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ernest_t_bass

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Aug 10, 2011 12:12 AM
No need to explain. What actor portrayed the best James Bond? I am a big fan of Daniel Craig, but before him, I was in the minority and liked Roger Moore.

What say you?

Aug 10, 2011 12:12am
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bigdaddy2003

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Aug 10, 2011 12:13 AM
Connery for me. Not very close either.
Aug 10, 2011 12:13am
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Curly J

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Aug 10, 2011 12:16 AM
I think Connery. Roger Moore was more recognizable in my time, but being older now I think of Sean. (I'll take The Rapist for 200 Alex !!!)
Aug 10, 2011 12:16am
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Tobias Fünke

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Aug 10, 2011 12:23 AM
Connery


Brosnan
Craig



...the rest
Aug 10, 2011 12:23am
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ernest_t_bass

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Aug 10, 2011 12:26 AM
Tobias Fünke;856991 wrote:Connery


Brosnan
Craig



...the rest

Brosnan? Really?
Aug 10, 2011 12:26am
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Tobias Fünke

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Aug 10, 2011 1:30 AM
Brosnan was the man. He was definitely smoother than Craig is. Craig is a bull in a china shop.
Aug 10, 2011 1:30am
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GoChiefs

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Aug 10, 2011 2:55 AM
Connery
Aug 10, 2011 2:55am
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Curly J

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Aug 10, 2011 3:07 AM
Tobias Fünke;857043 wrote:Brosnan was the man. He was definitely smoother than Craig is. Craig is a bull in a china shop.
'That's not what your Mom said Trebek...ha ha ha'
Aug 10, 2011 3:07am
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gut

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Aug 10, 2011 4:26 AM
Ha! I guess I, too, am in the minority. Connery was great, but I really liked what Roger Moore brought to the table. IMO, Moore pulled off more arrogance, and better, which for me was a better fit for the character. Connery was smooth, Moore was brash and I think it comes down to what you think works better.
Aug 10, 2011 4:26am
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Aug 10, 2011 4:37 AM
gut;857089 wrote:Ha! I guess I, too, am in the minority. Connery was great, but I really liked what Roger Moore brought to the table. IMO, Moore pulled off more arrogance, and better, which for me was a better fit for the character. Connery was smooth, Moore was brash and I think it comes down to what you think works better.
I tend to agree Gut. Connery was a bad ass as Bond, yet hated being the character. Moore embraced it in a smarmy sort of way. Like I posted earlier I always thought of Moore as Bond...until I saw Connery as Bond....they both were different and great in their own way. Making the same character different.
Aug 10, 2011 4:37am
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gut

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Aug 10, 2011 4:43 AM
Curly J;857090 wrote:I tend to agree Gut. Connery was a bad ass as Bond, yet hated being the character. Moore embraced it in a smarmy sort of way. Like I posted earlier I always thought of Moore as Bond...until I saw Connery as Bond....they both were different and great in their own way. Making the same character different.

Bingo, that's the word I was looking for. Bond is BRITISH SAS, and smarmy fits the bill. Connery was a more wolrdly, suave Bond, and it's a valid take on the character. My preference is for Moore, though, who portrayed more of a blue-collar/average guy who acted sophisticated, which I think is more realistic, if that makes sense.
Aug 10, 2011 4:43am
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Aug 10, 2011 9:25 AM
...below




































....me (hahahahaha Trebek!).

Obviously my choice for best Bond is Sean Connery!
Aug 10, 2011 9:25am
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ernest_t_bass

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Aug 10, 2011 9:41 AM
I just did a quick Wiki search and got the table above. Anyone have any idea why this one would have been left out:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0061452/

Bond: David Niven

Aug 10, 2011 9:41am
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OSH

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Aug 10, 2011 10:45 AM
No love for Timothy Dalton?!
Aug 10, 2011 10:45am
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Aug 10, 2011 10:50 AM
Sean Connery--old school cool :cool:
Aug 10, 2011 10:50am
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Aug 10, 2011 12:03 PM
Sean Connery for sure. Though Daniel Craig's Bond would win in a fight with all of them. He seems to be the most "bad-ass" if not quite as "smooth".
Aug 10, 2011 12:03pm
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gut

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Aug 10, 2011 12:08 PM
Y-Town Steelhound;857363 wrote:Sean Connery for sure. Though Daniel Craig's Bond would win in a fight with all of them. He seems to be the most "bad-ass" if not quite as "smooth".

Craig pulls it off well as a "young" Bond. You'd expect him to be a bit rougher around the edges than Connery's. I like Craig, as well, and IMO he's a not-too-distant 3rd in this.

On a related note, sad to see the Bond films go the way of cheap Hollywood explosions and special effects. The story really suffers.
Aug 10, 2011 12:08pm
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Aug 10, 2011 12:13 PM
gut;857377 wrote:On a related note, sad to see the Bond films go the way of cheap Hollywood explosions and special effects. The story really suffers.

I think that was certainly the case with the Brosnan movies (especially the last two), but Casino Royale shifted things back towards a better storylien. QOS was ok, and we'll see how the next one shakes out.
Aug 10, 2011 12:13pm
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Heretic

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Aug 10, 2011 12:22 PM
ernest_t_bass;857182 wrote:I just did a quick Wiki search and got the table above. Anyone have any idea why this one would have been left out:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0061452/

Bond: David Niven

Niven starred in a spoof Bond film (non-canon, therefore, why Niven isn't included) according to here: http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/JamesBond
OSH;857261 wrote:No love for Timothy Dalton?!

The Living Daylights is one of my favorites. Any movie where a villain listens to The Pretenders through his headphones deserves mad love. And where another one is a wanna-be military genius who'd likely fit in with our Politics forum.
Aug 10, 2011 12:22pm
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Fred Garvin

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Aug 10, 2011 12:23 PM
Sean Connery.

Craig has surprised me really. I like what he brings to the role.
I don't dislike Brosnan as much as others.
Anybody but George Lazenby. That was just terrible.
Aug 10, 2011 12:23pm
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Tiernan

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Aug 10, 2011 12:26 PM
Pierce Brosnan as JB makes as much sense as Rosie O'Donnel as a "Bond Girl".
Aug 10, 2011 12:26pm
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4cards

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Aug 10, 2011 1:16 PM
...loved all the Bond Movies w/Connery but I think my favorite was " You Only Live Twice", which had good story line (not great) w/ a cute Asain babe!

Aug 10, 2011 1:16pm
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fan_from_texas

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Aug 10, 2011 1:35 PM
When I think of Bond, I think of Brosnan.
Aug 10, 2011 1:35pm
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Aug 10, 2011 1:49 PM
Roger Moore because he was the Bond of my generation.
Aug 10, 2011 1:49pm
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Aug 10, 2011 2:42 PM
Fred Garvin;857404 wrote:Anybody but George Lazenby.

I loved Diana Rigg.
Aug 10, 2011 2:42pm