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amp316 on 30 November 2009
MontanaHatchet said:
Oh man, here it comes:

1. Sean Connery. I can't name a Connery Bond film that I didn't like. He was slick and clever, but he could still be tough when he needed to be. He also had the Bond voice down perfectly. No actor has managed to emulate his voice, the sense of control he had over any situation even when things weren't going his way.

2. Daniel Craig practically revived the Bond series when it came to quality. It always made tons of money, so it didn't really need a box office revival, but the whole series definitely needed a boot up the ass, and Daniel Craig gave it brilliantly. I thought that both Casino Royale and Quantum of Solace were brilliant, and even though he seemed a bit too angry at times in QoS, his performance was fantastic.

3. George Lazenby. He wasn't the best actor ever, but he portrayed the ass-kicking side of Bond very well. And if he had continued his career, he probably could have been one of the best actors to play Bond.

4. Timothy Dalton often seemed to take the silly fun out of Bond films. Action is good, but I want to have a nice laugh. No time for that with Dalton. Add that to the fact that neither of his films REALLY impressed me, and I was left wanting more.

5. Pierce Brosnan was a mixed bag. As I see it, there are three pillars of Bond's personality: The tough guy, the witty guy, and the ladies man. Brosnan was terrible at being tough, alright at being witty, and great at being a ladies man. Altogether, he rounded out to be fairly average.

6. Roger Moore. My God he was bad. I don't even need to go into much depth, he was just the reason that the movies were so bad for so long. I mean, cmon. Octopussy? Most of his movies were a joke, and he had one decent performance out of eight whole films. Not to mention that I couldn't take him seriously as Bond. The "creepy uncle" moniker is timeless with him.

I am disappointed. 

I know how much you despise Roger Moore from our discussions and was expecting much more about this from you. 



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amp316 on 30 November 2009
Kantor said:
SciFiBoy said:
I like Craig, Casino Royale was a great film, and I thought Quantum of Solace was pretty good too.

Yay, I was waiting for an excuse to do this.

Casino Royale:

  • Some two people were killed in the entire movie.
  • The plotline revolved around Poker.
  • No Q
  • Daniel Craig (yes, I know, whatever)
  • Boring villain
  • If Bond loses, he's funding terrorism! Oh, heavens, no! What if he broke a nail? This guy is rich enough to host a huge poker party in a five star hotel and bid $15 million, inviting some of the most powerful people in the world. He doesn't really need much more money.

But, it was written by Ian Fleming, so can't complain, I suppose.

Quantum of Solace:

Oh dear.

  • NOT written by Ian Fleming (but then quite a few of the films aren't)
  • Ridiculously over-the-top action
  • Bond kills everything that moves, for no adequately explored reason.
  • The evil supervillain this time is trying to dominate Bolivia's water supply. Oh, dear god! What could happen if he did that? It would be catastrophic! The price of water in Bolivia could go up, and some people might be a little thirsty! DISASTER! Besides, there is already a company with a monopoly of Bolivia's water supply.
  • Villain was about as charismatic as a brick wall.
  • NO GADGETS. Except something which resembles Windows 7 Touch, oh, and a camera phone which can identify people. Futuristic stuff. Who needs lame gadgets, like a laser watch, or jam trousers?

EDIT: Interesting thing to note: from personal experience, Americans love these two, and everyone else hates them.

Being American does not mean that one cannot be a Bond fan or know what makes someone a good Bond.  It's not as though my knuckles drag on the ground behind me as I walk.  Also, this is the first that I've heard that ONLY Americans like Craig as Bond.  From what I understand, Casino Royale was extremely well received in the U.K.  I can accept if you don't like Craig as an actor, but don't make it sound like he only appeals to Americans.  



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amp316 on 30 November 2009
kirby007 said:
amp, your taste is just horrible daniel crag @2? i say put nr6 there

I didn't ask if my taste was terrible.  I asked you to rank the Bond's.  I would have expected this much from someone with 007 in their screen name, but I guess that I was wrong. 



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