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Whee

07-13-2009, 11:02 AM

Watching a mini 007 marathon on USA Netwrok today and decided we needed to definitively answer this question:

Who is/was the best 007?

Here's mine:
http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t7/IllinoisHoosier/Sean_Connery_suited_Goldfinger_Asto.jpg

My namesake. Thank goodness my Mom had a thing for him or Lord only knows what name I would've ended up with!:r

croatan

07-13-2009, 11:06 AM

Sean is my favorite, but Daniel Craig comes off a little closer to how I perceived Bond being in the books.

Whee

07-13-2009, 11:08 AM

Sean is my favorite, but Daniel Craig comes off a little closer to how I perceived Bond being in the books.

I agree. He is #2 on my list. A meaner, leaner Bond.

md4958

07-13-2009, 11:10 AM

Sean is my favorite, but Daniel Craig comes off a little closer to how I perceived Bond being in the books.

I agree. He is #2 on my list. A meaner, leaner Bond.

I would say Connery is my favorite.

I never read the books, but I really like the "grittiness" Craig brings to the role. Almost more believable.

marge796

07-13-2009, 11:12 AM

Sean Connery is the best 007 IMHO.

:ss

Chris.....

replicant_argent

07-13-2009, 11:36 AM

Lord only knows what name I would've ended up with!:r
Yeah, I would make fun of you if you were named Lazenby... and rightly so. ;)

zero.e

07-13-2009, 12:09 PM

Sean Connery is the only one for me:tu
The 007!

icehog3

07-13-2009, 12:24 PM

Sean is my favorite, but Daniel Craig comes off a little closer to how I perceived Bond being in the books.

My thoughts exactly, James.

PeteSB75

07-13-2009, 12:51 PM

I really like Craig. Connery is classic, of course, but his Bond is much more detached. Craig is much more committed to the role, IMO. Or maybe I'm just jaded by the fact that Connery is the classic "Bond". Who knows. My vote goes to Craig though.

The Poet

07-13-2009, 01:48 PM

I think that once Craig gets a few more under his belt, he'll edge our Connery on my list. Yet I am curious - why no mention of Barry Nelson, Peter Sellers, or Woody Allen in your questionnaire?

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GreekGodX

07-13-2009, 01:48 PM

Connery hands down. I wish we could have had Connery as Bond now with present day special effects and shooting. It would have made him even better.

Craig does portray the novel Bond better then any other Bond, but he will have to become a lot more sinister to match the novel.

Whee

07-13-2009, 05:12 PM

I think that once Craig gets a few more under his belt, he'll edge our Connery on my list. Yet I am curious - why no mention of Barry Nelson, Peter Sellers, or Woody Allen in your questionnaire?

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Forgot about Barry Nelson (actually think I confused hime with gene barry) and Woody et al go with Mr. Niven in the spoof Royale.:tu

Darrell

07-13-2009, 05:15 PM

Sean Connery for me, I'm a die hard JB fan. Roger Moore in 2nd.

I like Daniel Craig but am a little disappointed he said it was time for Bond to do a gay scene. Please realize I have NOTHING against homosexuality -- but James Bond isn't gay. :2

SmokeyJoe

07-13-2009, 05:18 PM

Agreed! I really liked Pierce Brosnan... he would be my second choice. :ss

Watching a mini 007 marathon on USA Netwrok today and decided we needed to definitively answer this question:

Who is/was the best 007?

Here's mine:
http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t7/IllinoisHoosier/Sean_Connery_suited_Goldfinger_Asto.jpg

My namesake. Thank goodness my Mom had a thing for him or Lord only knows what name I would've ended up with!:r

bobarian

07-13-2009, 05:37 PM

Sean Connery is the classic, Daniel Craig more macho, but my favorite was not on the list!

http://img182.imageshack.us/img182/7743/sellersasbondthumb.jpg (http://img182.imageshack.us/i/sellersasbondthumb.jpg/)

Whee

07-13-2009, 05:42 PM

:eevis

07-13-2009, 06:41 PM

Connery hands down:tu

kelmac07

07-13-2009, 06:47 PM

Sean Connery...others don't even compare!!!

