Is Daniel Craig a better Bond than Connery?

[DerekG]

I just watched Casino Royale for the millionth time, and on the basis of one film alone, I think Craig has trounced Connery. And the upcoming Quantum of Solace will only reinforce this.

Any other blasphemers out there?

[DarkTirade]

1. That'sh blashphemy!

:P

[Connonym]

7. you took the words right off my fingertips!

[DarkTirade]

10. Actually I haven't seen any of Craig's, but I just wanted to see if I could type in a convincing

Connery accent. :P

[whistler162]

2. Perhaps but not as good as

George Lazenby

[ThomCat]

3. He's definitely the best looking James Bond ever.

But I don't know about the Best bond ever. :shug:

[AlCzervik]

4. he's better for me.

[RevolutionaryActs]

6. *ahem*

:evilgrin:

[AlCzervik]

8. really.

when i was watching "Munich" i felt really shitty for swooning over Craig and Eric Bana, just seemed so wrong but holy shyte that's a lot of incredibly handsome and sexy mens.

[RevolutionaryActs]

9. Mmm Eric and Daniel.

I think I need a moment. :rofl:

[DS1]

16. Yeah

I watched Munich knowing he was the next Bond and thought "Damn, that guy is going to make an awesome Bond".

[AlCzervik]

18. same here, i will admit i'm not a huge fan of the Bond films but after seeing

Craig i'm really looking forward to the next one. Roger Moore turned me off and Pierce Brosnan, sorry he's always going to be Remington Steele to me, i didn't buy the transition for a minute.

[elshiva]

11. Wow, that bulge!

Swoon. Handsome! Also, Buffy's fantasy man, if you read the Season 8 comics.

:evilgrin:

[Sequoia]

15. Swoon.

[RevolutionaryActs]

5. They're very diffrent Bonds, so it's kind of hard for me to judge.

And not to take anything from Sean, but Daniel is by far the best looking Bond. :drool:

[MilesColtrane]

12. The hierarchy goes like this:

Connery
Brosnan
Dalton
Craig
Lazenby
Moore

Craig is essentially tied with Dalton at #3. He has the potential to move up.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

14. You think Moore belongs at the bottom? ..

Interesting.

[DS1]

17. Brosnan above Dalton?

Fuck you!

[AlCzervik]

20. Brosnan will always be Remington Steele, he never made me believe.

[MilesColtrane]

30. I guess I had the advantage of never having seen Remington Steele.

[pokerfan]

23. Impossible to rank

Connery defined the character but Fleming hated him as Bond.
Craig and Dalton are probably the best actors.
Moore is a fine actor as well, but got stuck with comic book scripts with the exception of FYEO.
Lazenby was not an actor but brought a physicality to the part and had a terrific script.
Brosnan was a journeyman. Capable but didn't really add anything.

[applegrove]

13. Casino Royal was more realist than the other Bond movies. So it is hard to compare.

I still think that Connery is the best bond evah!

[Aristus]

19. Craig beats Connery for a number of reasons. Not least of which is that

blue terrycloth onesie Connery wore in "Goldfinger". Craig would never wear something like that. Plus the Connery Bond is so terribly dated.

[WinkyDink]

31. Lord knows we aren't speaking of troubles with Russia, or rogue nukes, or blood diamonds, ......

[Rabrrrrrr]

21. I think he's getting to play a better Bond, story-wise speaking.

But in terms of pulling off the Bonds they were asked to pull off, I think they're about the same.

I prefer Craig's Bond, but not so much because of Craig - because of the writing and story-telling. It's a more real, visceral kind of Bond.

[bikebloke]

22. Could be

If The Quantum of Solace is done in the same style as Casino Royale, then Craig will edge out Connery. I liked the grittiness of it. But Connery will be a close second.

As for the others, I prefer to view them in an apples and oranges context. The Moore/Brosnan Bonds were entertaining, though a different lighter style. I finally saw Lazenby's go last year. Not bad, despite his stiffness. Dalton, I'll need to re-watch on widescreen.

[LSdemocrat]

24. Too early to tell, but then again, I think Connery is overrated anyway

He was basically phoning it in after Goldfinger.

My rankings:
1. Timothy Dalton
2. Connery (Dr. No through Goldfinger)
3. Daniel Craig (potentially to go higher)
4. Roger Moore
5. Connery (Thunderball onwards)
6. Pierce Brosnan, not really his fault, he had some lousy scripts



(Massive, yawning gap)



7. George Lazenby

[GCP]

25. Definitely

And I was a big Connery fan.

[kedrys]

26. Oh yeah

Even in his heyday, Connery would have croaked in the kind of ultra-physical work Craig pulled off impeccably. Craig was totally believable. I saw him in Layer Cake (a must!), and when I found out he was going to be the next Bond, I thought that was the coolest thing in history. :)

[MilesColtrane]

27. By the way, for 230 bucks you can recreate the opening scene of "Goldeneye".

Price doesn't include new pair of underwear.


http://www.bondpix.com/bungee_jumping.htm

[pokerfan]

32. How much recreate the opening scene from Spy Who Loved Me?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1VhAbfK2Ok

[anneboleyn]

28. Okay, I seem to be in the minority here, but I thought he was too short and everyone seemed to be

taller than he was, so this took away from the Bond mystique a bit for me. He is a good actor, but I am not totally convinced that I liked him as Bond. But the film was very well done.

[WinkyDink]

29. I really don't understand how this question was even constructed. :)

HE**, NO!!!!!!!!!