Bond... James Bond

[Wolfboy]

Who do you think is the best James Bond actor?

• Sir Sean Connery



• George Lazenby



• Sir Roger Moore



• Timothy Dalton



• Pierce Brosnan



• Daniel Craig

[Dan]

Ian Flemming (the author) would probably have made a great James Bond. Doesn't he look like a James Bond to you?

[Stuart]

Sean Connery, and I'll fight anyone who says otherwise.

[Stuart]

Ladies, you know you want him. Guys, you know you want to be him.

[Ed]

Connery was awesome, naturally, and Pierce Brosnan was a good fun Bond. However, Daniel Craig's just too damn epic not to get my vote. I am however now really nostalgic for the Brosnan films for some reason :P

[Stuart]

Connery was awesome, naturally, and Pierce Brosnan was a good fun Bond. However, Daniel Craig's just too damn epic not to get my vote. I am however now really nostalgic for the Brosnan films for some reason :P

I'd just like to remind you that Die another Day had an invisible car, a CGI kite surfing scene that looks like it was from an '80s game on the spectrum, and a holodeck. Oh, and truly awful direction and editing.

Golden eye was very good, but then it was directed by the same director who would later do Casino Royale. Brosnan's later ones went downhill into poor plots and gutter-level humour.

Roger Moore was just rubbish, he seemed about as threatening as a goldfish, George Lazenby had the best script, so its tough not to like him, but he works hard to achieve this, and Timothy Dalton was as close to the Bond of the books, he didn't do humour but you knew he wouldn't lose any sleep over killing you.

But Sean Connery, he looked like he could actually do you some harm. I'd have him cover my back in a pub fight any day.

[RD]

Sean Connery. He has the swag and the charisma to be the fooling around Bond, but he can also be tough and direct when needed to. Kind of life David Tennant as the Doctor

[mrj001]

I had to think about this for a bit, but in the end I went with Sir Sean Connery.  Partly because he had the benefit of being the first to play Bond on the big screen, and also he has been in more Bond Films than Daniel Craig, who I would say is my second. 

But then there is Pierce Brosnan, the one I grew up watching.  Goldeneye was the first bond movie I saw in theatres and was great, but Die another day was awful, almost Star Trek Nemesis bad (franchise destroying bad).

Then there are Dalton and Lazenby who in my opinion are under rated and Moore who is over rated.

So like I said I voted for Sir Sean, but if Craig does a few more films then my opinion might change.

[Dan]

Goldeneye was the first bond movie I saw in theatres and was great,

Not to mention it had a kick-ass game which is pretty rare for a movie (pun intended). Interestingly, very few people have bet on its success in the beginning because it was made by a bunch of noobs with one or two experienced developers (maybe it was a movie's game and they generally will suck anyway, who knows) but at some point they realized many people would stay late to "beta test" the game and in the end, it turned awesome.

[MarkH]

I really like Connery, but I prefer Brosnan. I think his facial expressions and the way he delivered the humour were well done.

My father is a massive Bond fan......he prefers Connery!

[Karla]

I had such great hopes for Pierce Brosnan but after Golden Eye then his films deteriorated quickly. But then we need to make a distinction between the way the character is portrayed by the actor and the films that they are put in to a certain extent, although admittedly each influences the other.

He was too much like Roger Moore for my liking. Too much a suave gentleman, not really convincing as someone who is dangerous.

He wasn't my favourite at first but I've since grown to appreciate Timothy Dalton. The actor has actually grown to be far sexier as he's matured, but as Bond he played the character close to how Ian Flemming wrote it in the book. I like him because he plays Bond as a dangerous cold killer. It's also why I like Daniel Craig. I especially appreciate Daniel Craig's physical thuggery as it brings home quite what would be going on if it were real. But I know that people will be voting for Daniel Craig, and because Timothy Dalton has some rather fine acting skills I've given Timmy my vote.

I was never really that bothered about Sean Connery's Bond to be honest. I don't know why. He does nothing for me.

[Jann]

I had such great hopes for Pierce Brosnan but after Golden Eye then his films deteriorated quickly. But then we need to make a distinction between the way the character is portrayed by the actor and the films that they are put in to a certain extent, although admittedly each influences the other.

He was too much like Roger Moore for my liking. Too much a suave gentleman, not really convincing as someone who is dangerous.

He wasn't my favourite at first but I've since grown to appreciate Timothy Dalton. The actor has actually grown to be far sexier as he's matured, but as Bond he played the character close to how Ian Flemming wrote it in the book. I like him because he plays Bond as a dangerous cold killer. It's also why I like Daniel Craig. I especially appreciate Daniel Craig's physical thuggery as it brings home quite what would be going on if it were real. But I know that people will be voting for Daniel Craig, and because Timothy Dalton has some rather fine acting skills I've given Timmy my vote.

I was never really that bothered about Sean Connery's Bond to be honest. I don't know why. He does nothing for me.

I vote the opposite.  Each to their own.

In my opinion Sean Connery is the gold standard against which other Bond actors are judged.  The original James Bond of the books was a charming thug so the way I look at it is this:  if I was ever in a bad corner and had agents of international evil pursuing me, which Bond would I believe could pull off the rescue.  This is a not a difficult decision for me.  That is why Connery's Bond seems best; he is credible.  That is why Daniel Craig places a close second and Pierce Brosnan comes third.  Part of Brosnan's placement comes from the slippage of the Bond franchise ethos during the period he was playing the role.  That slippage was greatest when Roger Moore was in the role and seemed to be just playing it for laughs.  Moore was never credible as Bond; he always looked far too fragile.  George Lazenby was a disaster in the role and Timothy Dalton was worse.  He always impressed me as the sort you might find peeking in your windows after dark rather than rescuing you from danger.

Now, to re-cast the question from another angle let's consider sex appeal.  The central pillar of the whole Bond franchise is sex appeal.  So, girls only please, which Bond would you prefer to have trying to seduce you? 

For me, Sean Connery wins in this category too, followed by  Brosnan, then Craig.  Moore and Lazenby would get laughed at and told to shove off.  If Dalton gave it a try I'd call hotel security because he has a definite Ick! factor about him, like the smell of bad fish.

But each to their own.  That is the way it is with personal opinions, they are personal.  In the case of actors' portrayals of on-screen characters who knows what minor visual cue will cause you to vote yea or nay.

[Cabding]

Sean Connery. This man looks like he can hurt someone without the movies look like they are trying too hard. I like the Daniel Craig movies but it doesn't feel like a perfect fit for 007.

[Kismet]

I also voted for Sean Connery, but really like Daniel Craig's new bond. the first bond since Connery who makes you want to look right at him and also look away because you think he might murder someone any minute. And Casino Royale's script was just as good as Majesty's Service in my humblest

[Kismet]

Of course, the most recent Bond movie was pure crap. Anyone wonder how throwing that anchor out of that boat caused the other boat to flip?