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So I was bored and channel surfing, when lo and behold up came The Spy who loved me. O.K., firstly as a 70's kid Moore was the Bond I grew up with, but I rarely watch any of his 7 Bond films, why is this.


My reasons are that Moore looks as agile and tough as a new born baby giraffe, not too mention as stiff as a board. His camp comedic performances and quirky one liners don't seem apt for a man who's profession is deception, subterfuge and killing. His fight scenes are laughable, and lack any real believeability, in fact his unmoveable hair looks a far deadlier weapon than his fists. There is no real sense of danger, especially with the comedic score to accompany many of his scenes, this is more like Carry On Bond with all his smutty inuendo. He even manages to make the obligatory sex scene with Barbara Bach, a stunningly beautiful woman, look dull and wooden.
Why was Moore ever picked in the first place, he is a terrible actor, and not fit to fill Connery's shoes.

So if Moore is the worst, how do the rest rate IMO?

1. Sean Connery- the original and best, and probably the most impersonated," Yesh Mish Monneypenny ". Connery was rough and believeable as Bond, he looked as capable handling fight scenes, as he did smooth talking in his Tux.

2. Pierce Brosnan-brought back the hard edges to Bond's persona, as Connery had in the 60's. Goldeneye is a brilliant Bond film, and helped relaunch the franchise. Not a huge fan of Tomorrow never Dies, but on the whole I like Brosnan, and I am dissapointed that he won't be back.

3. George Lazenby- this might seem contraversial, most people rate him the worst, but IMO Connery was always going to be a tough act to follow, and perhaps if Lazenby had been given more than one film, he might have made the role his own, instead of living in Connery's shadow. As a movie I like On her Majesty's secret service, IMO it is one of the most under-rated films in the franchise. Lazenby took a huge risk with the Bond marrige at the end, but I thought it made Bond more human.

4. Timothy Dalton- not a fan at all of Timothy Dalton, for much the same reason as Moore. I don't rate him as an actor, and again I found it hard to believe in him as a lean, mean , killing machine. The Living Daylights was rubbish, very little in this film to recommend, at least he wasn't as camp as Moore. Licence to kill, was a brave attempt to modernise the Bond franchise, having Bond fight a major drug dealer was an intresting choice, compare it to TND villan, a newspaper magnet!!!

So there you go, just my humble opinion, just to finish off, here's my top 5 Bond films;

1. Dr.No- a major historic event in cinema, and the launch of a cultural icon.

2. You only live twice-Connery on top form, love the start, original twist at the beginning of a movie-GENIUS!!

3. Goldfinger- Great villan, great girl, the original inuendo Pussy Galore, and the car of my dreams. It's probably the film I've seen the most as it seems to play every Xmas on t.v.

4. Live and let die-yep it's a shocker, Moore makes it into my top 5. I remember being scared of this film when I was really young, all that Black Magic, and Jane Seymour, hubba hubba. I love the story of this film, and Moore plays it slightly straighter than normal.

5. Goldeneye-great to see the franchise reborn in such a vigorous way, and in Brosnan a worthy heir to the Bond throne. A gritty more realistic Bond for a new generation.

If you made it this far, you're a 00 agent, kudos for lasting.
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Tim Dalton's definitely the worst. Don't get me wrong - Roger Moore sucks some pretty hard ass. But Dalton is one of the most wooden and untalented actors I've ever seen. His two turns as the intrepid spy are both nearly unwatchable. License to Kill is easily the worst Bond flick. And The Living Daylights has its moments, but it is also a very weak entry.

As far as my favorites go - obviously Connery as the man himself. And for me, Goldfinger is the Bond film that stands head & shoulders over the rest.



Ironically, the consensus out there is that The Spy who Loved Me, The Living Daylights and License to Kill are 3 of the best Bond movies ever made. But I agree, Sean Connery is, by far, the best Bond and Pierce Brosnan is probably second on the list.



Originally Posted by darkhorse
Ironically, the consensus out there is that The Spy who Loved Me, The Living Daylights and License to Kill are 3 of the best Bond movies ever made.



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I haven't seen Lazenby, but I'd say Connery is best, followed by Brosnan, then Dalton, then my brother and some of his friends, then the milkman we had when I was a kid, then Moore.
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I don't think 'ole Rog deserves this abuse. His left eyebrow alone is worth a million dull thesps like Dalton!

