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Shaken, not stirred
Who doesn't want to be James Bond?
Sleek gadgets, cool cars, beautiful women larger than life villoins and a quip for every occasion. Not only is he the world's cutting-edge-cool super spy. Bond is the smart-alceck who has the smoothest introduction in history — Bond, James Bond. Cue women swooning...
Band turns 37 this year, yet he's never missed a beat — except for that horrid period in the late '80s and early '90s. He knows how to do everything — ski, water ski, snowboard, sky dive, shoot a gun, drive a tank, stop an atomic bomb — MacGyver, eat your heart out.
Bond's more than on action hero, he's the prototype. The do everything, save the world, get-the girl guy who inspired the action genre.
Brian Connery makes girls randy just thinking about him, at 70! Roger Moore's 70s rendition of 007 was perfect. His bell-bottomed Bond could've effortlessly saved the world and gotten the girl.
Timothy Dalton was probably the best actor, and Pierce Brosnan is quickly becoming my favorite. If only I could order a drink at the bar with such suaveness, I wouldn't be hanging out with my roommate on Saturday nights.
George Lazenby, well. I guess everybody makes mistakes.
When it comes down to it, if the world needs saving and I have my choice of action heroes, it's Bond, Move over Arnold. Take a hike Van Damme, Sly, you're too short.
Mike Mille
I'll take the guy whose job it is to save the world on a daily basis — with a dry martini, shaken not stirred, in one hand and a gorgeous woman by his side.
Dr. No[1962]
From Russia with Love[1963]
Before all the fancy cars, gadgets and special effects, before the girls with suggestive names and second-rate Bonds, there was a film that encapsulated what a spy movie should be and a man who is, was and always will be 007: From Russia With Love, starring Sean Connery.
Russia shows the beginnings of what would become Bond trademarks, and spawn many spoofs. Austin Powers fans will notice that the origins of Mr. Bigglesworth and Frau Farbissina
appear in this movie.
The story revolves around the evil crime organization SPECTRE trying to kill Bond, in revenge for the death of their agent Dr. No. To set the trap, they lead Bond to think he's after a Soviet encryption machine of great value to the British Secret Service.
Tatiana Romanova's (Daniela Bianchi) chemistry with Bond and Connery's innate talent make Russia an example of what a Bond film is.
Clare Mc Lellan
Goldfinger [1964]
Thunderball [1965]
You Only Live Twice[1967]
On Her Majesty's Secret Service [1969]
Once I read that On Her Majesty's Secret Service would've been the best Bond movie ever if Sean Connery would've been in it. Tired of being the coolest spy alive, Connery ditched the Bond series for a few years — one of his better ideas.
I can't help but think how much better Connery would be than George Lazenby, the poor shmo hired to replace Connery.
This movie used to be one of my favorites, but unlike a fine wine, it doesn't get better with age. It's too slow, the plot is contrived and
That said, the movie has its highlights. Great action sequences — the toboggan race climax is still first-rate — Bond makes his fair share of female acquaintances, and it has the best Bond lady of them all, Diana Rigg.
Mike Miller
Diamonds are Forever[1971]
Live and Let Die [1973]
The Spy Who Loved Me [1977]
The Man with the Golden Gun [1974]
Moonraker[1979]
For Your Eyes Only[1981]
The only man to make James Bond look like a senior citizen, Rager Moore played the legendary British Secret Service agent in seven Bond films.
For Your Eyes Only was one of the most visible of Moore's Bond films. Complete with a torturous disco soundtrack, beautiful women
less than half Moore's age and the usual array of cheesy lines and outrageous stunts, this movie delivers the goods. Moore can't compete with Sean Connery for the best Bond actor, but he did star in more Bond movies than any other actor.
—T.J. Johnson
Octopussy[1983]
A View to Kill [1985]
The Living Daylights [1987]
Licence to Kill [1989]
License to Kill has the distinction of being better in fast-forward. You can focus on the (very) high-speed action without struggling to follow the bean-dip plot. Plus you don't have to hear Timothy Dalton's slack performance.
In this episode, Bond resigns from the British secret service and teams up with a lovely American
spy to find and destroy evil drug lord Sanchez.
Meanwhile, sharks eat one man, maggots eat another, gears grind a man to sausage and a pressure chamber makes one man explode.
Sounds exciting, but it's actually pretty bland fare by Bond standards.
Dan Curry
GoldenEye [1995]
The most impressive thing about GoldenEye, is Pierce Brosnan's hair. Through fight scenes and explosions, it manages to stay in place. Unfortunately, the ploadding action sequences and plot lack the panache necessary for a slick spy movie.
A highlight of the movie is villain sidekick Xenia Onatop (Famke Janssen). This girl puts the instructors in the Thighs of
Steel video to shame. All she does is scream in pleasure every time she applies her deadly squeeze, but she's got a great name and an even better gimmick.
Brosnan makes a suave, handsome Bond; maybe he just needs better material to work with in order to carry on the legacy of 007.
Tornorow Never Dies [1997]
Steph Brewer
The World is not Enough[1999]