I honestly think that both Brosnan and Craig hit their stride right out the gate with their debut films, and not in a negative way. They just both nailed their debuts.

Sean = From Russia With Love (Goldfinger a close second) Roger = The Spy Who Loved Me Tim = License to Kill (both are great though) Pierce = Tomorrow Never Dies Daniel = Casino Royale Great video as usual Calvin

I believe my argument for CASINO ROYALE being PEAK CRAIG is that I feel that if "Casino Royale" was just one movie, it would still feel complete. If there was no more Connery after Dr. No, Connery wouldn't feel the same; no more Roger after Live and Let Die, Roger wouldn't be the same; the same for Brosnan in GoldenEye. But if for some reason Casino Royale was a one-off, nothing would be missing, and Craig would still be beloved and hailed as a great Bond actor.

Great video as always, but I'd like to make a case for Roger Moore's performance in For Your Eyes Only being his peak as 007. Like The Spy Who Loved Me, he gets to show a great range of what his Bond is capable of. He's suave and sophisticated and witty throughout, but also tough and tenacious, with an emotional undercurrent that buoys the more dramatic scenes. Roger was a little older at this point - he turned 53 during filming - but I think he brilliantly coveys a seasoned, more experienced version of James Bond. He's not too smarmy or too serious, and gets the balance just perfect for me.

Octopussy is peak Moore for me. One of my favorite scenes in the entire franchise is when Bond antagonizes Kamal Khan during the backgammon game. Everything about that interaction from flaunting the egg, to announcing a double-six without ever looking at the dice, to insisting on cash after Kamal starts writing a check.... and the one-liner at the end, "it's not really in the wrist," this is Moore at his absolute best.

The one hardest for me to decide is which movie Lazenby hit his peak

I love your unapologetic adoration of Moonraker and Rogers performance in it. I could not agree more that he is just so wonderfully fun and comfortable throughout the film, which keeps a smile on my face every minute.

Although Lazenby had one film, I say he peaked at the final scene wherein Bond's sadness and his professional dissociation push and pull while mourning Tracy's death. I think if he had continued, he would have peaked in DAF or, if he had also been in FYEO, that.

I can't believe I've never noticed the Brosnan 'EH?' in DAD before! 😂

Ummmm Calvin....... Connery's best is in Never Say Never again of course!!!! 😁

Calvin, agreed on Brosnan in Die Another Day -- if the movie itself had risen to the level of his committed performance, we might have had something.

Sean Connery - Goldfinger George Lazenby - On Her Majestys Secret Service Roger Moore - For Your Eyes Only Tim Dalton - License To Kill Pierce Brosnan - Tommorow Never Dies Daniel Craig - Skyfall

I will say Dr No for Connery. In fact, the exact moment he peaked was his very first scene where he said ‘Bond, James Bond’. Somehow that one simple phrase immediately established who the character of James Bond is. One of the most iconic line deliveries in cinema history.

Die Another Day as a movie is patchy at best but the tube station scene with M is one of the most amazing scenes in any Bond film - its something straight out of another movie completely

Craig’s performance in Casino Royale is Oscar worthy I think

Tomorrow Never Dies always felt like a James Bond coop video game especially having a proto Uncharted vibe IMO

This may be a controversial opinion, but my favorite Daniel Craig performance is in No Time to Die. I feel like he struck the perfect balance of “cold calculating killing machine” that his series was trying for and “classic smooth Bond” that I always enjoyed

I agree with you on Brosnan"s best performance is in Die Another Day. He gives it everything despite the films many short comings. Always thought it was a shame he didn't get to do one more.

Great video idea! I love this. I'm gonna go: Spectre TWINE Daylights TSWLM OHMSS Thunderball

I will never, ever get sick of seeing that clip of Cubby Broccoli claiming to be, in fact, Science Fact.

Craig’s Casino Royale performance is not only his best Bond performance, but I genuinely think that performance deserved some award consideration. It is a masterful balancing act of brutality, charm, vulnerability and arrogance.

