Who do you prefer Dalton or Craig?

Post by **The Sweeney** » Mon Mar 26, 2007 4:45 pm

Capt. Sir Dominic Flandry wrote:
if Daniel Craig looked like Timothy Dalton, he still wouldn't project the charm necessary to portray James Bond.
That's what I was going to say. Timothy Dalton looks like James Bond. He is also much more charming and charismatic than Craig.

I would have liked to have seen Dalton's wonderful interpretation of Bond more. Hopefully Craig will emulate Dalton....and make two Bond movies.

He's contracted for 3 - and CR is far and away a bigger hit than TLD was.....looks like you won't be granted your wish.

Mon Mar 26, 2007 5:37 pm

Personally I prefer The Living Daylights to Casino Royale; maybe I'm alone in that.

Dalton was dark and handsome, and although he tried to cut down on the humour to try and portray a darker Bond, he was mildly charming. Craig, on the other hand, was far too OTT. Dalton did not have to embark on a six month intensive body building course in a desperate attempt to look tough and shore up any shortcomings in the looks and charm department. Dalton did not have to work hard to play Bond. He was hired and turned up for work at the last minite after The Living Daylights had started shooting. Craig can't really do humour, he can't play the stereotypical hero roles (which is why he nomally plays oddball types). He looks nothing like James Bond. The critics and fans on the forums who loved Craig as Bond will be the first to admit that. Read the Fleming books again and you will note that Bond is tall, dark and handsome, not some stocky musclebound grim-faced unalluring oaf..

I can only conclude that everyone is bored with Bond and therefore loved the imitation Bourne/24 movie that Casino Royale turned out to be.

paco chaos · Post by **paco chaos** » Tue Mar 27, 2007 11:04 pm

i prefer the Living Daylights, and License to Kill over Casino Royale.
better Bond, better looking Bond girls, just bad timing. i remember my friends going off about how Dalton wasn't right in the part because he didn't make jokes like Roger Moore. I was sort of amazed at that, since I thought Octapussy and a View to a Kill were both pretty lame. and when LTK came out it got clobbered by the Batman juggernaut that summer. like I say, bad timing. Casino Royale had no real competition in the action department when it came out.

Nobody_Is_Connery · Post by **Nobody_Is_Connery** » Sun Jun 17, 2007 7:16 pm

Without a doubt, Timothy Dalton. I dislike Craig for many reasons, but I really liked Dalton's rather different portrayal of Bond. He had something that was different from the others - maybe not as much charm, but he was very good in my opinion. My favourite out of his two films is The Living Daylights.

Count_Lippe · Post by **Count_Lippe** » Sun Jun 17, 2007 7:49 pm

I also like Dalton and TLD a lot

stockslivevan · Post by **stockslivevan** » Tue Jun 19, 2007 9:13 am

I like Dalton a lot and he put out great performances as Bond but the vital thing he lacked as a sense of humor. It's the only reason he is down to #3 on my list. If he had it, he would be #1 but I find Connery and Craig the most appealing and a sense of humor always helps.

Oddjob · Post by **Oddjob** » Fri Jun 29, 2007 7:11 pm

My Bond actors list:

1) Sean Connery
2) Timothy Dalton
3) Roger Moore
4) Pierce Brosnan
5) George Lazenby

6) Daniel Craig

Post by **The Sweeney** » Fri Jun 29, 2007 9:35 pm

Oddjob wrote:My Bond actors list:

1) Sean Connery
2) Timothy Dalton
3) Roger Moore
4) Pierce Brosnan
5) George Lazenby

6) Daniel Craig

My Bond actor's list -

1. Connery
2. Craig
3. Dalton
4. Lazenby
5. Moore

(Did I miss anyone...)?

ID · Post by ID » Fri Jun 29, 2007 11:40 pm

(Did I miss anyone...)?

Only Lord Brosnan of Malibu

John Drake · Post by **John Drake** » Mon Jul 02, 2007 4:39 pm

I prefer Timothy Dalton.

Post by **Mazer Rackham** » Tue Jul 10, 2007 2:03 am

Dalton over Craig.
TLD was a good effort to establish a new actor as Bond. CR was an effort to redefine Bond by the lowest common.

Gary Seven · Post by **Gary Seven** » Thu Jul 26, 2007 11:03 am

They tried something a bit different with their Bonds. But Dalton looks like Bond whilst Daniel does not which may mean that I will not enjoy his Bonds as much.

Red Grant · Post by **Red Grant** » Sat Aug 04, 2007 4:37 am

Dalton

pakua4581 · Post by **pakua4581** » Tue Apr 15, 2008 12:17 pm

Dalton without a doubt,very handsome but also very tough looking

Milton Krest · Post by **Milton Krest** » Wed Apr 16, 2008 7:20 pm

pakua4581 wrote:Dalton without a doubt,very handsome but also very tough looking

In my opinion Dalton is the best Bond. The closest to the books. I Also like the rest but Dalton sticks out despite only doing 2 movies

Post by **FormerBondFan** » Wed Apr 16, 2008 9:42 pm

Dalton

James1090 · Post by **James1090** » Thu Apr 17, 2008 9:07 pm

Milton Krest wrote:
pakua4581 wrote:Dalton without a doubt,very handsome but also very tough looking
In my opinion Dalton is the best Bond. The closest to the books. I Also like the rest but Dalton sticks out despite only doing 2 movies

Connery is my favorite but Dalton is deinatley the closest to the book.

Dalton is better than Craig in my opinion.

Fri Apr 18, 2008 8:12 pm

Count_Lippe wrote:I also like Dalton and TLD a lot

That's James Bond. He looks much younger than Craig too.

Sir Dennis Hodge · Post by **Sir Dennis Hodge** » Sun Jan 23, 2011 5:21 pm

Timothy Dalton was better and he is underrated too.

I had a theory that Daniel Craig's Bond era would be seen as a disappointment and be dismissed like Dalton's. But the more flims Daniel Craig makes the more he will become a member of the Bond establishment.

Post by **Alessandra** » Wed Jan 26, 2011 9:33 pm

Is that even a question? Timothy Dalton hands down. I love LTK, despite it being too violent for my taste, it has my favorite couple of Bond girls, Timothy Dalton and Carey Lowell had great chemistry, the villain was an actual villain, and Timothy Dalton LOOKED AND BEHAVED like James Bond is supposed to. Not to mention the movie had ALL the elements Bond is required to have. Moneypenny, Q, gadgets, and one of the all-time best couple of Bond girls. Plus Felix Leiter. AND JAMES BOND. James Bond is nowhere to be found where Daniel Craig is concerned.

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