New James Bond out, best Bond poll.....

[Donziweasel]

With the newest James Bond movie coming out, I want to see who everyone thought was the best Bond actor. Use to watch alot of the movies, but not into the new ones as much.

[mattyboy]

Connery by far the little sly jokes were never delivered so good

Diamonds are forever

Girl: Hi I am Plenty O'toole
Bond: oh named after your father no Doubt

[Donziweasel]

I was a huge Connery fan. I thought Thunderball was his best. BUT, being laid up from my surgery, I watched a Pierce Brosnan marathon on Sat and I actually liked The World is not Enough. His other 3 films were good too, except Tommorrow Never Dies.

Worse Bond to me was Timothy Dalton, his two films were just horrible.

[mattyboy]

Of the 14 original Ian Fleming 007 books made into movies actually one book is 2 short stories so it is actually 15 films

Connery starred in 6

Moore Starred in 6

Lazenby starred in 1

Dalton in 1

David Niven and Daniel Craig in Casino Royale

[Donziweasel]

Dalton starred in 2 movies, The Living Daylights and Liscence to Kill. Which one was the original book one? Just curious.

Here is my favorite movies per actor-

Sean Connery- Thunderball
Roger Moore- Live and Let Die
Pierce Brosnan- The World is Not Enough

Dalton was horrible, hated both his movies.
Lazenby was only in one.
Haven't seen any with Craig.

[mattyboy]

the living daylights is a book or a short story


connery played in one that was not a book never say never a quote from his wife when he was asked to play bond again he said never she said never say never

moore played in a " view to a kill" also not a book

license to kill also not a book but a term heard around Bond " 007 licensed to kill"

also goldeneye not a book but the name of Ian Fleming's estate


the books

Nr Name Year
1. Casino Royale 1953 david niven daniel craig
2. Live and Let Die 1954 moore
3. Moonraker 1955 moore
4. Diamonds Are Forever 1956 connery
5. From Russia with Love 1957 connery
6. Dr. No 1958 connery
7. Goldfinger 1959 connery
8. For Your Eyes Only (short stories) 1960 moore
9. Thunderball 1961 connery
10. The Spy Who Loved Me 1962 moore
11. On Her Majesty's Secret Service 1963 lazenby
12. You Only Live Twice 1964 connery
13. The Man with the Golden Gun 1965 moore
14. Octo***** and The Living Daylights (short stories) 1966 moore/dalton

[TBroccoli]

Gotta love Albert R. Broccoli.

Love the name.

[McGary911]

I voted for Connery. I'm a pretty big Bond fan. Lazenby wasn't bad at all, but he was doomed because he was following up Connery. Second place was Brosnan in my book. Roger Moore would have had more staying power, if they would have had the sense to dress him in a simple black tux. Those leisure suits kind of look dated in this day and age. Just a little.

The last, Casino Royale was a horrible movie. It was more like a stupid Texas Hold 'em movie, with a small James Bond side story.

IF you have Comcast On Demand, they've added a bunch of free Bond movies this month. I've been falling to sleep to one for the past few nights.

[mattyboy]

here is the list of film releases

they are not the same as the book releases

Lazenby did one movie and then they brought back connery

Dr. No (1962)
From Russia With Love (1963)
Goldfinger (1964)
Thunderball (1965)
You Only Live Twice (1967)
On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969)
Diamonds Are Forever (1971)
Live and Let Die (1973)
The Man with the Golden Gun (1974)
The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)
Moonraker (1979)
For Your Eyes Only (1981)
Octo***** (1983)
A View to a Kill (1985)
The Living Daylights (1987)
Licence to Kill (1989)
GoldenEye (1995)
Tomorrow Never Dies (1997)
The World is Not Enough (1999)
Die Another Day (2002)
Casino Royale (2006)
Quantum of Solace (2008)


Other films

Casino Royale (1954 TV program) starring Barry Nelson
Casino Royale (1967), starring David Niven and Peter Sellers
Never Say Never Again (1983), starring Sean Connery
Goldeneye (1989) & Spymaker (1990), films about the life of Bond creator, British author Ian Fleming

[mattyboy]

bond songs

Film Year Score composer Title song Composed by Performed by


Dr. No 1962 Monty Norman "James Bond Theme"
"Kingston Calypso" Monty Norman John Barry & Orchestra
Monty Norman

From Russia with Love 1963 John Barry "Opening Titles: James Bond Is Back/From Russia with Love/James Bond Theme"
"From Russia with Love" Lionel Bart John Barry
Matt Monro

Goldfinger 1964 "Goldfinger" Leslie Bricusse
Anthony Newley
John Barry Shirley Bassey

