by H-Man » Wed Aug 01, 2012 2:37 pm
I like them all (the official ones, anyway) to some degree, but the Connery films are my favorite. Not only do I prefer his portrayal of the character (the coolest ever put to film), I love the beautiful 60s photography and incredible John Barry scores. I even like Lazenby's film, even though George's performance is lacking at times.
From Russia with Love
Goldfinger
Thunderball
On Her Majesty's Secret Service (Lazenby)
Dr. No
You Only Live Twice
Diamonds Are Forever
I like Tim Dalton's Bond a lot but think both his films are pretty poor. Same with Moore, who I thought brought a lot of good humor to the role, although that became the focal point of many of his movies. Brosnan certainly looks like James Bond, but I've never been a huge fan of his performance or his movies.
Daniel Craig is a great actor and I love what he's brought to the Bond role. I hear a lot of people say his portrayal is closest to the Flemming books, but since I've never been able to get into those, I can't say if that's true or not. Regardless, his Bond is the toughest, and it shows. I wish he'd bring the charm and gentleman attitude back to the character (now that his Bond has gone through two horrible personal episodes), but we'll see if he does that with SKYFALL or not. Of Craig's films, I loved CASINO ROYALE and would definitely recommend it. QUANTUM OF SOLACE didn't do a damn thing for me, though, and it's probably my least favorite Bond film.