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    mechadamuramu

    I had to go with Daniel Craig only because I knew few other people would vote for him. But there are basically 2 different types of James Bond, the suave, one-liner, goofy gadgets, Sean Connery type that everyone else tried to immitate until the sophisticated, smooth, rough and tumble, Daniel Craig Bond started. They're two completely different types of movies, so in a light Sean Connery was the best bond of that Era and Daniel Craig is such a great new Bond that puts him in the running against the king of suave himself.

    007 Forever!

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    Ah_so

    I did not vote for him, but George Lazenby was actually pretty decent,

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    Xeno23

    Forgot 3. Barry Nelson from the 1954 production, first ever Bond drama: Casino Royale on the CBS Climax Mystery Theater (Peter Lorre was Le Chiffre!). Also, David Niven and Peter Sellers both playing Bond in the 1967 Casino Royale spoof with Woody Allen as the super-villain Jimmy Bond, and Orson Welles as Le Chiffre. Of course, none of these really count...

    I think we have yet to see a Bond as depicted in the books. None of these guys quite cut it, if you're going for that. Sam Neill would be my choice.

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    scudracer

    I like Roger Moore a lot, but Pierce Brosnan, since his Remington Steele days, had always been my choice for Bond. Sorry but IMHO Timothy Dalton was a big mistake. They should have used him as a villain instead!

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    R_M_s

    Daniel Craig does a terrible job as bond

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    chonglai

    Personally, i think Sean and Roger set a high bar for their time as 007. Brosnan tried to relived Sean and Roger level but failed. However, Craig did a good job for the portrayal of modern adaptation of James Bond. But my money is on Matt as "James" "Bourne". After all, one US$1 invested on Matt reaps you a return of US$28. ROI overwrites 007. My 2 cents worth.

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    AlfGarnett

    I reckon it was Sean Connery who was best , even though he was a Scot, not his fault i suppose.

    Roger Moore weren't as good, too flashy. My late missus Elsis though Moore was great though and me daughter RIta.

    I reckon they should have picked Bruce Forsyth or Michael Crawford just for a joke, blimey that would have been a laugh.

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    DerekTrotter

    I agree with Alf, Sean Connery was the bestest. Blimey , he went from the dust to mega stardom. Hopefully i can do the same, maybe this time next year i'll be a millionaire.

    The other James Bond actors was rubbishy compared to Connery.

    I reckon they should have used Ronnie Corbett or Larry Grayson. Blimey that would've made me giggle.

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    moonbeams

    Dalton.

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    presto345

    Best, bester, bestest - huh? Anyway, Sean Connery was it!

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    badge123

    These "JapanToday polls" seem to have nothing to do with Japan Today.

    Anyway I guess if you say James Bond in YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE which mainly took place in places in Japan, then of course Sean Connery wins.

    Moderator: Daniel Craig is visiting Tokyo this week for the Japan premiere of "Quantum of Solace." However, the polls do not have to be only about Japan.

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    Wottock_Hunt

    Mod - very interested to read your last message. I was under the impression that QoS didn't open in Japan until Jan 25th - making it the last place on earth where one could enjoy the picture. Has the date been brought forward?

    Moderator: The Japan premiere is a one-time only screening for the public and media Tuesday night to coincide with the visit to Japan of the cast and crew. The film opens in Japan in January. The premieres are often held well in advance of the general release to give monthly and weekly magazines a chance to create buzz for the film by featuring interviews with the visiting stars.

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    Wottock_Hunt

    Not according to the official site it hasn't...

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    Nessie

    Moore was too effete. Craig is good; ditto for Connery.

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    BurakuminDes

    George Lazenby was the man. Only Aussie ever to play Bond, and only in one movie (On Her Majesty's secret service) Funnily enough, the producers were so impressed with him, they offered him 3 more films of the franchise, but Lazenby thought he could do better. Never heard from again!

