Who is your favorite James Bond?

I honestly love all of them, and would argue instead that each of them have one movie that is quintessentially a "perfect Bond film" for their particular iteration of 007.

• Sean Connery in Goldfinger (the archetype of the ideal Bond movie)
• Roger Moore in The Spy Who Loved Me (Jaws!)
• Timothy Dalton in License To Kill (criminally underrated and significantly ahead of its time as a "gritty" Bond movie)
• Pierce Brosnan in Goldeneye (no lie, my all-time favourite Bond flick)
• Daniel Craig in Casino Royale (the only movie that ever makes you feel like Bond is in any actual danger lol)

Dalton is perfect to me. It's like if you put Craig's more serious dark Bond in the series previous wacky toned plots and end up with the best of both worlds. Craig's later plots got wacky anyway but lacked a lot of joy for me, and Dalton strikes right down the middle. Plus he has two of the best films in my opinion.

Roger Moore

Man with the Golden Gun is my favorite James Bond movie.

All I know is I preferred Pierce Brosnan over Daniel Craig, even though Pierce's last two movies were lolbad. Not his fault. Craig did a great job and Casino Royale is a great movie but I just didn't really enjoy the way they went with the character

I do like Casino Royal very much, but Craigs bond is another one that got worse as it went on. One minute, hes a new and raw 00 agent. And the next minute, hes an over the hill old man that cant shoot worth a fuck. And killing bond is just misses the point altogether of what the Bond character is supposed to be. A super hero.

Dalton, suffered from having his movie being written for Moore. And you can tell, as he blows past the witty one liners Moore was famous for, because he fucking hated them. His 2nd outing, wasnt really a bond movie at all. It was good, but it felt much more "American" than any Bond movie before it. And at the time I was still a boy, and I was rather pissed that it got a 15 rating and so I had to wait for the vhs rental.

Moore had some bangers, but he also had some right fucking campy dog shit, that culminated him being dressed as an actual fucking clown. By the time his run was over, he was old as fuck. And instead of making the character age with him, and show Bond in his retirement days like they would later do with Craig, they tried their damnedest to make Moore look young. But it didnt work, and in the end he was every bit the 57 year man he actually was. Not least of all because they were still pairing him up with 20something year old hotties.

Connery... Whats there to say, he was the trail blazer. A 60s mans man, with all the charm of a playboy, and the killer instincts of a ruthless assassin. His movies set the tone for the franchise going forward. The gadgets, the villains with iconic weapons, and has one of the best Bond movies ever with Goldfinger. But, he got visibly tired of the role, and in at least has last 2 movies he looks like he cant be bothered. And also a little embarrassed and trying to pass himself off as a 6ftplus Asian guy in one of the movies.

Brosnan, Brosnan gets my pick for best Bond. He managed to capture all the aspects that the other excelled in individually, and well rounded figure in his Bond movies. He was funny, without being campy, he was tough, without being overly cold and brooding like Dalton. And while not a powerhouse like Connery, he was fit and agile enough that his action scenes were believable.

During the Dalton years, the franchise fell into a legal battle that put the brakes on Daltons 3rd and final movie in his contract. By the time the dust settled, Datlons contract had time lapsed and he wasnt looking to come back. In 1993 production started up, but at this point Broccoli approached Dalton again and somehow managed to convince him to come back. Just one problem, Dalton only wanted to do one movie. And Broccoli was having none of that shit, and wanted him to sign up for 4/5 movies. Dalton refused, and that was the very end of that.

Brosnan had already been chosen to play bond back in the 80s, but famously had to pull out because the producers of his TV show, Remmington Steel, saw his popularity increase, and renewed the tv show. But he was now free, and the role was free and the rest is history. And in 1995, a year after being announced as the new James Bond, he strolled on to the screen and breathed fresh life into the character. Managing to reinvigorate the character and subtly update him for the times. Brosnan, saved Bond. Theres no getting away from that. Unlike the others, he never needed time to settle in. He just owned the fuck out of the roll, right off the bat. The only downside, was that his movies got worse as they went on. And Die another day was just embarrassing.

If there was one thing Id love to see, its Brosnan getting one more go at the roll. A final movie to say goodbye properly. Showing an actual older Bond struggling in later life with a new adventure. But we wont be getting that.

TL;DR, Brosnan.

Mike Myers

Connery, Sean Connery.

I used to be firmly in the Connery camp, but as I rewatch the movies, I find that I am drawn to Dalton and Brosnan’s Bonds. 

The Dalton movies are superior in tone, but I really like how Brosnan manages to deftly juggle Moore’s unflappability, Connery’s physicality, and Dalton’s intensity while adding a twinkle in his eye. And he handles the cheesy puns better than anybody before him. I think it’s that IDGAF Irish swagger. 

I have no gripes with Daniel Craig’s performance, but I feel it’s unfair to judge the others against the rebooted universe so I kind of exclude him from the ranking. 

Casino Royale is a masterpiece.

