With Quantum of Solace, the new 007, coming out, it seems quite alright to just have a look at who has been the best, the most convincing, and most entertaining James Bond.
So from worst to first:
5. Timothy Dalton. The fact that he only held the title role for two movies, is evidence enough people didn't really feel him. He's just about the most stuck-up proper Englishman you'll ever meet. He acts like he has a freakin' broom up his arse. Thankfully for him, Dalton did get it on with the underrated Carey Lowell, which gives him bonus points for exploring the area before Richard Gere and his gerbil ass got his grubby mitts on her.
4. Roger Moore. Moore landed seven features as James Bond, and was responsible for many of the Bond movies' characteristic quips and traditions. But... with Moore you get the feeling that he's just looking for foreign pussy, and that the spy gig is only useful as it serves his first motivation. Speaking of that, he did get it on with the likes of Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman, Barbara Bach, and the Adamses (Maud and Tanya), so he did entertain a good standard.
3. Pierce Brosnan. For the current generation Brosnan was a convincing portrayor of the English secret agent. He had the humour, he had the physique and the intensity that made his four movies a joy to watch. He was also strong supporter for cultural diversity, having had relations with Michelle Yeoh and Halle Berry, as well as going international with Rosamund Pike, Sophie Marceau and Famke Janssen.
2. Daniel Craig. Craig is less the best James Bond and more the best 007... A far more serious, less humorous spy, but unlike Mr. Broomstick at number 5, you are utterly convinced that Craig is giving it his all. Hell, he looks like he cares more than any of his predecessors! His body of work is obviously still in progress, but so far he already made me afraid to face him at the poker table. The way he got Eva Green to sleep with him, was unfortunately more or less arranged, while the others always managed to simply gab their respective Bond Girls into the sack.
1. Sean Connery. Craig may be the best 007, but Sean is definitely the best James Bond. The man who coined the phrases "Bond, James Bond" and "Shaken, not stirred", is still going strong years later. Hell, Catherine Zeta Jones nearly folded herself up halfway to hang with Connery. The Scot is the man we all aspire to be, he has the accent we all wish we could emulate, and he looks like he could take you for a full twelve rounds of fisticuffs even though he is almost an octogenarian.
[Yes, I know there were only six different Bonds so far, so it's not like I have a wide variety...]
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