With Daniel Craig, I actually was very suprised at how James Bondy and fun he was having in SPECTRE that it was sad that it didnt carry on into NTTD. I kinda want to go with that movie for him in a way as I still really enjoy him in that. In Casino Royale I have to say, the lines "I have an ich down there, would you mind?" and "every penny of it" kinda feels like a left over line from a Draft that had Pierce Brosnan originally. not a bad thing though but I don't hear lines like that again in the other Daniel Craig films so much. Thats really good of you to talk about Die another Day Calvin and focus on what Pierce does get right with that film. It was his idea after all to have Bond captured and tortured and you can see why he wanted that. He certainly wanted to put Bond in a new challenge and have him lose, especially after making 3 movies, he wanted a change. Ha if you watch Brosnan in interveiws he does tend to say "in a word...No/Yes" like he does on the beach in Goldeneye, so even in that film there could have been a little ab libbing of such. I will say for Dalton, and even though it was all last minute casting on TLD and LTK went through a writers strike, his 3rd movie would have nailed his performance. I'd like to know how much script work was done on TLD after he was cast in order to try and fit his personae in the film? the monents like "Stuff my orders" and "I got the message" I wonder if they were there in early drafts or if it was a quick rewrite when it came to shooting. Even though Roger only came back as Bond after Mooraker for the money, he still gave it his all in those movies following. That cant be easy to be in a clown costume while a Nuke could go off. With Roger in Moonraker, he's sooooo Roger Moore in that that he doesn't even need to fire a gun or a moonraker lazer in that movie to stop the bad guys :) Connery I'll defo go with Goldfinger. But something tells me though that had Terrance Young have worked on Goldfinger I feel the transition from FRWL to Goldfinger would have been a lot smoother and I think Connery would have liked that more. On top of the fact that the movie would have definitely not have had all the fantatsy elements that we've come to know and love. it would be very interesting to see what that film would have looked like. But you'd never have the famous line "I must be dreaming" and millions of people around the world doing a Connery accent to go with it when saying the line ;) Great as always man !!

Great video as always Calvin. I'd probably make a case for Dr No for Connery, straight out of the gate he was the coolest guy in the world.

Craig: Casino Royale, helped I think by his chemistry with Eva Green. Their rapport bolsters his performance - maybe I'm just saying that because some of my favourite scenes from his tenure are the two of them together, like the train scene or when he tells her her cover name is Stephanie Broadchest. Brosnan: I'd say TND - I really like the bits in the Hamburg Hotel, first with Paris and then with Dr Kaufman, but also I think he plays well off of Michelle Yeoh. I know I shouldn't base my judgment off of the scenes that stick in my head, but having not done an entire series watch-through in quite a while that's what I'll have to do, and those bits stick in my head as peak Brosnan. Dalton: Licence to Kill - while I think he gives a great performance in TLD, it helps that LTK was tailor made for him and it plays to his strengths more. Moore: I'd say Moonraker - TSWLM definitely feels the point when the filmmakers worked out what Moore's Bond was, but I'm giving it to Moonraker. Maybe because Moonraker was a film only Moore could've pulled off, or maybe because TSWLM has a disappointingly low amount of Safari Suit, and is it really truly a Moore performance if he's not rocking a Safari Suit at some point? Connery: Goldfinger. I think he was really strong in Dr No and FRWL, but Goldfinger is where he gets the swagger down 100%.

Pretty much agree with you on everything, and I'm definitely a Moore fan. Possibly I'd say that peak Lazenby was actually the very end when Tracy is killed and he just speaks softly, in his own voice, without crying. Otherwise agree.

This channel shows there are more way to cook an egg than we'd imagine. Always entertained by your new takes on well-trodden ground.

Bond is actually a difficult character to play, i think. the literary Bond does a lot with an inner monologue, and is often fallible. its hard to show that. Connery does it well, he gets surprised a fair bit, and you can often see the wheels turning.

Oooo I like this video topic! Always coming up with quality ideas Calvin!

Oh Yeah!!!!! Here we go!!!! Bond Time!!!!!! 😅

Roger Moore walked into a cinema me and my parents were at once and sat two rows behind us. It was a Sunday and it was empty (Leicester Square) and the film was Meteor with Sean Connery. Anyway, I'll always remember that. My dad passed 2 years ago and I only recently learnt that he had worked CIA making that encounter even stranger

Yet another great video, Calvin. I truly enjoy your content.

"I don't think he's given a bad performance as james bond", GE reloaded:

I see Craig’s films as the stages of grief after Vesper’s death in CR. You have anger in QoS, depression in Skyfall, somewhat bargaining in Spectre and acceptance in NTTD.

Daniel Craig’s best moment as Bond was the first 30 minutes of Casino Royale. That foot chase and embassy shoot out is phenomenal.

