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Which Bond actor delivered their first line the best?

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  • QBranchQBranch Always have an escape plan. Mine is watching James Bond films.
    Posts: 14,680
    BEST FIRST LINE:

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

    BEST DELIVERY OF THEIR FIRST LINE:

    1. Craig
    2. Brosnan
    3. Connery
    4. Moore
    5. Dalton
    6. Lazenby
  • Alan007Alan007
    Posts: 406
    1. Daniel Craig
    2. Sean Connery
    3. Pierce Brosnan
    4. George Lazenby
    5. Timothy Dalton
    6. Roger Moore





  • jolearonjolearon
    edited November 2011 Posts: 645
    Connery is number 1.
  • LeChiffreLeChiffre
    Posts: 1,548
    The 2 best Bonds in order of Connery and Craig. Cant remember what Peter Sellars was like! (joke!)
  • JWESTBROOKJWESTBROOK
    edited November 2011 Posts: 5,745
    Best written line:
    Craig (excellent)
    Connery (a less romanticized version of Moore's, and classic)
    Pierce Brosnan (really..)
    Roger Moore (Bond to the extreme)
    Timothy Dalton (very weak)
    George Lazenby (nearly identical to Connery -written-)

    Best delivered line:
    Connery (such swag)
    Craig (you cold, funny basterd)
    Moore (only Moore could pull it off..)
    Brosnan (good enough considering he's hanging upside down in a bathroom)
    Lazenby (aight)
    Dalton* (sounded like he pushed it out -can't really blame him.. not a good line)

    I often found Dalton -stiff. Not like that.. like in his movements, actions, and dialogue. Not always, but its obvious in some parts. Almost like he didn't feel comfortable in the role. After all he did delay quite a while..
  • riyadriyad
    Posts: 9
    Daniel Craig The Name is BOND , JAMES BOND..
  • QBranchQBranch Always have an escape plan. Mine is watching James Bond films.
    edited November 2011 Posts: 14,680
    First line, my friend- FIRST line. :)
  • JamesStockJamesStock
    Posts: 572
    @JWESTBROOK got it on the head. Perfect explanation, if I may say so.
  • JWESTBROOKJWESTBROOK
    Posts: 5,745
    @JWESTBROOK got it on the head. Perfect explanation, if I may say so.
    Well thanks. I try ;)
  • Baltimore_007Baltimore_007
    Posts: 5,634
    Dalton delayed as we all know as he was offered the chance in 1969 but turned it down as he felt at 22, he was too young for the role, and I think that's fair enough

    I think by the time Daylights came around and he had reached 40 that was the right time to give it a go, let's not forget he was tied up in other work in the meantime, there was other offers before but Dalton wasn't content with something and decided to sit on it for a while longer, I guess timing is everything. I'm more than content with the time when Tim did accept the role and the two films he gave us
  • FireSkullFireSkull
    Posts: 135
    I'd say Daniel Craig without a doubt. Here's why. Everyone was so negative about Craig and no1 ever thought he'd deliver in the challenging role of Bond.
    The news all over was that Casino Royale was not the typical Bond movie. So when I sat down and started watching Casino Royale, I was like, 'Oh God I won't like him!!'.

    But when he started off and uttered the first line, he got it bang on! My view totally changed after watching that first scene. I can very well say that Craig has out done Sean Connery in Casino Royale(my personal opinion). QoS was a disaster with bad direction.

    For the one above, ''i nneeeewww where you keep your gun'' was the element that shows Bond's character...

    So DC the best!
  • 4EverBonded4EverBonded the Ballrooms of Mars
    Posts: 12,480
    Craig then Connery.
    Two very different scenes. Great attitude, delivery, subtle strength in both.
  • JWESTBROOKJWESTBROOK
    Posts: 5,745
    @Mike

    I agree, all the pressure Craig had he slammed back in the faces of those who didn't like him with those first lines.

    Let you know it was the start of something great :)
  • QsAssistantQsAssistant All those moments lost in time... like tears in rain
    Posts: 1,812
    1. Brosnan's was well timed and alittle funny. It's even a line I quote every once in awhile.

    2. Moore's was the best in terms of who the character is and not just for him but the other Bond actors as well.

    3. Connery's was good for our first time seeing Bond and it was just a badass shot of him.

    4. Craig's was alright but nothing really memorable.

    5. Lazenby's was okay but I actually thought his first line was "I bet the other fellow never had it this bad." Guess I need to go back and watch OHMSS.

    6. Dalton's was the worst only because it showed us nothing about him, nor did it give us any info.
  • X3MSonicXX3MSonicX https://www.behance.net/gallery/86760163/Fa-Posteres-de-007-No-Time-To-Die
    Posts: 2,635
    GE
    Xenia: "You don't need a gun, Mr. Bond..."
    >> Brosnan: "Well, that depends on your concept of safe sex."

