Roger Moore is the worst Bond! Comments?

Yes, apparently it was David Niven and Roger Moore.

(For me, Live and Let Die still ranks among my favorite Bond flicks.)

The more I learn of Ian Fleming's life, the more I think that James Bond's literary character reflected the author's own personality. He was supposedly quite a sadistic bastard, as well as being a charming ladies' man.

Looking at photos of Ian Fleming, with his slightly sensuous cruel mouth, a perfect double for him would have been Geoffrey Rush.

I don't think that Roger Moore was the worst James Bond But:

No One , but NO ONE can replace Sean Connery

I believe all the Bond actors brought something to the role, but if we're going to be critical, Lazenby and Dalton are the only actors who never made a bad Bond film.

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I think it's self-explanatory, but...like most fans, I consider ON HER MAJESTY'S SECRET SERVICE among the best Bond films ever, and since Lazenby didn't stick around for the puerile DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER, he got out while the going was good. Dalton made two great Bond films in THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS and the gritty LICENCE TO KILL, but he stepped aside before he could have sullied his legacy with the inanity of a DIE ANOTHER DAY. All the other Bond's have at least one bad installment on their resume...

Sean Connery is the only Bond that actually made me feel that I wanted to be him. I think that's kind of the core of what the Bond character is supposed to be (for men anyway). So for me, Connery is the indisputable number one.
Dr. No and Goldfinger are also my two favorite Bond films and From Russia With Love is my fourth favorite, so I guess that makes it pretty clear that I love Connery a lot more than the other ones. His later films may not be as good as his first, but his cool and charismatic presence makes it all very watchable.



My third favorite Bond film is The Spy Who Loved Me. It's the ultimate 'comic Bond' film, in my opinion, and Roger Moore was excellent in portraying that more humoristic and comic Bond. I guess he's my number two pick. His films are (mostly) not of a very high level, but he actually makes them enjoyable by being the Bond we expect him to be.





I like Brosnan and Dalton, but in a very different way. Dalton was a more serious Bond and made two very decent film. He's very solid and believable as a darker and more 'real' Bond.
Brosnan started of really cool with GoldenEye, but became more of a product as time went by (mostly because of the movies). He still stayed very classy and I appreciate that. It's a pity he didn't get better stuff to work with than crap like Tomorrow Never Dies or Die Another Day.



Lazenby had a great film to work with, but he felt kind of unpersonal to me. He still did a fine job.



Craig is a whole different kind of Bond. He's more like a brutal action character. I think he does a great job at it, but he isn't really my style, I guess. I still enjoyed Casino Royale and Skyfall.

Final ranking of the Bonds:

1. Sean Connery
2. Roger Moore
3. Timothy Dalton
4. Pierce Brosnan
5. George Lazenby
6. Daniel Craig


I've seen all Bond films at least twice, as I used to be a huge fan of the film series (well, I still am). This is my top 5:



1. Dr. No (1962)
2. Goldfinger (1964)
3. The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)
4. From Russia With Love (1963)
5. License To Kill (1989)/GoldenEye (1995)

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What do you mean "like most fans" ? I only ever hear praise for that film once in a blue moon

I praise it here. It's not worth responding to Quagmire though since you'll find yourself caught in one.

I think OHMSS has had a critical re-evaluation recently. For what it's worth, I think it's a strong Bond film but Lazenby doesn't quite cut it.

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Lazenby was terrible! Sean Connery would have looked much better in a kilt.

I'd rank them:

1.Sean Connery
2.Pierce Brosnan
3.Roger Moore
4.Daniel Craig
5.George Lazemby
6.Timothy Dalton

1.Goldeneye
2.Goldfinger
3.From Russia With Love
4.Dr.No
5.Moonraker/The Spy Who Loved Me (i love Jaws)

Thank you, mark! Positive rep to you, sir!

Sean Connery didn't want to be James Bond when SECRET SERVICE was made, which is too bad, because he would have had some wonderful scenes to play. As far as Lazenby goes, his only crime was that he wasn't Sean Connery.

And that he should never act ever

Too late.

For me, only Sean Connery has that exact mix of elements that make up James Bond: sex appeal; wit/humour; suave/cool; and action man who gets the job done. The other Bonds have some of these but fail on other elements. I dislike Roger Moore as Bond the most because I feel that he only hits humour (although even then, he can grate). Connery managed to make the films light-hearted but not undermine them by parodising them.

I hated Moore's Bond too. His portrayal is one of the main reasons the whole "spy movie" genre turned into goof and ending up being parodied by Austin Powers. I'm glad Craig's portrayal brought things back to serious business, even if he does lack Connery's charm and charisma.

I haven't watched any of Dalton's Bond movies, but I heard they were some of the darkest pre-Craig era, probably even when you compare them to Brosnan's Bond.

I like Brosnan's Bond a lot, as I grew up with him. He'd be the third best Bond for me, after Craig and Connery. He has a fun mix of both Connery's charm and Craig's grittiness.

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Personally I liked Roger Moore, but my favorite James Bond movie was On Her Magesty's Secret Service. I am generally not a fan of James Bond movies though. I prefer realistic spy movies like The Spy Who Came in from the Cold.

Then you've missed the whole point of James Bond, which was intended by Ian Fleming to be an escapist fantasy.