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)