What is the best and worst Bond film per actor?
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My opinion is:
Sean Connery:
Best: From Russia With Love
Love the plot and the acting in this film (Robert Shaw as Red grant springs to mind) I also think Sean Connery looks like he's really having fun in this one!
Worst: You Only Live Twice
I just find it incredibly boring and just a rehash of what was great before. Don't get me wrong I don't despise this film, it has a great song and brilliant scenes with Blofeld. But most of the film I just feel is a complete Bore, and Sean looks incredibly unmotivated in it! I know most of you will say DAF is Connerys worst, but I generally enjoy that one a lot more than YOLT.
George Lazenby
Best and only film: On Her Majesty's Secret Service
While Lazenby isn't the best actor, the film itself is superb and in my opinion one of the very best in the series.
Roger Moore
Best: Live and Let Die
The whole film is just pure entertainment from start to finish. Fantastic characters, Mystical plot and locations and just pure fun! (A Highlight for me is the epic boat chase with JW Pepper) This film also features my favorite bond theme.
Worst: Moonraker
Until a few days ago I would of said Octopussy, but after taking the courage to watch it again I actually enjoyed the film a lot more the second time. As for moonraker, James in space, really?
Timothy Dalton
Can't really say Best and Worst as he only made two films and I like them both! I guess I like LTK slightly more than TLDL so I guess I'll go with that
Piece Bronson
Best: Goldeneye
The first Bond film I saw (I think) and complete fun from start to finish. I love some of the lines in this one too "I am Invincible"
Worst: Die Another Day
I'm not a huge fan of this one but it still touches a bit of nostalgia as it is the first Bond film I ever went to the cinema to see!
Danial Craig
Best: Casino Royale
I liked the film the more and more I watched it, sort of reminds me of From Russia With Love in places!
Worst; Quantum of Solace
The first time I saw this film, I felt there was bit to much generic action with next to no character development or plot! However after watching it again recently straight after CR, I grew a new liking for it!
)My opinion is:
Sean Connery:
Best: From Russia With Love
Love the plot and the acting in this film (Robert Shaw as Red grant springs to mind) I also think Sean Connery looks like he's really having fun in this one!
Worst: You Only Live Twice
I just find it incredibly boring and just a rehash of what was great before. Don't get me wrong I don't despise this film, it has a great song and brilliant scenes with Blofeld. But most of the film I just feel is a complete Bore, and Sean looks incredibly unmotivated in it! I know most of you will say DAF is Connerys worst, but I generally enjoy that one a lot more than YOLT.
George Lazenby
Best and only film: On Her Majesty's Secret Service
While Lazenby isn't the best actor, the film itself is superb and in my opinion one of the very best in the series.
Roger Moore
Best: Live and Let Die
The whole film is just pure entertainment from start to finish. Fantastic characters, Mystical plot and locations and just pure fun! (A Highlight for me is the epic boat chase with JW Pepper) This film also features my favorite bond theme.
Worst: Moonraker
Until a few days ago I would of said Octopussy, but after taking the courage to watch it again I actually enjoyed the film a lot more the second time. As for moonraker, James in space, really?
Timothy Dalton
Can't really say Best and Worst as he only made two films and I like them both! I guess I like LTK slightly more than TLDL so I guess I'll go with that
Piece Bronson
Best: Goldeneye
The first Bond film I saw (I think) and complete fun from start to finish. I love some of the lines in this one too "I am Invincible"
Worst: Die Another Day
I'm not a huge fan of this one but it still touches a bit of nostalgia as it is the first Bond film I ever went to the cinema to see!
Danial Craig
Best: Casino Royale
I liked the film the more and more I watched it, sort of reminds me of From Russia With Love in places!
Worst; Quantum of Solace
The first time I saw this film, I felt there was bit to much generic action with next to no character development or plot! However after watching it again recently straight after CR, I grew a new liking for it!
Comments
Sean Connery
Best - Goldfinger. Flagship of the Bond fleet. The one where they got the balance of super cool hero, OTT villians, gadgets and girls just right.
Worst - DAF. Where the rot set in and where the foundations for the Roger Moore comedies was laid.
George Lazenby
Love OHMSS. Wish it it had been a blockbuster and we might have ben spared some of what came after.
Roger Moore
Best - FYEO. Cleverly takes two Fleming short stories and builds them seamlessly into a bigger overall plot. Rog gets to do a little bit of acting in this one. Only spolied by the 'I'll buy you a etc.' in the PTS and the Thatcher bit in the end scene.
Worst - Moonraker. Not only the worst Bond movie ever made, one of the worst movies ever made full stop.
Timothy Dalton
Best - TLD. Back to a more realistic Bond. Dalton looked like he was a OO. Remember comming out of the cinema the first time I saw it thinking this was a breath of fresh air after having watched Rog beat up villians with his zimmer frame in AVTAK.
Worst - LTK. Only because there is only two to chose from. For me LTK was always a failed experiment.
Pierce Brosnan
Best - Goldeneye. Brosnan nailed his protrayal from the first scene.
