Who was the best James Bond?

[offkey]

I'm sure Sean Connery was the only one who played that role wasn't he?

[Ozzy the dog]

Sean Connery was James Bond, all others were covers.

However, Daniel Craig did the best cover.

[1neeto]

Sean Connery. Danie Craig and Pierce Brosnan did good too. Roger Moore is my least favorite.

[TBman]

My favorite is Sean Connery, I'm old enough to have seen the movies when they first came out. My second favorite was Pierce Bronsan. Craig is good though too.

[dirkronk]

Connery for me, too.

Problem (for me) with Roger Moore was that he was already The Saint. And he was a great Saint. Loved him in that role...the humor, the action, the panache, all of it. But yeah, when he slipped into the Bond role, he seemed like "neither fish nor fowl" but a substitute in too many respects. No rough edges at all. Again, perfect for The Saint, unconvincing for Bond.

But as others have said, I guess it's whoever was your "first."

Cheers,

Dirk

[Pura Vida]

I'm really surprised nobody mentioned Timothy Dalton.

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Yeah, not really. I think Sean Connery was the best Bond (although I enjoyed Pierce Brosnan) until Daniel Craig redefined the character. It's difficult to compare those two b/c their character portrayals and the eras are so different.

[boombox]

Originally Posted by RP

I saw Sean Connery in Dr. No when I was a kid so he remains the REAL JAMES BOND in my mind. Those other guys are just actors. Same thing with Tarzan - Johnny Weissmuller was THE Tarzan...

100% agree on both counts. Yes, Connery was my first Bond, so that has an influence, but while you couldn't help but smile at some of Moore's cheesy lines, he wasn't the complete package and though some of his adversaries were arguably better than Connery's, he wasn't believable as an action guy. This too is why Johnny W will always be Tarzan - the guy could and did do his own stunts. I have never liked Daniel Craig and frankly can't wait to see the back of him - very little charisma and he can't do humour.

[Denny B]

Connery...

Sean Connery.

[Jeff Scott]

Sean Connery, for obvious reasons.

Pierce Brosnan, because I liked the films he did and he was an excellent antidote to the crappy Roger Moore films (except for Octopussy, and that had nothing to do with Roger being in it).

[Brucebubs]

Connery was the best but Craig has reclaimed it.
Everything in between was just flotsam and jetsam.

[Steve DeRosa]

Sean Connery owns the Bond role: tough, sophisticated, smooth, rugged good looks, and cool under pressure, the kind of guy who could probably conquer the world single-handed with a Walther PPK and enough vials of penicillin...

[hairpuller]

Craig then Connery. Did not care much for Moore. Scott

[Lauren_WarEagle]

I gotta say Daniel Craig. Then Connery. I also have a soft spot for Brosnan since he was my first James Bond experience, lol.

[Andromeda]

Rumor....Tom Hardy cast as the next James Bond.

https://wegotthiscovered.com/movies/...7B1dHv4EYQYFCM

[Nama Ensou]

Originally Posted by tigobah

I used to think it was Sean Connery until Daniel Craig took the part. Now I think he's the best Bond. I was never happy with Roger Moore, he's a good actor but I always thought they played his Bond films as too tongue-in-cheek.

Originally Posted by eatswodo

Connery and Craig for me, too.

Originally Posted by Lauren_WarEagle

I gotta say Daniel Craig. Then Connery.

Me too. I never cared for the Bond movies because by the time I saw a couple, it was Roger Moore. Then I saw Sean Connery and realized that Bond could be enjoyable with the right actor in place. Then Daniel Craig stepped in and I became a fan.