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Posted Anonymously
Rating Bonds
Nov 4 2009, 8:13 PM EST | Post edited: Nov 4 2009, 8:13 PM EST

It surprises me that Sean Connery is not my favorite bond. He is one of my all-time favorite actors. I think his looks, charm and charisma ripened with age. Wonder how he would have played an older Bond? Think I would have fallen in love. I also think if he'd played the character at a later time and the "sexism" aspect was tuned more to "suavely complementary" rather than such overt, potentially demeaning displays... I would have been more responsive to the character. Being able to communicate those "steamy" intentions in a cool, clever, devilishly sly way - oooh - that about does me in.

Another surprise to me is that when I think about it, I really loved how Pierce Brosnan played the role. I'm not saying he got the best movies. I don't think I even saw the last one he made because of the reviews it got, and I didn't want to "spoil" the ideal for myself. But, the portrayal of the character he delivered played on the notes of my every "Bond" fantasy - Dry, saucy, savoir-faire, dripping with weak-in-the-knees charms, sharp intellect, supremely self-confident, suave, quick in wit and response time, clever... the total package.

So, my rating list would be...

1. Moore (He had the clever, debonaire, class-act thing in spades.)
2. Brosnan (He brought out the "class-act" bond, all the way. [see above])
3. Connery (He's just generally SPLENDID.)
4. Craig (I don't know the other two bonds, so Craig had no real competition for this spot. Casino Royal was a great film and I thought Craig did a great job with it. There's a lot of potential for this new brand of Bond, I think. Kind of hard to make the switch mentally, in some ways, to accept the change. But as another commenter wrote, each portrayal can be appreciated for the different qualities it brings out in a fantastic, truly iconic and enduring archetypal character.
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6-stringa007
6-stringa007
1. RE: Rating Bonds
Nov 4 2009, 8:28 PM EST | Post edited: Nov 4 2009, 8:28 PM EST
1. Tie between Daniel Craig and Sean Connery.
2. Timothy Dalton.
3. Pierce Brosnan.
4. Roger Moore.
5. George Lazenby.
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Posted Anonymously
2. RE: Rating Bonds
Nov 4 2009, 9:23 PM EST | Post edited: Nov 4 2009, 9:23 PM EST
Dalton. Do you find this valuable?    
S.P.E.C.T.R.E
S.P.E.C.T.R.E
3. RE: Rating Bonds
Nov 4 2009, 10:19 PM EST | Post edited: Nov 4 2009, 10:19 PM EST
For me its Roger Moore - He really had alot of Charm, very debonaire, lotz of class, whitty, handsome, and very much a lady's man. I adore everything about him, Bravo!

2. Connery
3. Brosnan
4. Dalton
5. Craig
6. Lazenby
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Posted Anonymously
4. RE: Rating Bonds
Nov 5 2009, 8:35 AM EST | Post edited: Nov 5 2009, 8:35 AM EST
Barry Nelson is the one true Bond. 1  out of 1 found this valuable. Do you?    
TheWhitePersianCat
TheWhitePersianCat
5. RE: Rating Bonds
Nov 5 2009, 12:49 PM EST | Post edited: Nov 5 2009, 12:49 PM EST
1. Connery.

2. Moore.

3. Craig.

4. Brosnan.

5. Dalton.

6. Lazenby.
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Posted Anonymously
6. RE: Rating Bonds
Nov 5 2009, 4:06 PM EST | Post edited: Nov 5 2009, 4:06 PM EST
1. DALTON
2. Moore
3. Brosnan
4. Niven
5. Connery
6. Lazenby
7. Craig
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beatlehead
beatlehead
7. RE: Rating Bonds
Nov 6 2009, 1:44 AM EST | Post edited: Nov 6 2009, 1:44 AM EST
Dalton
Moore
Connery
Craig
Brosnan
Lazenby
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Budjettivaje
Budjettivaje
8. RE: Rating Bonds
Nov 6 2009, 2:48 AM EST | Post edited: Nov 6 2009, 2:48 AM EST
It's briefly:

1. Moore
2. Connery
3. Dalton
4. Brosnan
5. Lazenby
6. Craig
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moore4ever
moore4ever
9. RE: Rating Bonds
Nov 10 2009, 8:51 PM EST | Post edited: Nov 10 2009, 8:51 PM EST
1 Roger Moore
2 Sean Connery
3 Timothy Dalton/Daniel Craig
4 Pierce Brosnan
5 George Lazenby
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