Sick of Roger getting trashed!

Tell me about it. I loved Roger's Bond, and I honestly think that his movies are a hell of a lot better than what their reputation might say. Some moments were light in tone for sure, but Roger had his dead serious moments as well. Blasphemy maybe but overall I enjoyed Roger's 7 movies as a whole more than Connery's 6 (Some were outstanding but some were just bloody awful). He was just fun and a consistent crowd pleaser as Bond, an approach that I think is the best for the character.

There's no way Moore did a lousy job. There are so many different elements to the Bond movies, that it's really unfair to lay any criticism at the feet of whoever was playing Bond at the time.

I have to admit that, if you bunch the movies together by lead actors, the Moore movies overall are my own least favourite Bond, but that's because I personally don't enjoy their tone. But I do understand the context of their era, and you're right in saying they were hugely successful. I know people who think some of Moore's are the best Bonds overall.

Connery's not my personal favourite. He was great in the first three Bonds he did, but I reckon that even by Thunderball you could see he was getting bored, and that he'd reached the limit of his acting ability. One of my own favourite Bonds is Dalton, but he got stuck with a couple of pretty mediocre scripts and had no chance of making much impact. Different things at play, as I said.

So yeah, I agree with you that Roger Moore gets unfairly trashed.



You might very well think that. I couldn't possibly comment.

Roger delivered fun & escapism. He was the perfect Bond for his time.

roger Moore was great but it's kind of annoying seeing his stunt man doing most of his work

If I had to pick a "worst" it'd be Daniel Craig, but every actor that has played Bond, including Craig, has been great in the role and in the films they were in. Roger Moore was a great Bond, it's unfortunate time hasn't been kind to his portrayal.

Moore was great. Unfortunately, the movies were going through this very campy phase while he was playing Bond.

He did show that he could be a great in a more serious Bond film when he made For Your Eyes Only.

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Polls like this don't really tell much, even among the respondents. They ask for one choice. But that doesn't really tell you where each actor ranks. It would have been better to ask for a separate score for each actor. Then we'd know the true and complete preferences. Somebody who likes Connery best may also have Moore a close second and Craig a distant last. Or Craig above Brosnan. For me, it would be Moore 9, Connery 8, Brosnan 7, Dalton 7, Lazenby 4, Craig 2. We just don't know thanks to a simplistic one vote question.

I found Connery just a little too rough-edged. Craig is just a crude brute, if you like that sort of guy. To this day, I haven't been able to watch even one of his Bond movies all the way through. Moore was more sophisticated, suave and debonair. Brosnan was in much the same mold. Of course, it didn't hurt that I liked watching reruns of the Saint series at the time. Pity Moore didn't get to be Bond at the beginning of the franchise. Connery looked far older than 32 in Dr. No, while Moore looked that age during the Saint, despite being years older.

surprised people like Craig so much, can't abide him. i would definitely rate Roger Moore more highly than him, and Brosnan.