Worst - DAD. Movie with an identity crisis. Seemed to swing uneasily from going for grittier in some scenes to sci-fi in others.
Daniel Craig
Best - CR. Bond as Fleming envisaged him. Brilliant updating of the book.
Worst - QOS. Load of crap with incoherent plot. If CR was Bond reborn then QOS was Bond re-Bourne
Wair with baited breath for Skyfall.
Best: From Russia with Love. This is how to bring Ian Fleming to the big screen. Brilliant characters, nice simple plot, and Connery at his best.
Worst: Diamonds Are Forever. Bland Bond, bland leading lady, bland plot, and Blofeld in drag. Also, Connery looks old. Some nice dialogue, though, pity Mankiewicz couldn't come up with a plot to match it.
Roger Moore
Best: The Spy Who Loved Me. This really is "the Bond film with everything". Moore on top form, a large-scale plot, a menacing, understated villain, Jaws....what more do you need?
Worst: Live and Let Die. It's just a bit too low-key at times, and I don't find either Kananga or Solitaire that memorable. Also, the soundtrack is dated.
Timothy Dalton
Best: The Living Daylights. Does a very good job of introducing Flemingesque elements alongside the cinematic ones. Bond and Kara's relationship always draws me in as well, for reasons I can't quite explain. Necros is easily the second-best "Aryan henchman" behind Red Grant.
Worst: Licence to Kill. Sorry, but very little works for me in this. Don't like the plot (how did we get from "First dig two graves" to this?), don't like the villains, don't like the setting, don't like full stop. Moving on quickly....
Pierce Brosnan
Best: The World is not Enough. It has its flaws, yes, but I've always had a soft spot for Elektra King as a villainess. The most consistently enjoyable Brosnan flick for me. Some underrated action scenes as well, and some decent humour.
Worst: Die Another Day. A lot of strong elements - Toby Stephens and Rosamund Pike most notably - alongside some crappy ones (Bond slowing down his own heart? Really? And what's with the shock suit?) Tries hard but it's.....a bit too dumb 'n' loud.
Daniel Craig
Best: Casino Royale. Very stylish and full of raw, unadulterated force. Not entirely sold on the Vesper/Bond romance, though.
Worst: Quantum of Solace. Now what's going on here? There's some French guy flouncing around doing the thin side of bugger all (something about stealing water, I think?) something about Rene Mathis, er, dying, and....honestly, I can hardly say anything about this film, that's how insubstantial it is. Gets consigned to the bottom 5 for committing the worst sin a film can commit - to leave me walking out of the cinema at the end thinking, "Wait....that was it?"
Connery:
Best - Goldfinger (All of the elements came together brilliantly)
Worst - Diamonds Are Forever (But I didn't hate it)
Lazenby:
Best - On Her Majesty's Secret Service (Great story, stunts, Blofeld, and Bond girl; novice Bond, but not bad)
Worst - N/A
Moore:
Best - For Your Eyes Only (Fairly decent, especially for Sir Roger)
Worst - A View To A Kill (Worst Bond film of all)
Dalton:
Best - The Living Daylights (A refreshing change from Moore)
Worst - License to Kill (Not really, but there were only two)
Brosnan:
Best - Goldeneye (A stellar debut for Pierce)
Worst - Die Another Day (Excellent first half, but downhill after that)
Craig:
Best - Casino Royale (Best Bond film since the Connery era)
Worst - Quantum of Solace (Do I really have to explain?)
This list would mirror my own choice, you must be a Man of great Taste Blackleiter.
i would rate DC as my fave bond full stop.
IMHO Dalton was the best thing to happen to the Bond series since Connery. -{
In the same way the best thing ever to happen on AJB was when I decided to give my Opinions on all things Bond. :v
Best: FRWL - A great cold war thriller
Worst: Does NSNA count? If so, that`s the worst. If not, I say DAF.
Lazenby: OHMSS is one of the best Bond movies ever made.
Moore
Best: TSWLM - great spectacular escapism.
Worst: MR or AVTAK, I haven`t found the courage to watch any of them for years.
Dalton (the hardest choise)
Best: TLD - consistantly the best of the two.
Worst: LTK - Has the greatest strenghts and weaknesses of the two.
Brosnan
Best: GE - A bit like Brosnan himself, a good mix of previous Bonds with a little bit of new stuff thrown in.
Worst: DAF - Brosnan`s MR. They wanted to make the greatest Bond movie ever and forgot to make a good movie.
Craig
Best: CR - one of the three best ever, along with FRWL and OHMSS
Worst: QoS -flawed by an unfinished script and bad cutting.
NSNA ( I count it among the titles )
OHMSS
TSWLM or FYEO ( though LALD is my favorite of Rog's films )
AVTAK
LTK
TLD
TND ( This film really grew on me )
TWINE ( Denise Richards killed this movie for me, a nuclear physicist with a PHD, really. This made Moonrakers plot seem believable)
CR
QOS
And if I have to put the actors to each film YOU HAVE NO business discussing this post
Connery worst: DAF
Moore best: TSWLM
Moore worst: AVTAK
Brosnan best: GE
Brosnan worst: DAD
Dalton and Craig's first films are their best, and Lazenby's OHMSS remains one of the very best of the series.
