Bond Actors Ranked
FromTennesseeWithLove
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Hello, there! For my first post here, I am going to rank the Bond actors from worst to best. There are only my opinion and not an official list. I know I'll get flack for it but whatever haha.
6. Pierce Brosnan
The reason I think he is the worst Bond is because every word that he delivered was boring, dry, and half-hearted. He seemed through all four of his films that he just wasn't having any fun with the role at all and that he just wasn't involved and interested in the film. He did okay with action sequences but he just didn't seem like he wanted to be Bond at that point in his carrier.
5. George Lazenby
George gets a lot of flack for his film "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" but in all honesty, the film wasn't bad and he really wan't really either. The main problem is he wasn't British and he had to act like he was. George is an Australian. He is a good actor but he just didn't carry the smoothness that a British man does.
4. Daniel Craig
Daniel Craig is a phenomenal Bond. His films have been some of the franchises best. The reason he is so low? He is still growing into the role. He has totally embraced the role from the start, but like Connery, Moore, and Brosnen, he is still getting used to the role by his third film and is just now really finding his footing. "Spectre" I believe will really cement his place in the franchise.
3. Sean Connery
I have never liked Sean Connery as a person. But I cannot deny his charm as 007. He was the first and set the formula for the ones to follow. The reason he is three is because as the films ran on, he noticeably just gave up on the role and it looked like he was only in for the paycheck and that he could care less about the film. He seemed done by "Thunderball" and just really bored and pissy by "Diamonds Are Forever".
2. Timothy Dalton
I loved him as 007 where everyone hated him. The reason I love him is because he was the first Bond who played it real. He was gritty, sly, and sneaky. He is by far the one closest to how Ian Flemming described the character in look and his films were actually really good. He could deliver a funny line but could also be really tense and serious. He was also the most dedicated to his work as showed in his doing 99% of his own stunts.
1. Roger Moore
I. Love. Roger. Moore. I know a lot of people hated him as Bond. Yes, his films were not always good. But the sometimes over the top visual and mostly pretty funny one liners were really refreshing. Roger Moore brought Bond through really hard times. "Octopussy" against "Never Say Never Again" could have ruined the franchise but Roger took it in stride and it payed off. Roger was very good at being funny but he could be serious almost on the turn of a dime. His Bond was the first time we saw Bond sometimes be really dark and forceful. He breathed new life into the character. But what was the best thing about him? HE DIDN'T TRY TO BE SEAN CONNERY. HE WAS HIMSELF!
6. Pierce Brosnan
The reason I think he is the worst Bond is because every word that he delivered was boring, dry, and half-hearted. He seemed through all four of his films that he just wasn't having any fun with the role at all and that he just wasn't involved and interested in the film. He did okay with action sequences but he just didn't seem like he wanted to be Bond at that point in his carrier.
5. George Lazenby
George gets a lot of flack for his film "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" but in all honesty, the film wasn't bad and he really wan't really either. The main problem is he wasn't British and he had to act like he was. George is an Australian. He is a good actor but he just didn't carry the smoothness that a British man does.
4. Daniel Craig
Daniel Craig is a phenomenal Bond. His films have been some of the franchises best. The reason he is so low? He is still growing into the role. He has totally embraced the role from the start, but like Connery, Moore, and Brosnen, he is still getting used to the role by his third film and is just now really finding his footing. "Spectre" I believe will really cement his place in the franchise.
3. Sean Connery
I have never liked Sean Connery as a person. But I cannot deny his charm as 007. He was the first and set the formula for the ones to follow. The reason he is three is because as the films ran on, he noticeably just gave up on the role and it looked like he was only in for the paycheck and that he could care less about the film. He seemed done by "Thunderball" and just really bored and pissy by "Diamonds Are Forever".
2. Timothy Dalton
I loved him as 007 where everyone hated him. The reason I love him is because he was the first Bond who played it real. He was gritty, sly, and sneaky. He is by far the one closest to how Ian Flemming described the character in look and his films were actually really good. He could deliver a funny line but could also be really tense and serious. He was also the most dedicated to his work as showed in his doing 99% of his own stunts.
1. Roger Moore
I. Love. Roger. Moore. I know a lot of people hated him as Bond. Yes, his films were not always good. But the sometimes over the top visual and mostly pretty funny one liners were really refreshing. Roger Moore brought Bond through really hard times. "Octopussy" against "Never Say Never Again" could have ruined the franchise but Roger took it in stride and it payed off. Roger was very good at being funny but he could be serious almost on the turn of a dime. His Bond was the first time we saw Bond sometimes be really dark and forceful. He breathed new life into the character. But what was the best thing about him? HE DIDN'T TRY TO BE SEAN CONNERY. HE WAS HIMSELF!
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