Connery followed by Pierce.
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Craig is overrated. If we go by the criteria that made the Bond character a hit to begin with, he doesn't cut it. In fact the quality kept going down the longer it kept going from the 1990's on to the 2000's and up. You can't beat the old, over-the-top Sean Connery/Roger Moore movies, as the light PG 1960-70's 'Melodrama' setting made the James Bond character what it is.
You can't put that character into present world with the new technology and expect it to flourish. The character now is pretty much indistinguishable from the Bourne and Taken characters. It's like they almost forget to include that Bond is a chauvinist ladies man/charmer and not just another high skilled Government Agent. Pierce Brosnan was passable, particularly the first two in the 90's. His last one, not so much.
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Originally posted by Cupocity303 View PostCraig is overrated. If we go by the criteria that made the Bond character a hit to begin with, he doesn't cut it. In fact the quality kept going down the longer it kept going from the 1990's on to the 2000's and up. You can't beat the old, over-the-top Sean Connery/Roger Moore movies, as the light PG 1960-70's 'Melodrama' setting made the James Bond character what it is.
You can't put that character into present world with the new technology and expect it to flourish. The character now is pretty much indistinguishable from the Bourne and Taken characters. It's like they almost forget to include that Bond is a chauvinist ladies man/charmer and not just another high skilled Government Agent. Pierce Brosnan was passable, particularly the first two in the 90's. His last one, not so much.
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Originally posted by BostonGuy View PostI'm a fan of Lazenby as well. I think "Majesty's..." is one of the best Bond movies and one of the best soundtracks as well.
My list:
Connery
Craig
Lazenby
Moore
Dalton
Brosnan
Connery
Craig
Lazenby
Dalton
Moore
Brosnan
Either way Connery was such a hard act to follow.
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Originally posted by ABOSWORTH View PostI like Daniel Craig the best. He's the most gritty and realistic. The rest of them were pretty boys.
Before I was very biased towards Brosnan, mostly because the first Bond movie I ever saw was Goldeneye and it's actually still my favorite Bond movie.
But yeah Craig as Bond more accurately epitomizes a spy/assassin which is what Bond is supposed to be, but at the same time still possesses the same wit, charm and overall charisma that made the character popular, without being over the top cheesy and cartoonish.Last edited by TheNegation; 02-25-2013, 09:37 PM.
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