The only Bond movies that I've seen in the cinema have been Moore creations: Octopussy and A View To A Kill (though that probably says more about my age than anything else). The guy had a mean taste in safari suits too. *

And magnetic watches...

And white Lotus Esprits....



Roger, I salute you.

*It has to be said here that I don't actually care for the franchise but Moore brought a sense of (intentional or not) camp irony to proceedings which made the movies a bit more bearable.
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Have to say Dalton was the worst Bond, Sean connery always was and always will be the best Bond. Pierce Brosnan is very good as well, he has a real charmisa about him. Roger Moore is not my fav but I don't think he's the worst I would certainly say Dalton and Lazenby are worse than him.
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In joint possition, Sean Connery and Timothy Dalton are the best followed by Pierce Brosnan then George Lazenby and finally Roger Moore. Moore's 007 films had to many of those "what were they thinking" moments in them. The only saving grace of Roger Moore is that in F.Y.E.O he tried to change the way he played the role. Has anyone on the forums beside me actually read the Ian Fleming novels, Dalton's James Bond is exactly how Mr Fleming wrote the character. The reason that Timothy Dalton's 007 films didn't set the box office on fire is because they are the other end of the spectrum to Moore's films, which took the public by suprise. IMO Dalton should have returned in Goldeneye.
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Originally Posted by Darth Stujitzu
So I was bored and channel surfing, when lo and behold up came The Spy who loved me. O.K., firstly as a 70's kid Moore was the Bond I grew up with, but I rarely watch any of his 7 Bond films, why is this.


My reasons are that Moore looks as agile and tough as a new born baby giraffe, not too mention as stiff as a board. His camp comedic performances and quirky one liners don't seem apt for a man who's profession is deception, subterfuge and killing. His fight scenes are laughable, and lack any real believeability, in fact his unmoveable hair looks a far deadlier weapon than his fists. There is no real sense of danger, especially with the comedic score to accompany many of his scenes, this is more like Carry On Bond with all his smutty inuendo. He even manages to make the obligatory sex scene with Barbara Bach, a stunningly beautiful woman, look dull and wooden.
Why was Moore ever picked in the first place, he is a terrible actor, and not fit to fill Connery's shoes.

So if Moore is the worst, how do the rest rate IMO?

1. Sean Connery- the original and best, and probably the most impersonated," Yesh Mish Monneypenny ". Connery was rough and believeable as Bond, he looked as capable handling fight scenes, as he did smooth talking in his Tux.

2. Pierce Brosnan-brought back the hard edges to Bond's persona, as Connery had in the 60's. Goldeneye is a brilliant Bond film, and helped relaunch the franchise. Not a huge fan of Tomorrow never Dies, but on the whole I like Brosnan, and I am dissapointed that he won't be back.

3. George Lazenby- this might seem contraversial, most people rate him the worst, but IMO Connery was always going to be a tough act to follow, and perhaps if Lazenby had been given more than one film, he might have made the role his own, instead of living in Connery's shadow. As a movie I like On her Majesty's secret service, IMO it is one of the most under-rated films in the franchise. Lazenby took a huge risk with the Bond marrige at the end, but I thought it made Bond more human.

4. Timothy Dalton- not a fan at all of Timothy Dalton, for much the same reason as Moore. I don't rate him as an actor, and again I found it hard to believe in him as a lean, mean , killing machine. The Living Daylights was rubbish, very little in this film to recommend, at least he wasn't as camp as Moore. Licence to kill, was a brave attempt to modernise the Bond franchise, having Bond fight a major drug dealer was an intresting choice, compare it to TND villan, a newspaper magnet!!!

So there you go, just my humble opinion, just to finish off, here's my top 5 Bond films;

1. Dr.No- a major historic event in cinema, and the launch of a cultural icon.

2. You only live twice-Connery on top form, love the start, original twist at the beginning of a movie-GENIUS!!

3. Goldfinger- Great villan, great girl, the original inuendo Pussy Galore, and the car of my dreams. It's probably the film I've seen the most as it seems to play every Xmas on t.v.

4. Live and let die-yep it's a shocker, Moore makes it into my top 5. I remember being scared of this film when I was really young, all that Black Magic, and Jane Seymour, hubba hubba. I love the story of this film, and Moore plays it slightly straighter than normal.

