Daniel Craig as the new James Bond.

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Diebitter -- Moonraker was my least favorite. Jaws, the whole thing was just so over the top cartoonish.

samjones -- Clive Owens looked like he could be a very good Bond to me. He had the knowing, sly cruelty in that gambling movie where he was the dealer, I forget the name. He could muster a hard but polished look. He could use some serious time in the gym to not look quite as much a jangly bunch of bones with his shirt off. He could have been quite good, I think. The last line of that gambling movie, and his look while it went on in monologue over his image, was prime Bond in what it got across: "I have the ability to make you lose."

[mrkilla]

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What do people think is the worst Bond film? It'd have to be 'Diamonds Are Forever' (how could they blow a Connery/Vegas film and make it look a dull place, huh?), or maybe 'View to a Kill' for me. I think.

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The worst one was the Unoffical Bond film, Never Say never again, even if it did have Sean Conery in it.

But how you can all but Dalton before Moore I will never understand, Moore goes #2 and its not close. Moore had some stinker plots too but he pulled them out.

Its funny that there going to remake Casino Royale. I wonder how its gonig to hold up on Screen and how true to the book it will be. THe new Bonds are very "modern tech" Casino Royale will be Quasi Futuristic Tech

[samjjones]

If you've read the books, it would probably be more clear to you why some like Dalton more than Moore. Moore was the "jokey" Bond, and looked and acted absolutely nothing like his literary counterpart. Also, Moore was never convincing to me in his fight scenes. The Moore/John Glen films were marred by ludicrous plots and set pieces as well. In fact, the only Moore film which I really like is "The Spy Who Loved Me"...which coincidentally, is absolutely nothing like the book.

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I'm one of the few who actually thinks Timothy Dalton was a great Bond. Manly, suave,cool under fire but not a cartoon. He was unfortunately stuck with some of the worst Bond storylines ever.

IMO it's Connery>Dalton>Brosnan>Lazenby>Moore.

And Craig looks like a good addition.

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Dalton brought back the threat and some needed macho into the role. But the whole concept of a "Bond for the age of AIDS" was a poor one, and he did get some sucky scripts.

[bisonbison]

Craig was smart and menacing in Elizabeth, so I believe he can pull it off, but physically he has a much different look and presence than any of the previous Bonds, so it'll be interesting to see how it works.

Of course, most of it depends on the scripts. No Halle Berry/ice skating/stealth boats plz.

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He doesn't have the physical presence of Connery, but I think he could still have a considered threat to his presence, in a more Chris Walken but without the craziness way. He seems like a man who could be focused on his mission and give you the idea that he intends to complete it.