Rank the Bond actors in order
Lazenby
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For me:
1) Connery (DN - TB)
2) Craig and Laz (tie)
3) Connery (DAF and YOLT)
4) Rog
5) Dalton
6) Brosnan
1) Connery (DN - TB)
2) Craig and Laz (tie)
3) Connery (DAF and YOLT)
4) Rog
5) Dalton
6) Brosnan
Comments
1, Moore - Possibly because he gets so much stick that I feel sorry for him and possibly because I like him as a person more than any of the others. I do think that he kept the franchise going though and was a very gifted actor. Both comedic and serious.
2, Lazenby - I know that he had no acting experience and had to be dubbed for large sections of the film but OHMSS is the best Bond film, imo, and he did well considering his limitations.
3, Dalton - I like him as a person again and think that he's underrated.
4, Connery - First 3 films are all excellent and he is very good in them of course. After that i think the quality of the films and his performances declined.
5, Craig - Very good I'm sure but not for me.
6, Brosnan - Seems to be a really nice guy and did a good job but I just don't like any of the films that he's in.
That's really all one can do.
Indeed sir!
He most certainly did. He was one of only 3 of the actors who I found to be completely convincing in the role and who still to this day inspires the 12 year-old in me to want to be Bond.
2. Craig
3. Brosnan
4. Lazenby*
5. Dalton
6. Moore
* Only because he made one film; very close to a tie with Brozzer, IMO
"I am not an entrant in the Shakespeare Stakes." - Ian Fleming
"Screw 'em." - Daniel Craig, The Best James Bond EverTM
1) Connery
2) Brosnan
3) Moore
4) Lazenby
5) Craig
6) Dalton
2)Brosnan
3)Moore
4)Craig
5)Lazenby
6)Dalton
This might be the first time that I've ranked all six actors, including Craig.
BTW, the top three actors on my list are in an entirely different league to the bottom three actors.
Same.
I can't break mine down that way...though if pressed I'd assert that the top two are in a league of their own
"I am not an entrant in the Shakespeare Stakes." - Ian Fleming
"Screw 'em." - Daniel Craig, The Best James Bond EverTM
Apparently Dan Same and I agree on his place!
For me it has little to do with acting ability; in fact I would argue that the characteristics inherent in a good Bond (toughness, suave self-assurance, magnetism, "manliness") can't be acted-- they're either inherent in the individual playing Bond or they're not. Connery, Craig and Lazenby had it (in my estimation) and the other three, it seemed to me, were only pretending. As I've said before I do quite enjoy some of Moore's work, but I don't regard him as a true incarnation of Bond as I do the other three. He was entertaining, but I never looked up to him as a representative of my (fantasy) version of an "ideal man", which I suppose is where the appeal of the Bond character has always been for me. Connery, Craig and Lazenby-- to this day-- excite my inner action hero and make me want to /be/ that guy on the screen. The other actors never had this effect on me. Regarding Brosnan and Dalton, as I've explained elsewhere, they didn't really do much for me, but this is just my own personal taste and I've elaborated on this ad nauseum in other threads.
2)Dalton
3)Craig
4)Moore
5)Lazenby
6)Brosnan
In my opinion these actors are all talented individuals and they each bring something unique and valid to their portrayals of 007.
Well, that's fair enough. Following this template, my list only has two names on it :007)
However, like Mr. Garvin, I think each actor has brought a distinctive interpretation to the role {[]
"I am not an entrant in the Shakespeare Stakes." - Ian Fleming
"Screw 'em." - Daniel Craig, The Best James Bond EverTM
Moore
Dalton
Lazenby
Craig
Brosnan
Craig
Dalton
Lazenby
Moore
Brosnan
In fact you and I agree on practically everything. {[]
As I said, we agree on practically everything. The sole difference being Craig and Lazenby which is reversed on my list. However, I think that Lazenby's strengths were such that, for all intents and purposes, he could have stwitched places with Craig on my list and it wouldn't particularly bother me. (The other five actors on my list are in fixed positions.)
Touche
"I am not an entrant in the Shakespeare Stakes." - Ian Fleming
"Screw 'em." - Daniel Craig, The Best James Bond EverTM
Connery
Brosnan
Dalton
Lazenby
Craig
Ironically, the actors in my list are arranged according to the number of official Bond films in which they appeared.
However, I have a feeling that this trend will come to an end in 2008 with Craig's second outing. I simply don't forsee Danny leaving slot #6 anytime soon...
-Roger Moore
RM
PB
DC
GL
TD
Connery is well out ahead. The next three are pretty close together and Lazenby just pushes Dalton into last.
Roger Moore
Sean Connery
Pierce Brosnan
Daniel Craig
George Lazenby
2 - Sean Connery - Classic Bond. Has charisma, and a very iconic figure in the world of Bond. Great accent. Only problem is that I wasn't a big fan of the films he was in.
3 - Daniel Craig - Excellent and very impressive thus far. Hard to say really though because he's only been in the one film. Casino Royale wasn't the best IMO (or the worst), but Daniel Craig was amazing as Bond.
4 - Timothy Dalton - Again, hard to say because he's only been in two films. But I think both are excellent films and Dalton does a good job.
