Sean Connery, No contest.
Sue
Sue
Movie- Sir Connery hands down
Flemming stylized Bond- Craig hands down
Well, Fleming's Bond was actually Scottish! (his mother was Swiss if i remember rightly)
Also, when Cubby Broccoli made the first Bond film, he wanted Roger Moore as Bond but he was contracted to TV making the kids program Ivanhoe. Connery was a second choice, and to my mind, much better than Moore who's acting skills seemed to be restricted to lifting one eyebrow or the other!
Craig was rather good though.
Gareth
I am not a huge Bond fan mostly because I think James Bond is not that great a hero. I have never been a fan of the novels, though- never read a single one, so maybe the portrayal is accurate to the books. James Bond always seemed a bit like a well dressed guy on the outside who deep down was an insensitive, narcissistic jerk who didn't mind hurting women and killing people. Maybe that's fair to the books, who knows. The Terminator with a nice suit and manners.
Daniel Craig in Casino Royale was the first Bond movie I thought had believable characters and more depth to Bond. I also thought George Lazenby's brief role as James Bond was interesting. Sean Connery and Pierce Brosnan will always be the classic James Bond, though, but I like Daniel Craig's portrayal the best. Maybe it's not the most faithful portrayal but I like the movie.