ernest_t_bass
Posts: 24,984
Aug 10, 2011 12:12am
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?
What say you?
bigdaddy2003
Posts: 7,384
Aug 10, 2011 12:13am
Connery for me. Not very close either.
Curly J
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Aug 10, 2011 12:16am
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 !!!)
Tobias Fünke
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Aug 10, 2011 12:23am
Connery
Brosnan
Craig
...the rest
Brosnan
Craig
...the rest
ernest_t_bass
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Aug 10, 2011 12:26am
Tobias Fünke;856991 wrote:Connery
Brosnan
Craig
...the rest
Brosnan? Really?
Tobias Fünke
Posts: 2,387
Aug 10, 2011 1:30am
Brosnan was the man. He was definitely smoother than Craig is. Craig is a bull in a china shop.
GoChiefs
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Aug 10, 2011 2:55am
Connery
Curly J
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Aug 10, 2011 3:07am
'That's not what your Mom said Trebek...ha ha ha'Tobias Fünke;857043 wrote:Brosnan was the man. He was definitely smoother than Craig is. Craig is a bull in a china shop.
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gut
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Aug 10, 2011 4:26am
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.
Curly J
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Aug 10, 2011 4:37am
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.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.
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gut
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Aug 10, 2011 4:43am
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.
4cards
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Aug 10, 2011 9:25am
...below
....me (hahahahaha Trebek!).
Obviously my choice for best Bond is Sean Connery!
....me (hahahahaha Trebek!).
Obviously my choice for best Bond is Sean Connery!
ernest_t_bass
Posts: 24,984
Aug 10, 2011 9:41am
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
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0061452/
Bond: David Niven
OSH
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Aug 10, 2011 10:45am
No love for Timothy Dalton?!
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vball10set
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Aug 10, 2011 10:50am
Sean Connery--old school cool 
Y-Town Steelhound
Posts: 1,388
Aug 10, 2011 12:03pm
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".
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gut
Posts: 15,058
Aug 10, 2011 12:08pm
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.
Y-Town Steelhound
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Aug 10, 2011 12:13pm
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.
Heretic
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Aug 10, 2011 12:22pm
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/JamesBondernest_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
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.
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Fred Garvin
Posts: 285
Aug 10, 2011 12:23pm
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.
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.
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Tiernan
Posts: 13,021
Aug 10, 2011 12:26pm
Pierce Brosnan as JB makes as much sense as Rosie O'Donnel as a "Bond Girl".
4cards
Posts: 2,551
Aug 10, 2011 1:16pm
...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!
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fan_from_texas
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Aug 10, 2011 1:35pm
When I think of Bond, I think of Brosnan.
THE4RINGZ
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Aug 10, 2011 1:49pm
Roger Moore because he was the Bond of my generation.
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Sonofanump
Aug 10, 2011 2:42pm
Fred Garvin;857404 wrote:Anybody but George Lazenby.
I loved Diana Rigg.