Personal Favourite Connery Performance.

DieAnotherDayDieAnotherDay Glasgow, ScotlandPosts: 460MI6 Agent
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Everyone has something to say about Connery's performance in the Bonds; whether it's praising him for the first few entries or criticising him for his last few. I bring up this question because my friend (relatively big bond fan) told me his favourite Connery performance was in DAF and said he basically saved that film from being a total shambles.
I do like Connery in every film myself, even NSNA, but my personal favourite has always been Thunderball. I don't think Connery starts to phone it in there at all but in fact gave his most charming, confident performance of all and I love watching him strut about the health clinic like he owns the place. Quips are on top form too.

Dr No is a very close second.
....and the best he ever managed was a sermon on the mount.

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  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy Behind you !Posts: 63,792MI6 Agent
    For me, Connery's Best performance as Bond was, ........ Goldfinger {[]
    everthing just came together, He was more confident and stylish and dilivered his
    lines with great aplomb. -{ In Goldfinger Connery WAS Bond. !! :))
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  • AlphaOmegaSinAlphaOmegaSin EnglandPosts: 10,926MI6 Agent
    Connery had a mixed Bag of Performances.
    1.On Her Majesties Secret Service 2.The Living Daylights 3.license To Kill 4.The Spy Who Loved Me 5.Goldfinger
  • AirJordanFan93AirJordanFan93 Posts: 92MI6 Agent
    Ive always been partial to his Thunderball performance. I always considered this the peak of his Bond run climaxing with the huge blockbuster Thunderball was. All went downhill in terms of his portrayal as Bond after Thunderball
  • BlackleiterBlackleiter Washington, DCPosts: 5,615MI6 Agent
    Thunderpussy wrote:
    For me, Connery's Best performance as Bond was, ........ Goldfinger {[]
    everthing just came together, He was more confident and stylish and dilivered his
    lines with great aplomb. -{ In Goldfinger Connery WAS Bond. !! :))

    BINGO!!! :D
    "Felix Leiter, a brother from Langley."
  • Dexter SmytheDexter Smythe Close to Fort KnoxPosts: 47MI6 Agent
    Thunderball.He was at his fleet-footed two-fisted best.Remember how he raided Largo's estate looking for Paula?
  • hehadlotsofgutshehadlotsofguts Durham England Posts: 2,112MI6 Agent
    Blackleiter wrote:
    Thunderpussy wrote:
    For me, Connery's Best performance as Bond was, ........ Goldfinger {[]
    everthing just came together, He was more confident and stylish and dilivered his
    lines with great aplomb. -{ In Goldfinger Connery WAS Bond. !! :))

    BINGO!!! :D

    Goldfinger is my favourite Connery film for this reason. :D :D :D
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  • Smiert-SpionamSmiert-Spionam Posts: 318MI6 Agent
    From Russia With Love for me. Connery's performance is still very close to Fleming's Bond, oozes style and appears more confident than his debut performance. The scene with Grant on the train is probably the most tense of the entire series and very well acted by both Connery and Shaw. Also the chemistry between Bond and Kerim Beye is another particular highlight, something that wasn't really repeated in GF IMO.
    Smiert Spionam
  • AlphaOmegaSinAlphaOmegaSin EnglandPosts: 10,926MI6 Agent
    I agree, Bonds Fight with Grant never ceases to amaze me.
    1.On Her Majesties Secret Service 2.The Living Daylights 3.license To Kill 4.The Spy Who Loved Me 5.Goldfinger
  • BIG TAMBIG TAM Wrexham, North Wales, UK.Posts: 773MI6 Agent
    GOLDFINGER represents my favourite overall Connery performance. Relaxed, confident & charming with a ruthless edge - Connery at his finest.