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    Wottock_Hunt

    Thanks, Mod. It's astonishing, though, that a film that's been no 1 at the box office for three effing weeks needs to be the last place on earth to show A BOND FILM - for Gawd's sake - in order "to create buzz".

    And how do you create and sustain buzz for two months? And how come we still have to pay top dollar for a film that's been playing in Poland for a full financial quarter before it gets here? And why do we have to wait three months?

    Brosnan was pretty good. Sir Roger was not the best Bond, but by far the best Roger Moore.

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    MeanRingo

    I voted for Craig. He blew new life into the character. Made him a bad ass and much tougher than most of his preds. well done Bond.

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    Sarge

    Sir Roger was indeed the best Bond, and I agree with his comments that the dark and violent 007 movies starring Craig bite the big one. A Brit friend of mine also agrees with this assessment.

    Brosnan and Dalton and Lazenby also bit the big one. Connery was good, though.

    From Live and Let Die:

    Cab driver: You know where you're going?

    007 ( Moore ): Uptown, I believe?

    Cab driver: Uptown, you're headed into Harlem, Man!

    007: Well you just stay on the tail of that jukebox, and there's an extra twenty in it for you.

    Cab driver: Hey, man, for twenty bucks, I'd take you to a Ku Klux Klan cookout.

    From The Man with the Golden Gun:

    Goodnight: Oh, James, you didn't!

    007: Yes, I damn well did!

    Roger Moore was the best 007.

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    usaexpat

    Daniel Craig was my choice as he seems to be channeling Steve McQueen in the Thomas Crown Affair.

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    Badsey

    George Lazenby was the truest Bond. Timothy Dalton and Daniel Craig brought intensity into the character. Roger Moore was funny/comedic.

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    MeanRingo

    Sarge said: A Brit friend of mine also agrees with this assessment.

    So what, my Ugandan friend agrees with my assessment that Craig was the best. Who gives a crap what nationality they are?

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    BrightEyes

    The character of Bond is essentially a killer. The two most menacing Bonds are Connery and Craig. Connery has a sort of devil-may-care swagger and confidence that everyone, save Craig, has tried to imitate but has not quite captured. Connery pulled this off because he honestly looked like a man who just believed, from the very depth of his being, that if it came down to him or you, you would be the loser and it would be quite painful. So much the worse for you. The swagger of the later Bonds didn't ever catch that hard edge, though I have to admit, even though I was never fond of him, Lazenby probably came closest.

    Craig didn't even try. Instead he went with his own reading of the character. His Bond is both deeper and darker. He has an aura of anger, deep-seated and nonspecific anger, searching for an outlet. He is a highly unstable mix of melancholy and rage. I think Dalton went for this, but just couldn't pull it off. Craig nailed it.

    So I think Craig and Connery were the best, but Craig is the more interesting characterization in my view.

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    uperjer

    connery. duh.

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    flammenwerfer

    Bright eyes - well said, though I like Connery the best because he defined Bond, he set the benchmark which all other Bonds would be compared. I doubt we would have reached today still producing Bond movies if it hadnt been for Connery

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    wanderlust

    Bright eyes summed it up well, Connery started it all, Craig has taken it further.

    I think Moore was a comic relief with zero physical presence, though he was starring during a time when Saltzman and Brocolli were feuding, with some of that leading to poor direction; Lazenby was really illuminated/ saved by Diana Rigg and a great theme; Dalton never gave it time, while Brosnan was overwhelmed by gadgets and cheesy plots, he seemed much comfortable and believeable as Osnard in the Tailor of Panama.

    Interestingly, in "Never Say Never Again," the out of franchise remake of Thunderball, Connery was a disaster, possibly due to a poor script and worse screenplay, and more possibly due to the absence of his regular support team, M, Moneypenny, Q and the rest, along with no James Bond theme, themed-music or visuals.

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    Altria

    I'd like to see Eddie Murphy give it a crack.

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    Sarge

    "I'd like to see Eddie Murphy give it a crack."

