery was still effortlessly decent in some respects.

AFAIK, You Only Live Twice is the only one where he wasn't really trying.

chris_sc77 · 11-07-2015, 10:33 PM

I just miss the good action sequences. The Brosnan films had HUGE elaborate action sequences every 10 minutes or so and now we get nothing at all impressive in terms of action

dallywhitty · 11-07-2015, 10:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Ultra_Violence

He wasn't the perfect Bond but anyone who has Connery at the bottom or near the bottom of their list should have a quiet word with themselves.

Meh. He's a great Bond, of course, but I find his portrayal fairly two-dimensional and I prefer Bond when he's a bit more vulnerable and human. Hence why Lazenby and Dalton are my top two.

Not to mention the fact that Connery's shit in You Only Live Twice, Diamonds are Forever and the god-awful Never Say Never Again.

dgoswald · 11-07-2015, 11:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Markgway

AFAIK, You Only Live Twice is the only one where he wasn't really trying.

Yeah I agree, yet - and this might be controversial - but Connery on YOLT form is as good as Moore on his best day.

toddly6666 · 11-07-2015, 11:10 PM

I feel bad hearing extreme negativity to particular Bond actors and Bond movies when they all had something to offer as entertainment. My least favorite Bonds are Lazenby and Dalton but they are still entertaining and a joy to watch to see their interpretations. The movies too all defined their time periods - 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s, and 2000s. They are all entertaining, even the poorest ones. I only think QOS is the worst Bond film mainly because its content is ruined by lousy headache-inducing direction. Had the camera been still or shot normally as all other 24 James Bond films, maybe I would have enjoyed the experience more.

Doctor Jack · 11-07-2015, 11:25 PM

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Originally Posted by dgoswald

Yeah I agree, yet - and this might be controversial - but Connery on YOLT form is as good as Moore on his best day.

Moore was terrible that's why. He had some great ones (Spy, Golden Gun, Eyes Only) but he was always blah to me. Just my personal opinion but I never bought him as Bond as much as the others. Still have seen each of his movies a dozen times but that's besides the point. And why is everyone so down on Live Twice. It's great. Ludicrous. But great.

applemac · 11-08-2015, 02:09 AM

For me:

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

applemac · 11-08-2015, 02:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Doctor Jack

Moore was terrible that's why. He had some great ones (Spy, Golden Gun, Eyes Only) but he was always blah to me. Just my personal opinion but I never bought him as Bond as much as the others. Still have seen each of his movies a dozen times but that's besides the point. And why is everyone so down on Live Twice. It's great. Ludicrous. But great.

I just re-watched all of his. I just don't get into them as much. I don't know if its his portrayal or the movies themselves, but outside of Spy Who Loved Me, I just can't get into them as much as the others.

Infernal King · 11-08-2015, 03:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Doctor Jack

I wouldn't say it's the best ever. That's too far for me to go. I would easily say it is the most underrated of all. I honestly believe that Denise Richards casting is the main reason it gets so much hate. Yes, Richards as a nuclear physicist is ridiculous, but a miscast character does not make a movie bad.

TND = Tomorrow Never Dies

Infernal King · 11-08-2015, 03:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Markgway

Rating the films is very tough. Some of the films I gave **** to could easily sit alongside the ones I gave *****. A couple of the *** are borderline ****. I've always found it difficult to rate Bond and my opinions tend to change <*> each time I see them. I used to really like OHMSS, for example, but the last couple of times I've watched it, it's struck me as very problematic -- though NOT bad by any means. ** is perhaps harsh. I wouldn't give any Bond film a lowly * (not even Never Say Never Again , though it comes damn close).

At first I thought you were using a lot of words that the language filter picked up.

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11-07-2015, 04:15 PM	#41
dvdmike Banned Member since:Jun 2010 Blu-ray collection:1069	Dalton > some other dudes

11-07-2015, 04:20 PM	#42
imsounoriginal Blu-ray Grand Duke Top contributor Member since:Dec 2008 Location:NYC 4K collection:243 Blu-ray collection:789 DVD collection:76 Blu-ray reviews:2 Trading Score:59	Dalton ain't got dat charm doe

11-07-2015, 05:18 PM	#44
Archedamian Senior Member Top contributor Member since:Oct 2012 Location:Central IL Home Theater Gallery:11 4K collection:146 Blu-ray collection:1202 DVD collection:305 Trading Score:8	1. Dalton 2. Connery 3. Craig 4. Lazenby 5. Brosnan 6. Moore

11-07-2015, 06:49 PM	#46
Ultra_Violence Power Member Member since:Jun 2015 Location:Scotland	He wasn't the perfect Bond but anyone who has Connery at the bottom or near the bottom of their list should have a quiet word with themselves.

11-07-2015, 07:28 PM	#49
Markgway Blu-ray Duke Member since:Jul 2013 Location:Scotland Trading Score:12	Rating the films is very tough. Some of the films I gave ** to could easily sit alongside the ones I gave *. A couple of the * are borderline ***. I've always found it difficult to rate Bond and my opinions tend to change <> each time I see them. I used to really like OHMSS, for example, but the last couple of times I've watched it, it's struck me as very problematic -- though NOT bad by any means. ** is perhaps harsh. I wouldn't give any Bond film a lowly * (not even Never Say Never Again , though it comes damn close).

11-07-2015, 07:54 PM	#50
dgoswald Blu-ray Knight Member since:May 2015 Location:Erath Blu-ray collection:61	IMO a phoned-in Bond performance from Connery was still effortlessly decent in some respects.

11-07-2015, 10:33 PM	#52
chris_sc77 Banned Member since:Feb 2012 Location:OH Blu-ray collection:1345 DVD collection:4285 Digital collection:144 Trading Score:777	I just miss the good action sequences. The Brosnan films had HUGE elaborate action sequences every 10 minutes or so and now we get nothing at all impressive in terms of action

11-07-2015, 11:10 PM	#55
toddly6666 Blu-ray Baron Top contributor Member since:Nov 2009 Location:Hong Kong Home Theater Gallery:20 4K collection:1 Blu-ray collection:1441 DVD collection:31 Blu-ray reviews: 290 Trading Score:61	I feel bad hearing extreme negativity to particular Bond actors and Bond movies when they all had something to offer as entertainment. My least favorite Bonds are Lazenby and Dalton but they are still entertaining and a joy to watch to see their interpretations. The movies too all defined their time periods - 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s, and 2000s. They are all entertaining, even the poorest ones. I only think QOS is the worst Bond film mainly because its content is ruined by lousy headache-inducing direction. Had the camera been still or shot normally as all other 24 James Bond films, maybe I would have enjoyed the experience more.

11-08-2015, 02:09 AM	#57
applemac Special Member Top contributor Member since:Feb 2015 4K collection:4 Blu-ray collection:73 Trading Score:16	For me: 1. Connery 2. Craig 4. Brosnan 3. Lazenby 5. Dalton 6. Moore

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