Timothy Dalton was as close to the ideal bond as it got

Darkly handsome - you could tell he was a dangerous man if you crossed him. There was a spookiness about him. Kinda similar to how Eva Green is pretty but scary at the same time.

He fits a believable athletic build, looks like he could win a fight.

My runner up is Pierce Brosnan

He was definitely the most handsome, oozed charm

His main problem was he came across as a little soft, not really believable as someone who could win a fight

Daniel Craig

daniel craig

I just love that all the top answers are different

Pierce Brosnan

Pierce Brosnan are my favorite followed by Dalton

But honestly i like all of them, through i have to say for every rewatch i like Moore a bit less, its just too whimsical for 'bond' but perfect for Austin Powers,

George Lazenby did a great job But my favorite is Roger Moore then Sean Connery Pierce Bronsan

Pierce Bronson is the most Bond looking Bond, but I feel like he ended up with the worst movies and it wasn’t really his fault.

Switch out Bronson for Craig in the newest series and I feel like he would be untouchable and the gold standard.

I’m not saying Craig is bad at all, just more so Bronson is the ultimate what if.

Connery and Brosnan

I'm old school. It will always be Sean Connery for me. I loved the way he said "Moneypenny."

Pierce brosnan in Golden eye but not the other ones he did. Especially not that one with what's her name nuclear scientist. Shudder

Pierce Brosnan all day every day.

So, I love the 60s version of Bond. No shade thrown at Moore, Dalton, etc. however, I avoided On Her Majesty’s Secret Service for decades thinking it was just one off trash. Fuck was I wrong. Shit is strong with bond being Bond. Perfect? No. But none really are with the exception of possibly goldfinger. In a perfect world Lazenby would have done one more. He would have crushed Diamonds Are Forever.

Sean Connery. If I was woman in need of a smack, I'd want it to come from him.

All y’all are sleeping on Lazenby. In Her Majesty’s Service is top 5 bond movies.

Timothy was a great blend of charm and darkness. I wish he had done more than 2.

Roger Moore

Brosnan is the best a Bond. The only movie worthy of him was GoldenEye but he could have convincingly played Bond in any of the other movies which is a sign he was the best most rounded version. Charm, wit, and a bit of an edge. Good physicality as well.

Brosnan. Goldeneye is the best of Bond.

Pierce Brosnan will always be the quintessential Bond to me. He's like the condensed version of all things Bond.

Choice of Bond is highly dependant on when you started watching the series. We have passed the generation of viewers who started off with Sean Connery, and are quickly passing through the generation of Roger Moore-era initiates. Most of the other Bonds didn't have as long of a run as Connery or Moore, so the question will be more open. Craig will see an uptick after a few more years, because he had a few more films than his predecessors.

I think Dalton best captured the fine line between charming and dangerous, and both his movies are really good. I like Craig quite a bit but honestly the only movie from his run I really enjoy going back to is Casino Royale. Connery was great at his time, Moore was too shlocky, and similar to Craig, Bronsan only made one even remotely watchable movie.

George Lazenby 🇦🇺

Connery and I will die on this hill.

Pierce Brosnan is James Bond for me, but that's largely due to Goldeneye 64.

Timothy Dalton

Roger Moore has the best one liners

Connery and Craig, especially in their early movies, purely because they match the book Bond the most (basically a cynical, borderline evil assassin)

David Niven.

I've been a Bond fan since forever, but Craig is my favorite. Casino Royale sold me on his bond. Vesper had perfect chemistry with him and is the ideal Bond Girl.

Pierce Brosnan. He is Bond, Also I love how they kept the cheesey bits in thr films too.

The new Bond films to me aren't Bond films at all. Just different. I'm not saying they are bad. Just not Bond.

Pierce Brosnan

Pierce Brosnan had the look, but Sean Connery had the vibe.

Dalton. So underrated.

Pierce Brosnan. Goldeneye. You never forget your first one.

Far and away my favorite is Pierce Brosnan. Just the era of Bond I grew up with; every 007 video game I had was modeled after this version of Bond. Goldeneye is my favorite Bond film!

Daniel Craig to me seems like how James Bond would really be

Pierce Brosnan felt the most Bond to me

Brosnan looks like a sears catalog model. Like, he's handsome but he doesn't stick out of a crowd. To me, that's who Bond should be. Someone who is charming and good looking, but still unassuming. All the Bonds have been good, but my personal favorite is Brosnan

Pierce

I personally find Daniel Craig the worst Bond actor, and Bond Craigs worst role. I find him great in his other roles.

WHY?! you ask.

It's because Craig lacks the finesse of Bond that other actors embody really well.

Craig has rough mannerisms, he walks like a football hooligan, and his worst sin: it's visible that he isn't used to wearing suits.

Timothy Dalton was roguish, dangerous, and sexy as hell.

The Living Daylights is a great film and the theme song by A-ha is my favorite Bond theme.

Pierce Brosnan, followed closely by Dalton

Connery or Brosnan. Hard to pick one

It’s always Connery

Pierce Brosnon

Sean Connery is James Bond. The rest tried, with varying degrees of success.

