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  • BondJasonBond006BondJasonBond006 on fb and ajb
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    Last_Rat_Standing wrote: »
    1A.Connery
    1B.Craig
    2. Moore
    3. Brosnan
    4. Lazenby
    5. Dalton

    I think you accidentally swapped Craig and Dalton :D
  • suavejmfsuavejmf Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England
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    1. Connery
    2. Craig
    3. Dalton
    4. Moore
    5. Lazenby
    6. Brosnan - Not a bad Bond. But his films were the low point of the series.
  • Last_Rat_StandingLast_Rat_Standing Long Neck Ice Cold Beer Never Broke My Heart
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    BondJasonBond006 wrote: »
    Last_Rat_Standing wrote: »
    1A.Connery
    1B.Craig
    2. Moore
    3. Brosnan
    4. Lazenby
    5. Dalton

    I think you accidentally swapped Craig and Dalton :D

    Nothing against him, he just never had the opportunity to establish himself. I never have been a huge fan of LTK and while I enjoy parts of TLD, the second half falls a little flat for me and it doesn't seem like I'm watching a Bond film. (With the exception of the cargo plane fight. That sits in my top 5 of favourite scenes in the series.)
  • suavejmfsuavejmf Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England
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    I think you accidentally swapped Brosnan and Dalton.
  • Last_Rat_StandingLast_Rat_Standing Long Neck Ice Cold Beer Never Broke My Heart
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    GoldenEye is my favourite film because of the game when I was a kid. Its what got me into the series so there's no way I can rank him last.
  • BAIN123BAIN123
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    I know the feeling @lastrat :(
  • BondJasonBond006BondJasonBond006 on fb and ajb
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    Last_Rat_Standing wrote: »
    GoldenEye is my favourite film because of the game when I was a kid. Its what got me into the series so there's no way I can rank him last.

    I was 21 when Goldeneye happened to me :))

    It is and will forever be may favourite James Bond movie and game!!! :D
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
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    suavejmf wrote: »
    1. Connery
    2. Craig
    3. Dalton
    4. Moore
    5. Lazenby
    6. Brosnan - Not a bad Bond. But his films were the low point of the series.

    Pretty good list.
  • Last_Rat_StandingLast_Rat_Standing Long Neck Ice Cold Beer Never Broke My Heart
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    BondJasonBond006 wrote: »
    Last_Rat_Standing wrote: »
    GoldenEye is my favourite film because of the game when I was a kid. Its what got me into the series so there's no way I can rank him last.

    I was 21 when Goldeneye happened to me :))

    It is and will forever be may favourite James Bond movie and game!!! :D

    Haha I was 10 when the game came out and 11 when I first saw the movie back in 99

  • SzonanaSzonana Mexico
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    Ok i decided that its much easier ranking them in pair ups

    1 Sean Connery and Pierce The hot charmers
    2 Timothy Dalton and Daniel Craig- The though Fighters
    3 Roger Moore and George Lazenby the nice lovers
  • BondJasonBond006BondJasonBond006 on fb and ajb
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    The pair up is a good idea for a change:

    Here's my take on it:

    Brosnan/Moore, the OTT, witty ones
    Connery/Craig, the realistic, hard fighting ones
    Dalton/Lazenby, the ones with only two, respectively one movie.
  • MajorDSmytheMajorDSmythe "I tolerate this century, but I don't enjoy it."Moderator
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    BondJasonBond006 wrote: »
    Dalton/Lazenby, the ones with only two, respectively one movie.

    I'd also add that those 2 are the closest to the books.
  • SzonanaSzonana Mexico
    edited September 2015 Posts: 1,130
    BondJasonBond006 wrote: »
    The pair up is a good idea for a change:

    Here's my take on it:

    Brosnan/Moore, the OTT, witty ones
    Connery/Craig, the realistic, hard fighting ones
    Dalton/Lazenby, the ones with only two, respectively one movie.


    I liked your pair ups as well, i never thought of putting together Lazenby Dalton but it does make sense and very good short description for each pair up

  • GeneralGogolGeneralGogol
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    If ranking the actors by their high points in the role:
    1. Connery
    2. Craig
    3. Dalton
    4. Moore
    5. Lazenby
    6. Brosnan

    And if ranking by their overall body of work in the series, then I'll swap Lazenby and Brosnan.
  • MayDayDiVicenzoMayDayDiVicenzo Here and there
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    With only one film to go in my Bondathon, I think my new list is pretty much accurate of how I feel about each actor:

    Roger Moore
    Sean Connery
    Timothy Dalton
    Daniel Craig
    Pierce Brosnan

    Love Lazenby, but I'm not going to compare him to the rest as I've only got one film to go off.
  • WaltherPPKWaltherPPK
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    Simple and easy,
    Dalton
    Connery
    Craig
    Moore
    Lazenby








    Brosnan
  • tigers99tigers99
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    1. Daniel Craig
    2. Sean Connery
    3. Timothy Dalton
    4. Roger Moore
    5. Pierce Brosnan
    6. George Lazenby
  • chrisisallchrisisall Brosnan Defender Of The Realm
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    Connery/Dalton
    Brosnan/Craig
    Moore/Lazenby
  • WhoopsflootleWhoopsflootle
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    I think over the next few years Rog and Broz might enjoy a little surge in popularity as their style comes back into vogue. My personal preference is:

    1 Craig
    2 Dalton
    3 Moore
    4 Connery
    5 Brosnan
    6 Lazenby

    I think it's important to remember there's (at least) two questions being asked here - who do you think is the 'best Bond', and who do you personally like the most. It's hard to dispute Connery's greatness but that doesn't necessarily mean I want to watch his films more than the others.
  • AntiLocqueBrakesAntiLocqueBrakes The edge
    edited September 2015 Posts: 538
    GeneralGogol wrote: »
    If ranking the actors by their high points in the role:
    1. Connery
    2. Craig
    3. Dalton
    4. Moore
    5. Lazenby
    6. Brosnan

    And if ranking by their overall body of work in the series, then I'll swap Lazenby and Brosnan.

