A more “realistic” Bond does highlight the absurdity of the plot and the paper thin charcters (and caricatures) around him. Its also way too long and the torture scene had the wife (and others in the audience) giggling. She’s never been that fond of the Bond films but she rated this as dull principally because of the length and Craig’s charmlessness, which I think is the word that sums up his performance.
— Phibes MI6
Great casting is picking actors the way Ian Fleming described them. Going against this is not clever it’s atrocious.
I find it difficult to believe G.Lazenby ranked last in your poll. He was Bond. Sir Sean 2nd. “OHMSS” best film. 2nd “DR.NO”. Best novel “Live And Let Die” (ruined as a film).