I like how Brosnan played the character the most. Dude was so smooth.

But his movies mostly sucked so I think I’d put Craig or possibly Connery at #1.

Daniel Craig. But really only because I prefer more complex characters and I like his take. For pure fun you can’t beat Connery.

So each Bond had their own "flavor." 

 Dalton was the most ruthless and passionate Bond (and my favorite btw). 

 Craig was the most reluctant/defiant Bond in the sense that you never felt like he wanted to be the spy, but when he did it was on his terms. 

 Connery was the most traditional. 

 Lazenby was the most human. 

 Moore was the most flamboyant in the sense that he wasn't about the spying, and more about the theatrics of espionage. 

 Brosnan was the most daring (and sadly my least favorite). 

 The Bond franchise is probably the one that means the most to me out of my favorite movies.

Daniel Craig

GenX here. Grew up with both Connery and Moore on Xmas repeats.

But I gotta throw another vote in for Brosnan. Charm, looks, physicality, with that edge when needed.

Connery - Plays Sean Connery, as he always does.

Moore - Highly entertaining, but he was too old for the role by the time he got it. Roger Moore gave all his best years to The Saint.

Lazenby - Might have been good, but we only got one of him

Dalton - A harder edged Bond, but doesn't have nearly as much of the wink-wink humor of Brosnan.

Craig - Acts like a thug in a suit. Now that may be accurate to the novels, but it's not what I, personally, enjoy out of my Bond.

So for me it's Brosnan.

The thing about Bond is... Well, if Monty Python is the British taking the piss out of themselves for being overly serious and "stiff upper lip", then Bond is the British being serious about taking the piss out of themselves for being too serious.

Bond movies aren't action movies. They're not even spy thrillers like Mission Impossible or Bourne. They're Bond movies. It's a sub genre within a sub genre and they should have a specific feel to them. Craig's movies were astoundingly good action/spy/thriller movies. But (to me at least) they didn't feel like "Bond" movies.

Goldeneye, for me, is the epitome of what makes Bond, Bond.

I first paid attention to the Roger Moore–era Bond, so he’s my favorite. Until he started to get too old.

Sean Connery’s Bond was such a sexist asshole that I’ve never been able to like him.

I really like Timothy Dalton—he balanced the suavity of Roger Moore with the coldness of a killer.

And I think Daniel Craig is great—very different vibe, but really believable.

People hate Roger Moore but yeah, I admit, he's my favorite too.

Roger Moore. He is hilarious in every one of them.

Daniel Craig. I was a Connery man, but Craig is just awesome. IMHO.

The greatest James Bond movie ever is North by Northwest. And that’s not even a James Bond movie

Martin Campbell directed Pierce Brosnan in Goldeneye then returned to direct Daniel Craig in Casino Royale. Those are my favorite two bond movies since the 90's return of the franchise.

They should have hired this man to direct them all. Too bad he's 80 now.

Roger Moore. I absolutely love him.

"Fill her up, please."

There's only Sean Connery really but Daniel Craig is excellent and has been the best Bond since then.

My faves are:

Sean Connery in Goldfinger, from Russia with love, Dr No, and Thunderball

Daniel Craig in casino royale

Roger Moore in for your eyes only

Honorable mention for George lazenby in on her majesty’s secret service. Good performance in a pretty underrated film in the series, imo.

All the others but one are tied for next place, films I will watch and enjoy whenever I stumble on them.

Last place goes to No time to die, a shitty movie with an ending I’m still pissed off about. Absolute betrayal of the series and its fans.

Timothy Dalton was the most true to the book written character. I wish he had gotten a few more roles and Roger Moore had gotten a few less. By the time Octopussy rolled around, Moore was entirely too old. And it was even worse in A View to a Kill. He looked like Tanya Robert’s grandfather. It was very awkward. My favorite movie has to be Goldeneye though. I probably watched that 100 times when it was on HBO/Showtime, whatever channel it was on back in the day. It what was got me hooked on the character.

Daniel Craig, and the new take on James Bond.

Pierce Brosnan but not because of any movie. GoldenEye the Nintendo 64 game.

Skyfall is the movie that made me a movie guy so Craig will always be my Bond

I grew up with Roger Moore so he's always my favourite, despite him having the best and worst movies lol

Pierce Brosnan.

I'm going to stick with my longstanding opinion that Timothy Dalton was the best Bond. it's just that he was in 2 of the weakest films

Impossible for me to answer from a purely cinematic perspective being a fan of the books.

From that lens I think that Dalton comes the closest to the literary Bond, both in looks and in portrayal.

After him is Lazenby. The From Russia With love Connery is third. The Casino Royale Bond was also close to the way the literary Bond acted, but ultimately he was a little too emotional for me. And in terms of physical appearance, Craig was nowhere near what the book Bond is described as.

From a purely cinematic point of view, Connery defined the role and rightly or wrongly I think every Bond after will be compared to him.

Dalton is my favourite Bond, but my favourite film is OHMSS.

Casino royale is the very best bond film. So Daniel Craig