    FRWL
    Kerin: "Your man Q, send it ahead. Warned me not touch any of the buttons."
    >> Connery: "You were wise to take his advice. Otherwise, you may not live to regret it."
  • YessupYessup
    edited November 2011 Posts: 21
    I would say Roger or Sean. I like both of them. Lazenbys first line was nothing to write home about, even if I liked his Bond in general. The other three was okay, not extremly good or bad.
  • 16mmfilmcollector16mmfilmcollector
    Posts: 2
    This is my first posting, now that M just drafted me in the 00 section.

    I have my favorite list too, but we cannot forget something. If Sean Connery bombed as our hero, we wouldn't be here almost 50 years later comparing Bonds.

    I still remember seeing Dr. No in 62, as an 8 year old junior agent. Shooting bad guys, a Sunbeam sports car, Technicolor explosions, Connery's suave 007, and Ursula in "the"
    white bikini knocked me out as a kid. I thought---can I grow up right now?
    Now I can't believe, I'm happily waiting for "Skyfall" almost 50 years later.

    Now it's time for a Vesper. Cheers!!!!
  • Agent005Agent005
    Posts: 562
    1. Sean Connery
    2. Pierce Brosnan
    3. Daniel Craig
    4. George Lazenby
    5. Roger Moore
    6. Timothy Dalton


    Looking at my list here makes me cringe when I consider my ranking of the actors themselves, but that's the way it is when I only take into account delivery of their first lines.
  • commandbond007commandbond007
    edited November 2011 Posts: 660
    1. Craig-Amazing
    2. Connery-Brilliant
    3. Brosnan-great
    4. Dalton-good
    5. Lazenby-average
    6. Moore -garbage
  • 007Fan007Fan
    Posts: 1
    The Craig quote is not correct. I remember it as "M doesn't mind you EARNING a little money on the side, Dryden. She just preferred if it wasn't selling secrets."
  • SJK91SJK91
    Posts: 1,310
    007Fan wrote:
    The Craig quote is not correct. I remember it as "M doesn't mind you EARNING a little money on the side, Dryden. She just preferred if it wasn't selling secrets."
    You know, something @007Fan, you are right. I've watched that movie an insane amount of times and all these years I have interpreted as the wrong line!!!!!!!

    Great call, and it has been changed!
  • BounineBounine
    edited November 2011 Posts: 2,599
    Connery - cool, smooth, relaxed. The dialogue was perfectly executed. This scene breaths Fleming. It's one of my favourite scenes in the whole series.
  • AaaaarghAaaaargh
    Posts: 5
    Definitely Graig's.

    I still remember the 1st time I watched CR. Dryden getting back to his office at night and suddenly, Craig's cold, low voice litteraly cracking the silence, with words meaning "Dude, I know you're an ass and i've been sent to punish you"


    :-O
  • GeorgeLazenbyGeorgeLazenby
    Posts: 295
    Any answer other than Sean Connery is crazy. Though Craig also deserves a nod. The rest were forgettable.
  • PrinceKamalKhanPrinceKamalKhan Monsoon Palace, Udaipur
    Posts: 3,262
    GeorgeLazenby wrote:
    Any answer other than Sean Connery is crazy. Though Craig also deserves a nod. The rest were forgettable.

    You didn't like your hero's intro, GL? I consider it the best one after Connery's.

  • forgotmyusernameforgotmyusername
    Posts: 2,782
    NSFW - but I believe Sean gave us the best line - please don't click on this article, and it is an article not an image or video, if you will be easily upset:

    http://msgboard.snopes.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=16;t=001120;p=1
  • LibrarianLibrarian
    Posts: 312
    I prefer Connery's intro. Second place goes to Daniel Craig.
  • 00Beast00Beast
    Posts: 4,762
    1. Pierce Brosnan- perfect blend of humor and classic Bond charm, followed by a hysterical slap to the face
    2. Sean Connery- cool, calm, and collected; terrific entrance for Connery's era and the series as a whole
    3. Daniel Craig- much like Connery, Craig's opening line sums up much of his style as 007 and the revealing of a new era
    4. Roger Moore- not particularly memorable, but Moore has a certain way of line delivery that is hard to dislike
    5. Timothy Dalton- not impressive nor memorable in the least bit; who thought of such a weak opening line?
    6. George Lazenby- OHMSS goes downhill from here, as does Lazenby's chance at being 007 for more than one movie
  • mirandafrostmirandafrost
    Posts: 368
    00Beast wrote:
    1. Pierce Brosnan- perfect blend of humor and classic Bond charm, followed by a hysterical slap to the face
    2. Sean Connery- cool, calm, and collected; terrific entrance for Connery's era and the series as a whole
    Totally agree with that! :)

  • MayDayDiVicenzoMayDayDiVicenzo Here and there
    Posts: 5,080
    I'd go for Connery. And I don't think it will ever be beaten.

    I also like Moore's delivery too. Very nonchalant, not trying to be Connery, putting his own stamp on the character.

    As for the weakest, probably Lazenby. His voice is very uneven, and the camera angle is very awkward.
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