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Originally Posted by caleb72
For me, I loved Connery because - well, I love Sean Connery as an action. Always have. But for me, I was always waiting for Brosnan to become Bond. After Moore, I thought Brosnan was going to be the next as he was always James Bond - just renamed to Remington Steele.
So I was pretty put out when Dalton got the role. Not that I don't like him as an action. He's actually a fantastic actor, but wasn't the Bond I wanted.
Ironically, when I finally got my wish with Brosnan, I didn't actually like the movies that much.
As for Craig, I haven't watched those. I will one day I'm sure and Craig is also a really good actor, but - well - I don't know, one day I guess.
Meanwhile, I purchased every Fleming ebook recently when they were $1.99 each and this year I'll read Casino Royale. I have only read one Bond book by Fleming and one by Gardner. So it will be interesting working out whether Fleming really is just a hack as I've heard mentioned before.
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I am pretty sure that Brosnan was wanted for the role when Dalton got it but they wouldn't let him out of the Remington Steele contract...and then after he was forced to turn down the role, Remington Steele was cancelled. Tough break, haha.
For the newer Bonds, I find that their first movie is always their best.
Dalton - The Living Daylights
Brosnan - Goldeneye (one of the absolute best!)
Craig - Casino Royale
I'm not sure which I like best, I like them all. Roger Moore was great in his early ones but stayed in the role too long. His last 3 movies or so were blah.
Brosnan was good but his last two movies were SOOOOO over the top it was ridiculous.