In my opinion Pierce brosnan Best performance in the world is not enough he gave so amazing

I’m so glad to see you agree DAD is best brosnan performance! I’m right there with you!!! And totally agree about Moonraker and Octopussy being best Rog!!!! Loving your takes today haha

Before I watch the video, I'm going to post my list of peak Bond performances and see if my list tallies with yours. 😄 Connery - my first thought originally went to Goldfinger, however I actually think that his "peak" performance was most definitely Thunderball. It was the final film he did where he did not look bored and also showed effort. Lazenby - No need to say, but his "peak" moment was most definitely the end of the movie. Moore - For Your Eyes Only. Moore very much at his best before he begins to slow down in the latter two movies. Dalton - LTK. Brosnan - It has to be TWINE. Craig - Although I really hate the movie, it has got to be Skyfall for Craig. It is, again like Connery, the movie where he still shows interest in the role.

To paraphrase Pierce Brosnan; "I can't remember anything after Goldeneye"

Sir Roger saw the skiing stunt at the beginning of 'the spy who loved me' and said it made him up his game.

Agree with so much of this review. Weirdly I think Lazenby’s interpretation of bond peaked in the early 2000s. That’s when everyone else seemed to catch up on what a great movie ohmss is.

Another reason why we needed a third Dalton film.

Great video calvin for me peak performance of all 007 actors connery goldfinger, lazenby OHMSS, Moore Spy Who Loved Me, Dalton the living daylights, brosnan tomorrow never dies, Craig casino Royale

Connery - From Russia With Love Lazenby - On Her Majesty’s.. Even though this was his only film and is one of faves (maybe my actual favourite) I’m not sure he did come into his own comfortably as Bond Moore - The Spy Who Loved Me Dalton - License to Kill Brosnan - Goldeneye - not only was it far and away his strongest film as Bond but I feel his performance peaked in this one and then kind of went downward, but that could be my bias towards the quality of the films’ downturn Craig - Casino Royale - again, right out the gate Craig was swinging and proving to all that Bond could be blonde (remember when the media and schoolyards were obsessed with this trivial fact). Arguably Skyfall could be put here instead though, he did wonderfully there but the focus so heavily on Dench takes away from that a bit so I’m gonna stick with Casino.

The Spy Who Loved Me is easily my favourite Moore film, but I think his best performance was For Your Eyes Only.

I'd say that all the Bonds gave a great performance in their debuts. It's interesting that this rule of thumb that 'third film is peak performance' sprung up because I'd hardly say any of the debuts show an actor struggling with the role, I think they all came out of the gate pretty well. Lazenby struggled the most, probably because he was a debut actor in a film that called for a lot of dramatic acting, but it's hardly a write-off. Moore is great in Life and Let Die - it's his second film where he wobbles a bit. Dalton struggles a bit with the Moore-ish one-liners but he's still able to make the role his own pretty successfully. But Connery, Brosnan and Craig all made the role their own straight away, I'd say, none of them needed time to 'settle in' as it were.

Calvin thank you for pointing out Brosnan's "eh?" Tic 🤣😂 this is why I like your channel

With Brosnan, IIRC Martin Campbell has been very honest he was well aware of Brosnan's acting ticks and worked hard to direct him to minimise them as much as possible. You can argue for or against that, but it's definitely why the "Eh" and "GHHHNNNNGGHHH" grunts increase every film afterwards.

I think Craig is at his most cinematic Bond in No Time to Die. That movie felt like it was a movie composed of episodes that showed what Craig would be like in Bond movies of the pre-Craig era. The Cuba scene feels like Octopussy, for example.

Great list Calvin! For me it would go: Sean Connery - Thunderball Roger Moore - Moonraker (I’ve really come to love this film 😄) Timothy Dalton - The Living Daylights Pierce Brosnan - The World is Not Enough Daniel Craig - Skyfall

Peak Performance: Connery: Goldfinger Moore: The Spy Who Loved Me Dalton: License to Kill Brosnan: Goldeneye Craig: Casino Royale

I love how cool Connery is in Dr. No, but I also love how campy he is in Diamonds Are Forever!

It depends on how you define a great performance, but in terms of comfort, most Bond actors reach their peak in their third outing. Of course, many Bond actors start to lose their enthusiasm by their fifth or sixth outing.

Sean Connery: "Thunderball"(1965). *** George Lazenby: "OHMSS"(1969). *** Roger Moore: "TSWLM"(1977). *** Timothy Dalton: "The Living Daylights"(1987). *** Pierce Brosnan: "GoldenEye"(1995). *** And yes, for me the James Bond franchise ended with DAD in 2002....................

Today was a really amazing day for me. And seeing that you uploaded makes it even better!

