Quote:Got to strongly disagree on that one. Dalton played Bond closer to Ian Fleming's original vision than anyone else. Brosnan and Roger Moore were, by far, the worst Bonds.

 

This.  Dalton is actually a very talented actor.  He did bring 007 a lot closer to Ian Fleming's original vision as were the first few movies with Sean Connery.  The two with Dalton weren't great commercial successes due in large part to the relatively weak scripts and the more literal interpretation that Dalton gave of the character.  Playing it that way after audiences had gotten used to the wisecracking Roger Moore probably turned a lot of people off.  

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