Roger Moore was the most humorous James Bond in the series. He
brought a contrast to Sean
Connery's go get'em style. It was much more loose, and free relaxing.
That didn't seem to stop the producers from inviting him to 7 James
Bond films. Roger More had 4 success films in a row with
"The Spy Who Loved Me,"
"Moonraker,"
"For Your Eyes Only,"
and "Octopussy."
Roger Moore was also in some of the worst films with "The Man With
The Golden Gun," and "A View to a Kill."
Roger Moore was excellent in his middle films, then he got too old, and that was especically noticeable in "A View to a Kill." I thought that if he would have let either Brosnan or Dalton step in, they would have fit in nicely, and then maybe Dalton would have been on for a few more films then he was.
Roger Moore was originally considered for the role of James Bond in "Dr.No." He was considered too much of a pretty boy, and really he was. But as the Bond series went into the 1970's, people accepted the more pretty boy look.