CBI_2

07-13-2009, 08:36 PM

Was always a close one between Connery and Moore for me with a slight edge to Moore but after the last two Craig could very easily become my favorite if they continue to make them like that.

replicant_argent

07-13-2009, 08:58 PM

comparing Moore to Connery is like comparing Adam West to Christian Bale.

alley00p

07-13-2009, 09:00 PM

For me, it's Sean Connery, hands down! :tu

:dance:

icehog3

07-13-2009, 09:09 PM

comparing Moore to Connery is like comparing Adam West to Christian Bale.

I knew Adam West...Adam West was a friend of mine. You, sir, are no Adam West.

;) :r

replicant_argent

07-13-2009, 09:10 PM

I knew Adam West...Adam West was a friend of mine. You, sir, are no Adam West.

;) :r
Did I make any comparisons to Bea Arthur? Hush yo mouf. ;)

Genetic Defect

07-13-2009, 09:11 PM

comparing Moore to Connery is like comparing Adam West to Christian Bale.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJM0WPJGm3g

icehog3

07-13-2009, 09:12 PM

Did I make any comparisons to Bea Arthur? Hush yo mouf. ;)

Oh, sure, give me a paper cut and pour lemon juice in it, Pete. :(

replicant_argent

07-13-2009, 09:17 PM

Oh, sure, give me a paper cut and pour lemon juice in it, Pete. :(

You and your strange fetishes and stalking attractions aside.. .point taken.

:hf

icehog3

07-13-2009, 09:19 PM

You and your strange fetishes and stalking attractions aside.. .point taken.

:hf

Bea's restraining order does NOT extend to the afterlife....I checked with St. Peter. ;)

Whee

07-13-2009, 09:19 PM

You and your strange fetishes and stalking attractions aside.. .point taken.

:hf

Only counts if the paper cut came from his dog-eared bea Arthur autographed picture.:r

icehog3

07-13-2009, 09:21 PM

Only counts if the paper cut came from his dog-eared bea Arthur autographed picture.:r

Refrain from using the words "dog" and "Bea Arthur" in the same sentence. :mad:

Genetic Defect

07-13-2009, 09:25 PM

Refrain from using the words "dog" and "Bea Arthur" in the same sentence. :mad:

Bea Arthur was in the theater production "The Dog Beneath the Skin (1947)":wo

Whee

07-13-2009, 09:28 PM

Refrain from using the words "dog" and "Bea Arthur" in the same sentence. :mad:

My humblest and sincerest apologies, oh Admiral of the Douchebags.http://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t7/IllinoisHoosier/smilies/giverose.gif

icehog3

07-13-2009, 11:32 PM

Bea Arthur was in the theater production "The Dog Beneath the Skin (1947)":wo

I know, I saw it live. :)

Starscream

07-13-2009, 11:38 PM

Lazenby was the first "other" Bond. I think he gets a bad rap b/c of this. I guess I'll be the only one to vote for him. I like all the Bonds except for Dalton. Dalton friggin' sucked!

Skywalker

07-13-2009, 11:57 PM

I like all the Bonds except for Dalton. Dalton friggin' sucked!

And his evil Nemesis... Wayne Newton!!!
http://www.wastedspacez.com/wastedideaz/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/wayne-newton.jpg

SmokinDuck

07-14-2009, 12:41 AM

Sean Connery hands down the best.

Daniel Craig though is a very close second.

Starscream

07-15-2009, 10:48 PM

And his evil Nemesis... Wayne Newton!!!
http://www.wastedspacez.com/wastedideaz/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/wayne-newton.jpg

:r

Genetic Defect

07-15-2009, 11:05 PM

I know, I saw it live. :)

I am envious :o

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blugill

07-22-2009, 04:00 PM

I grew up in the Moore era, to me he will always be Bond even though there are some superior performances by other actors.

The Poet

07-22-2009, 04:12 PM

My biggest problem with the Moore flicks is their almost-cartoonish devotion to gadgets and $#!+, though I lay this mainly at the feet of Cubby Broccoli. To me the "demise" of the Bond flicks started with To Russia With Love, with that tricked-out briefcase Connery had. That was fine, but it was just the first symptom of a disease. OK, the Aston-Martin in Goldfinger was unrealistic, but cool, and the scene with the laser was much the same. Then with Thunderball we had the yacht that split in two, and the bad guy with the eyeball-transplant. WTF? From there it just got worse. A submarine Lambo? Jaws in space? An invisible Beemer? Gimme a freakin' break here. True, I enjoyed all the movies, but you must admit they got a bit silly. That's why I'm glad Babs Broccoli has seemed to bring Bond back to his roots with Craig. Just :2.

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