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Who's the best Bond and why?

So I've been doing a marathon of all the Daniel Craig Bond films. It's funny cos I watched Quatum of Solace a few years ago and I really liked it, but this time I didn't acc enjoy it much. On the other hand I saw Skyfall a few years ago and I didnt enjoy it then, but I saw it yesterday and I absolutely loved it. Possibly my favourite Bond film. Anyway, it got me thinking, whose the best Bond in general and why?
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Craig for sure but I’ve never liked the old bond films so I’m a bit biased
Original post by Jedimonkey
So I've been doing a marathon of all the Daniel Craig Bond films. It's funny cos I watched Quatum of Solace a few years ago and I really liked it, but this time I didn't acc enjoy it much. On the other hand I saw Skyfall a few years ago and I didnt enjoy it then, but I saw it yesterday and I absolutely loved it. Possibly my favourite Bond film. Anyway, it got me thinking, whose the best Bond in general and why?

lmao people who say Craig obviously haven't seen any earlier films.... Sean Connery will always be the best bond. Roger Moore took bond in a new fun, campy direction (he knew he couldn't compete with Connery) that as well whereas Pierce Brosnan looked and acted the part but apart from Goldeneye his films weren't great. Have to say the Living Daylights (Dalton) is one of the very best bond films imo
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Etta
I'm a 90's kid, so it's got to be Brosnan for me. Goldeneye is actually my favourite Bond movie. I was raised on the ITV reruns of the older Bond movies, so I like the more jokey/politically incorrect Bonds. They tended to pay great attention to the cars/gadgets as well, which I loved as a child. This is not so much the case with Craig.

In the older Bond movies, the villains had serious (if not comic) ambitions of world domination or mass destruction for profit. The villains in most of Craig's movies aren't anywhere near as creative or menacing IMO. Most of the humour seems to have been surgically removed from Craig's movies in an attempt to build "character". Casino Royale was a breath of fresh air, and much closer to Fleming's true vision for Bond, but I don't really care for any of the other Craig movies. Not really a fan of the whole serious James Bourne approach, but I realise that I'm in the minority on this, and Craig is liked by many.

I actually think when it comes to serious Bond, Dalton pulled it off far more effectively than Craig. Dalton was believable, and played a more hardened, darker Bond than Craig ever could IMO.
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Bond...tere ma di BOND!
Original post by King Leonidas
Bond...tere ma di BOND!


Ayyy my punjabi brudda!!❤️🤘🏼
Daniel Craig, he just takes it to that next level
Sean Connery would come second
I'm old enough to have watched all the Pierce Brosnan films and at that time I thought he was the best so I guess I'd place him third
Daniel Craig for the action and entertainment. In terms of the humor Roger Moore is the best.

Craig at the top, Moore very close behind.
Original post by Itsnaaaz
Ayyy my punjabi brudda!!❤️🤘🏼


You know it!:biggrin:

Brilliant, how you know it was Punjabi girl?

You're full of secrets.
Original post by King Leonidas
You know it!:biggrin:

Brilliant, how you know it was Punjabi girl?

You're full of secrets.

Plot Twist

OG is punjabi penji 😂😂😂
Original post by Jedimonkey
Plot Twist

OG is punjabi penji 😂😂😂

:rofl:
Original post by King Leonidas
You know it!:biggrin:

Brilliant, how you know it was Punjabi girl?

You're full of secrets.


Well I’m Bengali for starters

And I have pakistani mates, mostly punjabi ones

Honestly I prolly kno more punjabi and Urdu than Bengali 🤦🏻*♀️😭🤣🤣
Original post by Itsnaaaz
Well I’m Bengali for starters

And I have pakistani mates, mostly punjabi ones

Honestly I prolly kno more punjabi and Urdu than Bengali 🤦🏻*♀️😭🤣🤣

Awesome!


I know a few Bengalis too:smile:

I'm British-Indian Punjabi, so yeahh the culture, music and lifestyle is very similar to Pakistani Punjabi.

It's good to keep that cultural heritage, very important!!
Brosnan in 'the world is not enough' :colondollar:
Original post by King Leonidas
You know it!:biggrin:

Brilliant, how you know it was Punjabi girl?

You're full of secrets.

Original post by King Leonidas
Awesome!


I know a few Bengalis too:smile:

I'm British-Indian Punjabi, so yeahh the culture, music and lifestyle is very similar to Pakistani Punjabi.

It's good to keep that cultural heritage, very important!!

I thought this whole time that you were King Leonidas...
Has to be Roger Moore for me.
Smooth, sofisticated, Made an excellent Royal Navy officer.
Original post by Bang Outta Order
I thought this whole time that you were King Leonidas...

Damn it, I've blown my cover:colonhash:


Original post by Karisa96
Has to be Roger Moore for me.
Smooth, sofisticated, Made an excellent Royal Navy officer.

S Connery for me as scottish and a great guy

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