I feel like some of the older Bond actors, like Connery and Moore easily had their best in the middle of their tenures... However, I feel some of the newest ones, like Dalton, Brosnan, or Craig are so damn consistent in their performances (minus Craig's Spectre). Sorry Lazenby, I suppose his peak is easy to see. But I agree, Craig, he's difficult to put in 'peak performance'... But Dalton and Brosnan are easily the most consistent, no wonder they're my favorites...

If we're talking purely about quality of performance, I think Craig gives the best performance of his entire run in NTTD. It may not be the most "Bond-y" performance, but that man really brings his A-game in that film. Otherwise for me it's Goldfinger for Connery, The Spy Who Loved Me for Moore, Licence to Kill for Dalton, Die Another Day for Brosnan (my least favourite Bond film, but Brosnan just got better with each instalment), and The Return of the Man from U.N.C.L.E. for Lazenby (sorry).

For Craig, yes Casino Royale is an outstanding performance, after seeing the film back in 2006, I was left wanting more with his interpretation of the character I would have to respectfully disagree and say Brosnan’s peak is The World Is Not Enough, he really gives a gritty performance and plays the personal conflict with Elektra very well. He is cool and dashing as ever and is fantastic throughout the hard hitting action in the pre title sequence. Daltons peak is definitely Licence to Kill for me, as Dalton really chews up the dark material that film brings. I feel The Spy Who Loved Me, Moonraker and Octopussy could all be peak for Roger Moore as he owns those movies in ways Sean Connery maybe couldn’t. And with Sean Connery it’s a toss up between From Russia with Love and Goldfinger, both are my all time favorites, and I feel his confidence thrives in both films.

I do have to say that it's hard for me with Craig as I like all his performances and really the films are hard to separate from the performances. But I do have to agree with you after rewatching 'Casino Royale' recently, I still plant it as my favorite Bond film and performance. Though a close second is 'No Time to Die' because it is so different in knowing it would be his final performance; something almost no other actor knew that it would be. Brosnan, have to say my favorite performance is probably his third in The World is Not Enough. I'm just partial to it because it is a little more vulnerable in a way, and different from what you mentioned in the 'Die Another Day' though I definitely see your point in that one. But again, none of his performances were bad really. Dalton, I do wish we got one more with him, if nothing else to establish a tone. Because the way most people see it, the first one is classic fun bond and the second is his dark broody performance. I do love both in their own way. I'll agree with you on License to Kill but just barely. He gets more meat to chew on in that film, but I still think his performance in 'The Living Daylights' is so good. Admitedly I haven't seen all of Moore's yet, so it may not be fair to say. But I'll go with 'Spy Who Loved Me' as a placeholder. Though I'm interested in seeing what his performance in 'For Your Eyes Only' does for me. Connery I actually have to go with 'From Russia With Love' because I do like the more grounded approach. Doesn't mean I don't like the more fantasy fun Bond or that he gives a lesser performance in 'Goldinger'(clearly), just for personal taste, that is my favorite.

I’ve always felt that every Bond actor starts with a much more serious take on the character and they tend to be more comedic performances as their respective series goes on.

Really interesting topic for a video Calvin!! Us fans have always used the third film being the best performance wise but when you really look and dive into the matter formally like you have here it really makes you wonder!! Fantastic content as usual sir!!

I do the Roger Moore “well” linguistic tick very often in speech.

Thanks for the amazing video

Brosnan saying Eh? is a tick of his. He also says it in Taffin (1988)

Craig - NTTD: Just loads of personality, humour, great dialogue and some genuine humility. Brosnan - Goldeneye: Hit the ground running with this one, the fact that it’s a great film helps but for me he was never better. Dalton - LTK: Cool and moody and ruthless. Moore - For Your Eyes Only: a relatively more down to Earth Bond and Moore’s performance here is his most human IMO, incorporating many of his trademark Bond elements but with additional humility. Lazenby - n/a Connery - Goldfinger: cool, influential and debonair.

