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For me:
OHMSS
CR
GF (although FRWL inches ahead as my fav Connery, I think a more light hearted Bond would balance well against OHMSS and CR.)
CR
FRWL
No question
Well, most everyone is what I meant! Hahaha.
OHMSS
CR
There ya go a weird choice but like it.
Well, not really, you've got a good mixed bag there! A Connery, a Moore, and a Dalton, with a space/fantasy Bond and all three are Cold War Bonds!
The Man With The Golden Gun (favorite Moore outing and I would need a light hearted movie, I'm stuck on an island afterall.)
GoldenEye (has a special place in my heart and it's in my top 3.)
If I could only take three it would have to be GF, TB and DAF.
Edit: I need to add YOLT. I need the volcano set-piece, Bond's epic first meeting with Blofeld and the grand finale.
Revised, GF, YOLT and DAF.
Thumbs up to that last one, @QsAssistant! :-bd
You have to have near perfection with you on an island, don't you??
Paradise. No bills to pay. No need for money.
The best Bond film, Moore's best and the last of the classic ones.
From Russia with Love.
The Spy who Loved Me.
2.From Russia With Love
3.The Spy Who Loved Me
2. FRWL
3. LTK
4...if I could sneak one more, Dr.No
and maybe just one more....5. TWINE, considerably for the soundtrack and Arnold's outstanding score.
Who's your favorite Bond?
2. Sean Connery would be second, but hedging very closely under Craig. IMO Connery's hairline became noticeably fading after GF, and definitely should have A, quit. or B - stopped playing the role with absurdities and gadget filled stories, and maintained the role in a realistic fashion that could have utilized his fast aging.
Timothy Dalton coming in third, there are many great moments Dalton had, but I feel as if the producers didn't give Dalton enough leeway in the role. Dalton was basically the grittier version of Bond back in the 80's. (Alas as Craig is today) But it seems like Brocolli just couldn't let go of that 70's silliness that carried the films throughout the previous decade and Dalton's interpretation was intermixed with a serious edge while still performing outlandish stunts. For instance in TLD, you have Bond casually evading enemies on a cello case on a snow filled mountain, while 40 or so minutes later Bond is viciously demanding a innocent woman ( Rubavitch ,General Leonid Puskin's mistress) to undress in her hotel room, to distract the oncoming enemy ( General Leonid Puskin) . This scene is one of my favorites in all the Bond series, Dalton is at his best and displays Bond's ruthlessness in pure perfection. But as I was saying I feel as if the producers had one foot stuck in the past and one foot heading towards the future regarding Dalton's tenure.
4 - Pierce Brosnan - I grew up with Brosnan and he'll always hold a memorable place in my heart, but after watching these films today in my early twenties, I can definitely see the childish plots, silly action and cliched gimmicks used throughout Brozzy's tenure. Is it Brosnan's fault? Hell no. I find him as a superb actor with many strengths, but sadly I also feel Brosnan had little to none leeway or no say at all regarding his interpretation of Bond. Lets face it, Brosnan doesn't particularly look like a action hero, but he does look like a field agent , a sneaky, double crossing arrogant snob with a edge. A agent that could deceive, lie, cheat and kill quietly while staying in the shadows. Unfortunately EON didn't give Brosnan any solid material to work with. TWINE was definetley Brosnan's most solid and more serious attempt at the role, you can see where he shines, and thats when he is most serious. For instance Brosnan was in favor of a more serious attempt at CR with Tarantino, but clearly that escapade never came to light.
5. Lazenby - Promising , could have developed into something great. We'll never know. George's ego got the best of him.
6. Roger Moore - the wrong choice IMO, I dont even consider Moore as Bond. I try to forget about his tenure all together. He is a lovely man, and has a great personality and sense of humor, but to me he is just not Bond.
In any event, as an update -
Moonraker
Live and Let Die
Octopussy
I think I'd be happy with those, to watch a few superlative sunsets go down..
TLD: The film that swept me into 007 fandom. Also a fine bond film and the perfect mix between Moore era excess and Dalton era toughness.
CR: A tough decision between this and SF but I think CR has such a terrific focus of narrative and character and a rare 007 love story.
So essentially one each from my favourite Bonds. I could safely say I could live with only the memory of Moore, Lazenby and Brosnan - but not the other three - i'd definitely have to see at least one of their films again (and again and again!)
Octopussy? Hmmm ... can't say I liked that one ...
GF - my first Bond memory and just filled of so many iconic moments
OHMSS - I never used to be overly fond of this in my youth but each time I see it now I love it more and more
CR - the crane fight and parkour sequence, Vesper, the shot of DC looking at himself in the mirror when he puts his new tux on, when he utters THE line at the finale, he inches ever closer to stealing Connery's crown with every viewing.
Honorable mentions to TSWLM YOLT, TWINE, OHMSS and SF,