"Guuurrllll. Of course he's hottie Mchotterson. Which movie was it when he had the shorty robe on pool-side?"

That would be Goldfinger.

As a straight dude, I was really surprised the first time I heard a lady say Daniel Craig was "hot". Looks to me like Conner and Brosnan have every little hair in place and every little eyebrow strand properly trimmed and tweezed, whereas Craig looks like he forgot to brush his hair that morning and his skin is blotchy like an old scandinavian potato farmer.

I do think he's a wonderful actor, and the results of the workout and the training really show. But can someone who "swings that way" quantify whether Connery & Craig are "hot" the same way, and if so, why that is?

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As the name suggests indeed. As my avatar suggests - Connery set the bar. How do you argue against the man who defined the role for not just one generation, but for decade after decade?

Go watch Goldfinger again and tell me it's still Moore. ; )

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I believe Cary Grant was a target, but declined as he would only commit to one pic and thought he was too old for the part.

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