    This man knows what's up:

    1. Connery (his role)
    2. Craig (no hope of catching No. 1)
    3. Dalton (my favorite, can't be No. 1 with 2 flicks)
    4. Moore (grown on me with time, but still the other type of guy)
    5. Brosnan (would be higher had he stopped at GE)
    6. Lazenby (one-shot, probably owns last place in perpetuity)
  • SzonanaSzonana Mexico
    edited September 2015 Posts: 1,130
    chrisisall wrote: »
    Connery/Dalton
    Brosnan/Craig
    Moore/Lazenby

    Wow you just won the award for the most ineteresting ranking in pair ups.

    First Sean Connery with Timothy Dalton one classic Cinematic Bond who is Connery and one Fleminesque portrayed by Dalton

    2nd Pierce and Craig again one the Modern version of the cinematic Bond and the Dalton the more intense Fleming style.


    Last Moore and Lazenby two more sotfened versions of the character but with the difference that Lazenby's flick ended up in a very dark and sad tone.


  • suavejmfsuavejmf Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England
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    But OHMSS is one of the best in the series and much better than anything in the Brosnan era including GE (in my opinion).
  • bondjamesbondjames You were expecting someone else?
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    AntiLocqueBrakes wrote: »
    GeneralGogol wrote: »
    If ranking the actors by their high points in the role:
    1. Connery
    2. Craig
    3. Dalton
    4. Moore
    5. Lazenby
    6. Brosnan

    And if ranking by their overall body of work in the series, then I'll swap Lazenby and Brosnan.

    This man knows what's up:

    1. Connery (his role)
    2. Craig (no hope of catching No. 1)
    3. Dalton (my favorite, can't be No. 1 with 2 flicks)
    4. Moore (grown on me with time, but still the other type of guy)
    5. Brosnan (would be higher had he stopped at GE)
    6. Lazenby (one-shot, probably owns last place in perpetuity)

    Beautifully summarized.

    Here's mine (as of now - may change after ongoing Bondathon).

    1. Connery - owns it
    2. Craig - as close as we'll ever get to 1. again
    3. Moore - redefined it
    4. Dalton - should have done more and he'd be my 2.
    5. Lazenby - against all odds, he pulled his one shot off beautifully
    6. Brosnan - inconsistent and never quite got a grip on it until the end when it was too late
  • suavejmfsuavejmf Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England
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    That all stacks up for me. Good list.
  • ChampionAlonsoChampionAlonso
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    Right now:
    1.- Daniel Craig, not perfect, but at the moment he scores 3 out 3
    2.- Timothy Dalton, with a 3rd he would be my #1.
    3.- Sean Connery, as the best (DN-TB) and the worst (DAF) 007 ever.

    4.- Roger Moore, he did exactly the only thing he could do.
    5.- Pierce Brosnan, he was ok, but a bit bland and a bit too "standard" for my taste.
    6.- George Lazenby, last, but he could have been a good Bond.
  • AWMAWM
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    1 ~ Connery
    2 ~ Dalton
    3 ~ Craig
    4 ~ Brosnan
    5 ~ Moore
    6 ~ Lazenby
  • mcdonbbmcdonbb deep in the Heart of Texas
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    I feel sorry for Brosnan... don't disagree but he had wished for Bond for so long.

    Had the filmmakers been further along I to their learning curve then maybe things might have faired better.
  • BondJasonBond006BondJasonBond006 on fb and ajb
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    mcdonbb wrote: »
    I feel sorry for Brosnan... don't disagree but he had wished for Bond for so long.

    Had the filmmakers been further along I to their learning curve then maybe things might have faired better.

    Things faired quite well in that era.
    GE is a classic like CR and TND is quite better than QOS.
    And just because now all is serious and character driven doesn't mean it's necessarily better just different.
    The Craig fans should come down their high horse for a change.
    And by the way neither CR nor QOS were more successful than any of the Brosnan films, only SF elevated to higher levels.
  • chrisisallchrisisall Brosnan Defender Of The Realm
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    *senses a storm coming*
  • QsAssistantQsAssistant All those moments lost in time... like tears in rain
    edited September 2015 Posts: 1,812
    1. Connery - the original and classic
    2. Brosnan - gets a bad rep from most fans that I'll never understand. He's one of the best to me and he IMO has a hint of Connery, Moore, and Dalton.
    3&4. Dalton/Craig - it depends on what mood I'm in on who I like more. I wish Dalton would've made at least one more movie but at least he has a great performance in his only two. Craig is great as well but is just a more extreme version of Dalton, minus the cool gadgets.
    5. Moore - most of the time I have to be in the mood to watch Moore's Bond. His run was fun and easily memorable but it did go on a bit too long.
    6. Lazenby - could've had a good run, and possibly could've been above Moore on my list, but he didn't really have much of a chance to prove himself.
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