    Ha ha ha! Eddie Murphy was great as Detroit cop Axel Foley, but 007? I don't think so.

    From Moonraker:

    Dr. Holly Goodhead: You know him?

    007: Not socially. His name's Jaws. He kills people.

    ( 007 dangles from a cable car 300 meters high )

    Dr. Holly Goodhead: Hang on!

    007: The thought had occurred to me.

    Roger was great.

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    mcheeky

    I never get tired of watching Sean Connery. He is great in anything. But that is a far cry from being the best Bond.

    From my point of view you cannot be a spy if everyone can see you from a mile away. Connery is that type of person. He is flamboyant just standing there.

    Lazenby was believable, in both looks and character, which is why I think he was best.

    Moore is second in my mind. The confident wisecracking actually helped the believability of the character.

    Brosnan was disappointing. I expected more from him. But given the garbage he had to work with, I cannot blame him. Probably much the same with Dalton.

    Craig plays Bond well, especially given what he is given, but he looks more like a Russian agent, and I don't like the contents of the movies he is in.

    I really wish the franchise would stay in the past and stop modernizing, especially on the point of totally insane and impossible action sequences. I preferred the intrigue of the Connery days (and I think some like Connery for it though he had nothing to do with it). I wish they would just make raw action movies if that is what they want and make Bond films separately.

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    mechadamuramu

    I voted for Craig just cause I'm glad the series is still alive and actually adapting with the times. I have seen every bond film and can't wait for more. They should try to make it an recurring annual summer movie every year.

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    romulus3

    I went for Craig too because he displayed a certain vulnerability that other Bonds have not. i.e dying in Casino Royal and having someone save him. That was unexpected of Bond films and very dramatic. I like the new bond.

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    BrightEyes

    Wanderlust,

    You are right about Connery in Never Say Never Again. He was already losing it in Diamonds Are Forever. In my opinion, he should have stayed retired after You Only Live Twice. The funny thing about Connery is that middle age was really unkind to him, but he regained all of his animal magnetism when he got older.

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    BrightEyes

    Sarge,

    Sorry, but Connery had the best all time 007 wisecrack, and, true to character, he pulled it off without saying a word.

    (Bond Walks in on Fiona Volpe in the bathtub)

    Fiona: Give me something to put on!

    (Bond picks up her shoes, carries them to the tub and drops them)

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    Triple888

    Out of all of them I like Daniel Craig the least. He looks like a Russian or of Eastern European descent.

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    nishikat

    I never really liked PB and the INVISIBLE CAR??? Jeeze. Criticizing SC would be like criticizing Johnny Carson. But DC is great for these times and back to the basics. You can believe this guy came out of the S.A.S.- a guy you know can take hits and then some. He is the hell man of hell week.

    SPOILER ALERT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    One of my favorite scenes that portrays this idea is when he saves the new jumbo jet. The cops have him as they initially think he's the terrorist. When they are holding him up to be arrested he gets whacked. You might think this bit is trivial, and maybe it is. But somehow to me that short scene summed up his character. He went ahead and took his beating first and explained his real deal and contacted his boss later.

    100% PURE BALL$ BABY

    RM, depends on the movie but I think The Spy Who Loved Me is really one of my favorites that puts you in a different world.

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    BlackFlag

    why isnt David Niven on the list?

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    angelheart

    Connery and Craig by a mile. To those saying Dalton should have been a bad guy - pretty good idea but not now. His performance in Hot Fuzz is just too well imprinted in my mind. And Triple 888, what a stupid comment.

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    BlackFlag

    I also think Craig looks eastern european

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    Beelzebub

    Agreed. Craig reminds me somewhat of the Russian SMERSH assassin played by Robert Shaw who did that unforgettable fight scene with Connery in the train compartment in "From Russia With Love."

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    bible36

    The best Bond films starred Roger Moore.Moore was the best at smut and facial expressions.Roger Moore was James Bond.

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    helloklitty

    Roger Moore. Smooth. He also had the best stunts and villains.

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