He plays the character like Bond knows that he's in a campy spy movie.
That's exactly why he's my least favorite. I like Bond to be played in a more serious tone. That's why Im partial to Timothy Dalton who took it from Moore and made Bond less campy. That...and he was the first one I saw when I was a kid.
I'm not telling you which Bond to like, but just realize that Moore didn't make Bond campy. The producers did. You see it creeping in during Connery's run. Moore just ran with it. I love his wink and nod style he gave Bond letting the audience know that he was in on the joke. The producers started to get more gritty and violent as the 80's went on which can be seen in Moore's final film A View to a Kill. That made Dalton, who's a fantastic actor, a perfect choice to replace Moore for the new direction. Just a Brosnan was replaced by Craig for the new direction of Bond, which has oddly come back around to the Connery era. The realism of Casino Royale has slowly been peeled away for more and more over the top stunts and gadgets that the franchise is well known for.
whomod said: I generally don't like it when people decide to play by the rules against people who don't play by the rules. It tends to put you immediately at a disadvantage and IMO is a sign of true weakness. This is true both in politics and on the internet."
