James Bond celebrates his 50th Anniversary this year, and Entertainment Weekly's August 2012 issue celebrates all things Bond, including pictures of the new Skyfall.
The first Bond movie I ever saw was Octopussy, although I didn't know what it was called at the time. I saw it at a pretty young age, around 9 or 10, and it was in Asia. The film was dubbed and I'm pretty sure a lot of the racier scenes were removed and the dubbing would tone down the sexual references. I saw it years later as an adult and realized that it was the movie that I saw as a child, and there were definitely scenes that I didn't see the first time. My most salient memory was the circle buzz saw above the bed.
My favorite Bond, contrary to popular opinion, is Pierce Brosnan. He always looks like he's having fun, and that he's in on the joke no matter how outlandish the situation (invisible car race in an ice palace - really?). Plus he was Bond for my favorite Bond movie - Tomorrow Never Dies. I am a big fan of Michelle Yeoh, and she was great at being one of the few Bond girls who can actually kick Bond's butt.
Daniel Craig makes an excellent Bond for the newly serious Bond movies, and Casino Royale is definitely one of the best Bond movies ever. However, he is so dour, and always seem so angry in real life as well. I actually saw him in person once at a Whole Foods in Manhattan with his then-girlfriend Satsuki Mitchell, and what drew my eyes to him first was not because I recognized him as James Bond, but because he had a big scowl on his face. I think the best part of Casino Royale was actually Eva Green. She was a great Bond girl - beautiful and brainy, and it's not hard to see why Bond fell so hard for her.
Mr. Y admitted that as a child, his favorite Bond movie was Moonraker. According to EW, Moonraker was rushed to production to capitalize on the popularity of Star Wars. I can see how a kid would love that movie. As an adult, Mr. Y's favorite Bond is the Spy Who Loved Me.
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