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Ric
03-25-2002, 07:01 PM
They were all good, Lazenby got a... mmm not a crap script, it was just different.

I have to say mine is Pierce Brosnan, this may be because he is the bond of our time but also because his actor wife always wanted him to play the role of bond and she is dead now.

Whats your opinion?

(I am excluding trhat crap film Casino Royale from the equation BTW)

:mad2: this was ment to be a bloody poll and now I cant delete this, GRRRRRRRRRRR. The options are

1. Sean Connery
2. George Lazenby
3. Roger Moore
4.Timothy Dalton
5. Pierce Brosnan.
One Winged Angel
03-25-2002, 07:06 PM
Roger Moore
Perfect Stu
03-25-2002, 07:08 PM
Sean Connery

he MADE the character and the standards it set



also, I think that Hugh Jackman should be the next James Bond
marionette
03-25-2002, 07:16 PM
i'm just gunna go and say Sean Connery because like the only Bond movies i have watched have had him in them.
Ric
03-25-2002, 07:30 PM
I have to do this before anyone else does since I have the smiley http://help.microsoft.com/!data/en_us/data/messengerv46_msn.its51/ 'Vodka Martini... shaken, not stirred'

Ha, glad to get that outta my system, you can all laugh at me now. Sorry, bondoholic over here.

EDIT: Ok it's not working right now but, it'll be back soon.
Ginkasa
03-25-2002, 07:56 PM
Pierce Brosnan. Goldeneye was the first Bond movie I saw and the only non-Brosnan Bond movie I've seen is Dr. No (been meaning to watch them on ABC but keep forgetting).
UncleNoName
03-25-2002, 07:57 PM
Pierce Bronsan. I liked Sean Connery, but I just think Bronsan is a little more "Bondish," :confused:.
Bond
03-25-2002, 08:25 PM
Considering I have seen every single Bond movie. Oh it's true, oh it's damn true!

I would have to go with either Sean Connery or Roger Moore.
newname
03-25-2002, 08:31 PM
sean connary, he is the reason bond even lived after the first few movies
The Germanator
03-26-2002, 12:57 AM
Sean "you're the man now dog" Connery
GameMaster
03-26-2002, 01:26 AM
Pierce Brosnan.
fingersman
03-26-2002, 09:16 AM
sean Connery, he's the man...and his face and his calm persona just suited the James Bond character.....well atleast to me it did. My least favourite was Roger Moore.
C.H
03-26-2002, 09:31 AM
I'm going to have to say:
Sean Connery

But it's very close, Pierce Brosnan plays an excellent james bond, he really suits the role.

Many thought that after the world is not enough, that there would be a new James bond to play the part. Purely because Pierce Brosnan's contract ran out after The world is not enough, so people started saying who they thought would make a good James Bond. I even heard on the Radio that Robbie williams was interested, JESUS he would make a crap James bond. But thankfully, Pierce Brosnan is still wants to carry on being James Bond. And a new James Bond film comes out at the end of the year.

Although i think sean connery plays the best James Bond (only just), probably my favorite james bond film is Golden eye. Tommorrow never dies i don't like, the plot just isn't plasable. The world is not enough was good. And the best bad guys have to Jaws and the guy with the razer sharp hat. Can't say i've seen every single James Bond film, but i've seen most.

Perfect Stu, whos Hugh Jackman??
Kitana85
03-26-2002, 10:19 AM
Purely Sean. As much as I liked some of the others, only Sean Connery truly seemed to fill the shoes of Ian Flemmings 007 with his great humor and personallity. I'm not sure how many people read the books, but Sean Connery was a fabulous choice who really seemed to grasp the great James Bond of the books.

I can deal with the Peirce Brosnan mvies, but much of that has to do with how hot I think he is...lol
Ric
03-26-2002, 11:49 AM
Originally posted by C.H
And the best bad guys have to Jaws and the guy with the razer sharp hat.

Perfect Stu, whos Hugh Jackman??

I agree, I though Alec Trevelyan (006 - Janus) was a good baddie too.

BTW the guy with the razor sharp hat was Oddjob.

