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Who is the best Bond?
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| Sean Connery |
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- The first - defined Bond for a generation
- Athletic, rugged, handsome, deadpan, sex appeal - the complete package
- A tough guy, with refinement. Connery learned his lessons from Terence Young well, and made an archetypal character--smart, relaxed, smooth
- The 'Alpha Wolf', everybody else has to catch him.
- WON!the James Bond Wiki Tournament! (3 of the 4 remaining films in the Semi-Finals, were Connery's)
Case Against:
- This is tough. He did come back for that unofficial Bond remake of Thunderball - Never Say Never Again.
- Looked out of shape in several scenes of Diamonds are Forever
- Portrayal of Bond as a womanizer somewhat stigmatized the character.
- Was not Ian Fleming's first choice for Bond (it was Cary Grant).
| George Lazenby |
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- A few great one-liners
- The closing scene of On Her Majesty's Secret Service - maybe George can act!
- Faithful representation of the Bond based on the novels.
- Portrayed Bond as sensitive and emotionally charged.
- Did the action scenes and the "This Service owes her a debt" and "...those girls" scenes impeccably, but that's about it...
- Created a more dark side to Bond; Dalton followed in these steps in later years, as did Craig.
- Took on one of the hardest roles emotionally i.e. the death of Tracy, getting married, and Tracy being captured after becoming lost in an avalanche.
Case Against:
- One hit wonder.
- No experience, model turned actor.
- Blowing a huge opportunity by behaving like a recalcitrant tosser.
- The one-liners should be credited to the writers, not the actor.
- Not "British" enough
| Roger Moore |
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- He Was The Funny Bond.
- Anchored some of the series' classics such as The Spy Who Loved Me and For Your Eyes Only.
- Successfully updated Connery's sexual wit and innuendo without being condescending to women. Made Bond accessable to a wider audience. Can you imagine if Connery's "man talk" comments and smacking women on the bum was still par for the character?
- Portrayed Bond as a softer, wittier, aristocrat-like character. Added depth to the character.
- Roger did his best acting in bond films.
Case Against:
- Following Connery is no easy feat....
- Fashion: did Moore get saddled with the most depressing era of men's attire of 20th century?
- Was too old by his final Bond films - even Roger himself regretted taking part in A View To A Kill partly because he was 57 at the time.
- Some of the girls needed saving from him, eg. Either of Maud Adams characters.
| Timothy Dalton |
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- He was a member of the Royal Shakespeare Academy.
- Reinterpreted Bond as a cynical, angry character. Gave Bond an edge and a dark side.
- Attempted more of his stunts than previous actors
- His Bond set the stage for the darker, more serious Bond performances of Brosnan and Craig
- Insisted on cutting innumerable "one-liners" from scripts
Case Against:
- The end of the cold war and AIDS did not give a womanizing secret agent much of a chance...
- Lacked some of the compassion of other portrayals that made Bond a more three-dimensional character. Closer to Fleming's Bond, but way short on the emotional mark.
- The bad luck Bond. After about 5 different offers, Dalton finally agreed. He was slated for an additional movie, but after a 5 year lawsuit, he dropped his contract.
| Pierce Brosnan |
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- The guy can wear a suit, i.e. modern sex appeal.
- Is anyone old enough to remember Remmington Steele?
- The most well-rounded Bond portrayal: Witty, charismatic, reflective of Fleming's original character, and believable ass kicker.
- Rejuvenated the series and made Bond "matter" again.
- Deep acting when he assassinates Electra King Showing Bond at his coldest.
- the most stylish bond : He is always well dressed.(Lazemby and Dalton are not totally like him.)
Case Against:
- Kept putting him through interminable fire-fights with automatic weapons *Yawn* (no wonder why the video games based on his Bond were highly successful)
- Some of the least believeable plots of the series (the worst being Die Another Day)
| Daniel Craig |
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- Masculinity: Craig's brooding thug looks allow you to imagine that he's actually capable of hurting someone.
- Takes Bond away from the "pretty boy" stereotype.
- Portrays Bond as vulnerable and "human"
- First James Bond actor to win an Empire award for best actor and to be nominated for a BAFTA award for best actor in a leading role. The most critically acclaimed Bond actor to date.
- His films have avoided some of the cliches that were beginning to wear the series down by Die Another Day, eg. over-reliance on CGI, gadgetry and puns.
- Shortest Bond (required to wear shoe lifts so agent Fields was not taller than him in Quantum Of Solace)
- Not the traditional looking Bond, blonde and somewhat thuggish
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| moore4ever | Best 007 (page: 1 2 3 4 5 ... last page) | 353 | Apr 25 2013, 9:57 PM EDT by donovance18 | ||
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No doubt...Roger Moore is the true Agent 007.
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| Anonymous | best bond | 1 | May 1 2013, 10:16 AM EDT by Anonymous | ||
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Thread started: Feb 22 2013, 7:05 PM EST
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sean connery is the first and best, with goldfinger being my favorite, the rest are just wanna be's
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| Anonymous | Best bond is | 1 | Apr 19 2013, 1:46 PM EDT by DrJuliusNoah | ||
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1 Brosnan. 2 Moore. 3(tie) Dalton & Craig. 6 Connery. And 4382nd that other guy
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| 007Domanator | Best Bond Movie (page: 1 2 3 4 5) | 80 | Apr 15 2013, 8:57 AM EDT by AliKarimBey | ||
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I Think it would be Live and Let Die or Goldfinger
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