Quote:I always thought Brosnan was saddled with some bad stories...specifically Tommorrow Never Dies.  Die Another Day represented a lot of blown opportunities, to say nothing of having the worst Bond theme in the whole series.

 

But Moore was my introduction to Bond.  As I aged, I grew to appreciate the other actors, but Moore to me is the guy against whom the others were compared.

Agreed.  He had gotten a little long in the tooth by the time A View To A Kill came out.  Even he said he felt uncomfortable trying to be a playboy in the movies at his advanced age.  The guy was almost 60 when the last of his movies came out, and I think that particular one was just awful (aside from Christopher Walken playing the bad guy.  Can't go wrong there.).

 

He played Bond with a sense of humor.  It got darker with subsequent actors, but he always seemed to have a good time in his movies.

 

I had a lot of hope for Brosnan, and I think he was a victim of some lousy story lines.  Dalton was actually a decent actor, but never really became Bond. 

 

I have the box set of all the movies leading up to Craig's version, and they're all great for their time.  Even Lazenby is not bad in his only effort.  I grew up with Roger Moore as Bond, but as an adult, I really grew to appreciate Connery for just how cool he was in the role.  Up until Craig took over the role, I considered him to be the best Bond, probably because they just held on to Roger Moore for too long and it got silly toward the end.

 

Craig really changed the direction of the franchise with his portrayal, and the movies became more realistic compared to past iterations.  Still, for sheer entertainment, the early Roger Moore flicks are great.

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