Yes... who is Hugh Jackman????
Revival
03-26-2002, 03:06 PM
You're the man now dawg! :D
Ridley
03-26-2002, 03:08 PM
In my opinion, Pierce Brosnan makes a very good Bond, but to me Sean Connery is the best James Bond ever. Roger Moore was ok, but not better than Brosnan or Connery. As for Daulton and Lazenby, well even though both of them were only in one Bond film each, in my opinion they both made terrible Bonds.

As for Casino Royale, that isn't really part of the Bond series, is it? I remember a friend of mine, who's a huge James Bond fan, I mean he has the complete boxset of all the Bond films for christ's sakes. Anway he's the one who told me it wasn't really an official Bond film. Found out about it....I forget where. For another thing it wasn't in any of the boxsets he has :unsure:.

Oh yeah, I think my favorite film from the series is Goldfinger, maybe that's one reason why I think Connery is the best :D. And oh man, I can't wait to see Die Another Day.

James Bond : Do you expect me to talk?

Goldfinger : No Mr. Bond, I expect you to die.
Ric
03-26-2002, 03:42 PM
Timothy Dalton made two bong films, Licence To Kill and The Living Daylights.

George Lazenby starred in, On Her Majesty's Secret Service, the one where bond gets married then shortly after that his wife gets killed by Blofeld aaaaaaaand... then they hired Sean Connery again.

Casino Royale and a film called Never Say Never Again were made by a different company to the guys who make the official films> Never Say Never Again was made by a different company because of some kinda lawsuit from the film Thunderball, that is settled now though and the company that make all the 'official' acclaimed films owns the rights to both NSNA and CR.
Ridley
03-26-2002, 03:47 PM
Originally posted by Ric
Timothy Dalton made two bong films, Licence To Kill and The Living Daylights.

:doh: Yeah you're right Ric. I forgot about The Living Daylights. But even still, I think Dalton made a terrible Bond :D.
Revival
03-26-2002, 04:04 PM
Originally posted by Ric
Timothy Dalton made two bong films, Licence To Kill and The Living Daylights.
He made a bong movie? Cool, was it all about drugs? ;)
Perfect Stu
03-26-2002, 05:48 PM
Hugh Jackman played Wolverine in X-Men...

he was also in Swordfish with Halle Berry and John Travolta

and Kate and Leopold with Meg Ryan (sp?)

He's from Austrailia, but he can do a perfect american accent, and an english accent is easier to do for aussies (from what I hear :sneaky: )....so......
Ginkasa
03-26-2002, 06:00 PM
Originally posted by Perfect Stu
He's from Austrailia, but he can do a perfect american accent, and an english accent is easier to do for aussies (from what I hear :sneaky: )....so......



You would think so. The Australian accent originated from the English accent right?
Perfect Stu
03-26-2002, 06:29 PM
Originally posted by Link1130
You would think so. The Australian accent originated from the English accent right?

quite possibly...they sound sorta similar
Bond
03-26-2002, 07:19 PM
I sure have become popular, eh?
D-Man
03-26-2002, 07:31 PM
Pierce Brosnan.

Sean Connery comes in close though.
Ric
03-27-2002, 05:53 PM
Originally posted by .:Shooter:.

He made a bong movie? Cool, was it all about drugs? ;)

Whoopsadiddallo. James Bond toking on a bong, lol.

Originally posted by Perfect Stu


quite possibly...they sound sorta similar

You what, what planet you living on mate???? lol.

Originally posted by Bond
I sure have become popular, eh?

NO... you have'nt... shut up.
J/K, you're cool.
Heyyoudvd
03-28-2002, 01:04 PM
From best to worst, IMO:

1.Pierce Brosnan
2.Roger Moore
3.Sean Connery
4.Timothy Dalton
5.George Lazenby
Angrist
03-29-2002, 06:49 AM
1. Sean Connery (he started it)
2. Pierce Brosnan (gotta like his smile:D)
3. Roger Moore
4. George Lazenby
5. Timothy Dalton (my best friend said he 'killed' Bond)

I think that there are different 'types' of Bonds. Like Pierce Brosnan is the weapon-Bond, Sean Connery was the romance-Bond... :sneaky:
Non-Dusk
03-29-2002, 07:59 PM
Connery is the Bond God!!!!!!