5 - Pierce Brosnan - Apart from Goldeneye, his films are not great. As Bond, he is certainly good enough - but not good enough to rank higher on this list IMO.
6 - George Lazenby - Well, he did a good enough job for OHMSS. But I just didn't think he suited the role of Bond. Just my opinion. OHMSS is a great film though.
1 - Moore, 2 - Dalton, 3 - Craig, 4 - Connery, 5 - Brosnan, 6 - Lazenby
2. Brosnan
3. Craig
4. Lazenby
5. Dalton
6. Moore
Ditto .. though the bottom 4 change around from time to time and I was tempted to put Moore ahead of Craig.
2. Connery
3. Brosnan
4. Craig
5. Dalton
6. Lazenby
brosnam
craig
moore
dalton
lazenby
thats my list for now ,but of course things change,and craig has only one movie.
2.Dalton
3.Craig
4.Lazenby
5.Moore
6.Brosnan
2A. Dalton - A great Bond in some really disappointing movies. It is utterly criminal that he never got to make a third film.
2B. Brosnan - A "greatest hits" style of Bond but still entertaining.
4. Moore - Overstayed his welcome by a couple of films but had many great moments and shepherded the character thru the turbulent 1970's.
5. Lazenby - A very entertaining and commendable performance considering his lack of acting experience and the scrutiny he was under. Physically, he held his own with everyone else. Would have been interesting to see what he did with a second appearance as Bond.
6. Craig - Better than I thought he would be but utterly devoid of charm and humor. He took the role far too seriously for my tastes.
No Dan, I don't. Even though he took the role far more seriously than his immediate predecessor, both his films gave him lighter moments which he was able to pull off. He was capable of delivering a funny line and he could be charming when he wanted to be. He was also a far more "romantic" Bond than anyone else. This is all especially true in TLD, which was originally written for Moore and then toughened up somewhat for Dalton.
My enjoyment of Dalton and Brosnan as Bond - regardless of the quality of their respective movies - is very close, that's why I gave them a tie and numbered them 2A and 2B. It's all just my opinion of course, and it's no more or less valid than anyone else's.
1.Daniel Craig-Casino Royale was a masterpiece of the Bond canon, and a great deal of credit goes to Daniel Craig. IMO Craig plays the James Bond that Ian Fleming wrote about almost to a tee, or at least better than any of his predecessors. His blend of charm and underlying snobbery with ruggedness, anger, and cold-bloodedness makes him the ideal Bond. His physical looks also resemble very closely the Bond I picture while reading the books. For me, Daniel Craig IS James Bond. "Its that simple and that profound."
2.Sean Connery-What can be said about the great Sean Connery. This man is one of my idols, and the reason I want to be an actor. His presence on screen has no rival. In 1962, he was the perfect man to play Bond. He was rugged yet sophisticated. He could beat the crap out of a bad guy but looked great in a suit. Connery, through his magnificent portrayal of Bond, represented a new kind of hero, and is the reason we are discussing on this forum today.
3.Timothy Dalton-It drives me crazy when I think about how underrated Timothy Dalton is. He had the bad luck of replacing a man whose ridiculous, slapstick interpretation of Bond had become popular and accepted by society. Timothy Dalton brought back the dark tone and realism that Bond should have, and in the process made two of the best films in the entire Bond series. While he did lack in the charm and wit department a tad, he made up for it by saving Bond with his rare talent and dedication to potraying Ian Fleming's James Bond the best he could.
4.George Lazenby-Its a shame that George Lazenby only did one film. His interpretation was straightforward. He didn't try too hard to be different, but brought some human characteristics to the role that had been missing since the early days of DN and FRWL. He also maintained the rugged masculinity that was lost over the following years with Roger Moore. In George Lazenby, I see the potential of a fantastic Bond. Had Lazenby done a few more Bond films, I think he would have been a fantastic fit, maybe even rivaling Connery.
5.Pierce Brosnan-It can't be argued that Pierce Brosnan saved the series after 6 years of looming darkness. He blew audiences away in Goldeneye and continued for 3 more hugely popular films. He made the role his own, moreso than perhaps any other Bond since Connery. But while all this is true, for some reason, Pierce just doesn't do it for me. First of all, he's a pretty boy. With Pierce, Bond was no longer a man's man, but a Calvin Klein model with a gun. His portrayal and approach to the character seems uninspired and one-dimensional. This isn't really Pierce's fault, however. The scripts for his last three Bond outings were fairly bland and disinterested in character. had he been given better, grittier, character-driven scripts, Pierce Brosnan could have been a great Bond. But he didn't so he's not. Sounds harsh, but its how I feel.
6.Roger Moore-Sorry, have to say it; This guy takes last place by a landslide. IMO, Roger Moore is, at times, an adequete Bond, depending on the caliber of the script he's working with (FYEO was good.) Most of the time, however, he's a terrible Bond. His light-hearted, snobby, and ridiculously slapstick approach to the character came close to ruining Bond for over a decade. When Moore took over the role, everything that I love most about bond went out the door. Gone was the troubled spy, the rugged killer, the human being living in a dangerous world. In the place of the real James Bond stood some fop whom I could imagine serving someone a cup of tea rather than beating them up. My apologies to everyone who loves Moore and his popular contribution to the series, but for me, Roger Moore is a joke.