Thunderball 1965 "Thunderball" John Barry
Don Black Tom Jones

You Only Live Twice 1967 "You Only Live Twice" Leslie Bricusse
John Barry Nancy Sinatra

On Her Majesty's Secret Service 1969 "We Have All the Time In The World" John Barry Louis Armstrong

Diamonds Are Forever 1971 "Diamonds Are Forever" John Barry
Don Black Shirley Bassey

Live and Let Die 1973 George Martin "Live and Let Die" Paul McCartney
Linda McCartney Paul McCartney & Wings

The Man with the Golden Gun 1974 John Barry "The Man with the Golden Gun" John Barry
Don Black Lulu

The Spy Who Loved Me 1977 Marvin Hamlisch "Nobody Does It Better" Marvin Hamlisch
Carole Bayer Sager Carly Simon

Moonraker 1979 John Barry "Moonraker" John Barry
Hal David Shirley Bassey


For Your Eyes Only 1981 Bill Conti "For Your Eyes Only" Bill Conti
Michael Leeson Sheena Easton

Octo***** 1983 John Barry "All Time High" John Barry
Tim Rice
Stephen Short Rita Coolidge

A View To a Kill 1985 "A View To A Kill" John Barry
John Taylor Duran Duran

The Living Daylights 1987 "The Living Daylights" John Barry
Pål Waaktaar a-ha

Licence to Kill 1989 Michael Kamen "Licence to Kill" N. Michael Walden
Jeffrey Cohen
Walter Afanasieff Gladys Knight

GoldenEye 1995 Éric Serra "GoldenEye" Bono
The Edge Tina Turner

Tomorrow Never Dies 1997 David Arnold "Tomorrow Never Dies" Sheryl Crow
Mitchell Froom Sheryl Crow

The World Is Not Enough 1999 "The World Is Not Enough" David Arnold
Don Black Garbage

Die Another Day 2002 "Die Another Day" Madonna
Mirwais Ahmadzaï Madonna

Casino Royale 2006 "You Know My Name" David Arnold
Chris Cornell Chris Cornell

Quantum of Solace 2008 "Another Way to Die" Jack White Jack White
Alicia Keys

[Carl C]

The first Bond flick I remember seeing in the theater was "You Only Live Twice". It's still my favorite and of course I voted for Connery.

[Donziweasel]

Roger Moore would have had more staying power

I think Moore was better than given credit for, BUT, his "judo chop" use to crack me up. Brosnan and Connery just beat the **** out of people. Moore would judo chop them. Looked silly.

So, Senator, I take it you are fan????:wink:

Favorite bond song was either Live and Let Die or View to a Kill. Yeah, yeah, I liked Duran Duran song. :p

[Team Jefe]

I am not surprised whothe Distinguished Gentleman from NY chose as Best Bond. Connery did great with the jokes

For me, it is Daniel Craig...Based on Casino. I have read the book and this Bond is the most true to the Cold Blooded Killer Ian Fleming wrote about....even the "cutout" Chair scene (I still cringe:boggled:) is right out of the book.

Connery & Brosnan were very good, but it seems their Bonds were a bit "Softer"....which is not their fault, its how the movies was made. Moore was VERY British, still he did the movies I saw growing up and I agree is not given enough credit. He had to follow Sir Sean....which is a daunting task for anybody. Lazenby & Dalton never had a chance.

[gcarter]

[quote=McGary911;475583]
The last, Casino Royale was a horrible movie. It was more like a stupid Texas Hold 'em movie, with a small James Bond side story. quote]


That's an interesting reaction.
Casino Royale was the first book published in about 1950ish. I read it in about 1958 and was smitten. This was the very start of the British Agent genre that grew so large in the '60's and 70's during the cold war.
The recent movie, more than any of the others, more closely followed the original spirit of the novels.
Bond had been a forerunner type of the SAS during WW-II and had been recruited into MI-5. In "Casino", the story plot was exactly like the original except it was moved to current times from about 1948. Maybe you should do yourself a favor and read it.
I've been turned off by the series because Bond had become too reliant on gimmicks and tools rather than brains and brawn.
I like the new guy, Daniel Craig......he's really violent. Don't get in his way. He'll kill you efficiently with his own hands.