Hey, that rhymes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm cool




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BlueFire
03-29-2002, 10:13 PM
Originally posted by Non-Dusk
Connery is the Bond God!!!!!!


Hey, that rhymes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm cool




http://www.ninglobe.com/YaBBImages/kiss.gif I'm happily reassured that you passed the 1st grade. ;)
Non-Dusk
03-30-2002, 11:50 AM
Originally posted by BLueFire
I'm happily reassured that you passed the 1st grade. ;)


http://www.ninglobe.com/YaBBImages/kiss.gif


one time in first grade when ever my teacher wanted us to be quiet she would stretch out her nose or what ever and show us her nose hairs and stuff.. she was an odd woman..

true story
BlueFire
03-30-2002, 11:56 AM
Originally posted by Non-Dusk



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one time in first grade when ever my teacher wanted us to be quiet she would stretch out her nose or what ever and show us her nose hairs and stuff.. she was an odd woman..

true story ...:unsure:

How the hell would that quiet kids? :confused:
Non-Dusk
03-30-2002, 11:59 AM
becuase those nose haris were VERY long and it freaked us out.. that is when i first discovered the wonder of life that is a hemaphradite :|
BlueFire
03-30-2002, 01:49 PM
Originally posted by Non-Dusk
becuase those nose haris were VERY long and it freaked us out.. that is when i first discovered the wonder of life that is a hemaphradite :| Good grief, Snoopy! :eek:
sdtPikachu
04-17-2002, 10:56 AM
Now, a contoversial return to the topic...

I suppose my fave has to be Timothy Dalton. True, he didn't have Roger Moore's wit and was et down by some utterly appalling scripts. But as far as portraying Bond as I see him (more like in the books - a hard smoking hevy drinking man with several large chips on his shoulder), he was superb. If he'd have been given a script as good as the one for GoldenEye (which had tones of some of Bonds ****ed-uppedness in it, as well as the excellent Sean Bean) he would have rocked supremely.

I just think Dalton was too good an actor for the scripts he was given. Brosnan is quite good, but not as funny as Moore, but he has some of the "psyche" stuff that Dalton did so well. Connery was OK I thought, but I just didn't find him to feel like the "real" Bond.

Insert flame below ;)
Xantar
04-17-2002, 11:51 AM
In my mind, more recent actors do Bond better than Sean Connery, but you still have to give credit where it's due: the man created the role. People in the future may play the role of Gandalf better than Ian McKellan, but that's not going to nullify the fact that Sir Ian made it a role to be taken seriously in the first place.

Now, I think that a lot of people in this topic are having trouble distinguishing the Bond actors from the Bond movies. I agree with sdtPikachu (surprise, surprise) that Timothy Dalton was a good Bond, but I really did not like his movies. Goldeneye and The World Is Not Enough were, in my opinion, the best Bond movies (keep in mind that I have yet to see Man With the Golden Gun or Goldfinger), and I think that's why so many people like Pierce Brosnan. Well, he's also a good Bond, but not the greatest.

I actually don't like Roger Moore for some reason. His eyebrow-lifting sort of puts me off. Maybe he's faithful to the book character, but I never read the books.
BigJustinW
04-17-2002, 01:01 PM
I like a LOT of Bond movies... and I can't define who is the best.

But the worst is Dalton (by far) because he was too much of a pretty boy to be Bond.
Ridley
04-17-2002, 02:36 PM
Originally posted by Xantar
(keep in mind that I have yet to see Man With the Golden Gun or Goldfinger)

Heh, well Goldfinger is my favorite Bond movie so maybe that's why I like Connery best ;). Maybe not, I don't know for sure. But in my opinion, Timothy Dalton didn't look or act the part very well (had nothing to do with the movie because I didn't think Licence to Kill was a bad movie). I mean hey, if you and sdtpikachu think he did, then great because I mean we could all see our vision of James Bond in different ways. Also, I think Pierce Brosnan does a very good Bond too though, as I've mentioned before.