James Bond 007

[Drac]

They have been showing alot of the James Bond movies here...I was wonder who was your favorite actor that portrayed him..

 

[elder999]

They have been showing alot of the James Bond movies here...I was wonder who was your favorite actor that portrayed him..

What, no David Niven?? :lol:

 

[arnisador]

I was always a Roger Moore fan, but Daniel Craig has won me over!

 

[SFC JeffJ]

What, no David Niven?? :lol:

Or Peter Sellers for that matter.

 

[Sukerkin]

Whilst I think that Daniel Craig has done a good job of giving us a 'flawed' Bond and Brosnan's take was exceptionally cool and English, in the end Connery won my vote for how awesome I thought he was when I first saw "On Her Majesties Secret Service" as a youngster .

 

[SFC JeffJ]

Whilst I think that Daniel Craig has done a good job of giving us a 'flawed' Bond and Brosnan's take was exceptionally cool and English, in the end Connery won my vote for how awesome I thought he was when I first saw "On Her Majesties Secret Service" as a youngster .

Wasn't that Lazenby in that one?

 

[Sukerkin]

You're right it was. That was the first Bond film I saw and it's title leapt from my fingers unprompted . It was Goldfinger that I was actually thinking of in my post above {Shirley Bassey's theme song now reverberates in my head :lol:}.

 

[MA-Caver]

Was beginning to wonder Mark if you haven't had one too many Vodka Martini's shaken not stirred to confuse Lazenby with Connery.

Connery has my vote all the way but I also clicked Brosnan because he appealed to me, likewise the changing of the guard with making M a woman and a tough one at that. I did like Dalton as well but think he was given bad Bond scripts and not made to shine as well as the others, hence his quick exit after only 2 Bond films.

Moore was IMO, alright. But he was ... too suave for my taste. Only two of his films that I really enjoy... Live and Let Die and the better one Man With The Golden Gun.
All of Connery films (except Never Say Never Again) were just great. Goldfinger, Russia, Diamonds, Live Twice, Thunderball just all around great spy flicks.

I haven't seen the new Bond yet... so can't pass judgment on him.

Of all the theme songs I still got a penchant for Sheryl Crowe's "Tomorrow Never Dies".

 

[Carol]

I *loved* Timothy Dalton as Bond. I really wish his scripts were better. He and Sean Connery wre my fave Bonds.

 

[Nolerama]

I love the Flawed Bond. Daniel Craig FTW!

When I saw him in Layer Cake, in the scene where he sneaks around a corner with a Luger pistol, I thought to myself "That guy would be an awesome James Bond."

Then the Hollywood deities made it so.

I didn't like Pierce Brosnan because, to me, he stepped over the line of being a cool, calm Bond, to being a slightly creepy snob.

 

[Drac]

What, no David Niven?? :lol:

Keyristmas in Heaven..I could I forget David Niven????? EASILY..

 

[Drac]

I liked Pierce Brosnan and Daniel Craig...

 

[MA-Caver]

I didn't like Pierce Brosnan because, to me, he stepped over the line of being a cool, calm Bond, to being a slightly creepy snob.

Oh I dunno, he always looked like he was having fun with Q's toys the same as Connery did.

Of course Q summed up Bond best... (to Brosnan) "...grow up double o seven!" (but that sly grin was on his face just the same).

Still trying to get used to John Cleese as the new Q though... I never saw Q as "comedy relief" though his gadgets and lines were funny from time to time.

 

[Drac]

Still trying to get used to John Cleese as the new Q though... I never saw Q as "comedy relief" though his gadgets and lines were funny from time to time.

He will NEVER replace Desmond Llewelyn as Q in the hearts of many a Bond fan...

 

[arnisador]

I liked both Qs!

 

[thardey]

I'm a big fan of the books by Ian Fleming, and to me, the literary Bond will always be the measuring stick for who is the "Best" bond.

The Literary Bond was not pretty, he had a scar on his face, his eyes were blue, and he was constantly described as having a "somewhat cruel" mouth. Fleming's Bond could almost read the thoughts of those around him, and the only gadgets he used consistently from the "Q" branch (Major Boothroyd - Usually known in the movies just as "Q") Where his pistols, sometimes his cars from the motor pool (with no ejector-seats or missiles) and an occasional mission-specific device (like a portable geiger-counter disguised as a camera, or the "trick" briefcase in From Russia with Love.) The women were attracted to his danger, not his looks.

So, that leaves, in my mind, only Connery and Craig (who gets bonus points for being the only Bond actor with blue eyes). The others are just too pretty, not cruel enough, and too reliant on gadgets.

But for me, Connery was the first, and really the best, Bond. Though I think I enjoy watching the "New Bond" more.

 

[JadecloudAlchemist]

Sean Connery for the acting. But Roger Moore was in some classic James Bond movies and I liked the plots and writing for those movies even though I perfer Connery's acting.

 

[arnisador]

Yeah, The Man with the Golden Gun is an all-time favorite of mine.

Unlike thardey I have only read one of the books--the first--but my wife has read several and makes similar comments.

 

[Sukerkin]

With reference to Thardey's comments above, it has to be born in mind that the literary character of Bond was based upon Fleming's own experiences in the secret service.

I'll never forget him in a radio interview describing how it felt to be concealed in a bathroom trying to decide whether to let a man finish shaving before he killed him!

Is it any wonder that the filmic Bond has a more flamboyant, less gritty. edge to him? As I said above, I do think that the 'flawed' portrayal that Craig gives us echoes a little more with the foundations of the character than others have. I have yet to see the latest film but Casino Royale was excellent {and not just because I have a passion for Aston Martin's :lol:}.

 

[Drac]

I had no problem with Roger Moore as 007..I did not like Moonraker or Live and Let Die though..