Such an interesting video idea. This is an absolutely ridiculous idea, but I’d be pretty curious to see someone attempt to rank every bond performance. The lists would vary like crazy between people but it’s so hard to quantify who gives best performances as all the actors are so good

Connery - Goldfinger Lazenby - Every fight scene (which was the best in the series at the time, minus the Train scene in FRWL) Moore - Moonraker Dalton - Licence to Kill Brosnan - Tomorrow Never Dies Craig - Casino Royale

When it comes to George Lazenby in his one and only bond film, I think he peaked as Bond during the barn scene with Tracy and from that point forward he shows off a good balance of witty, anger with M and decent action scenes and emotional heartbreak with the death of his wife. But that's just my opinion

Connery - Depending on your definition. His peak Fleming is FRWL, his peak performance is Goldfinger Lazenby - We have 1 to choose from, next. Moore - Peak performance TSWLM, peak Fleming FYEO Dalton - Never had a bad movie for me but peak Fleming was TLD, Peak film was LTK. Brosnan - Peak performance was TWINE both Fleming and for himself. Craig - Peak performance and Fleming was Casino Royale.

I agree 100 % with Moonraker for Moore. That was the film that cemented him as my favorite.

I've agree that while Goldfinger may be Conmery's best performance as Bond, You Only Live Twice is by far my favourite of his films and Bond film in general

Surely that flick about the volcano named after a pre renaissance writer was Brosnan's Peak? Huh? HUH? Never mind. Great work as ever dude.

Thanks Mr. Dyson!

For Lazenby his peak performance in OHMSS is the very ending. I always tear up watching him mourn for Tracey.

Casino Royale for Daniel Craig for sure Goldeneye for Pierce It is a tough call but Licence To Kill for Timothy Dalton Sir Roger Moore was on a hot streak with Spy Who Loved Me onwards and just made the part his own so i would say all of them after Spy. Sir Sean Connery was amazing in From Russia With Love and really grabbed the trophy in that one.

I'm inclined to agree with all of your choices, especially Moonraker for Moore. And if there is one thing to praise highly in Die Another Day, it's Brosnan himself. The man really did get better with every performance, which is probably why it was very disappointing for this Bond fan when they announced his departure from the role.

From Russia with Love is probably my favorite Connery Bond movie. The book was very good as well. I liked all of the underwater action in Thunderball and I like to watch it when I'm missing going snorkeling but I think that From Russia with Love was better at showing Connery as Bond without having to rely on tons of flashy gadgets. It seemed to be more believable.

Love this idea for a video! I'd be curious to hear a discussion of each actor's debut performances too. While I think Calvin makes a great argument for his list, I'd have to say that Roger's performance in For Your Eyes Only is one of his best for me. He has so many subtle nuances in that outing. Seeing him by the grave of his wife allows him to say so much with so little. He has the depth to have the darkest scene of his tenure, as well as his most affable shrug to General Gogol at the end. Glad to see some DAD love though :)

Thanks, that was a fun dive.

I got to say I will personally stick with the 3rd film peak rule! Although Golden Eye, Casino Royale and Licence to Kill are some of my favourites films in the entire series. There is something about their presence in the 3rd films that just feels grand and very Bond!

With Craig, I'd definitely say Casino Royale was his best outing as Bond, with Skyfall being a very close second. However, if we were talking scenes, NTTD's Cuban scene was really Craig's best Bond., and the Bond I'd wish we'd gotten more of during his tenure.

Connery - Thunderball (he looks amazing in this and he does the one-liners superbly). Moore - Live And Let Die (slipped into the role just fine because he was more or less still playing Simon Templar). Dalton - Licence To Kill (nearest to Fleming's Bond on screen). Brosnan - Die Another Day (have to agree with you, Calvin. He's very good in it. DAD is a guilty pleasure of mine!). Craig - Casino Royale (again, I agree. Some top acting here. The scene on the train with Vesper is one of the great Bond moments for me)

When each actor peaked as bond: Connery: Goldfinger Moore: The Spy Who Loved Me Dalton: License To Kill Brosnan: Tomorrow Never Dies Craig: Skyfall

Yeah Moonraker! I feel the same way-as crazy as that plot is, Moore is just on point.

I agree with you about Brosnan. He was at his best in DAD because he found himself. He was not borrowing from Sean or Roger. He had enough of his own experience and confidence.

Dr No said it best! "Your merely a detective." 😅

Thank you! You're the only person I'm seen or met besides myself who's willing to give Die Another Day some respect.

Connery: Goldfinger Moore: The Spy Who Loved Me Dalton: The Living Daylights Brosnan: Goldeneye Craig: Skyfall

Great vid as always! I have Goldeneye and Casino, completely agree on octopussy and gold finger. Rewatched the latter last week and Connery is just magic!!!

Me: "oh, I bet Calvin's just gonna end up picking his favourite film for each Bond..." Calvin: "Brosnan...DIE ANOTHER DAY!"

George Lazenby peaked with On Her Majesty’s Secret Service.