Best: Goldfinger - Classic Bond film that incorporates all the Bond elements: women, cars, and unique villains.
Worst: Diamonds Are Forever - Not a bad film at all, just not quite as good as the others. I actually enjoyed this film for its humor and fight sequences; the glass elevator for example.
Roger Moore
Best: The Man With the Golden Gun - Truly a magnificent acting performance on the part of Roger Moore and his counterpart Christopher Lee. The score by John Barry was incredible and there were many memorable characters, like Nick Nack and JW Pepper.
Worst: Moonraker - I don't find any problem with the space scenes or the plot itself. The one aspect that hurt this movie big-time is acting. Lois Chiles is a very pretty woman, not the best actress. Also I was not a fan of the smaller roles, especially in the PTS.
Timothy Dalton
Best: The Living Daylights - Containing arguably the best Bond score of all time, TLD introduces Dalton as Bond in a very dangerous fashion. Dalton delivers a great performance and it shows through his emotions. The plot is fairly good and it keeps the viewer hanging on.
Worst: Licence to Kill - A very very good movie actually, I just prefer TLD over it because of the traditional Bond flow. Robert Davi proves to be one of the most menacing Bond villains of all time and the film provides a swing of emotions.
Pierce Brosnan
Best: GoldenEye - This was the first Bond movie I ever saw. I owned the Nintendo 64 video game and once I saw the movie, I immediately fell in love with it. The characters are classic in this film and the scenarios Bond is put into are quite memorable. Good acting all around.
Worst: Die Another Day - Again not a bad movie, but it just wasn't quite on the level of other of Brosnan's films. I find Gustav Graves a little plain and annoying and not much in the film sticks out to me other than the ice chase with Zao. It had its ups and downs but it didn't compare to the other Brosnan films.
Daniel Craig
Best: Casino Royale - This film kept me on the edge of my seat the entire time. David Arnold produces a great soundtrack for the film and Le Chiffre brings back the tradition 007 villain. Daniel Craig also brings in a darker Bond, similar to Dalton, but proves to be one of the toughest as well.
Worst: Quantum of Solace - Lots of action, almost too much. The film seemed somewhat all over the place and it was hard to follow in the action sequences. Camille or Greene don't seem to interesting and the entire plot was a bit confusing. Craig did another solid job, but I'm just not a fan of the film itself.
1. GoldenEye 2. Goldfinger 3. Skyfall 4. OHMSS 5. TWINE
The Spy Who Loved Me was embarrassing. Dreadful acting and script and zero excitement. And all those inappropriate, supposedly funny comments. How did anyone like it when it first came out? And yet I can think of other films of the period which stand up very well. I am afraid I gave up after 46 minutes....
Best: From Russia With Love. In my opinion one of the, if not the, best Bond movie ever.
Worst: Diamonds Are Forever. Just my least favorite Connery movie. Although Bond travels to Amsterdam, something I have always liked.
Lazenby
Best: On Her Majesty’s Secret Service. Too bad Peter Hunt didn’t get the chance to direct more Bond movies. His editing was a very important part of the first few Bond movies. And when he finally got the chance to direct one he was ‘blamed’ for the bad reception (wich wasn’t as bad as people make it out to be) it got and would never be a part of the Bond family again.
Worst: Le Parfum d’Emmanuelle. O wait.... this is not a Bond movie.... Never mind.
Moore
Best: The Spy Who Loved Me. 2 hours of escapism. You can see that Cubby really wanted to make a statement with this movie. Big budget, big stunts, big stages.
Worst: A View To A Kill. Although I think The Man With The Golden Gun isn’t great either, AVTAK just bothers me more, especially the very annoying Stacey ‘JAAAMEEES’ Sutton.
Dalton
Best: The Living Daylights. One of my all-time favorites. Great Bond, good plot and some great memorable scenes.
Worst: License to Kill. Great villain, some nice locations, but feels a bit bland, like TMWTGG.
Brosnan
Best: GoldenEye. Probably I’m biased as it was the first Bond movie I ever saw in the cinema. Having seen all the previous movies before I went to the cinema I knew a bit of Bond and really had the feeling: “Yessss! Bond is back!”
Worst: Die Another Day. Not the most original choice, but neither is the rest of my list. What can I say.... just not the best Bond movie.
Craig
Best: Casino Royale. Although I think there are less Fleming elements in this movie than most people here think, it is still a great movie.
Worst: Quantum of Solace. I just miss the whole Bond feel in this movie, but I’m probably just too ignorant to ‘get it.’
SC:
Film: FRWL-DAF
Performance: Dr. No-YOLT
GL: poor boy went off half cocked.
RM:
Film: LALD-AVTAK
Performance: LALD-AVTAK
TD:
The Living Daylights period. The last great Bond, and truly fantastic. LTK has it's moments but it's still Bond-lite "let's make an American action film".
PB:
Film: TWINE-DAD
Performance: TWINE-DAD
And that's it.