[Barry Eller]

Connery by far the little sly jokes were never delivered so good
Diamonds are forever
Girl: Hi I am Plenty O'toole
Bond: oh named after your father no Doubt

I liked "P u s s y Galore"...named after her mother no doubt...:eek:

[mattyboy]

yes i am a big fan, when the new movies came out my older brother would always take me, we had all the books this was along time ago mid 60's to late 60's i was a kid like 7-10 years old my brother was like 19 or so in college and my Dad and Mom would get mad they thought the content and the opening scenes were to sexy

the movie theatre would have a double header and have and old bond movie with the new one I can remeber seeing goldfinger and on her majesty's secret service

to me the qunitential bond film is Goldfinger it had the music the women, the ultra bad guy, the take over the world plot , and the super strong henchman, not to mention all the bond gadgets and the bond car after the first few Moore movies they seem to get a little campy


they say imitation is the highest form of flattery, or when one makes a satire of you, well think about it after the success of the early bond films you had the likes of matt helm, our man flint, get smart ,the man from uncle, the saint, i spy,
and of course austin powers

we finally won over my Dad he was a big golfer and loved the golf scene in goldfinger

I have a soft spot for the theme from her majesty's secret service
"we have all the time in the world "was one of my Grandma's favorite songs
it is a meloncoly song sung by Louie Armstrong fitting as that was the only film in which Bond gets married to diana riggs and she
is shot and killed on their wedding day and no she was not a fembot ;)

[Donziweasel]

Is Casino Royal with Craig any good? Might rent it, haven't seen a Craig as Bond yet.

[Team Jefe]

I think so. But get ready it is unlike any Bond film made. Much darker IMO, and Bond is ICE COLD in this one.

Senator - Goldfinger is my fav older movie as well...its got it all. From Barry's Ms. Galore to "No Mister Bond, I expect you to die"

Of course I gotta send a shout out to Live and Let Die....I mean the LA Bayou boat chase was worth the price of admission.

[FISHIN SUCKS]

Of course I gotta send a shout out to Live and Let Die....I mean the LA Bayou boat chase was worth the price of admission.
I agree wit you brutha! I think that this boat chase was better than the one my buddy Barry put on here, minus the hat that wouldnt fly off (watch the video and you understand).

I always liked Moore more than Connery, but Connery was very good. Nothing seemed more ridiculous than when ***** Galore and her girls went into attack formation in those Cessna's, looked like they were going to blow up a hair salon or a boutique:lookaroun:!

[gcarter]

Is Casino Royal with Craig any good? Might rent it, haven't seen a Craig as Bond yet.
It is good.
As I said, it's true to the novel, not the movie genre.
This guy worked for his living.
I'm looking forward to seeing the new one.

[zelatore]

It is good.
As I said, it's true to the novel, not the movie genre.
This guy worked for his living.
I'm looking forward to seeing the new one.

I'd agree. The latest take is spinning the movies away from the camp and back toward the books. That's a good thing. I forget what movie it was in, (I think it was a Brosnan flick) but when Bond jumped into and 18 wheeler and pulled a wheelie I decided it was time to put things out to rest.

My vote is for Connery as well.

[handfulz28]

the "cutout" Chair scene (I still cringe:boggled:)

Oof, I had forgotten that one...can't blame me though. :shocking:

I grew up with Moore but after I saw the Connery movies it's a tough call on which was better. Brosnan is a great actor but since he's done so many other movies, I don't see him as Bond. I don't think Dalton was a bad actor, I think the movies he got stuck with were lacking. The new guy...well the jury is still out. I didn't like Casino Royale as a movie, let alone a Bond film. Less than two weeks to go for him to show his stuff.

Live and Let Die (great boat chase seen, makes me consider a Glastron GT-150)
Moonraker (Dr. Goodhead, was there a Donzi or two in the gondola chase seen???)
Which movie did Connery barrel roll the Mach 1 across the canal? Was that a real stunt or what?

[gcarter]

The cut out chair was in the book. I had forgotton about it (50 years since I had read it) but there it was.
Like I said before, no gadgets, just b rains and brawn.

[mattyboy]

Oof, I had forgotten that one...can't blame me though. :shocking:

I grew up with Moore but after I saw the Connery movies it's a tough call on which was better. Brosnan is a great actor but since he's done so many other movies, I don't see him as Bond. I don't think Dalton was a bad actor, I think the movies he got stuck with were lacking. The new guy...well the jury is still out. I didn't like Casino Royale as a movie, let alone a Bond film. Less than two weeks to go for him to show his stuff.

Live and Let Die (great boat chase seen, makes me consider a Glastron GT-150)
Moonraker (Dr. Goodhead, was there a Donzi or two in the gondola chase seen???)
Which movie did Connery barrel roll the Mach 1 across the canal? Was that a real stunt or what?


the barrel roll was real and took a ton of engineering it was in the man with the golden gun and was not a mach1 it was AMC car a hornet i think , the stunt was done by the same driver who had the mach1 in diamonds are forever on two wheels durning that chase

back then alot had to due with who sponsered the cars

diamonds are forever ford did all the cars the mach1 the police cars the bad guys cars the van the professor drives

live and let die was gm the pimp cars the taxi's and all the police cars were gm

the man with the golden gun was AMC the hornet and the flying car and the police cars were all AMC cars