Connery : tough one but I'll go with From Russia with Love. He has so much confidence, swagger, charm and ruthlessness depending on the situation and yet he makes it all look seemless and effortless. Particular honourable mention to his reaction to the death of Kerim Bey. Lazenby: again, tough one! ... not really, no. But l just want to say that I love his performance in OHMSS, I never found it wooden (saw first with French dub, so it might have helped!) and I wish he had done more. What can I say, I'm a Lazenbro! Moore: no brainer this time, it's For Your Eyes Only. He sailed through the tonal whiplash from the previous film with his usual grace, humor and an extra layer of almost fatherly warmth that is not there in his other films (except maybe when he watches over a sleepy Stacey Sutton) and that makes it particularly endearing. I don't love FYEO as much as I do other Bond films but dear Roger's performance is my favourite part of that particular film. Dalton: LTK is the better film but I actually prefer his performance in The Living Daylights precisely because the film was not tailored for him. It could have been just a Roger hangover, or Octopussy 2.0, but TIm managed to make it his own on his first try, and that's a pretty amazing stunt. His acting opposite fellow Welshman John Rhys-Davies in Tangiers is my acting highlight of the entire series, as a matter of fact. Brosnan: totally agree with you Calvin, he is the most consistent of all the actors who played the part more than twice. But I'm gonna go with Tomorrow Never Dies as my favourite. He has so much fun in this silly, glorious ride of a film while never veering into self-parody - ergo his acting opposite Teri Hatcher and in the Dr Kaufman scene, which I find to be his personal highlight as Bond. Craig: Casino Royale and it's not even close. He had so much pressure on his shoulder and he thrived in it, big time. I don't think there has ever been another Bond performance where the lead actor felt so... "hungry", or "cocky", and it suits the film perfectly. Bond has a chip on his shoulder, he has something to prove, he HAS to be become Bond just like Craig HAD to make the par his own. And by George, did he ever. It's almost a shame that he hit the mark so brilliantly on the first go, as it meant that all his subsequent efforts would be measured by it. He came close with Skyfall though, but I'd rather not say what I think of his job in Spectre and NTTD^^

Very interesting question. In my opinion for Connery it was Goldfinger, for Moore it was Octopussy, for Dalton it was Licence To Kill, for Brosnan it was GoldenEye, and for Craig it was Skyfall. Here's my reasoning: Connery has fully realized the character of Bond by then and he's having more fun even though I think From Russia With Love is the better movie. Same with Moore in Octopussy; granted he does great work in The Spy Who Loved Me but in Octopussy he no longer is "playing" Bond, he IS Bond. He's having a lot fun and is just effortless in every scene. My favorite scene is him in the casino where he does the no look double six roll with Kamal Khan's loaded dice. "Double sixes. Fancy that." So awesome haha. In Licence To Kill, Dalton has gone down a different route than Connery, Lazenby, and Moore and plays Bond as a gritty 80s action star while still maintaining the spirit of the character. With GoldenEye Brosnan is again effortless and knows how to play Bond in every scene. Like you said GoldenEye feels like it's his third movie not his first. I almost picked Tomorrow Never Dies as his peak because Brosnan is playing Bond as funnier than in GE. Maybe those eight years between him losing the role thanks to Remington Steele getting renewed and him getting finally getting cast helped him flesh out the character haha. And finally with Skyfall, Craig like Connery in GF has fully realized the character and is playing him as the depressed alcoholic who still somehow has it in him to be a secret agent as Fleming created. Great video! This question is a lot less cut and dry than I though it would be.

We all know that Lazenbys peak was in his second movie

Fun idea for a video man. Nice one.

Brosnan’s performance in TWINE is fantastic. For a love at first sight story, I really believed it. And then his fury down in the bunker when Renard is needling him about Elektra is electric.

Even though I love Licence to Kill Dalton's performance isn't one of my favourite aspects of it. One more film and I think we would've seen his true Bond performance

My favourite Roger Moore Bond performance is Octopussy, because he’s funny, witty, charming and also has some serious dark moments. And also it’s my favourite of his tenure!

For me, Connery was Thunderball, Moore it was The Spy Who Loved Me, Dalton definitely Licence To Kill, Brosnan for sure The World Is Not Enough and Craig interestingly Casino Royale (it's downhill form there.) The only one I'm really conflicted about is Lazenby. Was it the first half of the film or the second?

I’m surprised no one has said Craig’s peak was Glass Onion.

Calvin: No Time to Die was Daniel Craig's Bond at his most...*struggles to find the word* Me: Dead?