5. Goldeneye-great to see the franchise reborn in such a vigorous way, and in Brosnan a worthy heir to the Bond throne. A gritty more realistic Bond for a new generation.

If you made it this far, you're a 00 agent, kudos for lasting.
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Sunny, I have to disagree. The Spy WHo Loved Me is one of the better Bond films, IMO, with Moonraker being the worst. But really, and it has to be nostalgia, I like Moore the best. Are people in this thread actually saying Sean Connery can act? One of THE WORST actors in history, ever. Absolutely laughable in everything he has done. Never Say Never again could be the worst Bond film, if Moonraker wasn't so awful. Meanwhile, I still enjoy A View to a Kill and For Your Eyes Only.

Bond aside, pop in Highlander when you folks get a chance, where Connery plays a spaniard (??????). I love it when he says pendeco (sp?). The worst trashing f the spanish language I have ever heard, and you will laugh for a week. Great comic actor, that Sean.
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Originally Posted by Sedai
Bond aside, pop in Highlander when you folks get a chance, where Connery plays a spaniard (??????). I love it when he says pendeco (sp?). The worst trashing f the spanish language I have ever heard, and you will laugh for a week. Great comic actor, that Sean.
Don't forget his 'Irish' cop Oscar turn...

"Och Aye! oops Begorrah!"



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Originally Posted by Sedai
Sunny, I have to disagree. The Spy WHo Loved Me is one of the better Bond films, IMO, with Moonraker being the worst. But really, and it has to be nostalgia, I like Moore the best. Are people in this thread actually saying Sean Connery can act? One of THE WORST actors in history, ever. Absolutely laughable in everything he has done. Never Say Never again could be the worst Bond film, if Moonraker wasn't so awful. Meanwhile, I still enjoy A View to a Kill and For Your Eyes Only.

Bond aside, pop in Highlander when you folks get a chance, where Connery plays a spaniard (??????). I love it when he says pendeco (sp?). The worst trashing f the spanish language I have ever heard, and you will laugh for a week. Great comic actor, that Sean.

Never say never again is truly the worst film, granted, but its not an official Bond movie. Sony thought they had the rights to Bond, they didn't, that's why they only made one film. It's not in the official Bond boxset, a bit like Casino Royale with David Niven playing Bond.
Don't think you can blame Sean for Highlander, yesh, its a dodgy decision for him to play a Spaniard, but surely that's down to the director and casting-Christopher Lambert's Scottish accent isn't too clever either.



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Originally Posted by Tacitus
Don't forget his 'Irish' cop Oscar turn...

"Och Aye! oops Begorrah!"

I'll Och aye ye!!! Sean doesn't do accents, but come on, The Untouchables is a great film, as for dodgy Irish accents;
Tom Cruise-Far and Away
Brad Pitt-The Devil's own
Richard Gere-The Jackal
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Roger Moore certainly isn't the worst Bond. I grew up watching him as 007, so I am a bit biased, sure. Yes, Sean Connery is the best, thats because Sean Connery is the coolest human being to ever walk the face of the earth. There's no living up to that. Timothy Dalton is the worst, really, because I don't even remember the plots of his two films. haha.

Connery is the best, then Pierce Brosnan because the scripts to his films are dodgy as hell, yet he always comes out looking cool in them, AND he got to sleep with Teri Hatcher in one of the films he was in. Roger Moore is after that because he even was on an episode of the muppet show and still seemed cool afterwards, and I have never seen the George Lazenby one, but he HAS to be a better Bond than Timothy Dalton.



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Originally Posted by Darth Stujitzu
I'll Och aye ye!!! Sean doesn't do accents, but come on, The Untouchables is a great film, as for dodgy Irish accents;
Tom Cruise-Far and Away
Brad Pitt-The Devil's own
Richard Gere-The Jackal
To be sure, to be sure.
None of those beat Tommy Lee Jones in Blown Away or good old Sutherland in The Eagle Has Landed.



