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Recast Each Bond in a Different Bond Movie


Don't view it as them "replacing" the actor in the movie. So don't not pick a film because of how good the other actor was in it. Just pick the one you think that Bond actor would have been best in, it doesn't necessarily mean they would have been better than the person who actually played the role. This is also kind of an alternate universe thing, so you can cast Daniel Craig in Dr. No for example. Just imagine the Bond actor in their prime doing the part. Also, the film has to stay as is. So don't do a re-imagined DAF with Lazenby for instance.

Anyway, my choices-

Connery- For Your Eyes Only- Connery would work in a lot of different ones (TSWLM, TLD, GE, or maybe any of the Craig ones) and I had a hard time finding one that really stood out. But I think FYEO takes it just it seems to fit a bit more with his more minimal take on the role in the early films, and I could see him doing stuff like the rock climbing that happens in it.

Lazenby- Casino Royale- I wouldn't choose to have Lazenby in any additional Bond films ideally, but one of the distinctive things that some peopel cite about his performance is that he seems less confident, which would fit with the idea of a "rookie" Bond. He also established that he can play "sad" in OHMSS

Moore- Diamonds are Forever- People only bash on this one because it's so comedic, and thus not what you'd expect from Connery. If you were to think of it as one of the Moore films it would hold up much better. Plus the material was right up Moore's alley and he would have hit it out of the park. Also thought of Die Another Day, since Moore's charisma and goofiness is the only thing that could have theoretically made it credible.

Dalton- Casino Royale- There are a lot of options here (GE and FYEO, two he could have actually done in real life) but for me the thing that makes me put Dalton ahead of Craig is thinking of how good a Casino Royale adaptation with him in it could have been. it might have been the best Bond movie ever.

Brosnan- The Living Daylights- As we've discussed here a few times recently, Brosnan's strength as Bond was in the romantic scenes. You could go with a tragic romance here, like OHMSS or CR, but I think a lighter one would really give him the opportunity to shine, and I think the film as a whole fits more with his portrayal than those do.

Craig- License to Kill- QoS not withstanding, Bond has never been angrier than in LTK for me. It would be interesting to see if he could match Dalton's intensity, and he would do great with all the action. Also thought of FRWL and DN because the relative minimalness would play well with his physicality.

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Connery - The Spy Who Loved Me

Lazenby - A View to a Kill (be interesting to see him grapple with Grace Jones in bed...)

Moore - Diamonds are Forever (he would have thought of some silly oneliner to make the moonbuggy chase at least fun, if not exciting...)

Dalton - Skyfall

Brosnan - Octopussy

Craig - On Her Majesty's Secret Service

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Connery - Tomorrow Never Dies - to finally see him in an action Bond.

Lazenby - The Man With the Golden Gun

Moore - You Only Live Twice

Dalton - On Her Majesty's Secret Service

Brosnan - QOS, SF or SP

Craig - Moonraker (to see him in something 100% outlandish with numerous jokes)

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Connery: Quantum of Solace. Who better to play Bond at his angriest than our angriest Bond?

Lazenby: Spectre. Provided he brings his punch sound f/x with him, he could enhance the train/Hinx dust up epically.

Moore: The Living Daylights. Because, let's face it, even you want to know whether Roger could have salvaged the magic carpet footage.

Dalton: From Russia with Love. A plot, perhaps the last plot we've been offered...that was really designed for a furled brow and a snappish, grumpy put upon James.

Brosnan: For Your Eyes Only. If only to bring poignant tears to all our eyes with Countess Liesl.

Craig: Diamonds are Forever. Sublime does not cover it. Just, imagine.

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You saw Connery in an action Bond in YOLT which remains to this day the greatest action movie ever made.All the Bond movies (except QoS where nothing on screen can be seen) are action movies as you well know as they feature a main character who is endlessly involved in fights, gun battles and chases involving every conceivable mode of transport.

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Regarding QoS Craig was at his angriest when he first saw the completed version of the "film" as he had every right to be.

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Yeah but Connery would have been even angrier at first dailies, and certainly more formidable, then threatened to knock some sense into the editor with his nine iron, and we'd finally have received a QOS that could be visibly comprehended. Connery QOS (COS, forevermore, now) solves all problems.

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I don't think that Connery's Bond would have wasted his time on such an inconsequential mission as the one Craig undertook in the abysmal QoS. It was the sort of thing that would have been investigated by the eponymous village police constable in a long forgotten 1960's British TV series called "Parkin's Patch". In fact I believe one episode did involve a supermarket manager overpricing bottled water much to the consternation of the local populace.In a gripping finale (compared to QoS) Parkin told him off and warned him not to do it again.

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he could enhance the train/Hinx dust up epically. But would he have solved the problem of the disappearance of the rest of the passengers????

Probably

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