    But THUNDERBALL features three of my favourite Connery moments:-
    1. Bond's nonchalant wave of the hand when Largo compliments him on his card playing skills.
    2. Bond's casual shooting of a clay pigeon at Largo's home - "Seems terribly difficult.... No it isn't, is it."
    3. Bond finding Fiona in his hotel bath. Just giving her some slippers when she asks him for something to put on is a masterstroke of ice-cool machismo.
  • BlackleiterBlackleiter Washington, DCPosts: 5,615MI6 Agent
    BIG TAM wrote:
    Bond finding Fiona in his hotel bath. Just giving her some slippers when she asks him for something to put on is a masterstroke of ice-cool machismo.

    That's quintessential Connery - I love it! -{
    "Felix Leiter, a brother from Langley."
  • AlphaOmegaSinAlphaOmegaSin EnglandPosts: 10,926MI6 Agent
    Connery had his Human Moments too, like when Aki died.
    1.On Her Majesties Secret Service 2.The Living Daylights 3.license To Kill 4.The Spy Who Loved Me 5.Goldfinger
  • BlackleiterBlackleiter Washington, DCPosts: 5,615MI6 Agent
    AlphaOmegaSin wrote:
    Connery had his Human Moments too, like when Aki died.

    Also, the stricken look on his face when he discovered Kerim Bey's body.
    "Felix Leiter, a brother from Langley."
  • hehadlotsofgutshehadlotsofguts Durham England Posts: 2,112MI6 Agent
    And when Jill Masterson died
    Have you ever heard of the Emancipation Proclamation?"

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  • FiremassFiremass AlaskaPosts: 1,910MI6 Agent
    Connery in FRWL is my favourite. Damn, he's good. -{
    My current 10 favorite:

    1. GE 2. MR 3. OP 4. TMWTGG 5. TSWLM 6. TND 7. TWINE 8.DN 9. GF 10. AVTAK
  • AyrshireDJAyrshireDJ Posts: 5MI6 Agent
    Goldfinger is, and always was, and probably will always be, my favourite Bond film, and definitely my favourite Connery performance (with exception to The Rock but thats a totally different film lol)
  • Charmed & DangerousCharmed & Dangerous Posts: 7,358MI6 Agent
    BIG TAM wrote:
    GOLDFINGER represents my favourite overall Connery performance. Relaxed, confident & charming with a ruthless edge - Connery at his finest.

    But THUNDERBALL features three of my favourite Connery moments:-
    1. Bond's nonchalant wave of the hand when Largo compliments him on his card playing skills.
    2. Bond's casual shooting of a clay pigeon at Largo's home - "Seems terribly difficult.... No it isn't, is it."
    3. Bond finding Fiona in his hotel bath. Just giving her some slippers when she asks him for something to put on is a masterstroke of ice-cool machismo.

    +1 - you've hit the mark on both Goldfinger and Thunderball, Big Tam. -{

    To Goldfinger, I would add: the way he strides up to Jill Masterson in Goldfinger's hotel room as she's looking through the binoculars - pure magic. He looks like a big cat :))
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  • BlackleiterBlackleiter Washington, DCPosts: 5,615MI6 Agent
    Charmed & Dangerous wrote:
    BIG TAM wrote:
    GOLDFINGER represents my favourite overall Connery performance. Relaxed, confident & charming with a ruthless edge - Connery at his finest.

    But THUNDERBALL features three of my favourite Connery moments:-
    1. Bond's nonchalant wave of the hand when Largo compliments him on his card playing skills.
    2. Bond's casual shooting of a clay pigeon at Largo's home - "Seems terribly difficult.... No it isn't, is it."
    3. Bond finding Fiona in his hotel bath. Just giving her some slippers when she asks him for something to put on is a masterstroke of ice-cool machismo.

    +1 - you've hit the mark on both Goldfinger and Thunderball, Big Tam. -{

    To Goldfinger, I would add: the way he strides up to Jill Masterson in Goldfinger's hotel room as she's looking through the binoculars - pure magic. He looks like a big cat :))
    +++1
    "Felix Leiter, a brother from Langley."
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