how come people easily dismiss roger moore

he and connery are both the most iconic bond actors

daniel craig or brosnan doesn't even come close

granted sean connery was the first to popularize bond to what it is today. but the franchise longevity and ability to survive until now is because of roger moore

when he took on the role, bond franchise had lost some of its original charm and debonair. and had to compete with other action films at the time with stars like clint eastwood and steve mcqueen

moore's approach to the character may have been too light-hearted or comical compared to connery. but i say that is part of the charm and the appealing thing about moore's bond. and at that, he played it superbly and far better than connery

yes, connery did make classic flawless bond films, but then so did roger moore. the series owes him a lot and yet he is underrated by today's audience

i guess it's trendy to dismiss roger moore's bond on trivial matters. aston martins and martinis? give me a break

yep again, dismissing moore on trivial matters

if moore had failed, then dalton, brosnan or craig wouldn't have came into the picture afterwards

the moment bond hits the big screen, the character has become more of a wonderfully extravagant charade rather than the complex individual fleming depicted in the books

eventho fleming's bond was a professional killer, he killed out of choice. it was his profession and he was never the cold blooded thug presented by the latest films

bond also have snobbish and misogynist characteristics that were brought out so well by moore in the films with minimal effort

moore's films are fun, perhaps not as amiable now as it were during its era, but at the very least good natured. whether they are the worst bond films is arguable at best

sigh what happened to this world

timothy dalton is probably the only actor that gave the closest (or even the most real) interpretation of ian fleming's bond when he stepped into the role

if anything, it should've been him in goldeneye. heck, it was supposed to be him. it's a shame he turned it down

true. timothy dalton did get criticized. but he wasn't supposed to leave the franchise after a third bond film. i believe the reason he left is because he got fed up with the long legal disputes that took place during that time and delayed the production of goldeneye for years

probably the critics that slammed dalton at the time were already comfortable and accustomed to the humoristic bond moore portrayed. it's pretty understandable considering moore played bond in 7 films in a row from 1973 to 1985. that's quite a long time

then again, it is simply ironic bcoz the bond portrayal dalton got critized is pretty much the same that the producers now are praising daniel craig for. if dalton took bond to the edge, then craig only just a tad beyond that