I don't know... for the "worst Bond ever", Roger Moore made some pretty good Bond movies... like, for example The Man with the Golden Gun--which is, arguably, one of my favorite Bond movies of all time, because it co-stars Christopher Lee, and that freaky little "mini-me" character, as well as that outrageous loudmouth Southerner from Louisiana who calls everyone "Boy" and, of course, "Chu Me", the nude swimmer. ( ) Then, of course, there's A View to a Kill with Christopher Walken playing a genetically enhanced billionaire-psychopath who is a former KGB agent and Grace Jones playing his girlfriend. But the best thing about Roger Moore's Bond movies are the babes--va va voom! I mean, check out Barbara Bach in The Spy who Loved me and all the extras in Octopussy and the Russian chick in the hot tub in A View to a Kill! And finally.... Jaws! This KGB assassin with the metallic teeth shows up in a couple of the Moore Bond flicks and both times, his overwhelming screen presence is mind-blowing! I guess the best thing about the Roger Moore Bond movies is that they're kind of tongue-in-cheek and light-hearted, as opposed to Timothy Dalton's Bond movies, which are ultra-serious (overly so, perhaps). I like those Roger Moore Bond movies because they're stylish and entertaining, so when you just want to have a good time at the movies, they're the ones to watch, IMO. On the other hand, if what you want to see is Ian Fleming's James Bond in action, then watch the Sean Connery movies.



Roger Moore was brilliant as THE SAINT it was the role he was born to play. As 007 He had a charm that sometimes worked (LIVE & LET DIE) problem is James Bond doesnt charm woman he takes them.Had his moments of menace (FOR YOUR EYES ONLY) when he kills with malice kicking the Merc off the cliff. Sadly he always had that Superman like air of invincibility. He turned bond into a comic book action hero rather than a hard, cold, merciless killer with a weakness for drinking, smoking and womanizing.

for me WORST BOND hands down is PIERCE BROSNAN- no threat, no charisma and just plain dull. Like Moore he plays it for laughs as a superman, returning bond to the comic book style rather than carrying on the gritty violence of Timothy Dalton's portrayal of the ugly world Bond inhabits.


RUNNER UP GEORGE LAZENBY was a pretty flat bond but thankfully his one daliance into the annuls of 007 was the one with THE BEST STORY. ON HER MAJESTIES SECRET SERVICE is more plot and chareceter driven than any of the others and features genuine emotion. (Doesnt hurt Diana Rigg is damn fine)




BEST BOND- James Bond is meant to be the kind of guy you wouldnt want to run into in an alley hence the rough and masculine SEAN CONNERY is of course the best. (Best Movie FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE)

RUNNER UP- TIMOTHY DALTON for me is the second finest because there was a genuine menace and unlikability to his performances as bond. he played him with edges, as a predator.
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Originally Posted by Deckard
BEST BOND- James Bond is meant to be the kind of guy you wouldnt want to run into in an alley hence the rough and masculine SEAN CONNERY is of course the best. (Best Movie FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE)

RUNNER UP- TIMOTHY DALTON for me is the second finest because there was a genuine menace and unlikability to his performances as bond. he played him with edges, as a predator.
I agree that From Russia with Love is one of the best Bond movies--it really captures the suspense of the Bond novels. From Russia with Love is arguably the best of the Ian Fleming novels (one of JFK's 10 favorite books, incidentally)--and, consequently, the best Bond novel period. It also features Red Grant, who is one of the nastiest Bond villains out there. I agree also with your assessment of Timothy Dalton. The classically trained actor did manage to capture the essence of the Bond character. However, Dalton's own personality interfered in his continuation with Bond--being a shy, somewhat timid person in real life, he shied away from all the publicity associated with Bond and quit after 2 (excellent) movies, leaving Pierce Brosnan to take over after him. Brosnan definitely looks the part, and he made a couple of pretty good movies too. But how he compares with his predecessors--I can't say. I prefer not to compare--each actor brought their own merits to the role and approached the character differently. Some came closer to Ian Fleming's concept of the character than others, but, IMO, so far no actor has really come close to Ian Fleming's vision of the scarred, ruthless killing machine that he envisioned Bond as being. The novels are way darker than any of the movies. It would be interesting to see a faithful interpretation of the novels on screen.



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There are so many rumours about the next Bond; it will be darker more faithfull to the books, it will be a younger Bond, it's a remake of Casino Royale, Tarantino could direct etc.
IMO the Bond franchise is at a crossroads, they have the opportunity to cast a younger Bond and reinvent the franchise.
I would rather see Chris Nolan or David Fincher direct the next Bond movie, please God not Tarantino, both would bring a gritty realism to Bond that is maybe missing.
As for Bond, its got to be a British actor, Clive Owen, Daniel Craig or Damien Lewis.
Hopefully something will happen sooner rather than later.