In Reply to: Question for James Bond aficionados: posted by BluBlood on June 21, 2025 at 14:49:16
Were probably the closest, in that order. From Russia with Love was very close to the novel - as it should be, since it's one of the best JB novels.
On Her Majesty's Secret Service is great, but would have been spectacular if Connery was playing the part. It stays very close to the book.
Casino Royale is a great job of updating a book written in the 1950s.
Special credit to the movie "Goldfinger" for actually improving on the plot of the novel. And it also became the basic template for the entire film series.