Sean Connery confessed his James Bond movies went downhill after his favourite | Films | Entertainment

Sir Sean Connery starred in six official James Bond movies and the unofficial Never Say Never Again, but just which was his favourite?

It turns out the late Hollywood star believed his 007 adventures had peaked with the one closest to his heart, and it was much earlier than expected.

Following his debut in Dr No, the Scottish legend returned in 1963’s From Russia with Love.

He previously shared: “Once you had done the first two you just moved forward because the rules were established.

“One wound up doing less and less as it were, because you did what you were expected to do and whatever else up to a point.”

It turns out Connery believed “you had to work very hard to make something look easy” in a part like Bond, which he felt was increasingly embracing “absurd situations” as the movies went on. As a result, he told ABC News’ Sam Donaldson in 2002 that From Russia with Love was his favourite on his Bond movies. The critically acclaimed film was when the 007 tropes fans know and love really got going with SPECTRE and the gadgets.