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Message: <blockquote data-quote="trash80" data-source="post: 293280" data-attributes="member: 7578"><p>The "best Bond" argument is much akin to discussing the best album by your favorite band. In many cases it is determined by subjective nostalgia and nothing more. In my case, I first saw Bond in For Your Eyes Only, so like you, have Roger Moore in my mind when I imagine James Bond. However, having gone through 18 (+Never Say Never Again) Bond films in the last week I can certainly say that all of these films were a product of their times and critiquing them only through a current lens and in relation to modern contemporaries misses the point. These movies were about escapism, nationalism, and machismo, and their social era approved values are clearly worn on their sleeve. And while I think it is comical to seriously discuss who is the "best spy" in film, each of the properties you mention do have their specific redeeming qualities when judging an action/thriller movie, but would argue they are all just a few steps removed (i.e the thinking mans version<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" />) from being a typical Steven Seagal summer blockbuster.</p></blockquote><p></p>

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